Battlefords News Optimist

Join the galleries in celebrating Culture Days this weekend. This national initiative highlights art and culture across the country and communities, like the Battlefords, are taking part.

Dear Editor Regarding "Dust riles Riverbend Trailer Park residents" (News-Optimist, Sept. 14), welcome to club. Many of us in the heavy oil area have lived with thick dust for years.

Starting as early as Thursday, Highway 4 stretching from near Highway 16 to 22nd Street will be open to four-lane traffic. Southbound traffic will use new lanes built this construction season, while northbound traffic will use existing lanes.

I was in a small town in China, Ganzi, if you're interested in looking it up, like a surprising number of people my age, trying somehow to find myself in the dust, eight-hour bus rides and chaos that is still most of Asia off the beaten track.

It was a beautiful weekend for golfers this weekend at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club participating this year in the annual Fall Scramble.

We wish Theresa Kennedy a happy belated birthday. Her family treated her to a Chinese supper at the home of her daughter, Kim and Jackie Gerbig. Her family members were all there including the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The Ministry of Education has provided funding to upgrade pre-kindergarten classrooms province-wide, affecting a number of schools in the Battlefords area.

I had an interesting discussion with North Battleford-based Liberal leader Ryan Bater the other day.

The recreation board for the RM of Glenside held their first meeting of a new season Sept. 5, at the home of Linda Hardenne of Lizard Lake. Attending were members from Baljennie and Lizard Lake.

He's back. Brad Pattinson was sworn in Monday night to reclaim his seat on North Battleford city council following a two-year absence from the role.