Author Archives: Cole Parkinson

Record breaking angel attempt at Castle Mountain

  As the snow fell at Castle Mountain Resort, skiers and snowboarders hoped a world record would fall too. The skiing and snowboarding community attempted to break the record for making the most snow angels at the same time over a one-minute span. The host site was at Castle Mountain and they joined over a

Mo’ money, mo’ practicums

Students from a Lethbridge College program came back from Christmas break to an unwelcome surprise. Second year Digital Communications and Media students weren’t registered into their practicum class, which is required to graduate, and students are required to pay more fees. The college says that registering for the practicum class is different and caused a

Copperheads playoff push

Copperheads players salute the home fans at the Snake Pit in Coaldale.   The Coaldale Copperheads are heading into playoffs on a four game winning streak. The final regular season weekend of the Heritage Junior Hockey League left the Copperheads in a home and home series with the Strathmore Wheatland Kings and the Copperheads came

Being petty about sports jerseys

Who doesn’t love a good jersey? And when I say a good jersey, I don’t mean the fake jerseys you buy on eBay for $20. I take issue with people who choose to cheap out when getting a jersey. Sure they can be expensive, but save the money and put it towards one that doesn’t look

Brewing up a storm in local craft beer market

Kris Fischer and Heinz Fischer cleaning during brewing day at Theoretically Brewing on Jan. 21, 2017.     The City of Lethbridge has seen micro-breweries being opened in the past few years. Due to a law change, these types of breweries can now flourish in Alberta. Micro-breweries have become a booming market in Alberta and

Engaging the community

The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) has a new initiative to get the community playing different sports through and event called “52 for 52.” It will feature new sports for people to try every week. Canada’s national sports, hockey, lacrosse and sledge hockey, kicked off the first few weeks with boxing finishing off the first month.

Maple Leafs’ rookie ready for the All-Star game

The highly touted rookies Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine have been selected to their first NHL All-Star game. But is anyone actually surprised? The two have been dominant in their first full seasons as NHLer’s with both atop the leading scoring rookie race. Auston Matthews began his career with a huge four goal night that

Lit Up Lethbridge

  A traditional Japanese winter lights festival held right here in Lethbridge has seen success the last couple of months. The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden’s version of a winter lights festival and people around the community have been attending in large numbers. After many years of planning and organizing, the group was finally able to

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