Battlefords News-Optimist

Dear Editor This letter is in response to the April 6 column, From This Corner, in the Battlefords Regional Optimist. Editor Becky Doig accuses the City of being reluctant in releasing information about the CUPlex vandals.

The legal woes for Red Pheasant First Nation chief Stewart Baptiste continue.

The Borden Community Centre Preservation Committee is holding their second annual Borden Has Talent event April 15, in the community centre, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Dust off the golf clubs, shine up the balls and get out to the golf course. Easter weekend marked the beginning of the golf season at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

How was your week? Hopefully good. If not, I really hope you have a better one this week. It rained at last, but it probably wasn't nearly enough for the farmers. It is a start. I admire farmers.

Yep, the rhubarb is up so officially spring is here! Fortunately we were spared the foot or more of snow that had been predicted for the Easter weekend.

A restitution payment schedule has been worked out for a former Gold Eagle Casino dealer who pled guilty in a wide-ranging card-cheating case there.

Joeleen Milman takes over April 15 as the new postmaster in Maymont. She looks forward to seeing everyone at the post office. Cindy Reid began a temporary position at the Lakeland Library branch in Maymont April 1. Library Hours are Tuesday 1 to 6 p.

Northwest students were among 724 honoured with awards by Lakeland College at ceremonies hosted at Lloydminster campus March 22 and Vermilion campus March 14.

The finish line is increasingly in sight for at least two components of the Credit Union CUPlex project.