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Teamwork makes show beautiful

Teamwork makes show beautiful

"It takes teamwork to make this show beautiful, don't try this at home," said Mr. Zee as the African Acrobats delighted and amazed the students of Ratushniak Elementary School in Maidstone last week.
Notre Dame fundraiser sold out

Notre Dame fundraiser sold out

Three hundred people came together Saturday evening to show their support for Notre Dame Church at its first fundraising banquet, an event they hope to hold every two years.
Posters of Peace

Posters of Peace

To celebrate Remembrance Day, several schools in the Battlefords held ceremonies or worked on special projects.
Postcards illustrate layers of the soul

Postcards illustrate layers of the soul

Postcards are a relatively recent invention, patented by J. P. Carlton of Philadelphia in 1861. Postcards with illustration on one side and the address on the other were first issued during the Franco-Prussian War.
A man behind the museum

A man behind the museum

Having witnessed the frantic harvest this season, it's difficult to imagine how early settlers survived the harsh prairie climate, as they struggled to wrest a living from the unforgiving earth.

Ballet experience offered close to home

With the support of the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Saskatchewan's White Birch Ballet Company will be coming to the Battlefords as the final stop on its five-city Ballet Across the Prairies tour. The company performs Saturday, Nov.
Youth choir sings to sold out crowd

Youth choir sings to sold out crowd

Forty-five young singers entertained a sold-out capacity crowd at Logie Hall in the Third Avenue United Church Sunday afternoon. It was the Community Youth Choir's first recital of the season, entitled Pure Imagination.

Fun for all at BUHF Festival of Trees

Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation's Festival of Trees is approaching incredibly fast with events from Thursday, Nov. 25, to Saturday, Nov. 27.
Concert series to keep cold at bay

Concert series to keep cold at bay

Local musicians, contralto Lisa Hornung and pianist Jaya Hoy, are presenting a series of recitals at Third Avenue united Church this winter Most will be held in the sanctuary, which the two musicians describe as "one of the most beautiful spaces for
Double Portion dishes up entertainment

Double Portion dishes up entertainment

Canada's Double Portion, a musically-inclined family from North Battleford, consisting of Duncan Hemmerling, his wife, Debbie and their nine children performed Nov.