Battlefords News-Optimist

Emergency crews responded to two minor incidents Friday in North Battleford. One was a motor vehicle collision at the corner of 100th Street and 16th Avenue. Two small passenger cars were involved. The incident took place around 11:45 a.m.

The baseball season is underway for the youth in the Battlefords, as the overall numbers of baseball players in on par with previous seasons says Battlefords Minor Baseball president Ron Balfour.

As part of TD Canadian Children's Book Week, students at BATC schools from Ahtakakoop, Moosoomin, Red Pheasant, Saulteaux and Sweetgrass attended a reading by children's book author Vikki VanSickle.

Stitch by stitch students at Maidstone High School are reaching out to others. Members of the Grade 10 Home Economics class recently completed a module in their clothing, fashion and textiles unit called "Charitable Sewing.

Geraldine Fitzgibbon was born in Toronto on Oct. 31, 1854. Her parents were Agnes Dunbar Moodie and Charles Thomas Fitzgibbon. Even more interesting were who her grandparents were.

It might be a little longer before the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame installs the largest bat in Canada. The Battleford and District Parks and Recreation Board presented the minutes from its April 19 meeting at the May 7 council meeting.

After the May showers and the sunshine this week, the grass around the Battlefords is quickly turning green. That is a great sign for anyone interested in an outdoor activity, especially lawn bowling in the Battlefords this summer.

The hot-button issue of municipal amalgamation raised its head at a State of the City State of the Town address Tuesday. Possible amalgamation of North Battleford and Battleford came up on the heels of Mayor Chris Odishaw's address.

WILLIAM EDWARD HOPE (Bill) July 12, 1921 - April 21, 2012 Bill passed away peacefully at North Battleford on a warm sunny spring morning with his loving wife, Jessie, at his side and the robins singing in the trees.

Based on what mayors Chris Odishaw and Ian Hamilton had to say, the state of the Battlefords is very good indeed.