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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.

Sacred Heart High school boys soccer team captured their 5th consecutive Regional 2A Boys Soccer Championship in decisive style Saturday in Kipling. They defeated Notre Dame Hounds 12 to 2 in the Regional Final.

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The Yorkton Terriers remain atop the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Viterra Division, with a pair of wins this past week helping their cause.

The Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders will be defending their league championship Saturday.