Battlefords News-Optimist

I love this season in Saskatchewan. I spend a lot of time on the road as a storyteller and children's entertainer and I like to take advantage of the ice-free roads to visit family and friends.

Meggan Hougham is a young woman who is not afraid to speak up for what she believes.

WILLIAMS: Edwin Kenneth (Ken) The family of Ken Williams is deeply saddened to announce his sudden passing on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the age of 78 years. A full obituary will appear in next week's edition of the Star Phoenix.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region will be opening four additional long-term care beds at the Hafford Special Care Centre and Primary Care Centre, as part of a pilot project to relieve pressure on acute care beds.

The Classie Cardinals celebrated birthdays at Glenburn Regional Park, with entertainment by Carmel Country. Their music is smooth, yet toe-tapping, get-up-and-dance music.

North Battleford will soon have five new RCMP officers, according to a press release Tuesday from the Government of Saskatchewan. Three of the five officers will be funded by the government and the other two by the City of North Battleford.

"I see you scraped a knuckle and cut the back of your hand. You must have been fighting at the bar again. Somebody spill your milk there?" Ed questioned me with laughing sarcasm. He was referring to my puckered, stitched and beat-up looking hand.

The 1961 Grade 12 graduates from Langham met at the Langham Museum for a 50-year class reunion July 22. Present were Phyllis (Derksen) Gossen, Evelyn (Peters) Anderson, Jacqueline (Derksen) Meister, Barry Humphreys, Lawrence Perehudoff, Dr.

Dear Editor I am trying to find information about a family who immigrated to North Battleford in about 1908 and lived there until at least 1958. The parents were James W. and Martha Ellen Church McNeill.

Few strived and overcame obstacles like Clayton Gerein did as an athlete and in July his passion for sports and success was honoured as he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Regina.