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Nominees announced for Tri-Community Awards Gala
The nominees for the second annual Tri-Community Awards Gala hosted by the La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce have been announced.Seven residents are nominated for Citizen of the Year including...
Mar 29, 2019 The gala will be held April 27 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. (Lac La Ronge Chamber of Commerce/Facebook)
Memorial service to honour Humboldt Broncos on anniversary of bus crash
Next Saturday will mark one year since devastation struck the city of Humboldt following the Broncos bus crash.A memorial service is planned to take place at 4:30 p.m. at the Elgar Petersen Arena to p...
Mar 29, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Sen's Cup makes big return to Art Hauser Centre
The pucks drop Friday afternoon for the fifth annual Senator's Cup at the Art Hauser Centre, and organizers say it will be their biggest tournament to date.Tami McKenzie, Sports, Culture and Recreatio...
Mar 29, 2019 The Red Pheasant Rebals are looking to defend their championship win last year. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Library hosting author reading and panel discussion about healing through writing
Healing through writing is the focus of an author reading and panel discussion tonight at the Alex Robertson Public Library.The event begins at 7 p.m. and includes three guest speakers who will read f...
Mar 29, 2019 Three authors will read from their books tonight at the Alex Robertson Public Library. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
CCHS students preparing for Skills Canada Provincial Competition
Students from Churchill Community High School will represent northern Saskatchewan in the Skills Canada Provincial Competition next month in Saskatoon."There are 46 different trades students can enrol...
Mar 28, 2019 Grade 10 student Kelli Young impressed judges enough at a regional culinary competition Wednesday to earn her spot at provincials. (Churchill Community High School/Facebook)
Large donation for Rose Garden Hospice
Prince Albert's planned Rose Garden Hospice is another step closer to reality, after a large donation was made from a local businessman.Matching the funds received from the recent performance of 'Cale...
Mar 28, 2019 From left, Ralph Boychuck, Gordon Hein and Marina Mitchell with the Rose Garden Hospice, Malcom Jenkins, owner of Canadian Tire in Prince Albert, and Tracey Feher, chair of Spark Theatre, attend a cheque presentation for $20,000 to be put towards the completion of the Rose Garden Hospice. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Wilkie looking for final push in Kraft Hockeyville 2019
It's been a long road for the town of Wilkie's rink.The town of 1,300, which is just under 60 kilometers southwest of the Battlefords was devastated by a fire to their rink in 2015, when an electrical...
Mar 28, 2019 Helen Urlacher holds the sign and hopes Hockeyville is awarded to Wilkie in 2019 (submitted/Helen Urlacher)
Umpiring clinics set for Battlefords and area
Baseball season is coming and those looking to become umpires will have a chance to do so at an upcoming clinic.Kirk Schafer, an umpire out of Wilkie, says anyone with experience when it comes to offi...
Mar 27, 2019 Umpire clinics are on the horizon as baseball season approaches. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Silvernagle prepares for mixed provincials in Estevan
This weekend, the provincial curling scene switches to Estevan as the mixed curling provincial play downs will be front and centre at their curling club. Team Ackerman will be back to defend their tit...
Mar 27, 2019 Robyn Silvernagle will compete in the mixed provincial playdowns in Estevan this weekend. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars punch ticket to Round 2 with Game 7 win over Bombers
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Flin Flon Bombers 4-1 Tuesday night at the NB Civic Centre to wrap up their first-round playoff series in Game 7, and punch their ticket to the second round. S...
Mar 27, 2019 Stars' goalie Joel Grzybowski, pictured here shaking hands with Bombers' forward Brandson Hein at the conclusion of two teams' seven-game series. Grzybowski kept Hein and the Bombers' offence to two goals or fewer in five of the seven games. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)