Battlefords News-Optimist

Street and alley closures have been announced by the City of North Battleford beginning today. The 1100 Block of 110th Street will be closed today from 1 to 5 p.m. for patching.

To me, the taste of summer is fresh tomatoes in a salad, sandwich or soup - I will even eat them whole, straight from the garden. And, for the most part, tomatoes are relatively easy to grow. However, there are a few challenges along the way.

As of the end of July, the City of North Battleford had issued building permits representing a value of $30.8 million, up substantially from the same period last year.

Canadian headlines about government deficits and debt can be dizzying and hard for people to grasp. A few billion here and several billion there and the natural response is for one's eyes to glaze over in despair.

The City of North Battleford's bookkeeping has been given the nod by its external auditors.

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.