Humboldt Journal

Of all the tired clichés in sports - and there are many - perhaps none is more misused than the idea of a "must-win" game. The term should really be reserved for situations that require, well, a must-win.

Rowan yarn, what some would call the gold-standard material for hand knitting, has its origins among the stone-built cottages of the Pennine hills in West Yorkshire, England, nestled in the Green Lane Mill in the small English community of Holmfirth.

The Humboldt Curling Club will be playing host this week to an event linked to the Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association Provincial Games, to be held in Humboldt July 8-10.

Nothing shows equality and diversity better than public acceptance of different types of people. Last week at the Humboldt city council meeting, council unanimously proclaimed March 30 to April 5 as Trans* Awareness Week.

A site manager at St. Mary's Villa in Humboldt was one of 11 nominees at the 2014 Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Awards, held on March 8 in Regina.

In a tiny apartment tucked away in the corner at the end of a long corridor lives an elderly woman. The place is neat and well kept. Small collectibles adorn a shelf in an organized fashion below a modern TV.

When 12 area high school students traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico last month, they went to provide a family with one of life's basic essentials: proper housing.

The mess of flyers and unwanted junk mail on the floor of the Canada Post office in Humboldt continues on and suffice to say, employees of the post office are fed up.

Tomorrow is Shift Work Recognition Day in Humboldt and Maureen Lees, a registered nurse (RN) with the Humboldt District Health Complex, can be the first to attest that shift work is not an easy feat.

In a world where the TSX is oozing with big-names like Canadian Tire Corporation, Imperial Oil Limited, Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation, Suncor Energy Ltd.