Battlefords News-Optimist

Winter is definitely here. Two days last week saw -28 C at night. I can much better handle this -9 C or -10 C at night. If we have to have winter, a little bit on the light side is OK with me. On those -28 C nights my 7.

Jim Toye has resigned as city manager in North Battleford. Toye's departure takes effect Dec. 31. He takes over Jan. 2 as the new city manager in Prince Albert.

In the 24 hours between 6 a.m. - Thursday and 6 a.m. - Friday, Battlefords RCMP investigated 40 occurrences. Thursday 12:24 p.m. - Complaint of male sleeping behind a business on Railway Avenue East.

Mayor Ian Hamilton and City Manager Jim Toye were meeting this week with provincial Minister of Justice Gordon Wyant and Minister of Corrections and Public Safety Christine Tell in Regina.

During a three-decade career, network TV reporter and anchor Richard Brown has had a knack for being where news happens.

Borden Lions Scholarship 2013 - 2014: A scholarship of approximately $500 will once again be made possible by the Borden Lions and the former Langham Lions.

It looks as if there will be some more information coming in the RCMP detachment reports in the near future.

What began as a missing person case has evolved into a murder investigation for Blaine Lake RCMP. RCMP say Arnoldo Rey Jr. has been charged with second degree murder and with offering indignity to a dead human body. Arnoldo Rey Sr.

Saturday, Marion Staughton took Jean Stewart, Tillie Linkert, Hazel MacEachern and I to Lloydminster to the Louisiana Hayride at the Vic Juba centre. It was a great evening and the music and singers were terrific. We all enjoyed it very much.

Two incidents involving knives were dealt with by Battlefords RCMP Wednesday. Two people have been charged after RCMP were called to a report of domestic dispute involving weapons in the 1300 block of 103rd Street.