Local Arts

Mervin Clark, who is currently residing in Cochrane, AB with his daughter, Tammy and her family, spent a few days staying with Lanny Topliss while visiting with everyone back home in Dubuc.

Christian radio station CJJC-FM "The Rock" will massively expand its broadcast range this fall. On July 14, the CRTC approved an application for an upgrade to The Rock's broadcasting power from less than 50 watts to 50,000 watts.

Saskatchewan's manufacturing sales increased by a dramatic 16 per cent over the past year, according to Statistics Canada. Canada's national average increase was 4 per cent.

Limitless (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Neil Burger. Starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro. Mediocre thriller that spends most of its time playing in the superpowers sandbox.

The draft horse is an integral element of the history of our province, and Merlin Ford hopes to chronicle that role in a new book. "It's an interest I've had for quite a while," said Ford who lives in the Kuroki area.

With some areas of the province facing the impact of severe flooding, SaskPower is warning customers of the dangers associated with operating electrical and gas appliances and equipment that have been exposed to flood waters.

TO BEHOLD Monkey Junk Stony Plain 9-out-of-10 Experience me has taught me to expect to love most CDs coming out of Stony Plain Records. And really you have to be intrigued by a blues band with the name Monkey Junk.

The Saskatchewan government is putting patients first, by helping to ensure decisions on out-of-province and out-of-country medical coverage are consistent, fairly applied and transparent.

Jennifer Richards, who was crowned Miss Teen Yorkton World in a provincial pageant this spring, is back from the Miss Teen Canada World competition in Toronto.

All seven of the dogs rescued from a Springside-area residence last week after resorting to eating their owners' remains have been given new homes.