Battlefords News-Optimist

The bargaining committee of the North West Teachers' Association signed a local agreement June 28 that will be in place for the next two school years.

Blaine Lake Composite School (BLCS) held its annual awards presentation June 18 in the school gymnasium.

Visitors are invited to take a journey with participants in the 12-40 and Beyond, An Adventure in Rural Life, self-guided tour July 28 and 29.

The communities of Blaine Lake and Hafford came alive June 16 as a "sea of chrome and leather" converged on the two rural communities for the fourth annual Saskatoon Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRFD) against prostate cancer.

There are two outings of the New Horizons to report. The first was Thursday, July 5 when the number one team at one under par was the last team out. Herman Friesen, Ken Holiday and Irwin Temple took the honours.

Trial dates have been set for a previously-convicted sex offender facing new charges. The trial of Norbert Dumais is to begin March 18, 2013 in Battleford Court of Queen's Bench, and is expected to take two weeks.

Just weeks after it was announced Martin Smith was hired as the Battlefords Midget Stars coach, the coaching staff and board turned their focus to recruiting players. Smith announced last week the Stars have signed two local area players.

Curly Williams spent time with Lloydminster Meridians throughout his long and glorified baseball career.

Their official protest may be over, but a group of women calling for change at Red Pheasant vow to keep pushing for reforms on the First Nation.

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