Battlefords News Optimist

The parole board of Canada has granted early release to Norma Jean Mooswa, the woman convicted in 2004 in connection to a fatal car crash in Cochin that killed six people.

A Leoville man is under arrest following a complaint of possible drug trafficking. Norbert Dumais, 56, was arrested and charged following an investigation into a complaint to Spiritwood RCMP made May 12.

The Saskatoon Blades had to restock their prospects pool with draft picks in the later rounds of the WHL bantam draft, but they couldn't wait any longer on Ryan Rewarts, a goalie from Cut Knife who played with the Unity Lazers bantam AA team.

MANEGRE : Eva Iola (Yola) Manegre, (nee Roberge) died May 6, 2011, at Villa Pascal, North Battleford, Sk. At the age of 93 years. Eva was born September 20, 1917 on the family homestead, near Ponteix, Sk.

PLANTZ: In Loving Memory of Maxine Gail Plantz who was born March 2, 1940 at Borden, SK and passed away May 3, 2011 at North Battleford, SK.

ORR : Funeral services for David Orr, age 82 of Kamsack who died April 26, 2011 in Kamsack was held Tuesday, May 3 in the chapel of Andrychuk Funeral Home with Revs. Kim and Susan Salo officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Kamsack.

In the wake several grass fires doused by North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services over the past couple of weeks, Fire Chief Pat MacIssac has issued a caution to the public, describing the fire risk as extreme.

A municipal byelection will soon be called to fill the seat of Councillor Rhonda Seidel in North Battleford. Seidel is leaving her city council seat, confirms City Clerk Debbie Wohlberg.

BREVIK: In Loving Memory of Cristal Ann Brevik who was born Sept. 21, 1964 at Yorkton, SK and passed away April 30, 2011 at Saskatoon, SK.

Members of the North Battleford Royal Purple Lodge No. 173 attended a District No. 6 meeting in Cut Knife May 1. District Deputy Audrey Griffith chaired the meeting, which was attended by 44 ladies, with St. Walburg and Unity also represented.