Local Arts

The ‘Hunger is Scary’ food drive held at Halloween in the city had 42 volunteers who collected a few hundred of bags of food. The response from each house approached was very positive.

The Yorkton Ladies Ducks and Diamonds fundraising event for Ducks Unlimited was hosted Friday at the Painted Hand Casino in the city.

It wasn’t very long ago that the Yorkton Regional High School was struggling to fill its choir program.

Before Sacred Heart High School teacher Jeanne Fetsch retires at the end of the school year, she wants to help her students make an impact.

A number of members of The Yorkton Elks stopped into The Health Foundation office to present a cheque for $5,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation.

What’s an ecomuseum? Glenn Sutter, curator of human ecology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum has been explaining the idea of an ecomuseum to groups around the province, in the hopes of building the idea in Saskatchewan.

“We are very happy to contribute to our local healthcare and contribute to the communities around us,” said George Hofer, Manager of the Hutterian Brethren Colony of Crystal Lake.

The CNIB in partnership with WorkSafe Saskatchewan was at Yorkton Regional High School Friday to promote workplace safety and eye-injury prevention.

Juanita Polegi, Executive Director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has announced the results of the recent election for 8 positions on the Chamber’s Board of Directors. Returning to the Board are Mike Popowich and Donna Brothwell.

It’s a long way from Canora to Texas, but Nick Olynyk has made the move, albeit not directly. Olynyk is president of Grandpa Gus, a company specializing in vermin control without the use of poisons.