Battlefords News-Optimist

Maidstone Museum members welcomed a bus tour group of 47 people Aug. 9. Members provided guided tours and a bountiful lunch was served. With the help of a few new younger members, numerous jobs have been accomplished.

North Battleford is going to hold a special meeting next Monday to discuss two important issues regarding the southeast quadrant of the city.

A couple of days ago I breathed a big sigh then headed out for a therapeutic massage. Every muscle in my back and shoulders ached but it was finished. The book was written.

Usually this would be the time of year when I would begin to write my annual column summing up box office results for the summer months.

North Battleford council received some good news Monday with the much-anticipated presentation of three new building plans in the city.

I knew it was coming and I have been sort of avoiding the fact. No, I am not speaking of frost, but rather the first sighting of working combines.

A Nipawin man who worked in Wilkie has plead guilty to tax evasion in North Battleford provincial court. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced Friday that John Wesley Scott, 56, pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was fined $21,626.

Substantial completion has been achieved for both the curling centre and now the aquatic centre at the CUPlex. That good news was relayed to city council Monday night by parks and recreation director Keith Anderson.

Two motor vehicle accidents were among the many activities that kept fire crews busy over the past weekend. The most serious accident happened on a service road near Tim Hortons on Railway Avenue Saturday at 1:37 a.m.

No tee times are needed, there is no dress code and any skill level can play a round at the new course. The North Battleford Disc Golf Course was officially unveiled Sunday in Centennial Park.