Humboldt Journal

CAILLON: Rene June 20, 1924 - May 1, 2016 Rene Caillon of St. Michael’s Haven, Cudworth, SK, (and formerly of Humboldt, SK), passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, SK. He was 91 years of age.

After months of discussion, Humboldt city council has passed the 2016 Budget.

Humboldt Fire Department received another two calls this week to attend to fires in the area. The first one on Apr. 25 was to a farm yard south of the city.

The Humboldt and District Music Festival hosted their final awards concert on May 1 at the Marysburg Assumption Church.

The Humboldt and District Music Festival continued this week with the vocal, choral and speech arts competition held at Jerome Assembly Hall in Muenster on Apr. 25-27.

The Humboldt Synchronized Swimming Club hosted their spring water show on May 1 at the Humboldt Aquatic Centre.

The Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery in partnership with the Reid-Thompson Library hosted a book launch at the Gallery on Apr. 28.

A number of athletes are getting into trouble these days with positive performance-enhancing drug tests. It is perplexing to me that some many of the bigger name athletes have been getting caught “cheating.

Apr. 28 was National Day of Mourning to remember those who were killed or seriously injured on the job. That was also the day of the In-plant Response Competition in Lanigan. I was amazed at how many children were there to cheer on daddy.

MEYER: Frances The peaceful death of Mrs. Frances Lea Meyer, 94 years, of Kamloops, BC formerly of Bruno occurred on Sunday, April 17, 2016 surrounded by her family.