Battlefords News-Optimist

Piles for a new manufacturing plant in Battleford are going in and by June the erection of the building could begin. The $6.7 million 28,000-square-foot metal tank fabrication plant is being built by Leading Manufacturing Group Inc.

North Battleford's Mikaela York wrapped up her first season of post-secondary athletics by winning several awards at the Lethbridge College Kodiaks athletic banquet, including athlete of the year.

The Canadian Red Cross presented a Rescuer Award to North Battleford resident Gregg Sheppard at a ceremony during a recent meeting of Battleford Search and Rescue.

As we wait for the snow to melt and the fields to dry up, there are some things producers can do to ease the transition into seeding. One important decision that can be made at this time of year is calculating seeding rates.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, April 14 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 15. Among those calls were three false alarms, two false/nuisance 911 class and two traffic related complaints. Monday 6:53 a.m.

"Who's turn is it to start?" "Who won the most games yesterday?" Typical questions these days between Hubby and me, questions I couldn't have imagined when we began our evening routine more than 40 years ago.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has awarded previous purchaser and early bird draw prizes in its Monthly Lottery.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 16.

The April meeting of Rivers' Edge Quilt Guild was held April 4 with 17 members present. Several members, back from vacationing in warmer climates, were busy admiring projects done during their absence.

The Western Applied Research Corporation is a producer-based organization that facilitates practical field research and demonstration.