Battlefords News-Optimist

EINARSSON: In Loving Memory of John Franklin Einarsson who was born Aug. 18, 1940 at Churchbridge, SK and passed away May 15, 2011 at North Battleford, SK.

How many people knew the Saskatchewan Roughrider rookie camp began Wednesday? My guess is not many.

Dear Editor The last Battleford Collegiate Institute reunion was in 2005. The school has been closed for 50 years so there wasn't any one left to do the organizing work for a 2010 reunion.

Suspects in a Gold Eagle Casino cheating case were in North Battleford provincial court Monday for their first appearance. But it was only a brief appearance for those charged and their counsel as lawyers agreed to adjourn the matter to June 20.

Each time I am forced to look at a time-line for anything, I find that precious entity we judge by a clock, the changing of the seasons or by the continual cycle of day and night, has slipped away or is slipping away often without my realizing how fa

The City of North Battleford is once again urging drivers to be cautious when approaching and driving past work zones in North Battleford.

June begins with a new moon, also resulting in a partial solar eclipse in high northern latitudes; mostly visible in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Quebec.

The Waseca Community Centre annual meeting is coming up at 7:30 p.m. June 7 at the centre. There will be financial and activity reports. The committee is looking forward to reinforcement to help better the community and provide more services.

We become too easily desensitized to news of natural disasters. After all, they are inevitable and even the most sensational stories of crime, neglect or ineptitude have become all too commonplace.

SACK: Torrance "Torry" - October 14, 1946 - May 16, 2011. On Monday, May 16, 2011, Torrance Sack, resident of Grovedale, Alberta, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 64 years.