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The City of North Battleford, with co-operation from Destination Battlefords, is putting together a big package and proposal to host the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games and the Town of Battleford will be providing a letter of support for that bid.

At Monday’s Battleford town council meeting, Mayor Derek Mahon announced for the public the recipients recognized for years of service at the 2015 Christmas banquet Nov. 27 at the Alex Dillabough Centre.

An error in a bid price has resulted in the Town of Battleford reversing a decision on the supplier of a new carpet cleaner for the Alex Dillabough Centre.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 9 selected two members for the Legionnaire of the year award. President of the Legion since 2010, Esther Delainey, won the coveted award and so did long-time member Wendy Ebach. The awards were presented Monday.

The students from a Grade 6/7 split class at Ecole Monseignur Blaise Morand brought on the holiday spirit by raising money for an organization called KIVA. KIVA is a non-profit organization that provides micro-loans to people in need.

The Humboldt & District Museum and Gallery held their annual Festival of the Wreaths auction on Dec. 3. Festival of the Wreaths has been an annual fixture in Humboldt for the last 16 years.

Teddy bears littered the ice during the second intermission of the Humboldt Broncos Bantam “AA” game against the visiting Yorkton Xerox Terriers.

It is like a giant game of hide-n-seek. And it gets people exploring. There are 2,751,675 active geocaches and over 6 million people looking for them, says geocaching.com.So let’s break it down.

For 48 years, St. Peter’s Chorus has been entertaining those in the Humboldt area. This years Advent Celebration is basically two concerts in one, says choir director Maxine Moore.

The Humboldt legion is getting a new president. Current president Larry Cameron is stepping down after serving two consecutive two-year terms, the maximum length allowed. Cameron has been a legion member for about 25 years.