Battlefords News-Optimist

Honesty in politics has, for almost all of Canadian history, been somewhat of an oxymoron. If we look closely, as far back as Sir John A., we find that often what was told to the voting public was a smokescreen for reality.

DENEIKO: In Loving Memory of Daniel Deneiko who was born Sept. 6, 1931 at, Glaslyn, SK and passed away May 1, 2012 at Battlefords Union Hospital, North Battleford, SK.

There's a squirming school of walleye coming to a lake near you. The Lost Horse Creek Wildlife Federation has set up a hatchery in Cochin on the shores of Lehman Creek where about 280,000 walleye eggs are incubating, waiting to hatch.

They've been with the Community Youth Choir since it was a small enterprise among students of vocal coach Lisa Hornung.

Fort Battleford may cease to exist in its current form because of serious budget cuts to Parks Canada, losing costumed interpreters and many of its staff. The cuts, announced April 30, amount to a total loss of $29 million across the country.

The wind blew Monday, but that didn't stop 44 New Horizons from going out to golf at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club. The Scotts, Bernice and Wally, were winners once again with the help of Nester Brunwald and Bruce Dalshaug.

Often people don't even realize the contributions they are making to a community and those around them.

How is your thinking? "That's a strange question," I hear you saying. Well I guess it is, however it is a question that warrants our attention. Our thinking patterns have a profound effect on how we feel and react to others in our relationships.

Students from the North West Regional College skills training program celebrated their graduation April 19.

Players from Medstead, Glaslyn and the Battlefords joined forces along with two new coaches to the U18 boy's club volleyball program, as the Battleford Ballistics finished an impressive season last month.