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Between Will and Kate's marriage, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics, the Battleford Recreation Board decided that the choice of a theme for the Battleford was an easy one.

The Battlefords and area are among the recipients of some of the charitable gaming grants distributed by Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. Approximately $1.

The busing policy of Living Sky School Division will come under a major review this summer when the board of education heads into its annual retreat - a two-day session of intense scrutiny of the year's most pressing issues.

North West Terminal has posted impressive financial results for the first six months of operations in 2011-12. From Nov. 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012, the company posted revenues from consolidated operations of $68.

WPD Ambulance was heavily involved in volunteer efforts to clean up the community in the wake of the June 25 storm that hit North Battleford.

Ground has been broken in Unity for a new crude oil transload terminal. The terminal, being constructed by Altex Energy Ltd., will allow crude oil producers access to all the markets via the CN and North American rail networks.

In February 2010, two ladies, Germaine Vany and Noreen Foisy, came together and decided that, with Cut Knife nearing it's 100th birthday in 2012, they had to do something to celebrate Cut Knife.

Pop, goes the roof! Humboldt IGA owner David Doepker said he didn't know exactly what caused the store's roof to blow off during gusting winds on June 27.

Former Mosquito First Nation chief Clarence Stone will learn of his fate July 13.

The Village of Denholm celebrated a 100th birthday of incorporation as a village June 29 to July 1, with 277 registered guests attending with many more dropping in throughout the afternoon.