Battlefords News-Optimist

Honeywood Heritage Nursery hosted the Saskatchewan section of the vintage motorcycle club and British Car Club organizations Aug. 18.

As summer wanes, random thoughts percolate in the old (another year older later this month) grey matter.

The Mercer family of North Battleford thought they would go out for a distance swim, and went a lot farther than they thought. In fact, they swam all the way across Jackfish Lake.

Wasps are beneficial insects, even the ones that occasionally sting. They are busy parasitizing or otherwise preying on pesky houseflies or soft-bodied insects like caterpillars, some of which may be munching away in your garden.

There is a definite mood of optimism in the business community based on the recent findings of a survey conducted in the city.

Opportunists have been making off with vehicles in the Cut Knife area, and RCMP are reminding residents to remove keys from vehicles and to lock them up.

The teachers are back and the kids are next. Teachers were in the schools starting Monday, Aug. 26. Students are to attend after Labour Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

No one was injured when three vehicles were involved in a smash up at the intersection of Territorial Drive and 100th Street Thursday at about 2 p.m. according to the North Battleford Fire Department.

Canada thistle is a problematic perennial weed that reproduces mainly by creeping horizontal roots. It is shocking how aggressively these roots spread.

Part of the last paragraph of one of my news items in last week's paper was left out. Harry leaves his wife of 61 years, his sister, Helena, sisters-in-law Evelyn Janus of Mission B.C.