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Live Nativity returns to tell story of first Christmas
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
After a year away, the Live Nativity from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints is ready to take centre stage once again. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the production in 2020, but this week the Live Nativity is back Wednesday through Friday, continuing the tradition of 35 years of ... Read More »
2 responsesJohnny Reid tickets going fast in Lethbridge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Only a couple of hundred tickets remain for the April 18 Yates Centre performance by country superstar Johnny Reid. Promoter Ron Sakamoto on Tuesday said the third show on Reid’s five-month cross-country tour is selling fast. Tickets for the show are $105 apiece. A whopping 85 per cent of Reid’s dates have sold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature Centre and Library’s StoryWalk partnership helps literacy get outdoors
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Helen Schuler Nature Centre in partnership with the Lethbridge Public Library is launching their latest community resource to promote literacy, exercise and to enjoy nature, this time across the entire city. “In the past six years we had 15 different story walks featuring different books as well as some poems that connect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation announces grants
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has announced grants to aid organizations throughout southwestern Alberta. On Tuesday, the CFLSA unveiled the recipients of grants awarded as the result of the fall call for applications to the Community Priorities Fund and the Henry S. Varley Fund for Rural Life. The grants will support 32 ... Read More »
1 responseCity cautions ice not quite ready for recreation
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge is cautioning those wanting to take an outdoor holiday skate about putting themselves on thin ice. While there is some colder weather coming in the forecast, the City is alerting residents the four designated skating locations in Lethbridge which city crews frequently monitor for safety – ... Read More »
2 responsesChristmas at the Fort a taste of festive history
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
The Christmas spirit – and its array of activities – was in full swing Saturday and Sunday at Fort Whoop-Up. Not only that, it was sold out as Christmas at the Fort took place this weekend in some cooperative weather. That made it ideal for the horse rides and the viewing of Fort Whoop-Up’s blacksmith ... Read More »
1 responseCheck stop campaign drives for sober response
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
With the holiday season in full swing as well as the parties that come with them, the Lethbridge Police Service, with assistance from MADD Lethbridge and Area, are making sure motorists aren’t getting behind the wheel after a few spirits and continue to be on the lookout for the ones who are. After beginning their ... Read More »
1 responseNDP oppose return of a flat tax to Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two members of the provincial NDP caucus want premier Jason Kenney to keep his promise not to bring a flat tax back to Alberta. Community and Social Services critic Marie Renaud, the MLA for the City of St. Albert and Edmonton-Beverley Clareview MLA Deron Bilous, NDP critic for Economic ... Read More »
3 responsesMischief and threats land man probation
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who trashed a downtown restaurant last summer won’t have to spend any more time in jail, but he will be on probation for a year. Matthew Todd Shouting pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to single counts of mischief causing damage and uttering threats to cause death or bodily ... Read More »
1 responseAuthor sending books to Angel Tree
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
A local author is giving the gift of reading this Christmas. Constance Douglas, the author and illustrator of the children’s book Angie Quinn’s Amazing Adventures with Shnoogy and Kruddy, is penning a little holiday cheer with book donations for Angel Tree, giving kids the joy of the written word as well as an uplifting message. ... Read More »
2 responsesFood banks, soup kitchen winners at mayor’s hockey challenge
By Lethbridge Herald on December 20th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald There were some phantom goals, one dust-up and even some mutterings of an intentionally stacked lineup, but there was still one clear winner at the Mayor’s Community Hockey Challenge Saturday afternoon at the ATB Centre. Led by Lethbridge mayor and goaltender Blaine Hyggen, the City of Lethbridge squared off against ... Read More »
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