Local Arts

Fall Outreach Supper @ St. Mark Orthodox Church, 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sun., Oct. 27. Service of Thanksgiving 5 p.m. Supper & entertainment to follow. Admission: freewill offering.

When you're 14 and want a cajón drum what do you do? Well if you are Daniel Ogden you head into your father's woodworking shop and you make one.

It this age of big box stores and high profile corporate brands, it is easy to get the impression that these giants account for a lot more employment than they do. In fact, according to Industry Canada statistics for 2012, 69.

The availability of affordable housing has been an issue of concern for various groups in Yorkton the last number of years. It is an issue of sufficient concern the City of Yorkton created its own Housing Committee to look at options.

Yorkton public works crews are getting a much closer look at the condition of underground storm water and sewer line pipes in the city these days.

In real terms we all hope mankind will be wise enough to avoid anything which could cause a cataclysmic demise of our world. While I share that hope, as a miniature gamer I will admit post-apocalyptic settings are a favourite genre for me.

In 2011 the property on Dracup Avenue bordered by the Saskota Flyway on the west and the Flyway's access ramp on the south was a slough, prone to flooding and an eyesore at the edge of Yorkton's business district.

It would not be a huge stretch to make the argument that Indian cuisine is the cuisine of the world.

If you like old time fiddle, then a show set for the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Yorkton should be marked on your calender. Thursday, Nov. 7, noted Prairie fiddlers JJ Guy and Scott Cornelius will headline a night of fiddle oriented music.

Black Cherry Band "All We Are" Songwind Multimedia Inc 7-out-of-10 I am starting to realize that Canada churns out a lot of blues bands. This week I got to listen to Black Cherry Bands fifth album "All We Are.