Battlefords News-Optimist

April 24 was a very specialday for Greg Bowes, his wife, Darlene, and his sons, Scott and Marty.

The Leask volunteer fire department held an information meeting April 24 in the training room of the fire hall.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

It will not be long until the 12-team North Saskatchewan River Baseball League returns for another season. The league returns to action with a slate of four games Tuesday, May 21.

All the bylaws have been passed and recommendations accepted that are necessary for the Town of Battleford to send out its tax bills.

Fifteen new graduates are on the cusp of an adventure. Neilburg Composite School held their formal graduation exercises May 4, marking the beginning of a new adventure for these young people.

Borden is finally starting to get back to normal somewhat after the most harrowing week of trying to keep the village from being flooded by Shepard Creek that comes in from the south under the railway and Highway 16, then flows around the north end o

A beautiful sunny day found members of the Battlefords Art Club working on various projects in the morning. After dinner, a local artist, Ljubica Hardi instructed 12 members in pencil portraiture.

We've all seen it. One of the most predominant aspects of our newly denuded landscape is garbage. It's everywhere.

It's Mother's Day weekend - please do something nice for your mom, whether it's flowers, a dinner out, a nice gift or even a phone call to say you love her and miss her. Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there.