By Rob VogtThe Claresholm and District offers a number of benefits to its members.Kendall Schille, president of the chamber of commerce, said the chamber is the public face of the collective businesses of the community.The chamber offers opportunities for the members to connect with each other; network; get involved in the community; and pool their collective resources to come up … Read more…
By Rob VogtAlthough fall has just started, planning is under way for the Old Fashioned Christmas event to be held in downtown Claresholm once again.The event, established by the Claresholm Local Press more than 20 years ago, and now put on in partnership with the Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce will take place on Friday, Dec. 1.At its Sept. … Read more…
By Rob VogtKathy Charchun has won the byelection for the vacant trustee position in Ward 1 of the Livingstone Range School Division.Voters went to the polls on Oct. 4 in Ward 1, which includes Granum, Claresholm, Stavely and Nanton, and chose Charchun.The results are:• Kathy Charchun, 155 votes;• Greg Graves, 113 votes;• Cindy Pineo, 90 votes;• Cody Lauscher, 66 votes;• … Read more…
By Craig White, Fire Chief, Town of ClaresholmIt is the time of year where we at the Claresholm Fire Department take a look back and reflect on the calls and events of the past 12 months.At the time of writing this message, your Claresholm Fire Department has already responded to over 230 calls. While this number is down slightly from … Read more…
By Rob VogtInsufficient funding, inaccessibility of provincial social services in rural Alberta, and changing and increasing social needs in rural communities are the challenges facing Family and Community Support Services, and Claresholm town council will raise them with the provincial government.Barbara Bell, director of Claresholm and District Family and Community Support Services, appeared at council’s Sept. 25 meeting to discuss … Read more…
By Rob VogtWhat started out as one person’s vision of providing a safe space for people to come together, have a bowl of soup, and enjoy each other’s company has become so much more.Brenda Halliwell started the Soup Bowl in June, in partnership with the Claresholm Social Centre, and served the first bowl of soup on June 13.Since then, the … Read more…
By Rob VogtIt was an opportunity for everyone to learn more about the culture of the Philippines from three students who are actually from that country.On Tuesday, Sept. 26, about 16 people attended the first in a cultural series held at the Claresholm Social Centre. It was a presentation by Jillian Castro, Aldrean Cristobol, and Jasmine Santos who are all … Read more…