Local News

Volunteers with Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation were busy last week preparing for the upcoming $100,000 cash lottery. Ticket sales will start Aug. 24. The new feature to the lottery, the 50/50 add-on, will continue.

Drug charges have been laid following a search executed on a North Battleford residence. Charged are Collin William Cummer,30, and Pamela Lynn Wright,26,both of North Battleford.

Centennial celebrations have a way of instilling community pride within the hearts of local residents and making individuals work cohesively towards a common goal. The centennial celebration Aug.

St. Peter's College (SPC) in Muenster is gearing up to welcome back students for another school year in September. "All our programs continue (the same) as for last year," said Special Projects Coordinator Rebecca Cross.

Federal election boundary changes are on the way and Battlefords-Lloydminster won't escape the impact.

Harvest time already? It is for the Humboldt Area Vintage and Antique Club. Under the hot sun over the long weekend in August, three of the club's members were bindering and stooking winter wheat in preparation for its annual Vintage Days event.

An incident that was feared to have been a potential rollover turned out to be not that serious. A car had landed in a ditch near the entrance of the Battlefords Provincial Park on highway 4 north of North Battleford.

The official unveiling of the Blaine Lake centennial legacy monument entitled, A celebration - the art of stoking, was held Saturday, Aug. 4, following the community's centennial parade.

We visited New Grange about an hour's drive north of Dublin. It is known for its 5,000 year old tomb or ritual center located in the Boyne Valley.

A small crowd gathered at the grounds of the Blaine Lake Library Sunday, Aug. 5, to witness the historic dedication and unveiling of the millstone.