Local Arts

Three teachers at Yorkdale Central School had an idea they wanted to organize a new group dedicated to helping. So several months ago Christa Schmelinsky, Karen Ward and Elora Wiest created ‘Yorkton Teachers Give Back’.

This postcard was sent around 1914 by C.Davies to a Miss M. Bunis C/O Mrs. William Davies of Beaverdale, Saskatchewan. The sender talks about the curling bonspiel and how busy it is at the hotel.

A Yorkton judge has refused bail to a Melville man accused of numerous arson and firearms related charges.

Today, SGI enters the world of Jason Bourne. Okay, that might be overselling it just a tad, but the provincial insurer is taking a step into biometric authentication.

Sunrise Health Region is now offering echocardiography services at Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Echocardiography uses ultrasound technology to create images of the heart.

Disabled persons facing a potential claw-back of supplemental social assistance benefits will have a reprieve.

A former Yorkton provincial election candidate has pleaded guilty to fraud. Chad Blenkin, who ran for the NDP in 2011, appeared in Yorkton court Aug.

The Blackwood Family is the first family of Gospel Music, winning over 9 Grammy Awards, 27 Dove Awards, and have sold over 60 million albums. They have performed in over 47 countries, and have been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

If you board game a lot, chances are you end up being drawn to purchase a few games which might not have been immediately on your ‘want list’.

Every country and every region has their defining artists. For myself, when I think of Canadian animation – and in particular animation coming out of Quebec – my mind immediately goes to Frédéric Back.