FUN FACTS
What’s popular on
lethbridgeliving.com…
about Lethbridge…
Did you know “sidewalk
surfing” was the term for
skateboarding in the 1960s?
What’s popular now:
• The future of renewable energy in Southern Alberta
looks promising.
In 1965, the Lethbridge Herald
carried a Canadian Press
article that a new craze
• Empire Homes donates $107,000 from College Home
to Lethbridge College.
had come to Canada and
that it was variously known
as sidewalk-surfing, skurfing
or skateboarding.
In this image:
Youngsters “sidewalk surfing” in
this photo that accompanied the
April 24, 1965 Lethbridge Herald
article about skateboarding.
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FROM THE
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLOUGH by eric dyck
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Like facebook.com/humansofyql
and meet some of the people living in our community.
ARCHIVES
Do you know what this object
is and what it was used for?
Is it a(n):
a. Old clothing press
b. Sheeter Moulder
c. Pasta Maker
Visit lethbridgeliving.com and see if you know what the answer is!
Courtesy of the Galt Museum & Archives.
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