SMILE SUNDAYS

A Medicine Hat golfer is aiming to make history. Michael Valk, a Medicine Hat Rattler, will try to claim Canada's top prize this week. Valk is the back-to-back Men's Individual Golf Champion, ACAC Golfer of the Year, ACAC All-Conference winner, named to ACAC Men's Team Bronze, and included in ACAC Mixed Team Bronze. Bu...

An organization is asking for the community's support in giving back to someone who has given so much to those who need it most in Medicine Hat. Patty Musgrave has been a key figure of the Medicine Hat Cares Society for about seven years and has been involved with putting hampers together for over a decade. Musgrave's ...

Charles Luca is likely the oldest active golfer in southwestern Alberta. Living until the age of 102 is a tremendous milestone, only one in about every 3,500 Canadians can claim to be a centenarian. Reaching that age and still being active is even rarer. Southwest of Medicine Hat in the Village of Foremost, Charles Luc...

A mutual love for cars created a cross-generational connection in Medicine Hat recently. Josh Cole, who recently graduated from Eagle Butte High School, was at the Saamis Teepee to take a photo of a cat.That's when he saw a classic Chevrolet Impala SS.Josh Cole says it was 'an awesome experience'. Eli J. Ridder/CHAT Ne...

It's a growing community and welcome environment. The Wednesday classic car meetups in the Medicine Hat Mall parking lot features beautiful cars and people happy to talk about them.Stan O'Conner brings his 1968 Impala Coupe, which he's had since 54 years and originally came from a deadership in Medicine Hat. "Ever...

The Medicine Hat and District Labour Council wants to help those that need it most. It's hosting a Labour Day food drive on Monday for non-perishable items only. That runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Real Canadian Superstore. With insecurity on the rise, the labour council wants to help the community. One in five hou...

Lawrence Hasiuk says events like the first annual drag charity gala are a way to foster acceptance in the community and provide a space for people to express themselves.Hasiuk, known in drag as Tiffany, spent months planning Saturday's event at Whiskey District, selling out the 200-seat gala in what he described as an ...

When Jody Leopold heard dogs, cats and rabbits at the Medicine Hat SPCA were without air conditioning, she wanted to help."We all know being in the heat is not a good thing and we don't even have fur on us," Leopold said from inside her daughter's Rebark shop.After getting approval from the SPCA, Leopold laun...

The Medicine Hat Major AAA U12 Mavs season ended a few runs short of going to the Little League World Series. Head coach Steve Russell said that the defeat leaves a bitter taste in their mouths, but still takes a lot of pride in putting Medicine Hat junior baseball back on the map."You know, at the beginning of th...

Two high school students are biking to raise money for the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital's pediatric ward.Saran Ramanujam and Kade Draganiuk, Grade 12 students at Medicine Hat High School, will bike 200 kilometres to Brooks with those that wish to join them in an attempt to fundraise over $2,000.It's the second year t...