Battlefords News-Optimist

The first baby in the Battlefords arrived on the morning of Jan. 3 to Larry and Kelly Halstead of Battleford. The baby boy is named William David Charles Halstead. The names have a few layers of meaning.

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed

While there has been plenty of media attention lately on North Battleford’s struggles to reduce crime, not all the focus has been negative.

Submitted Yet another Gold sponsor of the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games has been announced. Nutec Embroidery/Arrow Trophies/Signs of the Times (known by most as just Nutec) presented a $10,000 cheque to the games committee at the store recently.

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau once remarked that Canada’s relationship with the United States was like sleeping next to an elephant: “No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.

On Dec. 13, the Eks Lodge No. 369 presented Battlefords Residential Services Inc. with a $1,000 donation. Yvonne Nyholt, BRSI chairperson thanked the Elks for their continued support.

The top scorer in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will be staying in the province for his post-secondary hockey career.

A pair of wins on Wednesday has put Robyn Silvernagle in a good position at the Viterra Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Melfort.

“This year is the 32nd anniversary of me not getting the G.I. Joe aircraft carrier for Christmas.” So said the Facebook post that crossed my feed a few days after Christmas, 2017. It featured a photo of the USS Flagg, in the original box.

Years from now, people will look back at 2017 as a year that the eyes of the nation focused on the Battlefords.