The visit of Tornado Hunters storm-chasing team member Ricky Forbes to the Battlefords made an impression on at least one member of North Battleford council.
At their meeting Monday night, councillor Don Buglas mentioned Forbes’ visit to St. Vital School in Battleford, where he is the principal. Forbes had also brought along the bright orange Ford F-150 “Flash” vehicle, which he drives during the team’s storm-chasing activities across North America.
“It was kind of interesting because he has this truck with this coating on it,” said Buglas.
“So he tells the kids ‘go ahead, kick it, punch it, do what ever you can, you can’t hurt it.’ So you have all these kids outside kicking it.”
He noted there were people driving by noticing the scene and doing double- and triple-takes of “kids hitting vehicles.”
Buglas said the students were “very excited” by the visit and are looking forward to seeing Forbes on the Tornado Hunters show on CMT.
Buglas also noted Forbes was at Table Mountain on the weekend as well. Forbes was at a fundraising event Saturday night with proceeds from the night going to youth sports in the area.
