By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Claresholm RCMP are warning the community of a suspicious person who approached a child at the skate park recently, and are encouraging children to be with friends if not accompanied by a responsible person. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, around 7:10 pm RCMP received a report that an eight year old was approached at the … Read more…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints put on an outdoor, drive-by celebration on June 19, for Ben Gilmour, Josh Hall, Ethan Perry, Emily Toone, Jordyn Wallace, and Jackson Wright, its members who are graduating from Willow Creek Composite High School, but who had their grad ceremonies cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each grad was spaced more than … Read more…
Joseph Steeves and Lauren Billey, of the West Meadow Elementary School parent council, were busy on Thursday, June 11, packing gifts for the teachers at West Meadow. It is part of the teacher appreciation that usually occurs during Education Week, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.They packed a total of 31 coffee cups with candies and a $5 … Read more…
Hello everyone, we are going to try a different approach to the way we provide information to the Local Press. I first want to thank the Claresholm Local Press for letting me ramble on their pages. For the last week, we have had 34 calls to service. Of these, there have been nine break and enters or thefts from vehicles … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer The final design drawings for upgrading downtown Amundsen Park have been completed and were recently reviewed by Claresholm town council. At its May 25 meeting by video conference, council looked at the drawings as part of a presentation made by Marian Carlson, the town’s chief administrative officer. She referred to a report prepared by … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer There will be about a three per cent increase in municipal taxes this year with two per cent of that increase due to a requirement by the provincial government for all municipalities to pay a portion of police costs. At its May 11 meeting by video conference, Claresholm town council approved the 2020 tax … Read more…