Battlefords News-Optimist

On Sept. 10, Reigning Riders had their first general meeting of the year. Madison Flath has joined the 4-H club this year. We talked about what kind of clinics we wanted to do and events we wanted to see. We elected our executives for the year.

It is hard to believeSeptember is over and we are already into the month of October. The first month of school seemed to fly by very quickly. We hope the farmers finished their harvests safely and everyone enjoyed the nice weather.

Many volunteers soon had enough wood sawed, split and stacked Oct. 5 to last three years for Curtis and Carol Crabb of Borden. Curtis has had two surgeries and chemo for a brain tumour and just came out of the hospital Oct. 4, after his last surgery.

North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting on Monday, Sept.1. The clinics are preparing for the implantation of the new Electronic Medical Record Program the beginning of October.

The Western Development Museum Heritage Farm and Village says the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator has been repaired and painted.

One of three youth suspects accused in the break-in at a north end school in North Battleford will return to court Oct. 16.

Through three games in the season, the Battlefords Midget AAA Stars hadn't lost, winning two games and tying the other.

Unity couple, Jim and Noella Chase, joined a team of support staff for cyclists, including Unity doctor, Linda Bloem, in a mountain cycle trek called Bike for Bibles. This year's theme was "Through our spokes, God speaks".

Battlefords RCMP are encouraging residents to protect their vehicles in the wake of a theft of a truck that was later found on fire. Around 5:50 a.m. on Oct.

Dear Editor: I wish to update your readers about action our government is taking to improve quality of care in long-term care facilities across Saskatchewan. On Oct.