It is with great sadness that the family of Alice Willis announce her passing on March 3rd, 2021 at the age of 97. Alice is the daughter of the late Bernice and Frederick Harband; dear wife of the late William Willis. She is survived by daughters Maureen and Beverley (Pugas). She was also predeceased by sisters and brothers, Helen, Phyllis, … Read more…
September 18th, 1943 – February 27th, 2021 Ron was born on September 18th, 1943 in Huntingdon, Quebec and passed away peacefully at home on February 27th, 2021. Ron was an integral part of the Stavely community and will be dearly missed by every soul he touched. He was renowned for his talent of building spectacular hot rods, and although his absence will … Read more…
September 11, 1944 – February 25, 2021 It is with great sadness that the family of Roger Kenneth Smedstad announces his passing in Claresholm, Alberta on Sunday, February 25, 2021. Roger was born in Claresholm on September 11, 1944 to Carl and Anna Smedstad. He remained in Claresholm for his entire life. Roger ran a home-based business as a signwriter … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It takes a whole village to raise a child, and in the case of Stavely Elementary School, a whole town to educate a student. A large part of that is the tireless work done by the school council. For all their efforts, the Stavely school council was recently recognized with the School Council Award … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The provincial government will commence consultation on coal policy in about four weeks. On Feb. 23, Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage made the announcement. “Since announcing our commitment to widespread consultation on a modern coal policy for Alberta, we have heard from many passionate Albertans and interested groups who want to be engaged,” she said. … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Libraries can re-open and some restrictions have been eased on indoor fitness facilities as Alberta moves to Step 2 in its four-step plan to ease health restrictions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. On March 1, the provincial government announced Alberta will move cautiously to Step 2 while maintaining strong measures to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer In most cases of domestic abuse it is the woman and children who have to leave the situation to seek help, uprooting themselves from their homes and disrupting their lives. Now, Rowan House has created a new program in Claresholm where the abuser actually leaves the home and receives counselling services while the woman … Read more…