Battlefords News-Optimist

The Marlborough Hotel became part of North Battleford history on Wednesday as demolition crews moved in to take down the historic building. The building had stood empty for years at that location.

The Battlefords North Stars are on the brink of elimination. The Melville Millionaires used a third-period comeback to beat the North Stars 5-2 Tuesday night at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in game three of their SJHL semifinal.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. Tuesday 7:54 a.m. - 911 complaint of a disturbance at a home.

At this time of year I spend extensive time in conferences, learning everything from the latest in fracking to heart health.

Ed, my neighbour next door, saw me by my back door dismantling a bathroom cabinet a couple of days ago.

It's official: April Fool's Day is a thing of the past in North Battleford. At a hastily-called special meeting of council early this morning, council passed a bylaw officially outlawing April Fool's Day and all April Fool's jokes in the city.

Every volunteer has a story.

Dear Editor April 1 is here and it appears that the joke will be on those of us who are federal superannuates.

MACPHERSON , Brian George July 27th, 1965 - March 13, 2014 Brian "Scotty" Macpherson died suddenly in a tragic Snowmobiling accident in Montana, USA at the age of 48.

JESSOP: Arnold Francis Jessop, July 12, 1917 - March 18, 2014. Arnold Jessop, son of David and Adeline Jessop of Leross, died peacefully in St Paul' s hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Monday, March 18th, 2014.