Battlefords News-Optimist

HEMMERLING: Norma Catherine (nee MacDonald) Hemmerling of Cando, SK passed into the presence of the Lord at 1:07am on December 28, 2013 at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon, SK. Norma was born on January 9, 1930 at Sea Island, B.C..

Only five of the 20 curling teams playing in the Canadian Tire Thursday Open League have wins after their names following the second week of play in 2014.

The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are not a normal part of aging.

Prairie dwellers blest with the luxury of wide open spaces may find it difficult to understand the geographic limitations of living beside the ocean.

It pays to practice and Doug Belyk proved it on the first end when they counted four against Peter Pauls.The second end was blanked by Pauls, but they could only get one in the third end. That was matched by Belyk in the forth and again in the fifth.

Emile Francis has been announced as a member of the class of 2014 for induction into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category.

The Battlefords AAA Stars won both of their games last weekend and still have not lost a game in 2014. The Stars traveled to St. Walburg to take on the Beardy's Blackhawks as part of SaskEnergy Hockey Weekend Saturday.

Dear Editor It has come to our attention Trent Houk has resigned from North Battleford city council. That's unfortunate for our city. Trent stood out on council.

This feature is about people of our community and things we may be surprised to know about them. Everybody does have a story to tell, even if they don't think so themselves.

OSTERMAN: In Loving Memory of Alan Anton Osterman who was born August 31, 1963 at Turtleford, SK and passed away January 5, 2014 at Glaslyn District, SK.