Battlefords News-Optimist

A 36-year-old Lloydminster man is being sought by the Lloydminster Municipal RCMP. Lee Anthony Hamm is wanted in connection to a breach of parole, possession of stolen property (stolen vehicle), and flight from police that occurred Monday.

The Junior B Ladies' Fastball Championship was won by the host team in Unity last weekend.

There's an invasive species causing problems for farmers and their crops throughout the country, but it could easily be mistaken for a flower to the unknowing eye. Leafy Spurge runs rampant when proper measures aren't taken to contain it.

I think the Big Guy is after us. First He tried to bury us with snow. Then He tried to flood us out. Now He is trying to cook us. On July 1 it was 36.5 C here at the farm. That is too hot to work outside.

A digital photograph and video presentation in North Battleford on Canada Day may have featured out of town artists, but it certainly caught the interest of local residents.

RICKETTS: Victor Ricketts May 10,1925 - June 29,2013, Vic Ricketts was born in 1925 at Meeting Lake District to Clyde and Kathleen Ricketts. The oldest of four children. Mary, Floyd and Ralph followed.

BOUTILIER: Word has been received of the passing away of Dave Boutilier brother of Charlotte and Ida Gillatt. David Roy Boutilier was born May 14, 1917 the third child and first son of Roy and Anna (Gunberg) Boutilier of Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Gardening is not a spectator sport and usually involves bending, squatting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling. Stretching before and after can help you to avoid muscle aches.

To say the least, I am happy the month of June is over, because I was getting weary of running around covering the heap of stories I had to cover last month. Such as court cases, and a plane crash, and my personal favorite - the floods.

AXWORTHY: Douglas Axworthy of Kelowna, BC passed away at the age of 90 on June 26, 2013. Doug was born in Toronto on July 17, 1922 the son of Sidney and Irene Axworthy. He was married to Mary Stuart for 52 years before her passing in 1994.