Battlefords News-Optimist

17th Avenue and 96th Street is closed for most of today for a storm sewer repair.

Mowing has been done at the Meota Cemetery before the funeral held for Dr. Iain Weston, on June 24. The community would like to express their appreciation for those responsible, as it is a big job.

H. Hardcastle School has sent forth another crop of young adults into the world. The festivities began June 25 with an interdenominational church service held at the Full Gospel Assembly in Edam.

KILDAW, Val: 1950 - 2014. Valerie Elaine Kildaw (nee Nielsen) passed away peacefully in Calgary at the Foothills Medical Center on July 2, 2014 at the age of 64 years.

The teams of the NSRBL will have one eye on the standings as they enter the home stretch of the regular season after a busy week of baseball. The Meadow Lake Sox are the hottest team in the league right now, winning their last six games.

A teenager who had been missing from the Eagles Nest Youth Ranch north of Christopher Lake since July 5 has been located safe and sound in North Battleford, according to Prince Albert RCMP.

The 1200 block of 107th Street will be closed today starting around 9 a.m. Crews are digging a main stop.

St. Walburg, like so many other Alberta and Saskatchewan communities, is concerned about its present lack of handicapped and senior accommodation for persons unable to live on their own. St.

The Battlefords Handi-Bus has provided a much-needed service to people in the area for the past several years. Yet there remains some confusion out there among the general public about who can use the service and what the rules are.

This week, the Summer School for the Solo Voice is underway in North Battleford. It's a unique summer school that provides not only education but performance opportunities for participants as well as recitals open to the public.