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Police presence in the downtown and the armed robberies were top topics in a Chamber meeting with the RCMP. In their regular meeting Tuesday, Battlefords Chamber of Commerce directors heard from Sgt.

ADAM: George Adam was born in Renfrew, Scotland on December 28, 1929, to Allan and Margaret Adam. He attended the Blythswood School in Renfrew with his nine brothers and sisters. In 1949 he and a friend decided to come to Canada.

DENEIKO - In loving memory of Daniel Deneiko. With deep sadness the family f Daniel Deneiko announce his passing on May 01, 2012 at the Battlefords Union Hospital.

Sonningdale celebrated Mother's Day May 5 with an event to honour all past "special" mothers.

Bobby Orr once said, "Forget about style; worry about results." The graduates from Neilburg Composite School chose this quotation as their theme for the 2012 commencement exercises May 5.

DUHAIME: In Loving Memory of Irma Marie Duhaime who was born Sept. 5, 1922 at North Battleford, SK and passed away May 6, 2012 at Edmonton, AB.

It was raining cats and dogs. Well, maybe not. But those four-legged, fury friends were on the minds of many Saturday, as the Battlefords Humane Society held its second annual supper and auction at the Gold Ridge Centre.

Seeding is in full swing. Lately it has been the good neighbor policy - one farmer sows a crop and the wind blows it to the neighbour's field.

"I love drama, I love kids, it's a wonderful experience and it's one I wish that I could have had when I was their age. And that's why I do it, and happily," she said.

The Borden Lions presented the Borden volunteer firefighters with a donation of $500 May 7.