Battlefords News-Optimist

ST. MARIE: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Don St. Marie, late of Vawn on April 13, 2011 at the age of 76 years. Don was born on September 6, 1934 at Edam, Saskatchewan.

The Best of the Battlefords Photo Contest is back. More than 200 entries were received last year and many have been showcased on City of North Batlleford and Battlefords Tourism websites and various publications over the past year.

From ballet to hip hop, the walls of Don Ross echoed with the thunder of synchronized feet as the Battlefords Dance Festival Association held its 31st annual dance festival from April 25 to 27.

As May begins, the very thin moon joins bright Venus and Mercury in the early morning sky, with Mars and Jupiter hugging the horizon. This could make a very picturesque setting for astrophotographers.

Dear Editor There is a huge tax increase for anyone using a retirement income fund. Revenue Canada has now changed the minimum withholding tax payable on monthly withdrawals from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF).

Dear Editor Last fall, I wrote a letter to the editor inquiring as to why the chartered banks in our community had not, at that time, committed any funding to our community's multiplex project.

Opponents of the ruling council on Mosquito First Nation are calling for an investigation into alleged corruption during the reserve's recent election. During the April vote, Noel Stone Jr.

It was the first tournament of the season at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club and by the scorecards turned in, it already looks as though the golfers are in mid-season form.

A man faces several charges including attempted murder following a shooting incident on Thunderchild First Nation on Friday.

Dates have been confirmed for a preliminary hearing for three more men accused in the Mosquito First Nation treaty land entitlement fraud case.