Battlefords News-Optimist

A cooling-off period following some of the hottest weather we've seen for some time, was welcome. The recent wind and rainstorms have lodged quite a few fields as they are very heavy stands of crop.

Lil McMillan enjoyed the McMillan family reunion at Silver Lake this weekend. She enjoyed seeing the family members from all over. Tillie Linkert was to Loon Lake with her three girls for August long weekend, leaving Friday and getting home Monday.

As summer is sliding towards fall it means that we can likely harvest our potato crop soon. Most gardeners have likely been enjoying munching on new potatoes from your garden to enhance your summer barbecues.

North West Regional College has announced a new Plumbing and Pipefitting program in Meadow Lake.

Maureen Smith lives with a rare disorder known as Congenital Panhypopituitarism.

Dear Editor The Western Development Museum's Those Were the Days annual summer festival was held once again Aug. 9 and 10.

Walter and Mary Tait from Meota, spent one month in Scotland as of June 12 and daughter Gail Scorgie was there for two weeks, and submitted this report to me.

Your Twitter and Facebook feed may soon be cluttered with memes about Christmas being under 20 weeks away. Which for me means it is time to start doing my Christmas shopping, in about 19 weeks.

Northwest Territorial Days runs annually in North Battleford, beginning with a parade Monday, followed by four days of fun and entertainment at the agricultural grounds. See the photo galleries for a look at the action.

Africa is rising, but its ascent is fraught with social and political challenges.