Battlefords News-Optimist

I would like to extend a bouquet to Chris and his crew at SaskPower doing the upgrades on the east side of town the past couple of weeks.

Tuesday night's game versus the Kindersley Klippers was surely proof that the Battlefords North Stars had earned their "cardiac" label.

Stomp stomp stomp! "I want the big chicken!" "No, Spencer, there is no more big chicken." "I want the big chicken! Katrina got one." "Spencer, Katrina is twice as big as you. She gets the bigger chicken." Stomp stomp stomp! Pout pout pout. Tear.

Battlefords RCMP attended 25 calls between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20. According to Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt, the calls ranged from 911 to alarms, intoxicated persons, property damage and vehicle collisions Tuesday 6:10 a.m.

In response to recent requests from the public for more information on crime statistics in North Battleford, the Battlefords RCMP detachment has released numbers spanning the past five years.

SMITH - Marie Therese "Terry" , It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Terry, on November 13, 2013 at Extendicare Michener Hill in Red Deer, AB, at the age of 89 years.

Four men have been assessed fines of $7,570 after pleading guilty in Spiritwood to 12 charges under Saskatchewan Fisheries Regulations. Their offences: angling with too many lines. Two of the four also pled guilty to over-possession of fish.

New Horizons took to the ice Tuesday, Nov. 12.

BROUSSEAU (Weber): Sylvia Lillian. In loving memory of our dear sister Sylvia.

The 1500 block of 106th street will be closed for most of today for a curb valve replacement.