Battlefords News-Optimist

It is not uncommon or even considered inappropriate to call someone "skinny." Skinny is defined as very thin, of inadequate size or growth.

Junior golfers took to the links for two days at Cooke Municipal Golf Course in Prince Albert on the weekend and although the golfers from the Northwest didn't earn the qualifying berth for the shortlist for the Srixon International Junior Classic in

A trampoline at a home in the 2500 block of 100th Street was set on fire May 31 at about 10:45 p.m. A man and a woman were observed trying to break into vehicles parked on Ross Crescent at approximately 10:20 p.m. May 31.

Three Grade 5 students from Bready School were off to Saskatoon April 19 and 20 to compete in the Saskatoon Regional Youth Historical Heritage Fair.

Catch the 10 whist was played at the Maidstone Drop In Centre May 21. High score went to Jean Stewart and low to Bev Stewart. Lunch and hosting by Jean Hartman. Bingo was played May 23 with a good turnout.

The Maidstone Museum's annual meeting followed by the monthly meeting was held on May 21 in the Maidstone Seniors' Centre.

A Battlefords-area man was sentenced Friday in connection to two attacks in Saskatoon.

BROUSSEAU, Gilbert Alan (Gib) August 23, 1928 - May 28, 2012 Gib's final days were spent in the palliative care unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital with his wife, Sylvia by his side at his passing.

The 16 under par score by Brian Sylvester, Mike Sylvester, Tracy Cook, Dwayne Weber and Will Rathje was impressive and helped them earn first place at the 16th annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament Monday at the North Battleford Golf and Count

Sometimes life holds such lovely surprises; take this past Friday afternoon, for example. My eyes glued to the computer monitor and the larger part of my anatomy glued to my computer chair, I raced against the clock to meet several writing deadlines.