Battlefords News-Optimist

To be invited to a national tournament for anything is a huge honour, but for the under-16 girls' volleyball team from North Battleford, being invited wasn't enough.

It was 1967 - Canada's Centennial Year - when an enthusiastic group of 19 students celebrated the completion of their official schooling, graduating from Neilburg High School.

Visitors are invited to experience Fort Battleford National Historic Site. Parks Canada staff will be on site to greet visitors and share information about what the site has to offer.

Can Living Sky School Division become the bellwether in closing the achievement gap between First Nations students and non-First Nations students?

Four options. For $10,000 the Town of Battleford can become the owner of the camera equipment it needs to check out the sewer mains under the streets affected by its ongoing asphalt program.

The monthly meeting of the Maidstone Drop-In Centre was held May 3 with a better then usual attendance. Margaret MacEachern was in the chair. Dates were set for the Father's Day tea June 14 and the May, June, July potluck on June 19 at noon.

Ed, my neighbour next door, knows I have a long do-it-yourself list that keeps growing like a fungal infection. Ed cautioned me against ever starting a DIY list, as he claimed such a list is like a legal will.

It wasn't without some drama, but the North Battleford Beavers started their 2013 North Saskatchewan River Baseball League season with a win over the Mervin Flyers. It was a pitching duel through four innings and each team was held to a single run.

The Battleford Fire department has been busy this spring. One of its most recent calls had an engine, six firefighters and a command vehicle responding to a semi tractor on fire on Highway 4 about 13 kilometres south of the town.

Four Northwest students have earned 2013 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarships. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced ten winners from across the province this week.