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Country show set to pay tribute to Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr.
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 3rd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Country singer Lisa Brokop is coming to Lethbridge this week and with her a journey back in time with a tribute to Country legend Patsy Cline. Brokop spoke to the Herald on Monday and said the show is in conjunction with her husband Paul Jefferson who will showcase his own tribute to another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catering company launches new brand
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 3rd, 2023
LA Chefs has been in business for approximately over 18 years, with more than 15,000 events catered to, including over 1,000 weddings. Marci Stickel owner and CEO of L.A. Chefs Catering & Events said this week that is has ow combined all its different brands under one umbrella entity to operate as Sky + Table ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pipe offering leads into reconciliation and healing
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2023
Steffanie Costigan – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society held a pipe offering ceremony in honour of reconciliation at Saturday. Theron Black, president of the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society, said the pipe offering was a good way to lead into reconciliation. “We wanted to do a pipe offering to start our ... Read More »
1 responseLawyer needs more disclosure on sex assault case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The matter for a 19-year-old Lethbridge man accused of luring a 13-year-old girl, sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious and then sharing video of the attack on social media, was in Lethbridge court of justice Friday. Lethbridge lawyer Greg White, who spoke to the case in the absence of the accused, Sean ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Beer Day time to hoist a pint
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com October 4 is the day Canadians should feel free to cook up some back bacon, look for a parking spot at a donut shop and call each other hosers while hoisting a pint of Canada’s most beloved export next to maple syrup – beer. Yes, October 4 is the fifth annual Canadian Beer ... Read More »
1 responseMunicipalities convention wraps up
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Newly elected president Alberta Municipalities Tyler Gandam spoke to media Friday afternoon as the organization’s annual convention ended in Edmonton. Gandam called the convention, which drew about 1,200 delegates a great time to reconnect, build some new relationships and continue that networking that they find so valuable. Â “We also had some really good ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conditional sentence given to man who assaulted police officer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Vulcan area man who struck a police officer in the head with a glass jar will serve a custodial sentence, but he won’t have to go to jail. Darren Williams, 54, was handed a 12-month conditional sentence Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, the first six months of which he will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge shows ‘restraint’ in sentencing man for stabbing
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was facing two years behind bars for stabbing two men during a drunken dispute last year, will serve a considerably shorter jail sentence. The Crown was seeking a two-year sentence for John Nickolas Gondurak-Courtoreille, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of aggravated assault. However, Justice Jerry ... Read More »
3 responsesSouthern Albertans asked to reflect on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Piikani Nation is asking southern Albertans to reflect on the significance of Sept. 30, the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Chief Troy Knowlton issued a statement on Thursday stating “as we mark Truth and Reconciliation Day, I respectfully ask our neighbors in Southern Alberta to reflect on the significance of this ... Read More »
2 responsesCompany stages cleanup in westside neighbourhood
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2023
Zeno Renewables brought its #CityCleanUp initiative to Lethbridge for the first time on last weekend. Between company employees and a couple of people from the public, they walked throughout the coulee behind the Heritage neighbourhood picking up garbage. Zeno has been doing the #CityCleanUp initiative for a while now in larger cities with the aim ... Read More »
2 responsesLegacy project honours graves of Indigenous soldiers in the Netherlands
By Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Earlier this year, a group of Canadian, Indigenous and Dutch individuals created the Indigenous Legacy Project, is research and remembrance based initiative to identify and mark the graves of Indigenous soldiers buried in cemeteries across the Netherlands. The Liberation of the Netherlands Branch 005 Royal Canadian Legion, Europe formed a team to ... Read More »
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