By Rob VogtIt’s beginning to look a lot more like Christmas.The sights and sounds of the season will take over downtown Amundsen Park and the rest of downtown as the 24th annual Old Fashioned Christmas kicks off the festive season this Friday night, Dec. 1.The event goes from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and is put on by the Claresholm … Read more…
By Rob VogtClaresholm town council has increased the water and sewer rates three percent each year for 2024, 2025, and 2026.The decision came at council’s Nov. 14 meeting, where they passed the final two readings of a bylaw making the increases.Back at its Oct. 23 meeting, council passed first reading of an amendment to the town’s water and sewer bylaw … Read more…
By Rob VogtIt was Hockey Night in Claresholm as the Claresholm Under-18 Thunder blew out Taber in Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-3 action.The Thunder hosted Taber on Saturday night, Nov. 25, winning by a score of 9-5.Claresholm took control early, jumping out to a 4-0 lead after the first period.Scoring for the Thunder were Kaden Pothegadoo, assisted by Blake Cisar … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Claresholm and District Museum has been busy over the past year.Barry Gibbs, chair of the museum board, and Bill Kells, the museum’s executive director, appeared as a delegation at the Nov. 14 meeting of Claresholm town council to discuss what has been happening at the museum.After Gibbs discussed planning for the museum, Kells provided an update on … Read more…
June 1, 1936 – November 14, 2023 Rita Karen Burton passed away November 14, 2023 at Claresholm, Alberta.Rita was born June 1, 1936 at Dixonville, Alberta to Albert and Ruth Sorensen. She was the second in a family of six children.At a very early age Rita learned to care for people by looking after her younger siblings. Albert purchased a … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Claresholm Skatepark Association has been raising funds for a new skatepark since its inception in 2018.Now, their dreams will become reality with construction set to begin on a new skatepark in the Spring of 2024.The site of the new skatepark will be at 111 – 55th Avenue West, where the town has allocated land for the skatepark … Read more…