Humboldt Journal

Perhaps 2011 will go down in history as the year marking the eventual end of water fluoridation, when so many cities and towns across the U.S. removed it that the rest had no choice but to ride the momentum and follow suit.

It's not a hard word to say. "Hello." It's just a couple of syllables. An even simpler greeting is "Hi." But when you're in a new place, a new province, or even a new country, that simple greeting, when paired with a smile, can mean a whole lot.

The pre-district cross country running meet was held in Middle Lake on September 27.

Wrecking ball starts demolition of former Humboldt hospital building

Charles "Chuck" Joseph WalbyNovember 3, 1939 - September 26, 2011The death of Mr. Charles "Chuck" Joseph Walby of Pilger, SK, occurred at Humboldt District Hospital, Humboldt, SK, on Monday, September 26, 2011. He was 71 years of age.

Cue the "Rocky" music: The Clavet Cougars clambered from their bus into the hostile environs of Glen Hall Park for their rematch with the Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks in nine-man football action on September 30.

The ceramics works of two Saskatchewan artists are slated to be in Humboldt in October.

On an extremely windy day, the Lanigan Lazers took their show on the road to battle Wynyard's Bears in a regular six-man league game of high school football on September 30.

Paul WoloschukJune 14, 1925 - September 26, 2011The death of Mr. Paul Woloschuk of St. Mary's Villa, Humboldt, SK, occurred at his residence on Monday, September 26, 2011. He was 86 years of age.

Once again, the population of Pilger swelled into the hundreds during their annual pumpkin festival.