Battlefords News-Optimist

Blaine Lake Community Association held a public meeting two weeks following its annual general meeting.

Global warming? Well let's see, the sun shines for more hours per day than over the last several months and yet the temperature struggles to remain over zero for many hours of the day.

Dear Editor I want to say this as softly as possible, especially since we're so desperate to welcome spring and put the weird winter that wouldn't end behind us. My Christmas cactus is blooming. I had to explain something to it. We did that already.

The Battlefords Art Club met on the last day of April and members are hopeful spring is around the corner. An enthusiastic group of artists met in the craft room of the Don Ross Centre.

The provincial competition results are in for the Skills Canada/Saskatchewan competition and the North Battleford Comprehensive High School has gained five medals, three of them gold.

Winners in the Regional Drama Festival in Unity April 19 and 20 were chosen by Ian C. Nelson, adjudicator for front of the house, and Kelly Brophy, backstage adjudicator.

The sun broke through the clouds this past weekend, stretching its warm fingers across Wilkie. After the past six months of snow and cold, many took advantage of the weather, venturing out and about to enjoy it.

Radisson Co-operative Association held a special meeting April 23 in Radisson Town Hall to vote on the merger with Battlefords Co-op.

A wallet was stolen when a truck parked on the 1200 block of 99th Street North Battleford was entered during the night April 20.

Tuesday, STARS air ambulance acknowledged its one-year anniversary of providing helicopter air ambulance services in Saskatchewan.