League champions
The Claresholm Bantam Thunder won the Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-4 South Division championship with a 2-0 win in Lethbridge on Saturday, March 10.For related story please see page 11.
Library receives award for ‘Expanding Our World’ series
Rob Vogt Local Press Writer The Claresholm Public Library has received an award from the Chinook Arch Regional Library System for its “Expanding Our World” series. The library received a Reward for Excellence And Distinction (READ) at the Southern Alberta Library Conference from March 1 to 3 in Lethbridge. The award was for the Claresholm Public Library’s “Expanding Our World” … Read more…
Claresholm Kinsmen urge everyone, ‘Don’t let the momentum die’
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Capitalizing on the enthusiasm generated by Claresholm’s bid to become Kraft Hockeyville, the Kinsmen Club of Claresholm wants to keep the momentum going with a contest to show your support for the Claresholm Arena. Claresholm is still in the running, with top four finalists for Kraft Hockeyville being announced on March 17. So, leading … Read more…
Soft Play provides safe environment; receives support from Kinsmen
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It’s a place where children can be safe and play, while their parents can have some support at the same time. It’s called Soft Play, and it takes place in the basement of the United Church every other Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and there is no charge to participate. It also runs … Read more…
Council informed Emercor lawsuit has been dropped
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A lawsuit involving the town of Claresholm and a business that was located at the Claresholm Industrial Airport has been dropped, or discontinued. At its Feb. 26 meeting, Claresholm town council was updated in a report from administration that stated on March 4, 2014 an emergency event at the Claresholm Industrial Airport triggered the … Read more…
Reducing Risk
The Willow Creek Composite High School Grade 9 class attended a day-long risk reduction session at the Claresholm Community Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 28, where they learned the perils of impaired or distracted driving, as well as some of the tools to provide assistance and make better decisions. The day began with a scenario that saw students involved in an … Read more…
Big rack
The Claresholm Fish and Game Association held their annual head scoring at the indoor gun range on Friday, March 2, attracting a good number of entries. They handed their awards out the following night at a celebration at the Claresholm Community Centre. Here, Levy Groves scores the head of a moose. For related story please see page eight.