Battlefords News Optimist

Naomi McLauchlan, sits in a Grade 9 classroom and she listens as her teacher, Michael Horgan, takes them through a series of lessons on man's Inhumanity to man.

With the all-star game fast approaching it's time to take a look at the first half performances and some of the surprises, disappointments and as usual, some of the "I told you so" stories I'm growing famous for.

In the late 1890s, displaced Doukhobors came to Canada and settled in a number of areas, including a site on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River southeast of present-day Blaine Lake.

After losing two straight North Saskatchewan River Baseball League games, the Beavers responded with a convincing 9-2 win Wednesday night in Lloydminster against the Midwest Expos.

Dear Editor One doesn't have to listen long on many American TV or radio news channels to realize much of what appears on it is fueled by high-energy appeals to one's most basic primative instincts, such as fear, hatred, and loathing.

Half the games scheduled for Tuesday night were played while two were postponed due to rain. In Meadow Lake the White Sox improved to 6-1 with a convincing 13-4 win over the North Battleford Beavers.

Story:The massive billion dollars or so being spend on security for the G8/G20 summit this week, has many asking some hard questions.

In Battlefords Senior Ladies' Soccer League action Wednesday night, Sweetgrass Chicks with Kicks beat Saulteaux 7-0 at the North Battleford City Track.

Hockey may not be on the minds of most in the Battlefords, but Battlefords North Stars head coach and GM Ken Pearson never seems to take a break.

It appears city council isn't letting its latest foray into downtown revitalization languish. The formation of a Downtown Working Group is one concrete sign council is taking serious recommendations made by Christopher Doll.