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The son who killed prominent Saskatoon lawyer Ian Buckwold will have a psychiatric assessment done at Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford. Alvin Buckwold, 31, was ordered to undergo the assessment by a Prince Albert judge Tuesday.

After 10 months of training, the Battlefords Roller Derby team finally competed in their first bout Saturday, and it was better than they could have imagined.

It's that time of the summer when things slow down, the backyard or the lake beckons and gardeners are in their heyday. While adults may enjoy the slower pace, to kids, slower can mean boring. Not to worry, there are things for them to do.

The North Battleford Beavers took on the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League's top team Tuesday night and a slow start cost them. The Border City Blue Jays were flying out of the gate.

WOLOSCHUK, ROMAN ANDREW (ANDY): Roman Andrew "Andy" Woloschuk, husband of Marie Thérèse "Terry" (née Bourdois) for 58 years, came into the world August 30, 1928 and passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013.

I would like to give a swift boot to the person who has not returned my daughter's dog, taken from Day's Beach July 14.

Today I got to do two of my three most favourite things - weed the garden and hang clothes on the line.

DYCK: Mary Dyck (nee Perih) January 23, 1938 - July 16, 2013. It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Dyck announce her passing on July 16, 2013, at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon with family by her side.

July's traffic safety blitz, Operation Heads Up, Buckle Up, will take place Wednesday and Thursday province-wide, according to an SGI press release.

Mike Nord has been appointed as general manager of the Battlefords and District Co-op, according to a press release issued July 17.