By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It has been an exciting journey for a local singing sensation, all leading up to the release of her debut single this week. “It’s been an awesome year,” said Stavely native Mariya Stokes. She participated in Project WILD, which is a professional development program designed to educate, promote, develop and launch the careers of … Read more…
The Claresholm Arts Society is in the midst of staging its production of the musical, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at the Claresholm Community Centre. Shows started on Jan. 11 and 12, and will continue on Jan. 17, 18 and 19. Above from left are Katelyn Braun, Anthony Holm, Daryen Slevin, and Stephanie King riding in the magical car. For more … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A theatre artist with local roots has won one of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s 2018 Emerging Artists Awards, and $10,000 to go along with it. Emily Marisabel Cambridge (née Boyle), the daughter of Myrna Newman and Graham Boyle, was recently honoured with the award at a gala event in Edmonton. “I was kind … Read more…
West Meadow Elementary School held their annual year-end talent show on June 27, featuring a wide variety of student acts.
The Diamonds staged another wildly successful variety show at the Claresholm Seniors’ Drop-in Centre on June 20, 21 and 22, featuring a variety of old classics with a new spin. Here Bev Ramm and Rod Venables are confronted by this manic medi, played by Laurie Butler, as they perform, “Witch Doctor”. For more coverage please see page nine.
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A singer is abducted from a back alley in Calgary in 1965 and never seen again. Now, more than 50 years later her granddaughter wants answers. The only place she can turn to is Mike Cobb, an ex-cop turned private investigator, and Adam Cullen, a one-time crime-writing journalist. This is the setting for Claresholm … Read more…
The Claresholm Arts Society is putting the musical “Back to the ‘80s” featuring a trip back to that magical decade. The first two shows were on Jan. 12 and 13, and there are more scheduled for Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Claresholm Community Centre. Here, Cassidy Wynia gets caught in the classic tug-of-war between two love interests, played … Read more…