Discover Humboldt Staff

Lotteries and Gaming Commission Saskatchewan is warning online gamers to beware of the latest scam in which fraudsters are using Saskatchewan land-based casinos to rip off patrons.  

Social media ads for online versions of Dakota Dunes Casino, Casino Regina, or any other physical casino in the provinces are fakes. Scammers are trying to steal credit card numbers or other banking information.  

Play downs in HCAA high school curling continued this past weekend with teams jockeying for position heading into regional competition and ultimately to provincials.  

Top honours in the Friday competition held in Humboldt were Wynyard Boys, Muenster Girls, Humboldt Mixed, and LeRoy Doubles teams. First and second in each of their respective categories move on to Regional competition.  

- Wynyard and Humboldt Boys have advanced to Regionals, hosted by Wynyard.

The St. Peter’s Parish Vitality Committee is pleased to present a special Valentine’s Day themed offering for women in the area. Galentine for the Heart Ladies Night Out is happening on Saturday, February 15 at St. Peter’s Church in Muenster. It’s an event designed to celebrate women in the parish, says Vitality Committee Member Sheryl Korte.  

A weekend of flipped fortunes for the Humboldt Broncos picking up one win and a loss against the Kindersley Klippers during this weekend’s SJHL home and home pairing. 

A duo of adept multi-instrumentalists with stunning vocal harmonies and original tunes that provide a heart-warming showcase for their talents – that's the full package that is Rumour Mill.  

Humboldt and area’s music loving community were treated to a special stop on their Saskatchewan tour on Sunday night.  

Following the latest winter experience, road conditions have been less than ideal throughout the province. 

Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release that between 12:00pm on Wednesday (Feb.5) and Thursday (Feb.6), they have received reports of 28 motor vehicle collisions. Also, during that timeframe, they received an additional 14 calls relating to other vehicle incidents including vehicles being stuck on roadways or in the ditch.  

With snowy conditions and gusty winds expected throughout the day, Saskatchewan RCMP updates its road reports and advises continued caution.

Senior Curling pre-district playdowns took place on Tuesday in the HCAA with a pair of sites taking on hosting duties.

In Strasbourg, it was all Humboldt in boys curling with a best of three match ups and Humboldt Team Two taking a pair to sweep the competition and move on to districts. 

On the Girls side, Muenster and Imperial both downed Strasbourg teams to move on, and in mixed play Watrous downed Humboldt on the A side for a birth but Humboldt bounced back on the B side over Strasbourg to capture a District spot. Mixed doubles see Leroy and Cudworth move on. 

Another 15 centimetres of snow combined with strong northerly winds have combined for tough sledding on area highways this morning. Highway 5 near Humboldt is snow covered and snow packed in places with heavy drifting, particularly in the westbound lane.

 
Sheltered areas and curves harbour the usual problem spots. Visibility continues to be reduced, particularly in traffic.

The Saskatchewan Highway hotline has travel not recommended postings for Highway 20 and Highway 16 from Saskatoon to Dafoe and along Highway 5 from the number 2 junction to Saskatoon.

Due to the winter conditions on the roads, the start time for tonight's Humboldt Broncos vs Estevan Bruins game has been pushed back to 7:30.

If you're unable to make it to the rink, you can catch the game on Bolt FM and Discover Humboldt, pregame at 7:15, opening faceoff at 7:30.