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Potluck supports women's shelter

Manitou Evangelical Free Church held a potluck luncheon Jan.23. This was a fundraiser for a the EFC Canada Women's National Project - La Casa Mariposa. This is a safe shelter for little girls and young women in Bolivia.
Northwest athletes head to Halifax

Northwest athletes head to Halifax

The final rosters are set and the 223 Saskatchewan athletes, 67 members of the coaching staff, 20 mission staff members and three National Artist Program competitors have all boarded a plane and are ready for the Canadian Winter Games in Halifax.
A final set, deConinck Smith and Bitz battle at noon

A final set, deConinck Smith and Bitz battle at noon

There were three draws Thursday and in the morning draw the top four seeds all played in the A-event quarter-finals and all advanced to meet in the semi final at 7 p.m.
I cannot stop chasing my tail

I cannot stop chasing my tail

Ed, my neighbor next door, is off on a holiday - a Caribbean cruise. Ed and Ruby?s family gave them the cruise as an anniversary gift. Ed said, ?It is like being retired - nothing to do but eat and sleep and enjoy yourself.

Local teams getting down to crunch time

Midget AA Barons The Barons won back-to-back games for this first time this season. The most recent win came in their lone game on the weekend in Shellbrook against Parkland.

Ambulance board organizes

The first meeting of the Manitou Ambulance Board was held Jan. 11 with representatives from the Villages of Marsden and Neilburg and the Rural Municipalities of Hillsdale No. 440 and Manitou Lake No. 442 in attendance.

Nothing decided heading into final week of NSRHL

You'd think heading into the final week of the regular season more than two teams would be locked into their playoff positions, but that isn't the case in the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League.
Humanity has yet to find cure for winter

Humanity has yet to find cure for winter

I have never been snowshoeing, perhaps because the opportunity has never presented itself, but more likely because I am not a winter person.
2011 Tankard underway in Battlefords

2011 Tankard underway in Battlefords

Day one of the 2011 SaskTel Tankard began, as expected, cautiously, but the excitement picked up inside the Civic Centre and finished with three games coming down to the final rock in the final draw of the day.

Cow panels stolen

Twenty cow fencing panels have been stolen fromr a site northwest of Paynton in the RM of Paynton. Maidstone RCMP say the panels were stolen sometime between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
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