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Stars lose to Blazers

Stars lose to Blazers

The Battlefords Stars were in Saskatoon Friday night in midget AAA action against the Saskatoon Blazers, but came out on the short end of a 3-1 final score. Rylan Nivon opened the scoring just 29 seconds into the game to make it 1-0 Blazers.
Thanksgiving, it's never really over

Thanksgiving, it's never really over

It's all packed away now, neatly stowed in various spots around the house.
New flag flies in the valley

New flag flies in the valley

A huge Canadian flag is flying in the North Saskatchewan River Valley. Ryan Bater, executive director of Destination Battlefords says, “The flag is the last of the upgrades to the Battlefords River Valley Visitor Centre for this season.
Osprey leave the nest, tower gets an upgrade

Osprey leave the nest, tower gets an upgrade

SaskTel’s wireless tower upgrade at Turtle Lake has finally been completed. The upgrade had been delayed since June because a mating pair of birds had nested on the tower.
Speeders nabbed over Sask. long weekend

Speeders nabbed over Sask. long weekend

The Thanksgiving weekend was an active one for the RCMP during its traffic enforcement initiative Operation Impact. It was conducted Oct. 10 to 12 and was aimed at making Saskatchewan’s roads safer.
Growing Fossils

Growing Fossils

Hanbidge on Horticulture
BEATTIE

BEATTIE

Beattie, Jim (1934-2015). James Duncan Beattie (Jim) passed away peacefully on October 10, 2015. Jim was born in the Anerley district to Watt and Janet Beattie, the youngest of seven children.
SEENEY

SEENEY

Lillian Rose Seeney (nee Williams). Born August 30th, 1935, at Ahtahkakoop First Nation, SK. Passed away at 80 years young, ever so peacefully October 13, 2015, in North Battleford.
Alberta set to spend its way out of recession

Alberta set to spend its way out of recession

Troy Media
Election race in Battlefords-Lloydminster draws to a close

Election race in Battlefords-Lloydminster draws to a close

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