Local Arts

Recently, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) released its economic impact results for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

With Saskatchewan kids heading back to school last week, SGI’s traffic safety campaign for September will focus on school zone safety. Throughout the month, police officers across the province will be paying special attention to school zone offences.

The “Sunrise Health Region - Health Status in Early Childhood” report is now available to the public on the Sunrise Health Region website www.sunrisehealthregion.sk.ca under News and Publications / Reports.

Homeowners are encouraged to prune their elm trees again to help keep them healthy, as Saskatchewan’s annual ban on elm tree pruning ends August 31.

Parkland College accepted a donation Thursday to the Trades and Technology Centre.

Heritage Baptist Church held a community open house September 6. Pastor Brian Kirsch explained prior to the event: “We’re having an outdoor service just to be a little bit visible to the community,” he said.

The RM of Grayson has presented a cheque for $2,000 to Ross Fisher of The Health Foundation, to assist paying for a new CT Scanner.

The Purina® Walk for Dog Guides is in its 30th year of supporting Canadians with physical and medical disabilities, and Esterhazy is set to host a walk to assist this mission.

Yorkton Co-operative Association Limited is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2015 with various activities including a customer appreciation BBQ held on August 29, 2015. Yorkton Co-operative Association Limited reported sales of $99.

Last week I introduced the idea of Looney Pyramids, which are simply fantastic game pieces used in a rather broad array of games. This week we’ll look at Icehouse, the first of four games using the pyramids I will cover through September.