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EDAM — The Edam Enriched Manor recently received an organizational grant from the Kinsmen Foundation to purchase and install a walk-in whirlpool tub at their facility in Edam.

Monday, Sept. 10 at 9:09 a.m. North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater will join the Battlefords FASD Committee for a moment of silence in front of City Hall to recognize those affected with FASD.

These past several weeks I’ve been cleaning out filing cabinet drawers; with few exceptions, they contain material about activities I’ve been involved in, stories I’ve written for various publications and, of course, 20 years worth of weekly articles

Honeywood’s ‘A Touch of Autumn’

Boys and Girls Club members are starting school off right. Wednesday, Sept. 5 was SIGA’s second annual Day of Sharing, and the organization donated backpacks containing school supplies and goodies to elementary and high school students.

Arrest warrant issued

The man accused in a Jan. 12 break and enter and robbery north of Edam made his latest court appearance Thursday. Dairan Meesto appeared by closed-circuit TV in North Battleford provincial court Thursday morning.

Tickets are available for a new Dekker Centre season, and like every year it promises to bring variety to the Battlefords.

A high-risk offender arrested in the Riverview area Aug. 25 has had a trial date set in court Thursday.

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