Local Life
Viva Vitality: Winter Wonderland – Tips for staying safe outside
By Kiana Farrell on February 2nd, 2024
With winter comes many fun outdoor activities such as building snowmen, skating, snowboarding, skiing, and more. All outdoor winter activities typically come with some risk, but many of the dangers can be limited with taking the proper safety precautions. Even though some activities are safer than others, it is essential to dress according to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Barbers now being trained to spot clients with troubled minds
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on February 2nd, 2024
Is necessity or curiosity the mother of innovation? Sometimes good old common sense is the driving factor, and there will be no Nobel prize for seeing the obvious. That, however, is what’s behind a new development in barber shops and hair salons. What’s the buzz? It’s that barbers and hairdressers are be trained to detect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service Above Self: A crazy coincidence?
By Medicine Hat Rotary Club on January 30th, 2024
The Monarch Theatre, Canada’s oldest still-operating cinema opened its doors in 1911. In 1918, the first of three Rotary clubs in the city was founded. Now, 112 years later, three city Rotary clubs are co-owners of the indomitable Monarch. It’s a community match made in – Medicine Hat. Your intrepid Rotarians wondered why the Monarch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: We don’t need a formula to follow Him
By Jeff Lackie on January 27th, 2024
Increasingly often, I notice people who want the world to know they hold certain values. The word ‘values’ is important to them, and they’d prefer if everyone shared their values. Whether these are ‘family’ values, ‘Christian’ values, or ‘Biblical’ values, when they discover I’m a Christian minister, it becomes especially urgent that they tell me ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: For those who missed out at the Tigers game, a fun simple experiment for all
By Patty Rooks on January 27th, 2024
Praxis was the lucky recipient to be at the Co-op Place Community Corner last week and what a great time I had with my volunteers and the fans! I came up with a fun simple experiment that people could take home and do, and it was so popular that we ran out. If you were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: The mystery of triggers
By Linda Hancock on January 27th, 2024
Years ago, after a professional development conference, I had dinner with two of the main speakers. One of them, who was employed as a physician told an interesting story about how she had mysteriously been triggered by an event that confused her. She explained that she had been watching television when, for the first time, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collector’s Corner: Paper money
By Ron Schmidt on January 27th, 2024
Let us talk about paper money in this article. As of January 2021 the $1, $2 and $1,000 bills of Canadian paper money had their status of legal tender pulled, resulting in them no longer being recognized as actual currency that can be used for purchases. The only place that will accept them still for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: In lab with natural immune formulas
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on January 26th, 2024
This week let’s look behind the scenes, in the labs where doctors and scientists are designing health supplements that address specific goals. What’s motivating them? What are they trying to do? And how successful are they? There are thousands of natural health supplements on the market – from vitamins and minerals to botanicals and proteins, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Winter always brings a flurry of wedding bookings
By Sandi Reimer on January 25th, 2024
At the Esplanade, we love seeing the flurry of wedding inquiries that come our way between Christmas and Valentine’s Day. It’s always interesting how more folks seem to be catching the wedding planning bug in January and February – maybe it’s those cozy holiday engagements or just the chillier weather keeping everyone indoors. Now, let’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: The recipe of life
By Linda Hancock on January 20th, 2024
I love domestic activities and cooking is one of my favourite interests. Years ago, I remember hearing talk show host David Letterman explain the difference between cooking and baking. He said that baking requires precision in that you have to measure and follow the recipe exactly whereas cooking involves being creative and adding whatever you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: The heart of the matter
By Rev. Nancy Cocks on January 20th, 2024
I’m reading a book on the early church right now, covering its first 200 years. The author is curious how a small movement of believers, who were often ridiculed, persecuted, and even martyred at Roman hands, kept growing, and quite rapidly at that. He concludes that Christians attracted others by the way they lived. They ... Read More »
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