Battlefords News Optimist

It was made official Thursday - LeBron James is heading to Miami to play with the Heat and his buddies, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade.

On the eve of his retirement, Dean Bauche shares his thoughts on the Allen Sapp and Chapel galleries, art culture and his experience as director of galleries.

TeamRecordRFRA Lloydminster Meridian Twins14-015330 Lloydminster Junior Redhawks11-210048 Wilkie Brewers10-210051 Meadow Lake White Sox10-39956 Border City Blue Jays8-59060 North Battleford Beavers7-4-19669 Unity Cardinals5-4-17755 Kindersley Raiders

The North Battleford Beavers record may not be as good as they expected, but they are positioned to make the playoffs and from there anything can happen.

Winning in B.C. never gets old. So many times over the years the Saskatchewan Roughriders have come home from the west coast with their tails between their legs after having their butts soundly whipped by Wally Buono's Lions.

After climbing back into contention, Taylor Cook fell back into the middle of the pack after the third round a the SGI Canada Junior Men's Championship in Prince Albert.

A 12-0 win wrapped up the regular season for the Lloydminster Meridian Twins and a perfect 14-0 record. The Twins played the Border City Blue Jays Sunday to wrap up their season undefeated.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has a very sweet elderly mother. She is so pleasant I have asked Ed, "Are you sure this is your mother?" Then I add, "She is too nice to possibly be your mom." Ed never gets upset when I say these things.

A somewhat messy tender process for the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts is finally behind North Battleford, as APM Construction Services Inc. was awarded the construction contract for the theatre component and site work for the complex.

More donors have stepped forward to make funding commitments towards the Credit Union CU Plex. The fundraising committee announced more financial commitments to the facility July 7. They include: $25,000 from Dr.