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BridgeFest 2012 was a big washout Saturday. The rain was so unrelenting at the Flats Saturday morning officials were forced to cancel the day-long festival of music and activities for the first time in the event's four-year history.

A meeting has been set for Sept. 19 on the subject of the rates for the soon-to-be-completed BTC Field House. The meeting is to be held at 7:30 p.m. that evening in room 108, Don Ross Centre.

The Frontier Mall has taken pride in supporting the outstanding members of the Battlefords for their various contributions to the community.

This year, the committee of Humboldt's Communities in Bloom program took on a new initiative by organizing a subsidiary contest for the best gardens in the city.

Those of you with a child at a Light of Christ School Division school might be surprised in the fall by a radically different new report card.

St. Therese College of Faith and Mission knows when it's on to a good thing, and when it comes to Bruno Cherry Sunday (formerly known as the Bruno Cherry Festival), that's one event they enjoy organizing.

There were a few small issues dealt with at the Aug. 20 Town Council meeting, but with Mayor Chris Odishaw out of the community, the election on the way and the slower pace of summer politics, there were few major issues on the table.

The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler and farmers are spending more time out in their fields. It is time for harvest for the farmers of Humboldt and area.

Two youths who pled guilty to aggravated assault in connection to a bear spray attack on another youth in North Battleford are going to be behind bars. The two were sentenced Tuesday in North Battleford provincial court.

Blaine Lake Senior Centre re-opening was held the evening of Aug. 5, bringing the centennial celebrations to a close. Blaine Lake Senior Centre president Marj Pool welcomed the group of individuals to the new and improved centre.