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City man sentenced to 30 months on drug charges
By Shurtz, Delon on February 11th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old Lethbridge man who sold cocaine to undercover police officers more than a year ago has known since last November he was headed for prison. Then on Monday in Lethbridge provincial court Peter Ntignee was sentenced to 30 months in a federal penitentiary. Ntignee pleaded guilty Nov. 14 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Painter’s Paradise
By Submitted Article on February 11th, 2020
By Mary-Beth Laviolette Early Alberta artists Michael Pisko and Ernest E. Riethman had many things in common. They worked in commercial art and in their spare time were respected members of the Lethbridge art community. This included teaching, exhibiting and receiving critical recognition. An influence for both of them was the more direct style of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with sexual assault
By Kuhl, Nick on February 11th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have charged a 33-year-old man in connection with an incident where a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted. On Saturday morning, police responded to a report of an alleged sexual assault. Police say their investigation determined that on the previous night, an 18-year-old woman attended a bar along the 1200 block of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council agrees to conversion therapy ban
By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comLethbridge city council voted to bring in a ban on the advertising and business practice of conversion therapy in the City of Lethbridge, and to advocate to the Kenney government for a total provincial ban on conversion therapy.While there was some disagreement and dissent on the issue of local bylaw enforcement of such ... Read More »
6 responsesCollege hosts open house
By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College opened its campus doors on Saturday to welcome thousands of future students and their families to explore all of the different program options at their annual Open House event. Throughout the day, people were able to familiarize themselves with all of their program fields, through interactive activities found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scholarship breakfast features Churchill hall of famer
By Kuhl, Nick on February 10th, 2020
Garrett Simmons Communications Officer, Lethbridge School Division Lethbridge School Division’s annual scholarship breakfast is bringing in a Winston Churchill High School hall of famer as this year’s guest speaker. “We are very excited to have CBC reporter, Judy Trinh, as our keynote speaker this year,” said Lethbridge School Division trustee Christine Light. “As an alumni ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports shooting still popular
By Bobinec, Greg on February 10th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Shooting-sport enthusiasts from all over southern Alberta joined together for the annual Gun Show, to look through and discuss guns, accessories and the sport of shooting. Over the weekend, the Southern Alberta Riflemen Association invited the shooting community out to trade, sell, and buy a variety of items to get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L receives MI3 donation
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 10th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge welcomed the donation of a massive black walnut and stainless steel boardroom table from locally-based Millwork Innovations 3 during a special media event on Friday. The entire table weighs around a tonne and has two stainless-steel legs, each weighing around 300 kilograms, and is an accent feature of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rabeau faces charges, remains in custody
By Shurtz, Delon on February 10th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old Lethbridge man facing several drug charges remains in custody following his first court appearance since his arrest. Kevin Paul Rabeau appeared briefly in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, where he was represented by duty counsel Brett Carlson. Carlson told court the accused needs time to retain a lawyer, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leadership council helps with graduation costs
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Young Women’s Leadership Council, through the YWCA, gathered hundreds of dresses for graduating high school students to have for their graduation day for free, for the sixth annual Attire to Inspire event. Throughout the weekend, dozens of students came with their families to search for the perfect dress to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More to literacy than books
By Submitted Article on February 8th, 2020
Craig Albrecht PALLISER REGIONAL SCHOOLS Anyone who showed up for Milo Community School’s celebration of Family Literacy Day on Jan. 28 hoping to find a quiet corner to curl up in with a good book and a loved one, may have left disappointed. “We were hoping to get some people into the building to come ... Read More »
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