By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It’s a place where children can be safe and play, while their parents can have some support at the same time. It’s called Soft Play, and it takes place in the basement of the United Church every other Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and there is no charge to participate. It also runs … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A lawsuit involving the town of Claresholm and a business that was located at the Claresholm Industrial Airport has been dropped, or discontinued. At its Feb. 26 meeting, Claresholm town council was updated in a report from administration that stated on March 4, 2014 an emergency event at the Claresholm Industrial Airport triggered the … Read more…
The Willow Creek Composite High School Grade 9 class attended a day-long risk reduction session at the Claresholm Community Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 28, where they learned the perils of impaired or distracted driving, as well as some of the tools to provide assistance and make better decisions. The day began with a scenario that saw students involved in an … Read more…
The Claresholm Fish and Game Association held their annual head scoring at the indoor gun range on Friday, March 2, attracting a good number of entries. They handed their awards out the following night at a celebration at the Claresholm Community Centre. Here, Levy Groves scores the head of a moose. For related story please see page eight.
Walking path The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Claresholm are planning to build a walking path on an old railroad right-of-way now owned by the Town of Claresholm just across from the cemetery running west to the airport. They recently received a $24,000 community initiatives program grant to help Phase 1, which is about two miles of walking path 60 … Read more…
The Dog and Cat Acts of Kindness Club at West Meadow Elementary School has been doing a variety of activities including students making picture frames and putting pictures of their own animals inside them. They also made tins of cookies and blankets for animals and delivered them to the Claresholm animal shelter on Friday, Feb. 6. Here, the students and … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer With rural crime seemingly on the increase, the local MLA is looking at ways to address the situation. Pat Stier, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, has teamed up with his federal counterpart John Barlow, MP for Foothills, on a series of public meetings around their shared constituency, including sessions in Okotoks and Fort Macleod. “We’re going to … Read more…