Battlefords News-Optimist

The elementary students at Neilburg Composite School held a delightful Christmas concert Dec. 14 in the gym. It was based on the story of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. A Christmas Peter Pan was written and adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller.

The Christmas Holidays: a time of homecomings, a time for joy and love, and an opportunity for families to spend time together.

Another Battlefords resident has earned a Royal Conservatory of Music gold medal by earning the best grade in the province in her instrument and grade level at RCM examinations this year.

Two individuals have been arrested following a search of a Battleford residence that turned up drugs.

The Red Bull Restaurant and Gas Bar at Radisson is under new management, with JY (Jum Yeung) of Vancouver purchasing the business.

More patients will be able to receive hemodialysis treatment at Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) when the dialysis unit begins operating six days a week Jan. 10. Currently, the unit operates three days a week, treating 12 patients locally.

I recently had a group discussion around the word courage, and what it means to be courageous. However, I sometimes think we look to the extremes and too far into history to be able to recognize courageous behaviour and actions in our own lives.

North Battleford's Western Development Museum has received a generous donation of $50,000 from the Community Initiatives Fund to pay for a new heating system.

Well I think Rabbit Lake is in the spirit of the season. There are a number of incredible light displays both in the village and in the surrounding area.

If you love reading, then your local library holds the mother lode to an enjoyable pasttime.