Battlefords News-Optimist

Still revelling in Rider Pride, I love seeing all those green flags on cars and homes. It's a weird feeling to be watching Olympic curling trials this week and still be talking about the Riders.

Battlefords RCMP report that a girl who ran away Tuesday at about 8 p.m. from a care home outing at Don Ross Hill Tuesday has been located.

The Battleford Midget AA Barons extended their winning streak to five last weekend after winning all three games played in the CFHL. Battleford started the weekend with a win on the road in Turtleford, beating the Midwest Redwings 3-2 Friday night.

Fourteen members of the Battlefords Art Club gathered to enjoy working in art Tuesday. Feedback was provided from the weekend workshop with Clint Hunker. The Chapel Gallery will be working on spring workshops.

The Meota Combines won their first SPHL game Sunday night, beating the Glaslyn North Stars 6-2 at the Civic Centre. The Combines opened the scoring in the first period on Al Howat's first goal of the season.

The annual Christmas concert held in the Meota Community Complex the evening of Dec. 1 went off without a hitch. It is spearheaded by Ann and Charles Baillargeon with many volunteers from the Meota Lions Club Mens Choir pitching in to help.

The countryside has been a Christmas card of beauty this past weekend as the heavy hoar frost was loaded on the trees and everything outside was so heavily coated it just had to drop off like snow, as the air moisture lessened on Monday.

The Battlefords North Stars continued their momentum from November into December, coming from two goals down in the third period to beat the Mustangs 3-2 in Melfort Wednesday night.

Guest speaker Julie Abernathy came from Saskatoon to speak at the Wilkie and Area Life Association's third annual Celebrate Family Dessert Social, Nov. 27.

"What do the kids want for Christmas?" my mom asked last week, twice. I expect the next time the phone rings, the question will be the same. I have been putting her off, because I really don't know. Katrina is nine, Spencer is six.