Battlefords News-Optimist

Dear Editor I attended a concert at the Dekker Centre last Saturday evening. The group was called The Back of the Bus. The evening was filled with lively music and fine entertainment. The evening began with a welcome from a member of the local SPCA.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment received approximately 25 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.

One person was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital by WPD Ambulance Sunday at about 9 p.m. after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 101st Street and 12th Avenue.

Many people are surprised at the positive nature of the comments and the upbeat feeling the Saskatchewan Roughriders displayed following Friday's 40-27 loss to the Stampeders in Calgary.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment responded to more than 90 calls for service between 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24 and 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27. The following are a selection of the calls made during that time.

The Battlefords AAA Stars hope their Sunday afternoon beat down of the Saskatoon Contacts starts another long winning streak for them.

Manitoba Grade 8 students scored below the Canadian average of 500 in science, math and reading in the latest report from the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP). All three subjects were scored out of 1,000 possible points.

You've been asked by a relative or close friend to be their Power of Attorney (POA) and you feel honoured because it means that person considers you to be trustworthy and capable.

I remember an early spring day in the 1980s. I was working at the Garden Line office and wishing I were outside. It was warm and sunny and the snow was melting quickly.

Marketing guru Jeph Maystruck, and his message that the business that succeeds in the future is the business that cares, kicked off the events of Small Business Week in the Battlefords Monday.