Battlefords News-Optimist

A little sun, a little rain and that is the week that was. We are not suffering the plus-30 weather anymore and it has turned a little cool. We were down to plus 4 one night when it snowed the ground white in Jasper.

Friday at the NationsWEST Field House in North Battleford marked the Send Off to Summer family event, an event staged in partnership with Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention program.

Pass the popcorn. I swear, this 2015 season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders is like a football movie. You know, like Remember the Titans, Rudy, Any Given Sunday, When The Game Stands Tall and all the rest.

Dear Editor Did you realize monarch butterfly populations have drastically reduced? From an estimate of 1 billion in mid 1990s to the current estimate of 50 million. Reason: loss of milkweed to lay their eggs on.

It’s “so long” to the historic property at 11th Avenue and 102nd Street in North Battleford. Workers from Silverado Demolition Inc. were busy Sunday taking down the buildings at the location.

The experience of trying to decipher what the public address announcers at the North Battleford Civic Centre are saying is likely to be much improved this coming hockey season.

RCMP Daily Report

Cherries on the Prairies! What a wonderful thing that is.

RCMP Daily Report

The city of North Battleford has reached a settlement agreement with Minisapoy Café over the business’s woes due to the building deficiencies at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre.