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College hoping to entice university students
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College offered prospective students the opportunity to explore the University transferable options from different programs at the college Friday afternoon. The University Transfer Mini Fair took place at the Garden Court Restaurant, where interested future students had the opportunity to learn about university transfer opportunities in the college’s General Arts and Science ... Read More »
1 responseJail time for mischief, being unlawfully in a house
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When a Lethbridge woman awoke about 1 a.m. on March 4 and saw Andrew Michael Marshall talking to her partner, she assumed her partner had let Marshall into their home. Her partner, however, thought she had let Marshall in. They were both obviously wrong, and realized Marshall had entered their home, without their permission, through ... Read More »
1 responseHammer attack nets perpetrator two month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old man who attacked an acquaintance with a hammer last year has received a two-month jail sentence. Dre Kade Sweet Grass was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a weapon. Court was told Sweet Grass and another man, Winston Hegi, were arguing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rock show pounds gymnasium at Gilbert Paterson Middle School
By Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Gilbert Paterson Middle School students and staff had the opportunity to rock out Friday morning during the From The Ashes Rock Show that took place at the school’s gymnasium. The show offered two performances Friday morning at 9:00 a.m and 11:00 a.m. for students and staff and another show for ... Read More »
1 responseAction plan report provides snapshot of City progress
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The first quarterly report of the Gateway to Opportunity 2022 Action Plan was unanimously accepted by city council on Tuesday. That report discusses the status of all the initiatives that city council has determined as priorities in its term. The plan was created using the Municipal Development Plan as a guide. Initiatives are ... Read More »
1 responseMan in stolen property case back in custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was expected to resolve several criminal charges before he failed to show up for court earlier this month, has been arrested and is back in custody. The matter for Gerald David Thurber was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, where duty counsel represented the accused and adjourned the case to ... Read More »
1 responseGalt Museum & Archives given Blackfoot name
By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
The Galt Museum & Archives has announced that it has been given a Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) name: Akaisamitohkanao’pa. The Galt has been working with Niitsitapi elders Bruce Wolf Child (Makoyiippookaa, Wolf Child) and Mary Fox (Mia’nistitsiiksiinaakii, Many Different Snake Woman) to find a Blackfoot name for the organization that recognizes its place within the history, culture ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in impaired driving case involving pedestrian back in court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who failed to show up for a court hearing earlier this month to change her plea, was granted another hearing after she and her lawyer appeared in court Thursday. Jessica Lee Gearing was expected to ask a judge on April 19 to strike a previous guilty plea on a single ... Read More »
1 responseGreen cart rollout begins for city neighbourhoods
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is rolling out its curb-side organics green carts in three neighbourhoods as the first phase of the project begins. About 1,900 homes started getting their carts Wednesday. The first three neighbourhoods to receive the carts will be areas of Varsity Village on the westside as well as Legacy Ridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victoria Park open house shares vision for Area Redevelopment Plan
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
Lethbridge residents with a connection to the Victoria Park Area Redevelopment Plan were invited to an in-person open house at the Casa Community Room on Wednesday. The purpose of the Victoria Park Area Redevelopment Plan is to provide a future vision for the area and guidance on where growth and change make sense and how ... Read More »
1 responseHoly Spirit school division selects Edwin Parr nominee for 2022
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com First-year teacher Sophia Larney was thrilled to be named the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division’s nominee for the Edwin Parr Award. The award recognizes excellence in teachers starting their professional careers. Larney, a Lethbridge native, teaches a combined Grade 1-2 class at St. Paul School on the northside. After earning a degree in ... Read More »
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