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• Coyote Flats Pioneer Village (operated by the Prairie Tractor & Engine Museum Society) will host Harvest Days

Aug. 16-18 at the village located 1.5 km south of Picture Butte on Hwy. 843.

Friday 6:30 p.m: Tractor Pull; Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: events include Parade of Power (antique tractors), Threshing Demonstration, Policitians' Pull, Tractor Pull. Sunday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Horse Pull, Parade of Power and Harvest Demo. On Sunday there will be a breakfast and Saturday and Sunday lunch available for purchase. The Ice Cream Shoppe will be open and village tours may be available for booking. For more information, visit

the website: coyoteflats.org. • Lethbridge Public Library’s Big Birthday Bash will take place Aug. 17 starting at 11 a.m. at both the Main Branch and The Crossings Branch, featuring barbecues, live performances, games and activities for all ages. Full event details are available at lethlib.ca. • Windy Rafters Barn Dance will participate in Alberta Open Farm Days by offering a day of free activities

Aug. 17 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Located on Rge. Rd. 250, 20 minutes (33 km) west of Lethbridge or 10 minutes (13 km) east of Fort Macleod just off Highway 3. Watch for highway signage. For details, Google ‘Windy Rafters Barn Dance.’ Drive out or catch a free shuttle compliments of Scougall’s Garage in Fort Macleod.

• Farming Smarter will host a free Open Farm Days open house Aug. 17 from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Farming Smarter facility east of Lethbridge, offering an opportunity to learn about various kinds of farming and the research behind smart farming. Day includes sunflower photo field; cooking demonstrations at noon and 1 p.m.; wagon ride into the research plots; climb on large machinery; talk to 4H leaders, federal and provincial scientists; taste/buy grown- and made-in-Alberta food products. Enjoy a lunch BBQ ($5) which includes Taber corn. For more details, visit www.farmingsmarter.com. • Backstreet West’s 4th Annual Car & Bike Show will take place Aug. 17 at Backstreet Pub West, 407 Laval Blvd. W., with all proceeds going to the Lethbridge Food Bank. All makes, models, ages of vehicles are eligible. Same-day registration is available at 12 p.m., show to follow from 1-4 p.m. Various categories for participants to qualify to win, including the People’s Choice Award. The community is encouraged to bring non-perishable food items or cash donations in exchange for voting ballots. • The 8th Annual Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival takes place Aug. 17 from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. in Galt Gardens. The free event features 3 stages and 30 acts spanning a multitude of genres of electronic music. Also featuring 20 artisan vendors, 5 food trucks, beer garden, a Kids Zone with air jump, face painting, dancers and live graffiti art. For more details, visit www.facebook.com/THELemf or www.lemf.ca. • The Commandos MC Motorcycle Show and Shine will take place Aug. 17 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Boss Hogs, 1210 1 Avs. S. Includes motorcycles, hot rods, classic cars and trucks. Show entry fee is $20, which includes a barbecue meal. Registration at 11 a.m. or call 587220-3511. Free admission for spectators. All proceeds to Interfaith Food Bank. More information on the Commandos MC is available at https://veterancommandosmc.com/. • Lethbridge Royal Canadian Legion

will host a Family Movie Night Aug. 17 from 5:30-8 p.m. in the Memorial Hall at the Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. Members $15 for a family or $4 per person. Popcorn and juice provided. Additional snacks available. For more information call 403-593-1422. • Toronto-based recording artist

Melissa David will perform two Lethbridge concerts as part of her 2019 Alberta Tour — Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. at Joyful House of Prayer, 336 13 St. N., and

Aug. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Lethbridge Christian Tabernacle, 1805 9 Ave. N. A love offering will be taken, and David’s CDs will be available following the concert. She is a two-time GMA Canada Convenant Award nominee for her 2016 CD “Beginnings,” which earned nominations for Instrumental Album of the Year and Instrumental Song of the Year (“Anna’s Song”). More information online at www.healingmelodies.ca. • “A Ticket to Ride” Speeder Rides and Tours will be offered Aug. 17 and Aug.

24 from 1-4 p.m. at the Galt Historic Railway Park 1 km north of Stirling (weather permitting). Groups welcome. For details, visit www.galtrailway.com. • 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. • Helen Schuler Nature Centre will offer a free drop-in presentation, “Catering for Pollinators!,” Aug. 18 from 2-3 p.m. Join Lyndon Penner and discover how you can provide an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet for Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds! Learn about pollinators that you will find locally and explore what sort of things you can grow in your garden to make life better for them and make your garden more beautiful.

• 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 Society Afternoon Caregiver Support Group meets the

third Monday of each month (except July) from 1:15-3 p.m. at #40, 1202 2 Ave. S. (office located on 12 Street South) • Inclusion Lethbridge will host a Whoop-Up Days Pancake Breakfast Aug. 20 from 7-11 a.m. at Chinook Regional Hospital (south entrance). $3 per plate; includes pancakes, sausages and beverage. All breakfast proceeds support the ongoing work of Inclusion Lethbridge in the community. Volunteers will also be needed to help make this event a success. If you would like to help out, contact the office for more information at 403-327-2911 or email jen@inclusionlethbridge.com.

