Local Arts

While this space normally highlights a board or card game to get people face-to-face across a table free from computer screens and keyboards for some fun, in the summer the last couple of years I have also highlighted several outdoor games.

Saskatchewan goods were in demand and on the move in June, with the province recording more than $3.0 billion in export sales for the month - an increase of nearly 34 per cent over June 2013.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area raised approximately $1,750 with a show and shine event at Walmart Saturday. With matching funds from the Walmart Women in Retail Fund, $3,500 will go toward supporting the organization's programs.

The story of Elizabeth Sovis involves the worst kind of irony imaginable. Sovis was an avid supporter of the Trans Canada Trail.

The Ministry of Education is providing support on behalf of PreK-12 schools for the Multitype Database Licensing Program (MDLP).

A Yorkton man is going to prison for eight months related to a public altercation at Walmart in April.

In recent years, Yorkton has seen a wave of international immigration unprecedented since the early 20th century.

Yield-robbing levels of disease will be easy to spot in canola fields now and through to harvest. This is a great time to start your pre-harvest disease scouting.

A member of the Yorkton Terriers Royal Bank Cup winning staff has moved on.

Wes Shupena, Nettie Bodnaruk, Sam and Alice Oystryk are a few of Bentley Retirement Community residents who were treated to a summer picnic at Weinmaster Park on July 30. The event was hosted by New Horizons Senior Citizens of Yorkton.