Battlefords News-Optimist

Two years of hard work,fundraising and loads of paperwork to do came to an end Aug. 12 when the United Church of Cut Knife dedicated their new addition and elevator to God with a church service and a scrumptious potluck lunch afterwards.

Crime continues to trend down for the year in the statistics presented to city council by Battlefords City Detachment Monday night.

Slowly but surely, civic officials and prospective candidates are getting ready for this fall's civic election in the Battlefords. The official nomination period has yet to begin and so far, the race is off to a typical slow start.

WPD Ambulance paramedics reported an unusual occurrence in one of their vehicles while transporting an expectant mother to the hospital.

The fourth-annual day-long party at the Battleford Flats will take place from 9 a.m. to midnight August 25th.

To those wondering where I have been the past few weeks, I want to confirm that (a) no, I did not break my arm again, and (b) no, I did not quit my job and leave the Battlefords forever. I did leave the Battlefords, though, but only temporarily.

It is beginning to be a familiar refrain for 2012: "Building permits values down for the month in North Battleford". July numbers saw a similar story to what has gone on most of this year.

There's an old English proverb, going back at least 600 years: Children should be seen and not heard.

The following is an ancient Greek story, but probably one that you didn't hear in school (like any ancient culture, we have our own preconceived notions about the ancient Greeks). King Midas sought great wisdom - the wisdom of the gods.

Blair Industrial held its fifth annual pig roast Aug. 11 with over 200 individuals gathered at the Highway 40 East location to enjoy an afternoon of musical entertainment, demonstrations, food, refreshments and visiting.