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A familiar issue at North Battleford city council met a familiar end Monday. The Mennonite Community Closet was frustrated again in their latest request to expand their second-hand clothing store on 100th Street.

Jabari Amadi, 6, of Spiritwood, is back from The War Amps 2012 Western Child Amputee Seminar in Saskatoon, where he embraced The War Amps tradition of "accentuating the positive" in facing and overcoming an amputation.

Two Loon Lake students, members of the Northwest School Division Leadership Academy, have raised $2,002 for the MS Society.

Time to get your Blaine Lake cash lotto ticket is running out. There are only two more weeks to purchase your ticket for the Blaine Lake Senior Citizens' Centre cash lotto with a draw date of Oct. 15.

Supporters of the Battlefords Agricultural Society have stepped up efforts calling on North Battleford City Hall to negotiate a long-term lease with the society.

The Royal Canadian Legion will build a Virtual Wall of Honour and Remembrance to honour all deceased veterans.

Three sets of avid North Battleford gardeners are looking forward to next year after their yards were placed on the Communities in Bloom judges tour this year. Dr. Joyce and Lloyd Serool at 1803 Gregory Dr., Karen and Garry Weran at 1072 - 112th St.

For the second straight year, North Battleford will host a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes. This year's walk will take place Sept.

For the second straight year North Battleford has won its category in the provincial edition of the Communities in Bloom competition.

There was more good news from the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative Sept. 24.