Humboldt Journal & East Central Recorder

A local curler didn't have much luck at the provincial Tankard last week. Aaron Gaudreau of Pilger, curling with his brother Derek Gaudreau, didn't make it very far at the 2011 SaskTel Men's Provincial Tankard held February 2-6 in North Battleford.

The potential for a high spring runoff has the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority (SWA) preparing for the worst.

Home ice was definitely an advantage for the Humboldt Broncos last week. The Broncos had three games scheduled between February 1 and 5, all at home, and all of them ended in wins for the home team.

There are a lot of things the people of Saskatchewan take seriously. There's health care, and there's roads, and education. And then, somewhere in there, there are the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

A novice skier from the Humboldt area has been chosen to represent the province.

A downtown building will soon have a new purpose. The Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery (HDMG) will be taking over stewardship of the Willkommen Centre soon. The Willkommen Centre is presently being used for office space for city staff.

CN Rail has made some major changes to its buildings in Humboldt over the past few months, which has left the historic train station empty and unused, at least for now.

A draft of the City of Humboldt's Strategic Plan was presented to the public during a Town Hall Meeting on January 27. The meeting gave citizens an opportunity to voice their opinions on the plan and share their visions of Humboldt's future.

A preliminary spring runoff forecast isn't good news for the Humboldt region. The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority (SWA) has prepared an early outlook of potential spring runoff conditions for the province based on a threat of spring flooding.

A third resident of St. Mary's Villa in Humboldt, who has been in declining health since being exposed to carbon monoxide on December 26, has died.