Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords Stars will play for the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League title.

The Canadian Tire Thursday Night League at the Northland Power Curling Centre ended March 13 with the Lloyd Carriere team holding top spot over the 19 other teams in the league.

Directors of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings were given details of a tea to welcome a physician's family at a regular meeting March 3. Dr. Mpomposhe and her family returned from South Africa in February.

There are many interesting and compelling moments that occur in the City of North Battleford Historic Archives. These moments happen with the donation of many textual records and historical pictures that come into our repository.

The New Horizons took to the ice March 11 for what was to be their second last game of the season.However, such is not the case anymore. There is going to be a final bonspiel March 25 where each of the 12 teams will play three four-end games.

The budget deliberation process is underway in the town of Battleford. Mayor Derek Mahon and all members of council held their first budget session Tuesday at Town Hall.

The Leipzig Serenity Retreat will be putting on their third annual music festival at the end of May. In preparation for the event, the retreat had applied in October of 2013 for a Saskfestival Project Grant.

Spencer Bast was the hero for the Stars in double overtime Thursday night as Battlefords downed the Mintos 3-2 in game two of their SMAAAHL semifinal series at the Art Hauser Centre Arena. Bast's goal came 6:50 into the second overtime period.

The historic but now boarded-up and pigeon-infested properties at the corner of 11th Avenue and 102nd Street have been sold again.

The City of North Battleford is proceeding with a grant application for some major work on the drainage system at Cameron McIntosh Airport.