Battlefords News-Optimist

After the Battlefords North Stars lost to Melville Friday, head coach and general manager Kevin Hasselberg said changes needed to be made, and he followed through.

Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs had an unexpected VIP guest for the grand opening of their new Atoskewin Success Centre. The VIP was federal minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Bernard Valcourt.

The man accused of two alleged incidents involving women on North Battleford's walking trail remains remanded in custody pending a bail hearing. Chad Weasel, 26, appeared in provincial court Tuesday morning before Judge Dan O'Hanlon.

After trouncing their opponents through three preseason games, the Battlefords Midget Stars kept the hot start going into the regular season.

MONTGOMERY ~ Leila Mary Montgomery passed away in Battlefords Union Hospital, North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Monday, August 26, 2013 at the age of 79 years.

DORVAL: In Loving Memory of Shirley Ellen Dorval who was born August 18, 1940 at Dodsland, SK and passed away September 8, 2013 at North Battleford, SK.

Another beautiful week of combining weather. Thursday had me wondering where my long johns are. That wind and air was coming off a polar ice cap somewhere. It left a heavy frost on everything in the morning.

ZIMMERMAN: Mr. Larry Albert Zimmerman passed away peacefully on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Battlefords Union Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service was held on Thursday, September 19, 2013 @ 2 p.m.

Bullying isn't something new, it has always been around. Instead of nasty texts when I was in school, it was notes passed around in class.

Living Sky School Division and their support staff's union have no beefs with one another.