Southern Alberta News
‘Manic Man’ chronicles journey of living with bi-polar disorder
By Al Beeber on October 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In a few months, Jason Wegner will be graduating from the University of Lethbridge with teaching degree in hand, an accomplishment that may not have seemed imaginable when he was hospitalized just four years ago because of bipolar disorder. Wegner, now a 24-year-old student teacher at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, has chronicled his journey ... Read More »
1 responseRebrand sees My Victory Church become Parallel
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 23rd, 2021
My Victory Church, a prominent church in Lethbridge and across the province, revealed a major rebrand earlier this month. Their new name is now Parallel Church, which according to lead pastor Kelly Stickel, in a press release, reflects the church’s desire to come alongside the communities it serves in. The rebrand includes a redesign of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haunted Garden scaring up safe, family fun
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 23rd, 2021
The Interfaith Food Bank is partnering with the BGC Lethbridge Youth Centre, to create a fun outdoor Halloween activity for the whole family. The Boys and Girls Club which has been rebranded to BGC Lethbridge, will be working with high school actors to put on a haunted garden. It is basically a haunted house outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aquaponics a step toward sustainability, SACPA told
By Dale Woodard on October 23rd, 2021
Sustainable agriculture, food security and aquaponics were on the menu at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs online session Thursday. On hand as the guest speaker was Michael Lavorato, who began working in aquaponics over the last five years to promote and enhance sustainable food systems. Since then, Lavorato has built over 40 aquaponics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taxi robber pleads guilty, sentencing adjourned to new year
By Delon Shurtz on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman who robbed a taxi driver and took off in his vehicle nearly two years ago, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court but won’t be sentenced until the new year. Kimberlie Rose Eagle Speaker pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and theft of a motor vehicle, stemming from a violent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP arrest escaped Crowsnest Pass suspect
By medicinehatnews on October 21st, 2021
A man wanted by the Crowsnest Pass RCMP earlier this week has been located and taken into custody. On Oct. 14, Crowsnest Pass RCMP had arrested a male on outstanding warrants. At roughly 2:15 p.m. that same day the suspect, Samuel Shawn Fralick, who was restrained with handcuffs was being placed in a police vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threats lead to counselling order and suspended sentence
By Delon Shurtz on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man has been ordered to take counselling for substance abuse and anger management for threatening to kill police officers and their families. Patrick Rodney Jr., who pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to two charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, was also given a suspended sentence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New indoor marketplace aims to be open year-round
By Al Beeber on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The city’s farmers markets may be closed for the year but southern Albertans have a new year-round alternative that opened Friday in Lethbridge. YQL Marketplace is an indoor market at 1249 3 Avenue South that will run three days a week 12 months a year. Hours are 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crime Stoppers contest promoting fun and safety for Halloween
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 21st, 2021
A big part of Southern Alberta Crime Stoppers is community engagement and having some fun with the community. This year, along with a reminder about Halloween safety like reflective clothing and watching for kids out on the streets, Southern Alberta Crime Stoppers has decided to run a free entry Halloween Spooktacular contest, a photo contest. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver avoids jail time for flight from police
By Delon Shurtz on October 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Branden Myles Bellerose narrowly avoided a custodial sentence for fleeing from police when they tried to pull him over in a traffic stop last year. The Crown recommended Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court that Bellerose receive a 90-day conditional sentence, which would keep him out of jail, but still require him to serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tour gives history lesson at St. Patrick’s Cemetery
By Dale Woodard on October 21st, 2021
A history lesson via a tour of headstones took place Saturday night. As the sun started to set over the coulees, a small group of visitors gathered at St. Patrick’s Cemetery to learn about residents from yesteryear who shaped Lethbridge’s past and are now laid to rest at the cemetery established in December of 1886. ... Read More »
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