Battlefords News-Optimist

These days, one cannot imagine the town of Battleford without Gordon Yarde. He has been active in civic politics as a member of town council for 18 years, and his community involvement goes back even longer to the 1970s.

Cards were played Feb. 24 at the Maidstone Drop In Centre with Dorothy Schwartz hosting and supplying lunch. High score went to Dorothy Schwartz and low went to Dorothy Kissick. It was a cold day at -40 C with the wind chill. Bingo was played Feb.

With a most beautiful day presented, there were approximately one dozen Battlefords Art Club members gathered to work in different media at the Don Ross Centre Tuesday.

An information sheet, explaining the new postal rates, is available at the local post office, and shows a troubling picture, but one we can do nothing about.

Farmers have been selecting, harvesting, cleaning, storing, replanting and sharing seeds with each other for many millennia.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Warm weather has boosted call outs for the Battlefords RCMP. Members responded to approximately 27 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 11 and 6 a.m. Wednesday. Tuesday 7:54 a.m.

The City of North Battleford is asking drivers to be cognizant whenever driving through puddles. Try not to splash pedestrians, and be mindful that under the water there may be potholes that can be damaging to vehicles.

The North Battleford Fire Department is advising residents to stay off ice covered bodies of water ie: the North Saskatchewan River. With the rising temperatures and rapid melting, the ice has become unstable and is extremely unsafe.

The other day I decided to conduct a bit of a social media experiment. I've done a few of these over the year, including spending several hundred dollars on Facebook advertising.