ILLINGWORTH: Well Family, friends and neighbours, we are here today to remember our Son, brother, uncle and gentleman all wrapped up in one. On Feb. 8, 1948 Brian, along with his twin brother Bruce were born in the Notre Dame Hospital, now called Battlefords Union Hospital. At that time Brian and Bruce were the first set of twins born there. Upon their arrival home their oldest sister switched name tags, but Mom got the tags back on the right one. What are big sisters for? As time went on another sister came along, Eleanor by name; then the youngest sibling, a brother by the name of Alvin. In the future years, school comes along. The first years were spent in a country school called East Hill. Brian s first teacher was Hazel Acaster, who later became his cousin upon her marriage to Doug Illingworth. In the spring it was off to school with his brother and sister by horse and cart. Winter was over the fields by horse and cutter. To keep warm it was heated by a sturdy five gallon pail
River Heights Lodge, Feb. 11 Outbreaks remain listed until officially declared over by an SHA Medical Health Officer. Previously reported but still on the list are: L7 Electric, Feb. 3; Drumming Hill Youth Centre, Feb. 4; Sask Hospital North Battleford West Riverview B, Feb. 4; Battlefords Union Hospital Dialysis Unit, Feb. 3; Battlefords Union Hospital, Homecare, 2-E Maternity, Jan. 31; Battlefords District Care Centre, Jan. 30; Anderson Pump House, Jan. 29; K5 Insurance, Jan. 22 The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords, Jan. 18. Keyanow Child and Family Centre, Jan 12; North Battleford Comprehensive High School, Jan 11; Battlefords Union Hospital medical unit, Jan. 10; Porta Bella Restaurant and downstairs Bar and Grill, Jan. 6; CJNB radio, Jan. 5.
The province s website is reporting a number of outbreaks of COVID-19 involving local area businesses and locations, including North Battleford Comprehensive High School, declared on Jan. 11. . . .
Here’s a look back at the most-read stories on www.newsoptimist.ca. Our most-viewed story was not a local story, but one that had the attention of all Canadians who take pride and a proprietary interest in the famed Tudor jets and their crew. The most-read story was “Victim of Snowbirds crash in Kamloops identified.” A short piece of information we shared from our sister news outlet, Castanet, was among the several stories we carried detailing how one member of the Canadian Armed Forces died and another was injured after a Snowbird jet crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C. It occurred in May, sadly, while the team was on a cross-country tour meant to impart hope during the COVID-19 pandemic.