Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

The senior girls' volleyball team travelled to Wilkie Nov. 2 for their conference playoffs. The girls fought for every point and finished the tournament in third place.

One of the accused in the Sept. 1 shooting incident in North Battleford has elected to go to trial. Justin Fineday has elected trial by judge and jury. His preliminary hearing has been set for April 14, 2014 and runs to April 16.

The Meota seniors held their regular monthly meeting Oct. 11. An Oct. 2 pie and coffee sale was an enjoyable afternoon as folks socialized.

Between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 30 calls for service. Among those were three false alarms and several 911 misdials and minor complaints. Wednesday 8:57 a.m.

Brad Johner and his boys were in Borden Nov. 2 to do a fundraising concert for the Borden Community Centre Preservation Committee. The committee had a ham supper for 80 guests prior to the concert in the Seniors' Room. The concert started at 7:30 p.

The first game of the New Horizon curling Tuesday started off with Doreen Dudek's team trading deuces with Ed Kjargaard. Then the game got nasty and Ed's team scored a big four.

Halloween was quiet and uneventful this year.