Local Arts

As the federal general election draws nearer, Yorkton-Melville candidates are busy preparing for the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce All Candidates Forum October 8 at the Gallagher Centre.

Premier Brad Wall has announced a 25-day fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly will begin on October 13. This is expected to be the last sitting of the Assembly before the provincial election scheduled for April 4, 2016.

St. Gerard’s held their annual Fall Supper Sunday evening, with an above average turnout due to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL).

In the article “Wine Festival returns with a bang” (Yorkton This Week, September 23, 2015) Don Reed is incorrectly identified as the local president of the Lions. Ron Wrubell is the current president.

Arrest warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court September 28: Justin B.

We asked all the candidates the same 11 questions on a wide range of issues plus one specific to their party. Over the six weeks leading up to Election Day, October 19, we present their answers unedited and in their entirety.

The third bank to set up business in Yorkton in 1903 was the Bank of British North America, which was located in the Dunlop Block, corner of Broadway and Second Avenue North with G.F. Laing as Manager.

The Yorkton Exhibition Association signed in vendors from wall-to-wall in the Gallagher Centre’s Curling Rink for the Gigantic 1-Day Indoor Fall Flea Market during Saturday.

The 2015-16 season of Stars for Saskatchewan features a wide range of acts, promising something for everyone. The season kicks off with a blast from the past, as Abbamania and Night Fever bring disco back with the music of ABBA and the Bee Gees.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area held their first Soap Box Derby on Sunday, September 27. The event saw six teams compete, five from Big Brothers Big Sisters club, as well as one family team running their own custom-made car.