Local Arts

The fares for Yorkton's Dial-A-Bus service are inching up, but only marginally following a unanimous decision of Yorkton Council at its regular meeting last Monday.

Shayne Becker has been in the right place at the right time more than once. The Yorkton-area carpenter has come across several highway accidents and always lent a hand - even though the situation has sometimes been grisly.

A week of Christmas spirit has helped push the Salvation Army's annual kettle campaign closer to levels which will help the organization offset the costs associated with supplying hampers to less fortunate family's in Yorkton and area this year.

Another season came to an end last week as Sacred Heart announced their award winners for fall sports teams Wednesday night at the St. Mary's Ukrainian Cultural Centre.

People with disabilities who are clients of the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program and the Saskatchewan Assistance Program (SAP) will benefit from an increase to earnings exemptions, effective February 1, 2011.

Winter holidays provide an excellent opportunity for families and friends to spend time together learning and practicing literacy skills.

Justice Minister Don Morgan introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code that will make the complaint process more timely and flexible to meet the needs of Saskatchewan people.

STIR CRAZYEvan WesterlundIndie8-out-of-10 It was back in March 2008 a country album; Howlin' At The Moon, by Evan Westerlund impressed me to the point of earning a 9-out-of-10.

The layoff of Sunrise Health Region's only chaplain generated some buzz but little in the way of public protest when it was announced last spring.

The number of Employment Insurance (EI) beneficiaries in Saskatchewan has dropped for the sixth straight month. September 2010 saw 13,000 EI beneficiaries receiving regular benefits in Saskatchewan, a decrease of 1,560 or 10.