Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford restaurant manager, Sukhjinder Singh, has earned a 2014 Outstanding Manager of the Year Award from McDonald's Canada.

That was amazing! I thought we'd hit the peak of intensity when the Roughriders walked into Winnipeg and stole a 23-17 victory two weeks ago. But that had nothing on Saskatchewan's Week 9 CFL game in Vancouver, B.C. Sunday afternoon.

Another fun and busy summer has come and gone for the Reigning Riders Light Horse 4-H Club. Achievement day was held May 31 near Hafford. Nancy Kotelko was the record books judge. June 8 was the regional show in North Battleford.

Dear Editor Delorme Drive in Cochin continues to degrade daily. The potholes meld into each other, and some are deep enough to cause major damage to farm, recreation and work vehicles.

A post-secondary education is expensive and very necessary these days. Most students must carefully manage limited financial resources to obtain that degree or diploma -- without accumulating a crushing burden of debt along the way.

Back in 1950, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development spent $922 per registered "Indian." As of 2012, the renamed Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada spent $9,056 per registered First Nations person.

Three youth who police say went on a rampage of violence and vandalism in North Battleford early Sunday morning are facing several charges.

The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation's $100,000 Cash Lottery is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Local improvement projects on Pearson Avenue and 19th Avenue in North Battleford have been given the go ahead by city council, although some residents are opposed.

Several armed individuals robbed residents of Mosquito First Nation at gun point Saturday, Aug. 16, according to Battlefords Rural RCMP.