Battlefords News-Optimist

Community minded citizen, Gerald Gratton, approached city council Monday night and voiced his concerns about what he described as unsafe conditions at the Borden Crescent Park.

WRIGHT; On Monday July 04, 2011 Mr. Richard William Wright of Cold Lake, Alberta, formerly of MacKenzie, British Columbia passed away suddenly in Cold Lake, AB at the age of 60 years.

Canoeing on the Battle River appears to be a popular recreation. Recently at least two groups have canoed from the Lashburn bridge to the Waseca bridge.

Dear Editor Why do so many people believe that the recent problem with Canada Post, which has resulted in no mail being delivered for a few days, is all the fault of the postal workers, or, perhaps even more, the fault of their union? A non-political

Sunday the sun was shinning with temperatures expected to rise to the mid-20. The last number of days we have experienced heavy rains leaving the ground saturated making it impossible to do field or garden work.

This past week saw Meota and the area around the lake tormented by Mother Nature. On both Monday night and again Tuesday evening she attacked with fury, throwing rain and wind at us.

CUNNINGHAM: In Loving Memory of Douglas James Cunningham who was born October 16, 1920 at Regina, SK and passed away July 1, 2011 at North Battleford, SK. Douglas J. Cunningham and Muriel Parnaby were married June 11, 1945 at Leeds, England.

A search and rescue operation at Turtle Lake tuned out happily for the family of a four-year-old boy when wandered away from his home in a wooded area on the northwest side of the lake late Thursday Afternoon.

Just one of the four North Saskatchewan River Baseball League playoff series started last week with the North Battleford Beavers up against the Wilkie Brewers.

Larry Orth was born April 11, 1950, in Esterhazy and started his baseball career in 1961 and continues today.