Battlefords News-Optimist

Now that you have been journaling all your workouts and your diet, you have a reference or starting point. From your diet journal you can easily figure out exactly how many calories you are consuming each day.

The River Heights Lodge Auxiliary would like to send a huge bouquet to the staff, volunteers and businesses who donated their time and talents to make our Winter Wonderland a great success.

A rash of vehicle thefts has the St. Walburg Community Detachment of the RCMP seeking help from the public. The most recent thefts were from a residence in Paradise Hill in the early hours of Nov. 28.

Prairie North Regional Health Authority board members approved a partnership agreement at a regular board meeting in North Battleford Nov. 24, that will see continued operation of the Neilburg Ambulance Service.

For the first time in a few seasons the Maymont senior hockey team is 2-0. The Settlers played in Radisson Saturday and, with former Maymont Blues on both sides, the current Maymont team pulled out the 8-4 win.

WPD Ambulance has partnered with the Battlefords Empty Stocking fund to once again bring smiles to the faces of the children this holiday season. Ambulance personnel will be collecting new toys for the children of the Battlefords and area.

The ongoing issue of expanding the Mennonite Community Closet was back - yet again - at North Battleford city council Monday night.

The Round Hill Riders 4-H Club held elections this month. Elected were: president - Nelda Swistun; vice-president - Jessica Haryung; secretary - Linaya Sidebottom; and treasurer - Shannice Poitras. Club reporters are Morgan Nyholt and Nelda Swistun.

The newest exhibit at the Allen Sapp Gallery compares and contrasts the personal approach in Sapp's portraits with the more detached view offered by early photographs of aboriginals, but it also introduced a new face to the gallery, that of Marcus Mi

City council has given the green light to a homeless shelter to be operated by the Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre on 103rd Street not far from the city's downtown core.