Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

"Angry" was the word to describe the reaction of North Battleford councillors to a blistering front-page portrayal of the city's crime ranking over the weekend. They were reacting at Monday night's council meeting to an article in the Saturday, Aug.

Dear Editor Recently chunks of plaster started to fall from the exterior of the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre. This is just the latest problem in a long list of maintenance issues, with repairs to the facade in the planning stage.

The Borden Light Horse 4-H Club held their achievement day on Aug. 17 at the Memorial Park Arena at the Borden Sports Grounds.

After years of letters and phone calls, Doreen Parker of Radisson finally met her pen pal of 63 years during a recent trip to Nova Scotia.

In June, the Battlefords Tourism and Convention Association decided to launch a pilot project with the intention of convincing tourists to extend their visits to the Battlefords or come back again, rather than putting all the focus on getting them he

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.