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Jail 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 awokeĂ‚Â 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. TheyĂ‚Â were both obviously wrong, and realized Marshall had entered their home, without their permission, through ... Read More »
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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 responseCommittee recommends Oliver Block be designated for historic value
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The first steps have been taken to designate the downtown Oliver Block as a municipal historic resource. The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee on Wednesday recommended council direct the city clerk to send a notice of intent to designate to the Oliver Block’s owner and that a designation bylaw be prepared for ... Read More »
1 responseDrug trafficker handed three-and-a-half year sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was pretty obvious that many people who frequently visited a southside residence over the course of severalĂ‚Â days in May 2020 weren’t there to buy Tupperware. In fact, while police kept an eye on the residence in the 1600 block of 23 St. S., they clearlyĂ‚Â saw what they believedĂ‚Â to be drug trafficking, and ... Read More »
1 responseRock 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 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 responseVictoria 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 responseLethbridge College students clean up coulees
By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
Lethbridge College biology students cleaned trash out of the river valley last month. It was an eye-opening day of fieldwork for students in theĂ‚Â General Arts and Science program who gathered in the river valley to clean up trash. They also documented every single piece of litter they recovered. Their involvement in the Helen Schuler Nature ... 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!Pottery sale remembers founding guild member
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
A local pottery group opens its doors for a spring sale on pottery and ceramics this weekend. The Oldman River Potters Guild is having a spring sale until April 30, showcasing local talent and a memorial and tribute to one of the guild’s long-time members. According to guild member Donna Schenher they have been able ... 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 »
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