Battlefords News-Optimist

The Johnny McCuaig Band, now known as the Arcana Kings, were at the Dekker Centre Nov. 20 as part of an Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils tour.

Avery Donahue and her grandmother, Judy Pruden, were driving by the Battleford Lions Park in Battleford one day and an idea struck her that the trees in the park should have lights on them.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is receiving support from SaskTel in the amount of $1,650 for sponsorship of the 2019 Festival of Trees.

The Battlefords North Stars ended a long layoff with a couple of back-to-back wins at the Civic Centre this weekend. They beat the Estevan Bruins 6-3 and the Weyburn Red Wings 4-2 to sweep the two games.

Friday, Nov. 22, between 12:30 and 1: p.m, two firearms were stolen from a vehicle from a rural yard site near Radisson. The owners of the firearms had been hunting and stopped for a lunch break storing the firearms in a vehicle.

Glacier Media – The University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Alberta are conducting studies to learn more about how firefighting activities affect the health of fire crews.

Wednesday was National Child’s Day and local agencies partnered with the Community Action Program for Children and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute to bring parents and children together for activities at the Field House in North Battleford.

La Ronge RCMP along with Saskatchewan RCMP specialized units including Prince Albert Forensic Identification Services, Major Crimes Unit and North Battleford Police Dog Services are investigating an incident of shots fired that occurred Thursday in t

Troy Schaab, who was born and raised on a farm south of Unity, attended St. Peter’s School and Unity Composite High School through Grade 10.

Submitted Celebrating 40 plus years since graduation from the North Battleford Comprehensive High School, the Come Together NBCHS committee is urging all past alumni of NBCHS classes of 1971 to 1980 to register to attend the reunion July 31 and Aug.