Battlefords News-Optimist

A new year presents us with an opportunity to start new and fresh.

Deliberations over the city's operating budget and five-year capital plan began Tuesday night at city hall in North Battleford.

The theatre component of the Credit Union CUPlex will not be ready as quickly as had been hoped.

It's interesting what a person notices while they go about their everyday life and what they remember at the end of the day. Today the wind is blowing so hard I can hear it, but when I look out the window it isn't obvious what season we're in.

Two men have been charged following a disturbance on the 100 block of 101st Street in North Battleford. The incident happened early Tuesday.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks were trying to carry the momentum of their first win of the season into Tuesday's game, but that wasn't the case.

For two nights, Dec. 11 and 12, students of Turtleford Community School entertained and fed the community with theatre and dessert. In keeping with the times, the students began the evening with an exciting dance number entitled Foot Loose.

Sonningdale Hall was packed to capacity Dec. 10 for the annual Big Buck Night. More than 250 attended and Jim Wiebe and David Pezderic scored 30 heads.

Three physicians have toured through communities served by North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings over the past several weeks members of the board of directors were informed at a regular meeting in Turtleford Nov. 21.

Paynton artist Mariann Taubensee opened acollaborative show with Tamara Unroe of Tugaske Dec. 1. Fish n' Chips & Vinegar is a look at the garbage in our oceans and what can be made from it.