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 VogtA request to move the Royal Canadian Air Force Monument located at the Claresholm airport into town has been denied.The decision came at the June 14 meeting of M.D. council after they reviewed the request, made by the Town of Claresholm.Coun. Evan Berger said moving it into town means the monument will be seen, otherwise there is no … Read more…
By Rob VogtThere was no one more responsible for the sight and sound of the Claresholm Thunder senior men’s hockey team than Dallas McCarthy.Not only was he the original voice who called Thunder games down at the Claresholm Arena from 1991 to 1999, but he designed the logo that ended up on the jerseys, the exterior wall of the dressing … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterIf you close your eyes and listen carefully, you can almost feel George Godley at his bench carefully repairing a watch.And his sharply-dressed son Geoff and his elegant wife Jessie, attending to the needs of every customer who comes to their jewellery store.And their daughter Vanessa, first as a teenager doing the engraving, then … Read more…
By Lawrence Gleason – Local Press Writer“You’re a hard act to follow!”That was the complimentary comment of Claresholm Mayor Chelsae Petrovic, delivering her speech after her fellow invited municipal leader, Okotoks Mayor Tanya Thorn, as the pair addressed the Oct. 19 Pink Tea at the Claresholm Public Library, marking the 93rd anniversary of the Person’s Case.Okotoks Mayor Thorn was a … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterDuring the Second World War, pilots could not train close to their homes.That is how Jim Ashworth, a native of Invermere, B.C, found his way to Claresholm.He trained as a pilot at the training base west of town in 1941, before he was posted to Europe where he served as an instructor and squadron … Read more…