A reminder to North Battleford voters. Wednesday, April 16 is byelection day. Don't forget to have your say by marking the ballot.
There is another open house planned for residents interested in finding out more about the curbside garbage and recycling program to begin in North Battleford this spring. Thursday, April 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. an open house will be held in Room 107 of the Don Ross Centre.
Easter is almost upon us. April 18 is Good Friday. Saturday, April 19 is your last chance to get your Easter crafts and baking.
There will be an Easter Craft and Bake Sale in the basement of the North Battleford Legion, running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will also be an Easter Bake Sale at the Co-op mall presented by the Battlefords Humane Society. All proceeds will go toward the fund for a new animal shelter building. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The kids will be out of school next week for the Easter break. And that means it's time for the Battlefords Dance Festival. This will be the 34th edition, this year in a new location, the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. There will be daily sessions April 21, 22, 23 and 24. Each session is two hours long starting at 8 a.m. followed by starts at 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $3 per session.
If your kids aren't dancing, they could be enjoying an Activity Day Camp at the NationsWEST Field House or Wave Day Camp at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre. Activities at the field house will run from 9 a.m. to noon and the Wave Day Camp at the aquatic centre goes from 1 to 5 p.m. from April 21 to 25. Each session is $25. Kids attending morning and afternoon sessions can bring a bag lunch to eat at the field house and they will be escorted to the pool at the appropriate time. For more information on these camps call the City of North Battleford.
The Easter break also means the start of garage sale season. Third Avenue United Church will be kicking things off with a two day garage sale on Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25. Thursday's hours are 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday things will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you get hungry while you're browsing there will be chili and buns for sale.
