Humboldt Journal

KOENNING: Henry John April 21, 1933 – August 2, 2015 Mr. Henry John Koenning of Bethany Pioneer Village, Middle Lake, SK, (and formerly of Bruno, SK), passed away unexpectedly at his Bruno district farm on Sunday, August 2, 2015.

BRECHT: Margaret The peaceful death of Mrs. Margaret Brecht (nee Bay), 83 years of age, occurred on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon surrounded by her family.

The Humboldt Soup Kitchen celebrated its 5th year on July 30 with a meal and a cake. It’s come a long way from its humble beginnings. “We … started with eight people and a crockpot and a microwave.

People around the city dealt with flooding after being pounded with rain and winds on July 28. An estimated 100-150 millimetres of rain drenched the city.

When summer comes, we trade in our shovels and snowmobiles for lawnmowers. Without snow to cover up all our laziness, that’s also the time when the worst of the worst neighbourhood nuisances are aired out.

In conjunction with the Saskatchewan Churches exhibit, the Humboldt & District Museum has organized a “doors open” event for anyone who wants to see the interior of churches in Humboldt and the region, which will take place August 9.

An in-depth report on farmland ownership in Canada entitled “Losing our Grip” was released by the NFU at regional convention in Lumsden on July 8-9.

Last week, the Internet was up in arms about an American dentist named Walter Palmer stalking and killing a beloved Zimbabwean lion named Cecil by luring it off protected land, shooting it with an arrow, and then stalking it for 40 hours before shoot

Gawker is known for gleefully piling onto controversy and have its writers add their own snarky two cents to a story, but the past couple of weeks have seen Gawker become the story.

Racial tensions in the US are high right now, due to the various protests of police brutality against black people.