Editor; I would like to come to the defence of our actions with the recent contract proposal and denial between the Claresholm Local Press and the Town of Claresholm. Very first and foremost – let me be very clear. Our proposal was for a contract for services and not, and I stress – not a request for a subsidy to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was a good year for a local hockey player who had his first year in Bantam “AAA”, the highest level for 13 and 14-year-old players. Colin McLeod decided last summer that, since he was going into his bantam draft year, he was going to try out for the Val Matteoti Golden Hawks, a … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm Pond Hockey has concluded another year that featured a lot of fun, excitement and concluded with the unveiling of a new logo for the group who call themselves the Wolfpack. Pond hockey is recreational hockey where, three times, the Wolfpack played for-fun games with Fort Macleod both at the Claresholm Arena and in … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The stream of scams that come by phone and Internet never seems to end, but the local RCMP have provided several resources to help people help themselves. The latest scam to hit Claresholm is a phone call that legal proceedings have been started against the person receiving the call regarding income tax. The voice … Read more…
Work has begun on upgrades to the Claresholm Arena. Clockwise from left are all the arena boards pulled out and lying where the ice surface once was; John DeDominicis cutting the concrete floor; and the area where the boards, player benches, and score booth once stood.
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was a sad day in Claresholm. On Saturday, March 31, some of the community’s most prominent leaders were led to their jail cell in irons for the whole town to see. Calling themselves the “Goodwill Gang”, these outlaws were corralled and arrested by Corporal Dalyn Orsten of the Claresholm RCMP and locked up at … Read more…
Winds in the area blew strong enough Tuesday, March 27, to blow a commercial haul truck on its side near the Highway 2 entrance to Granum.