Battlefords News-Optimist

There is a new friendly face behind the manager's desk at the Neilburg branch of the Synergy Credit Union. Jan Trimble took over the position as of July 20. The Neilburg branch has eight employees, some full time while others work part time.

This year's World Breastfeeding week, Oct. 1 to 7, promotes the three different dimension of breastfeeding support: time, place and communication.

The city solicitor gave the all-clear to bylaw changes to North Battleford's purchasing policy at Monday's council meeting. The amendments to the administration bylaw were signed and sealed at the meeting.

Cochin Community Players kicked off the 2011-12 season in early September with the reading of their fall production.

Lace up your shoes and hit the Battlefords Trans Canada Trail Sunday in support of organ donation. The annual Give the Gift of Life Fun Run and Walk will raise funds and awareness for organ donations in Canada.

Fourteen Grade 12 students from the Living Sky School Division have been awarded General Proficiency Awards by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.

The first Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association provincial championships of the new school year took place last weekend at Kenosee Lake and Bengough.

The City of North Battleford, in partnership with Saskatchewan in motion, the Saskatchewan Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Prairie North Health Region, is holding its third annual Walk the Battlefords event on Oct.

North Battleford nearly had a major disaster on its hands as a major grassfire raged west of the city Wednesday afternoon.

There's a lot to be said for new blood in any organization, but Brad Pattinson's return to the city council table this week is a reminder that sometimes a veteran voice, with a familiar agenda, can also spark new life.