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Mental health for parents
By Submitted Article on April 23rd, 2020
Brad Moser ASSOCIATED COUNSELLING SERVICES Everyone’s mental health is being impacted by COVID-19, especially children’s. Here are some strategies that parents can use to maintain their own mental health while supporting their kids as well. Re-framing the situation. Every crisis has opportunities. How could this improve your relationships with your kids? How it can bring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Program cut a sad day for Pronghorn hockey founders
By Sulz, Dave on April 23rd, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com The demise of the University of Lethbridge men’s and women’s hockey programs represents a sad event for one of the people who helped lay the foundation for Canada West hockey at the university more than 35 years ago. Gary Bowie was the university’s athletic director in the early 1980s when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This butt is no joke!
By Jensen, Randy on April 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A major fire which burned through the river valley in the area of the Elizabeth Hall Wetlands on Tuesday afternoon was likely started by improperly disposed smoking materials. “This is our fire season,” stated Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Marc Rathwell at a press briefing on Wednesday at city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety at local food facilities a concern to City officials
By Jensen, Randy on April 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com There are heightened concerns about local food plant safety after outbreaks of COVID-19 at the Cargill High River meat packing plant and JBS Lakeside plant in Brooks have hit employees hard and begun to spread in both communities. City of Lethbridge Director of Emergency Management Marc Rathwell admitted there was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads not guilty to numerous charges
By Shurtz, Delon on April 23rd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of two men charged in connection with a robbery last year is headed for trial, while a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the other man. Kyle James Young Pine pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of robbery, unlawful confinement, disguised with intent, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drive-in theatre just not practical today
By Submitted Article on April 23rd, 2020
A little more than a month has passed since our doors, along with many others, were shuttered due to the current crisis. It seems almost surreal that life as we had been accustomed to literally stopped on a dime overnight. I am optimistic that we are making progress, and anxiously look forward to welcoming many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge and Area Auto Dealers donate $15,000 to area food banks
By Jensen, Randy on April 23rd, 2020
Kevin Forsyth For The Herald The Lethbridge and Area Auto Dealers Association is donating $15,000 to southern Alberta food banks. The organization voted in favour of the gesture to thank essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. “One of the bright lights in all of this has been the amazing response from all front-line workers in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River valley fire likely started by smoking materials
By Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A major fire which burned through the river valley in the area of the Elizabeth Hall Wetlands on Tuesday afternoon was likely started by improperly disposed smoking materials.“This is our fire season,” stated Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Marc Rathwell at a press briefing on Wednesday at city hall. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L cuts hockey programs
By Jensen, Randy on April 22nd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With the sudden announcement that the University of Lethbridge was cutting its Pronghorn Athletics men’s and women’s hockey programs due to the provincial education budget cuts, the community is rallying around the teams who are just starting to grasp the decision. Monday morning, the U of L released a public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!War on grasshoppers: ‘Just gas ’em,’ said MP
By Submitted Article on April 22nd, 2020
Andrew Chernevych GALT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES In 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly suggested that “the U.S. military should bomb hurricanes in order to disrupt them.” Well, apparently, some Canadian politicians also have a history of considering wildly “outside the box” solutions to natural disasters. The Lethbridge Herald reported in 1920 that O. R. Gould, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced to 90 days on several charges
By Shurtz, Delon on April 22nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 36-year-old man who pleaded guilty to several criminal offences he committed earlier this year appeared to take a 90-day jail sentence in stride. Grant Tyler Williams even apologized to the judge and wished him good health. “I take full responsibility for all my actions,” Williams said Friday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
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