Battlefords News-Optimist

I've begun reaming out my office. It's not that there's a lot of trash and I do keep the wastebasket emptied on a regular basis, it's just I find it hard to part with the somewhere around 1,500 articles I've had published.

I am afraid I am going to be a "bad Saskatchewanian" again and ruffle more feathers with more whining about life in general here. You guessed it, my column is about the cold and snowy weather that has made everyone bat crazy.

When a pot is left simmering on the stove, it's a good idea to stick around to see how it turns out. No one was home when North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to an alarm at 1581 - 104th St. Monday just after noon.

LABBÉ - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Réne Augustine Labbé, late of North Battleford, on January 17, 2013 at the age of 86 years. Réne was born on December 12, 1926 at North Battleford, SK.

It wasn't the nicest of days but that didn't stop all the New Horizons from showing up to curl on the lastTuesday in January. Those from out-of-town were the first there, some not knowing if they would get back home.

Watching the news the other day, my wife and I saw a term that isn't very common - yet. It was peta, and no, not the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, but as a prefix - as in one quadrillion of something.

BODNARCHUK, Mervin Andrew: It is with great sadness that the family announce Mervin's passing, on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Mervin was born September 17, 1962 in Hafford, SK. He grew up on the family farm and eventually chose Maidstone, SK.

The Battlefords Orca Swim Club is excited to host the first sprint series meet this weekend at the new Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre. Jan.

Battlefords freelance photographer Averil Hall and her husband Bill Hall are visiting Australia. Last week they travelled through areas hard hit by the wild fires that ravaged the country in January.

February's traffic safety blitz, Operation Crossroads, will take place Feb. 14 and 15 province-wide. The two-day blitz will focus on traffic safety at intersections, according to SGI.