Humboldt Journal

The smell of fried fish permeated through the community of Lanigan on April 28, as the Lanigan Lutheran Church hosted their eighth annual fish fry.

TISDALE — Two community bands came together to produce a larger, fuller sound than what they could do alone.

The Humboldt Music Festival Association wrapped up two weeks of performances with their Festival Showcase on April 30 at Westminster United Church with a repeat of 20 of their best performances.

The Nipawin Hawks’ margin for error is gone. The team finds themselves with their season hanging in the balance after losing 2-1 to the Steinbach Pistons in Game 5 from the Anavet Cup.

Emergency Response Teams from Nutrien Lanigan spent April 26 in heated competition at their Emergency Response competition. Four teams of six competed in six events, including a written exam, first aid, fire fighting, and a mine problem.

With the high school calendar entering its final two months, badminton players from each of Humboldt’s four schools were hard at work looking to add another title to their resume before the end of the year.

MELFORT — The Melfort Chamber of Commerce is considering selling off its office building after finding out it owes around $36,000 in payroll deductions.

With the season changing to spring a number of winter sports are winding down, including karate. To prepare for the coming end of the year, the Humboldt Karate Club hosted a demonstration and testing day on April 28.

It was a way to thank donors, but also a way to show off their facility at the Humboldt Community Gathering Place Open House on April 25.

MELFORT — This year’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes honoured three people who had died in the last year that made a lot of effort to help those affected by domestic violence.