Battlefords News-Optimist

The RCMP is warning the public to be careful about shady contractors who will ask for money upfront to complete a project, only to provide substandard or incomplete work.

Dear Editor ?I enjoyed Danica Lorer's column, Time and technology keep marching 0n (Regional Optimist, Jan. 28.)?However, the centenarian she refers to as "the oldest person in Canada" is actually only the oldest person in Saskatchewan.

Today is Sunday. Snow is falling. When my wife looked out on a white world, she purred, ?Such pristine beauty.? I grumbled an ill-mannered response. ?Dammit all. I?m tired of shovelling pristine beauty. I?m tired of this rotten winter.

It was a sad night at the North Battleford Civic Centre for Battlefords Midget Stars fans. It was sad in part because the Stars were beaten 4-1 by the visiting Saskatoon Contacts despite outshooting and outworking the Contacts for most of the night.

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, held Feb. 13-20, is an opportunity for Saskatchewan people to celebrate the fine work teachers do every day for their students, schools and communities.

Prairie Women on Snowmobiles traveled through Blaine Lake Jan. 29 on their 10th annual eight-day trek through Saskatchewan.

Officials of the Primary Health Care (PHC) systems in Saskatchewan and Alberta presented Prairie North Regional Health Board members, senior administrative staff, invited guests, members of the media and the general public with an overview of the res

The Leask Hotel burned to the ground in a major fire there Wednesday morning. Blaine Lake RCMP reports they were called to the fire at the nearly 100-year-old hotel in Leask, located north of Blaine Lake, at around 2:43 a.m.

Highlighting the importance of the French language and culture, École Monseigneur Blaise Morand celebrated French Immersion Week, Feb. 7 to 11, in style.

A black utility trailer was stolen from a residence in Marshall sometime Feb. 3. MaidstoneRCMP say these types of crimes are ongoing in rural areas and they remind citizens to be on the look out for suspicious people at unusual hours.