Volleyball Cobra girls wrap up home schedule

By Rob Vogt It was seniors’ night for the Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team, as they said goodbye to two graduating Grade 12 players.The Cobras hosted the F.P. Walshe Flyers in their regular season home finale on Tuesday, Nov. 5.Before the teams played though, Cobra Head Coach JoAnna Sutter recognized Sadie Lybbert and Paiton Hurlburt … Read more

RCMP offer tips to keep pedestrians safe this winter

By Rob Vogt The Claresholm RCMP is offering a number of tips for pedestrians to stay safe this winter.They issued a release on Oct. 30 explaining that as the winter months approach and the days grow shorter, staying safe as a pedestrian becomes even more important. Reduced visibility, icy sidewalks, and snow-covered streets can increase the risks for those walking near … Read more

Cobras advance to provincial semi-finals with win over Bow Valley

By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football team The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team won their seventh straight game and advanced to the 3A provincial football semi-finals, and south final, with a 34-22 win over a stubborn Bow Valley Bobcat squad from Cochrane, on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the University of Lethbridge community field.In the week before … Read more

Taking Off Pounds Sensibly chapter celebrates 20th anniversary

By Rob Vogt TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Alberta 5256 will be celebrating an important milestone later this week.The chapter was organized on Nov. 16, 2004, with four members, and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month.Currently, there are 24 members, and they still have one of the original charter members attending, Marilyn Heyland.She also celebrated her 30 years as a … Read more

Coates, John

August 23, 1943 – October 31, 2024 John will be forever remembered by his children James (Julia) Coates and Helen (Cole) (Thompson), sister Karen (Barteaux), niece Hillary (Barteaux), nephew Matthew (Barteaux) and grandchildren Lauren, Nicholas and Christopher (Ambeault), and Victoria (Coates). John is predeceased by his father Robert John (Coates) and mother Margaret Grace (Cullen).John was born on August 23, … Read more

Greenlaw, Virginia

She was tough enough to defy the odds, but inevitably they turned for Virginia, early Monday, November 4, 2024, peacefully with April beside her.Virginia was an only child, a grandchild of Alberta homesteaders. Her’s was a life well lived, in many locations from her birthplace in Calgary, school years in Okotoks to raising a family in Winnipeg. There were many … Read more