Battlefords News-Optimist

As the Battlefords North Stars prepare for the upcoming hockey season, some former North Stars are now preparing for a new challenge in the hockey world.

Two motor vehicle collisions on the weekend, both involving single vehicles, kept emergency personnel busy in the Battlefords. The first incident was a rollover that happened around 3:45 pm on Saturday, August 14 at 35th Street in Battleford.

New curator aims to have Sapp in textbooks

A group of concerned Battleford citizens attended the Aug. 16 regular town council meeting to discuss flooding issues on 15 Street. Don Wakelin, whose property was flooded during the July 22 hailstorm, as well as Aug.

Change is coming at the North Battleford Fire Hall with the retirement of deputy fire chief Bryan Beach Friday. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services is moving swiftly to name Beach's replacement.

Brett Harrison of Maidstone can savor a hard-earned victory in the 2010 Northwest Amateur Golf Championship, which took place over the weekend at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

Maidstone RCMP are asking for the public to help in connection to damage to a planted crop in the Marshall area.

Hockey season is not far away for the midget Battlefords Stars, who held their fall camp over the weekend at the North Battleford Civic Centre.

Nearly everyone has had a case of the "just gotta." We just gotta run into the store for two seconds, we just gotta get this screaming kid to a bathroom, we just gotta carry this heavy box into the house.

This week I had planned to talk about that controversial cover story in Rolling Stone about the Sheepdogs. You know, the one that described Saskatoon in such unflattering terms.