Battlefords News-Optimist

A grant from the Nico Hawryliw Fund was presented to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation for the Victor Pearsall Home Care Fund. The amount of $1,233.78 is the first annual grant from the endowed fund.

If the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League playoffs were to start today, the Battlefords Midget Stars would enter the post-season in fifth place and face the Regina Pat Canadians.

The Battlefords has seen a number of motor vehicle collisions over the past several days. Thursday, a single vehicle rollover happened north of the city on Highway 4 at the grid 378 corner. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m.

A friend sent me a picture of neon sign that read: "Save the Earth. It's the only planet with wine." Many people in our province are exploring and enjoying the world of grape wines for a variety of reasons: celebration, food enhancement, relaxation.

The assessor's office in North Battleford has completed its assessment of properties in the city and those can now be found at City Hall. The values are based on a Jan.

Editor's note: The following fictitious correspondence between two First Nations women was submitted by a resident of an area First Nation. Dear Lydia, My friend, forever.

Heading into action Friday, there were 20 games remaining in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League's regular season. With most teams having five or six games left each game has big impact on the standings.

The Twin River Curling Club hosted its first playdowns at the Northland Power Curling Centre and it rocked.

North Battleford City Council received a report on North Battleford's crime statistics for Dec. 2012, and yearly statistics that compare 2012 to the previous two years. Though Staff Sgt.

PFRA Community Pasture patron representatives from across Saskatchewan will attend an all-pastures meeting at Saskatoon Jan.