Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords Art Club made plans for a trip to visit art galleries in Saskatoon when they met Tuesday at Don Ross Centre. The club had a large turnout for the regular painting session and the recpetion of our work in the Chapel Gallery.

The area farmers are trying to get the crop in without getting stuck, however with the rain that we are getting it is hard for them to miss those wet spots. The roads are soft and breaking up so it is making it difficult as well.

The long weekend found lots of traffic and garage sales in the village and many summer folks opening their cabins or bringing in their trailers and getting them parked for the summer months. The dust isn't bad yet after the nice rain we had Thursday.

We would like to send a huge bouquet to SaskPower for replacing the pole between Cochin and Battlefords Provincial Park that was always home to a pair of Osprey. The pole was burned in a prairie fire and our power was out.

Six-time Olympian Clara Hughes has scheduled North Battleford as a stop on her 12,000 kilometre bike ride around Canada.

There was good news to report from mayors Derek Mahon of Battleford and Mayor Ian Hamilton of North Battleford Thursday.

Dear Editor While it might be nice to have visitors to the Battlefords call in at the wildlife centre on Valley Road to view the exhibits, it is not an accessible or obvious place at which to stop, especially for RVers.

It's an old saying, possibly dating back to Hippocrates, but it's one still commonly used in the medical profession today. "When you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras.

North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 20 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 21.

A gardener since a toddler, he was in retail nursery sales when I first met him. More recently he's been a horticulture consultant, workshop facilitator, regular CBC contributor, invited guest speaker, blogger and now author.