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Stars bounce back to split weekend series

Stars bounce back to split weekend series

After taking a beating in Tisdale the previous weekend, the Battlefords Midget Stars were back in action on the weekend, this time against the last place team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAAA Hockey League.

Let's play

This boot comes from residents of Battlefords enriched housing that is a component of the River Heights Lodge Complex. Let's Play Oh, look! A nice lawn right across the street. Grab your baseball or your football.
Moving forward too fast

Moving forward too fast

Don't know about you but my head's still spinning with the news of the last few weeks' events. It began as I, and the world, watched with awe at the miraculous rescue of 33 miners from their underground cave in Chile.
Paving firm sponsors ladies' night

Paving firm sponsors ladies' night

G & C Asphalt is the silver sponsor for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Festival of Trees Ladies' Night.

NBCHS spikes the ball

Serves, spikes and sets filled the gym at North Battleford Comprehensive High School Oct. 16, as the school played host to the annual junior girls volleyball tournament. The round robin kicked off at 9 a.m.
Exploring the possibilities

Exploring the possibilities

Libraries in small communities connect patrons to the world. This past week was Saskatchewan Library Week and the theme was Libraries = Possibilities.

Dog owners responsibility

Dear Editor As a result of what could have been a tragic incident this past weekend, I felt a need for public awareness. Had it not been for the heroic actions of a passing driver, the attack on myself and my small dog could have ended tragically.
Coffee, tarot and art

Coffee, tarot and art

It being October, the Tarot Read & a Coffee sign in a window on the 1300 block of 108th Street might be mistaken for Halloween decorations.
Prairie family roots go deep

Prairie family roots go deep

In rural Saskatchewan the family is still the backbone of the community. Over the past few years, when I've met people who were new to me, often they were returning or related to the community in some way.

Midget Stars try to respond after big losses in Tisdale

It was a penalty filled weekend with two results the Battlefords Midget Stars will hope to soon forget. The Stars were in Tisdale and lost 4-0 and 9-1.
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