Humboldt Journal & East Central Recorder

It's still pretty wet out there. The snow is now gone, but water is continuing to move in the Humboldt region. "We're high," said Dwayne Rowlett of the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority on May 9 when asked about the general water level in this region.

For Reid Gardiner, playing for the Prince Albert Raiders will be a little bit like going home. The Raiders made the 15-year-old Humboldt product their first pick in last week's Western Hockey League bantam draft.

Some have won Districts, and others are moving on to Provincials. Local badminton players were swinging their way to titles and advancement over the weekend.

One chapter ends, another begins. So it is in the life of Kelly Bates. The Humboldt native announced his retirement from professional football last week, then accepted a position as assistant coach with his former team, the B.C. Lions.

They walked, not for water for themselves, but for those without. Humboldt's first annual Walk for Water was held on April 27, starting from Elite Innovations Studio and Day Spa on south Main. St.

It will be demolished, but they don't know when just yet. The move from the old Humboldt District Hospital building, circa 1955, into the new Humboldt District Health Complex is now complete.

An open house took place in Lanigan April 26 to introduce area residents to the new railcar maintenance and staging facility to be built near town.

A monumental part of Humboldt's history is the story being told at the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery (HDMG). The Sisters of St.

Young football hopefuls were put through their paces at the sixth annual Kelly Bates football camp last weekend. The camp took place at the fields behind Humboldt Collegiate Institute on April 29 and 30.

The Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) opened its front nine to golfers on April 27, a few days earlier than anticipated. But with wet weather following shortly thereafter, the back nine remained closed to play until early this week.