Battlefords News-Optimist

I don't know RCMP Sgt. Neil Tremblay. But I sure am impressed by him.

Oct.

After a 4-4 draw against Swift Current the previous weekend, the Battlefords AAA Stars have resumed their winning ways in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

More than 30 files/calls for assistance were dealt with by Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m.

There's a new nickname you can call the Battlefords North Stars after their most recent string of games: the Cardiac Kids.

This past week the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event wrapped up at the Rio in Las Vegas, with the final table of nine individuals competing to see who would take home the first-place grand prize of $8.3 million dollars.

It's that time of year. Santa has confirmed he will be in North Battleford Nov. 23 and has asked the children of the Battlefords to join him for a parade to mark the occasion.

FLOYD T. McNABB, 1922 - 2013 .

This year's provincial Catholic Women's League Convention was held in Saskatoon on June 3 and 4. Several Notre Dame ladies along with spiritual Advisor Fr. Gerard Legaspi attended.

Thousands of settlers arrived from western Ukraine to homestead on the prairies. Visiting that area for two weeks earlier this fall, I reflected on how similar the landscapes were.