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Home security system provides peace of mind
By Al Beeber on August 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A few weeks ago here, I wrote about the need for Lethbridge residents to watch out for each other and our neighbourhoods, and how we can protect ourselves with security systems. Since that column, a few people have talked to me about their interest in getting security cameras so they can also keep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fishing trip with dad an adventure for the ages
By Lethbridge Herald on July 31st, 2021
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three years ago this weekend, my dad and I were preparing for an epic adventure, which turned out to be the first and last we’d ever make together. In early 2019, dad lost his second wife and on his own for the first time after being her caregiver, he was lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peenaquim disc golf doesn’t look like a done deal yet
By Al Beeber on July 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It looks like the proposed disc golf course at Peenaquim Park isn’t ready to fly yet judging by a story in The Herald last week. As you may be aware, city council recently became involved in this issue when a person involved with the disc golf association was asked to make a presentation ... Read More »
1 responseStreet Wheelers a valuable part of city’s summer
By Al Beeber on July 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com I’ve been asked what I thought of last weekend’s Street Wheelers event and I’m in a bit of a quandary about the whole thing because I know some will have issues with anything I write on the subject. Street Wheelers is a sensitive subject every year with some but I’m not one to ... Read More »
2 responsesGoing massless in public doesn’t feel comfortable yet
By Al Beeber on July 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When the mask bylaw was lifted effective July 1, like many I breathed a sigh of relief and actually felt I could breathe easier. It’s been a long time under COVID-19 restrictions and that freedom was so wonderful to have. I stopped to get gas on July 1 before heading out to shoot ... Read More »
1 responseWe can all make the world a better place to live in
By Al Beeber on July 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Wow, what a world we live in. Two days ago, we theoretically celebrated Canada Day under the heavy cloud of disgust, anger and sadness about the recent discoveries at Canadian residential schools. I drove out to Raymond to shoot the Rotary Club parade on July 1 as Southern Alberta celebrated a bit of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Being at the horse races feels like home again
By Al Beeber on June 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It was part of our summers growing up and horse racing is still part of the southern Alberta sports culture. I took the camera to the Rocky Mountain Turf Club last weekend for the first time to try shooting the races, which turned out to be pretty challenging. I’ve shot a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge residents need to stand up against crime
By Al Beeber on June 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com How much has the $1 million cut to its budget affected the ability of the Lethbridge Police Service to do its job? It’s a question that’s on the minds of many I’ve talked to in recent months, people who are fed up with the car prowling and drug crimes that are proliferating in ... Read More »
1 responseHeadline>Roaming cats wreaking havoc on bird populations
By Al Beeber on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com I was walking the dogs last spring down the street when to my right I heard a sharp squeal. I looked and there was a ground squirrel in the jaws of a cat on a driveway. The small squirrel was in clear distress so I did what anybody with a conscience would do ... Read More »
1 responseSurprise me fun!
By Caroline Moynihan - Lethbridge Public Library on June 5th, 2021
A year ago, we were in the throws of the pandemic, learning to adapt to a new reality that none of us could have really even begun to imagine. When Lethbridge Public Library first closed its doors, staff immediately came together to see what we could offer our customers when physical access to our buildings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wanted Wednesday feature a matter of public safety
By Al Beeber on June 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An uproar is growing over the Lethbridge Police Service so-called Wanted Wednesday feature in which it publicizes the face, name and crime of a person being sought. Some in Lethbridge have a problem with the program, as evidenced by a petition to ban it. A recent Herald story said there were 545 supporters ... Read More »
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