Battlefords News-Optimist

Many prairie folk escape to "the lake" to avoid the heat of summer. But in Spain, there are gardens built 600 years and many miles apart that provide the same kind of relief plus offer a balm for the soul.

Saskatchewan Lotteries reports that a $50,000 winner of their Crossword scratch-and-win ticket bought his ticket right in the Battlefords.

Our great province of Saskatchewan has a very rich baseball history, and in honour of those that contributed to this history, the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be celebrating the 30th Annual Induction Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.

Charges have been laid in connection to an Aug. 3 shooting incident on the 1700 block of Trudeau Street in North Battleford.

WOOD: In loving memory of Henry Norman Wood, born August 13, 1926 on the farm at Ruddell, SK and passed away July 20, 2014 at North Battleford, SK.

The 1500 Block of 110th Street will be closed all day for patching.

The Timberland Rodeo went off as usual this last weekend, but a couple of showers during the day resulted in a lot of mud. This caused some problems but, as with any event, they carried on and completed as best they could.

SaskTel has announced residents of Rabbit Lake will now be able to enjoy of SaskTel High Speed Internet service.

Visiting with Stanley and Dorothy Mills were their family, youngest son Glen, Donna and Brayden of Pentiction B.C., also Donna's mother Doreen Bargholz of Summerland B.C. and Stanley and Dorothy's daughter Elaine Heriault of Mississauga, Ont.

"Summer Time and the Sewing is Easy." So goes the first line of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.