Battlefords News-Optimist

The continuous work of recruiting hockey players in the off-season has paid off for two with local ties.

MAITLAND, Marilyn "Missy" Anne (nee Hokanson) August 8, 1943 - July 20, 2012, Marilyn was born in Saskatoon and raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

It has been a long time since the Wilkie Brewers and Lloydminster Meridian Twins have not met in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League championship.

The Civic Centre has housed its fair share of fights over the years. Most of them came as opponents wore skates and squared off on the ice.

The senior soccer regular season finished last week and playoffs are already well underway. Monday, the Benchwarmers, Poundmaker, Little Pine and Sweet Kicks all advanced to the semifinals.

The late Walter "Gus" Kyle of Dysart will be inducted posthumously, into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Aug. 18 along with other derserving individuals players, builders a team, family and community. Kyle was born Sept.

After the first full day of competition in Meadow Lake, for the Saskatchewan Summer Games, Rivers West has five medals. Leading the way is Alex Anderson of Battleford.

The Battlefords Union Hospital has changed the way the public will access the facility late at night. Previously, public would use the main entrance between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., and enter through the ambulance bay doors at all other times.

Garbage arsonists were busy in the city of North Battleford early Tuesday morning. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to three separate trash receptacle fires between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m.

Agricultural issues made their way to the forefront at last week's Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Summit in Saskatoon.