Battlefords News-Optimist

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School cross-country team headed to Regina for the provincial championships Oct. 16.

It is too early to tell, but the Battlefords North Stars win in La Ronge Tuesday has the makings of a mid-season turning point.

A B.C. cyclist has been stranded in Saskatchewan after having his bicycle stolen from beside Highway 16 near Maidstone. The cyclist left his bicycle beside the highway when a tire went flat just outside the town.

It's been said the very landscape of the prairies leads to art and literature. Many pages have been written and ideas shared in this province; and for 40 years, the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild has been part of the dialogue.

Getting water heaters and furnaces into homes of those who need them before winter hits has been keeping officials with the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program hopping.

The Maidstone Group Home Society is once again gaining national attention as a nominee for a prestigious Donner Award.

Take some time to view the current works of regional photographers who make up the North Battleford Photography Club. The Chapel Gallery is hosting an exhibition of photographs until Oct. 26.

Battlefords Jazz Society is kicking off a new season Nov. 6 with a cabaret featuring Kamila Martel and the Ne'erDoWells. The group is described as a Saskatchewan original. It is a pop, gypsy, blues and roots rock band with an innovative sound.

My lust for baseball has put a temporary hold on my NHL predictions and by taking a break from hockey I can be far more accurate with my forecasting once teams like Detroit have played a dozen games. I'll sound like Nostradamus.

A 17-year old youth was sentenced to 18 months - 12 in closed custody - after entering a guilty plea in connection to a Sept. 3 skatepark stabbing that sent another youth to hospital.