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Saskatchewan skies - Venus gets cosy with the moon

Saskatchewan skies - Venus gets cosy with the moon

The month begins with the moon in the last Quarter, meaning it has been about 22 days since new moon. New moon occurs Oct. 7 and it is full Oct. 22. Watch for Venus only three degrees away from the moon Oct.
Touch Football League ends regular season

Touch Football League ends regular season

Thursday marked the final night of the regular season schedule for the North Battleford Men's Touch Football League and six of the eight teams were in action. Last week, teams were trying to solidify their spots in the standings.

Theft interrupted

At 10:30 p.m. Sept. 26 perpetrators attempted to steal a vehicle from a business in Lashburn. The theft was interrupted and the perpetrators were then seen fleeing in a white Ford Windstar van. Between Sept.
Seniors raise building funds

Seniors raise building funds

There are only two more weeks to purchase your ticket for the Blaine Lake Senior Citizen's Centre cash lotto with a draw date of Oct. 18. Twenty-two cash prizes totalling $125,000 will be awarded with only 2,500 tickets sold.
Weather shines on threshing event

Weather shines on threshing event

On a beautiful sunny warm day, Borden held their annual threshing day at the site two miles north of Borden Sept. 25. Before noon, the teams of horses showed how discing, sulky plowing and bindering were done in pioneer days.

Equipment stolen

Story:A wide array of small equipment and supplies was stolen from a Maidstone business Sometime between 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8:30 a.m Sept. 28. Taken were numerous lawn mowers, battery chargers, booster cables and extension cords.
NEIGHBOURLY ADVICE ACCORDING TO ED - A gift that keeps on giving

NEIGHBOURLY ADVICE ACCORDING TO ED - A gift that keeps on giving

"Is this all you do - see people in and out the door?" Ed asked me at WalMart. Ed was in Yorkton for machinery parts and his wife, Ruby, wanted to stop at our store.
Junior Vikings run wild in Prince Albert

Junior Vikings run wild in Prince Albert

Ground and pound is common football strategy and the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Junior Vikings used the strategy to perfection against Prince Albert Carlton.
Preserving a holy history

Preserving a holy history

After celebrating their 105th anniversary this August, the Notre Dame Parish is donating a DVD and booklet, outlining the congregation's extensive history in North Battleford, to the City of North Battleford Historic Archives.
The man who saved Fort Battleford

The man who saved Fort Battleford

Joseph Anderson, a turn of the century clergyman, once said "There is nothing that solidifies and strengthens a nation like the reading of the nation's own history, whether that history is recorded in books, or embodied in customs, institutions and m
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