Claresholm Fair Days took over the town from Aug. 7 to 10, with activities packing all four days. Clockwise from top left is Don Lunn cooking up some eggs at the Claresholm Legion’s breakfast on Saturday morning, Aug. 9; Oakley Larkin, enjoying one of the activities in Amundsen Park on Saturday afternoon; the The Claresholm and District Museum float, selected … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It was the thrill of a lifetime for three local teens.Ethan Ferguson, Will Norby and Rhett Sears competed in the wild pony race in front of an enthusiastic crowd for the first five days of the Calgary Stampede.The three boys, all 12 and 13 and going into Grade 8 at Willow Creek Composite High School, made up … Read more…
Rob Vogt After more than a year of exploratory discussions, The Town of Nanton and Alberta RCMP are excited to announce an initiative that will re-locate the present detachment from 2501 – 21st to 1907 – 21st Avenue, the present location of the town office on Highway 2 south.Council and the RCMP agree that a strong, visible and accessible police … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Livingstone Range School Division has named a new superintendent who will officially assume the role in mid-September.The school division announced on June 27 Sean Beaton has been named the division’s new superintendent of schools, and he is set to arrive in early August.Beaton holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Alberta, a Certificate … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Town of Claresholm will take no action on a request to install an air monitoring station on town property for one year.At its July 14 meeting, town council discussed the request, made by Cynthia Wannamaker, who is the town’s representative on the Calgary Regional Airshed Zone.She appeared as a delegation at council’s June 23 meeting to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Claresholm will play host to the Alberta High School Rodeo Finals for 2026 and 2027.At its July 23 meeting, the council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek was updated on the event when Santanna Thom of the Willow Creek Agricultural Society and Logan Gertner, representing Alberta High School Rodeo, appeared as a delegation.Thom advised council Claresholm … Read more…
By Rob Vogt One of the highlights of an Old West Jamboree is an old-fashioned carnival.That will highlight Friday, Aug. 8 at Claresholm’s annual Fair Days weekend, whose theme this year is “Old West Jamboree”.The day kicks off at 8 a.m. with a Claresholm Food bank pancake breakfast behind Claresholm Pharmacy, running until 10 a.m.At 11:30 a.m. ATB Financial will host … Read more…