Humboldt Journal

The Humboldt & District Museum and Gallery held their annual Festival of the Wreaths auction on Dec. 3. Festival of the Wreaths has been an annual fixture in Humboldt for the last 16 years.

Teddy bears littered the ice during the second intermission of the Humboldt Broncos Bantam “AA” game against the visiting Yorkton Xerox Terriers.

It is like a giant game of hide-n-seek. And it gets people exploring. There are 2,751,675 active geocaches and over 6 million people looking for them, says geocaching.com.So let’s break it down.

For 48 years, St. Peter’s Chorus has been entertaining those in the Humboldt area. This years Advent Celebration is basically two concerts in one, says choir director Maxine Moore.

The Humboldt legion is getting a new president. Current president Larry Cameron is stepping down after serving two consecutive two-year terms, the maximum length allowed. Cameron has been a legion member for about 25 years.

The Humboldt Soup Kitchen got a much-needed boost right in time for the holiday season. On Dec. 1, students from the Vacation Bible School at St. John’s Lutheran Church made a gracious donation of $482.90 to the soup kitchen. St.

Adopting a playoff mentality, the Humboldt Broncos snapped an eight-game losing streak and started what they hope is a long winning streak. Dec. 4, the Broncos defeated the visiting Yorkton Terriers, 4-3, to bring the losing streak to an end.

If someone would have told Don Meikle 23 years ago that there would be a human trafficking problem in Saskatchewan, he never would have believed them.

“Welcome to Humboldt”. That’s the first thing everyone keeps saying to me since I first arrived on Nov. 26. I have felt very welcome by the people but the weather, now that’s a different story.

Back in November, Bruce Firestone spoke at the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association and Mainstreet conferences about Mainstreet transformations, keeping towns vibrant, and creative ways for small town businesses to stay open.