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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.
• 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.
• 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, 403-405-5038.
• 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, kitchen items, books (25 cents), movie and music CDs ($1), fine china, jewelry and more. Cash only. • Barons United Church Thrift
Shop, at 113 Main St., Barons, is open, with opening days depending on health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mondays Nov.
16-Dec. 28, 4:30-7:30 and every Saturday from Nov. 28-Dec. 19 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed Thursdays Dec.
24 and 31. 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.
• Bold ‘n Brave, a local organization that inspires youth to be confident and learn life skills, is hosting a free familyfriendly scavenger hunt from Nov.
20-30. Register to get your first clue and details on how to get your name entered for prizes. Register online at boldnbrave.ca.
• Christmas at Casa Holiday Market is operating online this year, running from Nov. 20-Dec. 1 at the
ChristmasatCasa.ca website, featuring more than 40 vendors offering handmade fine art and fine crafts. Depending on the vendor, there are options for local drop-off, shipping and safe curbside pick-up at AAC Works on 7 Street S.
• National Addictions Awareness Week Recovery Walk will be held
Nov. 24 at 11 a.m., going from City Hall to Galt Gardens (show or shine). Come dressed for the weather. All COVID-19 protocols will be in effect including wearing a mask and practising social distancing. Questions can be directed towards McMan Mobile Outreach Addiction at 403894-9767.
• University of Lethbridge will present Music at Noon Concert Series
Nov. 24, 12:15 to 1 p.m., online concert. If you need a little music in your life, plan to take in this free concert live from the Recital Hall featuring Chee Meng Low (saxophone), Nick Sullivan (bass trombone) and Brad Parker (piano). They’ll be presenting some fun duet music and a new composition from Malaysian composer Yii Kah Hoe.
Registration is required to provide attendees with secure access information before the event starts. Reserve your pass at uleth.ca/tickets. • The Lethbridge Historical Society annual general meeting will be held
Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The first part of the meeting will be the LHS AGM. Following the AGM, Beth Songer, a local architect, will present “New Perspectives for Forgotten Buildings.” The presentation part of the evening is open to the public via Zoom and will start at 7:30 p.m. • Start your Christmas season
right. Come out for our in-person Sunny South Speakers Toastmasters supper meeting and speakathon Nov.
25, 6 p.m. at the Coaldale Inn. RSVP to Barb at 403-405-5038 or arevallb@shaw.ca. Our club continues to meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Zoom will also be available for our in-person meeting. Email arevallb@shaw.ca for Zoom link.
• Lethbridge Public Library presents The Word On The Street Fall Reading Series featuring Desmond Cole Nov.
26 at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. In his 2015 cover story for Toronto Life, Cole exposed the racist actions of the Toronto police force, detailing dozens of times he had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. Join us as
Desmond discusses his first book, “The Skin We’re In,” in an online author interview. Visit lethlib.ca to register.
• University of Lethbridge presents the PUBlic Professor Series, featuring Dr. Elizabeth Galway, Nov. 26, 7 to 9 p.m., via Zoom webinar. Galway, an English professor, presents “What’s So Childish About Children’s Stories? Exploring the Complex World of Literature for Young Readers.” Galway will explore ways children’s texts engage with issues that are not just relevant to young people but also adults who influence children’s literature, including authors, illustrators and publishers. She’ll draw on her research into imperialism and nationalism in 19th century British and Canadian children’s literature and uncover some of the complexities in children’s literature. Register on
Eventbrite to obtain secure access information before the event starts.
• Italian Canadian Club’s “Pick Up An Italian” Fridays continue Nov. 27 with curbside pickup between 4 and 6 p.m. at the club, 1511 St. Edward
Blvd. N. Pre-pay by Nov. 25. $16. Menu: 3 pieces of “Let’s pasta” fourcheese and spinach manicotti with Bolognese sauce and parmigiano reggiano. Entrée served with small side tossed salad with sundried tomato vinaigrette and a focaccia wedge. Add-ons available. Pre-pay with cash, cheque or e-transfer to italianclub@hotmail.ca. Call or text Chef Adam, 403-317-3977, to receive a total, arrange payment and choose a pickup time. Prices do not include GST.