Battlefords News-Optimist

MAIDSTONE I’ve missed a couple of weeks of news due to visiting and medical appointments, so now I will try to catch up. Colleen was at Rylie and Chantal’s for supper Sunday night. Chantal and Colleen were shoppers in Lloydminster.

The theme for this week has been remembrance. Elementary students wrote essays and drew posters to hang in the gym during the Remembrance Day Service. Bulletin boards were created to honour the veterans and service people who fought in the wars.

MAIDSTONE — Maidstone Gully 4-H Club held a second general meeting Nov. 2. Project and committee reports were given. We decided on our calendar of events for the year. November is National 4-H month. We will be doing a battery drive Nov. 12.

The North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting Oct. 26. Dr. Langeni and Dr. Mpomposhe will be away for most of the month of December.

Valleyview II

Neighbourly Advice According To Ed

Vic’s View

Barry Grant has been donating blood since he was 16. As of Tuesday this week, over the last 42 years he has donated 95 times. In another 10 months, he expects to hit the 100 mark.

“Right now Saskatchewan is financially strong, but the provincial deficit is driving our debt up by nearly $2.7 million every day,” says Todd MacKay, prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Robert Timmerman, December 8, 1941 to November 2, 2015. Bob passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015 surrounded by loved ones.