Humboldt Journal

With school winding down for the 2017-2018 year, schools in both Quill Lake and Muenster were busy handing out awards to cap off their year. Quill Lake The Quill Lake Hornets put an end to their school year, with their awards ceremony on June 14.

TISDALE — Despite the best efforts of Mother Nature, the races went on at the Tisdale Motor Speedway. A short downpour just before the July 7 races were to start affected the condition of the track, but not enough to cancel the races.

One hundred recent graduates received an extra hand thanks to the Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship (SYA) Industry Scholarships.

Missed opportunities sunk the Bruno Bisons in a rare one-game week as they fell 5-4 to the Selects on June 27 at Leakos Field in Saskatoon.

The Marysburg Royals keep on winning. The boys from Marysburg kicked off their week with a win in their lone league game as they knocked off the Dodgers 9-7 in Saskatoon on June 26.

CARROT RIVER — Council – or the two members of council that don’t have a conflict of interest – is asking residents what they think about giving the Carrot River Inn a tax break.

NIPAWIN — Started in 1928, the Nipawin Exhibition is having its 90th anniversary. The exhibition includes a petting zoo, games of chance and rides.

With fastball teams in the immediate area continuing to dwindle, the Bruno Merchants do not get very many opportunities to host fastball games in Bruno.

The community of St. Gregor will have some help in keeping their hall running thanks to a recent grant from Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities (CFGC) grant through the Monsanto Fund.

For Adrian Chutskoff, his brother’s 2007 Chevy HHR was special. After brother, Alex, committed suicide in 2014 because of being bullied, Adrian saw the car as a way to spread the anti-bullying message.