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It's a small branch of the Legion, but every year No. 349 holds a Remembrance Day service of no little significance to the Saskatchewan Hospital community, veterans throughout the Battlefords and their families.

Agriculture policies were on the agenda of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan meetings in North Battleford last week. The meetings Nov. 1 at Don Ross Centre were among four fall district meetings scheduled by the organization.

There will be four main Remembrance Day services for the public throughout the Battlefords, all of them taking place on Remembrance Day. The Gold Ridge Centre will host a service for Métis and First Nations veterans that will be open to the public.

Canada's population in 2011 stood at 34,482,779. Of that number, 60,000 - or less than 1/20th of 1 per cent - are being honoured for their contributions and service to fellow citizens with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Did the early snow catch you off guard? Did you have to start feeding those cows earlier than you anticipated? What are you feeding this year? Do you have alfalfa-grass hay, oat greenfeed, slough hay, barley? Will you have enough feed to get you thro

There are many local and regional grads at the University of Saskatchewan's Fall Convocation.

Seatbelt violations and cellphone use while driving are the focus of this month's traffic safety blitz, which runs Nov. 14 and 15 province-wide.

There has been a continued increase in the use of corn for forage (grazing and silage) production in Western Canada.

If someone is being unusually kind to you, or perhaps surprising you with a good deed, don't be surprised. It might just be a part of Random Act of Kindness Day in the Battlefords, which is today, Nov. 9.

A grey 2002 Dodge Durango was stolen from the 1500 block of 99th Street in North Battleford in the early morning hours of Nov. 4. Also Nov.