Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

A preliminary hearing into the Treaty Land Entitlement fraud case on Mosquito First Nation began Monday in provincial court. Charged are former Chief Clarence Stone, Clifford Spyglass and Gerald Bird.

ILLINGWORTH: Well Family, friends and neighbours, we are here today to remember our Son, brother, uncle and gentleman all wrapped up in one. On Feb.

Hardly a week goes by when I don't see someone post on Facebook that The Big Bang Theory is one of the best shows on television. While I watched it on occasion, recently I have come to agree with that assessment.