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Fred Light Museum to create mural to honour founder
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dimensions are still being decided. People can donate to the muSaskToday.ca ral project in person at the museThe Fred Light Museum in Bat- um, at the town hall office, or via tleford plans to pay tribute to its e-transfer. founder with a new mural featuring The photograph that will grace an award-winning photograph of the mural is by award-winning Fred Light, who passed away in photographer Bob Hewitt, origi1998. nally from North Battleford, who The mural will be displayed on currently resides in Victoria, B.C. the north wall of the museum, facHewitt, of Hewitt Photographic, ing the old St. Vital Church. said he took the black and white Museum manager Bernadette photograph of Light in August Leslie noted a fundraiser is cur- 1985 when Light was polishing rentlyCut underway to support the drop one ofithis from out this form and offfirearms in store forhisa hischance to win a Chilly Moose Happy Hour Companion project. To date, about $3,000 has torical collection. Set. No purchase necessary. DRAW DATE IS JULY 6, 2025. been raised for the initiative, with “His firearm collection was one a goal to raise more than $5,000 of the things he was most noted for. in total. He had just an unbelievable colEnds June 30, 2025 “I’m very pleased so far with the lection of firearms,” Hewitt said. outcome of the people donating. Hewitt said having a mural of It’s been great,” she said. Fred Light is a fitting way to celeFederal Champion 22LR 40Gr Leslie said the mural project was brate his contributions to create the Solid Point a dream for her, so she is glad to town’s landmark museum. see it becoming a reality. He describes Light as a great Bulkpack 325 Rounds “It’s something I was thinking lover of history who immersed Reg $39.99 of doing for a long time,” she said. himself in his collections. “Just a tribute to him [Light] for “As Fred is concerned, he’s an founding the museum and his be- iconic figure in the town of Battllief in me to develop his dream eford’s history,” Hewitt told Saskas having a great museum for the Today. “I think it’s a valuable sort Shown is a picture of the mural photograph that will be installed featuring Town of Battleford.” of historic documentation to have museum founder Fred Light. | Photo submitted by Bob Hewitt Leslie has been with the museum the photograph that’s representaHewitt’s photograph of Light Photographer of the Year in 1985, for the past 46 years, since before tive of who he was and what he was it first opened in 1980. - a simple, straightforward guy, also garnered a prestigious award. which was an honour for a small “This image was one of four town photographer from SaskatchThis year is also Leslie’s last always had a smile and a joke to with the museum as she is planning tell, but absolutely serious in ar- black and white photographs sub- ewan. Over the years, I had made to retire in October. chiving... It turned out to be abso- mitted to the Professional Photog- it a practice to photograph commuThe mural will be either 16 feet lutely integral for the development raphers of Canada (PPOC) print nity icons and characters… Fred wide by 24 feet high or 20 feet and the continued development of show in 1985,” Hewitt said. “As Light was both and I am so pleased a result, I was named Canadian his legacy is still thriving.” wide by 24 feet high. The final the museum.”
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