With the Winter Olympics taking place right now in Pyeongchang County, South Korea West Meadow Elementary School decided to hold their own Winter Olympics both inside and outdoors on Friday, Feb. 16, featuring everything from curling and a flag relay, to speed skating, skiing, biathlon and much, much more. Here are Tyce DeJong, Zoey Chiasson, Jewel Simpson, and Shaya Davis … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ basketball team played three tough games in their home tournament this past weekend. The Cobras welcomed teams from Fort Macleod, Eagle Butte, Edmonton, Kainai, Picture Butte, Foremost and Pincher Creek for their annual Cobra Classic basketball tournament on Feb. 16 and 17. Claresholm opened the … Read more…
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer The Saskatoon Blades, themselves, from one of the greatest hockey towns in Canada, took part in a skills competition with Claresholm Minor Hockey players of all ages Saturday, Feb. 17. It took until last May to set the visit up with the Western Hockey League (WHL) team. Jason Bishoff of Claresholm Minor Hockey, worked … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Everett Tetz has a passion for skateboarding and skateparks. So much so, the former teacher developed a skateboarding curriculum for the school he taught at in Red Deer, and now assists communities in visualizing, designing and building their own skateparks. He and Trevor Morgan of Newline Skateparks were at the Claresholm town office on … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm town council has awarded a contract for almost $710,000 to replace the floor and boards at the Claresholm Arena. At its Feb. 12 meeting, council reviewed a report from administration outlining the bids. A bid by Western Recreation Limited was the lowest at $682,276, but did not include sand and quoted a five-inch … Read more…
Fun…in the winter sun The first annual Claresholm Winter Festival took place on Saturday, Feb. 10 between the community centre and Agriplex, featuring everything from children’s games to music, an artisans’ market, a hill to slide on, old-fashioned curling, and much more. Photos by Rob Vogt
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer One person is dead and another injured in a collision between a transport truck and a small vehicle near Granum. The collision occurred Thursday, Feb. 8 at about 3p.m., with police responding soon after. “It is a tragedy,” Sgt. Brian Mucha of the Fort Macleod RCMP said at the scene. “One person is deceased … Read more…