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Living Well is a free program held in the Meota Community Complex Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. It's a New Year, so plan for a new healthier life by learning how with attendance.

St. John Ambulance continues to offer first aid training from its training centre located at 1225 - C 100th Street in North Battleford. Registrations can be done by mail, fax or by calling St. John Ambulance's Saskatoon office at 306-343-0041.

The first council meeting of 2014 was held Jan. 13 in the boardroom of the Village of Neilburg/RM of Hillsdale office. Present were Mayor Ernie Ducherer, administrator Janet Black and councillors Greg Bowes, Mike Fouhse and Susanne McDuff.

Last week at a budget meeting, North Battleford city councillors were concerned a two per cent increase to residents' sewer rates wouldn't keep up with expensive sewer replacement projects needed in the coming years.

Several NDP, co-op and NFU members met for a Christmas party held in Maidstone to hear guest speaker Gil Pedersen report on the Climate Change Citizens' Hearings held in Saskatoon in November, and to honour past member George Danychuk of Maidstone.

STARS Air Ambulance has received a significant donation from three co-operative organizations: Canadian Western Agribition, the Canadian Bison Association and Bouchard Livestock.

Cut Knife RCMP are looking in the theft of eight semi-tractor tires stolen Oct. 22 from Sid McIntosh's garage east of Marsden at the intersection of Highway 40 and Unwin Road. The tires, Rockstones valued at $3,000, are 24.5 in diamater.

Access to the flu vaccine by residents of Prairie North Health Region has been expanded to include all people between the ages of two and 59, which the age range for which FluMist nasal vaccine is licensed.

The Humboldt & District Chamber of Commerce will soon be searching for a new executive director after DonnaLyn Thorsteinson announced her resignation, effective Jan. 24.

All that's left of the old Humboldt Public School is a pile of rubble and memories. Soon, even the debris will be gone.