Battlefords News-Optimist

Budget deliberations are not expected to happen at North Battleford City Hall until the new year. The deliberations were supposed to begin earlier this month, but the department of finance was set back due to a crash of the City's server Oct. 31.

Bill Hall may or may not be a familiar face to Battlefords residents. But regardless of whether you know him, almost everyone in the Battlefords should be familiar with his work.

The fall sitting of the legislature proved productive for the government, according to Battlefords MLA Herb Cox.

The Yorkton Terriers once again stand atop the Source Embroidery and Screenprinting Power Rankings in the SJHL. In the rankings released Dec.

The Battlefords Peewee A Barons provincial team has already been selected for this season and were in action on the weekend. The Barons played in Clavet in their first action as a team and earned an exciting tournament championship.

The BTC Field House will not be ready in time for the planned New Year's Eve Centennial celebrations.

A very special thank you to the nice gentleman who came across my purse in a shopping cart at the Canadian Tire store Dec. 10, and returned it to me. You were my guardian angel and I received everything in the purse.

During the December festive season, many people are thinking of gift giving and searching for ideas. It was no different in December 1913, when advertisements in the local newspaper of the day attempted to provide inspiration.

The pigeons can start packing their bags, because the Pigeon Hotel behind the Scotiabank on 11th Avenue is going to be closed for good.

Last year when our grandson got to see Santa, he said to his dad, "Who is this man?" Santa Claus - how do you explain him? Hope this helps just in case you have to explain this to someone.