Battlefords News Optimist

An 18-year-old Marsden man is dead following a single vehicle rollover Saturday in the Neilburg district. Cut Knife RCMP say a pickup truck heading east on Highway 40 approximately eight kilometres west of Neilburg at around 4:40 a.m.

A break and enter occurred Sept. 4 at Table Mountain Regional Park. Three snowmobiles, one quad and a large number of tools were stolen. Sept. 5 or 6, a car parked on Ross Crescent was entered and a purse, white DSI and a turquoise DS3D was stolen.

If the first week of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is any indication the Bauer Conference will be good this year and feature some of the league's best.

A man noted for his voice was almost speechless at last week's Living Sky School Division School Board meeting when a fellow board member recommended nominating him for a prestigious award.

The Paw Park held their grand opening from 1 - 5 p.m. Sept. 18.

After more than two years of work on the project, Borden finally has their new reverse osmosis system up and running and providing great water quality to the homes in the village. The changeover occurred the evening of Sept.

Living Sky School Division's new bus garage and additional office space under construction on the division office site in North Battleford should be done very close to its original completion date early in the new year.

Sometime overnight Sept. 12, perpetrators attempted to pry open a steel door to a building at the intersection of Highways 16 and 40 in North Battleford. The door sustained minor dam as a result of the attempted break and enter.

The rumours floating area the local hockey circles have finally been put to rest. As the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League prepares for its second season, the number of teams could potentially double.

Financial statements for the first four months of the 2011-12 fiscal year show Prairie North Health Region with budget surplus of $243 million, PNRH Authority board members were advised at an Aug. 31 meeting in Meadow Lake.