Battlefords News-Optimist

"Well it was a good run, almost twenty-five years," said Kevin DeWalt. He was referring to his film company and the film industry in general. We were sitting in a fishing boat, lines in the clear water of Besnard Lake.

A familiar face around the fastball diamond for years in Edam, Christa Blaquiere is taking her skills to the next level.

Services are returning to normal today at Battlefords Union Hospital and at Prairie North Health Region rural health facilities affected by power outages from Monday's night's storm.

Once again the weather is the main topic of discussion in Saskatchewan and once again areas in the Northwest are under weather watches and warnings. The Battlefords, Unity, Maidstone, St.

HOLHOYI: In Loving Memory of Donovan (Don) George Holhoyi who was born July 16, 1941 at Melville, SK and passed away June 8, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

Southbound traffic approaching the Town of Battleford from the North Saskatchewan River Bridge on Highway 4 will be diverted to a U-turn on Highway 16, west of town on Thursday, J, weather permitting.

WILLIAMS: In Loving Memory of Dennis Ivor Williams who was born October 5, 1939 at North Battleford, SK and passed away June 9, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

It takes the sun and heat to bring the New Horizons out to golf, or so it seemed, Monday. Forty registered to play at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

Some changes are coming to existing business loans with the idea of making it easier for businesses in the Battlefords to spruce up in the coming year. Battleford mayor Chris Odishaw discussed the plan during a June 18 town council meeting.

It was a stormy night at North Battleford city council, in more ways than one.