Battlefords News-Optimist

I recently moved from one small Saskatchewan town to another. I've come to appreciate the quiet and the small schools, the friendly neighbours and the pace just a little slower than the city. I really don't mind moving.

A business on the 100 block of 22nd Street in Battleford was vandalized during the evening of Sept. 23. Battleford RCMP say a large wooden sign featuring a fork and knife sign was ripped off the roof of the business.

The John Paul II Crusaders football team started the season with an win over Kindersley, but since then, they have lost two games and find themselves in the fight for a playoff spot with three games remaining. The Crusaders were in Warman Sept.

There were no major changes in the August crime statistics in North Battleford, as declines for the year are still being recorded.

Ed, my neighbour next door, stops shaving during the rush of harvest. His beard, a healthy growth of stubble, was evident yesterday when he asked me about our recent trip to Ottawa.

From the balance of a peacock feather on his nose, to the rainbow skywriter, to the spectacular and nearly disastrous high-wire walk, Flyin' Bob takes students on a one-hour search for balance.

Ray Cox, founder of the Cowboy Christmas Parade, is hosting a new fundraising event in conjunction with the parade this year. A Cowboy Parade Dinner and Dance will be held Friday, Nov. 2 at the Battleford Legion Hall. Supper is at 6:30 p.m.

Municipal elections for communities in Saskatchewan will take place Oct. 24 for towns and villages throughout the Regional Optimist's distribution area.

The John Paul II Collegiate golf team joined 14 other school teams and 73 other male high school golfers in Prince Albert for the provincial grass green golf championship on the weekend.

To all those local ball players who played minor, junior and senior baseball against North Battleford's Andrew Albers, don't feel bad that you couldn't hit his pitches.