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By Melanie Jacob Journal Editor [email protected] In 2004, Terry Brown sat and watched Peter Mansbridge cover the 60th anniversary D-Day ceremonies on CBC.

The Annual Edam Fall Fair is in the books for another year. This year there were a few changes to make the event even better.

Humboldt got into the spirit of Halloween with a variety of activities for young and old alike on Oct 31. Game Haven may be new in town, but owner Justin Gibson hasn't wasted time integrating into the community.

After months of research and tedious scanning, the Humboldt & District Museum and Gallery has compiled news relics from World War I (WWI) into one exhibit.

A traffic stop on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, has resulted in a drug bust by RCMP at Onion Lake. According to the RCMP's news release, at 6:53 p.m. Onion Lake RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment responded to less than 30 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.

Anyone planning to park downtown during the next month is being advised there may be one or two parking spaces blocked off in front of the Scotiabank at 1102-101st Street as work crews undertake renovations to that building.

I attended speaker, Greg Drew, at Unity Composite High School as a reporter. I left his presentation as a parent vowing to hug my kids just a little tighter and once again open the dialogue about responsible choices.

Donations to the army and air cadets and to the STARS Air Ambulance represent the final acts for the now-disbanded Battlefords Search and Rescue Club.

Splish Splash Auto, RV & Pet Wash, along with over 2,200 other car wash locations across the nation, will provide free car washes to veterans and current military service personnel, under the Grace For Vets FREE Wash Program Wednesday, Nov.