Battlefords News Optimist

Summer holidays mean sun, fun and, for many, time in and around the water.

MCPHEE: It is with deep sadness that the family of Hector McPhee announces his passing June 14, 2011, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Students in Maidstone celebrated the end of the school year with a visit from HOJA last week.

Battlefords RCMP are once again dealing with residential break ins at the resort village of Cochin, 35 kilometres north of the Battlefords. Between June 12 and 20, 12 reports of break and enters to cabins in Cochin were received by Battlefords RCMP.

With the spring came spades and puddles, soon replaced by the birth of new animals including six new goslings swimming around the pond. The heat increased and the frosty nights are gone.

RCMP are seeking information about a stolen vehicle found burned out on a grid road last week. Unity RCMP responded June 22 to a report of a burned-out Dodge truck found on a grid road just southwest of Macklin, in the RM of Eye Hill.

Dear Editor A recent decision of North Battleford's city council has, in effect, deprived one local citizen of the ability to use his greatest asset in life.

The Battlefords Ladies' Fastball League swung into its final games of the regular season Tuesday night. All cancelled games except for two were completed when Tuesday night's games wrapped up.

Paddling and portaging events marked National Canoe Day across the country on June 26.

Living in Estevan in recent weeks has meant being at the epicentre of a natural disaster, but not quite. Estevan was by and large built on the high ground, and escaped the flooding that has plagued the Souris River. A smart move, it turns out.