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I am hoping everyone is wearing their poppies with pride and remembering "freedom is never free." Please find a way to thank a veteran who has earned us one of many freedoms this country takes for granted on a daily basis.

WAPPEL: In Loving Memory of Alfred Wappel who was born June 15, 1923 at Medstead, SK and passed away October 22, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

A family therapist, Murray Bowen, believes you can understand a family and a person within the family unit when you investigate and analyze their past three generations.

"Grey School (No. 1356) A.D. 1905 Sec. 16 Tow. 42 Rg. 12" - so reads the plaque on the front of the building in the Heritage Village at the North Battleford Western Development Museum. This is the Grey School, from the area just north of Maymont.

A new family was welcomed to Ruddell at a post harvest and pre-Halloween potluck Oct. 30. Dustin and Leah Kulpa and their two children daughter Lerie, 3, and baby son Dayten. Dustin works at Lawrence School in North Battleford.

L'HEUREUX: In Loving Memory of Joseph Moise Leonard L'Heureux who was born June 25, 1928 at North Battleford, SK. and passed away October 28, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

Canada's population in 2011 stood at 34,482,779. Of that number, 60,000 - or less than 1/20th of 1 per cent - are being honoured for their contributions and service to fellow citizens with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Ed, my neighbour next door, showed up at the store last week to check out our Halloween costumes. Halloween brings the kid, or inner child, out of Ed in full force.

Did the early snow catch you off guard? Did you have to start feeding those cows earlier than you anticipated? What are you feeding this year? Do you have alfalfa-grass hay, oat greenfeed, slough hay, barley? Will you have enough feed to get you thro

HALTER: In Loving Memory of Gertud Herta Halter who was born August 10, 1932 at Amtal, Poland and passed away October 26, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.