Battlefords News-Optimist

I would like to send a big bouquet to the City of North Battleford workers who have provided us with the amazingly beautiful bouquets all over our city. They are wonderful to look at as you drive throughout the community.

LUMSDON: Mary Scott Lumsdon (May) passed away peacefully at the Battlefords Union Hospital on August 30, 2012 at the age of 92 years.

Dear Editor North Battleford has lost a legendary, tireless community servant. Canada has lost an outstanding national statesman. My heartfelt condolences and my deep sympathy is extended to Lois and the entire Sparrow family.

THOM: David John Thom was born in Edam (Sask) on May 7, 1943. He died at the Abbotsford Hospital (BC) on Sep 4, 2012. Dave was predeceased by his parents Gordie and Mackey Thom.

The current mayor of North Battleford has made it clear he wants to stay on the job for the next four years. Ian Hamilton filed his nomination papers Monday at City Hall to officially kick off his campaign for a second term as mayor.

Do you realize that each and every time the New Horizons play golf, they are in a tournament?So it was Tuesday when 42 showed up to play at 9:30 a.m. It was easy to determine the winners this time.

Council has voted to move forward with a proposed First Nations Heritage Park.

With the 2012-13 school year beginning, John Paul II's student representative council has planned a number of activities to keep the students and staff busy. The first event of the school year was the annual school picture day.

A remarkable thing popped up in the national news over the weekend: there is a movement afoot to resurrect the Avro Arrow as a replacement for the CF-18 fighter-bomber, supplanting the F-35 Canada is currently planning to buy.

It's been a couple of months now since I sat down to put some words to print.