Battlefords News-Optimist

We have had a week of nice weather. On Saturday it rained all day in Lloydminster. At Waseca it just spit, the windshield wipers on slow intermittent kept the window cleared so I could see.

After only one year at the Badlands Baseball Academy in Oyen, Alta., Grade 11 student, Rhett Feser of Unity, has made a name for himself. In the Badgers' Facebook page newsfeed, reviews on Rhett's performance have been outstanding.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has decided that I'm even weirder than he thought. The other day, I was spraying dandelions in my lawn and Ed saw the Roundup spray bottle in my hand.

The route of the Battleford parade will be changed up this year. It will begin and end at Fort Battleford, unlike previous years when it formed up on the track behind St. Vital School.

Battlefords students were among 3,400 who earned degrees from the University of Saskatchewan during spring convocation June 3 to 6.

There was some doubt as to whether the time capsule from Connaught School's two incarnations would be located before the end of a centennial celebration June 1. However, 15 minutes before the event was due to end, it was finally uncovered.

The breeze went down and the warmth of the day's sun kept the weather perfect for the pool party held on the Unity Credit Union parking lot the evening of May 30.

Dear Editor The government is putting the safety of communities, families and property in northern Saskatchewan at risk by eliminating all of our fire tower observers.

The season is still months away, but North Battleford Comprehensive High School football coach Jamie Sommerfeld is already getting his team prepared for the 2013-14 campaign.

H. Hardcastle School hosted the conference track and field meet May 22 and 23. The meet included students from HHS, St. Walburg, Paradise Hill, Turtleford, Glaslyn and Thunderchild. The results are as follows.