Battlefords News Optimist

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March is National Nutrition Month in Canada, and the Prairie North Health Region is celebrating it with a full slate of events throughout the Battlefords.

The Battlefords will once again be well-represented at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association awards.

The North Stars fell 5-3 Tuesday in Nipawin and now sit down 3-1 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Bauer Conference.

Concern was raised at city council last Monday about drivers not obeying school bus stop arms in school zones. The issue was raised by Councillor Brad Pattinson, who expressed concerns that "a lot of people ignore the stop arm.

This year the World Day of Prayer was held in the Speers and district United Church hosted by the Richard UCW consisting of Ellen Wood, Alice Potter, Charlotte and Ida Gillatt, Hattie Wawryk, Lorna MacDonald and Rev. Nora Borgeson.

The 100th anniversary of the ACFC is being celebrated with a new exhibition of photographic works at the Chapel Gallery. ACFC is the acronym for Association Culturelle Franco-Canadienne.

In 1920, W. H. Convey sold his interest in the building and businesses to John Boyd. This necessitated a change of name to Sallows & Boyd.

That's all she wrote. The Battlefords AAA Sharks' season came to an end Thursday, as they hosted the Notre Dame Hounds in game three of the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League semifinal series.

The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation received a generous bequest for over $100,000 from a well-known resident of the Battlefords, the late Victor Pearsall.