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Creative concert raises funds for kids

Creative concert raises funds for kids

The stage at Logie Hall was full-to-overflowing with local talent on Sunday, March 3.
Sharks take bit out of Regina while being knocked out of playoff

Sharks take bit out of Regina while being knocked out of playoff

The Battlefords AAA Sharks' season came to an end Sunday, as they lost in game three to the first overall Regina Rebels.
LIVE from NBCHS!

LIVE from NBCHS!

A live presentation at North Battleford Comprehensive High School Thursday afternoon featured two aboriginal artists and activists, hip-hop artist and poet Brad Bellegarde and independent producer and filmmaker Marcel Petit.
TOMANEK:

TOMANEK:

TOMANEK: In Loving Memory of Nelly Tomanek who was born November 2, 1924 at Redfield, SK, and passed away February 19, 2013 at Edmonton, AB.
The extraordinary life of citizen Lorne Cooper

The extraordinary life of citizen Lorne Cooper

Bert Lorne Joseph Cooper was born on Aug. 25, 1936 at the Notre Dame Hospital in North Battleford. Lorne was the sixth in a family of nine children and was raised in a single parent home.
Mosquito chief Stone ousted due to election corruption

Mosquito chief Stone ousted due to election corruption

Mosquito First Nation is going to the polls again in a band election in April, and already the vote is in some turmoil. Both incumbent chief Noel Stone Jr.
STARS Air Ambulance a hot topic

STARS Air Ambulance a hot topic

The past week proved to be a big one for Saskatchewan's STARS Air Ambulance service. STARS, the acronym for Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society, began 12-hour-a-day service out of Saskatoon last fall. It was announced Feb.
BNS fall in big hole

BNS fall in big hole

At the start of the Bauer Conference Survivor Series, the Battlefords North Stars and their supporters weren't anticipating it would come to this, but the North Stars were facing a sweep.
Longtime Legion member earns award

Longtime Legion member earns award

Robert Tannahill of North Battleford has been honoured with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. The medal was presented at Government House in Regina Jan. 21 by Saskatchewan Lt. Gov. Vaughn Schofield, accompanied by D.
Regular, exciting action

Regular, exciting action

In the morning draw for the New Horizons Feb. 26, Rogers started off with one, they then gave up on a couple of ends but came back to win over Kjargaard by scoring three ends in a row. We will have to tell Sven that movable guards don't usually work.
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