Battlefords News-Optimist

Roy Risling of Scott has another strange vegetable to share. His potato patch yielded a specimen that resembles two ducks. Photos by Amanda Risling

Award-winning American Bluegrass pioneer, Claire Lynch, has been on her first tour through the prairies, with the final stop being the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford.

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed

Raw food chef Chris Kendall was the guest at a three-day food event in the Battlefords organized through John Paul II Collegiate. Kendall was the guest chef for a Raw Food Dinner hosted at Blend Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Keep your eye out this week for a shiny, stainless steel Delorean cruising the streets, especially on Oct. 21. That’s the day Marty McFly went Back to the Future, or ahead to the future, or something like that.

Livelong author Lisa Guenther and singer-songwriter Best Kept Secret Girlfriend will be at Crandleberry's in North Battleford Friday to present an evening of prose and music.

Newsrooms find elections exciting. We will be at our stations Monday night glued to the results, getting a feel for which way the tide is flowing. We plan to do our best to provide up to the minute coverage on our website at www.newsoptimist.ca.

Council Notes

Garden Chat

Featuring the art of Chris Hodge, a local artist, Centred is the name of the exhibition currently showing at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford. An artist's reception was held Thursday evening of last week.