Battlefords News-Optimist

Dear Editor I’d like to spread the word to readers about a neglected aspect of child psychology. From the age of two, children use spontaneous drawing as a language medium.

’m the sort of person who has trouble keeping track of her keys. We laugh about it being a family genetic fault of some kind, because so many of our clan share the same condition.

From the Top of the Pile

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fameis pleased to announce the induction, posthumously, of the late Sharon Lee Hogg of Swift Current into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame,IndividualCategory, as a builder on Saturday, Aug. 15 in Battleford.

Going undrafted into the NHL can be devastating for an up and coming player. For goaltender Rylan Toth, having no expectations helped ease the pain. “I watched the whole thing, but I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to go,” admitted Toth.

Prairie North Health Region has announced the appointment of a new medical health officer. He is Dr.

North Battleford musician Cole Knutson has received $1,420 from the Saskatchewan Arts Board's Indigenous Pathways Initiative - Grants to Artists program to "play in the world's most prestigious youth wind orchestra – the WASBE Youth Wind Orchestra –

The North Battleford and Battleford fire department has returned from its tour of duty fighting the northern wildfires.

LUSELAND — Approximately 200 people turned up at the Luseland Museum July 1 for the grand opening of the Vic Pearsall Wing, Home of the Whooping Crane Center, with 100 or more crowding into the new addition to hear guest speakers lawyer Harvey Walker

This weekend is Battleford's busiest summer weekend, with the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival beginning Friday at noon and a parade and fireworks that evening.