Battlefords News-Optimist

The upcoming holiday season will cause some alterations to the schedule at the aquatic centre. For the most part the changes will mean less organized activities in the pools and more available space for leisure swims and lane swims.

The Wilkie Outlaws have won seven straight games to start the NSRHL season. Their latest victory came in overtime Friday night on the road in St. Walburg against the Eagles. The Outlaws beat the Eagles 6-5.

Dawn Gray who runs the Maymont Hotel had an unexpected guest last week, Bob Hart from Hart Guns, Penn., dropped in for lunch. For 60 years Harts have been custom building and modifying long-range bolt action rifles.

The possible impact of the new North Battleford official community plan on the operations of the Battlefords Agricultural Society came up at a Dec. 9 council meeting.

Latrell Charleson scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the Battlefords North Stars beat the Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 Wednesday night at the Civic Centre.

Rose Danychuk had her sister Midred Prokop of Saskatoon visit with her while Mildred's son went on to Edmonton. The ladies who went to the carol service in the Anglican Church Monday evening would like to say thanks to Elaine Dearbon for taking them.

The Battlefords Atom AA Tier 1 Barons travelled to Medicine Hat, Alta. for the Medicine Hat Atom Tier 1 tournament last weekend. The Barons returned home with the A side championship.

Cut Knife RCMP are investigating a snowmobile theft that occurred sometime between 1 and 7 p.m. Dec. 5.

The Battlefords Bantam AA Barons have now lost six straight games in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League. The Barons travelled to Sasktoon Dec. 7 to take on the Stallions.

It was another quiet 24 hours as Battlefords RCMP responded to fewer than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19.