By Frank McTighe; Editor, Macleod GazetteThe stars of the Chinook Basketball League sparkled Wednesday night in Fort Macleod.F.P. Walshe school hosted the annual all-star classic featuring top players from the high school girls league.Willow Creek Composite Cobras Tori Stonehouse and Janell Lange suited up for the white team along with players from the J.T. Foster Raiders, Coalhurst Crusaders, and St. … Read more…
By Rob VogtClaresholm and District Family and Community Support Services partnered with the town’s economic development department and hired the Rural Development Network to prepare a social needs assessment for the Town of Claresholm. FCSS uses the needs assessment to further their work and assist community members with their needs.At its March 11 meeting, Claresholm town council reviewed an update … Read more…
By Dave Lueneberg, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter; Photo by Jerry Liguori A plan announced last month by the Alberta government will boost efforts to keep the ferruginous hawk a key part of the province’s ecosystem. Known for flying and nesting over the southern grasslands, including here in the southwest, its population in the early 2000s dropped dangerously low, but has managed … Read more…
By Dave Lueneberg, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “We have to find better ways to maximize our province’s water supply, not just for today but also for future Albertans.” Those were just some of the words used by the province’s environment minister, Rebecca Schulz, March 13 as the Alberta government announced $35 million in funding toward what it believes could be another … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Welcoming Claresholm Committee is asking community members to let their inner artist shine and become part of their community mosaic mural project.Amanda Zimmer, secretary of the committee, said the mural will show the community’s inclusiveness, diversity and sense of belonging.The mural is a large image of a tree, made up of numbered squares. Each square will be … Read more…
By Rob VogtA group of concerned citizens in the Municipal District of Willow Creek has organized an evening to provide information on water, drought, and the threat of wildfire.Roy Penniket and Rod Brunes, who are part of the Chinook Watershed Crew, appeared as a delegation at Claresholm town council’s March 11 meeting to explain what they have planned, and request … Read more…
By Tim Bryson, Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras footballAs spring approaches, it’s a good time to look forward to the 2024 high school football season, especially as there are some massive changes taking place this year.Since 1998, high school football teams have been assigned into different tiers, based on school population. The concept is like how other high school teams are designated, … Read more…