Battlefords News-Optimist

The Battlefords North Stars lost their second straight game and were shut out for the second straight time.The North Stars fired 58 shots at the La Ronge net Tuesday, but lost 3-0.

Monday morning the outdoors were beautiful, with hoar frost covering the trees. Temperatures the last few days have been hovering around 0 and -4 C. Monday morning was cooler with a temperature of -11 C.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks have been getting closer each week of Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League action and they finally earned their first win of the season Sunday.

The RCMP and Municipal Police Services in Saskatchewan are requesting the public's assistance in locating several individuals. The are: 39-year-old Ian Michael McNabb.

The Battlefords Cultural Community Consultation, in partnership with the Common Ground Collective and the Historic Opera House Restoration Project, held an opera house preview Dec. 4.

Twenty calves have been stolen from an acreage north of Neilburg, according to Cut Knife RCMP.

Fire prevention week had come and gone. It was marked by residents of Tower I as all attended a fire safety session held in the lounge Nov. 14. It was presented by Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Steinborn of the North Battleford Fire Department.

The Battefords North Stars beat the top two teams in the Sherwood Conference Thursday and Saturday, but Sunday the Broncos bucked them off their 13-game winning streak.

New Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke gave thanks to the former Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA for his work in the legislature during his inaugural address Dec. 7. Doke thanked Michael Chisholm for his eight years of service to the constituency.

The Mounties always get their man, and that turns out to be good news for three northern Saskatchewan residents recently. Two men, an 18-year-old and his 51-year-old father, became stranded while snowmobiling in the Wollaston Lake area Dec.