Battlefords News-Optimist

Valley Ford celebrated the Christmas spirit this season by collecting toys, food and more for a family in need. The Tshakani family moved here from the Congo in February.

North Battleford city council has some hard thinking ahead of them on the issue of whether to convert from communal bins to individual rollout bins across the city.

Christmas displays and lights in Waseca were exceptional this year. Congratulations to all who took the time and made the effort to make the village look beautiful at this special time of year.

Crime numbers for the Battlefords RCMP detachment showed improvement - for a change - in November. For persons, property, Criminal Code, liquor act and provincial traffic offences, numbers were down for the month.

In the wake of a year in which North Battleford's emergency preparedness was put to the test, the city is planning increased preparedness efforts in 2011.

Dennis Cann of North Battleford is one of 16 Saskatchewan lawyers honoured recently with Queen's Counsel (QC) appointments.

A catered Christmas birthday supper and program was held at the Maidstone Drop In Centre Dec. 12 with approximately 100 seniors in attendance. Caterers were the Catholic ladies, who provided an abundant and delicious supper.

January begins with the moon as a daytime object, rising just before the sun at about 7:30 a.m. and crossing the sky before it sets at 1:30 p.m. It's just a thin crescent and difficult to see. New moon occurs Jan. 4, and full moon is Jan. 19.

As 2010 is about to draw to a close, many of us tend to reflect on the year gone by. This tends to be a human characteristic that is genetically written into every race, creed and religious culture around the world.

The Rotary Club of the Battlefords had something special to celebrate as they gathered for their annual Christmas party - 90 years of serving the community and the world.