Battlefords News-Optimist

COLE: Helen Irene Cole passed away at St. Paul's Hospital - Palliative Care Unit, Saskatoon, SK on February 27, 2012 at the age of 66.

The Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) in Maidstone is celebrating another successful campaign of fundraising in 2011. More than $4,000 was raised for the CNIB in Maidstone district during their fall canvass in 2011.

Urgency is setting in for the Battlefords North Stars. The North Stars fell behind 3-1 in the series after losing 5-3 in Nipawin Tuesday and now are one game away from elimination.

Things aren't quite as rosy in Saskatchewan as the government makes them out to be, says the province's opposition leader.

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March is National Nutrition Month in Canada, and the Prairie North Health Region is celebrating it with a full slate of events throughout the Battlefords.

The Battlefords will once again be well-represented at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association awards.

The North Stars fell 5-3 Tuesday in Nipawin and now sit down 3-1 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Bauer Conference.

Concern was raised at city council last Monday about drivers not obeying school bus stop arms in school zones. The issue was raised by Councillor Brad Pattinson, who expressed concerns that "a lot of people ignore the stop arm.

This year the World Day of Prayer was held in the Speers and district United Church hosted by the Richard UCW consisting of Ellen Wood, Alice Potter, Charlotte and Ida Gillatt, Hattie Wawryk, Lorna MacDonald and Rev. Nora Borgeson.