Battlefords News-Optimist

Wes Funk, Saskatchewan author with rural roots from Mayfair, is gearing up for the launch of his illustrated version of Dead Rock Stars on March 10.

A number of people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease have begun a support group in the Battlefords, which is free of charge to interested people. The group meets at 1:30 p.m.

Canadian rock group One Bad Son will perform at the Gold Eagle Casino Feb. 27. One Bad Sun formed in 2004 in Saskatoon and consists of Shane Volk (vocals), Adam Hicks (guitar), Granny (bass) and Kurt Dahl (drums).

Unity News

Nearly 400 impaired motorists were caught during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight focusing on impaired driving, according to an SGI press release.

NationsWest Field House will be the site of the 2015 Walk For Memories, a fundraiser and awareness campaign hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan. The Walk will take place Sunday with registration from 11 a.m.

Happy new year from St. Walburg Canadian Royal Purple Society. It’s a new year, the organization has a new name and probably new challenges. This organization will be in existence 59 years this spring in St. Walburg.

From This Corner

The province should use the present crisis to finally move beyond petro-state public financing

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