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Blankets for Canada Society Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe Blankets for Canada Society recently marked a significant milestone as it celebrated its 25th anniversary on October 26th.The event took place at Southminster United Church in Lethbridge, on Oct. 26. In attendance were members of various “Blankets for Canada” chapters, alongside the society’s visionary founder, Nancy Panting.Established in 1998, Blankets for Canada started as a humble initiative with a mission to provide handmade blankets to those in need. Panting laid the groundwork for the society, after returning from a visit to the U.S. where she participated in the “Warm up America” initiative, which is based on the principle of making and donating knit and crocheted blankets to those in need through collaboration. Upon returning to Lethbridge and discovering no such society existed here, Panting got to work.In its inaugural year, the society aimed to create 100 blankets by the end of 1998. However, their dedication and hard work exceeded exp...

LINK Pathway joins Trans Canada Trail Network: announces new title sponsor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe LINK Pathway project has been approved to become part of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) network.With construction on the long-awaited LINK Pathway Project breaking ground earlier this year, 2023 has been a big year for the Link Pathway project and committee.The TCT, is the longest trail network in the world, boasting nearly 27,000 km of operational trail to date. According to the TCT’s website, statistically four out of five Canadians live within 30 minutes of the Trail, which is built on the goal to connect people to each other and nature.Once construction is complete, the LINK Pathway, although smaller in scale, will similarly serve as conduit for connection, offering trail users the safe access to a inter-municipal recreational corridor spanning 15km spanning from Coaldale to the City of Lethbridge and passing through the open prairies situated in Lethbridge County.In June 2023, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Coaldale, kicking off construc...

Civic Square Atrium tree purchase deferred

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

By Nikki JamiesonSunny South NewsNo tree will be purchased for the Civic Square Atrium this year.During their regular Oct. 23 meeting, Coaldale town council discussed the potential purchase of a tree for the holiday season.The tree would have gone up in the Civic Square Atrium, and if council wished to have a tree there for the holiday season, the Town would have needed to order it soon. Additionally, council needed to consider a number of factors, such as the price, size, location, timing and type of tree. The price and location would influence the size of the tree, while the availability and price would influence the type of tree.For instance, a 14-foot pre-lit commercial grade tree from Dekra-Light would have cost $10,125, an 18-foot one is $17,850, and a 20-foot one is $22,950.Clayton Varjassy, community services coordinator for the Town, noted that the brand is the same one that the Town purchases its lights from for the Winter Walk in the Park.“If you’re looking at that 14-foo...

Cor Van Raay bequests “transformative” sum for Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

Southern Alberta NewspapersKnown for his deep roots in farming in the Picture Butte area, Cor Van Raay, who passed away in 2021 at 85 years old, bequeathed a portion of his estate to the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF), according to a recent CRHF-issued press release on Oct. 19.Van Raay, a renowned philanthropist, resided in and farmed in Picture Butte for over 50 years, and is known for his various successful agriculture ventures as well as leaving an indelible mark on the feedlot industry in Alberta.The CRHF’s media release did not include any specific figures about the magnitude of the bequest made by Cor Van Raay’s estate.In the years following his passing, Van Raay’s philanthropic legacy continues to have a profound impact across southern Alberta. Noted by Allan Bartolcic, Executive Director of the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation, in the recent media release, “receiving this monumental bequest from Mr. Cor Van Raay fills us with profound gratitude. His relentle...

New details on supervised living facility death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) –  New details are available on the arrests made recently in connection to the death of a special-needs elderly woman. NEWS10 took a look at felony complaints that said the defendants failed to properly monitor the victim, 73 year old Patricia Nicholls, as they had been trained to do. They're also charged with covering up their actions.Gloversville police said Nicholls died November 3, 2022 after she suffered cardiac arrest at the Arc Lexington property on October 28, 2022. Felony complaints for the two employees who were working at the facility overnight were filed on October 23. Felonies include endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, criminally negligent homicide and falsifying business records.  Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to a spokesperson for the Arc Lexington, the agency has never experienced anything similar to this at any of their facilities. They prov...

