Battlefords News Optimist

Braden Kowlachuk is a 15-year-old Grade 10 student of Hafford Central School who qualified to compete in the annual Royal Canadian Legion Youth Track and Field Championships in Ottawa Aug. 6 to 8 at the newly renovated Terry Fox Athletic Facility.

Comment and History from a Prairie Perspective

Leaving home for college is both scary and exciting for young people starting a new phase in their life. Maidstone's Cougen Pegg is starting out with a bit more of a boost than usual.

The operator of the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford reported another year of profits, though not as much as last year.

Another stabbing incident has rocked the North Battleford skatepark. Battlefords RCMP were called Friday, Sept. 3, at 11:3 5 p.m. to the skatepark area next to the Civic Centre after a call came in of a stabbing involving a youth.

What makes a community a great place to live? Is it friendly neighbours, clean parks, or environmentally-sound practices? Is it conserving the past while moving forward? Perhaps it is a combination of all of these factors.

Ed, my neighbor next door, isn't fun to be near the last while. Our non-stop wet weather has brought out the worst in Ed. He is as touchy as an aggravated skunk and porcupine all tied up in one grouchy mess.

The long-awaited construction is about to begin on the site of the Credit Union CUPlex in North Battleford.

North Battleford fire crews were on the scene to put out another dumpster fire in the city Tuesday. This time, the blaze was a serious one, with the dumpster "fully involved" upon the arrival of fire crews at shortly before 8:30 p.m.

Everyone talks about the weather because there is nothing you can do about it. I say, "It is the year of the wet record book." Ed, my neighbour next door says, "It is the year of rain, mud and mosquitoes, and even they need rain coats.