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YOUR EVENTS GUIDE LISTING

• Galt Historic Railway Park will offer Speeder Rides and Tours July 21, July 28, Aug. 18 and Aug. 25 (weather permitting) from 1-3:30 p.m. $10 per person (children 10 and under free with adult) for a combined tour of the 1890 International Train Station and a ride on the restored speeder motorcar. Located 1 km north of Stirling, 25 minutes south of Lethbridge on Highway 4; at the Stirling exit, turn off the highway and follow the train station signs to #65032 Range Road 19-4C. More details online at

www.galtrailway.com or www.facebook.com/Galt1890.

• West Wind Gymnastics Club offers

drop-in fun on Saturdays from 2-4 p.m. It’s a great opportunity to practise your gymnastic skills in a friendly, supervised environment. Age 5 and under $6 and must be accompanied by an adult; 6 and older $12.

• General Stewart Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosts Jitney Darts

Saturdays at 3 p.m. For more information call 403-327-6644.

• Tai Chi and Medical Qi Gong will be offered

Saturdays until Aug. 11, from 1011:15 a.m. at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. Learn gentle, rhythmical movements to enhance your balance, breath and that quiets the mind. For information, call 403-328-8511 or visit nikkayuko.com.

• 55-Plus at Via Church (formerly River of Life) welcomes all to their monthly potluck suppers on the third Saturday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at 2820 18 Ave. N. Please bring a dish to share, and in turn share with our programs/speakers, etc. the goodness of the Lord. For information call Pastor Allyn at 403-3282292 or 403-715-2752, or the church office, 403-320-2005.

• The annual Coutts Centre Arts Festival, hosted by the University of Lethbridge-Faculty of Fine Arts, will take place July 22 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located just outside of Nanton. The festival includes a Sunday Brunch followed by an afternoon BBQ, live entertainment throughout the day, and various art activities. Admission is by donation. Visit www.ulethbridge.ca/finearts/events for directions to the Coutts Centre and the shuttle site. No pets please.

• “Cannon at the Fort” will take place July 22 at Fort Whoop-Up in Indian Battle Park, featuring demonstrations by the South Alberta Horse Artillery and Fort Whoop-Up Black Powder Club. Cannon demonstrations will take place at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Black Powder Club members will demonstrate their skills with their firearms at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. There will be guided tours available every hour, wagon rides around the river bottom valley pulled by the fort’s Clydesdale horses starting every half hour, hobby horse racing for children at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and buffalo chip tossing at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Food will be available all afternoon. Visitors can cook bannock on a stick around our fire pit and eat it with local saskatoon berry jam or take advantage of BBQ specials that will be on all day. • Narcotics Anonymous meets Sundays at 7 p.m. at Chinook Meeting Hall, 408 13 St. N. (back door entrance off back alley); Tuesdays and Thursdays (new beginners group), 7 p.m. at Chinook Meeting Hall; Wednesdays ,7 p.m. at Christ Trinity Lutheran Church, 416 12 St. S. (downstairs, use south entrance). Details: 403-380-6536.

• Alzheimer Café, put on by the Alzheimer Society, Alberta and N.W.T., is held the fourth Monday of each month (except December) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Pemmican Lodge, 102 5 Ave. S.) featuring information, refreshments and entertainment. It’s a relaxed place to meet others and learn more about dementia. For people living with dementia, their families, caregivers and anyone interested in finding out more. For more information, call 403-329-3766 or visit www.alzheimer.ab.ca.

• Free outdoor fit camp, for all ages and all abilities, runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at two locations in the city. A 9:15 a.m. session will be held at the playground on Stafford Drive North, and a 6 p.m. session will be held at Adams Park at 13 Street and 9 Avenue North. Call 403-393-5590 for more information.

• Swing Bridge Dance Club meets Mondays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. (cancelled on holiday Mondays ) at Eagles Hall, 631 13 St., featuring East Coast Swing dance lessons each week; $3 donation. Singles and couples welcome, from beginner to expert level. For more details, call Sheldon at 403-3938566 or email swingbridgeleth@gmail.com.

