Battlefords News-Optimist

The Saskatchewan Ball Hockey Leagues is three years old and for the first time games will be played in the Battlefords. Due to the number of participants entered and the age range there will be two separate leagues operating in the Battlefords.

?They closed the wrong hospital.? That?s what Sask. Party MLA and former finance minster Rod Gantefoer told me in March when we were discussing the new helicopter air ambulance service project he is spearheading.

As I watch news on television and read newspapers, I am continually faced with the power of nature as it pours its forces out against the works of mankind.

With one in five Canadians experiencing some form of mental illness over the course of their lives, mental health is an issue that can't be kept in the closet.

Dear Editor In this country, everyone has the right to express an opinion but I found John Cairns' editorial rant ["Election has been much ado about nothing", Battlefords News-Optimist, April 27) to be cynical, inaccurate and ultimately unprofessiona

BARCLAY: Bernice Elizabeth Barclay, age 80 years, resident of North Battleford, SK passed away at the Battlefords Union Hospital on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

The Speers and District United Church held their 18th annual dinner theatre April 15-17. The Friday and Saturday performances were in the evening and Sunday was a dinner and matinee. All three were sold out performances.

Donna Gardi of Prince George, B.C. was here to visit her mom and dad, Lil and Milt McMillan. They all attended the wedding of Trevor Robb and Luell Fladeland at the stockade in Lloydminster. Donna returned home Monday.

May 1 to 7 is Early Childhood Intervention Program Week in Saskatchewan. To celebrate the week, a flag was raised at City Hall.

It was busy weekend for residents of the village. Saturday was the annual clean-up day, when residents worked to get rid of debris, scrap materials and junked appliances.