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From hockey straight to baseball for Battlefords athlete Keanu Foulds. He joined forces with the Goodfish Lake Hawks for the Alberta Mosquito Provincial Baseball Championships, and won a silver medal. The tournament was spread over three weekends.

The North Battleford Beavers were within three outs of their 2013 season coming to an end at the hands of the Border City Blue Jays.

Often former residents of the area come to visit their neighbours or the place they lived while here. If they haven't been back for a number of years they see many changes even in a small place like Waseca.

Sometimes, things can just fly out of left field and hit you in the head. That seems to be what happened on July 30, and I'm pretty sure both Premier Brad Wall and Finance Minister Ken Kravetz are reaching for a bottle of Tylenol.

The 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending the Korean War was remembered by local veterans Saturday. In a morning ceremony at the cenotaph in North Battleford, members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No.

There are three new adventures waiting for patrons at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre - and they are included with the regular admission.

There was top-notch competition on hand at the Battlefords Sailing Club on Jackfish Lake for their annual Regatta on July 27 and 28.

MISCHUK, MICHAEL: The family of Michael announce his passing on July 13, 2013 at Battleford, SK. Michael was born April 2, 1927 to Joe and Dora Mischuk. Mike and Sally (nee Swystun) were married for nearly 62 years.

SANDER: Mrs. M. Helen Sander passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the age of 82 years. Vigil of Prayer was held on Friday, July 26, 2013 @ 7:00 p.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, SK.

The Battlefords Agricultural Society's Northwest Territorial Days is fondly known as "the fair" to most, the "exhibition" to some and, to the uninitiated or new to town, "the ex." The 126th annual fair begins with the parade on Monday, Aug. 12.