Battlefords News-Optimist

"It don't matter what you wear or who you are. Whether you drive a Cadillac or a big old 4x4. You don't have to own no cattle, or even ride a horse. It's all good, at the Edam Cowboy Country Church." "That's right, y'all.

In North Battleford Provincial Court last week a youth and two men charged in connection with a Sept. 20 shooting in the city were identified as members of the Terror Squad, an aboriginal gang.

Remembrance Day falls on a Monday this year, giving some the impression there is a long weekend to celebrate. But Nov. 11 isn't a holiday in the way Victoria Day and Canada Day are holidays.

I am a professional wildlife photographer Oct. 28, a windy, sunny afternoon), I happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service. Thursday 9:57 a.m.

Senior Viking Girls' Volleyball are off to regionals this weekend in Melfort . There are six teams competing in the Northern Girls' 5A regionals. The top three teams advance to Provincials which are held in Yorton this year.

La Ronge RCMP are requesting the public assistance inlocating 24-year-old Jodi Roberts. Roberts was last seen in the community of Sucker River north of La Ronge Oct 31. Roberts is an aboriginal female, 5'4, 120 lbs, brown eyes and brown hair.

The North Battleford Western Development Museum Fiddle Contest is coming up this weekend, and will draw fiddlers of all ages hoping to entertain and perhaps bow their way to a win. Saturday, Nov. 9, the doors open at 5 p.m.

Guilty pleas have been entered in a case of assault causing bodily harm.

Let it snow? The motorists on highways through many parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta may not agree. On Nov. 3, over 80 vehicles hit the ditch in the Maidstone area as told by Maidstone RCMP.