Local Arts

St. Mary's School Academic Awards - 2009-2010 Congratulations to St. Mary's students on a successful year.

The Painted Hand Casino unveiled a new centerpiece statue outside its building's entrance on July 7.

Two people are missing after their pickup truck was swept into the Whitesand River approximately three miles north of Springside on Sunday night.

The Arbitrarys are going to be touring their music this summer including a stop at 5th Avenue Cup & Saucer in Yorkton Monday, July 19.

"I've never seen (anything) to this extent. It was unreal to see that." -Merv Secundiak, head of York Lake grounds crew

Bredenbury Cougars held their open golf tournament on Saturday, June 26 at the Bredenbury Sunnyside Golf Tournament with 20 avid golfers taking part.

A race held at a picnic in Yorkton area in the 1950s. It was the custom in North American societies to hold community picnics usually on a summer Sunday afternoon. These events were usually organized by a church, or a club.

Proper hand hygiene is essential during this period of intensive flood clean-up. Hands can become heavily contaminated with disease causing microorganisms, washing with soap and water is the most effective way to clean your hands.

The July 1 storm came too late to disrupt festivities at the Western Development Museum's annual Canada Day Picnic on a hot afternoon last week.

Heavy rains last Thursday caused extensive flooding of homes and businesses in Yorkton, including the Dairy Queen on Broadway Street. The amount of rain falling on the city was massive.