Battlefords News-Optimist

The village of Edam will be represented at Baseball Canada's 2014 16U Girls Canadian Invitational Championship this weekend in Saguenay, Que.

In the past two years we've been spending significantly more time in Manitoba. This coincides with my mom and step dad buying a cabin not far from Riding Mountain National Park. It's a four-hour trip, but it's worth it.

Radisson Ag Society gymkhana entries were down this year with only 13 riders taking part, Aug. 9.

Two more weekends of summer and I don't think I've experienced one quite like this. Full of fun and ball action but it went way, way too quickly.

It was a milestone event for the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Saturday night at the Alex Dillabough Centre.

Camp Cosmo on Jackfish Lake has been enjoying some TLC and Saskatchewan Hospital patients, staff and supporters spent a summery afternoon recently celebrating its updates. An open house Aug.

Heavy horses, draft horses, whatever you call them, they were the horsepower behind pioneer settlement on the prairies, and they still have a healthy fan base.

I've been wondering what happened to all the hysteria over the City of North Battleford's garbage disposal program.

It's a girl! Yes, on or about Dec. 11 we will be grandparents to a baby girl. Why am I so excited? Three boys and five grandsons - does that tell the story? Maymont has been blessed with two new additions to our village.

More heat and more cool periods, a typical combination of Saskatchewan weather. We never know what's in store. The noon luncheon Saturday was another huge success which the hall committee members really appreciate and thank everyone for coming.