By Geoff Smith (@GeoffSmithLNN on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE – While the music of Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash fills the Yates Theatre, crews are still busy putting the finishing touches on the renovated facility.
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Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in ``Deliverance'' and ``Boogie Nights'' and for an active off-screen life which included relationships with Loni Anderson, Sally Field and Dinah Shore, has died at age 82.
His death was confirmed by his agent Todd Eisner, who did not immediately have further details.
Reynolds inspired a wide range of responses over his long, erratic career; critical acclaim and critical scorn, commercial success and box office bombs.
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One Horse Town rolls into Taber this week
By Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter)
TABER -- Just over 3000 tickets sold out in less than an hour and it will be the largest 'One Horse Town' event Coors-Banquet has ever hosted. We already know the benefactor is the town of Taber.
But, there could still be some tickets to be had!
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Five musicians taking part in Lethbridge Symphony’s Young Artist Competition
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE– The Lethbridge Symphony is welcoming five outstanding young musicians to compete in the Live Audition Finals of the 2018 Young Artist Competition on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. in the ATB Community Room at Casa.
The Young Artist Competition was started in 1985 and continues with the generosity of the Helen Johnson Memorial Fund.
Not only does the winner get a chance to perform as a guest soloist with the Symphony, they also receive a cash donation thanks to the sponsorship of Mark and Bev Bellamy.
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New Royal Alberta Museum to open in downtown Edmonton Oct. 3
By The Canadian Press
EDMONTON -- The new Royal Alberta Museum is to open its doors in three weeks in downtown Edmonton to officially make it the biggest such facility in Western Canada.
Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda says the museum will open on Oct. 3 with six days of free admission through to Oct. 8.
The $376-million facility covers 40,000 square metres, including 7,600 square metres of exhibition space.
There will be more than 5,300 objects on display in rooms dedicated to human history and natural history along with a children's area and bug gallery.
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City of Lethbridge inviting the community to view draft master plan for future Civic Common
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE– Residents of Lethbridge will have an opportunity this coming week to view the draft plan for the community’s long-term vision for the Civic Common.
Civic Common is the four-square-block area that includes land occupied by City Hall south to the Civic Ice Centre as well as the Civic Field, the Yates Theatre, the Old Courthouse, the YMCA, the Fritz Sick Centre and the Lethbridge RCMP detachment.
An Open House for the Draft Civic Common Master Plan will take place on Thursday, Sept. 20 between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the City Hall foyer.
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Taber still buzzing after One Horse Town takes center stage
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
TABER – After weeks of anticipation, the One Horse Town event took over the Town of Taber on Saturday, Sept. 15, and if videos posted to social media are any indicator it was a big success.
Mayor Andrew Prokop says the town was buzzing for weeks regarding the possibility of them getting the event.
“We’re extremely excited that we were able to be chosen, and obviously we gained a lot of support from our local and area people voting on our behalf to make it happen.”
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Lethbridge native Tara-Jean Popowich excited to be working with Shania Twain again in 2018
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE - There isn't much that impresses Shania Twain, her words of course from one of her most popular songs, but one dancer from Lethbridge caught her eye in the past and it's led to a friendship both personal and professional.
Tara-Jean Popowich, best known for winning Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, will be working with Twain again this year for one of the artist's music videos.
Popowich says the industry is so small nowadays that she just gets calls, instead of having to audition against thousands of people.
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Free entry to historical sites and museums during Alberta Culture Days
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
ALBERTA– All provincial historic sites and museums that are open will offer free admission as well as family-friendly activities during Alberta Culture Days from Sept. 28 to 30.
Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ricardo Miranda, explained the decision to offer free admission during Alberta Culture Days.
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Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton officially open
By The Canadian Press
EDMONTON -- Alberta's new provincial museum in downtown Edmonton is officially open.
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Public art gift from Saint-Laurent exchange to be installed next week
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE– The efforts of a unique public art exchange between Lethbridge and twin city, Saint-Laurent, Québec will be realized next week with the installation of A/To: Lethbridge, De/From: Ville Saint-Laurent.