• Interfaith Food Bank will host its 13th annual Whoop-Up Days Pancake Breakfast Aug. 20 from 7-10 a.m. at 1103 3 Ave. N. Featuring pancakes, sausages, eggs, beans, fruit, juice and milk. Cost $3 for adults, $2 for children 4-12 (age 3 and under free). Also live music, carnival games, crafts, western photo booth, face painting and more. • A Whoop-Up Days Neighbourhood Barbecue will take place Aug. 20 right after the parade at Training Inc., 444 5 Ave. S. Donations will be accepted for the Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge. • Ladies Auxiliary and Royal Canadian Legion will host a Family BBQ and Mini Carnival Games Aug. 20 from 12:30-5 p.m. at the Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. Geared for all ages. Hotdogs, hamburger, pop and drinks under $4. Carnival games for everyone, face painting and much more. For more information call Angela at 403 593-1422.

• A Métis Youth Fundraiser will be held Aug. 20 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the “Hut” (Lethbridge Fish and Game), on the corner of 9 Avenue and 10 Street South. $6/cheeseburger or $4/hotdog, with a drink and chips. All proceeds go towards providing cultural programming for all youth in our area. Call 403-3287828 for more information. • Southern Alberta Community Living

Association (SACLA) Charity Whoop-Up Days Pancake Breakfast will be held Aug.

21 from 7:30 a.m.-noon at 401 21A Street N. Live Music by the Mark Hall Band. Minimum $2 donation/person. All donatons go toward SACLA’s Discover the World Fund to help those with a developmental disability expand their horizons and taste life to the fullest.

• A Whoop-Up Days Dance will take place Aug. 23 from 7-10:30 p.m. at the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans Club Hall, 517 5 Ave. S. Live music by Fay Stevens. $10 per person. Door prizes and 50-50 draw. Everyone welcome. • Walkers in the upcoming 100kilometre Kidney March are raising funds for the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s initiatives to increase transplant awareness and program supports for those living with kidney disease. Check out the Garage Sale Aug. 24 from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at 3120 6 Ave. S. in Lethbridge. • The 2019 Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Championship will take place Aug. 24-25 at Kinsmen Park, 1009 9 Ave. S., featuring the best male and female professional tree climbing arborists from across the Prairies. The top 2 climbers will advance to the International Tree Climbing Championships next year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Competition will run Aug. 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and

Aug. 25 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Southminster United Church will offer a fun week of Vacation Bible School

Aug. 26–30 from 9 a.m.-noon. This year’s theme is “Roar – Life is Wild, God is Good.” Games, music, activities and snacks daily. Ages 4–12, cost is $5 per day or $20 for the week. Contact the office 403-327-3404 or email smunited@shaw.ca for registration.

• Chinook LifeCare Association will hold its Annual General Meeting Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Berlando Boardroom at Nord-Bridge Senior Centre, 1904 13 Ave. N. The association invites community members to join at volunteer board members to assist the association in

serving southern Alberta’s senior population. Chinook LifeCare Association is a non-profit organization which offers options for independent living by providing an accessible, economical emergency response service to residents of southwestern Alberta. For more details, email chinooklifecare@gmail.com. • The 11th annual Care For Kids Golf

Tournament will take place Aug. 29 at Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, benefiting the Lethbridge Food Bank as well as the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program. $20,000 of the proceeds will go directly to children in our community, to help them participate in sport and activities. For details on how to participate as a player or sponsor, visit http://lethbridgefoodbank.ca/care-forkids-golf/. • Lethbridge Senior Citizens Centre will

offer “Pound Fitness” classes Mondays, Sept. 9-Nov. 4 from 9:10-10:10 a.m. and

Fridays, Sept. 13-Nov. 1 from 10:3011:15 a.m. at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. This energizing seated and/or standing workout combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training. Drumming with Pound Ripstix® (drum sticks) works the shoulders, biceps, triceps, forearms and back. Fee: $44 for LSCO members, $64 for nonmembers. Register by Sept. 6 for Monday class and by Sept. 10 for Friday class. To register or for more information, call 403320-2222 or visit the website lethseniors.com. • Lethbridge Public Library’s TD Summer Reading Club continues until

Aug. 31. Youth of all ages can participate in this self-directed reading club at any library location. For every book read, by themselves or with an adult, children can come to the library and, after they answer a question about the story, they will receive a small prize, and are eligible to put the title on our Wall of Words. Prizes change each week throughout the summer.

• Lethbridge Public Library’s Teen Summer Challenge continues until Aug.

31. Open to those in Grades 7 - 12, this challenge encourages teens to get out into our community, read some books, and explore the library. Each challenge completed earns an entry for our big prize basket. Challenge forms can be picked up at any library branch, or downloaded from our website at lethlib.ca/teen. • Lethbridge Public Library’s Adult Summer Reading Club 2019 continues

until Sept. 2. Participate with these 4 easy steps: 1. Pick up a ballot at any branch of the Lethbridge Public Library; 2. Read a book; 3. Rate the book; 4. Submit your completed ballot at any of the library branches and be entered to win some great prizes.