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Borden held its annual threshing day on a cool and partly cloudy Saturday, Sept. 26, with about 300 people out at the site to watch the activities and eat borscht, soup, bread and jam along with beverages from the cook car.

The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has unveiled a new tool to help prevent more victims of drunk driving from entering their emergency room. That tool is called SIDNE – a Simulated Impaired Driving Experience.

Hanbidge on Horticulture

John Paul Collegiate’s grass greens golf team brought home gold from the provincial tournament hosted in Yorkton Sept. 25 and 26. The team had a two-day combined score of 467, which put them in a tie with Swift Current.

The Battlefords North Stars have five games played to this point in the season, and without looking too far ahead, they are getting ready for the 2015-16 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Showcase. The SJHL Showcase takes place Oct. 4-7 in Warman.

After a 4-1 start to the SJHL season fpr the Battlefords North Stars, two players have earned league recognition for this week. The IBAS SJHL Defenceman of the Week is 1997-born Connor Sych.