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Battlefords News Optimist

Huge gaps between salary grids

Dear Editor Nurses are paid $71,240 for their first year on the job compared to $46,419 for first year teachers.

Teachers use strike time in the community

Dear Editor June 1, the front page of the Battlefords News-Optimist had the headline "Teachers March in the streets," and the accompanying article reported "teachers in elementary and high schools in the province were on strike for two days.

Solid support for the food bank

Dear Editor I would like to extend a sincere appreciation to the Battlefords community for support of our annual CBI Food Bank Drive. We collected $2,014.
BAPTISTE:

BAPTISTE:

BAPTISTE: Justice Blaze Baptiste was born April 14, 2010 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. His arrival was a huge blessing to his parents Dale Baptiste and Shannon Paranteau.

May activities begin with Mother's Day breakfast

Hi there! Well May wasn't a great month weather wise, but it's nice to see the lovely green grass and all the trees out in leaf now. Many have been planting their gardens and flowers around here and hoping for some rain to make things grow.
Ticket prices for pro sports are through the roof

Ticket prices for pro sports are through the roof

Today I am going to talk about ticket prices for professional sports teams. I am ranting on the subject because of all the excitement in Canada over a National Hockey League team returning to Winnipeg.
CWL celebrates 50 years of service

CWL celebrates 50 years of service

The Catholic Woman's League of St. Joseph Calasanctios Parish marked their 50th Anniversary with a mass celebrated by Bishop Albert Thevenot, with Father Val Besas, Father Gerard Legaspi and Father Phinh Do as concelebrants.
Annual charity golf tournament a big hit

Annual charity golf tournament a big hit

The legacy continues. The annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament has become a cornerstone of the fundraising efforts for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

Canoe adventurers camp near creek

A group of five university students canoed on the North Saskatchewan River. The voyage started at the beginning of the North Saskatchewan River near the Columbia Ice Fields in Alberta. They are on their way to Montreal, Que.
HHS athletes named to provincial team

HHS athletes named to provincial team

As I write this on Sunday night (missed the deadline again), we are getting a shower of rain. It is badly needed here and the frost has also given a hit to the crops. The following students from H.