Battlefords News-Optimist

After the Christmas break, junior hockey teams would surely love the opportunity to play an exhibition game to wear off the turkey and get back in game shape.

Sunday, the 14-19-1-1 Battlefords North Stars travelled to Humboldt to take on the 19-13-0-1 Broncos in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action.

Maidstone High School SRC is holding a food bank drive. This enables students to donate any canned or packaged goods to families that struggle to put a meal on the table.

Last week I attended our granddaughter's annual choir concert. Though jazz never has been my favourite musical style, the harmonies and instrumentations that came from the hands and mouths of those teens were jaw-dropping.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the season there are hours set aside for thoughts of faith, hope, peace and goodwill toward all. In Maidstone the annual ecumenical carol service is a time to sit and wait, but no man in a red hat appears.

Artist Julian Sadlowski is on a treasure hunt. The retired school principal and former mayor of North Battleford is looking for old photos or information that will help him finish the illustrations for a book he is preparing on the city's history.

Meota has become a regular stop on the trail for the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles. For a few years, this organization has been travelling the province early in the New Year to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

Christmas is coming to the Chapel Gallery on Sunday, Dec. 12 from noon until 4 p.m. Gallery staff would like to thank all patrons and gallery members with a holiday celebration.

Whether it be art, music or sports, we all prioritize and attach a sentimental value to what is most alluring to the things that we have a passion for.

New office gives immigration centre more workspace