Battlefords News-Optimist

Parents attending an information meeting about Grade 7s moving to the North Battleford Comprehensive High School in 2015 were told their children would have a home room and a home room teacher, unlike the Grade 8s and 9s, who have "home room" groups.

The North Battleford Fire Department responded to the Hyundai dealership at the north end of the city Friday morning where a fire had caused extensive damage to an office near the service area.

North Battleford RCMP responded to a call shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 of suspected shots being fired on the 1500 block of 104th Street. A vehicle parked at the scene was found to have sustained damage consistent with a firearm.

Battlefords Minor Football has seen its membership grow as it enters its fourth season of operation.

Cut Knife RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in solving an oil field theft of eight Weatherford hydraulic skids that are valued at approximately $4000.

Approximately 40 calls for service/occurrences were reported to the North Battleford RCMP between 6 a.m. Thursday, May 15 and 6 a.m. Friday, May 16. There were five false alarms, two traffic/driving complaints and two false/nuisance 911 calls.

Communities throughout Saskatchewan have been signing interagency agreements setting out violence risk assessment protocols, and the Battlefords is moving in that direction as well.

Best wishes to all mothers. Hope you all enjoyed your special day. It is not often that the leaves are not out on Mothers' Day. At present there are just catkins on the poplars and the pussy willows look lovely.

The students and staff hope everyone had a very nice Mother's Day weekend. At school, the elementary students were busy the week before Mother's Day, creating some beautiful gifts to present their mom on her special day.

"You can't get higher than number one, so something has to be done." Those are the wise words of Councillor Ryan Bater.