Battlefords News-Optimist

BASEBALL North Saskatchewan River Baseball League July 5, 2010: St. Walburg Reds at Midwest Expos at Legion Park 6:30 p.m., North Battleford Beavers at Lloydminster Junior Redhawks at Hospital Park at 6:30 p.m.

The vandalism that occurred during the G20 conference in Toronto was appalling. My wife and I lived in Toronto for about 10 years. It's a beautiful city. I literally wept to see the wanton destruction of stores, police vehicles, and more.

The last thing young Brennan Conacher expected to be doing at the farewell party was choking on a potato chip. The Grade 3 student had just picked up some empty paper cups to hold the frogs he and some friends were about to catch.

This column is coming in a little after the fact because a backload of other sports, but better late then never.

All seven teams in the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League were in action Monday night at the Flats as the league playoffs began.

Everyone has had the "it's a small world" experience - you know someone, who has a relative, who has a friend and they have an amazing story or need your help or you meet a friend's former teammate's sister.

A century ago brave pioneers from Oklahoma left the land they knew and were suffering in to seek out a better life on the Canadian prairies.

Prairie North Health Region has announced consolidation of its Cut Knife and Neilburg ambulance services at Cut Knife, and realignment of its Neilburg and Paradise Hill Laboratory and Medical Imaging (MI) services.

Town of Battleford mayor Chris Odishaw is speaking out against ATV use on Finlayson Island. "It's getting to be a little out of control," said Odishaw. "These people have gone out there and destroyed some trails, they're destroying the island.

North Battleford's hotly-debated new property maintenance and nuisance abatement bylaw - one that had been held up for weeks over concerns about its anti-graffiti provisions - was finally signed, sealed and delivered Monday.