By Rob VogtWillow Creek Composite High School turned back the hands of time, hosting a retro night and basketball alumni games.The stands were full as players from the last four decades returned to the school on Friday night, March 31.The current senior varsity girls’ took on the ladies’ alumni, who brought their “A” game, winning by a score of 70-43.Scoring … Read more…
By Rob VogtA Grade 9 student from Willow Creek Composite High School has qualified for the top 10 in a provincial contest with a chance to win a prize of $1,000 for herself and another $1,000 for the school.Mary-Ann Toone will travel to Wetaskiwin on May 12 to give an oral presentation on bat boxes, her solution to helping care … Read more…
March 29, 2023 Claresholm, Alta. – On March 25, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Claresholm RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of a loud bang from a garage in Claresholm. A witness said that they saw two people carry a person and put them in a vehicle and then drive away. A few minutes later, RCMP were called to the … Read more…
It is with great sadness that the family of Aura Baker announces her passing on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the age of 107.Aura Marguerite Baker was born on May 3, 1915, in the farmhouse of her parent’s 100-acre farm in Victoria Square, Ontario, just north of Toronto.When Aura was six, she began attending school in nearby Markham township and … Read more…
April 28, 1945 ~ March 8, 2023 Denis passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional hospital on March 8, 2023.He is survived by his loving Kitt, brother Terry, sister Lois and several nieces and nephews.Denis is predeceased by his father George & his mother Virginia.Cremation entrusted to Zentner Funeral Homes.Denis will be laid to rest in the spring in Granum … Read more…
By Frank McTighe, The Macleod GazetteThe stars of the Chinook Basketball League were on display Wednesday, March 22, at F.P. Walshe school in Fort Macleod.The league held its annual high school girls’ all-star game, with the white team beating the dark team 77-53.The white team was made up of Sloane Grier, Tess Provost and Lalaine Mendoza of the F.P. Walshe … Read more…
By Rob VogtWith the mayor of Claresholm securing the nomination for the United Conservative Party in the riding of Livingstone-Macleod for the upcoming provincial election May, town council has granted her an unpaid leave of absence.The Town of Claresholm issued a statement on social media on March 28 announcing that at the last regular meeting of Claresholm town council held … Read more…