the bulletVOL 02. 11 Published by Copy Works Design & Gifts

IN THIS ISSUE 3. Kids on Love4. Sweet Regards Article5. Interpretive Article6 . Icy Mountain Article 7. Reflections Article8. Quotes, Quiz, Jokes9. Community Events10. Games11. Maze

‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she

couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails

anymore. So my grandfather does it for

her all the time, even when his hands got

arthritis too. That’s love.’

Rebecca- age 8

‘When someone loves you, the way they

say your name is different. You just know

that your name is safe in their mouth.’

Billy - age 4

‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a

boy puts on shaving cologne and they go

out and smell each other.’

Karl - age 5

‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re

tired.’ Terri - age 4

‘Love is what’s in the room with you at

Christmas if you stop opening presents and

listen.’ Bobby - age 7

‘If you want to learn to love better, you

should start with a friend who you hate.’

Nikka - age 6

‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his

shirt, then he wears it every day.’

Noelle - age 7

‘Love is like a little old woman and a little

old man who are still friends even after they

know each other so well.’

Tommy - age 6

‘I know my older sister loves me because

she gives me all her old clothes and has to

go out and buy new ones.’

Lauren - age 4

‘When you love somebody, your

eyelashes go up and down and little stars

come out of you.’

Karen - age 7

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy

on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s

gross.’ Mark - age 6

A four year old child whose next door

neighbor was an elderly gentleman

who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little

boy went into the old gentleman’s

yard, climbed onto his lap, and just

sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had

said to the neighbor, the little boy

said,

‘Nothing, I just helped him cry’

Valentine’s Day and candy are a match made in heaven.

Among the earliest Valentine’s Day gifts were candies. The

most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.As an elixir for love, chocolate has been believed throughout

history to bring smiles to the broken-hearted and to prompt

amorous feelings in both men and women. In the 1800’s

physicians commonly advised their lovelorn patients to eat

chocolate to calm their pining. It is believed that Madame du Barry served it to all her suitors

Casanova consumed chocolate instead of champagne to

induce romance; and Montezuma, the king of the ancient

Aztecs, believed chocolate would make him virile. Never underestimate the power of candy. Did you know

that every part of your body responds favourably to the

gifts of wine and chocolate? And as you might have

guessed, the properties of dark chocolate are similar to

wine and deliver beneficial treatment to the skin as well. We, here at Sweet Regards, believe that candy (and

especially chocolate) is very powerful. It can calm,

soothe, brings up wonderful memories and is fun to

share with friends. Life is short – make it sweet!Come in to check out our exciting Valentine specials. Sweet Regards ......your total candy experience!

Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a theft under $5000.00. In the early morning hours of September 7, 2010 suspect(s) committed a break and enter to the compound property of Kal Tire located at 2671 Box Springs Way NW in Medicine Hat. Taken from the compound were eleven re-treaded semi-trailer tires totaling $3783.00

Crime Stoppers is looking for your help to solve a Mischief which occurred in the 1000 block of Ross St SE, Medicine Hat. During the evening of July 18, 2010 vandals spray painted profane and vulgar words on a residence, the detached garage and a travel trailer located on the property. Damage to property and clean-up costs exceeded $5000.00.

Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying those responsible for Mischief to City of

Medicine Hat property. Between the evening of October 1, 2010 and morning of October 4, 2010 unknown culprit(s) broke into the Fleet Vehicle service compound located at 201 Marshall Ave SE, Medicine Hat. Once inside the culprits vandalized 25 city buses and other city fleet vehicles. Total damage is estimated at $100,000.

Crime Stoppers needs your help locating those responsible for a Mischief causing damage over $5000. Between September 27 and 28, 2010 unknown suspects entered the property of Cottonwood Coulee Golf Course and gained access to five golf carts. The five carts were driven around the grounds causing over $1000 damage to the turf and over $5000.00 damage was done to all 5 carts.

Crime Stoppers and the Medicine Hat Police

need your help in locating those responsible for setting a residence on fire. On July 14, 2010 at about 0400 AM, Medicine Hat Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 800 block of 3 St SE, Medicine Hat. Fire Investigator has determined this occurrence to be set deliberately and classified as Arson. Culprit(s) entered the home and started the fire in one of the bedrooms. As a result, approximately $45,000 in damages was incurred to the unoccupied dwelling. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for this crime. Remember if you have any information about ANY crime, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, Use WEBTIPS at www.mhcrimestoppers.ca *8477-ROGERS OR #8477- TELUS. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display or call trace. You do not have to reveal your identity, and if your information leads to an arrest, you qualify for a reward! Crime Stoppers is a community program that will pay cash rewards for information on any unsolved crime.

