Local Arts

July 10 to July 16 has been proclaimed Saskatchewan Parks Week, by Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson. Saskatchewan Parks Week celebrates the natural, cultural and historical landscape of our province.

An exhibition of new works by Canadian artist Jeanette Marshall is the centerpiece of the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery this July and August. The exhibition of oil and pastel paintings, titled 'Primal Nature,' is on display from July 4 to August 26.

Regular readers will know by now I have a particular interest in chess variants. While I recognize the familiar western chess is a classic, which I have not come close to mastering, I will admit to liking variety.

Work first approved by Yorkton Council in 2010 will proceed following a unanimous decision of Council at its regular meeting Monday. Council approved the extension of Kelsey Bay and signalization of a new Broadway Street East intersection in 2010.

The City will be extending water and sanitation services and roadway along Rae Avenue to help accommodate a proposed three-unit group home development.

Sixteen-year-old Rikki Lee Hort of Endeavour, SK was chosen as the 2011 GX94 Star Search Champion at the Yorkton Exhibition on Saturday night. It was the first year in the competition for Hort, who has been singing since she was 10 years old.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.

WE'RE ALL FRIENDS and LOVERS UNTIL IT FALLS APART Redbird Indie 7-out-of-10 We're All Friends and Lovers Until It Falls Apart is the debut EP from Vancouver band, Redbird, a group some fortunate local music fans will remember from when the band recen

Work continues in the city to provide new entry level housing options. That was what Yorkton Council heard Monday at its Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.