Battlefords News-Optimist

The Chapel Gallery Members Exhibition reception took place last Thursday. Artist Grant McConnel gave a public in-depth curatorial talk and walk through. He spoke about a number of different techniques.

Those attending Northwest Territorial Days this year will get a chance to dunk some local luminaries into the tank.

Free walk-in mental health counselling has been piloted in a number of communities in Saskatchewan and now the Battlefords are to become part of the model.

McDonald’s has announced a number of changes to how they cook and serve their burgers across Canada.

This weekend marks 50 years for a hallmark event of the summer at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford. The event is Those Were the Days, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18, at the museum between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Submitted A Lloydminster woman is $1,855,305.52 richer after winning SIGA’s Smoke Signals jackpot. Brenda Lloyd became the first to win the top tier progressive jackpot at Gold Horse Casino on Aug. 6.

Submitted Royal University Hospital’s children’s emergency services are now operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Previously, dedicated pediatric services operated from 8 a.m. to midnight.

The Poundmaker Performance Festival which ran Aug. 6 to 8 concluded Thursday at Fort Battleford with performances by Indigenous dancers and singers.

From the Top of the Pile

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has received recognition all the way from Cooperstown, N.Y.