Battlefords News-Optimist

NSRBL Week in Review

I said to Ed that the way to people's hearts is through their stomachs at their favourite restaurants. For once Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan agreed with me.

Zooming into our community this weekend was a group of cyclists from Ukraine bringing a message of peace. A team of young men and women are biking across the United States and Canada to draw attention to the active war that is raging in Ukraine.

Wayne Ray was introduced as the new president of the Rotary Club of the Battlefords at a dinner hosted June 28. Ray takes over from Terry Blanchette who now assumes past-president responsibilities.

On the evening of June 27, a member of the Wilkie RCMP was on patrol of Highway 14 just east of Unity and located a wakeboard and stand up paddle board in the ditch.

The co-accused in a robbery on Mosquito First Nation on Jan. 6 has entered a guilty plea in connection to the case. Jamieson Wahobin has pled guilty to being the occupant of a motor vehicle in which the person knows there is a prohibited weapon.

The late Harvey Johnson of Regina will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a Player/Builder, on Saturday, Aug. 18 in Battleford, for his contribution to Saskatchewan baseball history.

Wildlife in Saskatchewan often give birth to their young in May and June. We want to remind everyone to view these animals from a distance and not interact with them.