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Twiggy takes to the waves at Whoop-Up Days
By Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop-Up Days is back and making a huge splash with visitors to the Lethbridge Exhibition is Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel. For anyone needing a break from the seriousness of life, watching Twiggy – or rather the Twiggies – perform will lift anyone’s spirits. The rescued eastern grey squirrels put on ... Read More »
2 responsesMultiple breaches, property crimes result in nine month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who pleaded guilty to numerous criminal offences, including nearly a dozen breaches of court orders, has received a nine-month jail sentence. Chad Daniel Saxon pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to 11 breach charges, as well as charges of possession of stolen property for the purpose of trafficking, theft ... Read More »
2 responsesWhoop-Up Days parade winners
By Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
The annual Whoop-Up Days parade returned after a two year hiatus to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Businesses and organizations were asked to create floats that represented their history and origins. Parade winners included: GRAND AGGREGATE AWARD 1st: Southern Alberta African Canadian Association BEST LARGE COMMERCIAL ENTRY (20 or more ... Read More »
1 responseNew NCC site in Porcupine Hills connects protected lands
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 24th, 2022
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is announcing a new conservation site in the Porcupine Hills area in southwestern Alberta. Located west of Claresholm in the Municipal District of Willow Creek, the 643-hectare property supports a rich ecosystem of riparian habitats, fescue grasslands, limber pine, montane forests, and at-risk species like Sprague’s pipit, a songbird that ... Read More »
1 responseLawyers wait for disclosure in Tailfeathers homicide
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyers for five people accused in the death of a Fort Macleod man last year are still waiting to receive critical disclosure so they can move forward with their cases. During a hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, Crown Prosecutor Adam Zelmer noted the lawyers still need the medical examiners report, and although ... Read More »
1 responseInterfaith Food Bank serves up the flapjacks
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Interfaith Food Bank was able to offer members of the community a pancake breakfast once again, after a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive director of the Interfaith Food Bank, Danielle McIntyre, said they were very excited to welcome people to their pancake breakfast in person again. “We’re so ... Read More »
2 responsesLa Galleria showcasing local artists at Whoop-Up Days
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Bonnie Mayer took up the art of painting two years ago and now she’s getting her exhibition brush wet by displaying her work publicly for only the second time. Mayer is one of several artists who are displaying and selling their work in La Galleria inside the pavilion at the Lethbridge Exhibition. The ... Read More »
1 responseInaugural Community Barbecue sees tremendous turnout
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop-Up Days commenced Tuesday and saw hundreds of people take part in the return of the parade as well as the Mayor’s Community Barbecue, where people were treated to a performance by local artist Trevor Panczak. “I’m super excited to come in here and see all of this after the parade. This is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Race riot left black mark on early Lethbridge history
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
The Galt Museum hosted a Remembering Lethbridge’s Chinatown Walking Tour on Saturday morning. The walk took a small number of people through the journey of a vibrant history of riots, rumours, places and faces and the connection of how families lived and worked here. “We go through downtown and there’s certain historical buildings that each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop-Up Days parade back with style
By Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – The Whoop-Up Days parade hit the streets of Lethbridge Tuesday to the delight of throngs of spectators eager to celebrate after a two-year pandemic hiatus. People began picking their spots in prime locations on 3 Avenue well before the 9 a.m. start at Park Place Mall. The parade celebrated the 125th anniversary ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge primed to party for Whoop-Up Days
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop Up Days kicks off today to celebrate 125 years, the return of the parade and rodeo, and to welcome the first-ever Lethbridge and District Siksikaitsitapi Princess Pageant and Pow Wow presented by the Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council. “This feels exceptionally good, to have almost a full event back on site, I say ... Read More »
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