Happy New Year one and all. 2011 has arrived and with it, as is the custom with many of us, comes a list of resolutions. The Christmas Season always seems to be a time for indulgence and at the top of many New Years Resolution lists is “Get in Shape”. The spike in gym memberships at the beginning of a new year attests to this. Unfortunately many of us will buy the membership, attend the gym for a short while, if at all, and then not bother to keep it up. Don’t despair, there are lots of other ways that you can stay in shape and many of them cost very little. Some are even free!

Medicine Hat has a wonderful trail system and no matter where you live in the city you have access to a trail whether it is just out your door or a short drive away. Police Point Park has some wonderful trails in a completely natural setting. During the summer the trails are well used. What about the winter? Yes it may be a little bit cold and there may be some snow on the trail but that is no excuse. Bundle up and get out there! A one hour walk through the snow can burn 270 calories. And best of all, going for a walk costs you nothing and you can walk with friends. If you are worried about slipping on the snow and ice, use some walking poles. Not only will they help with stability, but they give your upper body a work out and help to burn a few more calories.

Just walking isn’t challenging enough for you? Try cross country skiing or snow shoeing. There is a cross country ski trail located within city limits at Police Point Park. An hour of cross country skiing can burn 700 calories and an hour of snow shoeing 560 calories. If

you do not own any ski equipment or snow shoes, just stop into the Nature Centre located within Police Point Park and we can rent you everything that you need. An hour of skiing or snow shoeing will only cost you $4.00. And, for those that are really adventurous and like to race down hills at break neck speeds, there is down hill skiing available in the Cypress Hills less than an hour drive from Medicine Hat.

Tobogganing is another winter activity you can enjoy while staying fit and burning those calories away. One hour of racing down a hill on a toboggan can burn 420 calories. Although I suspect that it is the walk back up the hill that is what really burns those calories! There is a great toboggan hill in Kin Coulee Park and numerous other hills throughout the city that are suitable for tobogganing. There are several outdoor skating rinks throughout the city as well as some indoor rinks for those who prefer to glide on the ice. An hour of skating can burn 300 calories. For those creative types, build a snowman. Or a whole snow family. Who would have thought that rolling snow into balls and then stacking them one on top of another was such great exercise! Snowman building can burn 250 calories. And finally, don’t forget that you are responsible for clearing snow from sidewalks in front of your home, and of course your driveway. Instead of looking at it as an onerous task, think about all the great exercise you will get. Shoveling snow for an hour can burn 400 calories.

All these activities are great ways to supplement that gym membership that you may or may not be using. Please note that all numbers

given for the amount of calories burned are approximate. Each person is different and you may burn more or less calories. The point is that you will burn calories by getting up and getting active. Please remember to dress appropriately for weather conditions and get out and enjoy yourself this winter.

For more information call “The Nature Line” at 403-529-6225.

Written by Kevin Winchester

Naturally

MEDICINE HATINTERPRETIVE CENTRE

STAY

FIT

Just like putting the right fuel in your vehicle, we should put the right food in our bodies for our body to perform properly. If you put gas in a diesel vehicle, it will be sluggish if it runs at all. In today’s world of fast food we are putting the wrong fuel in our bodies. We are on a hamster wheel. We go round and round and can’t get off because our diet is so poor thus making us tired. The more bad foods we eat the more we crave. We are too tired to exercise. The time to change is right now! If you can do a little of each part of the pie below you will get off the hamster wheel.

The Entire Health Pie:

Some Raw food items I make are:• Stuffed Mushrooms • Portobello Steaks • Almond Flax Crackers• Almond stuffed peppers• Vanilla Almond Milk• Greek Salad without the feta• Salt & Vinegar potato chips

You may have heard that alkaline water is good for you but this is far from the truth. The only way to get the body alkaline is with good nutrition. Water goes

into the stomach and those stomach acids start changing the ph right there. Water is important to flush and clear out toxins. Our body is approx. 55% to 70% water. You should drink ½ your body weight in ounces everyday. As it’s important to drink the right amount of water each day, it’s also important to feed our body the proper fuel. You have heard, “You are what you eat.”

