By Rob VogtBrian Hadden wants to share his love of woodworking with the community.Consequently, he is making various hand-crafted wood products such as cribbage boards and boards for sandwiches available to community organizations to use in raffles, silent auctions, live auctions or any other fundraising purpose.The only thing he asks in return is that a minimum price is set that … Read more…
By Rob VogtFor 40 years, the Claresholm Christmas Hamper program has been helping those in need to have a nice Christmas dinner.Roxanne Thompson, retired publisher of the Claresholm Local Press who is organizing the Christmas hampers, said the program has been running at least 40 years, starting back when Paul Rockley was publisher of the newspaper.Claresholm and District Family and … Read more…
By Rob VogtLooking back, for many children dolls are their “Cherished Childhood Friends”.On Dec. 1, the Claresholm and District Museum held an official opening for its brand new exhibit, a collection of more than 250 dolls from Gwendolen Toone, fittingly called, “Cherished Childhood Friends.”Members of the Toone family, including Gwendolen’s daughters Betty and Marie and son Bill, were on hand … Read more…
By Rob Vogt High school girls open basketball season The Willow Creek Composite High School junior and senior high girls’ teams faced a tough test as they opened their season in the Chinook Basketball League last week.The Cobras hosted the Picture Butte High School Queens on Nov. 29, where the junior varsity team lost by a score of 61-34.The Queens … Read more…
By Rob VogtIt’s beginning to look a lot more like Christmas.The sights and sounds of the season will take over downtown Amundsen Park and the rest of downtown as the 24th annual Old Fashioned Christmas kicks off the festive season this Friday night, Dec. 1.The event goes from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and is put on by the Claresholm … Read more…
By Rob VogtIt was Hockey Night in Claresholm as the Claresholm Under-18 Thunder blew out Taber in Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-3 action.The Thunder hosted Taber on Saturday night, Nov. 25, winning by a score of 9-5.Claresholm took control early, jumping out to a 4-0 lead after the first period.Scoring for the Thunder were Kaden Pothegadoo, assisted by Blake Cisar … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Claresholm and District Museum has been busy over the past year.Barry Gibbs, chair of the museum board, and Bill Kells, the museum’s executive director, appeared as a delegation at the Nov. 14 meeting of Claresholm town council to discuss what has been happening at the museum.After Gibbs discussed planning for the museum, Kells provided an update on … Read more…