Local Arts

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM)’s T.rex Discovery Centre saw a boost in attendance in 2017 as increasing numbers of tourists trekked to Eastend to explore Saskatchewan’s fascinating fossil history.

Whether you need help filling in a job application, creating a resume, are learning English for the first time, or are just looking for something to read, Libraries Matter.

Gordon Wyant stopped in Yorkton last week to meet with potential voters and attend a meeting on urban municipalities. Wyant, who is running for leader of the Saskatchewan Party, visited Yorkton on Oct. 3.

A major musician will be gracing the stage in Yorkton early next year. Country music star Brett Kissel will be performing at the Painted Hand Casino on January 31, 2018. Tickets went on sale Oct. 6. They cost $45. It is a 19-and-older show.

Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community will be extending a helping hand to the those in need this winter by collecting gently used clean winter apparel. The Warm up to Winter Blitz will begin on Oct 16 and run thru to Oct 30.

Recently, the federal and provincial governments highlighted investments in value-added agricultural processing through the Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM) program.

Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate in September was 6.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted), down from 6.4 per cent a month ago and 6.9 per cent from September 2016.

1967 is a wild period in twentyth-century history. The war in Vietnam was causing stress at home and abroad. American cinema was exploding and evolving. The Beatles were expanding the definition of pop music. It was a tumultuous time.

Inside the St. Andrew’s United Church on Smith Street, two large pianos will face each other. Matt Herskowitz will be sit behind one while John Roney sits behind the other. It’s being advertised as a duel, but Herskowitz doesn’t see it that way.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a luncheon on October 17 at the St. Mary’s Parish Catholic Cultural Centre. The luncheon will feature speakers from SaskPower.