Battlefords News-Optimist

The Town of Battleford advises 10th Street from Central Avenue to 1st Aveune will be closed from Friday, June 1 to Monday, June 4.

It was raining and cold the first day of district track competitions but that didn't deter any athletes. UCHS track club advanced 11 athletes to provincials this weekend.

Unity has submitted another nomination for a chance to win some prize money and a media tour that could help enhance another project in our community.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Should the old City Kinsmen Swimming Pool be destroyed or converted into a senior citizen's activity centre? As president of the Battlefords Heritage Society, I would be remiss if I did not comment on the City's intent to destroy the old North Battle

Ed, my neighbour next door, has some seeding done but the weather won't co-operate so he can finish planting. He feels he is an innocent victim of unpredictable Mother Nature. I said to Ed that we all face the force of things conspiring against us.

Are First Nations and other residents of the Northwest living in parallel universes? This week at North Battleford city council, Councillor Ron Crush pushed for criminal record checks of any candidates running for council.

I keep finding it harder and harder to start each column and not sound like I'm repeating myself from week to week. Being from a farming background and living on a farm, I tend to babble about the weather.

The issue of council members' attendance at council meetings is again an issue at City Hall.

Sometimes being in the middle of nowhere means being in the heart of everywhere. There are times I complain I'm too far away from airports and arts and cultural events, but sometimes the best place to be is right in the middle.