Remembrance Day

The 2025 poppy campaign kicked off on Friday, Oct. 31 at the Claresholm branch of the Royal Canadian Legion with the Mayors of Claresholm and Stavely receiving the first poppies. From left are Duane Southgate, second vice-president of the Legion; Mary Walsh, first vice-president; Ramona Whittingham, mayor of Stavely; Brad Schlossberger, mayor of Claresholm; Leonard Weiss, president; and Brian Thibeau, … Read more…

By Rob Vogt Being a member of the Canadian Armed Forces can be hard, but it is a rewarding experience.That was just part of the message delivered by the guest speaker at Willow Creek Composite High School’s Remembrance Day service on Thursday, Nov. 7.Corporal Brittany Gallaway of the 20th Independent Field Battery Artillery Unit in Lethbridge, and a member of … Read more…

By Rob Vogt Volunteers are busy planning a community Remembrance Day service for Nov. 11.The service will take place in the Claresholm Community Centre on Monday, Nov. 11, with doors opening at 10 a.m. and the service starting at 11 a.m. sharp.It will be the first community-wide Remembrance Day service since 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the … Read more…

By Rob VogtThis year when students, staff and family members gathered in the gymnasium at Willow Creek Composite High School for their annual Remembrance Day service, they received a very special message from a familiar face.Corporal Brittany Gallaway of the 20th Independent Field Battery Artillery Unit in Lethbridge, and a member of the high school’s graduating class of 2012, was … Read more…

By Rob Vogt“If you can find the north star, you’ll find your way home.”Robert Coates told his son John this lesson when he was a boy in the Scouts.The elder Coates also told that same thing to young pilots in training when he was a navigational instructor stationed at No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm during the Second … Read more…