Local Arts

The City of Yorkton was bustling with two craft fairs this past week. The Yorkton Arts Council presented their annual Sunflower Fine Art Craft Market at the Gallagher Centre.

The annual Roll-a-thon for Our House was held on the weekend, again led by inline skaters Norm Sharkey and Gerry Oake.

The thrills of professional wrestling came to Yorkton Saturday as Canadian Wrestling Elite, a Winnipeg based promotion held a card at the Agripavilion in the city.

Health insurance isn't the only type of coverage you need before your next trip to the United States. Maybe you're driving to North Dakota for some weekend shopping or planning a family trip to Arizona this winter.

The Great Canadian Roadshow is in Yorkton all week purchasing unique antiques and collectible items while working together and raising money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Good Spirit School Division is one of two divisions in the province refocusing its efforts to educate autistic children this year with a new online tool.

The Sunrise Health Region/Yorkton Tribal Council's Skin2Skin Collaborative is looking to promote breastfeeding and infant bonding this fall with an unusual photo contest for families of newborn babies.

A major housing project will proceed as Yorkton Council gave it the green light by unanimous vote at its regular meeting Monday.

Jackie Guy is making a dream come true as she released her first solo album of her country-inspired music. All 10-songs on the disk are Guy's own compositions. One of the songs was previously recorded, but went through changes for the solo effort.

X-Men: First Class (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Matthew Vaughn. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. X-Men prequel film that's consistent with the quality of the first two movies (the good ones).