Local Arts

There are games which at first look you pass on, and then something changes, you take a chance, and find you had been missing out on something rather good. Such was the case with Battle Line.

Remember when your kids were in beginning band? There were some strange noises coming from those instruments. However, many of the neophytes went on to long and melodious careers through high school and beyond.

Ray Malinowski has become the 14th individual to be bestowed a lifetime membership by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce. "It's very humbling," Malinowski told those gathered at a luncheon last Thursday to present the award.

Saskatchewan Business Magazine has unveiled its Top 100 Companies for 2014 and two Yorkton businesses have made the grade. Maple Farm Equipment and Yorkton Coop were respectively 39th and 67th on the list.

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is providing approximately $1.9 million to more than 900 organizations across the province as part of SLGA's charitable gaming grant program.

Renewal stickers for health cards are being mailed to Saskatchewan residents who currently have provincial health coverage. Provincial health cards expire on December 31, 2014.

Elgin Strocen has been shooting a shotgun for decades, both as a recreational skeet shooter, and hunting both waterfowl and upland game birds. It was his love of shooting which first drew his interest toward home-loading shotgun shells.

Premier Brad Wall announced opportunities for the public to see His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex during his September 17 to 19 visit to Saskatchewan.

As part of the government's ongoing commitment to traffic safety in high-risk traffic areas, two new locations have been added to the photo speed enforcement pilot project.

Arrest warrants were issued for the following people in Yorkton Court September 15: Antony Mik Millham Paul Gary Townsend Anyone with information can call Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, Yorkton Provincial Court at 306.786.