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…
The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in solving a recent theft in Stavely. On Friday June 13, there was a report of the theft of a solar panel from a camping trailer that occurred overnight in Stavely. Anyone with information on this crime, or any other, is encouraged to contact the Claresholm RCMP at 403-625-4445 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) for … 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…
The Municipal District of Willow Creek will write a letter to the Natural Resources Conservation Board expressing its concerns that the board’s approvals do not take into consideration matters beyond its scope such as roads and bridges. At its June 10 meeting, the M.D.’s Municipal Planning Commission discussed an application to the Natural Resources Conservation Board by the Granum Hutterian … Read more…
The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in solving a recent theft in Stavely. On Wednesday, June 3, there was a report of theft of rubber mats that occurred overnight at the Stavely Elementary School playground which was in the final stages of construction. Anyone with information on this crime, or any other, is encouraged to contact Claresholm RCMP at 403-625-4445 … Read more…
Each year, on the Sunday nearest the anniversary of D-Day, which is June 6, the Legion cleans the graves of veterans buried in the cemetery and plants a Canadian flag at each one. Here, Brian Thibeau, the Legion’s sergeant-at-arms salutes after planting a flag. D-Day began the Allied invasion of Normandy, which would eventually lead to the defeat of the … Read more…