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‘The Last Hangman’ tells story of southern Alberta’s 1946 mass hanging
By Mo Cranker on July 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News A screening of the film ‘The Last Hangman’ will be showing today at the Esplanade, 7 p.m. in the studio theatre. The film was put together by Carla Olson and runs for a little more than an hour. It tells the story of Canada’s second-largest mass hanging, which involved five German prisoners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writers club hosting fundraiser in support of the Medicine Hat SPCA
By Mo Cranker on July 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Rhyme and Reason Writers’ Club is holding a fundraiser for the local SPCA, Aug. 10 at Sobeys. The club will be selling books as well as pop and hotdogs, with all proceeds going to the SPCA. A hotdog and drink will cost $2 and books will be sold for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigate fatality in Maple Creek car crash
By None on July 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News A lone occupant has died after he was involved in a vehicle rollover in the morning hours of July 29. The 23-year-old male from Maple Creek has not been named, but police confirm Maple Creek RCMP, fire department and EMS responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover on Old Highway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Esplanade proud to display works of late artist
By Mo Cranker on July 31st, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker A number of Joan van Belkum’s paintings are on display at the Esplanade and will be shown in the gallery through Sept. 15. The artist moved from England to Medicine Hat in 1955 and painted for more than 50 years before passing away in 2014. Esplanade director of exhibitions and collections Joanne Marion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another successful Stampede
By Mo Cranker on July 30th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Stampede week is a time of year many Hatters young and old have marked on their calendars — this year was no different. Less than 12 hours after festivities ended, Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede general manager Jim MacArthur says it was a very strong year for the local Stampede. “It’s too early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHPS wraps up busy Stampede week
By Mo Cranker on July 30th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It was a busy, yet not overly-eventful Stampede week for the Medicine Hat Police Service. The MHPS responded to about 25 missing children calls during the four-day Stampede event, and dealt with a number of smaller offenses over the duration. “Friday and Saturday were a bit busier for us, especially Saturday, but overall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events Calendar July 30-Aug. 5
By Medicine Hat News on July 30th, 2018
July 30 — Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. July 30 — Games in the Afternoon, MH Public Library, 3:30-5 p.m. July 30 — Monoporead, MH Public Library, 6-8 p.m. July 30 — Tween Movie Night, MHPublic Library, 7-8:30 p.m., ages 10-12 July 31-Aug. 2 — Monoporead, MH Public Library, MH Public Library, 10 a.m.-noon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede can’t truly start without the parade
By Collin Gallant on July 27th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant It started with a bang and went on for a long, long time. The 101st annual Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede parade wound through downtown for about two hours Thursday morning from its starting-gun location near Maple Avenue, to its conclusion at the corner of First Street and River Road. Floats, wagons, horseback ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Party plans to build entrepreneurial-friendly province
By Gillian Slade on July 27th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Alberta Party is hoping to position itself for success in the next provincial election with a candidate in each of the 87 ridings. Party leader Stephen Mandel was in town Thursday to meet constituents, potential candidates and to celebrate Stampede — Medicine Hat style. The party has a strategy for the ... Read More »
1 responseLibrary celebrates Stampede with breakfast and its chicken-poop lottery
By Collin Gallant on July 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Public Library’s Stampede breakfast had it all — pancakes, sausage before a parade and then gambling with animals. In what’s proving to be a crowd pleasing fundraiser, the Second Annual Cock-a-Doodle-Poo contest concluded the morning festivities at the main branch. The Giant Chessboard adjacent was divided into squares, and marked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Selling small amount of cocaine to undercover police nets man more than two years
By Jeremy Appel on July 27th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man accused of selling less than a gram of cocaine to an undercover police officer was found guilty at Medicine Hat Provincial Court and sentenced to a little more than two years in prison. Stephen Rainville appeared via closed-circuit TV from Medicine Hat Remand Centre on Tuesday, when at one point during ... Read More »
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