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Glaslyn arena will be upgraded after the announcement this week of funding through the federal government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund.

Distinctive jewelry was among items stolen when a private residence in Primate was broken into Dec. 16.

What do you get when you combine feathers with an accomplished artist? Beautifully hand-painted pieces of art.

"All is calm" was not just a song lyric in Humboldt this Christmas, it was an actual fact. Crime seemed to take a vacation in the latter part of December. There was only one major incident reported by Humboldt RCMP over the holiday season.

North Battleford city council has adopted the 2012 operating budget and five-year capital plan with its overall 3.9 per cent mill rate increase for 2012. Adoption of the budget carried at council by a vote of 5-2 at Monday's council meeting.

The cross-country running team got back into the van and returned to Meadow Lake, unaware that they'd just won a provincial team gold medal, in the 2A classification. Team scores are obtained by adding the finishes of the best four runners.

Henriette Schultz of Debden, Saskatchewan is a farmwife who is enjoying her newfound talent of cross-stitching. This interesting and wonderful hobby provides her with an opportunity to create realistic cross-stitch portraits.

It was a great year for the City of Humboldt, with a number of projects coming to an end and new ones being developed. "It has certainly been another exciting year," said Mayor Malcolm Eaton.

Entrepreneurial drive is prompting some small business owners to invest in Blaine Lake. Construction of a new retail business along Main Street is raising awareness of the business potential in Blaine Lake's business core.

A fire that caused extensive damage to a garage on 100th Street is being treated as suspicious in nature. The fire broke out at the garage on the 700 block of 100th Street in North Battleford Thursday afternoon.