Battlefords News-Optimist

CRONK, Fred: November 22, 1918 Thunder Bay, ON - September 11, 2014 Calgary, Alberta. It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Stanley Frederick Cronk on Thursday, September 11, 2014. He lived a fruitful life and died peacefully at age 95.

More than 25 calls for service were made to the North Battleford RCMP detachment between 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Friday evening two highly anticipated musical events will be going on in the Battlefords. The big decision is which one to attend. Diehard fans will probably find a way to take in parts of both.

Up to this point, it had only been a hypothesis that celebrity firepower can drive consumer health behaviour.

I read about a couple who'd eaten lunch at a roadside diner. After they'd left and travelled a fair distance down the road the woman realized she'd forgotten her glasses. Her husband turned the car around and headed back, complaining all the way.

Five men, ranging in age from 21 to 28, are facing charges in connection with a violent home invasion in Unity Saturday. Unity RCMP say members were dispatched to a fight at a residence in the town at about 12:40 p.m.

This harvest weather is stressful. A couple of mornings I woke up and I had to blink to make sure my eyes were still working. What is with this dense fog in the mornings, anyways? Better than rain I suppose.

There is something wonderful about strawberries that are available in your own backyard. Sweet, succulent berries that not only smell wonderful, but taste like a bite of summer.

It's not every day that you receive an award for doing something that you enjoy. But for 82-year-old Rose Benson, that idea recently became reality. On Sunday, Sept.

New Horizons held theirgolf tournament Sept. 22 as 29 members participated during a beautiful, warm day. Taking first place Monday was the threesome of John Chomyn, Hank Nickel and Brian Erickson.