Battlefords News-Optimist

Ed, my neighbor next door, just hit one of those black weeks when feeling lousy kept getting worse. It was a nasty virus that came out of nowhere and drop-kicked Ed in the head, throat and lungs.

On April 13 several members of the Notre Dame CWL attended the Dioceson CWL convention in Paradise Hill. April 28 a pro-life banquet was held at St. Joseph's Church Hall with a few of Notre Dame's members attending. This year's guest speaker, Dr.

Dear Editor Discussion of the GMO issue is short due to silencing scientists. With corporations funding research scientists report first to them. Negative reports don't see daylight.

North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton is calling on the province to allocate more funds towards the City's new HUB program.

Well so far Rabbit Lake is staying high and dry. Sump pumps are working but seem to be keeping up pretty well. We certainly think of our neighbours at Maymont, Radisson and Borden.

Spring is finally here even though it feels more like summer, which is causing a few problems around the countryside. Even though many places are flooding, drought is hitting other areas.

Bob White is thepresident of the Rosetown and District Museum. He received the Heritage Volunteer of the Year award at the Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation awards banquet in Neilburg April 24.

The H Hardcastle Royals Drama Club held their 24th annual drama night April 30. Desserts, contributed by the parents of the drama club members, were served at intermission. This year there were two plays presented.

Three Northwest organizations have each received $2,500 grants through the Canada's Farmers Grow Communities program supported by the Monsanto Fund.

With the late spring it seemed like green grass would never make an appearance in the Battlefords, but now that the warm weather is here it marks the beginning of another lawn bowling season.