Battlefords News-Optimist

Two individuals accused in a Sept. 1 shooting incident in North Battleford will see their case back to court in the coming days.

Parent-teacher conferences. A thing of the past for Light of Christ Catholic School parents, teachers and students. The new format for finding out how your child is doing at school is the student-led conference.

MELBY - Mr. Phillip, 1946 - 2013. Mr. Phillip Faine Melby, age 67 of Shellbook, SK passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 5, 2013.

RCMP say witnesses and the victim involved in a weekend stabbing on Panton Avenue in North Battleford are refusing to co-operate with police. The incident took place around 3 a.m. Saturday in the 9000 block of Panton Avenue.

Here is an update on some matters that came up in provincial court in North Battleford on Thursday Oct. 10, before Judge David Kaiser.

With the removal of the Kinsmen Swimming Pool and the adjacent five tennis courts to facilitate new housing, three new tennis courts have been constructed.

Two of the most penalized teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League took to the ice Friday in Nipawin and it resulted in the Battlefords North Stars earning their third win of the season by a score of 6-2.

The Windows Salon at the Chapel Gallery is the venue for an Aquadeo artist's first solo show. Anne Sather was born on a small farm near Ituna, and started painting in high school.

The twentieth annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards arrived only days before the fifth anniversary of Malcolm Anderson's arrival in the Battlefords.

BANNERMAN ~ Nellie Bannerman passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the age of 87 years. Nellie was born on January 21, 1926 in Edam, Saskatchewan to Miriam and Nickalaus Vallentgoed.