Battlefords News-Optimist

A case of unattended cooking brought North Battleford Fire Department trucks and personnel to Valley View Towers I at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday. According to the fire department, alarms were set off, but there were no injuries or damage.

Motorists are being advised the 900 block of 102nd Street will be closed all day as crews work to provide the services necessary to fight fire to the proposed homeless shelter there.

Concerns about aging infrastructure are about to force municipal tax bills higher in North Battleford.

News item: Nov. 6 - Donations final act for local search and rescue. Battlefords Search and Rescue Club disbands as increased insurance costs make volunteer organization untenable.

Dear Editor On behalf of Canadian Blood Services, I'd like to sincerely thank residents of the Battlefords who responded to our recent urgent appeal for blood.

Tuesday morning at Pine Island Suites was enjoyed playing bingo, listening to some jokes and visiting. We always look forward to Tuesday mornings. Jody Kissick of Marwayne, Alta.

In the wake of new health expenditure data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), the evidence continues to mount that Canadian public health expenditure growth is moderating.

A long effort by the Ukrainian community in the Battlefords to commemorate the memory of those who perished in the Holodomor genocide of 1932-33 in Ukraine came to fruition Saturday.

The month begins with the moon at waxing gibbous phase, and Uranus is just 1.2 degrees south, just like the month previous during the lunar eclipse of Oct. 8. Four days later, Dec. 5, Aldebaran, the bright star in Taurus, is just over a degree away.

SCHWEITZER: In Loving Memory of Eva Elaine Schweitzer who was born Jan. 27, 1925 at Sintaluta, SK and passed away Nov. 9, 2014 at North Battleford, SK.