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Hay yields poor due to lack of rain

Hay yields poor due to lack of rain

Baljennie News
Hobby Band honours retiring member

Hobby Band honours retiring member

Meota News
New water treatment plant of Battlefords Provincial Park

New water treatment plant of Battlefords Provincial Park

The Saskatchewan government has announced capital investment in provincial park upgrades in 2018-19 including a water treatment plant for Battlefords Provincial Park. Construction of a new water treatment plant is scheduled for completion in 2019.
Damien James: making his mark in magic and ventriloquism

Damien James: making his mark in magic and ventriloquism

Former NB resident appears on Penn and Teller: Fool Us Monday
Home cooked meals on the go thanks to Prairie caterer

Home cooked meals on the go thanks to Prairie caterer

When Annette Sigstad was asked to make food for a business function four years ago, she never expected it would grow into the successful catering business Sigstads Prairie Catering is today.
Local caterer puts the ‘home’ in home cooking

Local caterer puts the ‘home’ in home cooking

Annette Sigstad knows good cooking. As the head chef and matriarch of the family-owned and operated Sigstads Prairie Catering, Annette makes the feel good, comfort foods you grew up with.
Know the tax consequences of becoming a non-resident

Know the tax consequences of becoming a non-resident

Summertime is family time, but it is also the time of year when people prepare for big life changes taking place in the fall. Young adults make plans to work abroad, travel, or go to school, and empty-nesters journey to warmer climates.
Chinese hotel owners: ‘Best of service’

Chinese hotel owners: ‘Best of service’

“George Brennan built the first hotel and managed it until Prohibition came. When he could no longer get a licence for the bar, he sold it to some Chinamen.” This line from Pennant’s history book describes a typical scenario.
Neil Tulloch: a powerhouse in the batter’s box

Neil Tulloch: a powerhouse in the batter’s box

Neil Tulloch of Regina will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a player/builder, on Saturday, Aug. 18 in Battleford.
Sask. Party makes fall plans at Jackfish Lodge

Sask. Party makes fall plans at Jackfish Lodge

There were lots of familiar faces from the provincial government at Jackfish Lake Wednesday and Thursday.
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