Humboldt Journal & East Central Recorder

The basketball season in the Humboldt region was kicked off on December 3-4 with a tournament in Middle Lake. The Three Lakes Avengers' senior boys' basketball team hosted their annual tournament on the weekend.

We've heard about it in other communities and now Humboldt is facing the same situation - we are short of doctors. Prior to November 1, 2010, we were functioning reasonably well with the patient flow at the Humboldt Clinic.

It will be a New Year's present for all those hockey fans in the area.

They hit a milestone on Monday. The Good Neighbour Store in Humboldt handed out its yearly donations to local organizations and with that, went over the $1 million mark.

Things just aren't the way they used to be. That's a grumble that's often heard in coffee shops. It really shouldn't be grumbled. That things aren't the way they used to be is often a good thing.

Information, public accountability, and more information. Those were the topics of discussion at a meetingregarding the merger of two local educational institutions held in Humboldt on November 29.

"Wow!" That sums up the feeling quite a few people had at a luncheon in Lanigan last week.

As the Christmas season, the season of giving, draws closer, some of those people who help others are worried about the demand for their services.

The CFL's Grey Cup final is over and the champions for the second year in a row are again the Montreal Alouettes. Congratulations to them, their coaching staff and supporters. The Saskatchewan Roughriders again finished second to Montreal.

The Humboldt Broncos added two to their loss column when they went on the road last week. The Broncos fell 7-4 to the Battlefords North Stars on November 23, then 7-3 to the Kindersley Klippers the next night.