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Fifty-five North Battleford Comprehensive High School students held a fundraiser wake-a-thon in support of The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords last Friday. This event was a joint effort among three school groups — SADD, Interact and Me to We.

The second annual Capital One Race for Kids has raised $21,670 in the Battlefords. That total was announced Monday in a news release from the organizers of the event, the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club.

It was a day made for the ladies but it was also a day to give back to the Humboldt Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Humboldt Kinettes.

Service dogs for veterans are $10,000 each. And Humboldt residents want to help Saskatchewan veterans get them at the Paws for Veterans gala on Jun. 3 at the Humboldt’s Royal Canadian Legion.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 28 Humboldt hosted their Decoration Day on Jun. 5. The day began at the Veterans’ Section of Humboldt Public Cemetery where a small service was held.

This time, there was no foul odour over North Battleford from a biofertilizer application near the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting May 16. The executive gave reports on the staff/physician meeting and the medical meeting that was held with the physicians and Prairie North Health Region personnel.

Destination Battlefords has announced a couple of new initiatives to help promote their brand “Everything Under the Sun.” The first is the release of a jingle that will serve as a "soundtrack" for the brand.

A number of local students celebrated their graduation from the University of Regina at the spring convocation held June 1, 2 and 3 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina.

Wednesday is Clean Air Day