September 22, 1939 – May 26, 2025It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gerald Walter Jackson (Jerry) on May 26, 2025. Jerry passed away peacefully in his home at Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre in Claresholm, while enjoying one of his favourite pastimes: watching hockey.Jerry was born September 22, 1939, in Calgary, Alberta. He was a good … Read more…
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather LYNN FISHER, passed away in peace with loved ones around him, on June 2, 2025 at the age of 85 in the Raymond Hospital.Some people will remember Lynn in his cowboy and hunting days with many a great story to tell. Some may go back as far as him helping to build … Read more…
Margaret Ann Sinclair (nee Sky) age 82, of Stavely, AB passed away on May 31, 2025, at the Calgary South Health Campus.She was born on April 1st, 1943, in Edmonton, AB and adopted by Harry and Agnes Sky to raise as their own. The family spent the first 6yrs at Brule, AB where Harry ran the planer at the lumber … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Ben Baker likened finishing high school to the first stage of a Waterton hike.“We have done it, we are graduates,” said the valedictorian for the 2025 graduating class at Willow Creek Composite High School at their ceremony on June 7.He thought back to when the class entered the school in Grade 7. Like a hike, they wondered why … Read more…
By Frank McTighe and Amanda Zimmer Rob Vogt was recognized for 25 years in journalism at the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association’s (AWNA) annual general meeting in Edmonton on Friday, June 6, 2025.Media employment historyRob Vogt started his journalism career at the Lethbridge Herald in 1999 working in the mail room, and taking on freelance assignments while he was a journalism … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The 4-H beef clubs in Claresholm, Stavely/Parkland, and Fort Macleod held their district lamb, market beef and female shows at the Claresholm Agriplex on Tuesday, June 3.The final results were:Lamb show• Willow Creek District market lamb grand champion, Colby Symens, Fort Macleod; reserve grand champion, Sophia Slettede, Claresholm.• Willow Creek District Pen of five lambs grand champion, … Read more…
By Livingstone Range School Division The J.T. Foster High School community in Nanton has long been involved in raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society through Relay for Life. In 2023, the J.T. Foster team raised over $8,000. Last year that number was $13,000. But it was nothing compared to this year’s Relay for Life fundraising.“This year, we had one … Read more…