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HRABIA: Helen Marie Hrabia, of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully at the Villa Pascal on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the age of 83. Helen was born on April 29, 1930 in Dana, Saskatchewan to parents, Nick and Maria Peri.

Maidstone made history Sept. 24 as the province's first Collaborative Emergency Centre in the province was officially opened there.

Malayalam is the mother tongue of Kerala, the Southern state of India and people from Kerala are called Malayalees.

BOURGEOIS: Georgette Simonne Bourgeois of North Battleford, SK and formerly Gravelbourg, SK, passed away on September 15, 2013, at the age of 98 years. Simonne was born in Gravelbourg on July 8, 1915 to Amédée and Jeanne Piché.

Letters are going out to 151 patients at Prairie North Health Region informing them of a privacy breach involving their personal information.

Battlefords RCMP are reporting a homicide at a local hotel in the early hours of Monday. RCMP say they responded to a report of a stabbing at the downtown Travelodge at just after 4 a.m.

Now that we are officially into the fall season on the calendar, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the change of seasons at the cinemas as well.

Chad Weasel, 26, appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday, charged with sexual assault following two alleged incidents Saturday evening. According to RCMP, the first incident took place before 7 p.m. Saturday.

Two from North Battleford are among those honoured for exemplary service achievements in Saskatchewan correctional services. Saskatchewan Justice 2013 honourees include Tami Handley and Stephen Kmiech, both of North Battleford.

Penalties, penalties, penalties. For two periods it looked like their penalty-killing would be the story of the game for the Battlefords North Stars.