A crane will be on-site in front of Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden to place this special gift on Tuesday, Oct. 9, commemorating 50 years of twinning friendship.
A/To: Lethbridge, De/From: Ville Saint-Laurent is the creation of Québec-based artist Marc Dulude.
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U of L grads from Coaldale receive $50,000 grant for ammolite documentary
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
COALDALE - The story behind one of the world's rarest gemstones found in Southern Alberta will be told in the form of a 15 to 20-minute documentary thanks to a $50,000 grant from STORYHIVE.
Since 2013, the STORYHIVE program has been offering production grants and distribution opportunities for filmmakers, musicians, storytellers and creators in B.C. and Alberta.
Megan Lau says they're basically like a community access program for TELUS.
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Olympic champion Eric Radford gives back to young skaters in Lethbridge
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE– Being an Olympic athlete takes dedication, years of practice, and hours of time spent in the gym or on the ice.
Athletes usually start at a young age, like those at the Southern Alberta Skating Academy, and on Tuesday, Oct. 16, the skaters had a special guest on hand working with them.
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Puppeteer who played Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' retiring
By The Associated Press
WOODSTOCK, Conn. - The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on "Sesame Street" is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show.
Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday, Oct. 18 will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969. In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old was also Oscar the Grouch.
Spinney says "I always thought, how fortunate for me that I got to play the two best Muppets?"
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Canadian figure skating greats rock the house as the Thank You Canada Tour rolls through Lethbridge
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE– Some of the greatest figure skaters to ever suit up for Team Canada at the Olympics graced the ice at the ENMAX Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 17, as part of the Thank You Canada Tour.
A decorated list of accomplishments including national championships, world championships, and Olympic medals are a common theme for all the 2018 tour cast.
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New West Theatre group receives partial Yates Theatre rental waiver despite operating surplus
By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
LETHBRIDGE - The New West Theatre Society will receive nearly $23,500 from the City of Lethbridge's Recreation and Culture operating surplus to help mitigate the effects of the Yates Theatre construction over the last year.
That's even though the society said it has its own operating budget of about $100,000 and total endowment funds of $250,000. More on the group's financial statements can be seen below.
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Today's Country 95-5 looking to deliver 300 shoeboxes this year for Operation Christmas Child
By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
LETHBRIDGE– Sometimes it just takes a shoebox to make a child’s dream come true at Christmas time.
That’s what Operation Christmas Child has been trying to do since it began in 1990 when Dave and Jill Cooke of Wales were watching a television report about Romanian orphans.
Dave and Jill couldn’t stop the poverty, but they could offer something – the gift of love. Together, they filled a convoy of nine trucks with medical supplies, food, clothing, and Christmas gifts for children, then drove to Romania.
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Gord Bamford's Honkytonks & Divebars tour brings arena class tour to Lethbridge
By Dara Kendell - @DaraKendell on Twitter
LETHBRIDGE – The crowd was electric at Average Joe’s for Gord Bamford’s stop in Lethbridge last night.
In honour of his latest No. 1 single, Dive Bar, Bamford is touring Canada playing smaller clubs, but he’s bringing an arena class tour with him.
The Honkytonks & Divebars tour had one of the neatest lineups I’ve ever seen in a live show. Bamford took the stage first and introduced JoJo Mason.
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Galt Museum, Fort Whoop-Up hope for budget and personnel increases in 2019-2022 Operating Budget
By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
LETHBRIDGE - The Executive Director and CEO of the Galt Museum and Archives is asking for an additional $74,500 in its 2019-2022 Operating Budget. That's not including any initiatives the organization hopes to implement.
At Monday’s Finance Committee Meeting Susan Burrows-Johnson and Board of Directors Chair Tracy McNab made the presentation, along with requests for an additional 2.5 personnel.
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Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died
By Kristin M. Hall - The Associated Press
NASHVILLE -- Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as "Yesterday When I was Young" and "Honeymoon Feeling," has died. He was 85.
Publicist Jeremy Westby said Clark died Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla.
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