Battlefords News-Optimist

If there is one thing that I enjoy doing, it's playing in the dirt. If truth be told I actually work hard at it, but gardening gives me such pleasure I look upon it as a source of relaxation rather than of labour.

Can residents of the Battlefords breathe a little easier? Consternation, fear and vocal calls for action erupted in the wake of two shootings in North Battleford last year.

TRAVES: In Loving Memory of Homer Ernest Traves who was born November 15, 1937 at North Battleford, SK and passed away May 26, 2014 at Home, Rural North Battleford, SK.

It was a relatively quiet 24 hours for North Battleford RCMP, who responded to about 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Monday, June 16 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 17.

Dear Editor As minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, I would like to take a moment to clarify some misconceptions regarding the government's business decision to convert four public liquors to rural liquor franchises

BUZIAK: Mrs. Eileen Buziak, resident of North Battleford, SK passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at The Battlefords Union Hospital with her grandson by her side.

For those of us who've attended the last two Saskatchewan Roughrider games at Mosaic Stadium, we should consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have witnessed some franchise firsts.

My hoar frost outlook for last week was not completely accurate. We had rain on Monday and Tuesday. I had no rain marked. I have no rain marked now until June 20. We will see. I have no problem accepting rain.

A 27-year-old man, who was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled on Highway 55 less than a kilometre east of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, has died from his injuries. Adam Houston of Calgary, Alta. died at the University of Alberta Hospital Monday.

CAVE: In Loving memory of Frederick "Fred" Leonard Cave 1932 - 2014. He was born on October 8, 1932 at Eight Mile Lake District, Saskatchewan. He passed away May 14, 2014 at North Battleford, Sask.