Battlefords News-Optimist

The weather this last week has been up and down with one day a beautiful spring day and the next a cold wind off an iceberg somewhere. Even Mother Nature is confused. The leaves on the trees want to come out but only small buds have appeared.

The City and subcontractors are working on traffic signal upgrades at Territorial Drive and 100th Street all day today, May 15. Drivers are asked to please drive cautiously through the intersection as there will be workers and equipment present.

Members of the North Battleford RCMP responded to 27 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 14 and 6 a.m. Thursday, May 15.

Big things are set for this CFL season. The Ottawa RedBlacks are beginning their debut season, new stadiums in Hamilton and Ottawa and the league's $40 million-a-year television contract with TSN starts this summer. Tuesday evening was the CFL draft.

Saskatchewan officially proclaimed May 2014 as Missing Children's Month. This year marks the 23rd annual green ribbon campaign by Child Find Saskatchewan, which includes National Missing Children's Day May 25.

A Wilkie team won the Provincial High School Badminton Championship for girls' doubles Saturday afternoon in Warman. Allison Cey and Chelsea Gruber defeated Kylie McDaid and Santanna Bill from Leoville 2-0 (21-16, 21-9) to win the provincial title.

Hi, folks. Hurrah! The sun is shining after so many cloudy days. Now I hope that means "April showers will bring May flowers." Have to wait and see, I guess. Many of our tenants spent Easter with their families.

Dear Editor The Paynton History Book Committee is still looking for family stories, pictures and articles from anyone who has lived or owned land in the village or RM of Paynton No. 470 from the early 1900s to now.

Not satisfied with the winter that didn't want to stop giving us snow right into April, one of the key points on our little spring family holiday was seeing more snow - a whole glacier's worth.

A drive around the lake recently turned up some signs of spring even though it still stays so cool, freezing at nights yet. First signs were many swans along the south shore of Jackfish Lake where there was open water, followed by several pelicans.