Battlefords News-Optimist

More names have come forward in the race for the six city council positions in North Battleford.

RCMP are looking for three individuals who approached a farm worker in the Fiske area at about 1:40 a.m. Monday wearing masks and carrying handguns. One of the subjects is described as having a long ponytail and another to have curly hair.

Most soccer coaches would probably be left wondering what happened if their teams were involved in a match where they combined for 16 goals.

Meota News

When I finish up my time as a sports reporter, there will be a number of events that I will consider myself to be very lucky to have had a chance to cover.

Dear Editor In a country as affluent as Canada, hunger is unacceptable. Yet, more than 850,000 Canadians will visit a food bank for assistance this month alone. Of those, 36 per cent are children or youth.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 50 calls for service between 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 and 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19. Sunday, Sept. 18 9:50 a.m. - Report of a garage being broken into overnight. 11:27 a.m.

Grow operation raided

Battlefords RCMP responded to over 90 calls for service from Saturday, Sept. 18 to Sunday, Sept. 19, including the following: Saturday, Sept. 18 6:57 a.m. - Vehicle gone through while parked on Bunce Crescent overnight. 7:08 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 70 occurrences from 6 a.m. on Sept. 16 to 6 a.m. on Sept. 17, including the following: Friday, Sept. 16 6:33 a.m. - Vehicle fire on Highway 4 south of Battleford.