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Gutsy Walk to be a virtual event
By Sulz, Dave on August 8th, 2020
Annual event supports Crohn’s and Colitis Canada LETHBRIDGE HERALD The 25th annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis will be a virtual event in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event – Canada’s largest Crohn’s and colitis fundraiser – will take place Aug. 23 at 60 locations across the country. Since its inception in 1996, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City will get taste of Whoop-Up Days
By Jensen, Randy on August 8th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Exhibition Park chief operating officer Mike Warkentin unveiled a stripped-down version of Whoop-Up Days for 2020 during a Friday media conference. Due to ongoing public health restrictions surrounding COVID-19, events, mainly food-related, will be drive-thru only when the annual summer festival begins on Aug. 18. During Whoop-Up Days week there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unearthing part of the city’s history
By Jensen, Randy on August 8th, 2020
Ian Martens Lethbridge Herald imartens@lethbridgeherald.com Work started on the City’s 3 Avenue South reconstruction project this week, but before any serious digging gets underway, crews first have to deal with an element of history that has been lying for decades just below the surface. The Lethbridge Municipal Railway operated from 1912 with streetcars rolling through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man resolves some charges
By Jensen, Randy on August 8th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A man facing multiple charges stemming from a roadside Check Stop resolved some of the charges against him in Lethbridge provincial court on Thursday. Dale Samuel Rombough, 36, of Lethbridge pleaded guilty to possession of small amounts of methamphetamine after the drugs were found in a vehicle the accused was ... Read More »
1 responseSoup Kitchen receives beef boost
By Woodard, Dale on August 8th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com On a recent class trip Eva Ketchmark had a memorable experience at the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen. On Friday, the 12-year-old 4H Club member from Lomond not only gave back to the facility, but made sure many less fortunate will be fed over the coming months. With the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unearthing part of the city’s history
By Lethbridge Herald on August 7th, 2020
Ian Martens Lethbridge Herald imartens@lethbridgeherald.com Work started on the City’s 3 Avenue South reconstruction project this week, but before any serious digging gets underway, crews first have to deal with an element of history that has been lying for decades just below the surface. The Lethbridge Municipal Railway operated from 1912 with streetcars rolling through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder suspect to be tried by judge and jury
By Jensen, Randy on August 7th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A man charged with second-degree murder has elected for trial by judge and jury. Justin Robert White Cow made his election in Lethbridge provincial court on Tuesday after weeks of delays as he and fellow accused, Jason James Crane Chief, continue to await disclosure of evidence from the Crown, particularly the medical examiner’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watermain work, twinning to result in road closures
By Jensen, Randy on August 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The City has announced three road closures due to watermain work and twinning. Work began Thursday on the renewal of watermains at two general locations: 6 Avenue from 5 Street to 7 Street South and 9 Avenue North, a half a block east of 20 Street. Sixth Avenue South will be partially closed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More funding announced for Taber Irrigation District
By Jensen, Randy on August 7th, 2020
Cole Parkinson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS – TABER As the flurry of provincial financial announcements have continued in southern Alberta, another commitment was made to the Taber Irrigation District on Thursday. With Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter alongside Bow River MP Martin Shields, M.D. of Taber Reeve Merrill Harris, Taber Mayor Andrew Prokop and TID board chair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beating the heat at a distance at Henderson
By Woodard, Dale on August 7th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald With the mercury rising above 30 degrees consistently over the past week, local residents have been looking for a place to cool off. Since reopening July 19 after COVID-19 closures, Henderson Pool has been a popular option. “It’s been steady,” said Brad Pack, general manager for Recreation Excellence with the City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L professor’s exhibit explores the atomic bomb
By Jensen, Randy on August 7th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com It’s been 75 years since the birth of the atomic age, and aligning with that is University of Lethbridge professor, Mary Kavanagh, who explores the bomb and its legacies in a series of art exhibitions presented across North America. The multi-faceted “Daughters of Uranium” and “Trinity3” is a two-channel video ... Read More »
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