Humboldt

George Herman Haeusler
September 14, 1929 – October 23, 2024

Saskatchewan RCMP have provided an update to the Dangerous Persons Alert that was issued on Thursday.  

The two suspects that were arrested on Thursday were located by by Saskatoon Police Services Air Support Unit running along the Saskatchewan River bank, approximately three kilometers from where they were seen entering the bush and arrested by RCMP officers on the ground near Highway #123.

Leroy’s Lori Johb was reelected as the President of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) on Friday. 

The announcement came at the conclusion of the SFL’s biennial convention held at TCU Place in Saskatoon.  

A healthcare worker and a member of the SEIU-West, Johb was reelected by delegates from several unions in attendance at the convention.  

CO-OP' s Fill the Semi campaign continued this week, with the communities of Watson and Leroy stepping up. 

On Tuesday in Watson, and on Friday in Leroy, Midway COOP hosted a smokie lunch with the proceeds going towards the Lanigan and Humboldt Food Banks.  

The lunch in Leroy also helped out their local curling club.  

William "Billy" Bowman Ingram
February 27, 1952 – October 24, 2024

Lorraine Mabel Aasen
April 24, 1933 – October 23, 2024

Lorraine was born on April 24, 1933, on a farm 4 miles outside Hodgeville, SK, to Karl and Lena Huber. She attended school in St. Boswell, which was a 5-mile ride by horse and buggy. After school, she went to work for Buck Ables farm as a housekeeper, the Hodgeville Hospital in the housekeeping department, then later the Mazenod General Store as a grocery clerk, and as an Avon Lady for over 40 years in Humboldt and Lucky Lake.

A special hats off goes out to a pair of long-time volunteers and pioneers for inclusion in Humboldt and in the province with the recognition to Ted and Loretta Shugmann at Thursday night's inclusive dance hosted by Humboldt and District Community Services. The honour was bestowed at the event in the St. Augustine Parish Hall on the occasion of their retirement from the organization and Inclusion Sask. 

Dana Zemul, the Board Chir of HDCA and Inclusion Humboldt, shared the Schugmanns’ history of dedication. 

With the winter approaching rapidly CN Rail is looking at a lot of movement coming as winter approaches the prairies.

With plenty of grain left in prairie bins following the harvest, CN Rail will be moving quite a bit of that to buyers over the coming months.

Assistant Vice President of Grain at CN Rail David Przednoweck says that they've been seeing a lot of movement over the previous two weeks.

Elections Saskatchewan reports that 60,745 people voted on Tuesday across the province, for the first day of Voting Week. That compares to 41,458 on the first day of voting in 2020. This doesn’t include the numbers from the voting at personal care facilities on Tuesday.

Dr. Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer of Saskatchewan, says there are about 5,000 workers trained and ready to serve the province’s over 800,000 eligible voters. Voting Week continues through Saturday and then after a break on Sunday, the final day is Monday.

Residents of Muenster had an opportunity to find out about renewal of bylaws and community growth planning at an open house hosted by the Village of Muenster. The informal drop-in event was held on Thursday, October 24 at the Seniors Centre. 

It’s a time of renewal and a time to take stock of both recent growth and the potential for future expansion. The Village has been working with consultants, including Crosby Hanna and Associates, Saskatoon based landscape architect and community planning firm on growth plans and models.