Local Arts

The Yorkton branch of the Ukrainian Women's Association held a 50th anniversary celebration on June13th, recognizing members and their organization's official journal, Promin.

The financial problems facing SIGN on Broadway have been improving, but they are still operating in the red.

The folk/punk sounds of the Edmonton-based band Audio/Rocketry are headed to Yorkton for a show at 5th Ave Cup & Saucer Sunday, June 27.

Saskatchewan's wet spring has resulted in a significant mosquito hatch. Although the pests emerging now are primarily nuisance species and not the Culex tarsalis mosquito which transmits West Nile Virus, it's never too early to protect yourself.

Briton Robert Dee, feeling humiliated at being called the "world's worst tennis pro" by London's Daily Telegraph (and other news organizations) sued the newspaper for libel last year.

The purpose of the new firehall is to provide fire and safety protection to the people of Yorkton and area. The shared goal of protecting people all while maintaining a vision for our future was a goal kept at the fore front of the design process.

A meeting of the Dubuc Heritage Worship Centre Committee was held at the home of Mary Nagy on Monday evening May 31 with 7 in attendance. Mary Nagy will continue as Treasurer and Mary Forsberg as recording secretary.

Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) has released the 2009 Payee Disclosure Report for CIC and its Subsidiary Crowns with the Crown and Central Agencies Committee.

A rise in tuition prices for the upcoming academic year has multiplied the effort going into Parkland College's student scholarship campaign. Currently, Parkland College offers about $64,000 worth of scholarships-around 54 awards.

Stroke treatments are increasingly effective in erasing the often-devastating effects of stroke, yet far too few people who see or have a stroke do the one thing that could save them from a lifetime of disability. That one thing? Calling 9-1-1.