Blaine Weyland

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. 

The Humboldt Broncos snapped the Weyburn Red Wings seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 overtime victory at the Elgar Petersen Arena on Tuesday night.  

Kye Benoche opened the scoring for the Broncos after he corralled a bouncing puck in the slot and buried it for his fifth goal of the year.  

With the regular season coming to an end, the provincial playoff quarterfinal matchups are set for this Saturday.  

The Humboldt Mohawks advanced to provincials after picking up a victory over John Paul II (North Battleford). Humboldt will travel to Lumsden to meet the Devils on Saturday. 

Ten candidates have put their name forward in the 2024 Municipal Election in Humboldt to serve as a city councillor.  

Lee Dufort is one name that will appear on the ballot.  

Dufort has been with several businesses in the community and is currently an Ag Specialist with Scotiabank. During his career he has seen firsthand the impact of local small business and agriculture in Humboldt.   

The regular season ended off a high note for the Wynyard Bears high school football team, as they picked up a 62-44 win over the Ituna Trojans.  

After both teams came away empty handed on their opening possessions, the points started piling up on the scoreboard.  

Wynyard’s Dawson Malinowski opened the scoring with a 45-yard touchdown run. 

The Humboldt Broncos have named their leadership group for the 2024-25 season. 

Landen Stromme will wear the “C” for the Broncos this season. The Choiceland product is in his third season with Humboldt. Last season, he had 19 points (8G-11A) in 49 games for Humboldt. So far this season, Stromme has three points (1G-2A) in nine games.  

There will be three assistant captains with the Broncos this year.  

Megan Christianson is the candidate for the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan in the Humboldt-Watrous constituency in the upcoming provincial election on October 28.   

Originally from the Nipawin area, Christianson comes from a farming background. She’s now a social worker and currently owns a private counselling business in St. Brieux.