Submitted to The Local Press Fort Macleod Minor Hockey held the annual awards night Oct. 2. Midget retiring players, Brenndon Mackin and Tristan Martin, both of Claresholm. received Maverick jerseys for their final year. The past two years these boys played on a combined team with Fort Macleod and Claresholm. Every year each team gives out three awards to players … Read more…
Editor; An open letter to the Town of Claresholm, Town of Stavely, and Municipal District of Willow Creek. The poppy campaign in 2020 is unique due to the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to impact all our lives. Dominion Command has declared, as of Aug. 28, 2020, that the poppy campaign will, as usual, commence on the last Friday in October … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Operation Christmas Child’s annual shoebox campaign has started, offering an opportunity to help children in less fortunate parts of the world. Annette Bordeleau, the organizer this year, said the shoeboxes help children. “It’s extending God’s love to the children of the world,” she said. “I’m just part of a small (piece) of that.” People can … Read more…
July 28, 1929 – September 26, 2020 Ron was born in Ponoka to Frank and Phoebe Mayled. He was schooled in Ponoka at the Red Brick School. Further education was taken at SAIT and at PMH in psychiatric nursing. Ron and Joyce married in 1955 and had three children, Cathy, Judy and Brent. The family moved from Ponoka to Claresholm … Read more…
This building in downtown Claresholm, on 50th Avenue between First Street and Second Street, was taken down on Friday, Oct. 2. It had a long history in the community as a video store, carpentry shop and more. Photo by Rob Vogt
Around the end Syler Sabey, at left, of the Claresholm Cobras peewee football team, took his turn at quarterback on Monday night, Oct. 5, running around the end and fending off this would-be tackler. The Cobras hosted the Taber Rebels at the Willow Creek Composite High School field, putting up a good fight but losing. Photo by Rob Vogt
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Town of Claresholm is opposed to the idea of amalgamating housing bodies such as the local lodge and housing authority because it will not save money and will do damage to those existing bodies. At its Sept. 28 meeting, Claresholm town council agreed to write a letter to the provincial government requesting a … Read more…