Battlefords News-Optimist

I guess, more than anything, I'm just curious when this all happened? You can't bend over to tie up your shoes. You are completely out of breath from climbing just one set of stairs.

The motto of the Battlefords Publishing newsroom is "Everybody has a story.

The end of the horseshoe season will soon be here, but until then, local pitchers continue to hit their mark. The local club hosted an annual horseshoe tournament during Northwest Territorial. Taking first place was Vern Bannerman.

The town of Maymont ended up part of the narrative in an armed robbery that took place in a Quill Lake financial institution. According to the RCMP the robbery happened around 11:07 am Tuesday, Aug. 23 in Quill Lake.

A new car wash is coming to North Battleford based on a building plan presented at city council August 22.

It's official: 2011 has beaten 2010 for building permit values in the city of North Battleford. Overall, for the year so far through July, 78 permits have been issued for $50,590,600, compared to 92 issued for $33,888,500 in 2010.

The city of North Battleford has unanimously passed amendments to two of its borrowing bylaws on Monday, to reflect more favorable rates the city is receiving on banker's acceptance fees with the Royal Bank.

Time frames for completion of the Credit Union CUPlex components continue to come into sharper focus as construction continues.

Aug. 12, a break and enter occurred at a residence on the 1400 block of 108th Street. Aug. 14, a black purse and contents were stolen from a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer parked on Hamelin Street. Aug.

Recently, Ed, my neighbour next door, was disgusted with a news statement that said: "As little as fifteen minutes of exercise a day can add years to your life." "There is nothing that can add years to your life," insisted Ed.