Humboldt

With seeding complete, another series of Meals in the Field came to a close with a visit to the Voldeng Farm near Spalding. 

The Voldengs and crew enjoyed a meal that was provided by Ditches Den in Spalding, to help celebrate a successful end to the seeding. 

Originally starting out as a hog farm, Rod Voldeng said he and his brother bought the farm from their father. In 2008, the Voldengs decided to move away from the hogs and transitioned into grain farming.

Mechanics and mother nature co-operated with the Voldengs for the spring seeding according to Rod.

SaskPower has announced there will be planned outage tomorrow, Tuesday June 11 in Manitou Beach. 

The outage is scheduled to begin at 8:00 am until 4:00 pm and will affect customers east of John Street. 

SaskPower thanks customers for their cooperation and understanding. 

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with U.S. officials last week to strengthen our relationship and share priorities on food production and security.

MacAulay travelled to Des Moines, Iowa, to take part in the World Pork Expo, and met with Iowa's Governor and Secretary of Agriculture where he highlighted the importance of the strong and secure Canada-U.S. agri-food trade relationship and reinforced Canada's role as a reliable and indispensable trading partner.

Gerhard Leo Freriks
June 10, 1942 – June 4, 2024

Gerhard Leo Freriks, of the Pilger District, passed peacefully in the hands of the Lord on June 4, 2024, at Last Mountain Pioneer Home in Strasburg, SK.

The SSHSA Provincial Track and Field Championships took place on Friday and Saturday in Saskatoon. 

As a District, HCAA finished 6th out of 14 districts that were competing with 16 individual medals, 2 team medals, and 1 aggregate medal. 

The Swift Current 57s provided a tough challenge for the U18 AAA Red Sox on Saturday as the Sox dropped a pair in a couple though contested games. 

In game one, the Red Sox out hit their competition but still fell 2-1. Jarret Rude, Dayne Schommer, Carter Huls, Cam Marshak, Pyror Dyck and Marek Yeager each collected a hit for the Sox. 

Friends, families and residents of St. Mary’s Villa participated in Sunday’s Walk for St. Mary’s Villa. The “Build and Home” Walk saw trekkers head from the Villa toward Highway 5, everyone basking in the Sunshine of what turned out to be a glorious day. Walkers pledged dollars toward the construction of a new St. Mary’s Villa complex. 

On June 6, Racquel Hilbert won a contested nomination to be the Saskatchewan Party’s candidate for Humboldt-Watrous in the 2024 provincial election. She defeated two other candidates. 

“Thank you everyone for your support here tonight, and I hope I can count on your vote this fall,” Hilbert said. “I am ready, to listen and engage with members across the Humboldt- Watrous Constituency. I pledge to advocate and speak on behalf in the legislature.” 

Three rural Saskatchewan credit unions, including one with a branch close to Humboldt, are moving towards a merger.

The board of directors for Maple Creek's Cypress Credit Union, Rosetown's Prairie Centre Credit Union, and Diamond North Credit Union unanimously endorsed the business idea for a merger on Monday. Voting for membership will take place in September with Jan. 1, 2025, targeted for the merger if approved by regulators.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture has released a new study on Soil Health in Canada.

The new study "Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada's Economic, Environmental, Human and Social Health" looks at the current status of our soils and puts forward 25 recommendations for improving and maintaining our soils.

Committee Chair Senator Rob Black says one of the recommendations, and probably one of the most important ones in his mind is for the Federal Government to recognize a sense of urgency and act accordingly to protect and conserve our soils.