By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer The Saskatoon Blades, themselves, from one of the greatest hockey towns in Canada, took part in a skills competition with Claresholm Minor Hockey players of all ages Saturday, Feb. 17. It took until last May to set the visit up with the Western Hockey League (WHL) team. Jason Bishoff of Claresholm Minor Hockey, worked … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Everett Tetz has a passion for skateboarding and skateparks. So much so, the former teacher developed a skateboarding curriculum for the school he taught at in Red Deer, and now assists communities in visualizing, designing and building their own skateparks. He and Trevor Morgan of Newline Skateparks were at the Claresholm town office on … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Claresholm town council has awarded a contract for almost $710,000 to replace the floor and boards at the Claresholm Arena. At its Feb. 12 meeting, council reviewed a report from administration outlining the bids. A bid by Western Recreation Limited was the lowest at $682,276, but did not include sand and quoted a five-inch … Read more…
Fun…in the winter sun The first annual Claresholm Winter Festival took place on Saturday, Feb. 10 between the community centre and Agriplex, featuring everything from children’s games to music, an artisans’ market, a hill to slide on, old-fashioned curling, and much more. Photos by Rob Vogt
By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer One person is dead and another injured in a collision between a transport truck and a small vehicle near Granum. The collision occurred Thursday, Feb. 8 at about 3p.m., with police responding soon after. “It is a tragedy,” Sgt. Brian Mucha of the Fort Macleod RCMP said at the scene. “One person is deceased … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity boys’ basketball team closed out an undefeated regular season at home with a big win against one of the Deep South Conference’s traditional power houses. The Immanuel Christian Eagles of Lethbridge paid a visit to Claresholm on Wednesday, Feb. 7, losing to a faster, stronger Cobras … Read more…
People turned out in droves Friday night, Feb. 9, at the arena to support Claresholm’s bid to be Kraft Hockeyville. Children made signs, and people made noise as a rally took place in the first intermission of the peewee provincial game between Claresholm and Nanton.