Humboldt Journal

ENGELE: Adolph Henry February 1, 1913 - October 3, 2013 The death of Mr. Adolph Henry Engele of Humboldt, SK, occurred at Humboldt District Hospital on Thursday, October 3, 2013. He was 100 years of age.

MEIKLEJOHN: Gladys Marie Gladys Marie Meiklejohn (nee Ebner) passed away peacefully on September 29th, 2013 at Humboldt District Hospital, Humboldt, SK.

NETT: Aurelia Blanche November 19, 1927 - October 4, 2013 The death of Mrs. Aurelia Blanche Nett of Bruno, SK, occurred at her residence on Friday, October 4, 2013. She was 85 years of age.

There is nothing more heart-wrenching, devastating and sickening than reading about someone who died at the words -not hands- of someone else. Bullying.

Last year, it was a side-splitting, knee-slapping, belly-laughter affair and this year, it can only get better. It's the second-annual Raise the Woof comedy show to be held Oct.

It's an old home, very old in fact. Built in 1912 during the Edwardian era, this crisp white cottage-style home in the heart of Humboldt, near wispy fields and railway tracks, probably has many stories to tell, if walls could talk.

Students at St. Augustine School got an up close and personal look at the horror of hunger during a food security conference at the school on Oct. 4.

The lights hummed to life on a Thursday night, not Friday, and it was a bit cold, but for at least one night Humboldt could have been mistaken for one of those football-crazed towns in Texas or Georgia or South Carolina, places where high school foot

That autumn chill in the air can only mean one thing: it's time to dig the skates out of the closet. For those kids who want to glide and stride down the ice but aren't ready to play in a league, Humboldt has them covered. Rec hockey is back.

Football is perhaps the ultimate team game. Even the most talented players rely on others to make themselves look good; Tom Brady isn't Tom Brady without his offensive line and even the best running back benefits from a fullback who can really block.