Battlefords News-Optimist

Moe takes over environment

Eileen Windsor, Sept 20, 1937 - Aug 20, 2016. Eileen passed away peacefully on August 20th at Battleford Union Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband (Bob - 2009), her mother (Goldie -2006) and her father (Freeman - 1992).

In Loving Memory Of Lena Koliniak born July 22, 1919 at Mayfair, SK, passed away August 6, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Left to mourn are her children: Helen (Peter) Roslinski, Alvena, SK.

Meota News

Battleford RCMP responded to 66 calls for service between 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 and 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22. Aug. 21 7:05 a.m. - Complaint of an impaired driver on Highway 4 south of Battleford. 8:37 a.m.

17th Avenue between Gregory Drive and 91st Street is closed on Tuesday for main valve bolt replacement at 9001 17th Avenue. Also there is a partial street closure at 1471-103rd Street at 14th and 15th Avenue for water and sewer repair.

MEOTA — Ivan Frigstad built a well-preserved log building located in Meota in about 1925. Frigstad was born in Norway in 1885 and emigrated to Iowa, then to Saskatchewan. He was a master log builder.

Baljennie News

True grit is not just a movie starring John Wayne. It’s a modern term used to describe an ideal of not giving up. Having grit is having endurance towards long-term goals iagainst all odds. It is persistence towards one’s ends. It is staying power.

The nomination period for the fall municipal elections gets underway soon. For the civic election in North Battleford, the first day of the nomination period is Thursday, Sept. 1, and runs until nomination day Wednesday, Sept. 21.