Battlefords News-Optimist

Reprinted from the Mountain View Cassette / Glacier Media / By Craig Lindsay DIDSBURY – The town of Didsbury was once again the site of a major Hollywood movie production as it stood in for Quincy, Wyo. for a movie called Land.

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The week of Oct. 6-12, 2019, has been proclaimed Fire Prevention Week in the City of North Battleford, and a typical high point of the week is the annual noon-hour beef on a bun held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the fire hall.

The Town of Battleford is hoping to have its operating and capital budgets presented in November and done by mid-December.

The 26th annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards felt more like the Oscars for one business this year.

I have a fascination with science, but I’m a graduate arts student. So, my beliefs in climate change could easily challenged by climate denying scientists such as Dr. Judith Curry. Dr.

Supporters of the old St. Vital Church in Battleford made their pitch to save the structure at a town council meeting Monday night.

Submitted by Saskatchewan Lotteries Duc Tran was shocked when she checked her Lotto Max ticket and discovered she’d won $248,296.10 on the Nov. 23, 2018 draw.

It was a heartbreaker for the North Battleford Comp Vikings against Marion Graham on Oct. 4 at SMF Field in Saskatoon. The Vikings lost 22-21 as a second-half comeback fell short.

The Battlefords Sharks are in the win column for the first time this midget female AAA hockey season. They won their home opener Oct. 5 at Battleford Arena by a 2-1 final score over the Notre Dame Hounds.