Battlefords News Optimist

During the month of May the exhibition in the Window Salon of the Chapel Gallery highlights the work of students from Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT).

Hockey legend Theoren Fleury was in North Battleford Saturday, as Canadian Tire invited him to help celebrate its grand reopening of the store.

It wasn't so much that she saw herself as inspiration, but instead looked at body building as a way to practice what she preached and intensify her way of life.

You can expect to see platoons of volunteers throughout North Battleford cleaning up the city again this May Four the fourth year in a row the Battlefords United Way will be holding a Spring Clean Up Day. It runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5.

Former North Battleford mayor Julian Sadlowski - educator, artist, historian and public servant - has passed away. Sadlowski, mayor of North Battleford from 2003 to 2009, passed away Friday night after a long battle with cancer. He was 76.

The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association held its annual general meeting last week and new volunteers began to fill the vacant spots on the board. The new president will be Dean Dimmick.

The Battlefords United Way are looking back on a strong 2011 campaign and looking forward to what 2012 will bring.

Monday, the sky cleared for the New Horizons, the sun shone and out came 34 members. Five first timers hit the links with the New Horizons and helped to make nine teams.

The Battlefords WPD ambulance unveiled a new piece of equipment that is likely to see regular use in the future.

Catherine Sperle had a desire to be more healthy and have a body image she was happy with. She changed her routine and her life to do that. Sperle talked in 2009 at a 25-year high school reunion with another person about fitness attempts.