Humboldt Journal

EAST CENTRAL — Enrolment for the North East School Division (NESD) has dropped by 59 students, which could reduce funding from the province by around $130,000. On Sept. 30, 2018, the NESD had 4,943 students from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12.

TISDALE — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Canada is coming to Tisdale, and with it any Tisdale youth ages five and under can sign up to receive a free book once a month.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Collegiate Institute football head coach Cory Popoff is pleased with how this season’s Mohawks played as a team. “It is great to see a team act like a team and that’s definitely who we are,” he said.

MELFORT — The City of Melfort is searching for a new fire chief and director of protective services, following Jason Everitt giving notice of his departure from the role.

TISDALE — The Tisdale RCMP is making public two alleged telephone scams in order to ensure the public doesn’t fall victim to them. On Oct.

HUMBOLDT — Effort has translated into success lately for the Humboldt Broncos. The team went 2-1 last week.

CARROT RIVER — The Carrot River Outback Thunder secured their first win of the season in impressive fashion. In front of a home crowd on Sunday night, the Outback Thunder downed their Prairie Junior Hockey League foe the Prince Albert Titans, 6-1.

I recently heard a story on how natives of the South Sea island of Borneo capture monkeys to sell to zoos. The hunters will hollow out a coconut, leaving a hole in one end just big enough for a monkey to slip in its hand.

Drake Meats is recalling ready-to-eat Drake Meats brand salami (chub) from the marketplace due to potential undercooking. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the product was sold in one kilogram packages with best before dates of Nov.

RM OF BJORKDALE — A 2008 John Deere model 325 skidsteer was stolen from a machine shed on the Peesane grid approximately 22 kilometres south of Highway 3. The machine shed was entered by the culprits between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Oct.