Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford Fire Department spent three hours at the scene of a house fire Tuesday. Firefighters answered to call to 1400 – 113th St. at 4:15 p.m., and when they arrived a mobile home had flames shooting through the roof.

Consumers and businesses in Saskatchewan have recently been targeted by unlicensed persons posing as collection agencies, according to a government press release.

The former Beth Israel Synagogue in North Battleford at the corner of 105th Street and 14th Avenue was renovated as a residence in the 1990s.

The Battlefords Co-op Marketplace grocery store introduced a new feature for parents of children with special needs. They have acquired a Caroline’s Cart, a shopping cart with a seat on the back where a child can be strapped in.

This week marks the end of an era in broadcasting the Battlefords with the retirement of longtime CJNB/Q98/93.

Maria (nee Romancyia) Skafte was born on the farm at Blue Bird, Sask. on July 22, 1917. She passed away March 26, 2015. She would have been 98 years young in July. She leaves to remember her, children Thor (Ruth) of Fort St John, B.C.

From the Top of the Pile

Unlike Major League Baseball and the National Football League, finishing last in the NHL standings doesn’t guarantee getting the first overall pick in the draft.

The Wilkie Outlaws are league champions for a third year in a row. They defeated the Kindersley Red Lions 5-0 in game five last Thursday to win the Sask. West League title.