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A petition requesting the re-opening of a back lane near Gateway Co-op and the proposed Winter Lights Festival parade route were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on October 16.

The Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes at Victoria School participate in monthly opportunities for families to come to the school for events and activities that they can enjoy together.

Cheers were heard throughout the halls of Preeceville School on the morning of October 18 as Jeff Bisschop, CEO of Crossroads Credit Union, announced Preeceville School’s 21 st Century Learning Centre project as the recipient of $15,000 from Crossroa

Linda Osachoff of Canora was elected by acclamation as the Saskatchewan NDP president at the Saskatchewan NDP Annual Convention in Saskatoon on October 12 to 14.

There were two dominant sounds in the dark Melville theatre: Eminem’s yelps-disguised-as-rap and my cackling laughter. I couldn’t stop myself.

On World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10) over 150 people gathered at the Medicine Shoppe to support people with mental health issues and raise money for the walk-in counselling clinic at SIGN.

I didn’t prepare to be homeless for an entire three hours. I didn’t tell anyone that I was going to be doing an elaborate stunt for the sake of a column. That’s because I didn’t actually plan on being homeless.

Dozens of people filled the Yorkton Boys and Girls Club (YBGC) building last weekend, spending hours finding clues and solving puzzles. Moose Jaw Pride hosted two escape rooms on Oct. 20 and 21.

Wins remain hard to come by for the Yorkton RawTec Maulers. Saturday the Maulers hosted the Saskatoon Blazers. The visitors scored 13 seconds into the game on a goal by Max Gudnason, but a powerplay effort by Justin Broekel would tie the score.

Arena football is a game I could easily be a huge fan of because the offences roll and games take on a near basketball ebb and flow in terms of scores.