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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 »
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!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!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 »
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