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Junior Bulls looking for success at Junior Little League nationals
By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Junior Bulls are ready to kick some grass today. The host team in the Canadian Junior Little League championships is the third seed as the tournament semifinals begin this morning. The Junior Bulls take on Team Ontario from the East Nepean Little League at 10 a.m. in Spitz ... Read More »
1 responseMayor hits the park pathways
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Some days can be a walk in the park – even for a mayor. Mayor Blaine Hyggen on Thursday morning, with dogs on leash, kicked off his first “Move with the Mayor” monthly program at Henderson Lake. Each month, the mayor will select a city park for a walk with community members to ... Read More »
2 responsesResearchers look at growing rice in southern Alberta
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 5th, 2022
Michele Konschuh, a research associate in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Lethbridge, is working with Galaxy Ag Ventures and Farming Smarter Association to examine the potential of rice crop in the Southern Alberta region. The staple provides valuable resources like rice starch, protein, and oil. According to the Observatory of Economics ... Read More »
3 responsesTime Air society hopes to take flight with museum off the ground
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Time Air Historical Society has lofty ambitions to establish a museum at the Lethbridge airport in the old Trans Canada Airlines hangar at the facility. The society was at the Lethbridge International Airshow on the weekend with the remains of an old Dehavilland Canada DHC-6, better known as a Twin Otter once ... Read More »
2 responsesBail granted man charged in shooting
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was charged in relation to a shooting last December and then denied bail the following month in provincial court, has been granted bail by a higher court. Bira Jamal Ahmed was released – with several conditions – from remand custody following a bail review Wednesday in Lethbridge Court of ... Read More »
1 responseNew West ready to rock through the decades
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com New West Theatre is bringing back its summer show for the first time since 2019 by rocking through the decades from 1950s to the present at the Yates Memorial Theatre Aug.10 to Aug. 27. Their new production “Decades” explores top rock hits through live music performance and comedy. “It is a celebration of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Break-in case adjourned to later this month
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Picture Butte man accused of breaking into a residence near Raymond in July will be back in court later this month. The matter for Travis Robert Taylor was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but simply adjourned to Aug. 18 to allow time for the Crown and defence to receive and review disclosure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big picture shows city Crime Statistics Index not the worst
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge may be ranked No. 1 on the 2021 Statistics Canada Crime Statistics Index but as police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh told media Tuesday the statistics includes communities in the surrounding area. A table at the Stats Can website listing 35 municipalities across Canada includes Lethbridge but is missing other Alberta communities. Several of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber corn has arrived
By Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com It is that time of the year once again, Taber corn has arrived in Lethbridge. The kick-off distribution took place Monday with multiple locations across southern Alberta, including six in Lethbridge. By Thursday afternoon Nelly Penner with Johnson Fresh Farms had already been praised by customers who purchased corn on ... Read More »
1 responseKids and Kops program a chance for youth to learn about police
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Big Brothers and Big Sisters has partnered up once again with the Lethbridge Police Service to bring back their annual Kids and Kops program this week. Kids and Kops activities include demonstrations by K9, the Tactical Team, Explosive Disposal Unit, Ident, the Traffic Response Unit and additional community outings and activities. “We have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial date set for accused in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of several men charged nearly a year ago in relation to a human trafficking case is set to stand trial in 2023. The date, March 2-3, was confirmed Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where Calgary lawyer Kaysi Fagan also noted there will be a pre-trial hearing on Dec. 6 of this year ... Read More »
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