Humboldt Journal

It’s springtime and everything is changing: the weather, the landscape… so it’s not surprising that the Humboldt and District Gallery is as well. Two artists came to the gallery to talk about their exhibits that went up in the gallery on April 1.

If anyone stepped into Humboldt Public School (HPS) last week, there’s a good chance he or she would have seen a lot of people wearing pink.

It’s been a growing movement in recent years, so it was only a matter of time before Humboldt saw that movement make its way here.

Local country singer Ray Whitton has said his latest album will be his last. “It’s such an emotional roller coaster that I don’t know if I could continuously put myself through that,” he said.

After meeting with the delegations from the Humboldt & District Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, the City has modified the food and beverage policy by reducing the landmark fee.

As I was writing my previous column about annoying Facebook habits, I realized that I didn’t even scratch the surface of everything that makes me grind my teeth a little bit.

In November, a Rolling Stone magazine story went viral. Called A Rape on Campus, it centred on a student at the University of Virginia, Jackie, who alleged that she had been gang raped at a frat party and very little was done.

Humboldt got just a little more mystical with the arrival of Regina psychic medium, Robyn Carissa on April 4.

Earlier this year, measles spread from an unvaccinated woman to seven individuals at Disneyland. The outbreak has since expanded to 26 people in California. Since then, the virus has spread to Canada.

Author Shelley Leedahl was at the Reid-Thompson Public Library on March 31 for a reading of her new book of essays and a surprise musical performance. The event was part of the region’s Pelican Bay Arts Collective Festival.