Battlefords News-Optimist

BELLANGER, MARLENE: On April 26, 2013 Marlene Bellanger of Sherwood Park, AB passed away at the age of 81 years.

Count Tourism Saskatchewan CEO Pat Fiacco as one of those interested in seeing Ultimate Fighting Championship fights in Saskatchewan.

Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs is getting a boost in promoting soccer in the Northwest, with help coming from the Vancouver Whitecaps.

While the threat continues from the 2013 spring runoff, some Northwest communities appeared to be gaining the upper hand in their battles against flood waters Saturday.

North Battleford celebrated a century of city status Wednesday. Festivities in Central Park and at the Dekker Centre May 1 marked the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of North Battleford as a city.

While folks in the Battlefords are still waiting for the softball diamonds to thaw out, one of the former players is playing ball in the sunbelt of California.

Occasionally, the North Battleford Centennial Historical Committee submits a special article that provides an account of an important and unique aspect of our city's history.

Friday, April 26 dawned warm and calm. It seemed as if spring had finally arrived. But for those gathered at the site of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Whitkow that morning, it was not a day to greet the new, but to say goodbye.

If a disaster happened right now, would you be able to take care of yourself for 72 hours? Disaster planning is alive and well in your area. Our mutual aid area extends from the RM of Turtle River west to the Saskatchewan/Alberta border.

First responder is a term given to an individual who is the first medically trained responder to arrive on scene of an accident. It appears that rural Saskatchewan has more than its share of challenges when it comes to the medical sector.