Battlefords News-Optimist

Western Development Museum and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society were recognized last week for a program to educate students about sustainable buildings.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has a problem with sharing anything that is valuable to him. Ed has told me, "Don't disclose your good fishing spot. If you tell even one person where the fishing is good, it won't be yours any longer.

The Battlefords Wildlife Federation Nature Centre location near Highway 4 is changing hands and broadening its focus.

Cards at the Maidstone Drop In Centre were cancelled April 28 so members could attend the funeral of long-time member Jessie Buckley, who passed away April 23. The funeral service was at St.

My hands were shaking.

Following an unusually high number of disasters that the Canadian Red Cross responded to in 2013, Canadians are being urged to take steps to be ready for the unexpected.

A north end business on the 2000 block of 100th Street has been the victim of an armed robbery. The incident was reported to RCMP shortly after 10 p.m. Monday.

Six students from the Northwest will be participating in the Provincial High School Badminton Championships Saturday in Warman. Trace Sperle and Mark Ganter from Unity are one of the eight teams to qualify for the boys' double tournament.

Since its inception in 1997, Midwest Food Resources has been organizing cooking groups to help families eat well cost effectively, and now they are ready to start a cooking group for people with health concerns like celiac disease.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 6 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 7. Among those calls were two false alarms, one false/nuisance 911 call and three traffic related reports.