Local Arts

Yorkton RCMP members were focused last Wednesday and Thursday on intersection safety. The blitz was part of a province-wide SGI-sponsored initiative named Operation Crossroads intended to raise awareness of intersection-related hazards.

A 15-year-old charged with aggravated assault and theft of a purse pled guilty to those and a number of other property crimes in Yorkton Provincial Court yesterday.

Saskatchewan is expanding its infant immunization program by adding a rotavirus vaccine (ROTARIXTM) to its routine childhood immunization schedule this fall.

Greg Kobylka, Chairperson of the Sunrise Regional Health Authority has resigned his position effective Sept. 1. Increased commitments outside of his role as Board Chairperson were cited as the reason in a release from the Sunrise Health District.

A $4 million truck climbing lane project on Highway 4 south of Saskatchewan Landing is complete, enhancing safety and improving traffic flow. The 5 km project included grading, widening and surface work over the past two highway construction seasons.

Pictured above is Michael Sobkow of Yorkton laying the last stone of a very large rosary measuring 100 feet by 45 feet. The rosary lays in the meadow by the church at St. Michael's Camp, Madge Lake.

The annual restriction on pruning all types of elm trees is over at the end of August. Homeowners are encouraged to prune their elms, beginning September 1.

The City of Yorkton will proceed with detailed engineering on a gravity sanitary trunk main between Husky Road and Lilly Avenue, following a unanimous decision by Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Norman Keith of Delta, BC, celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 2. Norman was originally from Waldron, SK. He was married to Norma Nicholson, the oldest child of Norman and Sandra Nicholson and a sister to Iris Groseth.

Author Ryan Meili will be in the city Saturday promoting a new book he hopes will draw some attention to what he sees as the root cause of many health problems in society.