Battlefords News-Optimist

Before I incur your disgust at supposed West Coast bragging, let me say that not all the green in our yard is good.

Dear Editor With respect to my recent essay on Herb Sparrow (News-Optimist, Feb.

The John Paul II Mission Team travelled to Costa Rica Feb. 17 to complete projects in an aboriginal reserve. The team is building a soccer field for the community's children, doing traditional farming, as well as restoring a community centre.

ANDRUSHAK, Timothy Paul, 1922 - 2013. On Monday, February 18, 2013, Timothy Paul Andrushak, surrounded by the love of his family passed away in Royal University Hospital at the age of 90 years.

The Battleford Beaver Blues finished fifth in the regular season and were considered underdogs to repeat as Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League champions, but after two series sweeps they are three wins away from raising the trophy once again.

Dear Editor The Mennonite Community Closet has been attempting for the past eight years to gain approval from the City of North Battleford to put a door between two adjacent buildings that they own in order to enlarge their store and better serve the

MALLARD, HELEN 'SHIRLEY': Shirley loved family and was cherished by so many. It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Helen "Shirley" Mallard on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.

Haiti has changed Wendy Pawelko's life. "I look at things differently now," she says, and most of what she does these days is a precursor to a return trip to the beleaguered Caribbean nation.

WIRTH: Mr Garth Francis Wirth of Glaslyn, Saskatchewan passed away on February 13th, 2013 in Glaslyn, Saskatchewan at the age of 62 years. Garth was born on January 19th, 1951 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Funeral Mass celebrating the life of Mr.

Inspired. That's Makenzie Jesse. You might also say she is inspiring. Monday, the Grade 7 Battleford Central School student rode the last kilometre of a 100 kilometre journey to raise some $5,000 for a well in Kenya.