Battlefords News-Optimist

LORANGER: Gordon Allen Loranger, We are here today to honour and remember, to reflect, laugh and to cry. We are here to say goodbye to Gordon Allen Loranger.

With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, I am reminded of my visit some 15 years ago to Ireland, the Emerald Isle. And what better occupation during these frigid, wintery days than to think green thoughts.

The Battlefords North Stars kept their hopes of winning the Kramer Division alive with three road wins in three nights last weekend. Battlefords sit two points behind the Kindersley Klippers in the division standings.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre and Battlefords Family Health Centre will host a celebration for International Women's Day Friday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1192 - 101st St. (in the main foyer area and the basement conference room area).

The Battlefords AAA Stars wrapped up their finest regular season in years this weekend with a sweep of the Notre Dame Hounds. Going into the final weekend the Hounds needed a sweep of their own in order to stay in the playoff race in the SMAAAHL.

The kids are back in school and it's time to unpack the holiday luggage. If you look around, you will see there are some great musical opportunities coming up. The first is coming up right away, Tuesday, Feb.

Battlefords RCMP responded to an unusual number of false/nuisance 911 calls between 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 and 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24. Among the more than 40 calls for service/occurrences responded to were nine of those calls.

The Battleford Beaver Blues season hangs in the balance after dropping the first two games of their SPHL semifinal series against the Cut Knife Colts.

Skate Battlefords will host three skating events to end their season before the end of March. The first event is the Region 13 Invitational Competition Feb. 22-23 at the Don Ross Arena.

When the cowboys had gone to bed, I helped myself to the rest of that Southern Comfort and sat by the fire. The cowboys had complained they were tired and they wanted an early night to rest but I was fired up on life.