Local Arts

Two youths who plead guilty to second degree murder were given the maximum youth sentence in Yorkton Provincial Court on February 21.

When it comes to games Hive is about as good as it gets, a game that I rate fourth on my Top-100 games of all time. The 2001 release is a masterpiece from designer John Yianni.

While time provides one vision of history, there is also value in the immediate view of events provided by media.

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plane bases spotted across the Canadian Prairies are an important part of the aviation history of this country and Canada’s contribution to the war effort.

The typical vision of a museum as a building inside which historic items are stored and displayed is changing. There is increasing interest in the idea of ecomuseums, Dr.

A Willowbrook-based writer has published her first book. Have You Met My Dragon is the first release from Crystal Dyste. The book, a first in an anticipated series addresses common mental health issues facing today’s young people.

There are challenges in life, but you have to face them head-on and keep moving forward. That was the underlying message from Kendall Netmaker, the man behind Neechie Gear clothing, as he spoke last week at the Dr. Brass Bears Love Yourself Day.

For Corey O’Soup, speaking at Dr. Brass School last Wednesday was sort of a homecoming. O’Soup, Saskatchewan’s new Advocate for Children and Youth, told the assembly of students at the school that he attended classes at Dr. Brass in Grade 2.

The provincial government is talking to the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, and Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney said that is at least a positive step.

The Yorkton RCMP wants to respond to the needs of the community. But in order to respond to those needs, they need to know what those needs are, and that was the purpose behind two town hall meetings hosted by the municipal detachment.