Majority of Raw and Living Foods are alkaline. For a list of these foods, google alkaline foods vs. acidic foods. All processed, heated and cooked foods are acidic. The tools needed for Raw & Living Foods are a dehydrator, high-powered blender (I like the blendtec), and a food processor (a cheap one will work fine). You can purchase the dehydrator and blender at Icy Mountain Water.

Dr. Richard Schulze says, “There are no incurable diseases. If you are willing to take responsibility for yourself and your life, you can heal yourself of anything.”

The most important thing in life is your health. You

can’t buy new body parts at the store. People always say to me, “oh that’s too much like work, I just want to live”. I say I want to live too and that’s why I do it. Start today and join the many people taking control of there own health. For more information on Raw & Living foods contact myself at Icy Mountain Water Co.

Enjoy & Live Life to the Fullest!

Charlotte Icy Mountain Water Co.(403) 526-3806

Water

Hello, my name is Charlotte. My family owns and operates Icy Mountain Water Co. We started Icy Mountain Water in 1992 for health reasons. Two years ago in February, I found myself tired out. I have always been a vegetarian but found my diet was slipping away. I was busy so I did not have time to prepare my

food properly. A friend let me try some raw food crackers that she made herself. At that time I realized its time to step up my diet. I started reading everything about Raw Food that I could get my hands on. As soon as I started reading I was motivated to start Raw & Living Foods. Once you heat your food over 110 degrees Fahrenheit, it is no longer alkaline and the heating process destroys the digestive enzymes. Once heated, you have changed the molecular structure of the food and it is now acidic. The majority of people are acidic. The ideal pH level for the human body is between 6.8 and 7.5. When your body is at this pH, your body cells will oxygenate and cause you to heal at a faster rate. When cancer cells are put in a test tube with acidic fluids they will multiply. If you put those same cancer cells in a test tube with alkaline fluids they will die. A proper body pH balance will allow the body to heal itself, the way god intended. Raw food is living food and it only makes sense to eat this way because our bodies are alive. Cooked food is dead food.

SOME BENEFITS FROM RAW & LIVING FOODS ARE:

COOKED Food is Dead Food

• Lose weight.• Get fit.• Look and feel younger.• Regain that youthful

energy you once had.

• Improve your health after a lifetime of abusing your body.

• Heal yourself without surgery or drugs.

• Live a more fulfilled life.• Stay healthy and in

shape without spending hours working out and starving yourself.

Your health is number one. Think, “If it’s going to be it’s up to me.” Only you can do it. Here is a recipe for you to try.Broccoli Salad W/O Bacon & It’s Still Awesome!5 cups chopped broccoli½ cup red onion*1-cup sunflower seeds½ cup raisins (optional)Dressing:

*1-cup cashews3 tbsp honey2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar¼ tsp salt

¼ cup water

Blend the dressing together in a blender. Then pour over the broccoli. Mix together with your hands; this really does make it taste better. Sit and enjoy!

* Soak nuts in water for 1 hour to release the enzyme. Majority of nuts have an enzyme inhibitor and must be soaked in order to digest.

• Pizza• Halvah• Cookies • Carrot Cake• Veggie Burger• Fruit Leather• Tomato Soup

Spirituality

ExerciseNutrition

Drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces.

Best to buy organic if possible.

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QuotesDraw a circle, not a heart, around the one you love because a

heart can break but a circle goes on forever. Anonymous

It takes one eye opened to meet your true love, but both eyes closed to keep them. Anonymous

Love has the power of making you believe what you would normally treat with the deepest suspicion. Mirabeau

When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes

start coming out. Elizabeth Bowen I tell you I love you every day for fear that tomorrow isn’t

another. Anonymous

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven. Karen Sunde

You’re nothing short of my everything. Ralph Block

Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the

same direction. Antoine de Saint

Who, being loved, is poor? Oscar Wilde Love, and a cough, cannot be hidGeorge Herbert Love is not finding someone to live with; it’s finding

someone you can’t live without.Rafael Ortiz

The surest sign of being in love is when the toughest thing to do is utter good bye!

What do farmers give their

wives on Valentine’s Day?

Hog and kisses!

What did one light bulb say to the other?

“I love you a whole watt!”

FITNESS QUIZ1. When is the best time to perform a workout to get maximum health benefits?

2. Which test is employed in most gymnasiums to assure that the person is not

exercising beyond his or her physical ability?

3. What is the most common fitness related complaint in women as they age?

4. Which type of food must be avoided before a workout as it may cause

dehydration?

