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Every spring, we are reminded of the Canadian Cancer Society's ongoing quest to defeat cancer as bright yellow daffodils begin appearing at various Battlefords businesses. Wednesday, March 20 is the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Tea.

Jack Boyd was born to George and Minnie Boyd on Sept. 27, 1903 in a log and sod cabin in the district of Lovell (later to be named Cee Pee), N.W.T. His family moved to Radisson in 1905, and then to North Battleford in 1913.

The World Day of Prayer was celebrated at St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish in North Battleford March 1.

George Boyd was born on March 10, 1871 in Clark Township in the county of Durham, Ontario. In 1902, he and his brother Andrew came west to see for themselves a new and developing country. They liked what they saw.

The Battlefords Photo Club met March 5. Fifteen members were present for the indoor meeting. The group critiqued photos from the February photo of the month challenge, which was relationships/love/romance.

The Breast Friends, a group of cancer-crusading grandmothers from rural Saskatchewan, and a Dragons' Den Game Changer, has won big at the Oscars of the cookbook world - The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards - earning the title of best charity cookbook i

This week we are going to bring you up to date on the curling challenge that was played out at the Edam curling rink between the staff and students of H. Hardcastle School.

As hard as it may be to believe, spring is just around the corner. Last week Henry Konopelski saw the first gopher playing along the side of Highway 378. Hopefully the crows will soon be back because we usually get a crow storm after they arrive.

The Battlefords and Area Horticultural Society is starting to prepare for spring activities. It has been a long winter with nearly endless snow and the arrival of seed catalogues was a big note to brighten some days.

The Marsden Recreation Board held a snowmobile rally and chili cook-off Feb. 23, from the Marsden Community Hall. It was a poker-hand type rally with the lucky winners drawing tokens out of a bag at each checkpoint.