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Railway & Main

The football season is on for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Senior Vikings, and it is off to a good start as they rolled over Tommy Douglas 21-0 in Saskatoon.

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A run for mental health is taking place this weekend in North Battleford. The Bridging Communities Mental Health Run looks to bring together community members in the name of mental health. Running categories include 1K, 2K and 5K.

The Western Development Museum in North Battleford keeps busy on work bee Fridays, with volunteers continuing to come out to work. They have been very busy getting all the threshing equipment ready for Threshing Day on Sept. 27, starting at 9 a.m.

The North Stars introduced their 2019-20 roster at a kickoff breakfast at the Civic Centre Wednesday. The big news is the announcement of the leadership group for 2019-20.

The issue of reinstating funds for an archivist with the North Battleford City Historic Archives will go to budget deliberations later this year.

The combines had just started up again last week and then it rained on the weekend to stop them. The birds are flocking and preparing for their migration flights, and eating lots in the meantime. Many birds have already left.

What turned out to be a controversial impound and towing RFP process in North Battleford was settled Monday evening. At City Hall, North Battleford city council voted unanimously to authorize a five-year agreement with Lash-Berg Towing of Battleford.

Cochin Days 2019 was a great success, Aug 9, 10 and 11.