5. The commonest form of exercise which helps to maintain body fitness is what?

6. What nutrient helps in the proper utilization of fats in the body?

7. What are fats biologically called as?

8. Consumption of more trans fat leads to the increased probability of what?

9. Which body part gains the most weight?

10. What vitamin can help control stress levels by releasing certain hormones?

Answers: 1) Early Morning 2) Checking whether the person can still carry on a conversation 3) Obesity 4) Sugary food 5) Walking 6) Carbohydrates 7) Lipids 8) Coronary heart disease 9) Stomach 10) Vitamin C

Sunrise Observatory, Medicine Hat Astronomy Club. Come visit us! Drop in on

Visitor’s Night or call to arrange a Group Visit. Thor at 403-526-1025.

Is Drinking a Problem? Alcoholics Anonymous Medicine Hat 403-527-2065

Brooks 403-793-4796

Canadian Red Cross Society urgently needs volunteers. Call Debra (403) 526-

3048

Medicine Hat College Conservatory of Music & Dance 2011 Gala, Saturday,

February 5th, 2011, Annual Gala featuring performances from the Conservatory faculty. Support the Set the Stage for Life campaign $10 College Students, $25 Early bird (until November 30th), $40 Per person. Tickets available at the Cultural Centre

AJ’S Loan Cupboard needs volunteers to assist in our organization. We are also in

dire need of donations such as wheelchairs, lift chairs and pellet shelving. If you can donate these or any other medical items or volunteer your time, please contact us at # 1 - 749 -14th Street S.W. Medicine Hat or telephone us at 403-580-5580.

Blues at the Bow.com – proudly presents the European Blues Sensation “Ana

Popovic”. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. For tickets or information 403.545.2340. Doors open at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Piapot Lions Club 12th Annual Antique & Collectables Show and Sale. Maple

Creek Armouries, February 5 and 6. Sat. 10-6pm. Sun. 10-4 p.m. Call 306-558-4802 for more information.

The Stroke Recovery Association of Medicine Hat “Community Support Group”

will be holding their regular meeting at the Medicine Hat College, Courtyard Room, 7p.m. Monday, February 14th. For further information call Lorraine 527-0899 or Joyce 527-2491. Everyone Welcome.

Parkinson Society of Southern Alberta is dedicated to helping people and families

of Southern Alberta who live with Parkinson disease. We are in your community. Visit www.parkinsons-society.org to learn more and ask us about Parkinson Pulse, our quarterly newsletter.

Are You New to Medicine Hat? The Medicine Hat Newcomers Club invites You

to our Get Together at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 504 2nd Street SE, Entrance off 5th Ave. SE. For Information Call Nick Medwid 403-580-3198 or Nick Cebryk 403–529-9114

A Night to Remember Gala This is a fundraiser in partnership with the

Alzheimer Society and the Southern Academy of Chefs that will take place at the Medicine Hat Golf Club on March 25, 2011. Start time will be 6 pm. For further information on all upcoming events please contact the Alzheimer Society at 403-528-2700.

Sunshine Home and Garden Trade Show, March 4-6, Medicine Hat Exhibition

and Stampede, Cypress Centre. For more information call 403-527-5214 ext. 228.

Grapes & Gourmet Gala Friday, March 4th commencing at 7;30 p.m. at the

Esplanade. Sponsored by Pritchard & Company. Tickets $75.00 each or a table of 8 for $600.00 which includes a Riedel Wine Glass. All proceeds will go to Medicine Hat Schizophrenia Society and the Medicine Hat Kiwanis Club. Featuring food from Medicine Hat’s finest restaurants and Chefs, with coffee from Mad Hatter Coffee Roastery. Music by the Lyle Rebbeck Trio. Raffle and Silent Auction. Call 403-527-4411 for Tickets or pick up at Pritchard & Company

The Schizophrenia Society is offering a program specifically for families beginning

Feb. 22. (10 week course) Please call 403-526-8515 to register.

CONGRATULATIONS to Robin Houlston on winning the Find the Snowman Contest for 250 FREE Business Cards, valued at $75.00 from Copy Works Design & Gifts.

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Four-year-old Mitch loved candy almost as much as his mom Ann did. He and Daddy had given her a beautiful heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day. A few days later Mitch was eyeing it, wishing to have a piece of it. As he reached out to touch one of the

big pieces, Ann said to him, “If you touch it, then you have to eat it. Do you understand?”

“Oh, yes,” he said, nodding his head. Suddenly his little hand patted the tops of all the pieces of candy. “Now I can eat them all.”JO

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