Battlefords News-Optimist

According to HayEast organizers, Ontario farmers have welcomed an extension to the program, thanks to additional funding from the Ontario government.

The demand is there. The price point has been set. Can cattlemen meet the requirements? That question framed opportunity for those attending the recent Canadian Feedlot Conference in Calgary, Alta.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association's SaskFirst Bantam Tournament was held on the weekend in Regina and Zone 7, the local area team, was in tough. Friday Zone 7 lost 5-2 to Zone 6, which is the Saskatoon team, who ended up in the tournament final.

Hindsight is 20/20, they say. So looking back several decades, the scientists agreed - if they had to pick a date when it all started, it was 2013. Thirteen is aptly considered unlucky, for it was the year with no summer. Scratch that.

KELLER, Edward: January 17, 1932 - March 31, 2013, Edward passed away peacefully at Poplar Courts in Wilkie, Saskatchewan on March 31, 2013, at the age of 81 after a lengthy battle with Parkinsons.

ZAIACHKOWSKI: SLAWKO ZAIACHKOWSKI, August 24, 1920 - April 1, 2013, The family of Slawko Zaiachkowski sadly announce that Slawko passed away peacefully at the Big River Health Centre on April 1, 2013 at the age of 92.

Dear Editor I find it extremely alarming that in 2012 Saskatchewan recorded its largest number of workplace fatalities in more than 30 years.

What should have been a glorious sporting event turned to tragedy on Patriots' Day in Boston, after two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

The Maple Leaf Foods closure and the demise of the North West Enterprise Region ended up being hot topics of debate in Question Period in the legislature Thursday.

Music, dancing and more music and dancing coming up next weekend. The Battlefords 16th annual PolkaFest is Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 at the Knights of Columbus Centre in North Battleford. The music runs from 7 to 11 p.m.