Battlefords News Optimist

This week at Maidstone High School is finals week for our senior high students. With all the seniors writing tests and the juniors going skiing at Table Mountain, there has been less action than usual.

Last month ended with the moon at first quarter, so the next full moon is seven days later - Feb. 7. Feb.10 Mars is within 10 degrees - an early morning apparition. Just after midnight Feb.

The third of four CUPlex projects slated to be completed is the curling facility, which has an estimated substantial completion date of June 15, according to Parks and Recreation Director Keith Anderson's latest update to city council this month.

Jean Fauchon, a John Paul II staff member, was asked to write a children's book for an Education Curriculum class at the University of Saskatchewan.

The Chapel Gallery's annual Artist Winter Retreat is scheduled for Friday, Feb.24 through Sunday, Feb. 26 and features a number of new events. This is your opportunity to work in the gallery alongside other artists.

Three teams battled for two spots during the Affinity Credit Union Senior Men's Playdowns on the weekend and one home town team is moving on. The Battleford Curling Club hosted two teams from Unity and a local rink skipped by Rae Morrison.

Still talking and driving, texting and driving? A law prohibiting handheld cellphone use in vehicles has been on the books in Saskatchewan since Nov. 25, 2009. A little over two years later it seems many drivers don't think the law is enforceable.

Bingo was played at Maidstone Drop In Centre Jan. 11, with a small crowd in attendance. Callers were Margaret MacEachern and Bev Stewart. Dorothy Kissick assisted by Jean Stewart provided lunch. Catch the 10 Whist was played Jan.

As I wrote in last weeks News-Optimist, I was recently invited to be a judge at a debate tournament at NBCHS. As I described in my story about the experience, I left the debate with my mind full of thoughts, which took a few days to fully coalesce.

MILLER - After a courageous battle with cancer and with friends at her side, Agnes A. Miller passed away peacefully on January 23, 2012 at Tofield, Alberta. Ag was born on January 13, 1927 at Moosomin, Saskatchewan.