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The Prairie North Health Region Board of Directors met publicly Dec. 21 to discuss how to provide better care and better value for patients.

It was a year of progress but also a year of drama and debate at North Battleford City Hall.

Think of it as the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. In the popular tale, the Grinch, with "all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile" steals the Christmas meal in its entirety, including even the "roast beast.

Joe Dutchak named Humboldt's Citizen of the Year

For years the mantra from proponents of the new multipurpose facility project in North Battleford has been to "raise the roof.

It's easy to look back on the Year that Was - 2011. But what does 2012 have in store? Looking ahead is certainly more challenging than looking behind, but there are definitely events on the horizon for folks to look forward to.

Who said it was a slow news year? The Battlefords and area saw their fair share of news events in 2011.

To test - or not to test. It's a question the board members of Living Sky School Division have been grappling with. Before they come up with a final answer, they first want to put the question to their principals and teachers.

The St. Walburg and District Museum is one of 19 projects receiving a grant in November from the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation. It was the second and final grant adjudication of 2011.

While the rest of the Battlefords were busy celebrating the New Year, Battlefords RCMP had their hands full, responding to 89 calls between 4 p.m. Dec. 31 and 4 p.m. Jan. 1.