Battlefords News-Optimist

Our best wishes to Lyle Sutherland who left Waseca during the past weekend to make his home in Chilliwack, B.C. His house has already been sold to a new resident, Tracy Miller, who is busy doing some renovations on it.

Dear Editor It is with profound sadness we foresee the demise of the Battlefords Agricultural Society, Inc. (the exhibition association). The sadness is exacerbated by the knowledge the decisions dictating whether the Ag.

The Avery came into being in 1919 - not any later than that. "She" was bought new for about $700 by a farm family near Climax in 1920. So, her work life would have started in the spring on 1920.

"I don't think anything like this exists anywhere else in the world," said a former director of the Vienna Boys Choir at the conclusion of the 13th Summer School for the Solo Voice to be held in North Battleford.

The next several weeks will be busy as curlers in the Battlefords gear up to move into the new Northland Power Curling Centre.

An iPod was stolen from a 2012 Hyundai Tucson when it was broken into overnight July 10. The vehicle was parked on the 900 block of 107th Street.

A long column of motorcycles snaked its way along Territorial Drive the morning of July 10, heading towards the Territorial Drive Alliance Church and, eventually, Vancouver.

Some more information has been released about BridgeFest, the day-long party designed to spur pride and a feeling of belonging in the Battlefords. The celebration will take place at the Battleford flats Aug.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame has named recipients of several awards, including the Dave Shury Cup, that will be presented at the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony Aug. 18 in Battleford.

Three people from Mosquito First Nation are dead following a rollover near Highway 4 south of the Battlefords. According to Battlefords Rural RCMP, a vehicle rolled and ended up partially submerged in a body of water.