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Correction: Cars and Guitars evening concert costs $23
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 8th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com The News published an article in yesterday’s edition showcasing local country artist Morgan Klaiber that stated Saturday night’s concert was free at the Cars and Guitars classic rock festival and car show swap and meet hosted by the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. This is an error. Tickets to see Morgan Klaiber and Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge man with four counts of attempted murder in connection to SW Hill shootout
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 8th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News Thirty-year-old Cole Scory of Medicine Hat has been charged with four counts of attempted murder with a firearm after he opened fire and injured several officers July 27 who were responding to a weapons complaint in a four-plex apartment building located in the 200 block of Eighth Street SW. Scory has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Botanicals night market returns Sunday
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Botanical Night Market returns this weekend, an opportunity for Medicine Hat residents to find their new favourite small business. Karri Montean, owner of Botanicals, says the market is primarily a way for her to give back to the small business community and look back to her roots as a home-based business. “We’ve got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County scholarship applications open until the end of September
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 8th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Cypress County gives out a series of scholarships and bursaries each year, supporting young residents on their path to further education. The county awards two $1,000 scholarships annually to students who reside in the county, including Ralston or Elkwater. Students are still eligible if residing in the county but attending school elsewhere, such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hut 8 names its new chief financial officer
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 7th, 2024
Energy infrastructure operator Hut 8 Corp. welcomes a new chief financial officer, Sean Glennan. Glennan, who comes with a nearly 20-year career in financial services, will be succeeding former CFO Shenif Visram, who is stepping down for personal reasons, said Hut 8 in a press release. “We are thrilled to welcome Sean to the organization ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s Gas City Kiwanis Club still thriving 63 years in
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Operating for more than 60 years, the Gas City Kiwanis Club is still thriving and looking to expand programming in the coming months. One of three Kiwanis clubs in the city, the Gas City Kiwanis hosts and facilitates a vast number of programs throughout the year, said treasurer Ron Pennington. He was quick to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Cross seeking ‘Champions of Wellness’ for annual program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Every year the Alberta Blue Cross showcases people who make positive changes toward being healthy, or inspiring others to make healthier choices, through its Faces of Wellness program that awards one recipient with an all-expense-paid weekend getaway in the Rockies. Online applications are now open for anyone who is promoting a health-related cause, advocating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local rising country artist gets set perform for hometown crowd
By BRENDAN MILLER on August 7th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Local ranch hand and rising country music artist Morgan Klaiber is ready to put a on boot-stompin’ performance in front of a hometown crowd this Saturday as she gets set to rock the grandstand as the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede hosts the ‘Cars and Guitars’ classic rock festival and show and swap meet. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagle Butte Observatory to introduce students to stars with new class
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on August 7th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Located in Dunmore, the Eagle Butte Observatory is looking to introduce curious individuals to the details of the cosmos. Astronomer and owner Rod DeVries has been teaching astronomy for 30 years in various settings and levels, including working with the Medicine Hat College’s continuing studies program a few years ago, and weekly at Elkwater ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SOS not heeded by province, AMA president says, as system in ‘dire sense of urgency’
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 7th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com In an August letter to members of the Alberta Medical Association, Dr. Paul Parks, president of the association, has apologized to members over the lack of progress on two proposals the association delivered to the province providing solutions to stabilize primary and acute care from burnout. Parks says the two proposals, delivered last fall, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Marble Go Centre to host Youth Day party
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 6th, 2024
Big Marble Farms is hosting an afternoon of excitement for the young crowd of Medicine Hat, in honour of International Youth Day. On Aug. 8, those ages 8-17 are invited to make their way to the Big Marble Go Centre from 1-4 p.m. for a variety of activities, including Nerf battles, a giant slip n’ ... Read More »
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