Battlefords News-Optimist

The Wilkie Museum poker rally held July 25 drew 32 riders, who rode a round-trip route spanning Wilkie, Biggar, Battleford and Unity. Winning riders were determined by total points.

Fred Light Museum is hosting a Family Fun Day Friday, Aug. 6 from 1 to 7 p.m. that will feature demonstrations, entertainment, food and games. Volunteers will be demonstrating rope making, blacksmithing and lathe turning.

A known street gang member has pleaded guilty to weapons and drug related charges in Prince Albert Provincial Court. Cameron Alexander Morin, 26, changed his not guilty plea to guilty on July 26.

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At approximately 7:20 p.m. on July 26, members of the Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire Department responded to several fires along the lower path of the riverbank, in the 700 block of 25th St. E.

Governor General Mary Simon was formally installed on Monday morning at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa that incorporated traditional Inuktitut in the two-hour long ceremony.

Harold Shire of Battleford is a great-great-grandfather again (see the related story). Here he is in a five generation photo with Patricia Beeching, great-grandmother, of St. Albert, Alta., Wade Beeching, grandfather, of Beaumont, Alta.

The friendly rivalry between Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark and his counterpart in Regina, Mayor Sandra Masters, resumed Monday with the former losing the first bet.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is offering a wide array of opportunities to access COVID-19 vaccines comig up. All clinics are offering the Pfizer vaccine. Drive thru: Finning Cat 391 Yellowhead Highway 16 west of Battlefords 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.