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The Battlefords Sharks handed out awards for their 2013-14 SFMAAAHL campaign Saturday night. Jetta Derenoski was named the team's most valuable player. She finished the season with 12 goals and 11 assists in 26 games played.

Fifty-five City of North Battleford employees from City Hall, Public Works, Parks, Recreation, Fire, and Municipal Enforcement hit the ground running with garbage bags and trash sticks in an effort to clean up as much litter as possible Wednesday.

Hi there! Well it doesn't feel like we have spring yet folks. We still have those cold winds. Anyway we are supposed to have warmer days ahead. I hope that isn't an April Fool's joke.

The Battlefords Stars wrapped up the 2013-14 season with their annual awards banquet Saturday evening. Friends, family, billets and volunteers were in attendance to celebrate the accomplishments of the team from the past season.

The melt is happening, but oh so slowly, and we will soon be complaining about the dust and our dirty cars, then the bugs on them. We will likely jump from winter straight into summer, but none too soon.

Dear Editor As a recent visitor to North Battleford, I had the opportunity to attend the longest continuous music festival in Canada, still providing opportunities for performance competition after 83 years.

Qualified voters in North Battleford go to the polls April 16 to elect a representative to council. The three candidates on the ballot are Ron Crush, Kelli Saemann and Thomas Schwab. What follows is information supplied by each candidate.

Ten individuals and two groups have been recommended to the provincial music festival following adjudication at the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival, which wrapped up last week.

Even though there's still snow on the ground in places, it's not too early to start working in your garden. This is a perfect time to prune your trees and shrubs, before the buds break and leaves develop.

Ed, my neighbour next door, was griping the other day about being dragged to his aunt's 93rd birthday celebration.