Battlefords News-Optimist

The stop sign at the intersection of Highway 4 and 35th Street in Battleford will not be replaced by a yield sign.

The Canadian director of the Royal Academy of Dance was in North Battleford Thursday to visit The Dance Connection in what he calls "the fun part" of his job.

Anxiety has been the number one issue for clients I have been seeing. What has been interesting, however, is that the anxiety being reported, which they are truly experiencing, is normal experiences by the body and not abnormal or clinical.

It's becoming a familiar sight - the Lloydminster Twins winning the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League championship. The series came to an end Sunday when a battle between the Lloydminsters was decided.

A suspicious article left on one of the bridges across the North Saskatchewan River caused a traffic backup Tuesday evening. At 5:52 p.m.

TOEWS: In Loving Memory Of Bernhard John Toews who was born October 4, 1930, on his parents' farm at Mayfair District, SK and passed away August 6, 2013 at North Battleford, SK.

Growing up on the West Coast in Victoria, large pink and blue hydrangea shrubs were a common sight. It was one of the things I missed when I moved to Saskatoon nearly 25 years ago.

SACK: Douglas Scott Sack was born to Ronald and Murial (Mayme) Sack at Notre Dame Hospital in North Battleford on February 14, 1955 and passed away on July 9, 2013 at Battlefords Union Hospital.

A man facing several firearms related offences is being sought by Lloydminster Municipal RCMP. The police are asking for the public's assistance in locating Trevor Michael Ollenberger, 33, of Lloydminster.

The Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre will be out of commission for a month as the city coordinates the necessary warranty work. From Aug. 19 to Sept. 20 the facility will be shut.