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Community Warmth keeps the power on for 66 Hatters this year
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The City of Medicine Hat’s Community Warmth Program has helped 66 people at risk of having their power cut off in 2017 help pay their utility bills. The program, conceived in 2010, allows Hatters to donate money from their utility bill to those less fortunate — a minimum of $1 each month — ... Read More »
Roset by Reid will move to old fire hall
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel Roset by Reid, the jewelry store that has been a staple of downtown Medicine Hat for nearly 40 years, is relocating to the old Fire Hall No. 2 on the city’s south side. “We put a lot of blood, sweat and tears down here,” said Chelsea Siggelkow, Roset by Reid’s president. “We’ve invested ... Read More »
The week that was: Highs and lows, winds of change, winds of destruction and tragedy
The winds of change surged through Medicine Hat this week. An election campaign that many people felt was lacking in initiative, announcements and debates ended up being a nail-biting evening for some of the candidates when the results started rolling in Monday night. No matter what you thought of the election campaign we certainly had ... Read More »
Helpful Hatter
On Oct. 13, my wife and I were frantically searching for the Pattison Funeral parlour on South Railway Street. We were stuck at the bottom of Fifth Street with no way to turn right. But lo and behold, there was a white half-ton with a very obliging citizen who said “follow me.” So we did, ... Read More »
Tigers deal Fischer for Ostir, Van Impe and a pick
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers made the most of a tough situation Thursday, dealing overage forward Zach Fischer to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for 18-year-old winger Hayden Ostir, 16-year-old defensive prospect Eric Van Impe and a second-round pick in the 2019 WHL bantam draft. Fischer opted to part ways with the Tigers on ... Read More »
Hat Charity Classic returns for 23rd year
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Curling Club’s 23rd Annual Hat Charity Classic begins today at noon, continuing throughout the weekend. The event hosts 24 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as international teams from Japan and Russia. The women’s playoff round occurs Sunday, with the final ... Read More »
Final Alberta electoral boundary report splits Medicine Hat voters right the middle
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant If you live in downtown Medicine Hat, you could be voting alongside Bassano and Brooks in the next provincial election. South of Third Street SE, or the South Saskatchewan River, generally, and you could be in the redrawn riding of Cypress-Medicine Hat. That’s the recommendation in the final report of the Alberta Electoral ... Read More »
October 19, 2017
1927 ~ FRED YANKE ~ 2017 Fred John Yanke, beloved husband of Dorothy Yanke of Medicine Hat, passed away on Monday, October 16th, 2017 at the age of 90 years. Fred also leaves to cherish his memory his children, Phyllis Day Chief, Harvey (Yvonne) Yanke, Leroy (Cheryl) Yanke, Marilyn (Glen) Emmelkamp, Valerie Yanke, and Sherry ... Read More »
Hatters take home a haul at Huntsman World Senior Games
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken It may have been 47 years since Medicine Hat’s Michele David Roll competed in the lanes of a swimming pool, but that didn’t stop her from collecting eight medals at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah last weekend. David Roll made the trip to Utah alongside her brother, Dan David, ... Read More »
Haden making the most of added responsibility with Tigers
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken After spending a large portion of last season as a healthy scratch, Gary Haden has received some added responsibility with the Medicine Hat Tigers this year—and he’s been making the most of it. The sophomore centre is well on his way to a career year after starting the season alongside rookies Henry Rybinski ... Read More »
Rock Ramblings: Easy last-minute Halloween costumes
I love Halloween. The trick or treating, Halloween parties and, of course, dressing up is always a blast. Each year I always have these grand ideas of costumes and then before I know it, I have procrastinated on ordering a costume and with less than two weeks to go I scramble to come up with ... Read More »
