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2021 the Year of the Cow
By YASUO IZUMI BUDDHIST TEMPLE OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA on December 31st, 2020
The year 2021, according to Chinese zodiac, is the year of the cow. The cow is an animal with gentle nature who is closely associated with Buddhism. The fonder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in India in approximately 500 BC. The family name “Gautama” means a sacred cow. Someone said, “What!? Gautama ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!My hockey career, such as it was
By CLINT DUNFORD Former Lethbridge MLA on December 30th, 2020
I grew up in Portreeve, Sask., a village 77 miles northwest of Swift Current. The actual hockey games began for me at about 11 years old. We were not much, and I do not remember scoring or winning very often. But boy, was it ever fun, especially the bodychecking. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was a ... Read More »
1 response2020 was a year of anniversaries on stamps
By WALTER KERBER Lethbridge Philatelic Society on December 30th, 2020
2020 has been an eventful year, with many an anniversary. It was 75 years ago when the Second World War ended, 30 years since German unification. Each of these was marked all over the world by countries, involved or not, issuing stamps for us poor collectors. It is big business for some of these postal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stay with the happy people during holidays
By W. GIFFORD-JONES AND DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on December 24th, 2020
This year, the holidays aren’t what they should be. At least the vaccine’s roll-out brings anticipation that 2021 will see a return to normal. Until then, what would be our health advice to cooped up readers in this unusual holiday season? Here are a few suggestions: Say hello. Connecting with extended family by phone is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music students celebrate Canada Music Week
By LETHBRIDGE HERALD on December 24th, 2020
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Canada Music Week (Nov. 22-28), the Lethbridge Branch of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ARMTA) produced a video of students playing works by Canadian Composers. The video was viewed by students, teachers and families by Zoom on Nov. 28. The video recital featured 29 students performing selections by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sewing a brighter Christmas
By SUBMITTED BY THE STITCH IT FORWARD SOCIETY on December 23rd, 2020
Christmas can be lonely for everyone this year but Stitch It Forward Society of Lethbridge is doing its part in relieving some loneliness. Their volunteers have been super busy sewing stockings and gathering items to brighten 500 of our citizens Christmas. “The best part of this project is that it is open to anyone that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David’s son without sin
By JACOB M. VAN ZYL on December 19th, 2020
Every Christmas we celebrate the greatest of all miracles: God visited humanity in human form and lived among them. This cosmic event carried the wonderful message that we do not have to climb up to God with good works; he came down to us and paid for our sins, so that we can be saved ... Read More »
2 responsesWinter Solstice a time for pause, reflection
By LETHBRIDGE INTERFAITH NETWORK on December 19th, 2020
Part of a series of ongoing contributions from the Lethbridge Interfaith Network The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, and we enter a time of darkness. It’s usually recognized on, or around, Dec. 21, and officially marks the beginning of winter. This is a time for those that follow the earth-based belief ... Read More »
2 responsesWatch out for puppy scams
By SUBMITTED BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU on December 18th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased demand for pets which has led to a spike in pet scams, in which an online search ends with a would-be pet owner paying hundreds of dollars or more to purchase a pet that ultimately doesn’t exist. The projected dollar loss from puppy scams is expected to top $3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas in prison
By By AUSTIN FENNELL on December 18th, 2020
(This is a true story that comes from Hans Lilje, a German Lutheran bishop, imprisoned by the Nazis for being a member of the Confessing Church during the Second World War.) Christmas in prison is terrible. A wave of sentimentality washes through the gloomy building. Everyone is thinking of their loved ones. Recollections return of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How would you treat your own mother?
By W. GIFFORD-JONES AND DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on December 17th, 2020
It was 1949 and I was making rounds at the Massachusetts General Hospital with Professor Edward D. Churchill, an original thinker who taught medical school students and residents the importance of science in surgical practice. The X-ray showed a small mass in one lung in a very frail elderly lady. If it was a benign ... Read More »
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