Battlefords News-Optimist

Members of Battlefords and District Co-operative Ltd. are in line for a total allocation of $1.68 million to member share accounts. That is up from $1.56 million from the previous year.

The Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League is in full swing and Wednesday night, three of the four teams gave up four runs while the other game was decided by four runs.

Dear Editor Rarely a week goes by, in various news media, where we don't hear about communities struggling to attract and retain doctors. It is one of the greatest and most challenging health issues Canadian communities are facing today.

The North Battleford Communities in Bloom Committee is ready to dig in to make the city as attractive as possible.

Laughs and legwork powered a journey over the streets of Maidstone last week.

The parole board of Canada has granted early release to Norma Jean Mooswa, the woman convicted in 2004 in connection to a fatal car crash in Cochin that killed six people.

A Leoville man is under arrest following a complaint of possible drug trafficking. Norbert Dumais, 56, was arrested and charged following an investigation into a complaint to Spiritwood RCMP made May 12.

The Saskatoon Blades had to restock their prospects pool with draft picks in the later rounds of the WHL bantam draft, but they couldn't wait any longer on Ryan Rewarts, a goalie from Cut Knife who played with the Unity Lazers bantam AA team.

MANEGRE : Eva Iola (Yola) Manegre, (nee Roberge) died May 6, 2011, at Villa Pascal, North Battleford, Sk. At the age of 93 years. Eva was born September 20, 1917 on the family homestead, near Ponteix, Sk.

PLANTZ: In Loving Memory of Maxine Gail Plantz who was born March 2, 1940 at Borden, SK and passed away May 3, 2011 at North Battleford, SK.