Battlefords News-Optimist

The Krivoshein Oscar Lake Bohdan school heritage committee organized and hosted the fifth annual heritage day and school reunion July 23 at the original Oscar Lake school site located northeast of Hafford.

"Canada is the place to be." It was with those exact words in mind that Camille Nachtegaele returned home to Belgium from a season in Canada in the first years of the 1900s.

Sometimes you have to be good to be lucky and lucky to be good. Whatever the combination, nine members of the Battlefords Horseshoe Club have earned some provincial hardware. The provincial tournament was July 23 and 24 at Manitou Beach.

The 2011 version of the North Battleford Sculpture Symposium is bigger and better than ever with new artists and new locations. "Big Things" starts on Monday, Aug. 15 with projects and workshops running throughout the week. Friday, Aug.

Doctor recruitment continues to challenge the board of North Saskatchewan River Health Holdings, but there was one item of good news to report at the board's meeting July 17. Dr. Shoaib has agreed to extend his contract to June 30, 2012.

Baseball season is over.

An 18-year-old man was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital with life threatening injuries after being struck by a car at 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

Canada seems to be an economically prosperous country but a largely hidden crisis needs to be reevaluated - and that crisis is poverty, according to Elaine Power, an associate professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.

It has the potential to be one of the largest aboriginal events in Saskatchewan history. The 2011 Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games will be held at Thunderchild First Nation and begin Saturday.

Dear Editor My favourite memories as a child are from camping in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Now, as a parent, I wish to give my two daughters similar memories.