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A Saskatchewan resident could be in for a welcome winter surprise — imagine checking a coat pocket to find a lottery ticket worth $1 million inside! That could happen to someone just in time for the holidays, as a LOTTO MAX lottery ticket that won $1

Yorkton Boardgamers Guild

Parkland College is grateful to accept a cheque for $25,000 in support of the Trades and Technology Centre in Yorkton. The money was raised at the Parkland Trades Open golf tournament in August.

Health Minister Dustin Duncan introduced legislative amendments that will strengthen the protection of personal health records and increase the accountability of trustees and employees in protecting those records.

Recently, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announced $100,000 in funding to support activities for the United Nations’ International Year of Pulses (IYOP) in India, in 2016.

There is still no plea in an animal abuse case dating to December 2013, but a Saskatchewan Court has dropped a related breach of a conditional sentence charge.

A very successful noon luncheon was held at the Knox United Church this past Wednesday. A big thank you for all your support, work, donations and help in any way. Greatly appreciated. There will be two luncheons in March and April 2015.

"We are very fortunate we live in a very generous and caring community," said Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation.

Our favourite jolly visitor from the arctic seemed to have brought the weather with him Saturday evening. That didn't stop residents and their excited young ones from running out to say merry Christmas.

Students of Parkland College's Emergency Medical Responder program went through their final practical training exercises November 27 at Yorkton's fire hall.