Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford Fire Department reports a mechanical failure is the likely cause of a vehicle fire firefighters responded to Thursday. One fire truck and eight firefighters were called out at just after 1 p.m.

Saskatchewan Co-op food stores will carry more than one million pounds of local produce, according to a Federated Co-operatives press release. The release says that figure represents a 66 per cent increase over last year.

North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service/occurrences, included five false alarms, between 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 9 and 6 a.m. Thursday, July 10. Wednesday 6:19 a.m.

North Battleford RCMP responded to 25 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 8 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 9. Tuesday Over 25 calls for service, including two 911 hang up calls. 7:37 a.m.

With repairs needed to the roofs of the portable classrooms at Connaught School, the Living Sky School Division board has held a summer-break meeting to move the project forward as soon as possible.

Leader's Dean Mathison is set to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame as a player Aug. 16 at the museum in Battleford. Mathison was born June 3, 1948, in Cabri.

There has been a major acquisition in the radio broadcast business and it involves the stations in North Battleford. The local Rawlco Radio Ltd. stations in North Battleford - the country music station 1050 CJNB, pop music station Q98 and 93.

Dear Editor Often I am asked to explain how our government has invested over $4.7 billion new dollars since 2006 to improve veterans' benefits and services during a time when departments across the federal government are facing reductions.

When the federal Conservative government first took power eight years ago, there were high hopes Canada's military would have seen the last of its "decade of darkness," the 1990s, when the federal Liberals all but starved the Forces.

Ed, my neighbour next door, tends to take bad circumstances, as well as, the good ones in a futile manner.