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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.

Picture yourself enjoying a delicious meal with your family this Thanksgiving. Everyone is having a great time reminiscing about all of the wonderful memories each has shared. It is a perfect end to a wonderful summer.

An ancient self defence method will soon be taught in Yorkton. Shaolin Kung Fu traces its roots 4000 years to Hunan (now Honan) province in China, explained Master Scott Allan Craig.

A former Sturgis Elementary School teacher will not be incarcerated for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old Yorkton girl. In an oral decision October 11, Judge Darin Chow issued a suspended sentence with 18 months probation to Trevor Latham.

With the leaves turning shades of red, orange and brown, and the calender turning ever closer to Oct. 31, homes and businesses in Yorkton are taking on the flavour of Halloween with display ranging from whimsy to the macabre.

When you grow up with Bonanza being the highlight of every Sunday night, Sheriff Matt Dillon and Paladin being heroes, you might be a western fan.

This National School Safety Week, from October 17 to 23, the Canada Safety Council recognizes that schools are communities of children.

A 2013 Dutch elm disease (DED) survey conducted by the Ministry of Environment and participating communities shows the elm tree-killing fungus remains established in its traditional area - southeast Saskatchewan - but has not spread to any new areas

Time was, in North America, you couldn't turn sideways without running into a boy scout. At its height in the mid-1960s, the venerable organization boasted approximately 350,000 members in Canada.

Yorkton Council proclaimed Veteran's Week for Nov. 5-11. The request had come from the Royal Canadian Legion, General Alexander Ross Branch #77 in Yorkton, when Poppy Chair Peter Wyatt appeared before the regular meeting of Council Monday.