- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter June 2025 Edition
Seems there are two sides to every story. Information isn’t always black and white, neither is it necessarily right nor wrong but tends to come in various shades of gray (with flashes of color to boot, like a duck’s vision). Research has a way of adding to the truth of a matter which was the case with Dale Rose’s story (and some who knew him may question the ‘truth’). Is there a right and wrong with the maternal and non-maternal actions of the duck hens? When gathering information about fence phones, I discovered ways some people used their party line; I thought I knew all about multi-person phones. - Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter May 2025 EditionSometimes it’s the search for the solution to a problem that spurs innovation, as was the case with barbed wire. An invention may stay in your own backyard making life easier with a gate latch Ol’ Nellie can’t open or a fence that’ll keep the milk cows out of the garden. The neighbors were the first to benefit from the initial barbed wire invention, but it wasn’t long before the entire continent was using it. The barbed wire story is a perfect example of how a so-called invention often “piggy-backs” off someone else’s new idea.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter April 2025 EditionWelcome to the month of April. This month is all about fences.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter March 2025 EditionWelcome to the month of March. As time marches on, change is inevitable. The new and younger blood that has joined our herd of Board members should make for an exciting year with fresh ideas and better technical skills.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter February 2025 EditionIt seems January/February is inventory time for many businesses. It’s also when we as a society need to have a meeting for all members. It’s when we summarize the achievements of the past year and to share our vision for coming year.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter January 2025 EditionLooking back at the past year, be proud of the choices you’ve made and the people you’ve helped along the way, even with a simple smile. Looking at the mission of MHCP, we’ve done our best to preserve and promote Western Music and Cowboy Poetry. Our website also makes a point of highlighting the lifestyle and history of the rural way of life. Thanks to each of you for supporting us: with sponsorship, by attending our annual event and visiting our website/newsletter.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter December 2024 EditionIt seems that December is the month for celebrating, and at Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry, that’s what we’ll do. First and foremost it’s remembering the birth of Christ. For some of us, it’s a time for new beginnings. And for the horse people in our midst, it’s also having a designated day especially for our horses. When folks leave our midst, we have a service honoring their life. Indeed it’s being grateful for what was, and what is.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter October/November 2024 EditionAnd so it is that we can take pride in the success of our event to which each one made a contribution in his or her own way. Every war is about defending what’s important to them. In our case it’s defending the survival of the cowboy poetry genre. Every year it’s where we do our part to preserve and promote it as we showcase Western Music and Cowboy Poetry in the Medicine Hat area. And we did it big time!
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter September 2024 EditionHowdy Y’All! ‘Tis the season — to hurry and harvest, to hustle telling everyone about our event and to celebrate school horses before no one remembers there was such a thing. (Kids weren’t supposed to race them, but they did.) We continue getting stories from Hall of Famers who had fast horses, barrel racers like …
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- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP Newsletter July/Aug 2024 EditionHowdy Y’All! Friends. We meet them along life’s road, some recent and ones from a time ago, some we get to know in person, and others we meet vicariously. Recently, for me, it’s been acquaintances with rodeo personalities, both human and animal. Local folks may not be applauded as legends, but their stories are equally …
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- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP June NewsletterRecently I’ve come to appreciate memoirs more that ever before, people writing down their stories or story. I’ve always liked reading biographies and better yet their autobiography because the information comes first hand. I’ve encouraged folks to do that: edited their writing, helped them organize their writings into heading and I’ve recorded their stories over the telephone and transcribed them. Sharing stories has become a big part of what we do at MHCP when we post stories on our website.
- Keeping You In The Loop — MHCP May NewsletterI was pondering, is it possible to earn a living doing ‘the Arts’? The western singers and cowboy poets I know have other incomes, or else they’re retired.
- Keeping you in the Loop: April NewsletterApril 2024 Edition Howdy All! As the year has progressed, it’s been a good one. We find by celebrating milestones, we take stock and are surprised by all that’s been accomplished. Celebrations of Life have a way of helping us to know more about that person. It seems we’ve attended too many of those. Birthdays …
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- Keeping You in the LoopWelcome to Medicine Hat Cowboy Life, the official newsletter of the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation.
- Merry Christmas from Medicine Hat Cowboy PoetryWithin the December newsletter, President, Jen Zollner recaps the Foundation’s accomplishments in 2023
- September Medicine Hat Cowboy Life Newsletter Announces Fall Show!Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry newsletter, MH Cowboy Life is now available.
- June Newsletter is all about GophersMedicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is pleased to release the June 2023 issue of Medicine Hat Cowboy Life, which is all about gophers. Learn about their unique hibernating habits, all about gopher control, and even how gophers generate tourism dollars! Newsletter: Medicine Hat Cowboy Life Other News:
- March 2023 MH Cowboy Life newsletter has Gone to the Dogs!This month’s issue is about how dogs are of service to their human companions. Meet the entertainers booked for our fall Cowboy Poetry and Western Music show.
