Battlefords News-Optimist

LESCHYSHYN: Funeral Service for Mr. Michael Leschyshyn of rural Battleford was held on Friday, March 28, 2014 @ 10:30 a.m. from the All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church With Reverend Father Vladimir Simunovic officiating.

This week's task was to complete the final edits on a history book I wrote for a client. It's been a most interesting project and being chosen to do the work has been an honour.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, April 7 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 8. Those calls included three false alarms, three traffic related complaints and one false/nuisance 911 call. Monday 6:44 a.m.

Could Saskatchewan's early settlers build energy efficient homes? Were the materials they needed readily available? Are there lessons about energy efficiency we can learn from the buildings of our past? The North Battleford Western Development Museum

Battlefords RCMP have made several arrests following shooting incidents in North Battleford Saturday night. The RCMP say they responded to two calls that came in shortly before 11 p.m.

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute has announced the 12th annual Bicycle Safety Week in Saskatchewan - "Biking through a Safe Summer" May 12 - 18.

Real life couple, veteran actors Linda Lyon Walls and Jim Walls, star in Battlefords Community Players' last dinner theatre of the season, Sexy Laundry, at the Dekker Centre next week.

The Battlefords Jazz Society has an event planned for Friday, May 2 at the Sloan Auditorium that will feature popular Saskatoon-based band Rosie and the Riveters.

Work has begun on the coming year's school calendar - a joint effort between Living Sky School Division and Light of Christ Catholic School Division - and no drastic change is anticipated.

What a difference a week makes. A week earlier, the Battlefords looked like they had two potential champions in the making in the Battlefords North Stars and the midget AAA Stars.