BALJENNIE — Sympathy goes out to Roy Tornberg’s family of Battleford on Roy’s passing Sept. 23. He was born in 1930 in the Sunningdale area and lived there for a few years. The family moved to different areas and settled in the Battlefords area. He had a great love for horses and spent a few years at Those Were the Days at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford. He also had a harness hop. With his horses and wagon, he gave a lot of rides for people to enjoy.
A funeral service was held at the Battleford United Church and he was buried at the Town of Battleford cemetery Sept. 28.
The North Battleford Western Development Museum closed Oct. 1 after another busy season. Now comes clean up of all the village buildings. They have just about finished getting all the antique tractors winterized. Program and Volunteer Co-ordinator Heather O’Neill is going to hold a fall tea at the museum Oct. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. Anyone interested can contact her for tickets.
Beware of black bears in the Baljennie area as a mother bear and two cubs were seen near the Mills farm. The mother bear has been around all summer.
The fall colours are all around us. Some leaves have already fallen. So far, only a little frost. The harvest is pretty well completed. The bales are hauled to feed yards. So far, our October weather has been pleasant.
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