Battlefords News-Optimist

Hoping everyone got their fill of turkey and family time over the Thanksgiving weekend. We're starting to see the Halloween decorations popping up around town, evidence that October is clipping right along.

Four Saskatchewan artists, including one born in North Battleford, have been nominated for the Native American Music Awards this year. The 15th annual awards will be held Nov. 14 in Salamanca, N.Y.

A man convicted of child porn possession in 2010 and again in 2012 has breached his conditions again.

The Sunshine Vaulters is an exciting new group of equestrian vaulters involved in a relatively new sport to Canada. Equestrian vaulting is the sport of gymnastics on a moving horse.

A few weeks ago, a group of public art fans yarnbombed Central Park in North Battleford, dressing trees in colourful knitted sleeves and stringing crocheted banners throughout the branches.

The North Battleford RCMP received approximately 36 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 and 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17.

Don't you just have to shake your head in disgust.

It's a paradox. There are a lot of organizations out there whose main goal is not to get bigger and richer. As nice as bigger and richer might be, these organizations instead are purpose-driven.

The smartphone market is changing and Samsung, as the unquestionable market leader, is feeling the heat. But the problem is not that Samsung is missing a certain product in its portfolio or its products are substandard.

Oct. 2, members of the Rivers' Edge Quilt Guild met at the Don Ross craft room at 1 p.m. for their monthly meeting. The meeting gives the members an opportunity to display monthly projects, share ideas and learn new things.