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Clubs Calendar Nov. 11-17, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on November 9th, 2019
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!Winter dreaming
By Medicine Hat News on November 9th, 2019
You may not be outside gardening, but thinking about gardening doesn’t end when the snow falls. Calgary horticulturalist will be the guest speaker following the Medicine Hat & District Horticultural Association’s AGM on Monday at St. John’s Presbyterian Church. “This is when the gardener shifts to dreaming mode. You dream of your garden every night, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Remembering in a time of forgetting
By Rev. Dr. Nancy Cocks on November 9th, 2019
I’m the daughter of a soldier. My dad and his three brothers took part in European campaigns in the Second World War. Recently I’ve been retracing my father’s steps in Italy – Sicily, Monte Cassino, Ortona, Borgo San Lorenzo. I’ve come to understand his mixed emotions about the beauty and the violence he faced there. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sign a wind turbine blade for $20 and support HALO’s rescue efforts
By Medicine Hat News on November 8th, 2019
A HALO Air Ambulance fundraiser gives you the chance to leave your mark way up high. For $20 you can sign Capital Power’s 270-foot wind turbine blade. All donations will be matched by Capital Power up to $5,000. The signings take place during business hours Nov. 8-10 at the grand opening of the Leonard Mitzel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Sport parents need a timeout sometimes
By Laura Lukye on November 8th, 2019
laura.lukye@ahs.ca Many kids look forward to joining a sports team and are excited for what being on a team can bring such as friendships, accomplishments and challenges. The No. 1 reason kids play sport is to have fun. But for parents, have you ever felt too much pressure when you sign your child up for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Our freedom is not a free gift
By Dr. Linda Hancock on November 8th, 2019
office@drlindahancock.com When my mom died I “inherited” boxes and boxes of black and white photos. Many of them showed soldiers in uniform with their arms around her. I really don’t know who these men were but remember the powerful stories she told about how many of her friends went off to war and never returned. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second Pets & More Christmas Expo next week
By Medicine Hat News on November 6th, 2019
Depending on who you talk to it’s the Christmas season already. On Nov. 16 days you can count True North K9 Compound as fully in the spirit of the season when the group hosts its second annual Pets & More Christmas Expo. Close to 40 vendors, Reindeer Races, reindeer food, letters with Mrs. Claus and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clubs Calendar Nov. 4-10, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on November 4th, 2019
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 Court in front of A&W. Walk, then have coffee. – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 5:30 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Praxis: Uh oh, you can now make your own oboe
By Patty Rooks on November 2nd, 2019
praxis@praxismh.ca@PraxisMedHat I am feeling a little mischievous today so I have a fun but loud experiment to do. What can I say? Here is a chance to make all the noise you want in the name of learning science! This is also a simple activity for those teachers out there that may be on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mental Health Matters: We have the right to be safe, free from abuse
By Colleen Lewis on November 2nd, 2019
clewis@cmha-aser.ca November is Family Violence Awareness Month. Elder abuse is becoming more of a public health issue, especially as the number and proportion of seniors in Alberta is expected to steadily increase over the next several decades. By 2031 it is projected that one in five Albertans will be a senior (aged 65 years and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Courthouse turns 100
By Sally Sehn on November 2nd, 2019
Every year, the Heritage Resources Committee issues a Centennial Certificate to honour existing commercial or public structures 100 years or older. This year, the HRC is recognizing the Medicine Hat Courthouse (today Court of Queen’s Bench). Construction began in 1919 as attested by the year “1919” engraved into the ornate projecting entrance which also features ... Read More »
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