Humboldt Journal

I am extremely disappointed in the newspaper for publishing the Raspberry about the asbestos in the Hospital, there was asbestos in the hospital! The workers were not harmed because it is not harmful unless it is active in the air.

One is ending, while another school building project in Humboldt is just beginning.

Last week wasn't just about turkey. It was about ice. Humboldt's minor hockey teams all took to the ice, for some teams for the first time this season, over the Thanksgiving weekend.

In 2009, the Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) calendar had a cut to the final exam schedule from five to four days, and also cut the teacher workday after final exams each semester.

The Humboldt Broncos dominated one visiting team, but fell to another in two games in just three nights. The Broncos first faced off against the Kindersley Klippers on October 5.

The Horizon Central Athletics Association Cross Country District championships were held at Lucien Lake Regional Park near Middle Lake on October 6.

Nadia Stevenson is one of the six individuals and one team in the community to be inducted into the Humboldt and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Stevenson lived in Humboldt from 1962 to 2004.

It's an unexpected honour. Richard Muench of Muenster is one of the six individuals and one team in the community being inducted into the Humboldt Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. "I'm happy about it," said Muench of the honour.

A wide margin. That's what the Humboldt Broncos beat the Melfort Mustangs by in their Thanksgiving weekend showdown in Melfort. The Broncos travelled to the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort on October 8, and walked away with a 7-2 win.

For many years, on Thanksgiving, I've given thanks for the big things in life: for my family and friends that I love, that we have enough food to eat, that we have roofs over our heads, and a great country to live in - that sort of thing.