By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was a night to celebrate small businesses who make the community the great place it is to live. The Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce hosted their inaugural business awards at Putters in the Bridges at Claresholm Golf Club on Oct. 17. The awards, held in conjunction with Small Business Week, were handed … Read more…
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer A course is available for people who want to help during unexpected disasters that can overwhelm local emergency services. The Bridges of Love Ministry, a registered charity, has designed a course for a community-based approach to address disaster response following up its experience with limited help with the 2009 Slave Lake fire, writing letters … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The streets will come alive with the undead as Halloween approaches. Zombies will be looming in downtown Amundsen Park. Just a simple scratch or a bite could change your life forever. The Claresholm Local Press, Claresholm and District Family and Community Support Services, Your Dollar Store with More, North and Company Law Offices and … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer With the legalization of cannabis for recreational use coming into effect Oct. 17 (today), Claresholm town council has given first reading to a bylaw governing consumption of cannabis. At its Oct. 9 meeting, council reviewed a report from administration outlining how municipalities will respond to the legalization of possession and consumption of cannabis. The … Read more…
Teacher Merry Franz promised students at Willow Creek Composite High School she would cut her hair if the students raised a certain amount of money for the Terry Fox Run. They raised just under $900 so she had eight inches cut off, which will be donated to Locks of Love to be made into wigs for children with medical conditions … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in recovering a stolen licence plate. On Saturday, Oct. 13, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Alberta licence plate KYK004 was stolen from a 2013 light blue Hyundai Sonata parked at the Claresholm United Church parking lot. The licence plate has been entered on the national computer … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer You may have seen them around town, or people looking for them. They are rocks with a positive message, hidden everywhere from churches and local businesses, to the fire hall, library, museum, Legion and dozens of other places. They are all part of “Claresholm Rocks”. It is an initiative of two women in town … Read more…