Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

Hafford Central School teacher Tara Welsh and educational assistant Christine Gonda took the initiative to seek out information regarding a high school cooking competition sponsored by Ag in the Classroom (Sask.) Inc.

Ed, my neighbour next door, was philosophical when there was a covering of snow everywhere the morning of May 25. "No point in even considering it," Ed observed. "It will melt before lunch." He was right.

"Built-in Happiness." That was the heading of an article in the Good Housekeeping magazine I was reading recently. The article was by Gretchen Rubin. It was well written and interesting and I found it thought provoking and helpful.

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