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It was a slow start for the Battlefords Barons Sunday against the Meadow Lake Stampeders in Centre Four League play, but a fast finish. A first-period Stampeders goal was their high point of the game.

Oct. 5 was World Teacher Day and students, teachers and administrators were celebrating. The Light of Christ Catholic School Division has reason to be cheery.

High school students considering a career in health care got a glimpse of their options at a conference in Muenster last week. St.

RCMP are investigating the attempted theft of a semi and trailer unit parked in a field north of Cut Knife sometime between Sept. 8 and 9. Anyone with any information regarding this incident should contact Crime Stoppers or the Cut Knife RCMP.

The Battlefords Detachment of the RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing person from North Battleford. Raymond Bendall, 73 years old, was last seen leaving his residence in North Battleford on Saturday at 10 p.m.

A 42-year-old Regina motorist has been arrested for allegedly travelling 134 km/h in a 60 km/h construction zone near Maidstone on Highway 16.

It may have been a new location and new format for the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards, but there were some familiar names among the winners. Scott Campbell Dodge Ltd. was named Business of the Year Award at the Oct. 2 event.

Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve (RLBR) hosted a delegation from its partner biosphere reserve in Germany at a presentation celebrating the joint brochure entitled Partners in the World Network, Sept. 25.

Board members and senior staff of Living Sky School Division had a chance to air some of their concerns in a meeting recently with area MLAs. Attending a Sept.

Once again the Battlefords News-Optimist is inviting all council candidates to participate in an all-candidates profile page for the upcoming civic election.