Battlefords News-Optimist

Ed, my neighbor next door, is down sick with a cold. The only good thing about the cold is that it came after Ed finished combining.

A house that was placarded under the Public Health Act is being spared demolition, at least for now. Public Health recommended the house at 1511-105th St. be demolished. Administration was planning to issue a demolition order on the property.

A new exhibition of landscape paintings by Saskatchewan artist Dorothy Knowles will be shown at the Chapel Gallery starting Nov. 1. This exhibition is not to be missed.

With two games left in the 2010 regular season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have grabbed the nation's attention for all the wrong reasons.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has recognized businesses and individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in providing excellent customer service to the community.

The Sharks took on the Melville Prairie Fire on the weekend and something had to give, as both teams came in without a win. Unfortunately for the Sharks, Melville was able to take two wins, both by 6-1 scores.

A firearms incident about 10 kilometers north of North Battleford has resulted in an arrest by Battlefords RCMP. A 76-year-old male from the Battlefords was later arrested without incident in connection to the case.

The third quarter crime statistics for the town of Battleford are out, and they are not good.

North Battleford RCMP are warning the public about a telephone scam currently in operation in the area.

There is a passage in the Bible comparing two men; one who built his house on solid rock and the other who built his house on sand, with predictable results: "the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew, and beat upon that house and it