1927 – 2022Stefia Sims passed away peacefully at the age of 94 years young at Extendicare Fairmont Park surrounded by her daughters, on January 29, 2022. She would’ve been 95 in June.Mom had a good life. She worked alongside Dad on the family farm near Chaplin, Sask. for many years before they moved to Claresholm, Alta. In 1976. In Claresholm, … Read more…
June 4, 1935 – January 30, 2022Hazel passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the age of 86 years. She was the eldest of 2 daughters born to Moody and Anna Cochlan of Stavely, AB. Hazel lived most of her life west of Stavely, first with her parents and then with her husband, Roy in 1955. She moved to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek has approved a budget of just over $500,000 for upgrades to the Granum sanitary sewer system.At a recent meeting, council heard a report from Craig Pittman, the M.D.’s director of infrastructure outlining the situation.He explained council had budgeted $700,000 in its interim budget for lining the … Read more…
I have been in the (newspaper) industry for 22 years. When I started at the Pass Herald we were a large paper with seven employees.We had a Compugraphic computer, and hand-pasted photo film type paper onto a page. I remember typing stories, printing them off, gluing them onto an 11-by-17-inch page.This so that Buddy (the editor) could shoot the negatives … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterFor more than a decade, the Town of Claresholm has sponsored a special book put out by the Royal Canadian Legion recognizing military service.At its March 14 meeting, town council agreed to support the Military Service Recognition Book produced by the Royal Canadian Legion Campaign Office in the amount of $485.71 plus GST for 2023.The … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIt was an awe-inspiring scene down at the Claresholm Arena on Saturday night.People packed the arena on that March 19 evening to show their support for a member of the community who was injured in a rollover in February.In the end, the Emergency Services Hockey Fundraiser benefitting Scott Besse raised in excess of $69,000 with … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterAn incident last year involving a dog biting a human where the dog was deemed aggressive, has led Claresholm town council to make changes to better deal with aggressive dogs.At its March 14 meeting, councilapproved the final two readings of an updated dog bylaw.Abe Tinney, the town’s chief administrative officer, explained what wasbeing proposed was … Read more…