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Float winners announced for Stampede Parade
By Medicine Hat News on July 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews Winners of float judging at the Medicine Hat Stampede Parade held Thursday: Class 1: Cowboys and Cowgirls-intermediate – 1. Don Davies; 2. Teneale Tivador. Class 4: Comic – 1. Boingy Boingy; 2. Al Dillman; 3. Fred Holt. Class 5: Commercial – 1. Sun City Dental; 2. Adrenaline Eco Blasting; 3. Cash and Carry Carpets. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman lands drug charges for third time in a year
By Medicine Hat News on July 27th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat woman already facing drug trafficking charges has been arrested again following a search of her South Ridge home. The ALERT Medicine Hat’s organized crime team and MHPS announced Friday they charged Jacqueline Rosanne Dopp, 46, on July 18, marking the third time in one year the woman has been charged with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2024 Stampede royalty crowned on Friday night
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Friday evening, Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede welcomed their new Stampede Royalty for the coming year. Charlie Christie and Charlatan Sandford are the 2024 Stampede Queen and Princess, and were crowned in the dirt of the Stampede Grandstand, during the intermission of Friday’s Professional Rodeo competition. Christie and Sandford are preceded by Queen Emma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede’s Better Living Show an annual showcase of local talents
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com A welcome reprieve from the heat on the grounds, the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Better Living and Horticulture show celebrates the creativity and talent of city crafters. The show itself features everything from fibre arts and quilting to flowers and baking, said chair Cathryn Clarke Treiber. “We bring in quilts, sewing, crocheting, knitting, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South County Co-op celebrates its largest Stampede breakfast ever
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 27th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com More than 3,500 flapjacks and sausages were served to guests as South Country Co-op celebrated its largest Stampede pancake breakfast ever on Friday morning outside its 13th Street SE location. The traditional Stampede breakfast was enjoyed as live musicians performed, prompting some to get up and dance, while others ate a proper cowboy and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Methanex Kiddies’ Day adds yet another aspect of fun to Stampede
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 27th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com Lines into the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds nearly wrapped around the parking lot for entry into the festivities Friday, in no small part due to Methanex Kiddies’ Day. Pioneer Village was filled with games, a scavenger hunt and various activities offered for families for no additional cost, allowing for families to make ... Read More »
1 responseClash of the Cowboys; local ranches compete for buckles and braggin’ rights
By BRENDAN MILLER on July 27th, 2024
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com High noon under a hot July sun, cowboys and cowgirls gather at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grandstand to face off against each other in the inaugural ‘Cowboy Clash’ event. Ranchers representing the Cavan, Maser, Porter, Hargrave and Vossler ranches, as well as their best horses, competed in ranch rodeo-style timed events, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Third Street construction on schedule and moving to next stage
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 26th, 2024
A busy Third Street SE intersection was reopened Thursday after a summer of construction. The intersection of Third Street and Fifth Avenue reopened in the evening as the Third Street downtown utility and surface upgrades project remains on schedule and nears the next stage, the city says. Traffic on the 400 block of Third Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A number of global factors causing price jumps at the pumps: GasBuddy
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 26th, 2024
news@medicinehatnews.com Gas prices in Medicine Hat are climbing as some stations are charging more than $1.64 per litre. According to GasBuddy.com the cheapest place to fill up in the city is $1.49.9 per litre at the pumps of Costco, but only for members. Gas King, located at 642 Kingsway Ave., is three cents higher at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat was provincial hot spot on Wednesday, nearly breaks last year’s record-setting July 24
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Hat was the hottest spot in the province Wednesday as temperatures climbed to 38.3C at 6 p.m. that day, and not far behind was Irvine (38C) and Seven Persons (38.1C), according to Environment Canada. Medicine Hat just missed setting a new record for July 24, set in 2023 at 38.9C. Heavy heat blanketed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keep yourself and your family safe from bite risks this summer
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on July 26th, 2024
asmith@medicinehatnews.com AHS is encouraging caution in regards to insect and animal bites this summer, and has shared a few pieces of advice to keep people and their families safe. Insects can carry viruses and diseases in Alberta. West Nile is an infection spread by mosquitoes that can affect the brain and cause flu-like symptoms, while ... Read More »
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