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Art, dancing, food - it will be an extravaganza of arts and culture.

The leadership race for the provincial New Democrats is now underway and candidates have already started hitting the Battlefords in search of support.

Six Battleford schools from two divisions plan to attend We Day events in Calgary and Saskatoon, and they are holding a fundraiser to help them do so.

David Forbes, an NDP MLA from Saskatoon Centre, has been keeping busy.

It may have taken a bit longer than expected, but the fundraisers for the Credit Union CUPlex have successfully reached their $10 million goal. Announcements Sept.

St. Peter's College (SPC) celebrated the end of a very long road last week, as they cut the ribbon to officially re-open Michael Hall after a massive multi-year renovation.

The executive director of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has been recognized with a major national award. Executive Director Linda Machniak was honoured as Executive of the Year for a population base less than 100,000.

Over 50 students went over the rainbow in Humboldt last week, taking part in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "The Wizard of Oz."About 50 students acted in the production, with even more involved behind the scenes.

A new date has been selected for the sentencing of eight individuals in the Poundmaker First Nation treaty land entitlement case.

"I sold the bale wagon, I sold the cattle, I nearly sold the farm!" When Buck Scotton received a diagnosis of scleroderma, a condition for which no cause or cure is known, he believed it was all over.