Elizabeth “Betty” Lengyel

Elizabeth Jean (Schmidt) Lengyel
November 14, 1927 - May 24, 2025

It is with great sadness that the family

of Elizabeth Jean (nee Schmidt) Lengyel “Betty” 97 years

of Diamond House Personal Care Home in Warman,

announce her passing on Saturday, May 24. 2025 with her family by her side.

Elizabeth Jean (Schmidt) Lengyel

Born in Laird, Saskatchewan November 14, 1927.

Attended Springfield School near Waldheim, Saskatchewan.

Golden effort from Humboldt Hurricanes at Sask Cup Rural Provincial Championships

The Humboldt Hurricanes Soccer teams struck gold on the pitch this weekend at the Sask Cup Rural Provincial Championships held in Humboldt.  

It was nearly a clean sweep for the Humboldt squads with plenty of strong showings. 

The U19 team won gold following a 3-2 victory over the East Central Soccer Academy. Also, Liam Zimmerman was named the U19 Tournament MVP.  

18U AAA Red Sox go 2-2 on the weekend

The 18U AAA East Central Red Sox ended up at .500 through their four games on the weekend in a pair of doubleheaders.  

On Saturday, the Red Sox swept the White Butte Bronco earning a 5-2 win followed by a15-2 victory.  

In the first game, the Red Sox were trailing 2-1 into the sixth inning before they exploded with four runs led by singles from Blake Morelli, Jaxon Schleper, and Jacob Trann.  

King Charles, Queen Camilla arrive in Canada ahead of throne speech

King Charles arrived in Canada Tuesday afternoon for a short visit that will include reading the speech from the throne in Parliament.

The highly symbolic visit is happening as Canada copes with U.S. President Donald Trump's attempts to upend global trade with tariffs and his repeated calls for Canada's annexation.

The Canadian Armed Forces plane carrying the King and Queen Camilla landed in Ottawa shortly after 1 p.m. 

U.S. bill would get canola back into biofuel game

Canola oil would be one of the main beneficiaries of proposed changes to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit making their way through U.S. Congress, says an analyst.

The feedstock is not eligible for the credit under the current rules because of its unfavourable carbon intensity (CI) score.

However, under new rules contained in the budget bill that recently passed through the U.S. House of Representatives, canola’s carbon intensity score drops to 38.5 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule from 54.9.

Officers seek help in case of dumped goose meat

On May 13, 2025, Wadena Conservation Officers received information that a pile of snow goose breasts were unlawfully dumped and wasted. Upon investigation, officers determined that there were 86 breasts left to waste. Based on the stage of decomposition, officers believe the goose breasts were dumped between May 10 and 12. The location of the wasted meat is approximately 6 miles northwest of Quill Lake. Officers collected some evidence at the scene but are requesting the public’s assistance on the case. 

A Sunday split for the Marysburg Royals against the Saskatoon Dodgers

The Marysburg Royals suffered their first loss of the season in the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League but were able to bounce back quickly as they went 1-1 in their doubleheader against the Saskatoon Dodgers on Sunday. 

In the first game, the Dodgers picked up a 5-3 win over the Royals. In the loss, Nick Anderson and Tom Hooker each registered a home run.