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Wild weather buffs got a treat on Saturday with a special screening of the summer blockbuster Twisters, along with a video presentation and talk by real life Tornado Hunter, Greg Johnson. Johnson made appearances at both the 2 pm and 7 pm screenings at Reel Attractions. 

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.  

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.  

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.  

The east central region of the province is playing catchup with this year’s harvest, but relatively dry weather during the week of August 27 to September 2 has done much to move the process along.  

The weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture for the week shows that harvest in the region is at 38 per cent completion. All told, harvest was nearing the halfway point in the week with 42 percent in the bin province wide. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 34 per cent.  

Crystal Schindel is the new principal at Englefeld School. Schindel has 12 years' experience teaching in both the Horizon and Living Sky School Divisions.  

Along with her partner, Troy, they have three grown children, Austin, Merrick, and Kami. 

The Humboldt RCMP are asking the public's help in identifying individuals responsible for a gas and dash recently at a gas station on 8th Avenue in Humboldt. 

On Thursday, August 22 at around 10 am, a black Dodge Ram with Saskatchewan licence plate 800 GYC pulled up to a gas station with two occupants.

It appears this vehicle was involved in an incident of Dine and Dash on August 20 at the Classic Buffet in Regina. 

With a brand-new school year beginning this year, our series at the new principals inside of the Horizon School Division continues. 

Kristen Weiman is the new Principal of Bruno Central School. She officially began her new role last week.  

Weiman spent 16 years in the Saskatoon Public Division, focusing on teaching physical education to students from kindergarten to Grade 8. 

The winds of change are blowing through the Horizon School Division with the start of a new school year.  

The 2024-2025 sees a significant shift for in school administration within the Division. Retirements and internal reassignments mean that some communities will see new principals and vice-principals heading up the staffs. 

Just a reminder to motorists that a new school year means that school zone speed zones in Humboldt shift. 

Speed limits in school zones shift to 30 km per hour during designated hours starting today. Traffic along Highways 5 and 20, and in designated areas, must slow to 30 km per hour from 8:00 am to 5 pm on school days.

Young children in elementary schools are returning to school or are attending for the first time. Motorists are asked to take extra caution in these areas, particularly during the fall school start up season.