Yorkton News Review - Archive

A local high school and art gallery in Yorkton have recently been awarded grants from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Disney likes to refer to Disneyland as "The Happiest Place on Earth." The band Joy Division, in spite of having the word "joy" right there in its name, was the least happy band on earth.

After listening to couples who have experienced the death of a child, one common thread that seems to appear is - "Their entire lives have been changed.

RCMP in Saskatchewan are issuing a public safety warning in regards to several Ecstacy overdoses that have occurred in British Columbia and Alberta over the last several months.

The Canada West Equipment Dealer's Association represents approximately 400 agricultural equipment dealers from across western Canada. The organization recently elected a new president in Warren Kotzer of Miller Equipment in Yorkton.

To the editor: Considering where things stood politically in Canada on the morning after last May's federal election, the Liberal Party is making progress toward recovery. No one is gilding any lilies. There's much more work yet to be done.

Lyric Solonenko is a regular three year-old boy, says family friend Erin Liebrecht. Like all kids his age, he's fond of running around, helping out his dad Cortney Solonenko on the family farm, and just being a regular, outgoing little boy.

To the editor: We hear it often: "Early detection saves lives" - a promise that screening reduces breast cancer deaths.

Submitted by Kaare Askildt, Preeceville area farmer in training who recently returned from a trip to his home country of Norway. This story is the second of a three part series.

Around the world, protests and riots have increased as citizens vent their frustration over national and personal financial crises. In Canada too, financial woes make daily headlines.