Local Arts

Ray Sass, the current chair of Good Spirit School Division, was not re-elected in October 24 election. Sass, a regional manager for SARCAN, has been a trustee with the school board for 10 years, eight of which he served as chair.

Bob Maloney is Yorkton's new Mayor-elect. Maloney, who will be sworn in at the regular meeting of Council Monday, won in what has to be termed a landslide victory polling 3590 votes or 94.

Treasures from the Vault Godfrey Dean Art Gallery September 30 to December 14, 2012. A special exhibition drawn from the Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent Collection to celebrate Yorkton arts and culture.

Scientists from the Primate Research Institute at Japan's Kyoto University reported in an August journal article that they had given helium gas to apes (gibbons), which, predictably, made their voices goofily high-pitched.

The road to Brazil is paved with robots for two area high school students. Jayden Leister, 17, and Bo Chiasson, 15, will be travelling to Sao Paulo to compete in the WorldSkills America Competition from November 11 to 19.

The Government of Saskatchewan has released its 25-Year Saskatchewan Water Security Plan, fulfilling a commitment made during the 2011 election.

A Yorkton sheet metal worker is being hailed as a hero following a medical emergency that occurred on Broadway Avenue last week. Rumours had it that a man was walking near Joe Beaverz when he had a heart attack.

Diane and Marv Horachek had her brother, Harvey of Swan Hills, AB and her sister, Myrna of Sherwood Park, AB visiting from Monday to Friday.

The Saskatchewan Abilities Council (SAC) officially opened its new state-of-the-art Yorkton recycling facility on October 18. The plant is a culmination of an 18-year initiative to provide recycling services to the city.

Deeper In The Well Eric Bibb 9.5-out-of-10 You know when you're sifting through a stack of CD's looking for one to review and there's a picture on the cover of one that really draws you in? Maybe it's just me.