Battlefords News-Optimist

Motorists are being advised 100th Street will be closed to traffic in both directions in the 1600 block today.

The recent Maclean's cover story entitled Revenge of the Teenage Girl was too tempting not to read. No doubt they were publishing this in honour of the third International Day of the Girl that took place Saturday, Oct. 11.

Life is change - marriages begin and end, children are born and grow, you are employed for years and then you retire - and at each step along the way, you must document those changes.

The North Battleford RCMP received approximately 100 calls for service between 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17 and 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20.

WPD Ambulance responded to a single-vehicle rollover three kilometres West of Radisson at 7:15 p.m. Friday. Local fire crews were on scene to assist in highway clean up and traffic control along with RCMP. Traffic was delayed but quickly resumed.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is all set to host the Battlefords Best Marketplace and Expo Oct. 24-26 at the NationsWEST Field House. The event runs Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.

The side of Vera Halter"s desk is decorated with beautifully coloured notes and cards, each from the kids who came to visit her at the Landis Library over the summer holidays. One, has a big heart with the words, "I love you Mrs.

Be ready to lace up the skates for outdoor skating in the summer months, not just winter. City leisure Services Director Bill Samborski announced Monday a new artificial ice surface will be built on Rotary Plaza in front of the CUplex.

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.