Humboldt

Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. 

Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. 

Fire and paramedic crews arrived, performed chest compressions and carried Merrick away on a stretcher to an ambulance, which sped off with its siren on.

For the first time in the 2024-25 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, the Humboldt Broncos will meet an opposing team, as they kick off the preseason tonight in Kindersley against the Klippers tonight.  

Last weekend, the Broncos held their training camp at the Elgar Petersen Arena, giving Head Coach Brayden Klimosko a chance to view his new team on the ice. His first impression of the squad was a positive one.  

Daniel Henry Schmitz
April 2, 1954 – September 4, 2024

Tom Miller, a Craik area producer is trying to regroup after a long stressful ordeal and trial on charges of animal neglect that resulted in the Crown staying the charges against him before the closing arguments were heard.

The decision to "stay the charges" means that the trial and verdict have been put on hold, however, the charges are still in play and can be enacted anytime within the next year.

Miller says it's been a long haul, but it showed I was right.

The Week 3 winners of the 2024 Harvest Edition of Meal in the Field were Brandon Arnst and his family from the Leroy/Jansen area. 

Arnst said the family farm began operation with his grandpa during the 40’s. The terrain has evolved with the bush being removed over the years.  

Along with his father, Brandon operates the farm with his sister and brother-in-law.  

It will be a fresh crop of local depth for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-6-1) when they head to Winnipeg to meet the Blue Bombers (6-6) on Saturday. 

Motorists heading on Highway 2 north of the Highway 5 junction need to be prepared for another detour coming on Thursday, September 12.  

CN will be upgrading the crossing on Highway 2 north of the Highways 2 and 5 junction on September 12 to smooth out what has been a slow zone crossing on the north Highway detour to Saskatoon.  

Repair and paving are scheduled to begin at 7:00 am and should be wrapped up by 7 pm the same day.  

Hats off to the Humboldt Cultural Services and all the affiliated agencies and partners for another great season of barbecues and music in downtown Humboldt. 

Thursday, September 5 saw the final barbecue of the season, this one in support of Humboldt and District Special Olympics. The Special O volunteers and participants were out serving up beautifully grilled burgers on a sunny and windy afternoon. 

We wrap up our introduction to new administrators in the Horizon School Division with a trio of long-time professionals serving communities near Humboldt.  

LeRoy School welcomes newly appointed principal Sarah Dale. Sarah obtained her Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan in 2010. In May of the same year, she was employed by the Englefeld School, where she taught grade 7/8 until the end of the year. She was employed with them again in the fall to teach K/1/2.  

Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose. 

Many people at risk for mpox exposure got vaccinated in Canada beginning in spring 2022, when a global outbreak of the virus was declared, Canada's chief public health officer said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.

But a lot of them never got a second dose, which is recommended at least 28 days after the first shot.