Local Arts

Master Bombardier Taylor Greba certainly hit his target this summer. The 13-year-old member of 2834 64th Field Battery Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps attended a three-week basic marksmanship course in Vernon, B.C. in July.

When you are a first year cadet with the Yorkton squadron of the Air Cadet League of Canada there is much to learn. For LAC Deana Stadnyk that meant heading to Cold Lake, AB., in August for some additional training.

Dance studios, karate clubs, and sports teams put their best feet forward as they tried to attract new members to their groups at Yorkton’s City Wide Registration Night on Sept. 5.

Inner Cycle threw a party at Western Financial Group City Centre Park in the city on Aug. 30. The event included outdoor spin classes, live music, a burger eating contest, pop-up shops of local businesses, and other activities.

A hotdog and hamburger sale was held in front of M&M Meats Aug. 30 in support of the Yorkton Canoe Kayak Club. The club will be hosting its annual Dragon Boat Races at York Lake Regional Park, Saturday, Sept. 8, starting at 10 a.m..

The residents of the Bentley Yorkton held an indoor ‘garage sale’ last week in support of Habitat Humanity in Yorkton.

The Yorkton District Labour Council hosted free Saskatoon pie in the park Monday at Western Financial Group City Centre Park in the city to mark Labour Day. More than 50 people took the opportunity to celebrate the day and enjoy the nice weather.

Students of St. Michael’s School and their parents were welcomed back for the 2018-’19 school year a few days early with an open house and barbecue on Aug. 31.

A handful of volunteers gave a Yorkton transitional home a renovation on Sept. 5. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) organized its second annual “Day of Sharing” this month.

Yorkton RCMP are searching for a 25-year-old who’s been missing for four days. Colin Robert Focht was last seen on the morning of Sept. 1. He sent a text message later that day; since then, no one has heard from him.