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It’s official: Masks required in public areas of City facilities
By Herald on August 10th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is reminding residents face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and that, as of Friday, masks are now mandatory in public areas of all City-owned facilities. “We have implemented the mandatory masking policy in all public spaces,” said City of Lethbridge general manager for Recreation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Potato Day part of Whoop-Up celebration
By Jensen, Randy on August 8th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald National Potato Day will be celebrated in Lethbridge on Aug. 19 during Whoop-Up Days at Exhibition Park. To mark the occasion best-selling cookbook author Julie Van Rosendaal will be the host of the build-your-own gourmet potato at the special “Potato Chuckwagon” concession in the south parking lot between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvest Days cancelled
By Sulz, Dave on August 8th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The board of directors of the Prairie Tractor and Engine Museum Society, which operates the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village near Picture Butte, has decided to pull the plug on its annual Harvest Days event because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At a special meeting last week, the directors decided that, due to the spike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GoFundMe page set up for local principal battling brain tumours
By Jensen, Randy on August 8th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Support is growing for a Lethbridge elementary school principal who has been diagnosed with two brain tumours. A GoFundMe page has been set up for Broc Higginson, who is the principal at Ecole Agnes Davidson Elementary School. According to the GoFundMe page, Higginson, who is married to Steph and have two children, Kale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soup 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!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!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 responseCPR work to close intersection
By Jensen, Randy on August 8th, 2020
COALHURST Access to the intersection of High 3 and 51 Avenue in Coalhurst will be closed on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while Canadian Pacific Rail does crossing maintenance... 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 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 »
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