Battlefords News-Optimist

The author of a book on Canadian and aboriginal history will be in the Battlefords area next week. Dr.

Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a yellow and blue 50 cc child's quad, missing its seat, that was stolen from Marshall Monday, April 28 between 5 and 6 p.m.

Everybody has a story. This is the motto on our newsroom wall, and as a team it is a concept we hold dear. We can't always publish a story, but we can always listen and give everyone's story the respect and attention it deserves.

FRANCIS: Laurie Jean Francis of Battleford, Saskatchewan passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Battlefords District Care Centre following a lengthy illness.

SWISTUN: Katherine Swistun, April 15, 1912 - April 19, 2014, Kate passed away peacefully in North Battleford, SK at the age of 102.

Security camera footage is being distributed by Maidstone RCMP as they investigate the theft of a quad and dirt bike from a storage facility on Highway 17 north of Lloydminster, Sask. Police say two men entered the Storage 4U compound at 8:41 a.m.

LEVESQUE, Hariette Cecile: With both sorrow and gratitude, we say "good-bye for now" to our wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend.

Juno Award winner Mitch Dorge, former drummer of Grammy-nominated Crash Test Dummies, is bringing his In Your Face and Interactive presentation to John Paul II Collegiate in North Battleford Wednesday, April 30 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHELER, ELLIOT CHARLES: Elliot Charles (Slim) Wheler, 1930 - 2014. Elliot was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and passed away peacefully at Battlefords Union Hospital on Monday, April 7, 2014.

The rain let up, and the mayhem ramped up as Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 30 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Monday, April 28 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 29.