Battlefords News-Optimist

The late Senator Herb Sparrow served as the honourary president with the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum since its creation in 1983. After Sparrow's passing in September that position was left vacant.

The Living Sky School Division has been contemplating the fate of Major School for a long time, and the school division's board made a decision at a meeting Jan. 21.

January 25 1924 - The first Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France. 1989 - Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th National Basketball Association point in his fifth season in the league. 1991 - Brett Hull of the St.

Only one team can advance from the SaskTel Northern Men's Playdown undefeated and that team was the Kevin Marsh team of Saskatoon.

Dear Editor One promise Stephen Harper has made is being carried out, little by little, without much attention from the media.

Winter really set in this week with the thermometer registering - 27 C. An icy wind blowing from the northwest made the weather very cold. Snow was blowing across the road Monday and making drifts in the yard. More work for the shovel.

Where did the first month of 2013 go? Even though winter feels it has dragged on forever, because it started way back in October, it also feels the first month of the new year has just flown by - although driving conditions have been less than favour

Dear Editor On a very serious note and regarding the Idle No More movement, I offer the following: Over the years we have all listened and watched as successive Canadian governments have tried to deal with the residue of our colonial past.

The Waseca skating, natural ice-skating, rink has been in use for some time. We hope the mild weather didn't affect the ice. Sig and Ada Schimelfenig are enjoying their winter in Arizona.

A Handi Van bingo was held Jan. 11 with Bonnie Letwinetz acting as caller. This month the winners of the regular bingo games received chickens. Thanks to Dora Greening for donating the prizes for the youngsters who attended.