Battlefords News Optimist

Sunday was a spring-like day with lots of sunshine, temperatures above zero, melting of the snow that fell the night before and the usual slush and mud underfoot.

Scott Manners and his teammates, who are curling out of the Battleford Curling Club, knew they would be in tough against the best curlers in the country.

(Davis) Jones has played well, but I think our shooters haven't played well enough," said North Stars coach Kevin Hasselberg, after his team lost 3-2 on home ice to the Nipawin Hawks to fall behind 2-1 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Bauer

The new director of finance for North Battleford has arrived in the city. Matthew Hartney and his wife Caley were at North Battleford city council Monday, where they were introduced from the gallery by City Manager Jim Toye.

The junior basketball season came to an end on the weekend, as district playoffs were held for the girls at John Paul II and for the boys in Luseland. The John Paul II boys won their first game 70-24 over Macklin to advance to the gold medal game.

This week the Maidstone High School basketball teams have been busy. The senior girls' basketball team will be hosting their annual basketball tournament. They played Paradise Hill and won their league.

The landmark building with the 'Jesus is Alive' sign emblazoned on the side turned into a hellish inferno Monday night.

Several members of an alleged native street gang are under arrest following a rash of break and enters into houses, garages and motor vehicles Saturday.

A guilty plea and a sentence have been handed down regarding thefts from the account of the Maidstone Arena Board. Lori Wood, 40, appeared in Lloydminster court Feb. 28.

The slick, snowy, wintery weather on Thursday last week resulted in a rash of collisions all over the province, according to the RCMP. Ten calls for service were made to the RCMP from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6:30 a.m.