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YORKTON A nostalgic blast from the past for 90s kids in the Parkland, and across North America, is now on display at the Yorkton Public Library. The original puppets, and a recreated ‘Poetree’, from the children’s program ‘Poetree and Friends’ are on display in the Community pARTners Gallery until the end of June. The show began in the early 90s and production ended in 1997. It ran on CTV locally, as well as on YTV and Nickelodeon, winning five CanPro gold awards for excellence in children’s programming. Amber Harvey, branch manager of the Yorkton Public Library, said the exhibit is to celebrate local history.
Poetree and Friends ran on CTV locally, and it was also carried on YTV and Nickelodeon. The program won five CanPro gold awards for excellence in children’s programming. Production of ‘Poetree and Friends’ ended in 1997. Recently, the puppets from the CTV production
Poetree
and& Friends have been donated to the Yorkton Archives and are now on display at the Community pARTners Gallery, located in the Yorkton Public Library, until the end of June. The exhibition is a partnership between the Yorkton Archives, the City of Yorkton, Community Development, Parks and Recreation, the Yorkton Arts Council and the Yorkton Public Library.