Battlefords News-Optimist

Happy days: spring has definitely sprung and in places the grass is riz. I always look forward to this time of year - it's a hopeful time, full of promise.

Another week of spring-like weather. If you think it was warm and melting you are sorta partly right. It was nice and melting except for that hurricane wind on Wednesday and now I thought my eyes were going Friday morning.

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.