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Haunted Garden scaring up safe, family fun
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 23rd, 2021
The Interfaith Food Bank is partnering with the BGC Lethbridge Youth Centre, to create a fun outdoor Halloween activity for the whole family. The Boys and Girls Club which has been rebranded to BGC Lethbridge, will be working with high school actors to put on a haunted garden. It is basically a haunted house outside ... Read More »
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By Delon Shurtz on October 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The second of three men who were caught train hopping to eastern Canada during the summer, has received a hefty fine. Ivan Esparza-Luna was fined $1,000 after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of entering land without permission under the Petty Trespass Act. Court was told Esparza-Luna and ... Read More »
1 responseRebrand sees My Victory Church become Parallel
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 23rd, 2021
My Victory Church, a prominent church in Lethbridge and across the province, revealed a major rebrand earlier this month. Their new name is now Parallel Church, which according to lead pastor Kelly Stickel, in a press release, reflects the church’s desire to come alongside the communities it serves in. The rebrand includes a redesign of ... Read More »
1 responseFormer media student elevating voices of the Blackfoot community
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 23rd, 2021
Tawnya Plain Eagle, a Digital Communications and Media alumna spoke about her entrepreneurship journey and her passion for storytelling earlier this week as part of the Women in Entrepreneurship Week at Lethbridge College’s AgENT program. Plain Eagle explained that she finds pleasure in writing about indigenous issues, which is what brought her back to the ... Read More »
1 responseTake Back the Night speaks out against fear
By Herald on October 23rd, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Despite the rain, a brave crowd gathered in front of City Hall on Friday for the annual Take Back the Night walk organized by the YWCA Lethbridge and District. Take Back the Night is an international event where women and those that support them walk in solidarity to take action ... Read More »
3 responsesDowntown program sweeping clean fall’s leaves
By Dale Woodard on October 22nd, 2021
The Downtown Clean Sweep Program isn’t so much turning over a new leaf as they are scooping them up. As the calendar turns to mid-October and the leaves tumble, there are plenty to pick up with the program having collected over 3,500 brown bags of leaves from the downtown core of Lethbridge over the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City restaurant recognized on national list of best outdoor dining areas
By Tim Kalinowski on October 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Firestone Restaurant and Bar has been recognized by OpenTable as having one of the best outdoor dining areas in the country. “It’s a nice feather in the cap, for sure,” says owner Jeff Gliege, who was thrilled to be among OpenTable’s top 100 in this category. “We’re very appreciative to the community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Self-guided haunted tour a frightfully good idea
By Ryan Dahlman SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on October 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDrdahlman@prairiepost.com Belinda Crowson has a novel idea for those who are concerned about the pandemic yet still want some thrills and chills this Halloween. The Lethbridge historian who is originally from rural southern Alberta has in her general research uncovered and thrown some light on some dark, scary stories from southern Alberta, just in ... Read More »
1 responsePicture Butte company fined after driver killed on worksite
By Delon Shurtz on October 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Picture Butte industrial and agricultural fabrication company as been fined nearly $200,000 after a delivery driver was killed at the worksite nearly three years ago. Hank’s Feedmill Service pleaded guilty last month in Lethbridge provincial court to a charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act of failing to ensure the health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sock campaign helping those walking the road to recovery
By Herald on October 22nd, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Participants of a company campaign to collect socks for charity have been overwhelmed by the response to help those on the road to recovery. The Socktober campaign, an initiative of On Side Restoration, collected 3646 pairs of socks locally. “This was the first inaugural campaign. I am hoping that we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver avoids jail time for flight from police
By Delon Shurtz on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Branden Myles Bellerose narrowly avoided a custodial sentence for fleeing from police when they tried to pull him over in a traffic stop last year. The Crown recommended Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court that Bellerose receive a 90-day conditional sentence, which would keep him out of jail, but still require him to serve ... Read More »
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