Battlefords News-Optimist

ERICKSON: The family of Robert (Bob) Edward Erickson is sad to announce his passing October 26, 2012. Dad was born May 28, 1927 in Austin, Minnesota; the oldest of eight children.

Dear Editor Regarding the letter requesting balanced CUPlex Dekker Centre events coverage (News-Optimist Oct. 31), I recalled the name of the television show, The Facts of Life, upon reading this person's opinion piece.

On Nov. 1 at approximately3 a.m., a vehicle parked on a street in Cut Knife was broken into. Stolen were a Brown Burton jacket with stripes and an iPod. The perpetrator broke the driver and passenger side windows with a brick from a neighbour's yard.

Oct. 27, the Battlefords Bantam Sharks opened their East Central Alberta Female Hockey League season and did so with a 5-4 win over Viking at the Civic Centre. The next day, the Sharks travelled to Vermilion and earned an 8-0 victory.

Today, I am going to talk about the election, and the topics of "hope" and "change." No, I am not talking about the American election.

WAPPEL: In Loving Memory of Alfred Wappel who was born June 15, 1923 at Medstead, SK and passed away October 22, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

Once again, Operation Red Nose will be up and running in the Battlefords during the coming holiday season.

It goes against every fibre of my being to be on the same side as Lucien Bouchard about anything, but an Oct. 23 report in the Financial Post almost has me rooting for the guy in his current efforts. Bouchard, former No.

Saskatchewan is a unique province in Canada. Traditionally an agricultural province, it has a population smaller than Edmonton's spread over an enormous geographic area.

Concerns are being raised about the need for hearing screening equipment in the Battlefords schools.