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• The Lethbridge Revellers would like to inform all their members that there will be no further Dinner & Games Night events or Revellers Bus Trips until 2021, due to the recent happenings with the COVID-19 pandemic. Please watch for further announcements in the new year. If you require further details, please call Ernie at 403-381-7223.
• Blankets for Canada Lethbridge regrets that it must close its doors for the foreseeable future due to COVID 19 numbers. We are unable to accept donations or provide blankets at this time. Please hang onto your squares and blankets for the short term. We will resume again when COVID numbers go down again. Thank you for your continued support.
• Helen Schuler Nature Centre is offering guided one-hour-long field trips for all ages. For field trip topics and details, visit the website at www.lethbridge.ca/Things-ToDo/Nature-Centre/ and click on “Events.” For more information, phone 403-320-3064 or email hsnc@lethbridge.ca.
• Lethbridge Public Library is seeking artwork for the Kids’ Art Show Gala. What does it mean to IMAGINE?
Artists 12 years old and under can enter to win our prize draw by creating a work of art based on this year’s theme “Imagine” and submitting it for display at the Kids’ Art Show Gala to be held in December. Art can be submitted throughout the month of November on our website, lethlib.ca, or at the Children’s Services Desk at the Main Branch. • Lethbridge Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meets Mondays and Wednesdays. Details: Josephine, 587-425-3232. • Do you, or someone you know, have a gambling problem which is causing havoc in your life and relationships? If so, you’re welcome to attend weekly meetings of Gamblers Anonymous, held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at 408 13 St. N. (front entrance). For more information call 403-331-0822.
• Tuesdays in October, Coaldale Public Library offers Ask the Library from 1:302:30 p.m., a time for one-on-one help with computer and other devices. This is a great time to learn how to access our online resources. • Stay connected with Sunny South Speakers Toastmaster Club in Coaldale. Now meeting via Zoom every Wednesday, 7-8:15 p.m. Guests welcome anytime. Email for link arevallb@shaw.ca or call Barb, 403405-5038.
• The Lethbridge Military Museum at the Vimy Ridge Armoury, Lethbridge Airport (337 Stubb Ross Road), is open each Wednesday from noon-4 p.m. No cost for admittance. Wearing of a mask is required. • Coaldale United Church Thrift Shop (2022 18 St.) is open each
Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Our space has been re-arranged to support social distancing. Sanitizing hands is required, and wearing a mask (or other mouth and nose cover) is strongly recommended. We are limiting the number of adult shoppers in the hall area to 15 at any one time. For now, the only children allowed will be those in carriers or strollers. Most adult and youth clothing at $2, children’s clothing at $1 and baby at 50 cents. Household miscellaneous at reasonable prices — bedding, tablecloths, curtains, kitchen items and more. Cash only.
• Barons United Church Thrift Shop, at 113 Main St., Barons, is open Thursdays from 12:30-4:30 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Check out the great deals. Because of the shop’s small size, wearing a mask is mandatory. Clean, gently used donations are greatly appreciated. Call 403-757-2229 or 403-330-6274 to make arrangements or drop in when open. • Lethbridge Public Library presents
Mini Tech-Heads Fridays, Nov. 6–Dec. 11 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Do your kids love technology? Sign them up for Mini-Tech Heads! Open to ages 8–12, this program is perfect for kids who want to try coding; no experience necessary. Space is limited. Visit lethlib.ca to register.
• Conversation Café is back! Want to improve your English and make new friends? Join us for an Adult ESL online class Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., until Nov. 17. “Travelling Across Canada”! Join us as we find out more about our country, its history and people. For more information, contact: Suni Arinobu at 403-381-7554, arinobu@hotmail.com; or Linda Stromsmoe, 403-328-6152, stromsmoe@telusplanet.net. • Archaeology Society of Alberta,
Lethbridge Centre will hold its next meeting Nov. 3 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom, featuring Professor Timothy Harrison, Dept. of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, speaking on the topic of “Mother Goddess, Matriarch, or Queen? The Recently Discovered ‘Lady of Tayinat’ and Female Patronage in Southeastern Turkey.” To register, go to: https:// us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MonPN77ER2e3Yp8rwAbB6w. • Italian Canadian Club’s “Pick Up An Italian” Fridays continue Nov. 6 with curbside pickup between 4 and 6 p.m. at the club, 1511 St. Edward Blvd. N. Pre-pay by Nov. 4. $16. Menu: Pork cutlet Milanese with rich marsala mushroom cream gravy, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, green beans with roasted red peppers and garlic, fresh baked slice of bread. Add-ons available. Pre-pay with cash, cheque or e-transfer to italianclub@hotmail.ca. Call or text Chef Adam, 403-3173977, to receive a total amount, arrange payment and choose a pickup time. Prices do not include GST. • A fundraiser for the Lethbridge
Food Bank will be held Nov. 10 starting at 7 p.m. at Honkers Pub & Eatery, 2808 5 Ave. N. The event will include live music by local bands Vintage Wine, Whiskey Gap and Rebel Angels, and the pub will be doing a feature meal and drink with a portion to the Lethbridge Food Bank. Cover charge $10 per person. Door managers will provide sanitizing, temperature checks and an identification process for patrons before entering to keep everyone safe. There will be a donation box at the door, along with a bin for non-perishable food items, with all proceeds to the food bank. There’s a fundraising page on Facebook:
https://fb.me/e/4soPvmnHr and a GoFundMe page called Lethbridge Food Bank Fundraiser 2020.
• Lethbridge Public Library presents The Word On The Street Fall Reading
Series featuring Jeff Rubin Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. Rubin, an economist and author, will be speaking about his newest book, “The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalization,” in an online author interview. Visit lethlib.ca to register. • The 15th Annual Domesticated Divas Holiday Artisan & Gift Expo
will take place Nov. 14 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the South Pavilion at Exhibition Park. Applications are being accepted for early-bird table rentals, which are $100 and are rented out on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Only one company per commercial product will be allowed (eg. Avon, Arbonne, DoTerra, Passion Parties). With handmade and personally owned products/ businesses, discretion will be used as to how many allowed. For information or to apply for a table rental, email domesticateddivasevents@gmail.com. Vendors wanting to be kept in the loop can do so online at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/391288250892093/.
• Martha Retreat Centre offers Desiderata – A Silent Reflection, Nov.
14 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Using this beautiful text, participants will have a day of retreat to reflect on the wisdom and grace expressed by its author.
There will be time for quiet discussion as well as silent meditation to remind us of how these truths reside in our own souls. Please arrive early to register and bring a floor mat and blanket. Facilitator: Cheryl Dick. Cost: $75
(lunch included). For more information or to register, contact the Martha Retreat Centre website
martharetreatcentre.ca, email to admin@martharetreatcentre.ca or call 403-328-3422.