Battlefords News-Optimist

Hockey? Baseball? Football? Where to start this week? Since the snow fell, and it looks a lot more like winter, I guess the best topic to begin with is hockey.

The city of North Battleford has passed a zoning bylaw amendment in order to accommodate expansion of the Credit Union CUPlex Council approved changing the Zoning District Map Monday night, by rezoning a stretch of land at 623 Carlton Trail from the

The F.E. Holliday water treatment plant is back in operation following a Monday electrical incident that sent two workers to hospital.

An electrical injury at F.E. Holliday Water Treatment Plant has shut down the plant and sent two contractors working there to hospital.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks were hoping the New Year would bring new results for their team, but unfortunately that wasn't the case as they travelled to Regina on the weekend.

Cribbage was played at the Maidstone Drop In Centre Dec. 27. Jean Hartman supplied the lunch assisted by Dorothy Schwartz. High score went to Jean Stewart and low to Jean Hartman. Bingo was played Dec.

In the final game before the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's trade deadline, the Battlefords North Stars extended their winning streak to four games and continued to climb the Bauer Conference standings.

It took awhile Monday, but the Battlefords North Stars were by no means idle as the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League trade deadline was Monday night. The first move of the day brought in a 20-year-old forward from Estevan.

Now the Terry Fox Run and the QSP magazine fundraiser are finished, Maidstone High School would like to thank everyone for their support. You can still order magazines from QSP all year round if you go to www.qsp.ca. Oct.

Joanne Scott, from Wilbert continues to improve following a double lung transplant in November in Edmonton. However, her battle is not over.