Battlefords News-Optimist

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings senior boys volleyball team were admirable hosts for the 5A provincial volleyball championship in mid-November.

Dear Editor Selling off one of our province's Crown Corporations and ensuring all new liquor stores are run by private business tells us the provincial government has lost sight of the people it is supposed to represent.

The St. Walburg and District Museum is one of 19 projects receiving a grant in November from the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation. It was the second and final grant adjudication of 2011.

While the rest of the Battlefords were busy celebrating the New Year, Battlefords RCMP had their hands full, responding to 89 calls between 4 p.m. Dec. 31 and 4 p.m. Jan. 1.

One person was transported to hospital following a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of 100th Street and 13th Avenue in North Battleford Thursday. Emergency crews responded at around 7:50 p.m.

During the holiday season, John Paul II Collegiate is bursting at the seams with creative activities for the students and staff to participate in.

The Battlefords Junior Citizen of the Year, Lindsay Martel, began a life of volunteering from an early age, helping her mother with volunteering projects.

REID: It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Kathy (Kathleen) Barbara Reid, late of North Battleford, SK on December 15, 2011 at the age of 74. Kathy was born on March 15, 1937 in the Speers District.

KOEBERNICK, Paul Frederick ; July 1, 1922 - December 15, 2011. Paul was born on the family farm near Rabbit Lake. He was the eldest of 4 children. He grew up on the farm and attended school at Pleasant Site and later Rabbit Lake.

The New Year opens with the moon at first quarter, and, a day later, it hangs right by Jupiter in the southern evening sky. The moon is full Jan. 9; hard by Mars in the early morning sky Jan. 14; two degrees away from the bright star, Spica, Jan.