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Trijntje (Tina) Beek born September 2, 1928 at Dokkum, Netherland, passed away February 23, 2016 in Battleford, SK.

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Marie Jeannette Gravelle It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Jeannette on February 24th at Grey Nuns Hospital in Edmonton. Jeannette was born August 31st, 1939 in Estevan SK to Joseph and Simonne (Blais) Rainault.

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The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League was down to its last four teams as playoff action resumed over the weekend. The series between Meota Combines and Edam Three Stars has been particularly intense between the two geographically-close rivals.

Will play overtime from game one after game three of the first round series

The Provincial Snowmobile Festival took place in and around North Battleford on Friday and Saturday, with the Kramer Auctions building the hub of most of the activity for the two days. The host club for the event was the Battlefords Trail Breakers.

For the female midget AAA Battlefords Sharks, their playoff opponent this weekend was an imposing one by any standard. The Sharks drew the top seed in the entire league in the Saskatoon Stars for their first-round playoff series.