Battlefords News-Optimist

Law enforcement were busy last week with three car accidents and one drug warrant execution. On Tursday alone, the WPD ambulance responded to three collisions. The first was at 10:30 a.m., involving a single vehicle on Highway 16 east.

Over 30 crowded into the cafe in Borden to attend the Looking into the Future meeting with the Village of Borden councillors, the RM reeve and councillors, administrators, the Radisson mayor and anyone else interested in what might happen in the RM o

Carmen Poetschke, a contemporary dancer, choreographer and mixed media artist from Bowen Island, B.C., is holding two community dance workshops open to the whole community. The first dance workshop is Dec. 18, and the second Jan. 7.

The big story from last weekend at the movies was not about the movies on the screen or even what people thought of them. It was about how few people were watching. Theatre attendance last weekend was terrible all across North America.

The issue of North Battleford's noise bylaw was back before council Monday night, as the city brought down its report on options for changing it to allow snow-clearing activities at night.

Two local social workers are doing some fundraising this Christmas season to pay for a trip to Haiti to help orphaned children there. Wendy Pawelko, and her daughter Chelsea McMillan Grande, say they want to help orphaned children in Haiti.

It was a busy week in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League and the Maymont Settlers took advantage of the busy schedule winning all three of their games, moving to the top of the standings.

No matter which team you were looking at, it wasn't a good result for the Battlefords Thursday night. In SJHL action, the Battlefords North Stars loss their third straight game as they hosted the Flin Flon Bombers.

The North Saskatchewan River Hockey League schedule is nearly half over for two teams, Maidstone and St. Walburg, and those two teams ate sitting on top of the standings.

Saskatchewan High School Rodeo Association was developed to strengthen the sport of rodeo and to provide high school students with an opportunity to experience training and compete in the rodeo circuit.