Opinion

The municipal election in Yorkton was one of drama from the day nominations opened until the final poll results were posted. It started of course with 24 people stepping forward for the six Councillor seats, and four for the Mayor’s chair.

Dear Editor: This past week saw a rather historical event take place in our community. The election of a Mayor and Council while taking place every four years, took on a magnitude and a direction of — change.

By Peter Kvarnstrom [email protected]

The genealogy search is always fun, and always rewarding. Long ago relatives come alive and take their place in your family history, becoming not just names on a piece of paper, but people that you would have enjoyed meeting.

Black Magick #2 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Nicola Scott Image Comics After an unexpectedly good issue #1 of Black Magick, writer Greg Rucka takes a big breath with issue #2.

I will, perhaps, never forget my first glimpse of Earl. I met him on a bitter cold April afternoon. The friend who called to alert us said he’d arrived the evening before.

Now that everything is pulled out of the garden, and we can see the “blank canvas”, are you already thinking of ideas for next year? Nothing wrong with that, especially when the successful and not-so-successful efforts of this year’s garden are still

Let’s accept Premier Brad Wall’s presumption that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon pricing is not a solution to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. After all, Wall offers ample reasons for his argument.

Halloween throughout the ages has been a time for both celebration and superstition, candy and costumes, and revelry and high jinxes. But for me it has been a time that reminds me of some Halloween fun that almost went awry.

I have often been asked how it was growing up with an identical twin brother. Well, we had a lot of fun, I usually tell people, but that’s not good enough. They demand to get some examples. I’m taxing my memory in an effort to come up with some.