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Cinco de Mayo Taco Festival celebrates Latin American culture
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
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Be the first to comment!Man fined for passing counterfeit bill
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who tried to spend poorly-made counterfeit money has been fined 10 times the amount of the phony bill. On Aug. 12 of last year Donald Wallace Eldridge attempted to spend a fake $50 bill at a Little Caesars restaurant in the city. The obviously counterfeit bill was made of paper instead ... Read More »
1 responsePastor charged in Coutts blockade preparing for trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski is preparing for trial in relation to offences he is accused of committing during the trucker protest at the Coutts border earlier this year. Pawlowski’s lawyer, Chad Haggerty of Calgary, appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, where he pleaded not guilty on behalf of his client to criminal charges of breaching a release order ... Read More »
1 responseTrial scheduled for multiple driving, theft offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was charged a year ago with numerous criminal offences, including flight from police and dangerous driving, is set to stand trial later this year. Darcy Red Crow, who remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre, will stand trial Nov. 23-25 in Lethbridge provincial court. Red Crow is charged with ... Read More »
1 responseUnexpected challenges highlighted in library’s community report
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library recently presented its annual Report to the Community to the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge City Council. “2021 was certainly another year of unexpected challenges and unique opportunities for Lethbridge Public Library,” said Terra Plato, CEO of Lethbridge Public Library, in a media release. The 24-page ... Read More »
1 responseItalian Open returns to Lethbridge Country Club
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
The Chinook Regional Health Foundation has confirmed that the Italian Open will return this August to the Lethbridge Country Club after having to cancel the last two years due to COVID-19. The Open is in its 25th year and focuses on giving back to health care within the community. “The event is certainly known as ... Read More »
1 responseLocal cheese makers win big in Montreal
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
An international food and beverage trade show has announced the winners of the 2022 International Cheese Competition. One of the cheese companies that entered the competition was Crystal Springs Cheese near Coalhurst, only ten minutes away from Lethbridge. The company was started in 1984 and pride themselves on being “Alberta made” according to their website. ... Read More »
2 responsesYouth En Route and WCHS team up for bicycle initiative
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
A Calgary organization is helping Lethbridge high school students view biking as an option for going to school. Winston Churchill High School is teaming up with Youth En Route to make biking easier to access for high school students. Youth En Route is an organization out of Calgary that helps youth have a green, healthy ... Read More »
1 responseMan receives five month sentence for multiple property offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man who pleaded guilty to several criminal offences has been handed a five-month jail sentence. Evan Lee Healy was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft under $5,000 and three counts of mischief relating to incidents earlier this year and in 2021. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Dress Day renews calls for Indigenous justice
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library celebrated Red Dress Day Thursday to honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Red Dress Day originated from the REDress Project conducted by artist Jaime Black on May 5, 2010 and has gathered the attention of many through the years. “Today we had a presentation here ... Read More »
1 responseMulti-family properties focus of organics rollout
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is planning to launch its organics collection program into multi-family properties starting in the fall of 2023. A report submitted to the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge City Council on Thursday by Waste and Recycling general manager Mandi Parker, says the launch will be ... Read More »
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