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Spirit day a colourful event

Spirit day a colourful event

Thursday Oct. 14 was spirit day at Maidstone High School. The theme was "tight and bright." Students looked forward to this day with excitement and wore lots of bright neon clothing such as tight leggings, headbands and jewelry.

Five-year sentence for repeat drunk driving offender

A 58-year old man convicted of once again driving while impaired and driving while disqualified is going to be spending nearly five years behind bars.
We are all part of the solution

We are all part of the solution

Statistics Canada released a study early last month that highlighted the strength of the feminist movement. In 2006, for every 100 women with a university education there were 84 men with the same level of education.

Ballet glides into N.B.

With support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board's Culture on the Go pilot program, the White Birch Ballet Company is performing in North Battleford at Chapel Gallery Saturday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Corporate jewels turning to glass

Corporate jewels turning to glass

I would like to thank the folks with BHP Billiton for making a pitch for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Their doing so has now given me an answer to one of my wife's frequent questions.
A generous harvest

A generous harvest

Combines in red, yellow and green worked together last Thursday to bring in the harvest of the Jim and Cheryl Johnston donation land.

New condo conversion policy adopted

A new condominium creation and conversion policy for the City of North Battleford has been adopted. The policy received the approval of North Battleford city council at Tuesday night's regular council meeting.

BTC land deal details almost done

Details of the land purchase deal made between Battlefords Tribal Council and the city of North Battleford for the CUPlex site are now worked out and should be before council at their next meeting.

Crankiness unlikely to affect voters here

Dear Editor As John Cairns pointed out in his commentary, "Will cranky voter trend spread to B'fords?," (News-Optimist, Oct.
Nuggets of truth in a peanut

Nuggets of truth in a peanut

I recently began work on a challenge after I and the others in a writing group were assigned the following words: peanut, exhaustion, pelted and pensive and instructed to incorporate them into a final product that makes sense.
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