Friesen Wins Kinsmen Dream Home Prize in Medicine Hat
Doug Friesen won the 272.52 square metre Kinsmen Dream Home at 2320 Crestwood Drive S.E. in Medicine Hat in the lottery's 14th year. The four bedroom, three bath house with a double garage includes a $6,500 entertainment center, $3,500 pool table, a jet tub and major appliances. Five thousand tickets were sold and proceeds benefit local organizations. Last year the club donated over $200,000 and aims to repeat the feat.
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Brad Morrow
Kinsmen Home Lotto Committee
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Reward Offered for Missing Dunmore Maltese Spritzer
Sharon Becker of Dunmore offers a reward as eight year old Maltese Spritzer remains missing for about a month. Becker suspects theft after Spritzer vanished from the yard on May 17 despite a routine, with no blood found and a green truck reported nearby.
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Spritzer
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SPCA
Pedestrian Injuries After Calgary-Area Crash
A 23 year old Medicine Hat woman was hospitalised in Calgary after a 2 45 a m crash at First Street and Sixth Avenue S E when a 1979 GMC pickup driven by a Medicine Hat man left Sixth Avenue and struck two pedestrians. A 25 year old Medicine Hat man was treated and released. No charges yet. Police continue to investigate.
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First Street
Sixth Avenue
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Mike Watt
S.B
Watt
Vehicles stolen in Bassano area prompt RCMP inquiry
Baran RCMP investigated a string of vehicle thefts from 3:00 to 8:30 a.m. in the Bassano area. One car two pickups two tractors and a grain truck were taken and later recovered without damage. A suspect described as a Caucasian man six feet tall with sandy hair wore a green windbreaker cap and jeans. Tips to Bassano RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
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Bassano
Conal Archer
Archer
Bassano Rcmp
How Britain Acquired Hong Kong History
The piece notes Britain gained Hong Kong in the 19th century during imperial expansion and treaty arrangements with China. It frames July 1 marking a return to Chinese sovereignty after 150 years, with Hong Kong poised to be major news for two weeks.
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Great Britain
Canada
Medicine Hat Downtown Faces Vacancy Trend And Plans
A city trends report shows Medicine Hat downtown with about nine percent vacancy and 27 empty businesses. Alderman John Hamill says vacancies are not uniquely worse, while Frank Wesseling notes the issue mirrors national patterns. The city plans a Municipal Development Plan with downtown revitalization as a key focus and targets growth in Crescent Heights and North Railway Street improvements.
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John Hamill
Economic Development Committee
Frank Wesseling
North America
Hamill
Medicine Hat
Wesseling
North Railway Street
Edmonton
Strathcona
Crescent Heights
Safeway
Dillys Days raises funds for Dillon kidney transplant
Dillys Days in Medicine Hat raised over 2200 this weekend for 13 year old Dillon Guckert awaiting a kidney transplant. Georges P Vanier School hosted activities with about 150 attendees and Dollars For Dillon added 800 from a two day hot dog and pop sale. Funds total over 5600 with a goal of 10000 by summer as Elliott Guckert plans to donate a kidney and the family prepares for Calgary medical reviews.
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Guckert
Dillon
Georges P. Vanier
Dilly
Judy Cruickshank
Cruickshank
Redcliff
Memorial Park
Elliott
Helen
Calgary
Dawn
Rossco’s
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