Battlefords News-Optimist

The monthly meeting was held Nov. 4 with Margaret MacEachern in the chair. Bids were turned in by Dorothy Schwartz for the Christmas supper on Dec. 11. The Catholic Ladies Altar Society will be doing the catering.

ARMSTRONG: Luella Armstrong, nee Goodfellow, formerly of North Battleford, SK passed away peacefully at Stensrud Lodge in Saskatoon, SK. Luella was born on the farm at Carruthers, SK.

Battlefords residents may have noticed that a new section of Highway 4 between North Battleford and Battleford has seen the development of a few potholes over the last few weeks. Nov. 16, the holes were patched.

On the surface the numbers were impressive: two teams on the road full time, speaking to 300 schools each year, 10 years of experience at it, hundreds of positive testimonials. And then there was the show.

Now the initial shock has worn off, North Battleford is moving forward with plans to respond to the closure of the Maple Leaf Foods plant.

Three people have been charged after another drug bust in North Battleford by the RCMP.

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.