Humboldt Journal

A fundraiser for a sick child needs a bit more community support. Mason Gariepy has been battling a rare form of leukaemia since August. Sweethearts Cabaret, set to entertain guests Feb. 11, has sold about 100 tickets out of a possible 350.

It was an easy decision for this years Citizen of the Year award which will be given out at the Mark of Excellence awards on Mar. 23.

Residents of Humboldt were treated to a different kind of concert on Feb. 4 at the Humboldt Gallery as Eric Harper brought his rock/classical flamenco hybrid show to town.

They travel 1400 km in six days. And the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles stop in Humboldt on Jan. 31 as part of Mission 2017 was made even more special by the fact that core rider Arlene Lockinger is from Humboldt.

After a tough loss on Feb. 3, the Humboldt Broncos had some fun at their annual players shootout.

Over the weekend we saw 19 year-old Denis Shapovalov get automatically disqualified from his Davis Cup rubber against Great Britain.

The Department of Education through the Saskatchewan government declared Feb. 6-10 as French Second-Language Education Week .

ZINTEL: Evelyn Sept. 24, 1936 – Feb. 2, 2017 Mrs. Evelyn Alice Zintel (nee Duke), age 80 years of St. Mary’s Villa, Humboldt, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 2, 2017.

FRERIKS: Duane Alphonse August 1, 1963 – January 27, 2017 It is with broken hearts that the family of Duane Alphonse Freriks of Pilger, SK, announces his passing at Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, on Friday, January 27, 2017.

SHABATOSKI: Chad November 26, 1977 – January 30, 2017 Chad Nevin Shabatoski, our beloved son, brother, uncle and nephew passed away peacefully on January 30, 2017 at the age of 39.