April 14, 1956 – Feb. 8, 2022Warren Green of Claresholm, Alberta passed away at the South Campus Hospital in Calgary surrounded by family on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, due to complications from pancreatitis. Warren was born in Lethbridge, Alberta with the family moving to Vancouver shortly thereafter.The Greens moved to Claresholm in 1961 where Warren began a very enjoyable time … Read more…
November 19, 1934 – January 17, 2022Lepovasa Petrovic was born on November 19, 1934, in Jagnjilo, Serbia. She was predeceased by her husband Dragutin Petrovic on March 23, 2020.Lepa is survived by her son Mile (Bonnie) Petrovic, grandsons Shaun Petrovic, and Cody (Chels) Petrovic; as well as great-grandchildren Sasha, Danika, and Ashtyn. Leposava enjoyed gardening and her beautiful roses were her pride and joy.A graveside service … Read more…
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…