Battlefords News-Optimist

Even though there's still snow on the ground in places, it's not too early to start working in your garden. This is a perfect time to prune your trees and shrubs, before the buds break and leaves develop.

Ed, my neighbour next door, was griping the other day about being dragged to his aunt's 93rd birthday celebration.

Dear Editor To say this would be an epic year for our North Stars would not be an understatement.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Why am I putting something in Maymont News about Carl Ross? Well let me tell you. Carl just turned 75 April 1. No, Carl was not an April Fool's joke.

Six traffic related complaints were among the more than 30 calls for service/occurrences dealt with by Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 9 and 6 a.m. Thursday, April 10. Wednesday 7:57 a.m.

OK, so the last issue was April 3 but it really did contain an April Fool's joke in our column. Author Robert Munsch is NOT coming to Unity Public School.

The water is running, finally! The crows are back, the skunks are out and geese are trying to land on frozen water.

It was a mild spring day Tuesday, and a good number of Battlefords Art Club members turned up at the Don Ross Centre.

Local baseball will soon be hitting the ball parks. The NSRBL held their annual general meeting Sunday night to plan for the 2014 spring season.