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Restrictions affecting local sports and fitness
By Herald on November 14th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With new restrictions on social and public gatherings in place as of Friday, and with the mandatory cancellation of sports team games and fitness classes for at least two weeks, the provincial government is sending a strong message that COVID-19 cases need to start coming down in the city and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Growing need expected for annual Angel Tree Campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on November 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Family Services annual Angel Tree campaign is bracing itself for a Christmas unlike any other in recent memory. “We are anticipating an increase in need this year, for sure, because of the pandemic, and because we are in some difficult economic times,” said Sandra Mintz, CEO of Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas Child campaign underway
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Canada’s 2020 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season is underway, with individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams and community groups packing shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos, to be delivered to children in need around the world. Operation Christmas Child is an annual initiative of Samaritan’s ... Read More »
1 responseArts big part of holiday season; artists and arts groups need community’s support
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Submitted by the Allied Arts Council The holiday shopping season is upon us. Social media is flooded with ads. Television and YouTube commercials are promoting the hottest “it” item. Email inboxes are clogged with holiday deals and specials. Major retailers anticipate holiday shopping to be conducted online with the coronavirus pandemic still surging and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with assault may resolve charges without trial
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man accused of assaulting a couple of city business owners during an intoxicated frenzy last summer may resolve his charges without the need for a trial. A judge was told Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court that the accused’s lawyer, Balfour Der of Calgary, was in the middle of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man hopes to avoid jail, pleads guilty to two charges of extortion
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man hopes to avoid a jail sentence when he returns to court next year on charges of extortion and being unlawfully in a house to commit extortion. Oluwaseye Morawo pleaded guilty to both charges Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he admitted to entering a woman’s residence Sept. ... Read More »
1 responseU of L Drama department to present ‘Identuality’ via Zoom
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald A virtual, and personal, production is taking place with the University of Lethbridge’s Department of Drama. Responding to the ongoing challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Drama is moving the stage to a Zoom session as it presents its first Mainstage production of the 2020-21 season online with “Identuality.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant fondly remembers Trebek
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Dave Sulz Lethbridge Herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com Sharon Lawson’s appearance on the popular TV game show “Jeopardy!” last spring has become even more special to her since the death Sunday of the show’s longtime host, Alex Trebek. Even though Trebek’s long battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer was well known “and you know it’s just a matter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Digital Master Plan to help meet citizens’ specific needs
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Digital Master Plan for the City of Lethbridge that employs a HALO Initiative in an Intelligent Community design. It sounds like bad science fiction or perhaps an overarching digital menace like SkyNet in the Terminator series, but it is neither, says City of Lethbridge general manager of Information Technology ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fresh Start Recovery Centre ready to make an impact
By Herald on November 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Fresh Start Recovery Centre is bringing its national award-winning treatment program, its dedicated alumni, and its vast network of financial supporters to begin a recovery journey in Lethbridge which will hopefully make a powerful impact for years to come. “I believe this community wants some solutions, and wants to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikado Electric makes five-year, $100,000 commitment to Interfaith Food Bank
By Herald on November 12th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Interfaith Food Bank has announced the first ever, long-term commitment of support to the annual food purchase budget as Mikado Electric has stepped forward with a $100,000 commitment to assist with food purchases over the next five years. Interfaith Food Bank has been serving the community with emergency food assistance and food security ... Read More »
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