Battlefords News-Optimist

A chance meeting with an unusual chef has resulted in a plan for a three-day food event in the Battlefords organized by a John Paul II Collegiate teacher. The chef is a raw food chef named Chris Kendall.

As we get older and move into retirement, there will come a time when we need to start drawing on our savings. One of the easier ways to do that is through “monthly income” funds that pay out a regular distribution each month.

The John Paul II Crusaders were home Thursday to the Kindersley Kobras in nine-man high school football action in North Battleford.

The relocation of a number of at-risk graves in the Battleford Cemetery is in progress.

History and Commentary From a Prairie Perspective

A group gathered last week for a town hall meeting on privatization in health care were warned funding cuts were on the way – and that warning has materialized.

The opposition NDP is once again blasting the P3 model for the new Saskatchewan Hospital construction. The NDP caucus issued a news release Monday, in which they took aim at the hospital’s $407 million price tag over a span of 33 years.

The Battlefords North Stars have made a deal to send one of their forwards to the English River Miners of the Junior A Superior International Junior Hockey League.

Derby girls ready to rumble