Battlefords News-Optimist

Three games in three different rinks in three days and three more wins for the Battlefords North Stars.

A report to the Prince Albert Parkland Health Authority board of directors at a regular meeting Nov. 9 in Prince Albert outlined steps taken to reduce medication errors.

With the temperatures rapidly rising over the next few days, the RCMP is reminding the public who will be travelling on the province's highways to use caution.

The lake sturgeon is one of the oldest, largest and longest-living fish in Saskatchewan, but lake sturgeon populations have been dangerously low in the North Saskatchewan River recently.

North Battleford council has given the green light to purchase equipment necessary to replace the actuators in the ground water treatment plant No. 1, as well as to reconstruct the waste management facility leachate station.

Remembrance Day was marked in Unity with services at all three schools as well as the public service Nov. 11 at St. Peter's Church.

SaskEnergy continues their support of Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation's Festival of Trees carnival and bazaar day as a silver sponsor for the North Pole.

The Remembrance Day service at Maymont Central School was held Nov. 10. Remember: remember the one who died, even if it's not Remembrance Day. Many thousands died everyday; thousands more lost brutal battles. Everyone remember, remember all who fall.

'Tis the season to be busy and entertained in Maidstone. The Red Hat Society's Festival of Trees will be set up in the health complex atrium from Nov. 21 to 26.

The junior volleyball teams took part in conference playoffs. Both teams finished second so had to play off. The boys lost to Medstead so did not get to go to regionals. The girls played off against John Paul II and lost out in a close match.