By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has provided grants to four local community organizations.On Dec. 7, the foundation announced it had supported:• The Claresholm and District Transportation Society with $10,000.The funding will be used to help the society purchase a replacement passenger van to provide medical transportation for seniors and persons with … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThirty years ago the Claresholm Arena would pulsate Friday and Saturday nights with the sights and sounds of the Claresholm Thunder senior hockey team.Made up of local players, many who came through the Claresholm Minor Hockey Association system, the Thunder played a lot of memorable games in the Ranchland Hockey League from 1991 to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterIt was an opportunity for the public to express its preference for the route of an electricity transmission line running from a proposed solar farm southeast of Claresholm to an existing line east of Highway 2 running north.Kiwetinohk Energy held an open house, presenting the routing options for the Homestead MPC Solar Project transmission … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterClaresholm town council has approved the Town of Claresholm’s 2023 interim operating budget with no increase in property taxes for municipal purposes and a 1.5 percent increase for increased police funding required by the provincial government.At its Nov. 28 meeting, council reviewed the interim budget after a report from administration.Abe Tinney, the town’s chief … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Christmas Hamper program is on again this year to help those in need to have a nice Christmas dinner.Roxanne Thompson, retired publisher of the Claresholm Local Press who is organizing the Christmas hampers, said the program has been running at least as far back as 1984 when Paul Rockley was publisher of the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Claresholm Under-11 Thunder hockey team gave their fans plenty to cheer about as they advanced all the way to the championship final of their home tournament this weekend.The Thunder opened the tournament Friday night, Dec. 2, with a 20-0 win over the Calgary Wolverines.Scoring for Claresholm were Tucker Stewart with 10 goals and … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterIt was like a scene from a movie.With her team trailing in their final match of the provincial volleyball championship tournament, injured setter Dakota Van Langen, entered the game.Unable to play, and sporting a brace, she took her position in the front row, long enough to have become an official part of the game.A … Read more…