Battlefords News Optimist

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School teams will play for provincial gold. Friday, the NBCHS girls beat Moose Jaw Peacock 72-59 and were scheduled to play for gold against Notre Dame at 5 p.m. today.

There would be no better time for Tanner Schwab to score his first goal of the 2012 playoffs, then in overtime in an elimination game. Schwab broke a 1-1 tie mid way through the first overtime period Friday in Humboldt and made it a 3-2 series.

Forty-eight Canskate children, 11 girls in group test and 21 senior skaters performed March 16 in the Unity Skating Club's annual ice carnival.

The Redberry Wildlife Federation hosted its annual banquet and awards night March 10 in Blaine Lake to honour its many avid anglers and hunters.

Local heritage supporters are pushing to have Saskatchewan Hospital declared a provincial heritage site. The matter came up March 19 at the meeting of the City of North Battleford's Parks and Recreation Committee.

A good stretching routine needs to be a part of every fitness program. In fact, stretching to increase flexibility should be done at least once daily in order to obtain gains in range of motion.

NYLANDER, Elsie Irene passed away March 9, 2012 after a brief illness with respiratory complications. She was born on April 26, 1931 on a farm near Maymont, Saskatchewan.

A cast of 10 local actors performed Death by Chocolate, a whodunit comedy/ mystery by popular playwright Craig Sodaro, in Blaine Lake March 10 and 11. The casting parts were, of course, customized to the individualized personalities of the actors.

Dear Editor What an exciting prospect to hear Terry Bradshaw is showcasing the Battlefords in the TV show , Today in America. Perhaps this will give more incentive to the City to support the Community in Bloom project and other upgrades.

Maidstone and Paynton volunteer fire departments were called into action March 16. With winds high, a fire was lit to burn garbage in what should have been a contained area, but quickly became a grass fire that spread to a neighbouring property.