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The Maidstone Library Board held their annual holiday supper and January meeting Jan. 12. The group discussed activities held so far this winter and plans for the next few months.

Livelong Curling Club began 2012 with a Sturling Stakes Bonspiel Jan. 7. A dozen teams from various towns around the area participated.

A thin Caucasian man wearing a black hoodie and beige coat was observed leaving the 1300 block of 98th Street Jan. 7, after an attempted car theft.

Penny Wall's stocking stuffer transformed into a winter vacation when she scratched $100,000 on a Bingo Winter Green lottery ticket. For Christmas, Penny received a packet containing 10 tickets from her daughter. Jan.

Wayne Katerynych was a well-known and important figure in this community. Wayne was a farmer who spent much of his life helping others and working in the public service. He was born in North Battleford on Feb. 9, 1953.

Prairie North Health Region has announced it has gone smoke-free as of Weedless Wednesday. Starting Jan. 18, smoking and tobacco use are no longer permitted in PNHR buildings, grounds and parking lots, according to a media release issued that day.

Well, I survived my first, and as you read this my second, evening of Learn to Curl at Blaine Lake Curling Rink. What inspired me to decide to take lessons, I have no idea.

Unity is one of six Saskatchewan communities to move into the final round of the in motion Community Pledge Challenge. Voting for the community to earn the $10,000 grand prize in the Saskatchewan in motion promotion began Tuesday.

They've started raising money, and are going through the process of getting some land. The next thing on the to-do list for the Humboldt chapter of Habitat for Humanity is to find some families to live in the homes they plan to build.

Some changes could be coming to the way Battlefords RCMP provides regular updates to council on crime statistics.