Battlefords News-Optimist

As the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League heads into the final 10 days of the season, several teams are looking at the standings and calculating the "what ifs" and possible tie breakers.

As I reported last week, Glenburn Regional Park received a facelift to the concession building, and this week a stage was erected, plus a dance floor, for the jam session over the long weekend. Thanks to Al Carnahan, John Reddekopp and Mel Deagnon.

The provincial government proclaimed the Tourism Saskatchewan Act July 1. The new board of directors has been announced for the tourism department, which will now operate under the Ministry of the Economy.

Between Will and Kate's marriage, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics, the Battleford Recreation Board decided that the choice of a theme for the Battleford was an easy one.

1. Save money. If you buy books, DVDs, or magazines, you spend money. The average price of a new hardcover fiction book: $35. The average price of a new release DVD: $25. If you borrow from the library, the cost is free.

Principal Worman presented the Spirit of Youth Award to Alex Foster.

The Battlefords and area are among the recipients of some of the charitable gaming grants distributed by Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. Approximately $1.

The busing policy of Living Sky School Division will come under a major review this summer when the board of education heads into its annual retreat - a two-day session of intense scrutiny of the year's most pressing issues.

North West Terminal has posted impressive financial results for the first six months of operations in 2011-12. From Nov. 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012, the company posted revenues from consolidated operations of $68.

WPD Ambulance was heavily involved in volunteer efforts to clean up the community in the wake of the June 25 storm that hit North Battleford.