Humboldt Journal

Erik Gardiner was sitting in class when he found out that being drafted into the Western Hockey League (WHL) was a family thing.

The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association (SHAA) provincial badminton championships were held in Warman on May 10.

For some of you who don't know, this is my final editorial for the Humboldt Journal, as I'll be moving back to Halifax next week to get married in August, settle down and make a life along the East coast.

Humboldt residents: Pray for dry weather. The City of Humboldt has contracted Saskatoon-based Dairyland Agro Supply Ltd. to clean out the lagoon's sludge build-up.

A Grade 8 student at St. Augustine School took home a silver medal at the national bowling championships in Winnipeg May 3-5. Dylan Manderscheid won 16 of 21 games at the championships and finished behind only a bowler from Edmonton.

Like many testosterone-addled teenagers, Curtis Klashinsky used to arm wrestle his buddies.

Prairie women of the entrepreneurial world should have given themselves a pat on the back last week as part of the Saskatchewan Women Entrepreneurs Week from May 5-11.

It's just two months away but volunteers are still needed.

It's been the talk of the town these past couple of months and now Humboldt residents have a visual idea of what the future shopping centre will look like. Stromiga Real Estate Development purchased the Humboldt Mall property in December 2013 for $1.

The government of Saskatchewan has scored a victory in its ongoing trade dispute with Quebec that could benefit oilseed producers and processors in the province.