Battlefords News-Optimist

Seventeen-year-old Tori Clarke of North Battleford will be heading for Toronto in August for the Miss Teenage Canada pageant. Entering a pageant is something she's wanted to do for a long time. "Since I watched Miss Congeniality," she laughs.

Each year the North Battleford branch of the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan recognizes those who have a positive impact on those living with mental illness and in promoting mental health awareness in the community.

The work of staff members at the Light of Christ Catholic School Division was celebrated Friday at an event at Alex Dillabough Centre.

A fibre optic cable was severed Tuesday in the Blaine Lake area affecting SaskTel landline, Internet and cellular services. Towns impacted include Blaine Lake, Marcelin, Lac La Peche and Krydor.

Dear Editor While perusing the sports pages in one of our Saskatchewan newspapers, I stumbled upon a column written by Andrew Coyne, of CBC's “At Issue” weekly on The National.

Unity News

“A good garden is always the result of good planning,” says Lyndon Penner at the start of his new book, Garden Design for the Short Season Yard. I couldn’t agree more.

Borden and Radisson News

Time to get caught up again with the news around Edam. We will start with the April handi-van bingo that was held April 10.