Battlefords News-Optimist

Disclaimer: With the exception of total annual calls received and staff numbers, all other totals in the following article are based on a count by the writer and were not provided by RCMP.

A cooking fire Saturday just before 8 p.m. resulted in a call out for North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The fire, at 10802 Winder Cres., was confined to the cooking pot.

After a lacklustre effort on home ice against the Melfort Mustangs Dec. 5, the Battlefords North Stars played a much more inspired game Friday in Melfort.

Dec.

The Music for the Soul Recital series returns this weekend with a concert from Jaya Hoy, Lisa Hornung and returning trumpeter Terry Heckman.

First Nations education is the focus of a new exhibit opening up at the Western Development Museum this December. It is a component to the Winning the Prairie Gamble exhibit entitled "Born with a Drum," and opens Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Four girls from the Northwest have spent the fall preparing for junior provincial playoffs and have seen their hard work pay off. The team is playing out of the St. Walburg Curling Club, but is a truly Midwest team.

The Melfort Mustangs continue to give fits to the Battlefords North Stars this season.

Hi there! Brrr, it's been really cold in Novmeber, especially those winds. And where did the sun go? We certainly didn't have many sunny days. Oh well, we'll just hope for better weather in December. November was a busy month in Tower II.

A few Battlefords Art Club members made their way through the excess snow Tuesday to work on various art projects. Some were finishing the panels of heritage buildings for the North Battleford centennial committee.