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North Battleford Council Elections4 of 19 polls reportingElected by acclamation: Mayor Ian HamiltonCouncil CandidatesRyan Bater -- 162 Don Buglas -- 132 Steven Cormons -- 60 Ron Crush -- 149 Ray Fox -- 119 Trent Houk -- 150 Roxanne Kennedy -- 44 Grac

ROACH: In Loving Memory of Lorne Charles Roach who was born August 10, 1930 at Edam, SK and passed away October 13, 2012 at Battleford, SK.

PETERSON: Lorne Francis Peterson passed away at the St. Paul's Hospital on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the age of 84 years.

Step outside, and the biting chill in the air tells you that autumn is certainly here. We have had snow, rain, and all-around miserable weather through October, with forecasts not calling for a reprieve any time soon.

The Battleford town detachment of the RCMP released statistical data for the third quarter of 2012 for the Oct. 15 council meeting, showing numbers that are generally up.

Members from the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence located on the north end of Saskatoon Monday in relation to an outstanding investigation from Operation Snapshot.

The Battlefords North Stars went head-to-head Thursday night in a busy night at the Civic Centre Friday.

When a team outshoots their opponents by 21 shots the end result is often a win. That was the case for the Battlefords Midget Stars Thursday when they played in the Willow Cree Memorial Sport Centre against the Beardy's Blackhawks.

"It was kind of best case scenario for us," said North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings head coach Jamie Sommerfeld, after his team beat Evan Hardy in their final game of the regular season Thursday.

Kyle Schmidt's recall by the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades, left the North Stars with just six defenceman on the roster.