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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Everyone has a place at the table and by 5:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, a substantial supper crowd had gathered at McKillop United Church on the South Side, visiting and conversing at their tables while waiting for the dinner to be served at McKillop’s weekly community supper. The ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the weather slowly but surely changing into wintery cold, Sock it to ‘Em is back for its 25th year to help those in need get socks to keep their feet warm.  What started as a way to help students in need have socks during the winter months, after Gail Petrie ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of features on the three new members of city council elected in the Oct. 20 municipal election. After spending 38 years as a reporter and editor for the Lethbridge Herald (plus another seven at other newspapers before that) Al Beeber sent in ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald  The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened their six-game B.C. Division road trip with a 5-2 victory over the expansion Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Wednesday night. Luke Cozens opened the scoring in the game when he tipped in a point shot from Nathan Maloney 14:26 into the first ... Read More »

By Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL “It’s not easy being Green,” Kermit the Frog. In 1948, the black and red Regina Roughriders became the Saskatchewan Roughriders and donned green and white after the team president saw them on sale in Chicago. In 1951 a tall Tulsan named Glenn Dobbs took the province by storm(they named ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks  did not podium at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association cross-country national championships over the weekend , runners still put in strong performances in P.E.I. The Kodiak women placed 11th with an overall time of 1:46:39  and were paced by Katrina Michel who had a time ... Read More »

By Trevor Harrison For the Herald Every year on Nov. 11 we remember those who died during the First World War and by extension those who have died in numerous wars since. By most estimates, that early conflict resulted in 11 million military and perhaps 13 million civilian deaths. Many millions more were injured.  Photos, ... Read More »

Peter Heffernan For the Herald In 1979, Progressive Conservatives (PCs) in the government of long-serving Peter Lougheed, introduced legislation creating a program called AISH, the first of its kind in Canada. Having shown the way of more equitable treatment of its disabled and among its most vulnerable fellow citizens, generous-spirited Albertans supported this and then ... Read More »

Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge East MLA Each November, as the leaves fall and the air turns crisp, the people of Lethbridge pause to remember. We gather in solemn reflection to honour the courage, sacrifice, and enduring legacy of those who served our country in times of war and peace. This year, a meaningful tribute is taking ... Read More »

Editor, Lethbridge is often praised as a “green” city, with its many parks, beautiful trails, and expanding network of bike lanes. However, one area where the city could make significant progress toward sustainability and efficiency is in synchronizing its traffic lights. Anyone who has driven through downtown Lethbridge, say along 4 Avenue South, knows the ... Read More »

Editor, This letter responds to Doreen Barrie’s Oct. 29 column, “Albertans need to step up and protect our water.” Ms. Barrie’s article presents a narrow, one-sided view of this proposed project.  I live in the Crowsnest Pass and I voted yes—along with 72 per cent of our community—for developing metallurgical coal on Grassy Mountain. Does ... Read More »

Editor: There have been two news story headlines in the last coupe of weeks, and I find them to be at opposite ends as to what they are doing to us and our emotions. First, the Toronto Blue Jays made it to the seventh game of the World Series. Woohoo! I find this united us ... Read More »