Humboldt Journal

Building an ark might be going too far, but the City of Humboldt is asking residents to help prepare for possible spring flooding, even while it continues with its own preparations.

It may have been one of the coldest days of the year, but that didn't stop the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles (PWOS).

Historic and current abstract art will be part of a new exhibit going up in Humboldt.

It was a night for pats on the back, and funds for community projects. Humboldt's fire, ambulance and police crews came together once again to host the fifth annual Humboldt Emergency Services Charity Event on February 5.

The roads weren't great outside, but the ice conditions and the competition inside were right on track. The Horizon Central Athletic Association (HCAA) held their 2011 Junior Curling District Championships in Lanigan February 4-5.

Have you ever wondered why Humboldt was built around the railyard and train station? Yes, the telegraph station and the Carlton Trail are historically significant and important to Humboldt, I am not saying otherwise.

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.