Battlefords News-Optimist

It hasn't been easy for me to get away to the movies on Tuesdays recently. Tuesdays are famous for being the "cheap" movie nights, and therefore popular with moviegoers for that reason alone.

The Agriplex arena ice surface has been shut down for the coming hockey season. However, the facility may not yet have hosted its last hockey game.

Dorothy Kissick has had a busy week. She has been to Lloydminster twice and had Kim and two children and daughter Vicki to visit her. Trina and Ed Hoffman of Strasbourg brought their daughter Jasmine to stay with grandma Colleen Koski for a while.

The RM of Paynton No. 470 will be celebrating it's centennial this year and will be holding a dinner and dance Aug. 24. Paynton gym will be host to the event which starts at 4:30 p.m. for cocktails followed by a catered supper at 6 p.m.

The fourth Annual Turtleford Ag Society Summer Cattle Show was held Aug. 10 at the Turtleford Ag. Society Grounds. There were approximately 110 head of cattle taking part in the one-day show.

For six years, Tyson Mackrell has been competing in archery, and four times he's competed nationally.

The 2013 Canada Summer Games came to an end over the weekend and Saskatchewan finished in the middle of the pack. The province's 51 total medals was good for sixth place, five behind fifth place Nova Scotia, the only province within reach.

The fifth annual Hafford Summer Sizzle was once again a success due to the efforts of the organizing committee and many volunteers. The day began with a pancake breakfast followed by a parade.

Lies, damn lies and statistics. It's a cliché, but it is certainly one that applies to the lead in a Saskatoon StarPhoenix front page story Saturday.

Ed, my neighbour next door, finally has his shoulder back to normal and is out at his farm most days. It was a tough few weeks while Ed was doing physical therapy on his shoulder because he was stuck at home.