Battlefords News-Optimist

The Wilkie Outlaws got their inaugural season in the Sask West Hockey League underway in similar fashion to their time in the NSRHL. The Outlaws won their first two games of the season, beating the Biggar Nationals and the Unity Miners.

Anyone planning to park downtown during the next month is being advised there may be one or two parking spaces blocked off in front of the Scotiabank at 1102-101st Street as work crews undertake renovations to that building.

Ruth Lahti was born and raised in rural Alberta. She married, and she and her husband raised four children in the Edmonton and Leduc areas. While living in the Leduc area she joined the pottery club and so began her love of the visual arts.

I attended speaker, Greg Drew, at Unity Composite High School as a reporter. I left his presentation as a parent vowing to hug my kids just a little tighter and once again open the dialogue about responsible choices.

Donations to the army and air cadets and to the STARS Air Ambulance represent the final acts for the now-disbanded Battlefords Search and Rescue Club.

Deepest Sympathy goes out to the Sherman family on the loss of their mom Gertie. She will truly be missed by family and friends. Rest in peace, Gertie. A potluck supper was held in Ruddell Oct. 29.

Keith and Dawn Hartman of Lloydminster were down to visit their mom Jean Hartman and along with Gerald and Marie Hartman, they all enjoyed dinner out.

The school was a very busy place Oct. 31. Staff and students arrived on Halloween dressed in a variety of costumes. There were vampires, princesses, cats, pirates and even Elvis made an appearance.

Dear Editor I belong to Operation Legacy, which is made up of members and graduates of the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and is dedicated to teaching the younger generation about Canada's military heritage.

Over a decade ago, Dr. Ross McKitrick, economist from the University of Guelph, ran an experiment. At the time, eco-activists were demanding a shut-down of coal-fired power plants, claiming emissions were killing children who had asthma.