Tag Archives: Events
North Stars travel to Melfort for showdown of league’s top two teams
There may be eleven points in the standings separating the Battlefords North Stars and Melfort Mustangs atop the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) standings, but Friday night should prove a two...
Nov 08, 2019 Stars’ forward, Rylan Nivon (#23) will look to stay hot against the Mustangs, after picking up three points and the shootout winner last month in the first matchup of the season-series, a 5-4 Battlefords’ victory. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW 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)
Community envisions myriad of future uses for old opera house
Battleford residents put on their thinking caps Wednesday as they came together to propose a gamut of ideas for the future of the old opera house space in Town Hall. The two-hour event at Fort Battlef...
Nov 07, 2019 Laura Plosz, of Group 2 Architecture and Design, speaks to guests at the open house Wednesday to gather input on future ideas for the Town of Battleford's former opera house. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Two Saskatchewan bull riders have sights set on world championship in Las Vegas
Two Saskatchewan boys are amongst the field of 40 competitors at the 2019 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Unleash the Beast World Finals in Las Vegas from November 6 to 10.Maple Creek's Jared Parsonage...
Nov 07, 2019 Dakota Buttar after his third win of the season in North Battleford. (Facebook photo/Dakota Buttar)
Radiothon speaks to the power of giving for new children's hospital
Around a dozen broadcasters from around the province, including our own personalities from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, are playing their role in the first provincial radiothon for the new Jim Pa...
Nov 06, 2019 Radio for kids. The on-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lend their voices to the cause in the lobby of the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
North Stars show horsepower in 3-0 blanking of Broncos
It is said that 13 is an unlucky number, but for the Battlefords North Stars, the number suits them just fine. The Stars blanked the rival Humboldt Broncos 3-0 Tuesday night at the Civic Centre, to ea...
Nov 06, 2019 Stars’ goaltender, Parker Rey is congratulated by captain, Matthew Fletcher after stopping all 34 shots he faced on the night to earn his second shutout in his last two starts. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Province-wide radiothon for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Radio stations across the province are joining forces to help celebrate the opening of the first-ever dedicated children's and maternal hospital in Saskatchewan this week. The Jim Pattison Broadcast G...
Nov 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
North Stars welcome Broncos to town in search of 13th straight win
The Battlefords North Stars will welcome the division-rival, Humboldt Broncos to town Tuesday night for the first matchup of the season-series between the two teams. The North Stars enter play the win...
Nov 05, 2019 Stars’ forward, Quintin Loon-Stewardson played the hero for the North Stars Saturday night, picking up the overtime game-winner against the Yorkton Terriers. The sophomore enters play riding a three-game point streak, that has seen Loon-Stewardson pick up three goals, six points in the process. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Public discussion on opera house space moved to Fort Battleford
Those planning to attend the open house Wednesday on the future use of the former opera house space in Battleford will want to note the change in venue. The come-and-go-style event to be held from 6 p...
Nov 05, 2019 The public house to gather input on the future use of the former opera house that was once located on the upper floor of the Town Hall building in Battleford will now take place at Fort Battleford on Wednesday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords dominate Saskatoon Minor Football ranks, as Bucks and Vikings post dual championships
It was an all Battlefords outcome at the Kinsmen Football League (KFL) finals over the weekend, as both the BMF Bucks and North Battleford Junior Vikings took home their respective league championship...
Nov 04, 2019 The Battlefords Minor Football Bucks took home their
third-straight league championship this weekend in Saskatoon. (submitted
photo/Paul Fransoo)