Local Arts

This photo was taken around 1928 or 1929 at the service station on the southeast corner of Second Avenue North. The man on the right is my father, Anton Riesz. I do not know the identities of the other men.

Holly's Night Club in Yorkton started, what is planned as a weekly feature, an 'Open Mic Night' last Thursday. The night will feature the Steve Gibson Band has the event's house band. This past week the band was joined by Samara Yung and Jackie Guy.

Although Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (the alleged 9/11 mastermind) was waterboarded 183 times among several extreme interrogation techniques, he and his CIA captors eventually reached a moderated state.

Looking for rewarding volunteering opportunities? Partners in Settlement & Integration is hosting a Volunteer Workshop for newcomers and community members on Fri, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yorkton Newcomer Welcome Centre, 22 Smith St. E.

September 1st marked the kick-off of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This year, 2600 Canadian women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer - the most fatal gynecologic cancer and 1750 will die..

Business for Saskatchewan exporters rose 4.3 per cent in the first six months of 2013, generating more than $17.5 billion in sales and putting the province on pace to surpass its annual export record, set in 2012.

There is a great opportunity for First Nations people to fill employee needs in Yorkton and area moving forward. That was the message those attending the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Wednesday heard from speaker Wilfred Whitehawk Jr.

For 30 years Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area has been matching 'bigs' and 'littles,' as they affectionately call them, and they invite you to join them in celebration.

The Government of Saskatchewan approved SaskEnergy's application for a two-year delivery service rate increase. At the same time, government announced SaskEnergy will not be applying for a commodity rate change this winter.

For the ninth consecutive year, Canadians ranked credit unions first in overall Customer Service Excellence among all financial institutions in the 2013 Ipsos® Best Banking Awards.