Battlefords News Optimist

You're busy. You can see where you need to go. There's just one small little barricade in the way. It won't really matter if you drive around it, will it? Wrong.

Although temperatures were lower during the past week, there was not much wind, so we enjoyed some fine days, especially Sunday. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day.

As most people in the Battlefords were preparing for the holiday season of plenty, a small group of people took the time to remember those who starved to death in the Holodomor.

A number of capital projects are on the books for the City of North Battleford in 2011, including continued work on Water Treatment Plant No.1 expansion.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services is warning residents to guard against the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning.

A vehicle fire Thursday has caused an estimated $30,000 damage, according to fire officials. The fire happened about 8:35 a.m. on the 2000 block of 100th Street. The engine of a small passenger vehicle was fully involved in fire.

I'm headed for Winnipeg. Commonly referred to as "Winterpeg," it's a well-deserved title for the city that often bears the brunt of Canada's harshest winters.

Almost as famous as Santa Claus are the season's top villains; Scrooge, the Grinch and even the Abominable Snowman.

Hafford boastS one of the finest disciplines in Martial Arts - Sikaran. It is a martial art from the islands of the Philippines.

Over two thousand years ago, a group of shepherds were frightened, to say the least, when an angel appeared before them in the sky. The angel was quick to comfort them, announcing the birth of their Saviour.