Humboldt Journal

For many, Christmas is a time of joy. It’s a time of giving gifts, visiting rarely-seen loved ones, and spreading holiday cheer. But for some lonely souls, it’s just a painful reminder of those they’ve lost.

As the Festival of Wreaths comes to the end of its auction timeframe, so too do their performances. Nov. 30 marked the last of them and JoAnn Spence’s musical concert was the one to wrap it up.

Humboldt Collegiate Institute graduate Lindsey Larson is being recognized for both her athletic and academic achievements at University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), where she is in her third year.

Home Sweet Elgar. For the Humboldt Broncos, the Elgar Peterson Arena provides an environment they are proud of and a home rink that they are strongly supported in.

In the last decade, Saskatchewan has seen a dramatic shift in which student enrolment has been on the rise. To aid this growing trend, the provincial government proclaimed the week of Nov 17-21 as International Education Week.

With the years creeping ever onward, it becomes increasingly important to recognize what few reminders there are of those who risked it all.

People on the Internet love cats.

The Humboldt Kinettes are starting up their annual Christmas Cheer Campaign to give hampers of food and toys to families in need. The Kinettes got involved in 2006 and since then, the number of hampers has been rising every year.

Bullying Awareness Week took place Nov. 16-21 and with it, the province unveiled new anti-bullying initiatives and highlighted existing ones.