Humboldt Journal

It was in Calgary, Alta. where Keith Lee uncovered a little sliver of Humboldt's history. Carefully chipping away at the thick, worn- out paint on a 1958 Volkswagen single cab, he saw it. The words "Humboldt Co-op" were staring him in the face.

Four baseball teams from Humboldt and the surrounding area proved themselves to be the best in the province over the weekend.

They came. They saw. They, well, judged. The Communities in Bloom (CIB) national judges arrived in Humboldt July 19 to take in the sights and sounds of the city, which is hoping to earn five out of five blooms for the second year in a row.

The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation is teaming up with the Humboldt Journal for this year's Have a Heart Walk, Run or Bike. The Journal will be a major sponsor for the fundraiser, scheduled for Sept. 29.

The Humboldt Broncos have agreed to a new five-year contract with coach and general manager Dean Brockman, the team announced on July 21. The contract extends to the end of the 2017-18 season.

The Heartland Health Region confirmed Saskatchewan's second death from hantavirus this year, but Humboldt isn't off the hook.

On July 22 Major League Baseball announced that Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers would be suspended without pay for the remainder of the season for violations of the league's anti-drug policy.

The Saskatoon Regional Health Authority has been fined $154,000 for offences stemming from an incident at St. Mary's Villa in Humboldt nearly three years ago, in which three residents died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Peter Bergquist has shed the interim label and been officially chosen as Humboldt's new director of planning and engineering.

Humboldt native Lyndon Rush returned home on July 20 for a send-off as he continues to prepare for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, likely to be the last chapter in the bobsledder's decorated career.