By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Community Centre main hall and meeting room will be closed from mid-January to mid-April for renovations.However, the lodge room hall will be available for bookings as usual.Renovations began on Monday, Jan. 20 and will go tentatively until April 13.Back on Sept. 9, Claresholm town council awarded a contract for $405,000 plus GST to Nitro Construction … Read more…
By Rob Vogt After a week of uncertainty and misinformation, it was business as usual yesterday for the Soup Bowl at the Claresholm Social Centre.Last week, a post went out on social media at 8:50 p.m. on Jan. 14, that the “The Soup Bowl is permanently closed.”The comment sent shockwaves throughout the community for the dozens upon dozens of people … Read more…
The following complaints/calls for service were made to the Claresholm RCMP Detachment during the month of November, 2024. Not every call/file is listed below, but just the most relevant ones. Some complaints received were later determined to being unfounded or not police matters.Traffic related• Eight reportable traffic collision.• One fatal traffic collision.• Ten reports of non-reportable traffic collisions, with one … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It was a successful road trip to Fort Macleod for the Willow Creek Composite High School junior high “A” and “B” boys basketball teams, as both returned with wins.The Cobras paid a visit to F.P. Walshe on Tuesday, Jan. 14, where the “B” boys needed overtime to secure a 52-46 win.Scoring for the Cobras were Laiken Sabey with 21 … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Thunder Under-18 came close in two home games in Tier-3 Central Alberta Hockey League on the weekend.The Thunder hosted Pincher Creek at Claresholm Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18, dropping a hard-fought 6-4 decision.Pincher Creek led 5-1 after the first period, with the Thunder goal coming off the stick of Ty McLean with just 10 seconds … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Thunder Alumni is now accepting applications for its grants program.Two years ago, the inaugural Claresholm Thunder Alumni hockey tournament generated more than $31,000 and is investing that back into the community.They supported organizations such as the Claresholm Child Care Society; Claresholm Animal Rescue Society; Claresholm Food Bank; Shop of Wonders: Willow Creek Composite High School … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Students and staff at Granum School got a glimpse into what life was like at the school 30 years ago.On Dec. 17, at an assembly of students, staff and community members, a time capsule was opened.Two Grade 9 students, Seth Brobbel and August Litchfield, were cleaning out a storage area and found the time capsule.The school waited … Read more…