Battlefords News-Optimist

Athletes from across the province took part in the 2013 Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Provincial Cross-Country Championships last weekend. Medstead School was the host for the competition, which was held at Little Loon Regional Park.

Law enforcement issued more than 750 tickets last week as part of a two-day traffic safety blitz targeting aggressive driving in the province, according to an SGI press release.

One accident person was injured and two vehicles had to be towed from the scene of a crash at the intersection of 16th Avenue and 101st Street Thursday afternoon, according to the North Battleford Fire Department.

Failure to buckle up resulted in tragedy eight kilometres north of Kinley early Thursday morning. Biggar RCMP say a 21-year-old woman was killed when her vehicle rolled on a gravel road.

Those involved with North Battleford's downtown business improvement district are reporting early success in efforts to turn around the downtown core.

A traffic stop near White City has led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man wanted by Lloydminster RCMP. White City RCMP were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 48 at White City Thursday morning at about 7:30 a.m.

North Battleford has quietly bowed out of the running for the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games. There had been preliminary interest expressed in the games by North Battleford city council earlier this year.

St. Vital Catholic Women's League will celebrate their 50th anniversary Nov. 16. The program will begin at 5 p.m. with the Holy Eucharist celebrated by Bishop Albert Thévenot. This will be followed by a banquet at 6:45 p.m.

A speedy recovery is wished to Robert Greer, as he had surgery done on his knee in a Saskatoon hospital. He spent a week recovering with his daughter Christine Greer at Lloydminster and now he is back home.

The good harvest weather is tough to find as it is dewy now until almost noon and is getting dark just after supper. Oh where, oh where did summer go? This almost feels like November weather.