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SPIRITWOOD — Sept. 5, the Spiritwood graduating class of 1965 gathered at the Spiritwood Golf Course for a 50 years later, reunion. Seven of the nine graduates were able to attend.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: Influenza Clinic Volunteers — Personable, friendly and organized volunteers are needed from October to Dece

MAIDSTONE — The RCMP in Maidstone have received a number of complaints regarding mischief done to construction sites around the area. Sometime between 5 p.m. Aug.18 and 6 a.m. Aug.

Rural residents in the areas to the immediate west and north of Saskatoon are in for a big change in this 2015 federal election.

The City of North Battleford Fire Department is encouraging people to keep their eyes on the roads during this time when students return to the classrooms.

As expected the Green Party has a candidate for Battlefords-Lloydminster in the upcoming federal election. The party’s website has confirmed Mikaela-Mari Tenkink is their nominee in the riding.

North Battleford Fire Department was called to two dumpster fires Saturday. The fires were lit about an hour apart, with the first call coming at 1:55 a.m. to a bin in the 100 block of 98th Street. The second call came at 2:55 a.m.

A new hotel is going to be built on the Frontier Centre property. TerraCap Management, Inc., owners of Frontier Centre, have confirmed in a news release that construction will commence soon on a 100-room Comfort Inn and Suites in North Battleford.

Battlefords RCMP Daily Report

The committee for the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards has announced the finalists in six categories for the awards ceremony this fall: They are: Community Contribution: Frazer’s No Frills; Marketing: Discovery Co-operative Ltd.