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Festival Fanfare

The 2018 games inch closer and North Battleford's bid to host them are making the final rounds. Director of Leisure in North Battleford, Bill Samborski, says they are one of two finalists.

What beautiful weather we have had lately. One hears about the storms in Eastern Canada and the United States and really appreciates our weather. The roads have been good for travelling as well. I must apologize for the error made in my Jan.

Meota News

Staff and students of Maymont Central School joined other schools across Saskatchewan to observe a moment of silence Friday, Jan. 29. At 9 a.m., everyone in the school stopped what they were doing and stayed silent for one minute.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: Parent-Tot Program – Spiritwood and District Health Complex 306-883-4432.

It was another busy weekend in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League with a full slate of games Friday and another busy night Saturday.

The latest individuals to be named as Battlefords Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year were honoured by the community Friday night.

For 47 years Elmer Woytiuk has instructed and trained citizens of the Battlefords in the art of karate. His classes are known as “KarateDo” and, according to Woytiuk, what he teaches is the traditional form of Japanese style karate.