Humboldt Journal

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.

EAST CENTRAL — While the legal voting age is 18 in Canada, students across the area cast their own federal votes this past week through the Civix’s Student Vote.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt and area musicians will have another chance to win big with this year’s Arts Humboldt Sound Cheque Showcase. The Nov.

MELFORT — Melfort RCMP have found what they believe to be a stolen TREK mountain bike. The bike was located near Melfort’s Kennedy Drive on Sept. 29.

PORCUPINE PLAIN — People from all over the region came to Porcupine Plain to see hockey’s holy grail – and the man who brought it there. Kelly Chase, originally from Porcupine Plain, brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown on Oct. 24.

CARROT RIVER — Carrot River council has passed the first reading on a new traffic bylaw, which contains where heavy trucks can and cannot go in town, and eliminates a stipulation limiting where school buses can stop.

HUMBOLDT — PARTNERS Family Services has started a trauma informed yoga program. Kristin Ochitwa, clinical counsellor with PARTNERS, said yoga can be used as a method for treating the effects of trauma.