- 2022 December Newsletter, MH Cowboy Life is now availableA glimpse into Queen Elizabeth’s sheltered childhood helps us see why dogs continued to be her companions. Her intense love of horses and riding and her preference for rural settings makes one think that being a queen probably ‘cramped her style’. I think she preferred a kerchief to the crown.
- September 2022 Medicine Hat Cowboy Life Now AvailableThe Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is pleased to release our September 2022 issue of Medicine Hat Cowboy Life. Learn about Pit Ponies, horses of all sizes used for labour in coal mines. The third annual Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show will be held at the Medicine Hat High School Theatre on …
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- March 2022 Newsletter from MHCowboyLifeThe March 2022 issue of Medicine Hat Cowboy Life is now available for viewing. Learn about Schuler, AB and believe it or not, horses that can spell and do math!
- Happy New Year from Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry FoundationHappy New Year! New stories are available for reading and viewing on our Stories page of our web site at www.MHCowboyLife.com
- Merry Christmas 2021No need to watch those Christmas movies AGAIN! There’s plenty of new content on our website at www.MHCowboyLife.com
- New Story Series: I-Alice; New Video: Harry Forbes and other Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry NewsMedicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that we will be publishing the stories of Alice Kanewischer, a local nonagenarian. Alice helps us experience her growing up years in the 1930’s using conversation, intimate details and intense emotions. Through a child’s eye we can’t help but feel what life was like for her. …
- First Country Stories Video PostedThe first video in our Country Stories monthly series is now available for viewing. The amazing Harold Fieldberg tells the stories of his mother’s lifetime encounters with wolves. It wraps up with Jen Zollner’s presentation of her poem, The Lone Wolf of Bindloss. If you know a senior in the Bindloss area with a good …
- 2021 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show CancelledWith heavy hearts, the executive of the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Music Foundation has cancelled the September 11 show. The forecast is for rain and cool weather, not nice conditions for listening to music in the park. New COVID restrictions removed our back-up venue at the Medicine Hat Public Library. Please stay connected for …
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- Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry September NewsSeptember is an exciting month in Medicine Hat. On Saturday, September 11, we will be presenting our third annual Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show, at Kin Coulee park at 1PM. Bring your lawn chair and a blanket in case the weather is cool. Enjoy entertainment from local band, Mixed Company, local performers …
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- June 2021 Newsletter ReleasedThe Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is pleased to release the June 2021 Issue of MH Cowboy Life. Learn about the community of Dunmore and its connection to Clydesdale horses.
- May 2021 UpdateIt’s snowing. We always act so surprised when it snows in May but this is typical Springtime in Alberta weather. Ian Tyson’s song, Springtime in Alberta nails it!: “Then without a warning, another winter storm comes ragin’ through….Springtime in Alberta, chills me to the bone.” Our Stories from Seniors series continues with the Medicine Hat …
- April 2021 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry UpdatesNo Fooling. Here is the latest news from the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation. Stories from Seniors book is now available for purchase.
- March 2021 Newsletter Now AvailableThe Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is pleased to release the March 2021 edition of the newsletter, Medicine Hat Cowboy Life. This month we celebrate barns. Farm and ranch kids all have stories about playing and working in barns. President, Jen Zollner and our in-house videographer, Cheryl Dust recently toured the Medicine Hat area to …
- New Senior Story, AGM and other news from Medicine Hat Cowboy PoetrySee our latest in our Stories from Seniors series, We Got Charolais Cows by Grace Roth. Also AGM and other news from the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation.
- Happy New Year 2021The Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation wishes you a happy New Year. See our latest in our Stories from Seniors series and read about the rainmaking event at Chappice Lake.
- December 2020 Medicine Hat Cowboy LifeSee the latest news from the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation in our newsletter, Medicine Hat Cowboy Life. You’ll see highlights from the September 2020 show and you’ll learn about Will James, a Canadian Cowboy with connection to Medicine Hat. In the spirit of the season you’ll even learn what treats to put under the …
- 2020 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Show a Complete Success!September 27, 2020, Kin Coulee, Medicine Hat, AB The second Annual Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Music Show sponsored by the Medicine Hat Public Library was wildly successful. See show highlights here: Over 100 fans gathered to enjoy a variety show on a mild, albeit windy, fall Sunday afternoon in the park. Chief Librarian, Ken …
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- Medicine Hat Cowboy Life September 2020 NewsletterThe Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is pleased to release its first issue of their official newsletter, Medicine Hat Cowboy Life. In its pages, you will see the announcement of our LIVE! 2020 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show on September 27, 2020. Riding on the success of the 2019 Medicine Hat Cowboy …
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- Welcome to Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry FoundationWelcome to the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation web site, MHCowboyLife.com The foundation was created to bring Cowboy Poetry and Western Music to the Medicine Hat area. Our initial plan was to organize a Cowboy Poetry and Music event each year. Our hope was to attract young people as in 4-H Clubs, to our unique …
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