Battlefords News-Optimist

It has been six seasons since Derek Keller wore a Battlefords North Stars uniform. Since then, he has played two seasons with the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League and four years at St. Lawrence University.

A house on 93rd Street was destroyed in a major fire Wednesday. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to the fire on the 1700 block of 93rd Street on June 20th at around 4 p.m.

Dear Editor I do not apologize for anything I said during the public hearing last Monday evening on the demolition of the City Kinsmen swimming pool, rezoning Centennial Park land and building a large apartment complex on the site of the old swimming

Traffic along Highway 4, Highway 40, and 22nd Street in Battleford will be detoured around the four-way stop intersection while crews pave in the area Thursday. The detour is expected to last through the morning, returning to normal in the afternoon.

The month of June is always one with many activities taking place including graduations and field trips.

Gold Eagle Lodge and Gold Eagle Casino were honoured again for their dedication to professional development, this time from nationally certified tourism professionals from around Canada.

International Baccalaureate (IB) students at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School celebrated their successes, June 12. Allison Hawryliw, IB co-ordinator, was MC for the evening.

JANS: In Loving Memory of Kathy Carol Jans who was born March 21, 1956 at Saskatoon, SK and passed away May 31, 2012 at Battleford, SK.

New work by Dana Standinghorn is currently profiled on the feature wall in the Chapel Gallery. Standinghorn is a local artist who has been painting for 17 years.

A local donor has established the Anonymous Fund and annually the income from the fund is donated to the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club.