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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!MHPS happy to report a quiet start to Stampede
By Mo Cranker on July 27th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It was a quiet first night of the annual Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede — which is always a good thing for the Medicine Hat Police Service. “We had a really good first night,” said Sgt. Mike Fischer. “Last night people behaved really well and they were just out having a good time.” ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!Liberty Show an exhibition of horse-riding trickery
By Jeremy Appel on July 27th, 2018
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Niki Flundra of Pincher Creek is bringing her horse-riding Liberty Show to the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede this weekend. “I work my horses through a whole routine,” said Flundra, 38, who’s been putting on these shows for the past decade. Flundra rides the horses without a saddle and then gets them to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From America’s Got Talent to the Stampede stage: Cirque Zuma Zuma a must
By Gillian Slade on July 27th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It’s the story of Africa’s traditions, rhythms and agile body movements wrapped in toe-tapping music. Cirque Zuma Zuma goes all the way back to 2011 and an appearance they made on America’s Got Talent, said Matiga Koba, originally from Tanzania. The group is comprised of between 20 and 30 individuals from Africa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Room to Dance will get you on your feet
By Mo Cranker on July 27th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker For fans of classic rock and classic country hits, the Stay in Medicine Hat Free Stage is the place to be during this year’s Stampede. At 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Room to Dance will be playing a number of classic country and rock hits for Hatters to come out and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital expansion made official with grand opening ceremony
By Gillian Slade on July 26th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It was a long time coming but there was plenty to celebrate at the grand opening of the new wing at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital with Premier Rachel Notley and Health Minister Sarah Hoffman in attendance. The new Ambulatory Care wing is an example of investing in services that people use every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta kicks in for rural busing
By Collin Gallant on July 26th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The province will put in $700,000 to set up a privately operated bus service between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, with stops at nine towns on Highway 3 as well as Redcliff, Premier Rachel Notley announced on Wednesday. The two-year pilot project, announced at the City of Medicine Hat’s bus barns during the premier’s ... Read More »
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