Battlefords News-Optimist

"A painting is never finished, it simply stops in interesting places." - Paul Gardner Battlefords Art Club artists are starting to get back in the swing of things after the holidays.

The Mervin 4-H Beef Club has had a busy couple of months. The club started up Nov. 5 with a reorganization meeting. General leaders are Misty Kay and Joanne and Rob Bannerman. Blair Macnab is project leader.

University of Alberta Augustana Campus has recognized the academic excellence of 320 of its 1,000 students with scholarships and awards for the 2012-13 academic year.

The Gallery Singers will be performing Feb. 10 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. They will be joined by Joy of Vox, a choir from Saskatoon, who are conducted by BJ Harris, for a concert entitled WinterSong, based around our frigid season.

Many areas of the province are experiencing extreme weather conditions this morning that is affecting travel throughout the province. Here are some of the areas of concern: At Highway 11 near Lumsden, there are two semis jacknifed near exit C.

Come next season, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will no longer be split in the Bauer and Sherwood Conferences, or more commonly known as the North and South.

The gavel has been passed to Sharon Mohagen as the new president of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Mohagen, of Blue Rentals in North Battleford, had been serving as first vice-president under Pat Smith for the past year.

Emotions were running high Tuesday night in Cut Knife, as the Battleford Beaver Blues visited the Colts.

It is everywhere. Reduced sodium this. No salt added that. On and on. It's no wonder we think that sodium (salt) is a bad thing. Although sodium has a bad reputation, our body does require it to function properly.

BRETSCH, William Hans: After a brief battle with cancer Bill passed away peacefully on January 11, 2013 at the age of 66. He was predeceased by his parents Hans and Una Bretsch.