Humboldt Journal

New doctor begins practicing in Humboldt

Balls. Yoga pants. All kinds of things are getting banned from schools these days. So far, it's only been schools in Ontario making headlines.

Curling season started again in October at the Humboldt Curling Club. With six leagues in operation and a youth league about to start up, the six sheets of ice located in the Uniplex are used regularly over the short, six-month season.

With some fresh trades and a new 20-year-old in their lineup, the Humboldt Broncos trounced the visiting Kindersley Klippers on home ice on December 4.

November has been designated a lot of things: pancreatic cancer awareness month, national novel-writing month, and even national pomegranate month in the United States. In Canada, November is also CPR month.

In October 2007, the government of Saskatchewan announced it would invest $45 million in housing initiatives for Saskatchewan families.

Von DoellenDecember 3, 1930 - November 30, 2011 The death of Mr. Josef von Doellen occurred at Humboldt District Hospital, Humboldt on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. He was 80 years of age.

Nearly twice as many. That's how many Operation Christmas Child boxes were collected in the Humboldt region in 2011, when compared to 2010 numbers.

Thiemann: RaymondJune 25, 1924 - November 28, 2011 The death of Mr. Raymond Thiemann of St. Gregor, Sask. occurred peacefully at the Humboldt District Hospital on Monday, November 28, 2011. He was 87 years of age.

Recruiting doctors takes time. Humboldt's Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee (HDRRC) has been making progress on bringing more physicians to Humboldt. "Things are happening.