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All Psyched up: Vulnerability
By Dr. Linda Hancock on March 8th, 2025
I always try to do the things that I recommend to my clients. This past month I have had two opportunities to do this. In January, I had cataract surgery – first the left eye and then 10 days later, the right eye. Even though recommendations were to not work for two weeks after each, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Tempting power
By Rev. Dr. Nancy Cocks on March 8th, 2025
Power has a tempting attraction in human life. Consider all the world leaders currently fascinated by increasing their personal power! No wonder the season of Lent opens with a story about the temptations of power. The story read this Sunday in many churches around the world is a vision of the devil tempting Jesus with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 Rotary Music Festival results for March 4-5
By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews * 13YRS & UNDER ARE NON-COMPETITIVE SENIOR VOCAL Family Music – Mary Jensen and Amy Smethurst Contemporary/Pop-1940-1964-17yrs & under – Hannah Maser Contemporary/Pop-1965-1979-17yrs & under – Madison Cox Contemporary/Pop-1965-1979-18yrs & over – Anders Currah Contemporary/Pop-Cover-17yrs & under – Hana Fenwick Contemporary/Pop-Country-15yrs & under – Ayla Johnson Contemporary/Pop-1980-1989-15yrs & under – Mikayla Kurpjuweit Contemporary/Pop-Canadian Composers-15yrs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Ban foods causing fatty livers in young children
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on March 7th, 2025
How many parents know this shocking fact? The American Liver Foundation reports that 10 percent of young children have fatty degeneration of the liver. It’s due to horrid food consumption practices, too much sugar and fat, leading to childhood obesity before the age of 10! Once fatty liver disease takes hold, there is no medication ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Eat more vegetables and fruit!
By Pat MacIntosh on March 7th, 2025
March is Nutrition Month and Alberta Health Services is encouraging people to eat more vegetables and fruit. Vegetables and fruits are full of nutrients, antioxidants and fibre and eating them helps lower the risk of chronic diseases. But about 80 per cent of Albertans are still not eating enough of these nutrition powerhouses. There are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat Duplicate Bridge results for February 2025
By medicinehatnews on March 6th, 2025
Medicine Hat News Tuesday Feb. 4 Howell Movement 1. Rick Burry – Marnie Burry 2. Pat Hannay – Leslie Tomczyk 3. Joan Mayer – Betty Biffard Friday Feb. 7 North/South 1. Terry Lynn Noble – James Van Dam 2. Bob Storrs – John Weatherhead East/West 1. Marcia Garman – Kevin Strobbe 2. Vonda Reddekop – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Humans on a mission
By Xanthe Isbister on March 6th, 2025
This year, the Esplanade is celebrating its 20th anniversary – how quickly time flies! For the past 15 years, I’ve worked for the City of Medicine Hat, and for the past five of these, I’ve been the director/curator of Galleries and Collections at the Esplanade. Each year, I produce an annual report for the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre Euchre results for February 2025
By medicinehatnews on March 6th, 2025
Monday, Feb. 3 1st – George Evans 2nd – Mark Wawrzynkiewicz 3rd – Dennis Smith / Judy Love >tie 4th – Terry Young 5th – Shirley Brooks / Kathy King >tie Thursday, Feb. 6 1st – Al Guscott 2nd – Janet Squires 3th – Marie Couch / Rita Myson >tie 4th – Sharon Wutch 5th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collector’s Corner: Black History Month
By Dennis Vickery on March 1st, 2025
In February of 2009 Canada Post started a series of postage stamps to honour Black History Month in Canada. Each year a new stamp or stamps is issued to remember black men and women who have helped to build our country. In 2012 Canada Post released a stamp featuring John Ware, a black cowboy with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Wait. Does time really ‘fly’?
By Patty Rooks on March 1st, 2025
I do not know about you, but time seems to fly by these days! So many schools are busy preparing for their Science Fairs, I have little time to think about anything else. Not to mention the planning for the 50th anniversary of the Regional Science Fair. Well, you know me, this has me thinking. ... Read More »
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By Linda Hancock on March 1st, 2025
I used to like “stuff” but have recently changed my mind. My mother “inherited” so many things from each of my grandmothers and, of course, when mom died, I ended up with all of it. Everything was fine until I moved, after 25 years in Medicine Hat, to Calgary. I had three moving trucks hired. ... Read More »
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