Battlefords News-Optimist

Borden School Community Council hosted a trade fair in the Borden Community Centre Sept. 18 to showcase what the school and village had to offer.

The Access Communications Children's Fund has made a major donation to the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club. According to the press release, the funding will be used towards to provide free evening programming for youth in the community.

Crime has been a hot topic of conversation in the Battlefords ever since the city of North Battleford topped the Statistics Canada Crime Severity index for the fourth year in a row earlier this summer.

Ed, my neighbor next door, has his moments of complaining about having too little money to spend. He claims his cash flow is nothing but a tiny trickle from an almost dry bank account. I tell him that is how it is for most of us.

The Little Pine First Nation Lifeskills and Job Placement department, has aided 70 members of the Little Pine First Nation in finding new employment in Lloydminster in the past month.

Sept 14, Sons of Norway Lodge had visitors from Norway. Two language professors came to North Battleford to interview lodge members who learned and spoke Norwegian, as children, in the home.

Organizers of the 2013 Terry Fox Ride and Barbecue appreciate the support of all who participated. The six-mile ride Sept.

Dr. Ralph Hall sold 25 of his 2,200 acres to Northland Power so they could build a power station and he's glad he did.

There was noticeable interest in the Battlefords and area last week by some leading members of the provincial NDP. Provincial leader Cam Broten was in North Battleford Sept.

With rising university and college tuition rates, students and their parents are looking for ways to get the most of a post-secondary education.