In the Community

The senior boys' volleyball team have put another full season in the books for the 2013/14 school year. This year the team was made up of five Grade 12 students, two in Grade 11, a Grade 10 and one Grade 9.

December has arrived and the elementary classes are very busy preparing for the Christmas concert. This year the concert will include a choir and a musical play. The play revolves around a game show.

The Boards of Education of Light of Christ Catholic School Division and Living Sky School Division have passed motions to change the cut off date for entrance to kindergarten from Oct. 31 to Dec. 31. Children who are five years old as of Dec.

There was an election for reeve in the RM of Glenside Dec. 4. Former Reeve Wade Parkinson retired from the position of reeve after approximately five years.

The Battlefords Food Bank is hailing long-time volunteer Gary Pattison as a hero. Pattison is one of the volunteers featured by Kraft Canada as part of their Food Bank Hero Facebook campaign.

In 1988, the Council of the City of North Battleford authorized the formation of a Committee to develop and oversee a new entity, the North Battleford City Archives.

Emile Percy Francis was born on Sept. 13, 1926 at North Battleford. He received his elementary and high school education in the city's Catholic school system. Emile's childhood was not easy. His father died when he was eight.

A nurse who has been answering mother's questions for more than 40 years will be sharing information from her recently released book, written especially for new and soon to be grandmothers, at an event in North Battleford Wednesday.

Hoshin Kanri, data and "meeting at the wall." They are all part of the direction the education sector is going when it comes to meeting goals.

North West Regional College is sponsoring a course Dec. 7 and 8 entitled "Effective Self Defence.