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The cast of the Vagina Monologues is set to make a debut performance of See You Next Tuesday in a dinner theatre style at the Don Ross Centre next Saturday.

ARC Creative Studios in North Battleford is planning to host a half-day workshop on social media for artists Saturday, April 23, beginning at 10 a.m.

“Show Off Your 'True Colours!" was the theme of Prairie North Health Region’s Volunteer Appreciation Evening held Thursday last week at the Knights of Columbus Hall in North Battleford.

Dear Editor These are sad days for the people of Saskatchewan. The people of this province have again elected Brad Wall to be in charge of the province for another four years. What a sad situation.

On April 11, Saskatchewan’s NDP leader Cam Broten stepped down as head of the party. This came a day after federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair was unceremoniously punted as leader of their party.

In this series of articles, Dr. Richard Hiebert tells the stories of the Battlefords' great dance bands from the 1940s to the present. I met Keith Bartlett for lunch March 28 at the Kihiw Restaurant in the Gold Eagle Casino.

North Battleford has met the “Mayor’s Poetry City Challenge” issued by Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi earlier this year. Nenshi had issued the annual challenge to his fellow mayors to find local poets willing to read at council.

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