Battlefords News-Optimist

After two games, it may be hard to believe from looking at the shots, but the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Canalta Cup championship series is tied 1-1.

The staff and board of Sonningdale Library appreciate the support of all who attended, assisted with and gave generously to a ham supper and bingo night held recently.

Along with books sometimes libraries are lucky enough to welcome an author. Last week Myrtle Conacher of Mervin stopped in at the Maidstone Library. Conacher talked a little about writing and mentioned the aims of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild.

The North Battleford Granite Curling Club shut its doors years ago and since then the dream to have a new curling rink in North Battleford was put into motion.

Quads and bridges were major topics of discussion at the April 2 session of Battleford town council.

We West Coast dwellers have had to eat mounds of humble pie this winter. The weather's been lousy, eliminating all climate-related bragging rights.

Highway 4 North was the scene of another motor vehicle accident Friday.

At the conclusion of Premier Brad Wall's speech to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on March 28, a man much smarter with number sthan I pointed out something rather interesting about the provincial budget.

For much of April, the Western Development Museum will host traveling exhibit on northern Saskatchewan rock paintings. The exhibit, called "Kiwetinohk: The Rock Paintings of Northern Saskatchewan," will run from April 5 to 29.

The SJHL season is over for the Battlefords North Stars, but those SJHL fans interested in how the season turns out for the Humboldt Broncos and Weyburn Redwings can catch league final action on Access TV.