By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm town council has decided to spend close to $20,000 to hire an architect to provide an updated design and quote to convert the former Claresholm Elementary School building into a town hall and community multi-use facility. At its Jan. 8 meeting, council reviewed a report from administration outlining the situation and discussed what … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Claresholm boys basketball’s Cobra Classic. On Saturday night, Jan. 6, trailing by as many as 19 points part way through the third quarter, the Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras senior varsity boys’ basketball team came all the way back, overtaking the Millwoods … Read more…
The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity boys’ basketball team held their annual Cobra Classic on Jan. 5 and 6 in the school gym, welcoming seven teams from across Alberta. In what could be a preview of the 2A provincial championship game, the host Cobras erased a 19-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Millwoods Christian of Edmonton 86-83 in the … Read more…
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer Claresholm did well in Bantam Tier-4 action against Picture Butte Friday, Jan. 5, with an 11-3 victory, following up on a 7-4 win the last time the two teams met this season. Picture Butte opened the scoring at 12:58 on a power play goal, answered by Claresholm at 11:15, with a goal by Jace … Read more…
The Station in downtown Claresholm hosted an open house on Wednesday, Dec. 20, to show what it has to offer including its project, “Creating the canvas for inclusion and diversity”. Here, Kale Hayes of Family Ties, a service agency in Lethbridge, checks out one of the displays.
Paige Barnard was out at the Claresholm Arena with her daughter Jasmine Hein on Dec. 31 for the New Year’s Eve skating party. People were encouraged to dress up as they enjoyed prizes, a balloon artist, face painting, free pizza and hot chocolate, and much more to bring in the new year.
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in recovering a stolen wallet and those responsible for taking it. On Dec. 8, 2017, a wallet was stolen from a cart at the IGA in Claresholm. The wallet was described as silver leather and contained personal documents. Anyone with information on this incident, or any other, … Read more…