Battlefords News Optimist

Often when a player moves from the junior hockey ranks to NCAA in the United States the term is that they are heading south. Well, for Battlefords North Stars forward Blake Tatchell he is heading off to play NCAA hockey, but is heading north.

It's hard to believe the opening day for this year's Battlefords Kiwanis Music festival is less than two months away.

The traditional passing of the gavel from an old Chamber president to the new one had to be put off this week.

Redberry Lake Watershed Agri-Environmental Group Plan (AEGP) hosted its fifth annual winter workshop Jan. 10 in Hafford. Producer representation included Borden, Radisson, Hafford, Mayfair, Marcelin, Blaine Lake and Medstead.

Yep, we knew it was too good to be true! Winter did find us and when it did, it bit hard. Several reports of -40 drifted into the coffee shop. Funny how some people get a sad sense of accomplishment at others' expense.

For the second time this season, Table Mountain hosted a SaskTel Sask Cup event and for the second time the local skiers fared well. It was a perfect weekend for Sarah Jones in the 17-19 ladies' division.

WUNSCH, Darrel "Kent" June 19, 1944 - January 15th, 2012 It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather Kent on January 15th, 2012 after complications following knee surgery on January 9th, 20

The Borden Museum display for 2012 - 2013 will be A Century of Weddings and they are looking for dresses or accessories and photos that people would share to make this display possible.

I still read to my 13-year-old daughter at bedtime most nights we are home and neither of us has an outside activity. The bedtime story ritual continues to be important to both of us.

Dear Editor How much did you earn last year? An article by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation suggested a campaign promise by a NDP leader hopeful to raise top income tax, capital gains and stock options rates was wrong headed and the candidate should