Battlefords News Optimist

Dear Editor Waseca is in dire need of upgrades and maintenance for our recreational facilities. Friends of Waseca was started as a fundraising group to raise money and awareness of this.

A man is dead after what Spiritwood RCMP are describing as a hunting accident. The 57-year-old Ramger district resident was found deceased with a single gunshot wound to his chest area at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Cecile Hunt, chief executive officer of the Prince Albert Parkland Health, announced the appointment of Cheryl Elliott as the new vice-president of finance.

In a perfect world, it would have been a new, perhaps bigger, school.

It's time to close Glenburn Regional Park. A special thanks to Gary Gallie who managed the park this year, to all his helpers and also to Judy Gallie and her helpers who ran the concession booth.

As part of the national Culture Days initiative, the Chapel Gallery is hosting a workshop with current exhibitor, Leah Dorion. Art Making as an Act of Self-Reflection runs from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 in the Chapel Gallery.

MILLER: Helena Marianna Miller (formerly Nolin) nee Bertsch 1934-2011 Helena Marianna Miller passed away peacefully after a brave and courageous battle with cancer on September 16, 2011.

The issue of the City of North Battleford's sidewalk clearing bylaw and its requirements on residents and businesses to remove snow from the sidewalks continues to be a hot one for city council and area residents.

There are only four weeks remaining to purchase your ticket for the Blaine Lake Seniors' & Community cash lotto with a draw date of Oct. 17. Twenty-two cash prizes totaling $125,000 will be awarded with only 2,500 tickets sold.

The approximately 40 people who attended the Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority annual general meeting Sept. 14 at the Big River Community Centre heard a presentation on strategies to improve aboriginal health care.