Battlefords News-Optimist

This week the Battlefords Art Club meeting was attended by a very select few. But we managed to enjoy ourselves with laughter and lot sof creative sharing as well as helpful exchanges of various kinds.

Colleen Koski went to Pine Island Lodge and took her mom May Ford for a drive in the country. She enjoyed it, but was glad to be back. Morris and Maureen Stewart of Leduc, Alta. were Monday lunch guests with their mom Jean Stewart.

Radisson Parade had 134 entries and was led by school children holding the 100-year banner. Flag bearers were Earl Kieper and Allison Sutherland and parade marshal was retired Colonel Larry Crabb and his wife Helen.

Dear Editor I had an uncle (my father's brother), Mornington Otto Lea, who was sent to Canada in 1909 at age 10 as the family was orphaned.

"We can play this game in Canada." So says Jim Baba, director general of Baseball Canada who was the guest speaker at Saturday's Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2013 induction ceremonies.

Thirty quilts were completed and made ready to be taken to Calgary Aug. 19 by a Calgary resident who has spent the summer in Saskatchewan. She will deliver them to "Quilting for Calgary" and they will distribute them to Alberta's flood areas.

Ruddell held there annual wiener roast Aug. 14 and as you can see by the picture they had a great turn out. The weather was beautiful for the event. Our condolences to Vivian Seib on the loss of her husband, Dan.

The good news is there are plenty of good jobs available in North Battleford. The bad news for North Battleford City Hall is they are the ones who need to look for new people after the departures of two highly-respected staffers in the past month.

Before Eagle Hills School was built in 1905, the community had church activities at the homes of the local residents. Student ministers and ministers travelled mainly on horseback or horse and buggy.

What happens when you combine 36 energetic individuals, a hot sunny day, and a variety of physically challenging obstacles? You get Blaine Lake Community Association's first swamp stomp.