By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A Claresholm town councillor is donating the money she makes as a councillor to various community organizations. Donna Courage began last week by making a $1,000 donation to Claresholm and District Family and Community Support Services to be used for the Youth of Tomorrow, girls’ group, and other youth-oriented initiatives. Courage describes it as … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was a tough home game for the Claresholm Atom Thunder in Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-4 action on the weekend. The Thunder hosted Pincher Creek on Sunday, Jan. 14, losing by a score of 9-0, although the score was not indicative of the level of play as Claresholm had several chances to score. … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm town council has decided to spend close to $20,000 to hire an architect to provide an updated design and quote to convert the former Claresholm Elementary School building into a town hall and community multi-use facility. At its Jan. 8 meeting, council reviewed a report from administration outlining the situation and discussed what … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Claresholm boys basketball’s Cobra Classic. On Saturday night, Jan. 6, trailing by as many as 19 points part way through the third quarter, the Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras senior varsity boys’ basketball team came all the way back, overtaking the Millwoods … Read more…
The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity boys’ basketball team held their annual Cobra Classic on Jan. 5 and 6 in the school gym, welcoming seven teams from across Alberta. In what could be a preview of the 2A provincial championship game, the host Cobras erased a 19-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Millwoods Christian of Edmonton 86-83 in the … Read more…
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer Claresholm did well in Bantam Tier-4 action against Picture Butte Friday, Jan. 5, with an 11-3 victory, following up on a 7-4 win the last time the two teams met this season. Picture Butte opened the scoring at 12:58 on a power play goal, answered by Claresholm at 11:15, with a goal by Jace … Read more…
The Station in downtown Claresholm hosted an open house on Wednesday, Dec. 20, to show what it has to offer including its project, “Creating the canvas for inclusion and diversity”. Here, Kale Hayes of Family Ties, a service agency in Lethbridge, checks out one of the displays.