Battlefords News-Optimist

Some breakfast, a little golf, supper and some old time hockey stories - does it get much better than that? Oh yeah, all that while raising money for three worthy organizations in the Battlefords.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to four separate incidents Thursday. The first incident happened around 2:15 p.m. when they responded to a report of a tree on fire on the 1400 block of 101st Street.

After what was a bit of a struggle this season for the midget aged baseball players from the Battlefords, one of them found a silver lining.

Emergency crews responded Wednesday to a two-vehicle collision that had resulted in a car rolled over on its side in the middle of the street.

RCMP have now located the abandoned vehicle belonging to Carol King of Herschel Saskatchewan. The 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser, grey in colour, with Saskatchewan licence plate 560-GZX belonging to King was recovered around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday evening.

Ernest Roy Burns was born Oct. 12, 1913 and was raised on the family farm at Flintoft Plessis. He took his schooling at Plessis, then spent the next few years working on farms until taking over the family farm in 1954.

The Galleries of North Battleford are proud to be hosting Armin Kluge, of Aurora, Ont. Kluge is a 70-year-old activist currently cycling across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax in an effort to raise money for a school he helped build in Cambodia.

For horseshoes being a family affair, Eileen Kozakewich has went along way in the sport and in July she was honoured nationally for her dedication and accomplishments on the local, provincial and national scale.

Ann and Bob Wardhaugh of Borden and Doreen Parker of Radisson are first time great-grandparents with the birth of 10 lb. 8 oz. Haddie Quinn to Ken Whitney and Pamela Parker-Whitney of Prince George, B.C., July 26. A bridal shower was held at the St.

A memorial service was held Tuesday morning at the Cenotaph in Battleford to honour those who bravely put their lives at risk during peacekeeping duties.