Battlefords News-Optimist

Charges against the chief of Poundmaker First Nation and eight others accused of various Treaty Land Entitlement fraud crimes on the reserve were read for the first time in Cut Knife provincial court Tuesday.

Many new moms are excited to get back to exercising after having a baby. They want their bodies to return to the way they were before getting pregnant and they want it to happen fast.

The Borden Co-op held a new manager's garage sale at the hardware store, Aug. 13, with many specials and prizes and the Borden Dance Club held a barbecue throughout the day. Winning door prizes were Lorne Hunchak, Gil Gerster and Lorraine Lajoie.

A North Battleford-area man is dead following a fatal collision north of Lloydminster. Members of the Maidstone detachment on August 15 around 10:30am attended to the scene on highway 17, about ten miles north of Lloydminster.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has a different sense of humour than mine and he often tries out jokes on me. He had a Ben and Bob joke for me the other day. It went like this. Bob: Who introduced you to your wife? Ben: We just happened to meet.

People involved in the business of developing and selling property in the Eagle Hills area are saying times are good - good enough for local Saskatchewan residents to want to return home.

The Kindersley Klippers Baseball Team was formed around the late 1950s, competing in tournament baseball including the Saskatoon Exhibition winning that tournament three times, usually meeting the Delisle team in the finals.

This province has a lot of roads, all leading somewhere important, all seemingly under construction and all dotted with stories making Saskatchewan what it is. I spend a lot of time on those roads and sometimes I have to find a place to stay.

As the individuals, teams, family and community are inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum it will be a special time for many to see their baseball heroes, teammates, friends and family honoured.

It was announced this week that after three decades serving the Battlefords and area in the trophy and sign business, Four-D Signs and Trophies Ltd. will be closed effective August 31, 2011.