Humboldt Journal

Schools out for summer but that does not mean the fun has stopped for the Settlement Workers In Schools.

The Olympics did not get off to the greatest of starts for Humboldt’s Brianne Theisen-Eaton. Facing an uphill climb after day one, Theisen-Eaton came back on day two of the Olympic Heptathlon and put forth a gutsy effort, resulting in a bronze medal.

A year ago on Aug. 17, I started my job here at the Humboldt Journal and East Central Trader. I want to take this time to reflect on what I have learned since this is the first step in hopefully a long(ish) journalism career.

I’m sure by now many of you have heard of Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s newest star after collecting a Canadian record four summer Olympic medals but what some of you might not know is that Oleksiak is a fan of musician Drake and tried to buy tickets to o

It has been a year in the making, and the Humboldt Hitmen slo-pitch team had some fun at the 2016 Slo-pitch National Championships in Kelowna on Jul. 28 to Aug. 1.

PARTNERS is sending out the call again this year for their 2016 School Supply Drive. PARTNERS Family Services are looking to fill backpacks with school supplies to go to students and families in need.

After a disappointing 2015-2016 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season the Humboldt Broncos have been hard at work this summer making adjustments to the team to get them ready for the 2016-17 season.

Humboldt will be competing at the national level for the 2016 Communities in Bloom competition. Communities in Bloom judges, Bonita Lundberg and Gail Pearcey, toured around Humboldt on Aug. 3-5 looking at what Humboldt has to offer.

The federal government has launched their Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women inquiry on Aug. 3, featuring five prominent indigenous members from across the country heading the inquiry.

With the opening ceremonies now over the 2016 Summer Olympics are finally underway. I have been closely following the lead up to the games and have been very pessimistic regarding the success of these games.