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Students learn skills for the future

Students learn skills for the future

Ratushniak Elementary School children are a group of children who smile. This year they are spending some time focusing on where some of those smiles come from.

Foot soldiers back up champions of change

Over the last while CBC television ran a program called Champions of Change.
Stars run out of time against Swift Current

Stars run out of time against Swift Current

The Battlefords Midget Stars hosted the Swift Current Legionnaires on the weekend and had a chance to leap frog them and the Saskatoon Blazers in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, but failed to do so.
North Stars win twice to keep pace

North Stars win twice to keep pace

The Battlefords North Stars created some space between themselves and the Flin Flon Bombers with back-to-back wins coming Thursday against Estevan and Saturday in Nipawin. The North Stars won 5-4 at the Civic Centre Thursday.

Let's hear those sleigh bells ring

The recent snowfall may have some people singing, "It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you." Feb. 12, they'll be singing "Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, let's go," as the fourth annual Cutter Rally comes to the Battlefords.

Making the right strides

Budding young hockey players will have a tough time making it to the NHL if they don't pull up their socks and learn how to skate better, that according to Calgary's Institute for Hockey Research.
SaskEnergy Hockey Day in Saskatchewan events

SaskEnergy Hockey Day in Saskatchewan events

Saskatchewan - it is a hockey hotbed which has produced 477 NHLers, and whether that includes the likes of Jason Herter of Hafford, who played one game, or Gordie Howe, who played 1,767, there is no doubt Saskatchewanians know and love hockey.
Players from 22 to 92 participate

Players from 22 to 92 participate

Maidstone Museum Board charity poker event Jan. 14, once again produced an evening of fun and laughter. Twenty contestants braved the cold and snow to participate and enjoy home cooked beef on a bun.

Booming year in building permits

North Battleford had a year for building permits in 2010, with final numbers beating 2009 in both numbers of permits and permit values.

NB debt limit extended to $45 million

The Saskatchewan Municipal Board's Local Government Committee has granted the City of North Battleford's request to increase its debt limit from $31 million to $45 million.
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