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The keynote speaker had simple words for the adult education and institute credit graduates of North West College at their southern graduation ceremony Friday afternoon at Northland Power Curling Centre.

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Canadian artist Susan Schaefer will be featured in an upcoming solo exhibition of original paintings. Prairie Whispers ... Depicting the Quiet Beauty of the Prairies will be on display at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford June 16 to Aug. 25.

Seeding operations are almost complete as 94 per cent of the crop is now in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. This is slightly ahead of the five-year (2012-2016) seeding average of year of 93 per cent.

Students from the North Battleford Comprehensive High School’s Commercial Cooking class had a special presentation for the Canadian Mental Health Association on Tuesday morning. They presented Jane Zielke de Montbrun of CMHA with a cheque for $1,200.

Nominations are now open for the 2017 BBEX Awards. The date of Oct.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 59 calls for service over this time period Tuesday June 6th 6a.m. - Wednesday June 7th 6 a.m., including but not limited to the following: 10:38 a.m.

As the Battlefords North Stars were holding their year-end banquet last month, graduating forward Keaton Holinaty was given a heads-up from head coach and general manager Nate Bedford that he would be getting a phone call in the coming days.

Grade 10 student Nicholas Bertoia accomplished something that hasn’t happened in a long time Saturday in Saskatoon. Thanks to a throw of 35.