Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

Rhett Feser has experienced more good news this baseball season. His success in his first year with the Badlands Baseball Academy is one thing, but now the accomplishments keep coming.

TAYLOR: Mr. James Alexander Taylor of North Battleford, Sask. and formerly of Sonningdale, Sask. passed away June 22, 2013 in North Battleford Sask.

Canada Day was the perfect date for the special recognition event adjacent to the display of flags and the flower garden that greets those entering North Battleford from the south.

Hugh McPhail (affectionately referred to as "Howdy" from a young age) was delivered by his father in a blizzard at Bankend on March 14, 1914. He attended local schools and later Notre Dame College at Wilcox on a hockey scholarship.

For me, the past several weeks merit the description, "a season of new things." First, there was the necessary purchase of a new computer, complete with new programs and operating system.

Political watchers are closely monitoring events in Ottawa this week as Prime Minister Stephen Harper prepares for what is anticipated to be a major cabinet shuffle.