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Show and shine to take over Main Street in Melfort on Friday
Main Street in Melfort will be filled with not only show vehicles but food booths, and other special attractions on Friday afternoon for the 30th annual Show and Shine. The event that grows each year ...
Jun 13, 2019 Melfort's Show and Shine takes place Friday for its 30th year. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Wednesday night barbecues at Melfort museum back for the summer
The long standing summer tradition of Wednesday night barbecues began again last night at the Melfort museum.City council and administration were in attendance for the first barbecue of the season tha...
Jun 13, 2019 The Melfort museum hosted its first Wednesday night barbecue event of the season. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Mosquito First Nation appoints first female senator
Elder Jenny Spyglass has become the first female appointed to Battlefords Agency Tribal Council (BATC) and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Senate from Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Le...
Jun 12, 2019 Chief Tanya Aguilar-Antiman (holding the microphone), alongside Jenny Spyglass (right), as the latter became the first female senator from Mosquito Grizzly Bears Head Lean Man First Nation. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melfort Fastpitch Tournament taking place over weekend
A major fundraiser for the Melfort Minor Softball Association will be here this weekend.The Melfort 222's Fastpitch Tournament opens Friday, June 14, and runs until Sunday, June 16.Twenty-three teams ...
Jun 12, 2019 The Melfort Spirit U14A team won gold at the Queen City Classic that took place in Regina last weekend. (Facebook/Melfort Minor Softball Association)
Melfort residents taking pies in the face for fundraiser
Whether they're going to eat it, or wear it, Melfort residents will get a face full of pie to raise funds for one of their own.The Bargain Shop in Melfort will hold a Pie in the Face Auction fundraise...
Jun 12, 2019 Bidders at the Pie in the Face Auction could get up close and personal with the baked treat if their component outbids them. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Veteran returns from 75th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies in France
Northern Elder Josie Searson is back in Canada after representing Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan at the 75th D-Day ceremonies in France. It was an opportunity Searson, 78, stated she was blessed to take p...
Jun 11, 2019 Josie Searson, right, participated as a Métis elder and veteran. (submitted photo/Jim Searson)
The fair arrives in Humboldt this week
The City of Humboldt's Summer Sizzler gets kicked off on Thursday.West Coast Amusement Midways is setting up for the fair weekend that typically sees around 6,000 people go through the grounds at the ...
Jun 11, 2019 The Humboldt Summer Sizzler begins this Thursday. (Facebook/Humboldt Summer Sizzler)
Teepee monument, giant wind chime coming to Onion Lake
The sounds of silver spoons will be representative of community identity in Onion Lake.The Onion Lake community is coming together, with the support of the Virtues and Community Belonging Project, to ...
Jun 11, 2019 Members of the Virtues and Community Belonging Project on the site where the teepee will be built. (Facebook/Onion Lake RCMP)
Village of Codette celebrating landmark event
The Village of Codette will soon be celebrating a landmark with a party in the park.To celebebrate the village's 90th birthday, a number of activities are planned, including a barbecue, birthday cake,...
Jun 11, 2019 The Village of Codette in 1954 (Facebook/Village of Codette).
Melfort Kinsmen to host ATV rally on Father's Day weekend
The Melfort Kinsmen will host its second annual ATV rally on Saturday.After a very successful first year last year that saw around 225 riders, the kinsmen are going ahead with this year's edition of t...
Jun 11, 2019 Melfort Kinsmen hosting ATV rally on Saturday. (file photo/paNOW Staff)