Battlefords News-Optimist

Kevin Ritchie of Wilcox has been chosen for induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame as a player and builder. The ceremony will take place Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford. Ritchie was born Sept.

In presenting the quarterly policing report to Battleford town council Monday, Insp. John Sutherland of the RCMP said, "Overall things are generally down, which is a trend we're seeing across both communities, so that's good news.

A couple of sizable financial contributions have been made to the Battlefords community by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. The first is a $25,000 contribution to Concern for Youth, with funding going towards their drop-in youth centre project.

As of Monday, building permits have been issued for 19 new single family homes in Battleford and options to purchase have been taken out on five of the 32 Battle Springs subdivision lots for sale.

Over 40 calls for service/occurrences were reported to North Battleford RCMP between 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 23 and 6 a.m.

Those in Central Park Tuesday got a sneak preview of what was in store for the first ever North Battleford International Street Performers Festival this weekend.

Relatives and friends of the Lundell family, who lived north of Maidstone, gathered at the Maidstone Museum July 10. Following a luncheon provided by the family, those attending were given guided tours of the museum village buildings.

Ed, my neighbour next door, noted I was leaving the house at 8 a.m. every day last week. He was hoping that I was back to work at Walmart.

SOLOY: Minnie Elizabeth Soloy, nee: Greenfield, formerly of North Battleford, SK, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2014 in White Rock, BC, where she had lived, thoroughly enjoying the past 8 years with her eldest daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has been receiving numerous calls from the public regarding abandoned wildlife, including baby ducks, goslings, songbirds and fawns.