Annual Saratoga Breakfast benefits vets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Veterans Business Council of The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce held it's annual breakfast Wednesday morning in Saratoga Springs. MORE NEWS from NEWS 10With Halloween over, the festivities quickly jump to Christmas let alone Thanksgiving. But let's not forget Veterans Day. For one Saratoga County organization, it's not too early to serve those who have served.Local veteran, author, and artist Ryan Smithson was the keynote speaker. Smithson`s keynote, War, Writing and Butterflies, will discuss his military service in Iraq and how a college writing assignment turned into therapy and a published memoir. Smithson was an engineer in the Army Reserve and served in Iraq from 2004 to 2005.  Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! This event was being held by the Veterans Business Council of the Sar...

Pritzker expands utility assistance for low-income Illinoisans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

CHICAGO (WMBD) - Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the expansion of utility bill assistance on Wednesday.A news release from Gov. Pritzker states that income-eligible homes that are disconnected or on the verge of being disconnected from utilities can apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assitance Program here.“With temperatures dropping and the winter season just weeks away, my administration is ensuring that every family has the assistance they need to keep the lights and the heat on,” Pritzker said. Peoria finds a way: Jurassic Quest is coming to the Civic Center He continued, “With DCEO’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, we are providing utility bill support to thousands of income-eligible families—and I urge those who are disconnected or facing imminent disconnection to apply. Here in Illinois, we look out for our neighbors, and that’s exactly what LIHEAP is all about.”A tiered application system will be used...

52-year-old man arrested for murder, assault in Englewood shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

Englewood police on Tuesday arrested Joseph Michael Devivo for second-degree murder and assault in the shooting death of David Johnson at a home in the 2800 block of South Acoma Street.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man wanted for murder in Englewood shooting death Crime and Public Safety | Man wanted for kidnapping, assault after domestic violence incident at Englewood Burger King The Englewood Police Department announced Devivo’s arrest in a news release Wednesday afternoon, thanking the work of detectives and partnerships with the Denver Police Department, Crime Stoppers and the community.Please see updated Media Release – November 1, 2023 pic.twitter.com/bBvYnmpzVn— Englewood Police Department (@PoliceEnglewood) November 1, 2023Devivo, 52, was booked into the Arapahoe County Jail without bail and is set to appear in court Thursday.The shooting was reported at 2819 S. Acoma St. at about 1:40 a.m. Oct. 24, where police found J...

'Ferris Bueller,' 'Succession' actor crashes into Hollywood pizza shop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

“Ferris Bueller” and “Succession” actor Alan Ruck was questioned by police after crashing his truck into other cars and eventually a pizza shop in Hollywood on Halloween night, TMZ first reported.The collision happened around 9 p.m. at the busy intersection of La Brea Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, at the west end of the Walk of Fame.Surveillance video obtained by TMZ shows Ruck's Rivian rear-end a car that was stopped at a traffic signal, and then careen into another car before slamming through a wall at Raffallo’s Pizza shop. Actor Alan Ruck is seen at the crash scene. Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA)California's Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed with KTLA that the Rivian is registered to Ruck.A 32-year-old man was hospitalized in the collision, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, and the building sustained structural damage. Two other damaged cars ended up in the middle of the intersection.Footage from the scene shows Ruck, who portrayed Cameron Frye in the 1986 John Hughes ...

2 students stabbed during brawl at Van Nuys High School

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:48 GMT

Two students were hospitalized with stab wounds after a large brawl at Van Nuys High School Wednesday morning, officials said.The violence unfolded around 11 a.m. in the school’s quad area and involved around 11 students.“As a result of that incident at least one student produced, what is at this point, an unidentified weapon … and stabbed two students,” Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, said at a news conference. “Those two students have been transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.Students were stabbed at Van Nuys High School on Nov. 1, 2023. (KTLA)Two other students were hospitalized with other injuries while a fifth was treated at the scene.Police say three students were detained in connection with the brawl and stabbing, which witnesses believe may have been gang-related.The school was placed on lockdown for much of the day and eventually, classes ended around 3:30 p.m.Carvalho said the police response was swi...