Blaine Weyland

You can enjoy some hockey action at the Watson Arena on Saturday and help out the local playschool. 

Teams from Muenster, Carrot River, Hague, Wadena, Cudworth and Warman will be competing in a U15 contact tournament. 

 There will be raffle and 50/50 draws with the proceeds going to the Watson Playschool. 

Three members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been named the Western Division representatives for the Canadian Football League (CFL) Awards. 

Rolan Milligan Jr. has been named the Western Division’s nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. Logan Ferland has been named the Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman and Corey Mace is a nominee for the Coach of the Year. 

Besides candy for the trick or treaters, residents in Humboldt can also hand out some non-perishable food items tonight. 

The U15 AA Humboldt Broncos team will be canvassing the community collecting food items for the Humboldt Food Bank.  

Captain Kash Elke says the food drive is a way to say thanks to the community for the support the hockey team receives.  

It appears that tomorrow’s forecast for Halloween will feature no tricks and should be a treat.  

Environment and Climate Change Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says the weather should be ideal for the trick or treaters.  

She noted the daytime high will be around 6°C, which is above the average daytime high for Halloween which is 3°C.  

The Humboldt Broncos will return to home ice as they entertain the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Tuesday night.  

Tonight’s matchup will mark the final time the Ice Wolves will play in Humboldt, in the first encounter of the season, the Broncos blanked the Ice Wolves with a shutout from Humboldt’s Brady Holtvogt on October 19.  

A pair of teams in the region have advanced to the Semifinals in the Provincial playoffs in high school football, while a few squads seasons came to an end on Saturday. 

The Wakaw Warriors advanced to the semifinals with a 66-53 win over Unity. Wakaw will host Southey in the semifinal on Saturday in the 2A category of six-man football.  

Small business plays a big role in the economy. 

To recognize their importance, last week was recognized as Small Business Week. 

Sagehill Community Futures recognized hosted entrepreneur Jennifer Rorison for a presentation on turning an individual’s side hustle into a business.  

A resident of Humboldt for more than 60 years, Karen Siermachesky has put her name forward as a candidate for city councillor in this year’s municipal election.  

Siermachesky possesses an extensive career healthcare. After she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1984, she spent over 38 years as registered nurse beginning in the medical ward at the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.  

Provincial playoffs begin on Saturday in high school football across the province.  

The Watrous Wildcats will be on the road as they look to add another provincial championship banner, when they head to Southey. 

It was a second-place finish in 2024 for the Wildcats. Both of their losses in the regular season came at the hands of the Clavet Cougars.  

Each team in the Canadian Football League have announced their respective nominees for the annual league awards that will be handed out in November.  

For the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the team’s list of nominees is dominated by defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr, who was the Roughriders nominee for Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.