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SCHLIEMANN: In Loving Memory of Bernard Gustave Schliemann who was born Sept. 4, 1936 at Rabbit Lake, SK and passed away May 27, 2013 at Saskatoon, SK.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Monday night on the Battleford flats was a battle between the two midget teams in the Battleford Ladies' Fastball League, and it didn't disappoint. The Unity Midgets squared off against the Battleford Midget Bandits in a thriller.

"Good food and wine make good friends." (Steve Winston, The Spanish Table). Where wine is appreciated, it has the potential to contribute to the good things of life: attentiveness to quality in food and quality in relationships.

A rainy weekend didn't stop golfers at the Ladies' NW Open golf tournament at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club. The sloppy weather merely resulted in a delay.

Mikaela York led the North Battleford Legion Track Club by winning two gold medals at the 2013 Saskatchewan Athletics Provincial Track and Field Championships held in Regina June 15 and 16.

Raining, raining and more raining. After getting about an inch Thursday night now we have had rain all day today (Saturday). I have one place in my yard that I can park a loaded truck on and that's the hundred yards from the road to my house.

Students are writing exams and preparing for the end of the school year, looking forward to summer holidays.

Four North Battleford Comprehensive High School students competed at the national level of Skills Canada in Vancouver, B.C. June 5 through 8, bringing home two bronze medals.

Foliage is most plants' primary organ for drawing energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen through photosynthesis.