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Summer is all but over now, and with the hot days goes the swimming season for the Humboldt Hammerheads. The local swim club held its annual general meeting and awards ceremony on Sept. 7 at the Humboldt Uniplex.

It was a big day for motorcycle enthusiasts at Legion Branch No. 70 in North Battleford Saturday.

While farmers have appreciated the long dry stretch of weather allowing them to make steady progress with the 2013 harvest, the dry conditions are also creating a fire hazard.

The demand for data was clearly evident at the offices of SaskTel Thursday.

The list of Achievement in Business Excellence Awards finalists have been announced and there are Battlefords and area connections to two of them. North Battleford-based Gold Eagle Lodge, is one of eight nominees in the Service Award category.

A fallen floor lamp appears to be to blame for a structure fire on the 1300 block of 107th Street in North Battleford. The incident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to North Battleford Fire Department.

There has been a mini-shuffle impacting the education portfolios in the provincial cabinet.

There has been another shooting incident in the city of North Battleford. This time North Battleford RCMP are investigating a shooting on the 1700 block of St. Laurent Drive which happened at 1a.m. Monday.

You can mark Saturday, Sept. 28 on your calendar as the date when North Battleford's Centennial committee will recreate the famous "four-corners" photograph at 101st Street and 11th Avenue.

The city of North Battleford plans to send out a request for proposals to contractors for snow clearing this upcoming winter. Public works director Stewart Schafer informed council about those plans at Monday's meeting.