Battlefords News-Optimist

Concern for Youth is asking for a lot more money from the Town of Battleford in order to keep their program running. The organization submitted a request for $17,000 to Battleford town council last week.

The first sentences are expected to be handed down next month for two individuals who entered guilty pleas in the Mosquito First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement fraud case.

After taking a beating in Tisdale the previous weekend, the Battlefords Midget Stars were back in action on the weekend, this time against the last place team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAAA Hockey League.

This boot comes from residents of Battlefords enriched housing that is a component of the River Heights Lodge Complex. Let's Play Oh, look! A nice lawn right across the street. Grab your baseball or your football.

Don't know about you but my head's still spinning with the news of the last few weeks' events. It began as I, and the world, watched with awe at the miraculous rescue of 33 miners from their underground cave in Chile.

G & C Asphalt is the silver sponsor for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Festival of Trees Ladies' Night.

Serves, spikes and sets filled the gym at North Battleford Comprehensive High School Oct. 16, as the school played host to the annual junior girls volleyball tournament. The round robin kicked off at 9 a.m.

Libraries in small communities connect patrons to the world. This past week was Saskatchewan Library Week and the theme was Libraries = Possibilities.

Dear Editor As a result of what could have been a tragic incident this past weekend, I felt a need for public awareness. Had it not been for the heroic actions of a passing driver, the attack on myself and my small dog could have ended tragically.

It being October, the Tarot Read & a Coffee sign in a window on the 1300 block of 108th Street might be mistaken for Halloween decorations.