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Music and skateboarding are focus of Jam for Jax fundraiser
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The second annual Jam for Jax Tribute Concert and Skate Jam is coming back to Legacy Park on June 7, to raise funds to help youth pursue music through the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta’s Jax McKnight-Hogan Music Fund. Jax McKnight-Hogan passed away suddenly on Oct. 1, 2023 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cornstock will be bigger and better: organizers
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2025
Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Spider Entertainment is setting the stage for Cornstock ‘25 at the Legion Youth Centre July 24-26, and promoter Ken Holst is in ‘go big or go home’ mode. Last year’s event drew about 2,600 fans, and this year he’s bringing in a bigger stage, bigger names ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The way of the warrior
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Warriors are often thought to be the face of battles with a powerful force, but a Siksika man found the true role of the warrior is to be a protector, not an aggressor. Ben Gavel grew up not realizing he was Blackfoot until six years ago and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black Spear knights bring medieval history to life
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter They meet weekly near the eastern shore of Henderson Lake, dressed in shining armor and wielding a variety of authentic weapons including hand axes, falchions, arming swords, sabres, longswords, greatswords, polearms and a variety of two-handed axes. The only things missing are armoured horses, damsels in distress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No need to cry over allergy season, says expert
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Spring has sprung and with it the various allergens that make people’s eyes itchy, red and watery. Eye allergies can impact daily life and overall eye health, according to the Canadian Association of Optometrists. But they don’t have to. Naomi Barber, Clinical Services Director at Specsavers Canada, says allergens can be ... Read More »
1 responseFritz Sick Pool set to re-open by month’s end
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2025
Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The City of Lethbridge has its sights set on the end of May to re-open the Fritz Sick pool. The facility closed at the beginning of November to allow for a number of accessibility upgrades. Those include barrier-free showers and toilet stalls, two additional women’s showers, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looks at changing LDE to Ag Society
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Proposed changes to the Lethbridge & District Exhibition would help it better serve the needs of the community, city officials said Friday. After a presentation from City administration and the consultant firm of Deloitte to the Economic Standing Policy Committee (SPC), City officials spoke to media about the governance options that ... Read More »
3 responsesLCI Gold Symphonic Band still riding high after playing Carnegie Hall last month
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to an old joke, a man goes to New York to attend a concert, but gets lost. He spots someone carrying a violin case and asks: “Sir, can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” The musician smiles and says: “Practice, man, practice.” Some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Catholic community looking forward to new Pope Leo XIV’s term
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Catholics all over the world, and right here in Southern Alberta, are celebrating the selection of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Pope Francis, who passed away last month. Born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost. Pope Leo is the first Augustinian pope to be selected, as well as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Somber ceremony marks 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
By Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On May 7th, 1945, Nazi Germany officially signed the articles of unconditional surrender, with hostilities officially ceasing at 11:01 p.m. Central European Time on May 8, 1945. VE day, or Victory in Europe Day, marks the formal end of the Second World War in Europe, and on ... Read More »
1 responseCardiac golf tourney has personal meaning for Amin
By Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2025
Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lethbridge real estate agent is turning a life-changing cardiac arrest into a fundraising event for the Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH). It was April 15, 2020 when Amin Iqbal suddenly collapsed outside of one of his downtown properties. The building had been broken into a weekprior ... Read More »
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