Battlefords News-Optimist

Although they just missed out on their end goal of winning a gold medal at the Saskatchewan Winter Games, the Rivers West male curling team had a memorable experience as the host rink at the Twin Rivers Curling Club this past week.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 142 calls for service over the weekend. According to RCMP, there were 36 charges in total, 35 of which were charges for driving infractions including one traffic collision and two impaired driving charges.

A week of sporting excitement came to an end in the Battlefords Saturday as the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games drew to a close.

Having finished seventh in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League regular season standings with a 7-21-0 record, the Battlefords Sharks knew they would have a tough opponent in the quarter-final round.

Firefighters for North Battleford Fire Department got a crash course in how to save people from the freezing water last Feb. 15. They did rescue training in the pond at the David Laird Campground.

While Saskatchewan artist Joe Fafard has a number of university degrees to his name, he said shunning what he learned in university in the 1960s was important to his development as an artist. In his twenties, Fafard worked in Regina teaching.

From Battleford to CBC Searchlight, Stephen McLane said the sky is the limit with his band Claymere. “Music is a gift,” McLane said, “I just want to be able to share that with people.

Submitted The biology 30 curriculum includes a unit about biotechnology. Hi-tech biotechnology would be topics like robotic prosthetics or the new biofeedback wristwatch products.

Having lost 7-3 on home ice to the Battlefords North Stars a month ago and coming off of a 6-0 defeat on the road to the Humboldt Broncos Monday evening, the Melfort Mustangs were eager to return to the win column and gain some ground on the North St

Only a handful of medals are left to hand out at the Saskatchewan Winter Games following the second last day of competition Friday.