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Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge Club results for October
By Medicine Hat News on November 15th, 2017
Oct. 3 North-South 1st John Weatherhead & Ed Keck 2nd Sumit Chaterjee & Chris Stewart East-West 1/2 Pius Denis & Marnie Burry 1/2 Wendy Johnson & Terry Noble Oct. 5 Howell 1st Len Sharland & Pius Denis 2nd John Weatherhead & Ed Keck 3rd James Noble & LaVerne Noble Oct. 10 Howell 1st Sumit Chaterjee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s Up Doc?: The challenges of raising a child with Rett Syndrome
By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 2017
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetic neurological and developmental disorder that affects the way the brain develops. The condition was first reported in 1966 by Dr. Andreas Rett (an Austrian pediatric neurologist) but has only recently become widely recognized as a discrete disease entity. It is a progressive inability to use muscles for eye, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clubs Calendar Nov. 13-19
By Medicine Hat News on November 13th, 2017
Note: Some listings may be cancelled due to the Remembrance Day long weekend. Check with the club. MONDAY — Do you have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held seven days a week in Medicine Hat. For times and locations, call 403-527-2065. — Moms’ Walking Group, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet in Mall Food ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Clanky and Duffy
By Medicine Hat News on November 11th, 2017
Clanky and Duffy Sherman are two oldtimers with quaint names who have made the Hat their permanent home. Both are M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman tanks on display, the former at Patterson Armoury and the latter in Riverside Veterans Memorial Park. These tanks were manufactured in early 1945, assigned to the South Alberta Light Horse in 1954 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reflections: Science and religion need not be in conflict
By Medicine Hat News on November 11th, 2017
Julie Payette, the Governor General of Canada, recently pitted science and religion against each other when she implied that science is rational and religion irrational. While many share this view, I find it narrow and simplistic; both science and religion shed meaning on human experience, and both play a role in shaping the world. Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Blessed are the peacemakers
By Medicine Hat News on November 11th, 2017
If it will take generations to get over a prairie fire, it takes even longer to get over a war. After 100 years there remains scars from the First World War. While it takes a great effort and sacrifice to fight a war, it takes even more dedication to prevent one. The late prime minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Praxis: Get cracking on this one, learn the strength of eggs
By Medicine Hat News on November 11th, 2017
The other day I was purchasing groceries and the cashier handed me my eggs and said “be careful.” I commented that I am likely to break a few in the process of getting them home to my refrigerator. A conversation then followed on how fragile eggs are; I commented on how tough eggs are, it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: It’s healthy and smart to talk about sexualityIt’s healthy and smart to talk about sexuality
By Medicine Hat News on November 10th, 2017
SEX! Did I get your attention? It usually works; it’s kind of like yelling “FIRE” (but it’s not a good idea to yell “SEX!” in a crowd either!). In this age of hyping and revering anything that is “natural” (and someone please explain to me how powdered food is ever considered natural), somehow sex — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pecha Kucha ‘remembers’ tonight
By Medicine Hat News on November 10th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A special military-themed Pecha Kucha event, to commemorate Remembrance Day, will be held tonight at Medalta, starting at 8:20 p.m. As always, Pecha Kucha will feature short presentations in the 20×20 format on topics that speakers are passionate about. What that means is that each speaker has 20 slides that automatically advance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caregiving Corner: Holiday memory making: Loving what was and what will be
By Medicine Hat News on November 10th, 2017
The snow has fallen; decorations all around and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s a beautiful time of year, full of memories that can brighten your day, and ones that can make you want to run and hide until February. The holiday season often reminds us of how much our lives have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: How to remember
By Medicine Hat News on November 10th, 2017
Memory is an interesting faculty of human life. Often I hear clients express concern about not being able to remember everything or recognizing that their memory isn’t working as well as it had in the past. My response is to remind them that we are in an age of information and it is not even ... Read More »
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