Battlefords News-Optimist

It's a common question around the gym, "What should I eat before my workout?" and "What about after?" It is an important thing to consider when you are looking for maximum gains from your workout.

Despite foot patrols and some revitalization efforts, many North Battleford residents are increasingly fed up with the crime-ridden downtown area.

The annual awards day for Marsden Jubilee School was held June 25 in the gymnasium. Honour roll recipients were Jaiden Graham (Grade 3); Jacob Biensch, Travis Morgan and William Sorenson (Grade 5); and Tyra McIntosh and Raymond Granger (Grade 6).

A vehicle was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning in a field approximately 500 metres northeast of the Territorial Drive and Wearing Road intersection in North Battleford.

The 1800 block of 92nd street will be closed for most of the day for a curb stop replacement.

The weather here is often the big news. We've always had rain gauges and thermometers.

July 6-8Battlefords Minor Softball Association will host bantam B girls provincials at the Flats. The Battlefords Bandits are one of 12 teams in the tournament. July 9Jackfish Lake Golf and Conference Centre will host the United Way Golf Tournament.

Two games were underway at the Battlefords Flats Wednesday, as semifinal action in the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League featured the Battlefords Bandits and the Unity Panthers, twice.

If there was ever a time when I needed four days off, it was this past weekend after one of my hairier weeks on the job at the paper.

A group of ladies from Waseca travelled to Marshall Friday to attend a Communities in Bloom workshop. The event was intended to promote the organization and encourage people to become involved.