Battlefords News-Optimist

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Now’s not the time to slack off if you want to continue to enjoy the beauty and bounty that you’ve worked so hard for up to now. So here are a few essential tasks (some would say chores, but that’s such an ugly word) for the hottest time of the year.

Wilkie singer Bob Leslie was recently named Full-time Male Vocalist as well as Evangelist of the Year and Mentor of the Year at the Country Gospel Music Association national Canadian competition in Drayton Valley, Alta.

This week I had occasion to spend a couple of days with my best friend in the major trauma section of the emergency ward at our local hospital.

With a flair for the dramatic, the North Battleford Beavers were the top team in the round-robin standings at the Midget AA Tier I Provincial Baseball Championships with a 3-0 record.

With real estate prices going through the roof across the country, you may seriously be considering selling the family cottage to capitalize on the investment your great grandparents made 50 years ago – or that you made 10 years ago.

“Young Loggerhead Shrikes (aka butcher birds) are out near their nests learning to perfect their hunting and impaling skills,” says Ashley Fortney, Habitat Stewardship co-ordinator with Nature Saskatchewan.

Insp. John Sutherland of the Battlefords RCMP, reporting to Battleford town council members Monday, said there is a rising trend in crime statistics, some of which is no doubt due to the warm weather.

North Battleford city council approved the plan to rehabilitate the old fountain area of Central Park this week.