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HAFFORD — Taylor Reid, a Cloverbud from the Crown Hill 4-H Club, and Rayna Yasieniuk, an intermediate from Reigning Riders Light Horse Club, headed to Swift Current to represent the northwest region at the 4-H provincial speech competition, April 11.

WILKIE — Saskatchewan Roughriders, No. 19 kicker Chris Milo and No. 80 fullback Spencer Moore travelled on a snowy day to Wilkie to meet and greet their fans at the Delta Co-op, Wilkie food store location.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: Entertainment – Spiritwood and District Health Complex: Volunteer performers (musicians, magicians, actors)

About a dozen people gathered at the Battleford Lions Clubhouse April 13 at 1:30 p.m. for a monthly Parkinson’s support group meeting. Good fellowship and exchange of experiences occurred among the members.

It was a major milestone long in coming, and it was Battlefords MLA Herb Cox who made the announcement in the legislature Monday afternoon.

Participants marked a significant anniversary for a program to better the health of those living with chronic diseases.

A walk across western Canada to raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder launches May 1 and the route will include the Battlefords and area.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 170 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 22 and 6 a.m. Sunday, April 26. Wednesday • Report of a vehicle broken into sometime between midnight and 9 a.m. on the Moosomin First Nation.

In the wake of the announcement of the federal budget in Ottawa last week, Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Gerry Ritz has voiced support for the federal budget, dubbed Economic Action Plan 2015.

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