Humboldt Journal

The Humboldt Broncos have pulled off a midseason trade in hopes of improving their sometimes-anemic offence, trading defenceman Cody Pettapiece to the Weyburn Red Wings for forward Kyle Oleniuk. The trade was announced on Nov. 27.

Many people reading this article right now, seniors or at the age of retirement, are still in debt. And they don't want to be.

It's a school of only 100 students or so but that close-knit sense of comradery is leading them in helping out a very worthy cause.

If you believe in signs and signals and higher powers, in the idea that there was more to it than two teams on a football field, Sunday's Grey Cup gave you a lot to hang your hat on.

In this issue of the Journal, you'll see a couple of stories featuring train safety, from the recent death of a local CN worker to the liability trains are under for carrying dangerous cargo.

The Humboldt Broncos are on a roll and have taken over top spot in the Kramer Division following two roads wins in Weyburn and Estevan. On Nov. 22 the Broncos won a thrilling 4-3 game in overtime over the Red Wings.

The most basic - and only - requirement for winning a hockey game is to score more goals than your opponent. It's a deceivingly simple threshold, one that has, at times, tripped up the relatively low-scoring Humboldt Broncos this season.

After seven years of no food delivery service available for Humboldt residents, the Causeway Natural Health store is providing that service once again.

Over the past 50 years or so, drunk driving has evolved from an acceptable social norm to a crime viewed with as much disdain as nearly any other.

With railway safety becoming a hot topic following the Lac Mégantic disaster, it's only natural that Humboldt examine the potential risks of the trains passing through the city.