Battlefords News-Optimist

"When you sing, you share something of the core of who you are," says JoAnne Kasper, "and when you do that with others, there's some soul-sharing that's hard to put into words.

Members of the N.B. Senior Citizen Action Now Club are still lamenting the loss of one of its most active and dedicated members, Mary Dyck, who passed away July16.

Those Were the Days, put on by the Western Development Museum, offered some much needed entertainment for the sometimes boring summer days. People young and old took in the many shows that were offered.

We've probably all heard the expression "reading between the lines." Whether from wisdom or suspicion, the expression refers to the ability to figure out what the speaker or writer is really saying.

Although business meetings were suspended during the summer months for members of the Rivers' Edge Quilt Guild, many avid quilters met at the Don Ross Craft Room to pursue their passion for the art during the months of June, July and August.

RUZESKY: In Loving Memory of Olga Ruzesky who was born April 30, 1914 at Dominion Area, SK and passed away August 2, 2013 at North Battleford, SK.

Dear Editor A Conservative mail-out asks "Who's on the right track to enhance Canada's fiscal strength?" An action listed is closing tax loopholes. Yes, it is right to close tax loopholes but more importantly the tax rates need to be right.

Well, another beautiful week with only a little drizzle on Wednesday morning to break the weather. A little shower like that helps fill the crops and brings them closer to harvest. A lot of canola has gone out of flower.

He didn't just get lucky. He's not just a fluke or a flash in the pan. Andrew Albers is the real deal. In his first major league game against the Kansas City Royals last week, Albers pitched into the ninth inning without allowing a run.

Howard Weitzel was born on Dec. 8, 1921, the third oldest child, to Alvin and Maude (Stevens) Weitzel at Edam. He received his elementary education (Grades 1 through 8) at Horse Hill School, which was located nine miles northwest of Edam.