Humboldt Journal

Orville TheisenDecember 2, 1944 - March 19, 2011It is with profound sadness that the family of Orville A. Theisen of Annaheim announces his sudden and unexpected death at Annaheim on Saturday, March 19, 2011. He was 66 years of age.

Vera Alice CressmanDecember 5, 1932 - March 14, 2011Mrs. Vera (nee Snyder) Cressman of Humboldt, SK, (and formerly of Lanigan and Guernsey), went "home" to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Hildegard BernhardNovember 16, 1929 - March 19, 2011Mrs. Hildegard (nee Lauer) Bernhard of Muenster "went home to be with Jesus" on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Her death occurred at Humboldt District Hospital. She was 81 years of age.

John Henry HonatzisFebruary 7th, 1925 - March 21st, 2011John Henry Honatzis, age 86, passed away peacefully at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Humboldt, SK on Monday, March 21, 2011.

Englefeld School has been ranked as the top high school in Saskatchewan. The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) released their first annual report card on Western Canadian High Schools in Saskatchewan and Manitoba last week.

For all intents and purposes, the Wakaw Hospital is no more.

Humboldt's Brianne Theisen has been named female field athlete of the year for the NCAA Division-I 2011 indoor track and field season. The University of Oregon junior was recognized by the U.S.

They're in like Flynn, and they aim to win. Soon they'll find what all the Hoopla is about.

For years, we've been seeing a lot of things get bigger, in the hopes that they would also get better. Local hospital boards became health districts, then the districts became regions.

The 1A girls' and 1A boys' regional basketball tournaments were held on March 18-19 at Lake Lenore School. Both Lake Lenore Senior boys' and girls' basketball teams will be heading to Hoopla March 24-26 after winning their tournaments.