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Warman man brings home black widow spider after grocery shopping trip
Calvin Bruneau arrived home from a grocery shopping trip with a little more than he asked for last week.Bruneau emptied his groceries to find a black widow spider at his Warman house after shopping at...
Nov 09, 2019 A photo of the eight-legged critter that Calvin Bruneau discovered after a grocery shopping trip. (Amanda Bruneau/Facebook)
"We are here to remember them and thank them": Muskoday School hosts Remembrance Day ceremony
The sound of The Last Post echoed throughout the gym of Muskoday Community School on Friday, as students helped in their own way to pay respects to the men and women who have fought and died for their...
Nov 08, 2019 A young student pins a poppy as an act of Remembrance. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Region sees slight uptick in jobs
There's slightly better news on the job scene for the Prince Albert and North region - which includes The Battlefords and Melfort - as well as signs of continued improvement on the provincial front.Ac...
Nov 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Rotary Club of Hudson Bay names Meagan Dickson as Citizen of the Year
Since she was 10 years old, Meagan Dickson grew up in the Town of Hudson Bay, left for school, returned, and raised her family.Dickson is on numerous boards for organizations and events within Hudson ...
Nov 08, 2019 (Submitted photo/Meagan Dickson).
Escape Rooms coming to Melfort
Escape room games have proven to be a hit in many different areas and they are getting a shot in Melfort.Melfort Escape Rooms is slated to open by mid-November in the front of the Melfort Tattoo Shop ...
Nov 08, 2019 Melfort Escape rooms will open at 109 Burrows Avenue West by mid-November. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)
Sask. donors raise $750,000 in children's hospital radiothon
Broadcasters from across Saskatchewan, including the full team from the family of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, helped raise a substantial sum of money for the new state-of-the-art children's faci...
Nov 07, 2019 On-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lent their voices to the cause at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
Retail auction to determine Melfort, other liquor permits
Retail liquor store permit auctions will soon begin for several communities across the province, including Melfort.The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced Thursday that the first...
Nov 07, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort Amateur Dramatics presents Gibson and Sons
Melfort Amateur Dramatics is down to the last week of rehearsal before this season's dinner theatre performance.Gibson and Sons will be hosted in the Kerry Vickar Centre CJVR performing arts theatre o...
Nov 07, 2019 The cast of Gibson and Sons have been rehearsing since late August for next week's dinner theatre in Melfort. (Facebook/Melfort Amateur Dramatics Inc.)
Sask. SPCA campaign aims to help pets throughout winter
The Saskatchewan SPCA has launched the Warming Hearts and Paws campaign.The campaign, which takes part between Nov. 4 to Dec. 15, is to help people who are homeless take care of their pets in Prince A...
Nov 07, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Melfort Special Olympics curling team begins season with weekend bonspiel at home
Off the ice, Melfort Special Olympics has been preparing its curling team for the 2020 national winter games in Thunder Bay, Ont. in February.Melfort's Special Olympics curling team attended a trainin...
Nov 07, 2019 Melfort Special Olympics' curling team will hit the ice for the first time this season when they host their bonspiel at the Melfort Curling Club on Saturday, Nov. 9. (Facebook/Melfort Special Olympics)