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People did not get to discover who makes the best perogies in Humboldt and area at the Zhvavi’s Ukrainian Dance year end recital at St. Dominic school on Mar. 20.

Mervin 4-H Beef Club hosted the district speeches for district 38 at Mervin recently. A total of 24 speakers from seven clubs came. First place winner in the seniors category was Amy Carruthers from Paradise Hill.

CISM, not something many people know about. It stands for Critical Incident Stress Management and is a necessary component of “psychological 1st aid” for people who have endured a traumatic event.

The Maidstone RCMP is reporting a week with 89 occurrences between Sunday, March 13 and Saturday, March 19. Some of the most common calls received were related to traffic, possession of drugs, thefts and fraud.

Battlefords RCMP report: Please be advised that due to the wet snow fall and winds the highways in and around the Battlefords are extremely icy and snow covered in areas.

Due to deteriorating weather conditions in some areas of the province the, RCMP are asking that you check the highway hotline before heading out this evening.

North Battleford saw an appearance Monday from Premier Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party campaign. It was a brief stop at the campaign office of Herb Cox on 100th Street.

A performance by Order of Canada recipient Susan Aglukark will round out the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts Presents 2015-16 season. A new date has been announced for the show, originally scheduled for Thursday, June 9.

The Watoto Children's Choir will be returning to North Battleford Thursday, March 31 at St. Paul's Anglican Church, 1302-99 St., 7 p.m. The choir is touring Canada with the production entitled Oh What Love! from January to July 2016.