By Rob VogtPlanning a vegetable garden has a lot of different parts.Natasha Kenworthy, of Chickadee Gardens, discussed vegetable garden planning at a garden information series put on at the Claresholm Social Centre on Tuesday, March 24.About 20 people turned out to hear Kenworthy cover a wide range of things top consider.She started with the amount of sun.Full sun is six … Read more…
((NC) Your online accounts and services may not have physical drawers to go through, but that doesn’t mean you can’t tidy them up.Springtime is a great opportunity to get things in order, and digital file cleanup is no exception.Here are some tips to get you started:Update passwords and account detailsIt’s a good idea to change passwords regularly instead of relying … Read more…
Trickster Theatre spent last week with students at Willow Creek Composite High School teaching them about story, acting and putting on a play. The theme was about building and sustaining rural community, and students wrote all the plays, which reflected their own ideas and experiences at the school and in the community. For more coverage please see page nine. Photo … Read more…
The 2026 Claresholm Curling Club league champions for ladies’ are at top, from left Tricia Burgess; Leah Blake; Ceri Penner; and Teresa Donahue; and the men’s champions are at bottom from left Carsen Dunlop; Kole Slaughter; Wyatt Mason-Lamb; and Randal Hall. Photos submitted
The Claresholm Skating Club presented their year-end showcase “Disney on Ice” at the Claresholm Arena on Saturday, March 21. Skaters had a chance to show family, friends and members of the community all they have learned this season, culminating in the grande finale above. Year-end awards were also presented. For full coverage please see pages eight and 16. Photo by … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Claresholm Social Centre elected a new board at its annual general meeting last week.At its meeting on March 18, the membership elected:• President, Doug MacPherson;• Vice-president, Glenna Povey;• Secretary, Sheryl Cassar;• Treasurer, Kathy Mann;• Directors, Lise LeMoine; Terry Mahoney; Vada Kolish; and Leslie McDavid;• Past-president, Marian Rooney;• Town of Claresholm representative, David Knox.Mayor’s messageThe meeting opened with … Read more…
By Rob VogtA lot happened over the last three months for the Claresholm RCMP.Sergeant Perry Pelletier, Claresholm detachment commander, appeared as a delegation at the March 11 meeting of the council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek to provide his quarterly update.He noted the quarter ran from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, then went over the detachment’s policing … Read more…