Battlefords News-Optimist

Four members of the Battlefords RCMP Detachment are recipients of Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medals.

Dear Editor On behalf of myself, my family and everyone who signed a petition to have improvements made at Borden Crescent Park, I would like to give the City of North Battleford a big "thanks" for the new swing set installed in the park.

St. Vital School's Cool to Care Drama event led small groups of spectators around the school to scenes and demonstrations pertaining to various social justice issues May 30. This event raised almost $700. With St.

Donning their feathers and rhinestones, shades of scarlet and violet, Red Hatters seem to love road trips.

The Grade 1 and 2 class from Marsden Jubilee School (MJS) went to Ag Education Day in Lloydminster April 24. The students learned about the care of various farm animals such as pigs, cows, sheep, horses and chickens.

The third annual Back to the Bowl Redberry Lake musician appreciation day will be held at the Redberry Bowl located on the grounds of Redberry Lake Regional Park, June 10.

The Borden Co-op and Affinity Credit Union held an appreciation barbecue lunch May 29, serving over 200 burgers and hotdogs as well as cake and drinks to members and school children.

Motorcycle Ride for Dad will once again visit Blaine Lake June 16, as the cavalcade of motorcyclists travels along the highway to raise awareness and pledges for prostate cancer.

Should the old City Kinsmen Swimming Pool be destroyed or converted into a senior citizens' activity centre? Where might this extraordinary seniors' facility be located you may rhetorically ask? The old Kinsmen Swimming Pool should be converted to th

Hundreds of athletes gathered in Saskatoon for the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association's provincial track and field championship on the weekend.