Girl of summer
The Willow Creek Composite High School girls’ slow pitch team hosted the CCHS Hawks from Vulcan in a doubleheader at Millennium Park on Thursday, May 24, dropping game 1 26-15 before winning game 2 26-17. Here is Megan Slot up to bat.
Stavely area solar power project presented at MPC for land rezoning
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer Plans for an 88 acre solar energy farm, to be located a mile east of Stavely, is closer to being realized. The applicant is Acetes Power, a subsidiary of the Mayel Group, a family owned group of business that has a century of history in Southern Alberta agriculture. The family history started with John … Read more…
All the world is a stage
Stavely’s Unique Character House (SUCH) Drama group was busy rehearsing Monday night, May 20 at the Claresholm Community Centre, for their show “Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs”. Shows are at 7 p.m. on May 22, 23, 24 and 25 with an additional matinee performance at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 25. From left are the Three Little Pigs Ella … Read more…
Airstream trailer rally comes to Granum
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer You have probably seen them on the highway – silver trailers that kind of look like a bullet. They are Airstream trailers, and they have a huge following throughout the world. Owners can become part of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International, or more simply the Airstream Club. Rallies are held every year where … Read more…
Local girls named diabetes ambassadors
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A pair of Claresholm sisters who both have diabetes are getting the opportunity to share their story as youth ambassadors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The honour came as a complete surprise to Kinsley MacPherson, 4, and Brooklyn MacPherson, 3, and their parents Nick and Kaitlin. Usually, families apply to be ambassadors, but … Read more…
Council to create committee to look at ball diamonds
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm town council will look at creating an ad-hoc committee to look at all the baseball diamonds in town, before making any decisions on upgrades or changes. The decision came at council’s May 13 meeting, in discussion about a proposal made by Claresholm Minor Baseball at council’s April 23 meeting. Minor baseball requested the … Read more…
Council supports positive-ticketing program for youth
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm town council will support a positive-ticketing program proposed by the youth justice committee of southwestern Alberta and the Claresholm and District Chamber of commerce. At its May 13 meeting, council agreed to support the initiative after a brief report from Coun. Brad Schlossberger. He explained the youth justice committee and chamber of commerce … Read more…