Battlefords News-Optimist

You had to be there to appreciate the passion of the moment: I was standing in the doorway of our canvas garage, waiting for a friend to pick me up for a toastmaster's meeting.

A home on Trudeau Street, broken into overnight Oct. 8, was vandalized. Once inside the perpetrators threw cat food all over the residence and damaged a light.

KELLER; John Matthew Keller, Aug. 11, 1934 - Dec. 16, 2011 Wilkie, SK. Dad passed away on December 16th, 2011 at Kerrobert, SK with his loving wife Marcia by his side. John was born Aug. 11, 1934 in Wilkie, SK. He was a father of 16 children.

GAGNON - Dale Alvin ; February 10, 1960 - December 18, 2011. Dale Gagnon, of Calgary, AB, passed away suddenly on December 18, 2011, at Viking, AB at the age of 51.

CAMPBELL: In Loving Memory of Darrell Bernard Lawrence Campbell ~ July 17, 1961 - October 21, 2011.

One passenger was sent to hospital following a motor vehicle accident on Christmas Day in North Battleford. The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. at the intersection of 11th Avenue and 112th Street.

Over $415 was raised Dec. 18 for the Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund at the eighth annual Christmas music program sponsored by the Sandwith St. Philip's Presbyterian Church.

It is that time of year again, Twilight! The Twilight fans and moms are currently getting their Edward or Jacob fix at the local movie theatre.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

JONES, Winnifred Alice - died peacefully at the Belmont Long Term Care Facility, Belleville, ON, on Sunday, December 25th, 2011 in her 99th year. Daughter of the late Alexander and Jane Sayers. Beloved wife of the late Frank Jones.