Battlefords News-Optimist

HOLHOYI: In Loving Memory of Donovan (Don) George Holhoyi who was born July 16, 1941 at Melville, SK and passed away June 8, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

Southbound traffic approaching the Town of Battleford from the North Saskatchewan River Bridge on Highway 4 will be diverted to a U-turn on Highway 16, west of town on Thursday, J, weather permitting.

WILLIAMS: In Loving Memory of Dennis Ivor Williams who was born October 5, 1939 at North Battleford, SK and passed away June 9, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

It takes the sun and heat to bring the New Horizons out to golf, or so it seemed, Monday. Forty registered to play at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

Some changes are coming to existing business loans with the idea of making it easier for businesses in the Battlefords to spruce up in the coming year. Battleford mayor Chris Odishaw discussed the plan during a June 18 town council meeting.

It was a stormy night at North Battleford city council, in more ways than one.

The 1200 block of 110th Street is closed, as city grews remove a large tree. The City of North Battleford expects street and avenue closures to happen frequently over the next few weeks as the cleanup from Monday's storm continues.

The cleanup has begun following a massive thunderstorm that hit the Battlefords Monday night. The storm, which struck shortly before 10 p.m., brought down entire trees and tree branches across North Battleford and Battleford.

Services are disrupted Tuesday at Battlefords Union Hospital due to the power outage from Monday night's storm. Patient Care is being maintained with backup power from emergency generators as designed.

Efforts towards creating a safer community in North Battleford continued to come together this week at the latest meeting on community mobilization.