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The King drops by to entertain

"Pretty" is the word that best describes the first floor of our building. Red, pink and white Valentine decorations provided a cheerful setting for our party held Feb. 12. Fun prevailed over our choice of pool or shuffleboard mini-tournaments.
Lessons from the Sea: Guts to gardens

Lessons from the Sea: Guts to gardens

Jimmy was a fisherman, the son of a fisherman and the product of a culture built on fishing. Fishing was all he knew and he was good at it. The only trouble was Jimmy had a problem he couldn?t overcome.

CUPlex Mathematics 101

Dear Editor The people who aren't paying attention to the capital expenditures being promoted by a majority of North Battleford city council had better start.

Notes from Pine Island Apartments

Dale and Debbie Kennedy of Lloydminster visited their mom, Theresa Kennedy. They were at the karaoke at the Legion clubroom. They stayed over and all had breakfast Sunday morning with Sam and Barb Kennedy.
Feeding innovation in agriculture

Feeding innovation in agriculture

The Canadian Feed Research Centre is a small entity with big dreams of becoming a world leader in the animal feed industry.

Minnehaha rally draws 40 riders

Here we are once again. Seems like there isn't that much going on in our little community. The Three Stars are showing they are once again a team to be reckoned with as they head into the finals.
Maneuvering through traffic in a foreign land

Maneuvering through traffic in a foreign land

Those who regularly read my ramblings in this paper may have noticed I was absent for the last couple of weeks. I have to stand up for myself and state that it was not pure laziness that caused my absence.
Hand out the hardware and head home

Hand out the hardware and head home

If you ask anyone in attendance at the Battlefords North Stars' awards banquet Saturday, everyone would agree the season ended too early, but players, fans and coaches alike were willing to look ahead to the future.

Two women found dead

Two women were found dead at a Glaslyn residence Sunday afternoon. Glaslyn RCMP say a 51-year-old woman was found dead outside the residence, and a 56-year-old woman was dead inside.
Sharks' sunk

Sharks' sunk

They outlasted the North Stars, Midget Stars and Beaver Blues, but now the Battlefords AAA Sharks' season has come to an end.
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