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Science Olympics offer fun for all

By Mo Cranker on October 15th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hat College was full of children ready to learn Saturday during the 27th annual Science Olympics. The event is held by Praxis in conjunction with the college’s education program — giving young Hatters a chance to learn some science and hopeful teachers a chance to do some teaching. “We’re excited to be ... Read More »

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Runners take on half-marathon

By Mo Cranker on October 15th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Medicine Hatters were out in the cold Saturday morning for the city’s annual half-marathon. The Conquer the Ridge race starts at Echo Dale Regional Park and offers runners five, 10 and 21.1-kilometre courses — the longest of which has participants running around the Clarion Hotel and back to Echo Dale. “It’s going to ... Read More »

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Daffodil planting season wraps up

By Gillian Slade on October 15th, 2018

Medicine Hat News They did it. The last 10,000 daffodils bulbs were planted Saturday between the Teepee and the Visitor Centre. It was bitterly cold and at times it meant planting in the snow but about 25 volunteers got stuck in accomplishing the goal by 11:30 a.m. and officially drawing the fourth planting season to ... Read More »

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Events Calendar Oct. 15-21

By Medicine Hat News on October 15th, 2018

Oct. 15-19 — CCAA Golf Championships, Desert Blume Oct. 15 — Mahjong, MH Public Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 — Deutsche Konversation Gruppe, MH Public Library, 6-7 p.m. Oct. 15 — Earl Morris and Guests of the Luftwaffe, Patterson Armoury, 7 p.m. Oct. 16 — Mellow Masterminds book club, MH Public Library, 10-11 a.m. Oct. ... Read More »

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Riverview Golf Club must play out of financial hole

By Medicine Hat News on October 13th, 2018

Justin Seward Alberta Newspaper Group A packed clubhouse of more than 130 people at an emergency meeting on Thursday night in Redcliff heard of a serious financial burden hanging over the Riverview Golf Club. Course members and town ratepayers listened as member Richard Lant discussed how the club has accumulated a debt of $405,000, which ... Read More »

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Retail ready for weed Wednesday

By Collin Gallant on October 13th, 2018

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Crisp white walls, wainscoting, and a long line of gleaming empty display cases await customers seeking marijuana next week at Green Exchange, on S. Railway Street. The renovated, almost boutique-like store in the converted oil and gas office will be one of three local entries to the new world of Cannabis retail. It’s ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat’s Be Youth group participating in Alberta-wide bottle drive

By Jeremy Appel on October 13th, 2018

jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Hat’s Be Youth is participating in the province-wide Great Prairie Bottle Harvest today, where it will be collecting empty bottles to raise money for its programming. “The funds will come back into our youth centre,” said Jill Forsythe, Be Youth’s co-ordinator. Be Youth typically offers free programming six days a week, she ... Read More »

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Chamber hands out business awards

By Mo Cranker on October 13th, 2018

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The annual business awards held by the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce were held Friday evening at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds. The chamber holds the awards every year in support of Small Business Week — 2018 had a total of 76 nominations in 15 categories. “It’s about celebrating businesses in ... Read More »

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New CAO geared up for challenge

By Collin Gallant on October 13th, 2018

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Bob Nicolay says he’s happy to be home and ready to tackle the challenges ahead for the City of Medicine Hat. Nicolay, who served as top administrator here in the late 1990s, was announced as the replacement for outgoing chief administrative officer Merete Heggelund in September. He was introduced to council at its ... Read More »

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City notebook: Out with the old, in with the new

By Collin Gallant on October 13th, 2018

One man’s Ming Tree is another man’s Hitch’n Post Saloon, but, well, it’s a hole in the ground now, not a hole in the wall, and it’s all, in fact, due to a well. If you followed that sentence, you’re probably ahead in the game of keeping track of what’s old and what’s new in ... Read More »

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Craft fair today at South Country Village from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

By Medicine Hat News on October 13th, 2018

Medicine Hat News South Country Village is raising money for its adult day program through crafts. The organization is hosting a Family Craft Fair today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Wuerfel Auditorium. The proceeds from the event will go towards new physical wellness activities and equipment for the adult day program. The ... Read More »

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