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Crime bites

Sometimes crime fighting really bites - or at least, the guy you're trying to arrest does. A Battlefords RCMP member was treated for bite wounds after responding to a fight in progress call at a local bar just after midnight Monday night.

Movie nights enjoyed by all ages

Over the past year, Meota ADRA has been sponsoring a monthly movie night. We started with borrowing a popcorn machine from the St.

FALCON

FALCON ; In Loving Memory of Lorraine Ann Falcon who was born Nov. 1, 1955 at Fort Benton, Montana, USA and passed away March 25, 2011 at North Battleford, SK.

Surprise birthday party celebrations

Curtis Sutherland is spending this week in Saskatoon where he is attending a Level One water course. Our condolences to Wendy and Angus McFadyen on the death of Wendy's mother, Gwen Holland of Maidstone.

Baljennie formerly a ghost town

Baljennie became a ghost town for a few years, but three interested families moved in and it grew up from a ghost town to a small town with a population of close to 10 people.

Lots to see and do on Hawaiian cruise

Colleen and Norma Wicks left Speers March 12 for their trip to Hawaii, flying from Saskatoon to Denver, then on to San Diego where they spent the night. They left San Diego the next day on the Holland America ship Vaandam.

City hires Parks and Rec director

Longtime city employee Keith Anderson has been hired as the new Parks and Recreation Director. City Manager Jim Toye announced the appointment at Monday night's city council meeting.

STINSON:

STINSON: In Loving Memory of Robert Raymond Stinson who was born March 20, 1955 at Fort Francis - Rainy River District, ON and passed away March 30, 2011 at North Battleford, SK.

Battlefords ablaze

Two fires in North Battleford kept fire fighters busy Saturday, April 9. A vehicle was discovered on fire in the rear parking lot of North Battleford Comprehensive High School at a little after four in the morning.

Larose to live in Battlefords again

Nine years after David Kennedy and Hughie Sayers were brutally murdered with an axe, the man found not criminally responsible for their deaths will be free to live in the Battlefords again.
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