Battlefords News-Optimist

Between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service. Tuesday 10:01 a.m. - Members requested to assist ambulance with transportation of patient to hospital. 11:00 a.m.

The intersection at the corner of Battleford Road and Railway Avenue East will be closed for signal maintenance, starting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Intersection will be under 4-Way Stop control. Please slow down and obey stop signs.

Nick Fountain had a goal and two assists to help the Battlefords North Stars extend their winning streak to four games Tuesday night with a 4-3 win in Flin Flon over the Bombers.

The 1500 block of 106th Street will be closed for most of today (November 19th) for a curb valve replacement.

LYON: Robina "Ruby" Ritchie Lyon: September 10, 1919 - November 10, 2013. It is with sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother on Sunday November 10, 2013, at North Battleford, SK.

Native to Europe and Asia, sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) has a long, continuous history of medicinal use and has been planted extensively in Russian shelterbelts.

St. Mary School students are supporting children in the African nation of Malawi. Brittany Fedler, a teacher at St. Mary School, attended a conference where Hope For Malawi founders, Peter and Elaine Zakreski of Saskatoon, were presenting.

GANSAUGE: In Loving Memory of Barbara Jean Gansauge who was born June 6, 1926 at North Battleford, SK and passed away November 6, 2013 at North Battleford, SK.

Dear Editor I am the founder of the Facebook group North Battleford Victims of Crime. Our group has helped bring the crime problem to the forefront and I am very proud of that.

The month begins with the moon just below Saturn (an occultation in the extreme south of Antarctica) and to the west of Mercury in the early morning eastern sky. New moon is Dec. 3, so observation of the slender crescent Dec.