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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Registration is now open for the West Coulee Station Elementary School, where children will be learning their curriculum in English and Spanish.  With the population on the city’s westside continuously increasing, many schools are over capacity, including Coalbanks Elementary School, where the Lethbridge School Division first offered their Spanish Bilingual ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new initiative to help low-income people access high-quality clothing for integration into the workplace, graduation and school is accepting donations for its first event. Natasha Mark, creator of Bright Futures Boutique, says she has partnered up with the Lethbridge YWCA to help women feel empowered by their wardrobe. “The overarching sentiment of ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Geordan Olson and her students in the LCI Arts Academy Dance program are ready to Lean In to some high-energy arts entertainment at the Yates Centre later this month. Lean In will run Jan. 29-30 with performances at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. daily. Tickets are available at Ticket Centre location in the Yates ... Read More »

Dale Woodard  PRONGHORN ATHLETICS Ken Olynyk brought the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team to the National stage. For that, he will be inducted into the Pronghorns Hall of Fame at the team’s Hall of Fame Night February 14 when the Pronghorns host the Winnipeg Wesmen at the University of Lethbridge. As the head ... Read More »

BY Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men’s basketball team will look to improve on a key strength while getting better on other aspects of their game in what is turning out to be a playoff battle in the second semester. “We need to continue to become better and better at defence, that’s ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Logan Wormald scored his hat trick goal 4:39 into overtime to give the Lethbridge Hurricanes a a 3-2 road victory over the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday night. Brayden Edwards and Noah Chadwick assisted on Wormald’s 24th goal of the year. The Hurricanes broke the ice in this game when Wormald ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW Scott Sakatch The older I get, the more I appreciate the little things in life: a really good meal, a joke that makes me laugh out loud, pulling into the drive-thru and being the only vehicle in line, calling customer service and getting an actual human being on the other end of ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – MLA for Lethbridge East As we embark on a new year, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the work being done on behalf of the residents of Lethbridge-East and all Albertans. It has been an honour to serve as your MLA, as well as in my ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber I’m back. After seven working days off to relax, I’ve gotten back in the saddle in my new role as a part-time reporter. I promised I’d continue with the column on a bi-weekly basis and I can’t think of a better way to ease into my new role ... Read More »

Editor: Grassy Mountain Here we go again! I read in the Lethbridge Herald (Dec. 21) that the provincial UCP government is developing a new coal policy.  Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta and chief Australian coal mining advocate, and the UCP government have come up with a new policy they hope will placate opponents of the ... Read More »

Editor: Finally I agree with a policy of the Minister of Energy and Mining( Brian Jean) and the UCP, the governing party of Alberta.  In my reasoning, allowing coal mining with strict regulations on the process and close monitoring is only fair when you consider the huge environmental footprint the petroleum industry has. The harmful ... Read More »

Editor: We do live in interesting times, a time of wars and rumors of war, Irreversible climate change, and endless political debate that resolves nothing, and the list goes on. I’m old enough to have memories of  the Second World WAr.  I also remember, in the 1950s, knowing young men from my community who were ... Read More »