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Umami Shop partnering with STARS for cooking fundraiser
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 21st, 2023
Umami Shop has started a Cooking for the Stars campaign in conjunction with STARS and the STARS Lottery. Jon Gogan, provincial operations director for Alberta and Aircraft Captain with STARS, described the campaign. “So, today we are at the STARS Lottery Show Home here in Lethbridge, built by Van Arbor Homes. Just a spectacular showcase ... Read More »
1 responseDrug trafficker gets three years in federal penitentiary
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Vance Elton Pidborochynski was hoping to be around during the birth of his child next month, but he’s going to be in prison, instead. Pidborochynski, 32, knew he was going to prison, even before he pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to half a dozen criminal charges. But he was counting on ... Read More »
2 responsesMother’s executor caught off guard by contract obligations
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 21st, 2023
A Lethbridge resident is speaking out after experiencing a situation she feels more people need to be aware of. On December 25, Kaylene Neufeld awoke to the news of her mother, Jennifer Neufeld, passing away in her retirement home at Seasons Retirement Community on Garry Drive West. After working tirelessly throughout the holiday season to ... Read More »
1 responseReconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee appoint co-chairs
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 21st, 2023
The Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) met for the first time in the new year on Friday. The committee welcomed its new members and began with the appointing of its new co-chairs. Seven new members were inducted into the committee since the last meeting in 2022. Elaine Creighton Fox, Indigenous community representative, was appointed as ... Read More »
1 responseParents charged in connection to sexual assault of infant
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com A father and mother have been charged in connection with the assault and sexual assault of their six-week-old daughter. Staff Sgt. Pete Christos spoke to reporters Friday afternoon and said the charges stem from a call LPS received on Jan. 18. “Police were called to a northside home to check ... Read More »
4 responsesLethbridge Housing Authority rescinds previous zoning requests
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2023
Al Beeber –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Housing Authority is withdrawing its request to have two land use bylaws amended to change classification of the Halmrast Manor and Castle Apartments to Direct Control. In two December public hearings, city council heard heated objections from neighbouring businesses about the potential impact of the amendments. The purpose ... Read More »
3 responsesChristian churches still struggling in wake of pandemic, SACPA told
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 20th, 2023
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs turned its attention to faith and how religion has faired during the COVID-19 pandemic during its weekly presentation on Thursday. SACPA invited Reverend Taylor Croissant, ordained minister in the United Church of Canada serving at Southminster United Church downtown, to discuss how the church has weathered the pandemic ... Read More »
2 responsesMultiple threats attract seven month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man has been sentenced to seven and a half months in jail for threatening to kill several people, including police and courthouse employees. John Atem Ayiel, 43, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court after he pleaded guilty to one count each of assault and mischief, two counts of breaching release ... Read More »
1 responseTent camp shooter sentenced to three years of incarceration
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com On July 10 of last year Nathan Parker Spearchief was in “tent city,” a temporary camp in the 500 block of Stafford Drive SouthĂ‚Â that had been set up by the city’s homeless population. He was approached by another man who angrily accused him of being a “skinner,” which is slang for someone who ... Read More »
2 responsesSTARS Lottery honours patient in naming of home
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com STARS Lottery celebrated the launch of their 30th lottery on Thursday with a home named ‘The Leo Joseph’ after a local boy who was able to survive thanks to their services. The Leo Joseph house is located in the Crossings neighbourhood and it was named after Leo Joseph Kolebaba, a VIP (very important ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community safety top concern in mayor’s annual address
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com They ate, they listened, they asked. A crowd of almost 200 people packed tables at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday morning to listen to mayor Blaine Hyggen give his first in-person State of the City address. In a talk that lasted about an hour, the mayor addressed numerous initiatives being ... Read More »
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