Battlefords News-Optimist

It is do or die time for the Battlefords Midget Stars in their first playoff series in nearly a decade. The Stars lost game one of the best-of-five series Friday in Saskatoon against the Contacts by a 5-3 score.

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association has established a PFRA Pastures Working Group, composed of SCA directors who have PFRA pasture experience, plus representatives from the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association.

March 1 1954 - After 39 combat missions without an injury Ted Williams returns to baseball and fractures his collarbone in a spring training mission. 1969 - New York Yankees great Mickey Mantle retires from Major League Baseball.

A Juno award-winning jazz musician entertained a houseful of fans Feb. 17 in North Battleford. David Braid made 42 music lovers happy with his solo concert. In fact, some were more than happy.

This year's Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival got underway Monday with speech arts the first category up.

Imagine.

The recent debate over establishing a downtown business improvement district in North Battleford has re-ignited another discussion: whether to bring back parking meters downtown.

Jill Shumay's Maidstone team went into the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as a bit of an unknown team, as it was their first time at the national curling championship.

Lynne Burton loves animals and so did her friend Edna Jack. There were tears in her eyes Wednesday when Burton said, "She was my friend," and handed over a $47, 441.47 cheque to the Humane Society of the Battlefords.

The men's and women's Affinity Credit Union Senior Provincial Championships were held last week with some local area representatives.