Local Arts

For a few weeks we will feature some of the early settlers of York colony and area. We have to be thankful for the existence of Archives, newspapers and those persons who kept old photos, wrote stories, letters, postcards, recorded interviews.

Progressive Discover-e School, an accredited, online school that offers students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 an internet-based education has qualified for provincial funding.

(Correction in age - our apologies) Sincere Sympathy from Dubuc and community goes to the family of Ted Ellwood who passed away Fri., June 29 at the age of 77 at St Anthony's Hospital in Esterhazy.

People sweep plugged storm drains with rakes at the intersection of North St. and Gladstone Ave. N. following a downpour on July 11.

A flag celebrating 50 years of Medicare in Saskatchewan was raised at Yorkton City Hall on Wednesday, July 18. The City of Yorkton, along with many other municipalities in Saskatchewan, has declared July as Medicare month.

Seed to Score is a new fundraising effort in support of the Yorkton Terriers Junior Hockey Club. The program has a number of local businesses supporting the Terries in an effort to grow a canola crop which they will market in the fall.

Barley is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Scott Cook is returning to 5th Avenue Cup & Saucer two years after his first appearance. "I last played Yorkton in May of 2010.

There were an awful lot of people passing through the gates last week en route to the Yorkton Exhibition Association's (YEA) Summer Fair, says president Shaun Morin. "The weather was the best part," he said Saturday following 20-minutes of fireworks.

Evan Overand of Elkhorn, Manitoba is the new 2012 GX94 Star Search champion. Overand was chosen by judges from among eight finalists in the last round of the country music competition at the Yorkton Exhibition on Saturday night.