The Western Development Museum in North Battleford remains closed to volunteers until mid-January. The museum staff have been able to keep up with regular duties. They are now preparing to Light up the Village for the Christmas season. It will run from Dec. 1 to January and open daily from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
There was a cleanup day at the Baljennie St. Bridget’s Anglican Church cemetery yard Oct. 10. A big thank you to those who turned out to help.
A graveside funeral service was held for Lorna Bater at the cemetery grounds Oct. 13. A group of family and friends attended the outdoor service. Lorna will be missed She was a member of the two Baljennie community clubs, Women’s Institute and member of the crime watch program. She did her share to help. Almost every Sunday Lorna and her husband Philip attended a morning church service at the Maymont United Church. Philip and Lorna also did some maintenance work in and about the church.
Get well wishes to my husband Stanley Mills after having a mild stroke. He was rushed to Battlefords Union Hospital for tests, then on the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon for further tests. He was able to come back to BUH before returning home in Battleford for his recovery. He is undergoing further treatments.
We woke up Oct. 20 to the first snowfall of the fall season.
High winds have blown the leaves off the trees but not before they put on a colourful fall show.
Farmers are getting fall work done with only a small amount of harvest to completed. Bales are being hauled for cattle feed.
Halloween will be here soon, but with the way COVID-19 is going it should have been cancelled. It is impossible not to be in close contact with other people and the children. Do children need all that candy in the first place? Their health is more important. So just take care and happy Halloween to all.
The past few months Battleford West Place has had a few tenants move out. New we welcome some new tenants. There has been a few dust problems from the gravel road and ever so much traffic passing by. It’s more traffic than what needs to be near a seniors’ home. The problem is being brought up to the Battleford town council to see what changes can be made.
