Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords Photo Club held it's monthly meeting May 6. Members present viewed and voted for the photo challenge winner for the monthly challenge, "environmental" photos of the meeting room.

During the last few months a number of local tourism attractions have won very prestigious awards for their excellence.

North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 110 calls over a three-day period - 6 a.m. Friday, May 23 to 6 a.m. Monday, May 26.

It has now been seven months since Staci Walker stepped into what she calls her dream job, as executive director of Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc., a role that has her responsible for all aspects of the organization's operations.

The Battlefords will host the annual Relay For Life event at Centennial Park Track Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m.

You've heard the old saying, there's no fool like an old fool. Do you even know what that means? It means old people are supposed to be wise, so if an old person behaves foolishly, it is worse than a young person behaving foolishly.

The Battlefords AAA Stars held their annual general meeting at the Alex Dillabough Centre following a successful season for the club. The Stars finished second in the SMAAAHL, earning home-ice advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

The human remains recovered from the bank of the North Saskatchewan River approximately 10 km north of the Paynton ferry crossing on Thursday, May 22, 2014 have been successfully removed and transported to Saskatoon.

After 52 years, the family of a Saskatchewan airman who was killed in a 1942 training accident will dedicate a permanent memorial to him June 17.

Thousands of motorists were ticketed last month during April's province-wide traffic safety spotlight focusing on speeding in work zones, and aggressive driving in general.