Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 50 calls between 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 and 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29 Aug. 28 9:06 a.m. - Hit and run to a red truck parked in a driveway on the 800 block of 107th Street overnight. 9:36 a.m.

North Battleford's Andrew Albers is expected to make his first Major League start since 2013 on Tuesday night. The 30-year-old left-hander is scheduled to take to the the mound for the Minnesota Twins in a road game against the Cleveland Indians.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 115 calls for service between 6 a.m.Thursday, Aug. 25 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 Aug 25 7:06 a.m. - Complaint of theft from a motor vehicle overnight on 99th Street in North Battleford. 7:22 a.m.

The grass is pretty green over here in my neck of the woods. After reading an article on "What Stops Us From Being Happy" I hoped I would stumble upon the answers I've been looking for.

By Breanna Fischer Published by Coteau Books $12.95 9781550506617 Breanna Fischer’s book Small Displays of Chaos is about a girl from Saskatoon who develops an eating disorder during her last two years of high school.

The cumulative value of lost production from 2027 to 2040 could total C$150 billion (in 2015 dollars), with negligible environmental benefit

Battlefords RCMP responded to 68 calls for service between 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 and 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 including the following: Aug. 27 7:39 a.m. - Complaint of a vehicle stolen in Calgary possibly for sale in North Battleford.

It is the time of year where we have a number of unwanted guests around the house. There is a host of tiny little fruit flies happily flitting about the fruit bowl.

It all began in September 2015, when nine members of the Eagle Hills 4-H Club and one member from the Edam Light Horse 4-H Club decided they wanted to do the Club-to-Club National Exchange.

This week I gained new respect for our city employees. While I confess that I’ve sometimes complained about their expectations, it wasn’t until I saw three of them in action the other day that I realized how efficient and needed they are.