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Jumbo Ears being passed on to new hands
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A booth that has been part of Whoop-Up Days for decades, has changed ownership and this year is being used as a fundraiser for the Lethbridge Longhorns. Previously owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints, the Jumbo Ears booth began its early operation in the mid 1960’s ... Read More »
Nanton bomber museum celebrating 429 Squadron anniversary
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Special events at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton today will honour the 80th anniversary of the 429 Transport Squadron. A flypast by a CC-177 Globemaster during a remembrance ceremony starting at 2:45 p.m. will be among the highlights along with the run-up of a Lancaster bomber engine. The museum opens ... Read More »
Genealogy information is often only a click away
The Galt Museum and Archives hosted a genealogy workshop last week helping those in the community explore their heritage and find resources and methods to go about exploring and expanding their family trees. Bob Hamilton, member of the Galt’s Board of Directors, hosted the event using his passion for family history and background in FamilySearch, ... Read More »
LSCO Whoop-Up barbecue feeds big crowd
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization was able to offer members of the community a Whoop-Up Days barbecue once again on Friday after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Typically during Whoop-Up week we have a couple of events, so today we had the barbecue burgers and we had probably 400 people ... Read More »
U of L community stadium opens on new turf
The University of Lethbridge officially reopened its Community Sports Stadium turf for community use Friday with a blessing from Francis First Charger, elder in residence at the university. First Charger was joined by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Mike Mahon, president and vice-chancellor for the university, welcoming members of the community back to the field. The ... Read More »
SATURDAY, August 27, 2022
ATAMANCHUK, Norman Bertil BIRCH, Shirley Joy FISHER, James Louis ("Jim") LODERMEIER, Evelyn WAUTERS, Dorothy... Read More »
‘Free Our Finest’ fundraiser supports Special Olympics
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A two-day event is raising funds for, and awareness of, the Special Olympics. Area law enforcement agencies Friday and today are staging the “Free Our Finest” event at the northside Walmart. Matt Burton of the Alberta Sheriffs said organizers hope to raise between $5,000 and $7,000 for the Alberta Law Enforcement ... Read More »
Lethbridge Rugby Club eye trip to cities final
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Rugby Club men’s team is eyeing a trip to the cities championship with a home win over the Calgary Irish today in the semi-final. LRC won both of their regular season matches with the Irish this year and the club realizes this is the game that really matters. ... Read More »
LCI Rams football look to rely on veterans and newcomers for success
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The LCI Rams football club is feeling pretty good about where their preparations are at for this upcoming season. “I think last year’s group of guys did a really good job of showing our Grade 10s and 11s last year what it took to be successful in terms of practice ... Read More »
Online shopping looking more appealing now
Editor: For the last 15 years I have held job positions that required me to spend money. Not my money, however. What I noticed is the over-pricing of everything, parts and labour and the weird thing is the companies I worked for would just pay the bill and continue to do business with these crooks. ... Read More »
City parks crews did a great job in Sunridge
Editor: We live in Sunridge and there is quite an extensive park here. As has been mentioned by other writers who live near a city park things were looking very wild and unkempt earlier in the summer. Then a big gang of workers came in, pruned, cut grass, and did a fair bit of weeding ... Read More »
