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All Psyched Up: Plan amazing
By Linda Hancock on December 2nd, 2023
Is it just me or are the months passing faster and faster with every year? It seems like I just took the decorations down and now it is time to put them back up. Many people find that the Christmas season arrives and leaves while they are in a state of overwhelm. They don’t even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede Roundup: Olde Tyme Christmas Fair to spread joy – and support – to broader community this year
By Ryan McCracken on December 1st, 2023
The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede is aiming to brighten up the Holiday Season in a new way at Thursday’s Connect First Credit Union Olde Tyme Christmas Fair and Market. While the Stampede’s annual yuletide festival in Co-op Pioneer Village has ended with a fireworks display in previous years, Thursday’s event will forego the pyrotechnics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Alternative medicine makes a good gift
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on December 1st, 2023
What’s the gift we’d like to have in stock for our readers this holiday season? It would be a healthy dose of common sense, and a reminder that not every health problem needs a medical solution. Unfortunately, few people open their minds when confronted with a swollen joint, an injury to the skin, back pain, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Beyond the classroom walls
By Dayna Walls on December 1st, 2023
In collaboration with the Medicine Hat College’s Education program, the Esplanade recently teamed up with program co-ordinator/instructor Colleen Andjelic to create a learning opportunity beyond classroom walls for her Social Studies Pedagogy students. Colleen’s goal was to deliver a meaningful experience at the Esplanade for her students, and to provide some guidance on how they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service Above Self: Welcome to our new monthly column on all things Rotary
By MH Rotary Club on November 30th, 2023
The Rotary Club of Medicine Hat has been active in the community for more than a century. We have raised funds for many worthwhile projects locally and internationally. The idea has been so engaging over the years that we have sponsored several sister clubs, and today there are four Rotary Clubs locally. Our motto, “Service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: ‘Does the centre hold?’
By Oz Lorentzen on November 25th, 2023
I am struck by the unrest in our world, and think of the eerie similarities between our current time and that of a century ago; observed, for instance, by Yeats famous observation (in 1919) that “things fall apart; the centre cannot hold” (written following a war, in the middle of a revolution and a pandemic…). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Friends
By Linda Hancock on November 25th, 2023
Years ago, I looked up the word “friend” in a dictionary. I can’t remember the exact name of the dictionary, but I do remember the description. It said, “A friend is someone you know, like and trust.” Considering this, I have always believed that there is an almost unlimited range of possibilities: 1. Age doesn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Some Holiday science for the curious Christmas crowd
By Patty Rooks on November 25th, 2023
I do not know about you, but I have been bitten by the Holiday Bug! I am beginning to see signs of the Holiday Season around me everywhere; lights on houses, magical ornaments dancing across people’s lawns, trees and wreaths popping up in the stores. I will be honest, I absolutely love the Holiday Season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Think before you drink alcohol
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on November 24th, 2023
The festive season is a time for social gatherings and alcohol often aides the merrymaking. Yet recent headlines advise to avoid alcohol at any time of year. The claim is that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. But the truth about alcohol is more nuanced, and recommendations for abstinence can be misleading. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Clearing up the science of fog
By Patty Rooks on November 18th, 2023
When I woke up this morning, oh my was it foggy out! I could not see to the end of my driveway it was so thick. This is not surprising really as there was quite a snowfall and drop in temperature overnight. With that being said, it left behind a beautiful glistening frost on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Troubles
By Linda Hancock on November 18th, 2023
In the first scene of “The Music Man”, community members sing about how there is “trouble in River City.” Ever since my first viewing of this play, I have thought about how each of us experiences troubles of various kinds in our lives. Throughout the decades I have experienced many different kinds of troubles: 1. ... Read More »
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