Scholarships presented to two local students

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BDCF

Battlefords and District Community Foundation (BDCF) recently presented annual scholarships to two students from the Battlefords.

Ethan Nolin is the 2023 recipient of the award from

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23052WW1 the Hazel Asmussen Fund. In September 2023, Nolin will be entering the second year of the Music Performance Honours (Flute) program at Western University in London, Ont. His goal is to be a professional orchestra player and he said, “I appreciate this award because it allows me the opportunity to study in the field I love.”

The Hazel Asmussen Fund was established with BDCF in 2007. Hazel, a retired nurse and local artist, had long been involved in community building. She created this fund to help post-secondary fine arts students with their school expenses.

The Peter Lewochko Fund provides annual scholarships to students pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture, education or engineering. Peter’s profession was farming, and he established this scholarship in 2013 as a legacy of his belief in the value of education.

Josh Fransoo is the recipient of this year’s award from the Peter Lewochko

Fund. Fransoo has been accepted into the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. He thanked BDCF for the financial support and said, “This scholarship will lift a burden off my shoulders and help me in my university career.”

Battlefords and District Community Foundation currently manages more than 30 funds that will contribute to a range of interests from the arts and health care to postsecondary scholarships and recreation. BDCF will distribute over $60,000 in annual community grants and scholarships this year. To date, their donors have provided over $1,900,000

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to community groups and projects. The foundation website at www.bdcf.ca

On Monday, May 1, at 10 a.m., CMHA Battlefords Branch kicked off mental health week in the Town of Battleford with a flag-raising ceremony at Town Hall. In attendance were Town of Battleford councillors, CMHA Battlefords staff, board and members. Both the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford shared proclamations declaring May 1-7 Mental Health Week. Left to right back row: Councillor Doug Laing; CMHA board member Kathy Gerbrandt; CMHA board president Marion Palidwor; Councillor David George; CMHA member Kirby. Left to right front row: Councillor Kevin Russell; CMHA member Maxime; CMHA executive director Michele Winterholt; CMHA coordinator Tiffanny Moosuk; CMHA member Larry; Deputy Mayor Councillor Alexis Christensen. | Photo submitted

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