Local Arts

For a small child, a visit to a hospital or a clinic can be a scary experience. In an effort to ease those fears, Parkland College partnered with the Yorkton Nursery School Cooperative (YNSC) on a fun event called the Teddy Bear Clinic. On Feb.

Heritage Week aims to raise awareness about Saskatchewan’s exciting past and historic resources. The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed February 14-20 Heritage Week in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan’s first sale in the 2016 calendar year of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $5.1 million in revenue for the province. This brings final land sale revenues for fiscal 2015-16 to $44.0 million.

SGI is enhancing convenience for customers with changes to vehicle registration certificates. Vehicle registrations can now be printed on plain white paper rather than special green card stock paper.

Artifact/Artifiction, the signature fundraising event for the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM), hosted by the Friends of the RSM, takes place on Saturday, February 6 at the museum beginning at 7 p.m.

Overall, it appears the parents of Catholic school students are very satisfied with the division’s performance.

Tricycle or Bicycle? The deadline for RRSP contributions for the 2015 tax year is February 29th. The practice of making RRSP contributions has a more far-reaching result than just deferring taxes.

Yorkton’s Farm Toy Show was held at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre over the weekend, making its 31st year a success.

The three part harmony is a classic country sound, and the Travelling Mabels bring together three generations singing together for their take on the sound.

Ever dreamed of being a Viking? I’m thinking most gamers have. In my little gaming circle one of the gang actually dresses up in chain mail and spends days swinging a sword in Viking re-enactments, his wife a trusty archer.