Battlefords News-Optimist

MARCH 18 North Saskatchewan River Hockey League has game four of the league final between St. Walburg and Edam scheduled for 8:30 p.m. in Edam.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan isn't easy.

The week started off well for Jim Johnston and his curling team from the Battlefords at the Provincial Masters Men's Championship in Gravelbourg. Johnston won twice Wednesday, as his team edged Derrell Sears 6-5 and Gary Bryden 7-3.

While adults complain about the duration and temperatures this winter the students at Ratushniak Elementary School in Maidstone continue to grin and giggle as they enjoy the bounty of snow.

It's unfortunate, but the sad reality is that many children in the Battlefords often go hungry. Which is why the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club has teamed up with four local businesses to provide meals to a group of children, twice per week.

As I mentioned at the end my last article, touring through Ho Chi Minh City was a marvellous experience. The city itself has many attractions to experience and part of finding those places, and experiences is in knowing where to go.

A kitchen mishap earned one North Battleford resident a visit from the firefighters. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to fire alarms in the Valley View Tower 1, at 1101 99th St., a little after 4 p.m. this Sunday.

Each day we look for signs which will tell us the long winter is coming to an end. So far, temperatures have fluctuated from very cold to somewhat warmer. The small snowfalls that occur almost every day are adding up to hug piles in some places.

Bingo was played Feb. 23 at the Maidstone Drop In Centre Feb. with Jean Hartman and Margaret MacEachern calling. Lunch was provided by Dorothy Harmel. The loonie pot was won by Dorothy Kissick. Cirbbage was played Feb. 28.

Don't try this at home - unless you're in the Landrie family and it's the only way to train for archery shoots in the winter. Stand at one end of the house, shoot through doorways into the kitchen with a bow and arrow nearly at a target metres away.