Battlefords News-Optimist

The annual meeting for the museum was held March 18, with president Bill McGillvery in the chair. Election of officers resulted in some changes made.

Unity RCMP are wishing to caution the driving public that there are poor road conditions on Highway No. 14 near Macklin notably from Senlac West to Macklin, and on Highway No. 31 in the Macklin- Denzil area.

The monthly flood forecast is in and North Battleford and area are now at high risk.

Heading into the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League's annual general meeting Sunday, the biggest topic up for discussion was if the Cold Lake would join the league.

Running has become a lifestyle for local resident Brian Graw. He has run in marathons in Saskatoon and Regina, others across the country and perhaps the most notable marathon of them all - the Boston Marathon.

Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz touted the province's balanced books before a morning audience at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Monday.

American agriculturalist and writer, Wendell Barry, made a comment that I often call to mind: "If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are." Location shapes identity. Likewise, the truest wines are "located".

The juxtaposition couldn't have been more striking. On the web page of the Stars and Stripes (www.stripes.com), the "U.S.

"My background is in design, decorating and photography, among other creative skills. Even as a child I didn't know what kind of an artist I would be but I knew I would be an artist.

A man facing weapons and uttering threats charges in connection to a March incident in North Battleford has been released under a number of strict conditions.