Battlefords News-Optimist

If you've seen the booths at the Co-op mall, you'll know the local squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets is raising funds with a raffle. If you didn't get your ticket, there is still time, as they have dates booked to set up again.

Radisson Royal Purple held their meeting April 7, with the ladies dining out at the local restaurant prior to the meeting.

In a story published in the April 10 Regional Optimist, "Funds to aid teenage girl empowerment program," the program receiving funding from Association of Saskatchewan Realtors Legacy Grant Program in Saskatchewan was misidentified.

A former manager of the Wilkie swimming pool has been awarded a Royal Life Saving Society of Canada Volunteer and Lifesaving Award.

The youngest candidate in the North Battleford council byelection race is now the youngest, and newest, member of council.

Lots of wind with warmer temperatures, but not hot, has reduced the snow banks to puddles, but it's not all gone yet. More shingles took flight with the strong winds last week, so more fixing to come.

Well it's not Roy Roger and Dale Evans, but Dean and June Roger, who were married 60 years in January, are celebrating their anniversary April 19. Congratulations.

The weather was inhospitable for mayhem makers, but Battlefords RCMP were still called to more than 25 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 16 and 6 a.m. Thursday, April 17.

The visitor information centre will no longer be operated by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce as of April 30. The changes had been in the works for a few months but the news was made official by the Chamber Monday.

The Battleford Volleyball Club Crush finished eighth in Tier 1 at the 17U women's 2014 Conexus Provincial Volleyball Championships last weekend in Saskatoon and Warman.