Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords Tourism officially unveiled their new smartphone app named Battlefords App Monday afternoon at the Battlefords River Valley Visitor Centre.

Dear Stephen, Please cast your mind back to the summer of 2001. You were the president of the National Citizens' Coalition. I was a lawyer in private practice. The two of us, together with the head of a Canadian think tank, had a conference call.

This past week seemed to follow a pattern, hot in the day and then thunder boomers, rain and lightning at night. Crops that had a tendency to lie down got more tired. Some barley crops, it's hard to find a section standing up.

RUSSELL: Pauline Marie was born October 1, 1937 at Kylemore, SK., and passed away July 25, 2014 at Saskatoon, SK.

Two youths appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday to face charges stemming from a North Battleford RCMP investigation of several commercial and personal property crimes that occurred over several days and nights in early August.

The speed limit on Saskatchewan's twinned highways is set at 110 km/h, but few people actually drive within the limit. Driving 110 km/h will leave law-abiding drivers feeling like they are moving at a snail's pace as others whiz by at 120, 130, 140.

Dear Editor Last week Minister Stephan Blaney announced that he will table a common sense firearm act this fall. This bill will give gun owners a grace period of five years to renew their Possession Acquisition Licence.

KRAWETZ - It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Peter Krawetz, late of North Battleford on July 28, 2014 at the age of 66 years.

An electrical short resulted in four firefighters responding to a house on Deans Crescent Monday at about 2 p.m.

We humans are quite the categorizers and it's a good thing, this business of slotting both the concrete and the abstract into categories.