Battlefords News-Optimist

WEBER: In Loving Memory Of Annette Marie Weber who was born July 31, 1917 at Sandy Lake, SK and passed away January 12, 2014 at North Battleford, SK.

After three rounds in the spring draw for the New Horizons, there remains only one undefeated team.That is Doug Belyk, curling with Hank Nickel, Pat Tillmans and Jim Taylor.

This week I packed my suitcase, stocked a small cooler with food, gathered up my laptop along with a pile of printed notes and then I left. After months of waffling I'd finally made the decision to head out of town.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks dropped two games at home Saturday and Sunday against the Regina Rebels. The Rebels beat the Sharks 8-1 Saturday night at the Battleford Arena. Lilla Carpenter-Boesch led the way for Regina with a four-goal performance.

Jordan Keller registered a hat trick in the Battleford Beaver Blues 4-3 win over the Shellbrook Silvertips Thursday night at the Battleford Arena. Keller also had an assist in the win. Shellbrook got on the board early in the first period.

Battlefords RCMP responded to fewer than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 22. Tuesday 3:30 p.m. - Recovered stolen snowmobile. Investigation ongoing. 4:14 p.m.

Between t a.m. Friday, Jan. 24 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 30 calls for service/occurrences, including one alarm. Friday 6:39 a.m. - Report of man refusing to pay cab fare on 104th Street.

Have you ever wondered what the plants look like that produce some of the tropical fruits you may have on hand? These days Google provides easy answers to questions like that, but a more satisfying path is to grow it yourself.

Here is the link to PNHR's latest influenza immunization information. http://www.pnrha.ca/bins/index.asp

During budget deliberations by North Battleford city council last week, councillors learned a move by RCMP to route all calls to a call centre in Regina should solve the chronic clerical staff shortages the detachment has experienced.