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Playgoers costume discovered to be a piece of local First World War history
By Lethbridge Herald on November 9th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Alexander Boswell Stafford lost his life at Vimy Ridge in France on June 24, 1917 but his legacy lives on. A uniform jacket that was in the costume collection of theatre group Playgoers of Lethbridge was discovered several years ago by collections assistant Kirstan Schamuhn to have a handwritten name ... Read More »
3 responsesWoman testifies as sexual assault trial begins
By Delon Shurtz on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old Lethbridge woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a man after he gave her and a friend a ride home from the bar nearly two years ago, sobbed as she struggled to testify during the accused’s trial Monday. The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, testified in ... Read More »
1 responseBlackfoot translation of ‘In Flanders Fields’ honours Indigenous veterans
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A poster of John McCrae’s famous First World War poem “In Flanders Fields” has been created in both the Blackfoot and English language by local veteran Glenn Miller, in collaboration of Blood Tribe member Lena Russell, to help recognize National Indigenous Veterans Day. “Indigenous veterans were involved in World War One, World War ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School Resource Officers shift to youth engagement
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service School Resource Officers (SROs) have changed their name to take a proactive approach to engaging and intervening with youth, and helping them develop into successful and law abiding citizens. The scope of this new initiative, which was presented to the Lethbridge Police Commission at the Oct. 27 meeting, determined ... Read More »
1 responseCity percussion instructor’s beats becomes a hit on YouTube
By Dale Woodard on November 9th, 2021
For Joe Porter, the beat went on. And on, and on. Now, the result is downright toe-tapping. Porter, a percussion instructor in the University of Lethbridge Conservatory, has been posting videos, percussion tutorials and performances to his YouTube channel since 2008. But a video posted earlier this year has gone viral, soaring Porter past the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackfoot Confederacy flag to fly permanently at Chinook High School
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Chinook High School has raised the Blackfoot Confederacy flag permanently and residential school survivor Ramona Big Head is hoping other schools follow their lead in recognizing traditional Blackfoot territory. “This is home for us, even though I don’t live in Lethbridge, this is still traditional Blackfoot territory, so it’s important that we have ... Read More »
1 responseKidSport and ASAA team up to help get youth into the game
By Dale Woodard on November 9th, 2021
KidSport Alberta and the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association have teamed up to support low income and Indigenous families access high school sport across the province. With funding from the federal and provincial government Sport Participation Support Program, KidSport and the ASAA have launched a program encouraging equal access to sport opportunities at school that support the physical ... Read More »
1 responseMombourquette chosen as chair for Catholic school board
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge trustee for the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division, Carmen Mombourquette, has been elected board chair. He is bringing his experience of 12 years as principal of Catholic Central High School and 12 years as an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge to his new position on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians head for the border as U.S. opens land crossings to non-essential travel
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald As the clock struck midnight on Monday land borders opened to non-essential traffic crossing the border for the first time since March of 2020 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Steadily, albeit slowly. In fact, at the Coutts-Sweetgrass crossing, vehicles were already cued up Sunday night as fully vaccinated ... Read More »
1 responseWoman receives suspended sentence and probation for possession of proceeds of crime
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2021
Delon Shurtz – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of possession of the proceeds of crime relating to drug trafficking, has avoided jail, but she will have to take counseling and provide community service. Theresa Sheyanne Lees was given a suspended sentence and placed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stolen mini van earns man jail time
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2021
Delon Shurtz – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Getting caught with a stolen mini van has earned a southern Alberta man a stint behind bars. Police received a report about 7:15 p.m. on July 22 that the vehicle had been stolen from Coalhurst. Police found the van, and their investigation, aided by footprints found at the scene, led ... Read More »
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