Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

Innovation Credit Union held its annual meeting March 31 in North Battleford, with livestreaming available at Swift Current, Meadow Lake, Gravelbourg and Wilkie.

In the Don Ross Centre, there’s a little yellow sticker near the top of a cinder-block wall. In bold, white letters against a black background it reads: “CAUTION.

Staff The City of North Battleford is putting agendas for its council meetings, planning committee and leisure services advisory committee meetings online.

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Boots and Bouquets

Everything under the sun. The Battefords’ new brand is brash, bold and entirely accurate. The consultant who worked with what is nown know as Destination Battlefords to create the brand says the boldness of the statement will attract attention.

The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly supper and birthday celebration March 25. The cakes were brought by Mary Thiessen and Doreen Flath and the ice cream by Art Flath. Celebrating for March were Doreen and Art Flath and Martha Rempel.

A group of students from Living Sky School Division have left their desks and books behind to become reporters, camera people, videographers and social media experts March 29 – 31.