Battlefords News-Optimist

Sunny skies and sunny faces! A dozen Battlefords Art Club members met for a day of painting and friendship Tuesday at the Don Ross Centre. The art club has a table at Marigold Market Oct. 25 and 26. Please sign up if you are interested.

Over the years we've tried many strategies to keep the kids quiet on the four-hour odyssey from home to "back home," i.e. my wife's grandmother's place in Preeceville, my dad's farm near Hyas and mom's acreage on the edge of Yorkton.

The Battlefords Rubby Rollers won their second roller derby bout in a row Saturday night with a big victory over the Weyburn/Estevan Hillbilly Hurt.

After a two-week break, the Battlefords Sharks ran into a tough matchup against the Prince Albert A&W Bears Saturday and couldn't shutdown their high-powered offence.

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.