By Rob VogtThe voters of Claresholm have elected a new mayor but the race for the vacant town council seat has gone to a recount.The Town of Claresholm held a byelection on Sept. 18, where Brad Schlossberger was elected mayor with 569 votes. He had been a town councillor until he resigned in order to run for mayor.Lon Hall, a … Read more…
By Rob VogtAlthough he has been gone more than 40 years, the memory of Terry Fox is alive and well and living in the hearts of the more than 30 people who turned out to renew his Marathon of Hope.The 43rd annual Terry Fox Run took place on Sunday, Sept. 17, taking participants around the southwest corner of town.Deputy Mayor … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team welcomed nine teams to their annual Cobra Classic tournament this past weekend, taking first in their pool before losing in the playoff round.The tournament took place on Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16, with teams coming from Lethbridge; Vulcan; Stirling; Coalhurst; Milk River; the Crowsnest Pass; … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Claresholm RCMP were busy from April to June, involved in a wide variety of activities.Corporal Tom Nairn, acting detachment commander for the Claresholm RCMP, appeared as a delegation at Claresholm town council’s Sept. 11 meeting to provide his quarterly report.He opened by mentioning the RCMP App, which looks at trends, provides crime statistics, and an opportunity to report … Read more…
By Rob VogtMore than 150 people gathered at the Claresholm Social Centre last week to hear what the two candidates for mayor and two of the four candidates for town council had to say.The Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce and the Claresholm Local Press held a candidates forum on Wednesday, Sept. 6, as a prelude to the municipal byelection … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Terry Fox Run is an institution in Claresholm, and has been since its inception 43 years ago.As other communities have lost their runs, Claresholm is the only community that still has a Terry Fox Run between Lethbridge and High River.In fact, Claresholm has had a Terry Fox Run every year since they began in 1981.This year’s run … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football teamThe Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team got its 2023 season off to a fast start last Saturday at the “snake pit” with a 43-6 win over the HJ Cody Lakers from Sylvan Lake.With an extra long fall camp resulting from not scheduling a game before Labour Day, the Cobras were … Read more…