Battlefords News-Optimist

Cross another Battlefords North Stars graduate off the list. Cole Gibson has become the sixth of eight 20-year-old players to commit to a post-secondary school and a hockey program for next season.

The denizens of the Saskatchewan Legislature participated in a crucial little tidbit of law making earlier this month to ensure car thieves cannot benefit from SGI's no fault auto insurance.

Consciously or otherwise, we train our children to be citizens of the coming decades. If we have a particular goal in mind, however, then that training becomes a conscious and vital part of our personal living and of our parental emphasis.

INGRAM: Jordon Leroy Christopher Ingram of Turtleford passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the age of 25 years. Jordon Leroy Christopher Ingram was born to Larry and Darlene at North Battleford, SK on February 11, 1986.

EDWARDS: A Memorial Service for Elizabeth (Lil) Edwards born Keller, formerly of Battleford and Plenty, Saskatchewan, who passed away on January 11, 2011 in Red Deer, Alberta, will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the Battleford United

Dear Editor There are a lot of realizations I have come to over the past two and a half years since I started teaching, and I thought I had entered this profession fully prepared for the commitment it required.

Family and friends gathered in Saskatoon at Hope Fellowship Church April 16 for a lunch to celebrate Elaine Milman's 80th birthday. Elaine greeted everyone as they arrived and time was spent visiting.

When spring comes here, it comes quickly. The past week we have seen the leaves come out on the trees and the grass grow quickly. More wild flowers are blooming, including the beautiful, dainty, purple violets I have growing in my house yard.

The only wooden timber bridge left on the main grid road had to have the top removed so some of the main girders and beams beneath could be replaced. A nearby beaver dam was also demolished. The bridge work did hold up the traffic for a few hours.

Emergency service providers in the Battlefords are marking Emergency Medical Services Week until Friday.