Battlefords News-Optimist

It could signal the start of a young hockey player's career.

Citizens of the Battlefords are being challenged to learn more about the issue of hunger and to take action. "Give It Up for Hunger" is the theme of the first ever Hunger Awareness Week May 7 to 11.

After postponing the North Battleford Golf and Country Club's spring Scramble April 26 and 27, the game was on this past weekend - for one day of golf.

Our ears have become slaves to the rumble of traffic, blaring radios and roaring jets. City-bound people rarely find relief from these man-made sounds. Most of the time we unconsciously filter them out but we are never free of them.

It wasn't hard to determine who were the winners of the New Horizons golf Monday. Just one team came in with a 36.No surprise, but it was the Whitbreads, Lyle and Jutta, along with a little help from John Yarske and Bruce Dalshaug.

Many hockey fans were anticipating the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Humboldt Broncos and the British Columbia Hockey League's Penticton Vees to be the two top teams at the 2012 RBC Cup.

A popular topic for my dad and my aunt to discuss when they're both here is the sheer amount of music in the Battlefords when they grew up here. Just on their street lived a handful of children who grew into professional musicians.

Police are continuing to investigate an armed robbery that happened on the 1600 block of 100th Street in North Battleford. The incident happened Tuesday at around 12:40 a.m.

A motorist has been charged with two counts under the Traffic Safety Act for speeding at a dangerous 170 kilometres per hour on a Battlefords area highway.

The City of North Battleford calls it a disgusting eyesore that can also be a detriment to health. They are referring to doggie-do.