Local Arts

Cellphone and seatbelt violations are the focus of this month's traffic safety blitz, which runs March 14 and 15 province-wide. This will mark the sixth time Operation Hang Up Buckle Up has taken place across the province.

During Prohibition in Saskatchewan from 1915 to 1924, when all bars and liquor stores were closed, both the provincial and federal governments passed laws regarding availability of liquor.

Yorkton area Kinsmen and Kinettes contributed more than $40,000 to the 37th Annual Telemiracle campaign last week. Province-wide the event, which culminated with a TV telethon broadcast from Saskatoon's TCU place March 2 and 3, raised more than $5.

A firm belief in knowledge and education is a driving force behind Parkland College's proposed Trades and Technology Centre in Yorkton.

The 2013 Yorkton Music Festival programs and Season tickets are available at Fuzztone Music.

The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed The Commissioners for Oaths Act, 2012 and Regulations, which will come into effect on February 15.

In 1995, a 12-year-old kid from Thornhill, Ontario had the audacious idea that children could change the world.

I suspect that since the time of cheesy Buck Rogers television shows, the first Battlestar Galactica series as bad as it really was, and from the pure wonderment of Star Wars on the big screen I've thought about dog fights in space.

Springside School has been awarded a $7,998 TreatySmarts grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board to have students discover and explore First Nations art and history.

Now that Senator Mike Duffy has agreed to pay back his $42,000 housing allowance, it's time for Canadians to put some heat on all Senators and Members of Parliament to come clean about how they spend taxpayer dollars.