Battlefords News-Optimist

COLLINS , WINNIE SUSANNA, 97 years of age, passed away May 21, 2014 in Battlefords Union Hospital. Winnie was the 5th of 14 children. She was born December 12, 1916 to Jakob & Maria Walter on the farm in the Dundurn area.

It's a busy day at the department store. You're in the parking lot scoping out a spot. Ah! There's one. That's perfect. You go to pull in and (screech) come to a sudden but decisive halt because there is a cart parked in the middle of the slot.

FOULDS: In Loving Memory of Olive Margaret Foulds who was born February 23, 1928 at Daysville District, Mervin, SK and passed away May 10, 2014 at North Battleford, SK.

LARSON: Larson, Wilderika (Rika), October 5,1953 - May 26, 2014. It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Rika on May 26th, 2014.

I visited with my middle son's daycare provider a while ago. My son was two years old when we met Addie. She cared for him until he was almost 11 years old.

URNESS: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Yvonne Marie Urness. Yvonne was born in Polperro, England on February 4, 1917 and passed away on May 24, 2014 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Well, life in Saskatchewan could take an unexpected turn for the worse all of a sudden.

SPEERBRECKER: In Loving Memory of Hazel Annie Speerbrecker who was born March 11, 1924 at North Battleford, SK and passed away May 14, 2014 at Leoville, SK.

Dear Editor Battleford and North Battleford mayors Derek Mahon and Ian Hamilton offered an upbeat appraisal of local economic prospects at a recent Battlefords Chamber of Commerce event. There is much to be optimistic about.

Mention "ground cover" and many gardeners visibly tense up if they've had experience with the freely spreading goutweed and ribbon grass. Yes, quite literally, ground covers are plants that cover ground - often aggressively and without inhibition.