Battlefords News-Optimist

A local presentation of the Vagina Monologues Feb. 16 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford has raised thousands of dollars for its beneficiaries.

Smoke from a train engine in the North Battleford rail yard caused concern for city residents Monday morning.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks earned their third win of the season in their final Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League regular season game.

At the beginning of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League season, head coach Martin Smith and the Battlefords Midget Stars set goals for the season. One was to make it to the Mac's Tournament in December, another was to make the playoffs.

The award winning Battlefords Community Players is about to host the longest running competitive theatre festival in Canada.

March 5 has been set as the grand opening date for the CUPlex field house. That announcement was made Thursday.

North Battleford city officials had some explaining to do to reporters Tuesday over a reference in the City budget to "the negatives of increasing First Nations populations.

Things have changed in New Horizons curling. As of Feb. 19 they now have three teams tied for first place, each with five wins and a couple of losses. These teams are the Hall, Horrell and the Korpach rinks.

The Battlefords North Stars ended the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season with games against the top four teams in the league. After beating Humboldt Feb.

February 22 1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 auto race by a photo finish in his 1959 Oldsmobile Dynamic. 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets a National Basketball Association record with 34 straight free throws.