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Local champ helps War Amps commemorate 95th anniversary

Local champ helps War Amps commemorate 95th anniversary

Having lost his right leg in a farm accident, 17-year old Michal Danczak, of North Battleford, knows the importance of being safe at play. He rode on board the War Amps float with his fellow Champs in Regina's recent Queen City Ex Parade.
MVA on 11th Ave and 108th

MVA on 11th Ave and 108th

Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 11th Avenue and 108th Street Friday. The collision happened around 3 p.m.

Looking at excessive P3 costs

Dear Editor P3s sound like a great financial shortcut, but do the people of Swift Current/Saskatchewan know the dangers? Some examples of excessive costs of P3s.
Collision at Carlton and Frontier

Collision at Carlton and Frontier

The corner of Carlton Trail and Frontier Way was the scene of a motor vehicle collision with injuries Friday. According to North Battleford Fire Department, the incident took place around 6:15 p.m. It involved a mini-van and a small passenger car.
Vintage auto club gives away a T-Bird

Vintage auto club gives away a T-Bird

The Battlefords Vintage Automobile Club has had a busy summer, starting construction on what will become a museum attraction and working behind the scenes restoring vintage autos.

Teapot sized miracles

I always associate my Grandma Barker with the lyrics to a song written by George Harold Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley. For those of you who may not know this delightful ditty, here are some of the words: "I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
Lifelong friend was the genuine article

Lifelong friend was the genuine article

The weather has cooled off slightly as it is not that "cooker" 30C. We seem to have some small evening showers caused by that extreme heat. On the whole not bad harvest weather.

Upgrades to beach facilities at Cochin

Upgrades are coming to beach facilities at the Resort Village of Cochin thanks to funding help from the federal government. Federal support of $13,150 was announced by Gerry Ritz, MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sept. 4.
Is there such thing as a 'normal' family?

Is there such thing as a 'normal' family?

I have been frequently told that the population I work with is only a portion of the actual world, and that the families I see are of the 10 per cent that are experiencing mental health concerns, typically in their children, and that not all families
SHORT:

SHORT:

SHORT: Anne Marie Short (wife of Dr. Leo Short) of Innisfail passed away at the Rosefield Centre on September 5, 2013 at the age of 58 years. Anne was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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