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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 responseHarvest 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!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!CPR 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!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!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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Warrant issued for woman accused of robbery
By Kalinowski, Tim on August 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a woman accused of robbing a taxi driver last November and stealing his car. Crown lawyer Clayton Giles requested the court release a previously held warrant for Jessica Eagle Speaker on Thursday after her lawyer, Shaun Leochko, admitted he had made ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!Four finalists vie for ‘Hockeyville’ title
By Sulz, Dave on August 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD And then there were four. Kraft Heinz Canada, in partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), recently announced the top four Canadian communities competing for the coveted title of Kraft Hockeyville 2020. This year’s shortlisted communities are (from west to east): – Pense, Saskatchewan (Pense ... Read More »
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