Battlefords News-Optimist

Motorists will still be facing a detour at the 1600 block of 100th Street this morning as City of North Battleford crews continue to repair a water pipe leading to a business there.

The Battlefords Sharks split two games against the Notre Dame Hounds last weekend at Battleford Arena. It was their first two home games of the year. In their home opener Saturday night, the Hounds edged the Sharks 5-4 in a back-and-forth tilt.

North Battleford council received a request for a donation to the STARS Air Ambulance at an Oct. 14 meeting. The correspondence dated Oct.

The Battlefords North West Historical Society is marking it's 90th anniversary this year. The organization, dedicated to saving the source of history and honouring the pioneer, has submitted this article. In The Beginning. From J.H.

"We want strong girls, women that are empowered and self confident feel good about the decisions that they are making," says Nicole Whitton. "That's why we keep doing what we're doing.

The torching of a stolen vehicle in the RM of Manitou Lake just before midnight Oct. 17 has resulted in the destruction of a wooden bridge. Cut Knife RCMP say the vehicle, stolen from Lloydminster, was set on fire near the Old Buzzard Bridge.

It was a busy day for the North Battleford RCMP detachment as they received approximately 40 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21.

White fungi have invaded our property. Not only that, both the front and back yards are supporting daily-increasing yields of the things and I can't even pick them for dinner.

Inez Nordstrom was a reporter working out of the offices of the News-Optimist from 1968 until 1987. Even after she retired, she continued to write a column from her home well into the 1990s.

A building plan has been presented to council about a new industrial building in southeast North Battleford. A $2.34 million facility at 10014 Fyfe Ave. will be the new home of TG Watch Industries - Steel Fabricators in North Battleford.