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Community spotlight - New Horizons Dance and much more!

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- New Horizons Friday Night Dance, a great night of dancing. All ages are welcome. Music by: The Zayshleys, Nov. 10; Gerry’s Boys, Nov. 17; Old Country Lads, Nov. 24. Time: 8:00 p.m.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance, a great night of dancing. All ages are welcome. Music by: The Zayshleys, Nov. 10; Gerry’s Boys, Nov. 17; Old Country Lads, Nov. 24. Time: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Admission: $10.00. New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton, Sk. Contact person: Peter-306-782-1846.

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Benefit Steak Night Supper in support of Kevin Appleton’s fiancé Andellia Andrews and her children Shadian and Stalone. They are victims of hurricane Maria and have lost everything. They have been relocated from Dominica to the island of Antigua with nothing. Kevin is trying to help them with clothing, school supplies, basic necessities and a place of their own to live. Please help by attending the Steak Night Supper! Tapps Brewing Co. Ltd., Nov. 18, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Price $25.00 Age restricted. Tickets available at Gifts of Gold Jewellers. Donations may also be made at BMO Re: Kevin Appleton Hurricane Fund.

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Paint the Rink Pink - 3rd Annual Fundraising Event hosted by the RawTec Maulers in Remembrance of Pat Friesen. Join us for this exciting event featuring 50/50 Raffle, Silent Auction/Raffle Table, Pink Jersey Auction. Showcase Skate Yorkton, Figure Skaters at Intermissions. Sat., Nov. 18, Farrell Arena at 7:30 p.m. puck drop. All proceeds go to Canadian Cancer Society. Free admission, silver collection at door. 

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Yorkton’s community theatre group Paper Bag Players is hosting their annual theatre Dec. 7 to 9. On Dec. 8 and 9 doors open at 6:30, supper served at 7:00 and performance begins at 8:00. Dec. 7 performance only starting at 7 p.m. This year’s play is the comedy ‘Bad Year for Tomatoes’ by John Patrick. “A hilarious comedy dealing with the very funny misfortunes of a famous television actress who seeks to “get away from it all” in  a small New England town.” Tickets are available at www.paperbagplayers.com.

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Yorkton Public Library Fall Session Preschool Storytime. Ages 3 – 5 Years. 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Mondays or Thursdays Oct. 2 – Nov. 23. Call 783-3523 to register.

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Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, 49 Smith St. E. in Yorkton, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. - Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat. Admission is always free! Kelly Patterson: Surface and Seduction, Sept. 11 to Nov. 17, 2017. Large acrylic paintings form glistening aquascapes with gold leaf details, finished in high-gloss lacquer. Shiny and impossible to resist. This is the first solo exhibition for Yorkton painter Kelly Patterson. Haley Polanski: Morocco! - Sept. 11 to Nov. 17, 2017. Pride of Theodore, SK Haley Polinski is back with another look at food and culture. Haley is based in Toronto and spent several months in Morocco.Accompanied by the latest version of Haley’s online food blog and magazine, this is a behind the scenes look at daily Moroccan food culture.

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On Wed., Nov. 8 Parkland Writers Alliance in partnership with Yorkton Public Library and Yorkton This Week will be hosting a public reading of the winners of our writing contest Pen to Page at the Public Library at 6:30. Members of Parkland Writers will also share one selection of their own work. All are welcome to come for an evening of entertainment. Contact Carol Knoll 306-782-5755 or writersyorkton@gmail.com.

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Parkinsons Support  Group supper meeting Wed., Nov 15, 5 p.m. at Melrose Place. All Parkinsons patients  and interested persons welcome. For further info contact Marj at 306-787519. 

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Yorkton Public Library Fall Session - Preschool Storytime. Ages 3 – 5 Years. 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Mondays or Thursdays Oct. 2 – Nov. 23. Call 306-783-3523 to register.

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Attention duplicate bridge players:  come join the Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club for an afternoon of fun.  We meet every Wed. afternoon at the Yorkton public library at 1:00 p.m. We will be starting the season on Sept. 6 - end of May 2018. All bridge players are welcome and encouraged to come and join us. For more information please call 306-782-1689 or 306-890-0417.  

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Tune in each Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. on Access Channel 7 to hear Pastor George Lewis. Sponsored by Yorkton Immanuel Baptist Church.

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Yorkton Retired Senior Citizens Cribbage and Pool Players Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., lower level at St. Gerard’s Church east entrance off 4th Ave. N. Light lunch w/coffee/tea. Non-denominational club. Contact Joan at 306-783-6042.

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The York Colony Quilter’s Guild meets every Wed. at 9:30 a.m. at the Western Development Museum. Experienced and novice sewers are welcome. There are group activities and classes to learn new techniques, as well as work on charity projects. Come and check us out to enjoy some stitching time with a welcoming group.

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Crossroads - A support group for women experiencing or who have experienced domestic violence. Thursdays 1:15 - 2:30 p.m., Family Resource Center - SIGN on Broadway. Free childcare and transportation available & Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Shelwin House (please call for address). Adults (women) only. Group is open to all women who feel a need for support on their journey. Please contact 306-782-5181 or 306-783-7233 for more info.

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Join us at the Yorkton Public Library for Crib every Friday 1 p.m. Back door entrance please. Everyone welcome.

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Gloria Hayden Community Centre Hours of Operation Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Closed over the lunch hour. Saturdays & Sundays noon to 5:00 p.m. Stat Holidays closed.

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Parkland Writers Alliance: Contact Carol 306-782-5755, Marge 306-783-0174, writersyorkton@gmail.com, http://parklandwritersalliance.wordpress.com. Parkland region’s public writing group meet 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Yorkton Public Library, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Everyone interested in writing is welcome. Annual membership fee is $10.

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The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society holds their regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library. Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to attend!

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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton - COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306-783-7042 or 306-783-3564 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

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Attention all lovers of boardgames; chess, othello, checkers, backgammon, go, Camelot etc., join the Yorkton Boardgamers Guild, a new group forming to promote gatherings to play boardgames and have fun. For further information call 306-782-1783 or email yorkton_boardgamers_guild@hotmail.com.

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The International Women of Yorkton and area is a social group for all women. They meet one evening a month, at 222 Smith St. E., Yorkton. For more information contact Cathy at 783-2777.