Battlefords News-Optimist

The final game of the regular season had Sweetgrass Light up against the FC Elite Thursday night.

Two local volleyball players have had the opportunity to represent their school and the Battlefords and a month ago Joe Peters and Sam Stilborn represented the province on the volleyball court.

Keith Czemeres of Hudson Bay will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Aug. 21. After running the cement plant in Hudson Bay for years, Czemeres began coaching minor baseball with Ernie Johnson.

One North Battleford family, victims of the July 22 flash flood, are raising concerns about looting of the dumpsters designated for possessions and materials discarded in the cleanup operations.

After the Wilkie Brewers won in Wilkie Wednesday, they were back in action Monday and this time the Lloydminster Junior Redhawks got some redemption.

Ned Andreoni was born in Fresno, Calif. and once he moved to Moose Jaw in the summer of 1967 from Fresno State University his Saskatchewan baseball career took off. Andreoni played for the Moose Jaw Regals of the Southern Baseball League.

July 30 at approximately 10:40 a.m. Spiritwood Detachment Members responded to a head-on collision on Highway 3, 7km east of Spiritwood.

From noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, Crown Cab will be offering a free cab ride, within the Battlefords limits, to any passenger who donates $10 or more to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

The Northwest Vipers, played their first game in the Junior B Western Canadian Championships Thursday and pulled out a 8-5. The Vipers scored three runs in the first and five in the fifth to secure the win. They also stranded eight base runners.

"911, what's your emergency?" Although we all know what number to call in the event of an emergency, very few know what happens on the other end of the line.