By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterClaresholm town council has approved the Town of Claresholm’s 2023 interim operating budget with no increase in property taxes for municipal purposes and a 1.5 percent increase for increased police funding required by the provincial government.At its Nov. 28 meeting, council reviewed the interim budget after a report from administration.Abe Tinney, the town’s chief … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Christmas Hamper program is on again this year to help those in need to have a nice Christmas dinner.Roxanne Thompson, retired publisher of the Claresholm Local Press who is organizing the Christmas hampers, said the program has been running at least as far back as 1984 when Paul Rockley was publisher of the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Claresholm Under-11 Thunder hockey team gave their fans plenty to cheer about as they advanced all the way to the championship final of their home tournament this weekend.The Thunder opened the tournament Friday night, Dec. 2, with a 20-0 win over the Calgary Wolverines.Scoring for Claresholm were Tucker Stewart with 10 goals and … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterIt was like a scene from a movie.With her team trailing in their final match of the provincial volleyball championship tournament, injured setter Dakota Van Langen, entered the game.Unable to play, and sporting a brace, she took her position in the front row, long enough to have become an official part of the game.A … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Municipal District of Willow Creek has taken the first step in enabling the transporting of patients by fire departments during delayed response times for Alberta Health Services’ Emergency Medical Services.At its Nov. 23 meeting, the M.D. council was updated on the situation by Derrick Krizsan, the M.D.’s chief administrative officer.He explained that through … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterForeign workers have the same rights as other workers in Canada.That was one of the themes of a presentation given by Mark Holthe, a Canadian immigration lawyer from Lethbridge, to about 40 people gathered at the new town office and multi-use community building on Nov. 21.It was the latest installment of Opportunities for Growth, … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterAs the Willow Creek Composite High School girls’ volleyball team gears up for the provincial championships, they can look back on one of the most successful seasons in recent memory.Coach JoAnna Sutter said they started strong, taking third at the their first tournament of the season in Fort Macleod.They followed that up by not … Read more…