Battlefords News-Optimist

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Dear Editor A recent letter from an Alberta camper that has appeared in the letters to the editor in many Saskatchewan (Regional Optimist, Aug.

Common sense may not always be common but it can still exist where it is encouraged and allowed.

Nine people facing charges related to Treaty Land Entitlement fraud and theft on Poundmaker First Nation will have their case come back to court in October.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been able to combine some winter wheat. That has meant an unusual degree of quiet from next door. Since Ed has been mostly out at his farm, it is the beginning of what I call the season of tranquility.

It wasn't long ago, Jordan Fransoo was skating with his brother and some friends in the Battlefords, playing rec hockey games waiting for his hockey season to officially start.

The Blaine Lake branch of Wapiti Regional Library held a children's Summer Fun Program for seven weeks throughout the summer. Attendance varied between eight to 32 local children.

The Borden Friendship Club held a barbecue for their Aug. 31 supper and celebration of birthdays. The club provided the burgers, buns and wieners and Clive Wensley supplied the birthday cake.

Society often neglects to engage seniors in many activities, not intentionally but merely by oversight.

The Mennonite Church of God in Christ held their annual Vacation Bible School for children ages five through twelve, July 18 to 22. Class 1 was taught by Joni Kuepfer from Oklahoma, with Shelly Thiessen as her assistant.