Battlefords News Optimist

The senior baseball season is less than a month away and the schedule has been finalized. The North Battleford Beavers will start the season May 22 at home to the Wilkie Brewers.

I think it is official. Several campers and fifth-wheel units have been going past our place and heading for the lake. I am not sure what they will be doing once they get there as the ice will still be there for another month.

Battlefords Publishing, who own both the Battlefords News-Optimist and the Regional Optimist, had reason to celebrate last weekend as both papers took home numerous honours at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Awards.

Before the Battle River Archers are set to take aim outside, but before they do that this weekend they wrapped up the indoor archery season at the Saskatchewan Archery Association's indoor provincial competition in Prince Alberta April 14 and 15.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been having the worst kind of tractor trouble out at his farm. The engine won't start and the payments won't stop. Ed tends to fix and service his own machinery as much as possible.

Millions of people saw the Kony2012 video on youtube. Many were affected and wondered what they should do about it. Two young women from Maidstone dug a little deeper for a charity they could trust.

The public works department in North Battleford had a couple of announcements for the public at Monday's council meeting. The first announcement was to do with the street sweeping program, which is now fully underway.

KOTELKO - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Muriel Margaret Kotelko, late of Mayfair on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at the age of 56 years. Muriell was born on January 16, 1956 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

April 2 the Maidstone Gully Multiple 4-H Club held a club meeting where it was decided to sell cookbooks at the Maidstone Trade Fair April 14 and 15.

We didn't get the April showers we had hoped for, but gardeners are excited about the May flowers and with the greenhouses opening, we will soon see beautiful blooms around town again. Minor Ball Day is being held May 6.