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It was a day Grade 1 and 2 students at St. Mary School had been looking forward to for weeks. Heart-shaped balloons bobbed on either side of the lectern, cloud-like puffs made of paper hung from the ceiling and rose petals spotted a floor runner.

Creative Kids in the Battlefords will be hosting the sixth annual Celebrate Kids event Sunday, March 5, with performances by Community Youth Choir, Prince Albert Children's Choir, The Remnants, Anjuli Dynna, Kinsmen Saxophone Quartet, Battleford Comm

Technology will ultimately take the guesswork out of shopping at the grocery story and making menu choices, but for now consumers must be vigilant

This last weekend was pretty nice, as many folks found their way to the small community of Mayfair, north east of North Battleford, to enjoy a tasty roast beef dinner and enjoy the play, put on by local actors, called "One Toe in the Grave.

Here are some of the other highlights from the North Battleford city council meeting held on Feb. 27: Mayor Ryan Bater mentioned was the Sask.

After years of effort, the long-awaited North Battleford downtown master plan has finally been unveiled.

The Battleford Beaver Blues are one win away from advancing to the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League final.

The Wilkie Outlaws have already beaten the Kindersley Red Lions in a Saskatchewan West Hockey League semifinal series. Now they have to do it again in order to reach the provincial finals.

Ruddell had a pot luck supper Feb. 13. Food Hampers were won by first prize, Mark Schmidt. Second place went to Ernie E. Voegeli, third to Tom Pain.

Orolow Ukrainian Catholic Church northeast of Borden held their Snowmobile Rally Feb. 25 , but because of lack of snow it became a 22 mile ride on ATV’s, with about 20 riders taking part.