Local Arts

Weekly summer programming a hit in Outlook

This year, the Yorkton Junior Band Camp kicks off on Sunday, 6 August when over 70 participants and staff from around the Yorkton area will come together to begin an amazing week of music, learning and fun.

This week, in 1936, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial was officially opened.

The dress worn by the greatest sex symbol of all time when she met the 35th President of the United States was on display Yorkton on June 18. Hundreds of people flocked to see it.

The efforts of the Brayden Ottenbreit Close Cuts for Cancer program received a major boost last Thursday. Yorkton Hyundai, in conjunction with Whitewood Dodge and Moosomin Dodge.

Highway 16 was closed for an afternoon due to a fatal accident. On July 20, 2017 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Yorkton Rural Detachment members were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision east of Rokeby, SK. on Hwy 16.

Continuing with games in the mancala family it is the week for Oware. It is played in the Ashanti Region, Ghana and throughout the Caribbean.

Judging is complete in the 2017 Yorkton in Bloom yard and garden competition and self guiding tours are available Saturday July 22 between 10 am and 4 pm.

Canada’s first Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, standing 2nd from left.

It wasn’t an easy path for the Doukhobors.