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Melfort Cooperative Daycare to host first ever family dance fundraiser

The theme is 'Prom Night' but the aim is to raise funds for the Melfort Cooperative Daycare at a family dance this weekend.According to the daycare director Taneyl Morrison, her staff wanted to try so...

Feb 20, 2020 Melfort Cooperative Daycare to host family dance this Saturday. (Facebook/Melfort Cooperative Daycare)

Rob Rongve named as co-winner of citizen of the decade

Rob Rongve has been named as one of the Citizens of the Decade by Discovery Co-op, the North Battlefords Lion's Club and 1050 CJNB. He joins Ben Christiansen as the co-winner of this award.Rongve's no...

Feb 20, 2020 Rob Rongve is a co-winner of the citizen of the decade award. (supplied photo/Rob Rongve)

P.A. Kinsmen celebrate club centennial

The Kinsmen Club is marking 100 years of service in Canada. Brad Amy, former president of the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club, said the national organization's roots in Canada can be traced back to Hamilto...

Feb 20, 2020 P.A. Kinsmen Club members with this year's Citizen of the Year Janet Carriere. (Facebook/Prince Albert Kinsmen Club)

Open house to recognize Melfort's historic post office window replacement

The Melfort Historic Post Office will have its doors open to celebrate the recent window replacement project. The city will host the event on March 6, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m., to recognize the window rep...

Feb 20, 2020 The windows of the historic post office in Melfort were replaced in 2019. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Flag raising at City Hall recognizes National Day of KINdness

Local Kinsmen, Kinettes and city officials gathered at city hall to raise a flag in honor of the Kinsmen's 100th anniversary. Mayor Merlin Seymour told meadowlakeNOW, he was once a Kinsmen for over 20...

Feb 20, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Winter Festival to go out with a bang

Members of the Prince Albert Winter Festival (PAWF) committee hope residents come out and enjoy the final weekend of the annual celebration."There's something for everyone to take part in," President ...

Feb 20, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Plan Your Summer with Saskatchewan Parks

Campers can mark their calendars - reservations for 2020 campsites are scheduled to begin Monday, April 13 for seasonal and Wednesday, April 15 for nightly and Camp-Easy. "We are looking forward to an...

Feb 20, 2020

Meadow Lake Winterfest Skijor Competion

The Meadow Lake Winterfest is, this year, hosting a Skijor Competition for teams of horseback riders and skiers, February 29 at the Stampede Race Track.See the poster for details.Entry deadline is Feb...

Feb 20, 2020

Fletcher, Loon-Stewardson shine bright for Stars with year-end award nominations

As the Battlefords North Stars near the end of the regular season and ready themselves for another run to the Canalta Cup, a pair of the team's key cogs have been recognized around the Saskatchewan Ju...

Feb 20, 2020 Quintin Loon-Stewardson (left) and Matthew Fletcher (right) have been integral pieces to the North Stars’ success this season, helping lead the club to a league-best 44-9-2 record. This week the pair were recognized with award nominations for Player of the Year and Defenceman of the Year, respectively. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Braving the cold to fight homelessness

Around 20 people are set to hit the streets in support of the YWCA on Saturday night, pounding the pavement to raise money for programs combatting homelessness. The annual Coldest Night of the Year wa...

Feb 20, 2020 Participants in last years' coldest night of the year walk. (file photo/paNOW Staff)