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Long-time Hafford resident reaches milestone

Long-time Hafford resident reaches milestone

Aug. 2, at the Hafford Gospel Fellowship hall, a come and go tea was held to honour Mary Sendecki a long-time resident of Hafford. The day was beautiful, warm and sunny, what a wonderful day to celebrate this beautiful milestone for Mary.
Best Business event coming

Best Business event coming

Planning is well under way for the second annual Battlefords Best Marketplace and Expo. The three-day event at the Field House, designed to promote the best in business in the Battlefords, will be held Oct.
Horticultural society holds final awards ceremony

Horticultural society holds final awards ceremony

The Battlefords Horticultural Society held its last awards night this week. Due to declining membership, the group has decided to close the garden gate on the 68-year-old organization.
September is too late for any yard sale success

September is too late for any yard sale success

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been getting cranked up for harvesting and bubbling over with impatience about anything and everything. "You should know better than to hold a yard sale in September," he told me last week.
Unity man competes at World Triathlon event

Unity man competes at World Triathlon event

Normally a private person, Jeff Bridgeman is more interested in his training than his public relations work. The training was for the World Triathlon event in Edmonton Bridgeman competed in last August.

Walkways? What about the streets?

Dear Editor Well, just read "Road issues dominate discussions at city council" (Regional Optimist, Sept. 11). It still baffles me and I suppose many of my fellow citizens about priorities at City Hall.
Accident with injuries Monday afternoon

Accident with injuries Monday afternoon

There were two motor vehicle accidents in North Battleford Monday - one of which resulted in injuries. A collision at the corner of Scott Drive and Territorial Drive sent one person to hospital with undetermined injuries.
Spray foam roof plan hits snag, new direction to be sought

Spray foam roof plan hits snag, new direction to be sought

Faced with a list of maintenance issues across the division that will take years to address at current funding levels, Living Sky School Division Facilities Manager Brian Bossaer embarked on a quest earlier this year to find an "out of the box" solut
Fourth in series completes story based on NB childhood

Fourth in series completes story based on NB childhood

In the fourth of a four-book series now available, former North Battleford resident Kenneth William Budd will be in the city next week, one stop on a book tour marking the completion of the series.
Two new doctors welcomed

Two new doctors welcomed

The Maidstone Hospital Auxiliary hosted a meet and greet afternoon Sept. 7 for two new physicians who have recently joined the Maidstone Medical Clinic. Dr. Khatereh Mojtahedi and Dr.
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