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A new Lions club will be officially announced in Humboldt on November 4, when 45 men and women celebrate the Charter Night of the Humboldt Lions Club at St. Augustine Parish Hall at 6:00 p.m. 

In what can only be described as a breathtaking matchup from start to finish, the HCI Mohawk football squad put their dreams of advancing in provincial play on the line against the Tisdale Tornadoes on Saturday. The Mohawks rolled through their season with an undefeated 6-0 record, while Tisdale came into the quarter final matchup with a 4-2 record, having been bested only by Melfort in conference play. 

It wouldn’t be late-season soccer in Saskatchewan if there weren’t snow to contend with. Thanks to the herculean efforts of the City of Humboldt and other snow crews, the Humboldt Mohawks were successfully able to host the 4A Boys 11 v 11 provincial soccer championships on the field at Glenn Hall Park this past Saturday. It’s not usual to have two local teams from the area in the mix, but both the host Mohawks and the Lake Lenore Lancers, with a contingent of players from Muenster and Annaheim, gathered to settle matters for provincial glory. 

If you’ve stepped outside in the last 24 hours, that will tell you everything you need to know about the weather and the accompanying driving conditions. Yesterday saw a number of unfortunate collisions across the province due to highway conditions.  

Drivers know that snow, ice and freezing rain reduce traction. Drifting and blowing snow, fog, whiteouts, gas exhaust clouds and frosted windows may severely limit visibility. It’s a matter of getting set for the conditions that we’ll see over the next few months. 

The Wynyard Bears played the Lanigan Lazers on Friday, October 20, and are now headed to provincial playoffs. 

The Wynyard Bears shut out the Lanigan Lazers for three quarters and opened up with a 42-0 lead before closing the game out with a 42-10 win. 

The win secured Wynyard the number one conference 3 seed heading into provincial playoffs in 2A six-man football. 

The Bears will host the second seed from Conference 4, which will be the Watrous Wildcats. 

The first official winter blast has arrived for Humboldt and surrounding areas. Snow started in the overnight hours, and with temperatures overnight significantly below zero, area residents woke up to an accumulation of anywhere from 2 to 10 cm depending on where they were in the snow zone.  

Humboldt was expected to have skirted the worst of the snowfall, with greater amounts expected to the South. 

On Thursday, October 19, about 30 local history lovers gathered at the Humboldt & District Museum for the opening reception for Stories of Humboldt: Chapter 5, the latest installment in the Museum’s exhibit series that explores some of the stories that make our community unique. 

Everyone enjoyed the magical combination of smoky broiled burgers and scribbly three-week old puppies on Friday at the Humboldt and District SPCA. The shelter held it’s open house and welcomed visitors for some food and to meet the adorable dogs and cats up for adoption. Soon, a littler of three-week-old lab cross pups will be set to find new homes.  

The winner of the door prize donated by Prairie Flora was Doreen Grace.  

Over 200 education supporters congregated outside Finance Minister Donna Harpauer’s constituency office in Humboldt on Saturday to rally for improved funding and resources for the province's schools. Teachers, parents, students and community members chanted, cheered and called on the government for greater attention to a school system they say has been neglected for over a decade.  

Glenn Hall Park was the site of the 4A Boys soccer Region A championships this past weekend. The Humboldt Mohawks and the Lake Lenore Lancers were local representatives in the contest to see who advances to provincials in 11v11 play.