Battlefords News-Optimist

November opens with the moon only a couple of days away from its new phase, and therefore an early morning object.

Being a stepparent is hard. Children are conditioned from a young age that step-parents are cruel and mean. Thanks, Disney. So when you become one, the odds are already stacked against you.

I am indebted to Joyce George for researching and writing a draft on Lydia and Ralph Salzgeber and the 100 year history of the Milbanke's business. It should be noted that Joyce is a fine writer in her own right.

A meeting with provincial ministries on public safety issues should be organized soon, says the MLA for the Battlefords. Herb Cox told the News-Optimist last week, work is under way to set a meeting including ministry officials.

RCMP are reporting 12 break-ins at cabins in the Cochin area between Oct. 22 and 28, with the perpetrators' primary target being alcohol. RCMP say the majority of the break-ins are believed to have happened between Oct. 22 and 23.

PRESCESKY: Colleen Kristine Prescesky was born March 25, 1959 in North Battleford, second child of Howard and Effie Bulmer. She has one older brother, Kolin and three younger siblings, Wilfred, Anita and Dawn.

ASHCROFT: Hugh Charles Ashcroft passed away peacefully on October 13th, 2013. Born in Hafford, Sask. on January 11, 1922 to Harry and Florence (Whittemore) Ashcroft, Hugh spent his early years on the family farm before joining the Navy at 18.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings football season ended in a one-sided game, but the team's willingness to battle until the final whistle is what the coaches wanted to see.

Crime wave? What crime wave? Despite a recent string of high-profile incidents - and a resulting furor from several local residents demanding more resources to fight criminal activity - the September statistical report from Battlefords City Detachmen

Michael Kozey couldn't believe his eyes when he saw he had won $134,920.90 on his Lotto 6/49 ticket. The Macklin man matched five main numbers and the bonus to win on the Oct. 5 draw.