Battlefords News-Optimist

The holiday season marks a special time for families and friends to get together, but it's also a time for greater risk of fire.

That's all folks! Christmas is almost over for another year, leaving us with happy memories of good times shared with friends and family. But, wait; you can still celebrate New Year's.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Due to a decline of current members and a lack of new memberships the Eagle Hills Community Club has decided it is no longer sustainable to maintain the Eagle Hills Community Centre. The club has made the decision to disband.

It was starting to feel like the North Pole to me so I left a northern fly-in camp on Christmas Eve 1967. I flew to Edmonton and bought a train ticket for home.

The Town of Battleford is continuing its pursuit of a solution to the slope instability that is causing damage in the northwest corner of the town's cemetery.

Ionic Lodge No. 31 observed the annual event of installation of officers Saturday with two special guests relating stories about life-changing experiences the North Battleford lodge had helped make possible for them.

A shoplifting incident at a North Battleford business on the afternoon of Nov. 23 is still under investigation by RCMP. Police say, sometime between 1 and 2 p.m. that day seven shelves of perfume were stolen from a business on Railway Avenue East.

Battleford town councillor Ames Leslie said Monday an agreement has been made with the Rural Municipality of Battle River that will see the Battleford Fire Department responding to emergencies such as extrications and motor vehicle accidents in 2014.

Opposition leader Cam Broten has some mixed reviews about the past year of activity at the legislature.