Battlefords News-Optimist

As depressing as it may be, the longest day of the year is behind us already and we are actually closer to Christmas 2011 than we are to last Christmas! Is it too early to begin Christmas shopping? June 21 was a busy evening in Rabbit Lake.

Birds, beasts and bugs are all around this summer. The birds wake me every morning with their high volume melodies and I've been excited to see the various flashes of colour as I walk or sit outside.

The Carlton Trail Jamboree happens this weekend at Rabbit Lake. The 23rd annual music festival kicks off on Friday with entertainment by Saskatchewan's Codie Prevost.

Dear Editor I would just like to share my point of view regarding "Health care experience humiliating" (Regional Optimist, July 1). Ann Ewanchuck's story is similar to my experiences at the hospital emergency room.

The Mayfair Art Club held a show and tea in the Mayfair Hall on May 1. A spring theme welcomed visitors as 15 members f the club showed their talents to an appreciative crowd.

The 2011 club volleyball season was a solid one for the Battleford Ballistic 18U boys' team representing the Battlefords and area. Ten young men competed around the province at various tournaments.

Thirty-four members turned out for the June 29 Borden seniors' potluck supper and birthday celebration for June and July.

I remember a day when I played tag at lunch and met my friends at the park in the evenings to play prisoner's base. We walked or biked everywhere we needed to go. It was the way things went.

The first really vicious summer storm of 2011 swept through a wide portion of Saskatchewan July 3, with the Northwest not spared from the fury. High temperatures and a frontal system cooked up the storms, which swept in around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Karlie King is a local artist mentee taking part in the second year of the Creative Partnerships program through the Chapel Gallery. She has created a number of pieces currently on exhibition at the Chapel Gallery.