Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 40 calls between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28. Tuesday, Dec. 27 10:44 a.m. - Vehicle parked on Abbott Avenue in North Battleford broken into overnight.

If December is moving month for you, I have three pieces of advice: Take a deep breath; treat yourself to some extra eggnog; and keep those moving expense receipts handy – they will be worth a lot of money when you file your tax return.

In October, Eagle Hills 4-H Club members decided it was time to put the 4-H pledge into action. The members, parents and leaders recite the pledge at every activity.

Azaleas have been available as winter houseplants for decades, but their popularity seems to have always lagged behind that of poinsettias or amaryllis.

The producers of the Candlelight Processional performed Nov. 27 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts donated a portion of the proceeds from the show to Battlefords Trade and Education Centre Inc.

Fred Light Museum announced winners in its post office replica and quilt raffle. The winner of the post office replica built by Fred Light Museum board director Floyd Andersen was newly arrived resident Alden Houk.

Twenty Empty Stocking Fund volunteers were busy Sunday, Dec. 18 as more than 400 Christmas hampers were distributed and more than over 600 toys were provided to area children.

An error dating back to the 1970s has finally been officially corrected for the the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

Unity News

For days, we’ve heard about the incoming storm on Christmas day. KX News from Minot, N.D. said they were tracking its origins all the way from the Gulf of Alaska.