Battlefords News-Optimist

Living Sky School Division's chief financial officer, Ray Kopera, will be retiring at the end of March.

You would think 10 years notice would be enough time to start making changes. When it comes to health care spending by Canadian governments, that's simply not the case.

In this special but busy season, much of the important music festival information mentioned in last week's Fanfare bears repeating.

Eleven candidates have been nominated to fill ten two-year positions on the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Ballots, mailed to members this month, must be filed by Dec. 31. Results of the voting will be released Jan. 10.

It was like watching two different teams wearing Battlefords North Stars jerseys in the final Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game of 2012 at the Civic Centre. The North Stars looked to snap a losing streak Dec.

Two local volunteers at Fort Battleford have been honoured along with 98 other Parks Canada volunteers for Parks Canada's centennial.

There is no time like the holidays to share talent and creativity. Ratushniak Elementary School held their annual Christmas concert this week. A Teddy Bear Christmas is a musical by Teresa Jennings.

The elementary students at Neilburg Composite School held a delightful Christmas concert Dec. 14 in the gym. It was based on the story of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. A Christmas Peter Pan was written and adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller.

The Christmas Holidays: a time of homecomings, a time for joy and love, and an opportunity for families to spend time together.

Another Battlefords resident has earned a Royal Conservatory of Music gold medal by earning the best grade in the province in her instrument and grade level at RCM examinations this year.