Battlefords News-Optimist

The annual Battlefords Stuff a Bus campaign finished Oct. 14, with Meadow Lake students collecting more food than the Battlefords for the second year in a row. The Stuff a Bus campaign is a fundraiser for the food bank.

Mayfair Library presented their Cow Patty Bingo Oct. 21. A potluck supper was enjoyed by all, following which Cow Patty made her appearance at 7 p.m. This year, instead of going outside, squares were drawn on the floor around which Ms.

The Maymont Quilters is a unique group with no president, secretary or treasurer, just a couple of ladies handling the ordering of material and recording the expenses and receipts. A glance back to the war years shows batts cost $1 (today $7.

Here we are facing the last week of October, and yes, we have had our first taste of snow, albeit short and sweet. What a surprise to come out of church at about 12:30 Sunday to a full -fledged snow squall.

Michael Rault and Colleen Brown brought their music to the Battlefords Saturday for the first concert of the Battlefords Jazz Society's new season.

The NDP leader's tour returned to the Battlefords for the second time in less than a week Oct. 19, as opposition leader Dwain Lingenfelter pledged his support for mental health.

Goaltender Graham Hildebrand came within .4 seconds of making it a perfect weekend for the Battlefords North Stars. That was how far away Hildebrand was from a shutout Friday night against the Nipawin Hawks.

Want to pamper yourself but don't feel like driving to the city for a spa treatment? Now you can enjoy many aesthetic services right in Neilburg with the opening of Absolute Essentials at 21 Centre Street.

A 16-year-old boy from Cut Knife was seriously injured Monday after a dirt bike he was operating collided with a motor vehicle on the Leipzig grid just west of Leipzig.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League released its list of players of the week and there was no shortage of Battlefords North Stars.