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The 2015 Festival of Trees, presented annually by the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, will be held this month at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. Wednesday, the foundation accepted a $10,000 cheque from the event's diamond sponsor.

Albert Herman Loessin, June 18, 1934 – October 25, 2015. Albert died peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning at Porteous Lodge after several years of declining health.

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Monthly honours have come to two Battlefords North Stars players following their winning month of October in the SJHL. Defenceman Connor Sych, the Battlefords product in his second season with the team, was named IBAS SJHL Defenceman of the Month.

In loving Memory of Dean Mathew Williams, born April 26, 1962, at North Battleford, SK, passed away June 27, 2015 at North Battleford, SK.

In Loving Memory of Dorothy Anne Pritchett born February 19, 1950 at Edam, SK., passed away October 20, 2015 in North Battleford, SK.

Dear Editor I am a graduate of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and its Operation Legacy, which is made up of members and graduates of CHAMP who are dedicated to teaching the younger generation about the importance of remembrance.