Humboldt Journal

No one hurt and no one killed. That was the only good news after a fire destroyed a house southwest of Bruno on December 20. The Bruno Fire Department (BFD) received a call about a fire southwest of Bruno at 12:40 p.m.

The schools were from across the province, but the scores proved that every team was competitive. The Lake Lenore Lancers senior boys' basketball team hosted the annual Lake Lenore Invitational Tournament (LLIT) December 17-18.

The Humboldt Broncos will be taking on one of Sweden's national hockey teams on the first day of the new year, and they're preparing for it like they would any other game.

Helen KambeitzJune 7, 1930 - December 13, 2010 It is with broken hearts that the family of Helen (nee Arp) Kambeitz of Humboldt announces her death.

A new potash mine in the LeRoy-Jansen area has drawn a lot of attention, but one particular aspect of the development was highlighted at a public meeting last week.

The peaceful death of Mr. Emil Matthew Saretsky, 86 years of Burr, SK occurred on Monday, December 13, 2010 at Humboldt District Hospital. Emil was born on his parent's homestead in the Burr district on January 18, 1924.

Pearl (nee Poncelet) BassetMay 30, 1924 - December 13, 2010 The death of Mrs. Pearl (nee Poncelet) Basset of Humboldt, SK, (and formerly of Peterson, SK), occurred at St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, on Monday, December 13, 2010.

It was standing room only at a fund-raising auction held last week. The 11th annual Festival of Wreaths auction was held at the Humboldt Mall on December 9.

Hockey is Canada's game and very popular in rural Saskatchewan. While hockey has been mostly played by males, there have always been female teams.

The body of woman found in a recycling bin in Manitoba has been identified as Mary Ann Clara Trueby, originally from the Humboldt area. On December 1, at about 9 a.m.