Battlefords News-Optimist

Old Indians say that a journey across Mother Earth is always good for the soul and the travel heals you from your pain and worries, and that is what I thought of as I left on the highway heading south from Saskatchewan, down to the land of the Lakota

We are well into summer now (how time flies!), and there is all sorts of excitement here in libraryland. We are of course participating in the TD Summer Reading Club (http://tdsummerreadingclub.ca/).

Nine members of the Battlefords Art Club met Tuesday at our usual space in the Don Ross Centre. Everyone was busy at a project. One was painting a horse head, one was doing a painting of the Leipzig Serenity Retreat Centre.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services reports there was a motor vehicle accident with minor injuries Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m. The incident happened at the Frontier Mall parking lot in front of the Shoppers Drug Mart.

Bruce Dalshaug was born on April 6, 1936 to Palmer J. Dalshaug and Lilian R. Dalshaug (nee Cooper) at Margo. Bruce came into this world in his grandmother's house with a midwife in attendance.

Dear Editor In regards to "Longboarder on big push across Canada" (Regional Optimist July 18), I would like to clarify the part of the story that says Patricia Boychuk paid for James Osmond's hotel room. This is completely false.

Borden Care Home Inc. held their annual meeting July 17 in the basement of the care home with six board members and one visitor present. Chairman Terry Tkaczyk opened the meeting and secretary Peggy Walker read the minutes from last year.

A total of 15 projects were showcased at Scott Field Day July 17 including projects focused on agronomy, insects, and diseases. Dr.

Since the beginning of the Summer School for the Solo Voice, otolaryngologist Dr. Gore-Hickman has been donating a day to the school each year to help singers learn how to take care of their voices.

Do you know the four Rs of summer grazing? Do you incorporate them into your summer grazing plans? If you follow the four Rs summer productivity on pasture can be increased, more fall grazing days can be achieved, and livestock will have better gains