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No substitute for old fashioned directions

No substitute for old fashioned directions

This quiet little town gets even quieter in the summer. We're right on the highway and the call to take a trip is deafening.

More theater donations announced

In the wake of the announcement of the awarding of the tender of the theatre component for the Credit Union CU Plex comes word of further financial support for the project.
Still some nerves when D.D. leads the Roughriders

Still some nerves when D.D. leads the Roughriders

Call me a "Nervous Nellie", or a paranoid schizophrenic, but something about Darian Durant gives me the shakes and I swear it has nothing to do with the 21-year-old scotch my host at Clear Lake was serving last week.
Vipers take a bit out of provincial competition

Vipers take a bit out of provincial competition

"I am very proud of the girls," said Don Robertson, one of the Northwest Vipers coaches days after his team returned from provincials in Saskatoon.

Senior Soccer League Standings

Battlefords Senior Men's Soccer League standings Team Record Points GF GA Athletico 7-1-2 23 30 18 FC Elite 7-1-1 22 54 15 Sweetgrass Light 7-2-0 21 42 27 Mosquito 5-3-0 15 49 23 Little Pine Deuces 2-6-1 7 44 55 Thunderchild 2-5-0 6 16 16 Sweetgrass

A great Saskatchewan ball player, Dennis Williams, will be honoured

Dennis Williams' baseball career began in Central Butte under the tutelage of Bob Champman and Ralph Peterson, both of whom played in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Saskatchewan Baseball League with the Rowletta Lakers.
Bridgefest donor pays the toll

Bridgefest donor pays the toll

Bridgefest 2010 is a little closer to its budget goal with the announcement of a generous donation.
Chicken chasing eye opener for city kid

Chicken chasing eye opener for city kid

My 14-year-old sister, Courtney, and her friends decided to do something novel the other day when the exhibition came to town. Instead of spending the day blowing money at the fair, they went to my parent's acreage.
Gallery bids adieu to founding curator

Gallery bids adieu to founding curator

After 22 years of exhibits, awards and adventures, the City of North Battleford's director of galleries is handing over the reigns. Dean Bauche began his journey as curator in a most unusual way.
Improvements set tone for next 100 years

Improvements set tone for next 100 years

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in Meota July 9 to celebrate the completion of the new RM office, as well as two water projects.
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