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After several weeks of being fed up with winter, I decided to call a halt to the ice and snow and hopped on a plane to Las Vegas, Nev. in late January. It was my second trip to Las Vegas in the past year, and the place has not let me down yet.

The 2011 Frontier Mall Wall of Fame inductees will be honoured during an official induction ceremony Saturday, March 19, Special Events Co-ordinator Chantal Gelinas announced recently. Four new inductees will be added to the Wall of Fame this year.

Carbon monoxide (CO) was very much on the minds of people in the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) last week. First, the SHR provided an update on their investigation into the CO leak that took place at St. Mary's Villa on December 26.

North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings continues to work to recruit physicians. At a Feb.

The third annual Archives Week presentation by the City of North Battleford Historic Archives took place at the Territorial Mall Feb. 9 to 11 and the Frontier Mall, Feb. 10.

A group of energetic individuals from the Blaine Lake community and surrounding area have been diligent in planning for the town's centennial celebrations in 2012.

Seasonal workers could get a rude awakening when they come to the Battlefords this spring. During the Feb. 22 town council meeting, council unanimously voted to increase camping rates at Eiling Kramer Campground, effective March 1.

RCMP urge caution on icy grid roads

There was a little less conversation and little more fundraising action at the North Battleford Legion Feb. 14, when Elvis made an appearance for a Canadian Cancer Society Fundraiser. Elvis impersonator Jeff Bodner, a B.C.

Relief is on the way for livestock producers dealing with feed shortages due to excess moisture.