Battlefords News-Optimist

North Battleford is the latest in a long line of communities to raise a rainbow-coloured flag at City Hall.

LAJEUNESSE: It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Yvonne Lajeunesse, late of North Battleford, on Saturday, February 1 at the age of 89 years.

Dear Editor Once again we have the highest praise for the doctors and nurses and all staff at the Battlefords Union Hospital Without hesitation, when mom became critical, she was shipped to Saskatoon to have a procedure done at St. Paul's Hospital.

SEVERSON ~ LAWRENCE HAROLD SEVERSON, December 5, 1925 ~ February 4, 2014 Lawrence passed away at the Riverside Health Complex in Turtleford, Saskatchewan at the age of 88 years.

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency has issued its February spring runoff forecast and they are predicting above average runoff for the area around the Battlefords.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign for BUH's Emergency Department's program to Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth. Funds from the campaign will purchase a Simulated Impaired Driving Experience.

I read a humorous snippet on the subject of fear. Seems a member of a parachute regiment was seated beside a young office who appeared pale and shaken.

The 2014 Saskatchewan Winter Games are underway in Prince Albert. Over 1,700 athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff from the nine sport districts throughout the province will participate in the 10th Saskatchewan Winter Games.

Dear Editor I recently created a website in memory of the 55 servicemen who enlisted from the Powell River, B.C., area who lost their lives in the Second World War. One of them was Flying Officer Ralph Bruce Hopkins.

KOZLOWSKI: Mr. Paul Kozlowski passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the age of 96 years at the Battleford's District Care Centre. Paul was born on the homestead in Whitkow, Saskatchewan.