• The CRADLE, a support group for anorexics, bulimics and their families and friends, meets Mondays (except long

weekends), 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 2K169 at Chinook Regional Hospital. Details: Debbie, 403-894-3582. • Coulee Commentators Toastmaster Club meets Mondays at 7-8:30 p.m. at

the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre (West Community Room), 1904 13 Ave. N. Guests are always welcome to drop in and check out how Toastmasters can help them. For more details, contact Darren, 403-329-0577, or Herky, 403-432-0360. More information at coulee.toastmastersclubs.org.

• Let It Begin With Me Al-Anon family group for people affected by someone else’s drinking meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at Central Church of Christ, 716 23 St. N. Details: Alice, 403-320-8340.

• Lethbridge Duplicate Bridge Club invites the public to come play at open events: Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.; Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m.; 199er game Tuesday at 7 p.m. with lesson at 6:30. Newcomer game, 0-20, Friday at 1 p.m. Beginner lessons to resume in the fall. Located at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd at 2406 11 Ave. S. For more details, call Chris, 403-3272222; Myrna, 403328-6072; or Wendy, 403-3456035 or 403-6343577.

• TOPS AB 672 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at McKillop United Church, 2329 15 Ave. S. Details: Lorraine, 403-328-8091.

• Lethbridge Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Chinook Regional Hospital Parkade Meeting Room. Details: Josephine, 403-345-4242, or Ron, 403320-2075.

• Discovering Choices Al-Anon meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, 411 11 St. S. (push open the gate, go back to right-hand building, downstairs). Details: Dee, 403394-0317 or Nelly, 403-308-8417.

• The Lethbridge Family History

Centre has switched to summer hours and will be open Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Located at 1912 10 Ave. S. (downstairs at south door). Everyone interested in finding help in searching for ancestors is welcome to drop in. For more information, call 403-328-0206.

• Alateen meetings (offering hope for children of alcoholics) take place

Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Central Church of Christ, 716 23 St. N. For more information, contact Alice at 403-3208340 or Maureen at 403-634-3062.

• Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre hosts floor curling every Monday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 9 a.m. at the centre, 1904 13 Ave. N. Details: phone 403-3293222.

• A free workout group meets Monday and Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. at The Gate church, 522 3 Ave. S. For all ages and levels. For details, call 403-3935590.

• Volunteer Lethbridge Project Paintbrush is celebrating 15 years of helping the financially and physically disadvantaged make their homes and fences more vibrant. If you could use some paint or would like to organize an individual, group and/or corporate volunteer day, contact Bryce or Caleb at 403-332-4320 or email projectpaintbrush@volunteerlethbridge.com.

• Carriage House Theatre in Cardston will present its lineup of alternating summer shows, running until Aug. 22. The lineup of musicals includes: “Oklahoma,” directed by Bill Simon; “Forever Plaid,” directed by Bill Simon; “Newsies,” directed by Sheila Hague; and “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” directed by Rachelle Robinson. For show dates and ticket information, visit http://www.thecarriagehousetheatre.com/.

• Fin de Fiesta Flamenco, a Spain-based Canadian music and dance ensemble, will present “Salvaje: An Untamed Night of Flamenco Music and Dance,” July 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa as part of their Canadian tour. Tickets and information online at http://www.casalethbridge.ca/events.

• The 2018 Willow Creek Gospel Music Jamboree will take place July 2729 in Granum. Performers include Keepers of the Faith, the Trudel Family (2016 SCMA Entertainers of the Year), Joyful Melody Trio and more. Hosted by Darrel Janz. Admission free; donations welcome. Great food and camping sites still available. For more details, visit www.gospelmusicjamboree.ca.

• Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization will offer an iPhones class Monday and Wednesday, July 30 and Aug. 1 from 10 a.m.-noon at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. If you have an Android, this class is NOT for you. Space is limited, register early. Fee: $20 for LSCO members, $40 for non-members. Register by July 27. For information or to register, call the LSCO at 403-320-2222 or register online at www.lethseniors.com.

• Winston Churchill High School graduating class of 1968 will hold its 50-year reunion on Aug. 31 with a wineand-cheese evening and on Sept. 1 with a school tour and dinner. Registration deadline is July 31. For more information contact winstonchs1968@gmail.com.