Battlefords News-Optimist

NDP supporters of Len Taylor's campaign in the Battlefords were in no mood for celebrating Monday night.

It was bound to come to an end sometime. The Battlefords North Stars winning streak ended after nearly a month span and nine wins.

The harvest was mostly completed by the end of September. October brought in a few rain showers to delay some of the later fields to be harvest. Fall field work is now taking place, spraying chemicals in preparation for spring seeding.

On the night of Nov. 1, there was a horrific fire at Delorme Beach in Battlefords Provincial Park. This fire destroyed two cabins and caused major damage to a third.

A small amount of cash was stolen during an armed robbery of a food retail business on 100th Street Oct. 27 at about 11 p.m.

When the first snow of the season fell Sunday, the kids joyfully jumped into their ski pants and boots and headed outside. They were so happy to play in the snow, they shovelled both the driveway and the deck, without prompting.

The Grade 5 and 6 students of École Père Mercure participated in a provincial kinball tournament in Prince Albert. Kinball is an interactive sport that promotes co-operation, sportsmanship and teamwork.

So how good do you think you are at making lemonade? Making lemonade goes back to the math of life and your own ability to control reactions, E + R = O.

Tragedy has always been part of our human existence. When it happens in the distance we feel compassion, but when it comes close to home it strikes a nerve at our vulnerability. In the late evening of Nov. 1, catastrophe struck at Delorme Beach.

This week at Maidstone High School has been exciting. Our junior girls' volleyball team won their division and will be moving on to districts. Friday, we send our senior girls' volleyball team to conferences in Spiritwood.