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Grand opening a celebration of co-operation

Grand opening a celebration of co-operation

The West Yellowhead Waste Resource Authority or WYWRA welcomed dignitaries, directors and guests to a customer appreciation and official grand opening celebration at their new building last Friday.

Test drive trouble

Out here in the rolling prairies, where the skies are vast and the trucks are big, off-roading could be considered the unofficial national sport. Friday night, three men discovered why it's prudent to be selective of where trucks are put to the test.

Ten-day sports calendar

NOVEMBER 3 Battlefords Midget Stars will play Prince Albert in SMAAAHL action. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre. NOVEMBER 4 Leoville Central School will host junior boys' district volleyball. The girls' districts will be in Macklin.

Poundmaker sentenced for role in ATM thefts

A North Battleford, man who was one of several people accused in connection to a string of ATM thefts in the Northwest, has been sentenced to jail.
Gigantic, humongous, enormous, colossal mac 'n' cheese dominoes

Gigantic, humongous, enormous, colossal mac 'n' cheese dominoes

An amazing demonstration of the domino effect, with the entire school-body watching in the bleachers, occurred in John Paul II Collegiate gym at 9 a.m. Nov. 1. This large scale domino effect was comprised solely of boxes of mac 'n' cheese.

Ten-day sports calendar

NOVEMBER 3 Battlefords Midget Stars will play Prince Albert in SMAAAHL action. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre. NOVEMBER 4 Leoville Central School will host junior boys' district volleyball. The girls' districts will be in Macklin.

Jay's named business of year

Jay's Moving & Storage Ltd., serving over 400 locations in Saskatchewan including the Battlefords, was named Saskatchewan's Business of the Year at the 27th Annual Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards Dinner.
Animal feed goes hi-tech

Animal feed goes hi-tech

Estimated to be valued at $1.6 billion annually, the livestock feed industry in Saskatchewan is an important part of the province's economy. The University of Saskatchewan is hoping to have a positive impact on the feed industry with its new $13.
Not skill or size, but God's will

Not skill or size, but God's will

Ed, my neighbor next door, loves to hunt. Each fall he makes his famous deer sausage, as long as he shoots a deer. I told Ed that it seems to me he has the advantage, since he has a rifle and the deer have none.

Music to keep you young at heart

The Battlefords Registered Music Teachers Association's annual Canada Music Week recital series reflects the theme, "Music Keeps You Young at Heart." The concert, scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
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