Humboldt Journal

At least seven parents and teachers from St. Augustine have stepped forward to form the new playground committee, which will organize and fundraise for the school’s new playground equipment. “We basically just started.

Alerting residents of emergencies will now become easier with the launch of SaskAlert. The purpose is to alert individuals of potential dangers that might happen in an emergency.

The Humboldt Collegiate Institute junior boys badminton team displayed its depth at a home doubles tournament on April 23. The double team of Dylan Larson and Rylan Marianchuk finished second.

Poverty is an ongoing problem with no one solution, but that hasn’t stopped the provincial government from trying to address it.

It’s springtime again, which means music students from around the region are coming to Humboldt to participate in the 78th annual music festival.

It seems that effects of last year’s rail transportation issue is still being felt as the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce recently released its report, “The Impact of Rail Access on Saskatchewan’s Export Potential.

The warm weather is coming in and with it, Humboldt’s slo-pitch league. This year the league will be split up into two: spring and summer leagues, due to difficulty getting the available ball diamonds.

Buzzing around the Elgar Petersen Arena ice last weekend were a number of players who hope to factor into the future of the Humboldt Broncos. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team held its annual spring camp April 25-27.

It’s getting into gardening season, and Misty Gardens’ Paul Kneeshaw came to the Reid-Thompson Public Library on April 22 to give a talk to interested attendees – and it was so crowded that people had to stand along the walls.

Every celebrity these days thinks he or she is the next Martha Stewart. Gwyneth Paltrow has Goop, Blake Lively has Preserve, and Reese Witherspoon has Draper James.