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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!Downtown 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!Picture 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!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 responseSock 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!Tour gives history lesson at St. Patrick’s Cemetery
By Dale Woodard on October 21st, 2021
A history lesson via a tour of headstones took place Saturday night. As the sun started to set over the coulees, a small group of visitors gathered at St. Patrick’s Cemetery to learn about residents from yesteryear who shaped Lethbridge’s past and are now laid to rest at the cemetery established in December of 1886. ... Read More »
1 responseCrime Stoppers contest promoting fun and safety for Halloween
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 21st, 2021
A big part of Southern Alberta Crime Stoppers is community engagement and having some fun with the community. This year, along with a reminder about Halloween safety like reflective clothing and watching for kids out on the streets, Southern Alberta Crime Stoppers has decided to run a free entry Halloween Spooktacular contest, a photo contest. ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP arrest escaped Crowsnest Pass suspect
By Lethbridge Herald on October 21st, 2021
A man wanted by the Crowsnest Pass RCMP earlier this week has been located and taken into custody. On Oct. 14, Crowsnest Pass RCMP had arrested a male on outstanding warrants. At roughly 2:15 p.m. that same day the suspect, Samuel Shawn Fralick, who was restrained with handcuffs was being placed in a police vehicle ... Read More »
1 responseDriver 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 »
2 responsesTaxi robber pleads guilty, sentencing adjourned to new year
By Delon Shurtz on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman who robbed a taxi driver and took off in his vehicle nearly two years ago, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court but won’t be sentenced until the new year. Kimberlie Rose Eagle Speaker pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and theft of a motor vehicle, stemming from a violent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threats lead to counselling order and suspended sentence
By Delon Shurtz on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man has been ordered to take counselling for substance abuse and anger management for threatening to kill police officers and their families. Patrick Rodney Jr., who pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to two charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, was also given a suspended sentence ... Read More »
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