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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Food Truck Friday at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden has come back for the second year to give residents an opportunity to enjoy a meal outdoors every Friday for the next few months. Eric Granson, marketing and events manager for Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, said they started Food Truck Friday last year in the ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was a tough pill to swallow when the Raymond Stampede committee had to concede defeat in the hard-fought battle to keep the original site of Canada’s first stampede. The stampede grounds were abandoned right after last year’s rodeo, and the bleachers demolished shortly afterward to make room for construction of a new ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com To celebrate the 210th anniversary of the development of the Norwegian constitution, members of the Lethbridge Sons of Norway Solsyd Lodge along with city dignitaries and RCMP veterans raised the Norwegian flag Friday at City Hall. Sharon Prenevost, chair of the Lethbridge Sons of Norway Solsyd Lodge, said they have been raising the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local racquetball player, Coby Iwaasa, will be joining 139 other athletes of all skill levels at Racquetball Canada National Championships  next week in Calgary. “There’s always a lot of motivation,” said Iwaasa. “I’m very competitive and I want to do better.” Iwaasa’s motivation may come from losing to international playing ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The dominant Lethbridge Community College Kodiak women’s basketball teams of two seasons from 1988 to 1990 were recognized for their efforts by being inducted into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Hall of Fame recently. “It’s definitely an honour to be recognized,” said Laurie Hockridge (now Robertson), who was a part ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Elks American Legion AA baseball team  are going into this season with a younger roster after seeing more turnover in players from last year. “It looks like a talented crew,” said Scott Oikawa, Elks head coach,  on the new roster make up. “It is definitely a lot of new faces. We didn’t return ... Read More »

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge I’m very pleased to begin this month by highlighting a wonderful collaboration between CONCEPT Investment Partners Ltd. (CIPL), Province of Alberta and the City of Lethbridge that will soon bring 50 new housing units to the city.   At The Edwards, located at 1730, 10 Avenue South ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor To start with, I want to say a special thanks to the anonymous reader who dropped off a gift at the office last Friday for my birthday. The reader told Nikki at the front counter she’s a fond reader of my columns and I gather she ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East It is no secret that the cost of living is hitting Albertans hard. I hear from constituents every day who are struggling with inflation, unaffordable housing, food insecurity, and other consequences that come with the high cost of living.  This is putting more pressure ... Read More »

Editor:  Re: Alberta Municipalities says it still hasn’t been given chance to consult on changes to bill (May 7, 2024). The UCP certainly appears hesitant to consult – with anyone – regarding Bill 20. Call me ill-informed, but I honestly don’t understand the need for this bill in the first place, and the UCP hasn’t, ... Read More »

Editor:  Re: Alberta Municipalities says it still hasn’t been given chance to consult on changes to bill (May 7, 2024). The UCP certainly appears hesitant to consult – with anyone – regarding Bill 20. Call me ill-informed, but I honestly don’t understand the need for this bill in the first place, and the UCP hasn’t, ... Read More »

Editor: On April 22, I emailed a letter to the editor, and delivered a copy of it  to City Hall for the attention of Mayor Blaine Hyggen. About three hours after having delivered the letter to City Hall, I  received a three-page letter from a Lethbridge legal firm retained by the LDE in which I ... Read More »