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An unexpected shot: A trio from the Rattlers women's volleyball team off to tryout for spots on the national team

During her fifth and final season as an outside hitter for the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's volleyball team, Nagy was named the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference player of the year, the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association player of the year and a CCAA all-Canadian all-star.

Melhoff Security honoured for customer retention

A security system may have once meant bars on windows and sturdy deadbolts but in the computer age, that's just a sidebar to the evolution of commercial and industrial security needs.

Quebec sisters buy popular downtown eatery

Mark and Elle Davis's dream of owning tapas restaurant Twist may have come to an end earlier this week. But it's far from over for the restaurant with new owners Melissa and Cheryl-Lynn Whyte taking over the reins of the popular downtown eating establishment.

Forever young: threesome still golfing in their twilight

The oldest is 94-year-old Stan Long, while 89-year-old Gordon Vaughn and 84-year-old Jack Hildebrand fill out the threesome and are the Connaught Golf Club's most fervent members.

News welcomes director of sales and marketing

The message Doug Evjen wants to get out in his new role as director of sales and marketing for the Medicine Hat News is that the advertising buzzword 'multi-media' is an accurate portrayal of how the News can boost business for Hat companies.

Forever young: threesome still golfing in their twilight

The oldest is 94-year-old Stan Long, while 89-year-old Gordon Vaughn and 84-year-old Jack Hildebrand fill out the threesome and are the Connaught Golf Club's most fervent members.

Reception honours cancer centre donors

Representatives of Alberta Health Services and the Alberta Cancer Society joined Bill Yuill, his wife Elizabeth, sister Susan and mother-in-law Ann to celebrate the significant achievement that the Margery E.

New faces win medals at City meet

In many cases, they surprised themselves. "I was going to do badminton, but I decided I wasn't really enjoying it," said Grade 12 Crescent Heights athlete Amy Fraser.

Mohawks gut out victory

It wasn't as easy as the final score would suggest. In Southern Alberta High School Rugby League play on Wednesday, the Medicine Hat High School Mohawks downed the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 24-7 at Hat High.

Property violation complaints roll in

The City of Medicine Hat's bylaw officers investigated 145 property standards complaints in the first four months of 2012 and issued 28 orders for property owners to clean up their act, according to numbers released this week by city police.



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  • DARREN STEINKE dsteinke@medicinehatnews.com Jet engine funny car driver Kevin Therres was playing the role of unofficial pitchman for the Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association’s opening weekend of races. The 55-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., was at the Medicine Hat Mall on Friday displaying his two canola biodiesel powered jet engine funny…
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  • The club will be hosting its 57th annual Victoria Day Classic during the May long weekend, which starts Saturday and runs through to Monday, and the 54-hole stroke play tournament never fails to live up to expectations.
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  • Marriage hijacked by gays, lesbians
    I'm sure the maker of love "GOD" would not distinguish between types of love. Love is love and it's a feeling not a sexual act. People have trouble separating sex and love...they may be simultaneous, but they may also be separate. Hatred is just the ... More...
    By Dibble
  • Marriage hijacked by gays, lesbians
    "The sacred institution of marriageÊ must no longer be demeaned by association with "same sex" and "[censored]," terms" Okay, then just call it marriage and you'll have your wish. More...
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  • Letter about gays nothing more than hate
    @ someonesame Do not judge from a seat so low. Are you a perfect being without "sins"? If that is your claim, then you have also proven yourself a liar. So how do you judge from a seat so low? More...
    By Dibble
  • Letter about gays nothing more than hate
    Looks like there are still dinosaurs walking around Alberta. More...
    By LB1
  • Marriage hijacked by gays, lesbians
    I guess I’m doubly a human there. : ) But more to the point Gergor may be on to something. In my experience those who feel the need to so closely mind others business usually have so very much to hide. More...
    By rockkid
  • Marriage hijacked by gays, lesbians
    As a female married to a male & moreover as a human being, I must say to you the following. Moreover as a human being Guess as long as it’s between a male & female marriage is “sacred. Doesn’t matter if one spouse abuses the other or if one is a seri... More...
    By rockkid
  • Letter about gays nothing more than hate
    I guess you are outvoted someonesane! I also think that this guy only preaches hate when it is 2 adults who get married and want to be happy and love each other. Why would you care as Canadian marriages are for adults only. Let them be happy and I al... More...
    By Bernie
  • Food safety in good hands under Tories
    Obviously the Liberals could not change anything with CFIA in 2005 as it was your Conservatives that came in 2006 and did nothing. The national news indicate that this department has had 127 inspectors positions cut. How can you expect improvements w... More...
    By Bernie
  • Gay marriage an oxymoron
    It is not so much that he is an idiot, I would venture that it was because he was brain washed with religion as a child. Once you get them indoctrinated and taught not to question their faith, there is no reasoning with them. If Kokoski was raised in... More...
    By Gregor
  • Gay marriage an oxymoron
    None of which prove anything. More...
    By nobias

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Local Entertainment

  • The hamlet of Rosebud is 'abuzz' with the much anticipated arrival of "Anne of Green Gables" — Rosebud Theatre's summer musical production that runs from May 25 to Aug. 25 at the Rosebud Opera House. Artistic director Morris Ertman says there is something synchronistic about Rosebud Theatre…
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  • In answer to an often asked question, "How can I find a book club?" the library established a library book club in September 2010. For the past two years a group of 10 to 15 avid readers have met on the second Wednesday of the month from September to May…
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Life

  • Since 1938, the Canadian Cancer Society has been funding research to find a cure for cancer, advocating for healthy public policy to prevent cancer and supporting those living with cancer. Next year the organization will mark its 75th year of service.
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  • Statistics claim that as many as 40 per cent of Canadians will experience depression at some time in their life. This would likely be very hard to measure and might not actually account for the different types of depression that individuals can experience.
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