Flood Relief '95 fund nears fifty thousand dollars
Flood Relief '95 fundraiser updates show more than 46 000 raised toward a 50 000 goal as donors from individuals to businesses give. Moose Lodge breakfast event exceeded 1 000 with a sponsorship to match and deliver a cheque midweek. The relief fund targets those ineligible for insurance or provincial aid, distributing on a case by case basis once needs are verified. Further events including a Canada Day fundraiser and July concerts are planned to boost totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Morrall
Les Wickenheiser
Moose Lodge
Bob Lentz
Wickenheiser
Tinue
Liona Boyd
Kin Coulee Park
Betty Munsch
Alice Flaig
Hat
Melvin Holstein
Trio of aces at Medicine Hat Golf Club shocks club
Word spread as three golfers Ace Smeland Rob Webster and Cam Carry each sank holes in one on par three holes during Saturday play at Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club. Smeland hit 135 yards on the 16th with a nine iron Webster followed from the same distance with an eight iron Carry closed the streak on the 14th with a four iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Small
Turday
Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club
Duffers
Drr. Smeland
Rob Webster
Cam Carry
Carry
Russell Farrell
Horizontal drilling boosts yields for Alberta oil fields
Alberta Energy Company and Beau Canada Explorations report higher profits from horizontal wells. Costs rise to about 500000 versus 250000 for vertical wells, with initial production three to five times better in heavy oil and up to six times in gas. In Medicine Hat area horizontal wells more than doubled in 1994, with 53 drilled versus 18 in 1993. Precision Drilling plans more horizontals, while Beau Canada uses the method to develop fields and bypass water formations in southeast Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil DeGagne
Redcliff
Alberta Energy Company
Medicine Hat
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Suffield
DeGagne
Beau Canada
Robb Waldner
Calgary
Marty Knutson
Gordon Skulmoski
Precision Drilling
Jenner
Renaissance Energy
Secon
Medicine At
Saskatchewan
Waldner
Brooks Health Centre fund drained for furniture
The Palliser Health Authority will divert 68 664 dollars from the Brooks Health Centre Nursing Home donation fund to buy furniture. The fund will drop from 75 404 to about 6 740 dollars, leaving Brooks with under 7 000 as new regional foundations form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Health Care Centre
Palliser Health Authority
Brooks Health Centre
Brooks
Medicine Hat
Larry Gillespie
Authority
John Boksteyn
Regional
Businesses complain Fewer customers due to Dunmore construction
Two nearby business managers say the Dunmore Road intersection widening on Southview Drive will reduce access and hurt sales during a six week project to add left turning lanes and extra lanes. Shell Circle and Color Your World report drops of 25 to 33 percent since the closure. Local officials emphasize safety and traffic flow improvements.
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Southview Drive
Dunmore Road
S.E
Sue Hehr
Shell Circle
Hehr
Colleen McLaren
Color Your World
Bill Tuttle
Circle K Shell
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Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Third Street
N.W
Frank Webber
Jesus
River Road
Medicine Hat Public Library
Arena
First Street
Dunmore Construction
Tim Vellenoweth
A&w
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