Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services is hosting Fire Prevention week next week, hoping to send a message to residents to "have two ways out." The activities begin Saturday and run through Oct.

A new 4-H club is being formed and anyone interested in joining is invited to an informal informational meeting Thursday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Hafford Seniors' Centre on Main Street.

Nominations closed Sept. 19 for elections in rural municipalities across Saskatchewan, and a number of races are already over.

Nicholas Lesko has a passion for motocross racing despite only have completed his second year of the sport.

The Maurice Vellacott MP mobile office unit has once again hit the road as Tim Vellacott, public relations assistant, heads out to rural areas of the constituency to listen to the issues at hand with its constituents.

Living Sky School Division board members aren't happy about using their provincial funding to subsidize the cost of educating students for which the federal government is responsible.

This past week has been fairly busy around the community with the rodeo and the Terry Fox run along with a community appreciation barbecue at the school.

Ed, my neighbour next door, would seem to be in a great position as we face the last week of September in beautiful sunshine.

Delta Co-op hosted Saskatchewan Roughriders at their store Monday thanks to a Coca Cola Canada promotion. Tearrius George and Brent Hawkins drew a continuous flow of fans who kept the cooks busy at the tailgate party hosted by the Co-op.

With only one more town council meeting before the Oct. 24 election, there was some minor business to take care of at the Monday Battleford town council meeting. The town received a letter, dated Sept.