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Get set for more creative fun at the Humboldt and District Gallery this week with a pair of opportunities to learn, participate and have fun. 

First of all on Thursday night, May 9 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm. Kayla Hanson returns for a workshop on watercolour painting. It’s a great introduction to the colour and components of creating art in a “fluid” medium.  

The workshop costs $20 per person. All supplies are included, and no experience is necessary. 

RCMP have charged a man with second degree murder in connection to an assault in Naicam that ended in the victim's death. 

Melfort RCMP officers responded to a report of an assault at a 3rd avenue residence in Naicam at approximately 4:30 pm on May 2nd. EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene. 

The victim was identified as 81-year-old Dennis Swanson from Naicam. 

Congratulations go out to Englefeld’s Lorenz Cabingan (Boys Singles) and LeRoy’s Geri Lon Valdesimo (Girls Singles) who placed first and second respectively in their categories at the SHSAA Regional Badminton Championships held Saturday in Foam Lake.

Both players have advanced to next Saturday’s SHSAA Provincial Badminton Championships in Nipawin. We wish them the best of luck!

Plans are underway for this summer’s 7th Annual Humboldt Broncos Memorial Golf Tournament presented by BHP hosted by Jared Bednar and Brian Munz.  

A big part of the entertainment lineup has just been announced with former NHLer Kraig Nienhuis providing the post golf entertainment on Saturday, August 10th at the Golf Club’s Event Centre. Nienhuis has entertained at charity events around the world, NHL team gatherings, NHL All Star Games and numerous celebrity private parties. 

For 2024, The BHP Scholarship Program expands to support students from 30 schools and 6 First Nations. BHP and Carlton Trail announced on May 2 that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 edition. Carlton Trail College administers the program on BHP’s behalf.

Congratulations go out to all the participants and the winners in this year's HCAA Junior District Badminton Chmapionships. The tournament was held on May 2 at Wakaw School. 

The list of this year's winners in their respective categories were:

Boys Singles

1. Victor Ostrovsky (Englefeld)

2. Victor Angob (Leroy)

Girls Singles

1. Sarah Loehr (Muenster)

2. McKenzie Kihn (Raymore)

Mixed Doubles

1. Cej Rillorta & Anielle Dungo (Leroy)

On April 30, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck responded to the latest business closure figures from Statistics Canada. She states that under Premier Scott Moe, the province is seeing an alarming number of local businesses shut their doors. 

The Humboldt & District Gallery is excited to share the opening of our next exhibit, ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ/Tepakohp/7, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The exhibit features the work of seven Indigenous women from Saskatchewan (Audie Murray, Larissa Kitchemonia, Donna Langhorne, Stacey Fayant, Marcy Friesen, Brandy Jones, & Melanie Monique Rose) and celebrates the stories and experiences of the many Nations of Indigenous Women living on this land we call Saskatchewan.

Parks, Culture and Sport, Minister Laura Ross, proclaimed May as KidSport Month in Saskatchewan. The month-long celebration of the children's charity, which will feature events, fundraisers and celebrations, will begin May 1. 

In his own mirthful and irreverent fashion, SGI manager of media relations Tyler McMurchy lays down some tracks on May’s Traffic Safety Spotlight.  

“In 1998, the Spice Girls released one of their timeless hits “Stop,” containing pearls of wisdom like: ‘Slow it down, read the sign, so you know just where you're goin’! Sure, the Spice Girls weren’t specifically singing about traffic safety, but the advice is still relevant, since 10 per cent of collisions in Saskatchewan involve failure to yield to the driver with the right of way.”