By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer With rural crime seemingly on the increase, the local MLA is looking at ways to address the situation. Pat Stier, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, has teamed up with his federal counterpart John Barlow, MP for Foothills, on a series of public meetings around their shared constituency, including sessions in Okotoks and Fort Macleod. “We’re going to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting is coming up, and they will be looking for a new president, vice-president and directors. At their Feb. 21 meeting, chamber members were asked to spread the word about the organization and encourage anyone they think may be a good executive member to either … Read more…
Christ the King Catholic Church celebrated Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent, with a pancake supper on Feb. 13. Here, Bob Milton, deputy grand knight of the local Knights of Columbus, cooks up some pancakes.
With the Winter Olympics taking place right now in Pyeongchang County, South Korea West Meadow Elementary School decided to hold their own Winter Olympics both inside and outdoors on Friday, Feb. 16, featuring everything from curling and a flag relay, to speed skating, skiing, biathlon and much, much more. Here are Tyce DeJong, Zoey Chiasson, Jewel Simpson, and Shaya Davis … 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