Battlefords News-Optimist

Three of the four semi final teams were known as of Thursday last week in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League.

Tana Silverland, 'Silver' to her friends, is an incredibly unique individual who I had the opportunity of meeting the evening of July 23.

The evening of July 7 was an occasion of thanksgiving and rejoicing for the parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima RC Parish in Meota.

The Wilkie Athletics, with players from the Battlefords, Wilkie and Unity hosted the midget AA provincials last weekend in North Battleford after playing the regular season as the name Unity Midgets.

Anton Belous was born Jan 17, 1904 and was a typical farm boy growing up. The son of Russian immigrants, he had come to find a land of peace and freedom. He came from a family of 12 children and loved his God, and loved his baseball.

Honeywood (Dr. A.J. Porter) Heritage Nursery near Parkside held another successful Lilies in Bloom event July 17 with over 400 guests visiting the site. The huge tent area was a relief from the heat of the sun to the many that attended.

Dear Editor Saskatchewan people do not want to store Ontario's nuclear waste in northern Saskatchewan. Most people are signing a petition that I am circulating.

A bridal shower was held July 20 in the Borden Senior's Room to honour Amanda Lindford who is marrying Jason Rempel August 13. They will be living on the former Hans Nickel farm northeast of Borden.

Two students at Neilburg Composite School, Leah Timmermans and Kristen Schmidt, were recipients of the Credit Union Award for obtaining the highest mark in Math/Science. Both received a $1,000 scholarship.

The Chapel Gallery will be hosting a Member Exhibition in the Window Salon during the month of August. Local artists, who are gallery members, have provided new works that will be on display.