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Operation Christmas Child is under way

Posted on: October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Staff Writer

Canada’s 2019 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season has started. Operation Christmas Child is an annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization that works in more than 100 countries. Thanks to all the items that Canadians lovingly put in their shoeboxes, and the $10 per box they donate to cover shipping and other program costs, Samaritan’s Purse is able to deliver the boxes to children around the world living in the … Read more…

M.D., Alberta Health Services agree to work on communication

Posted on: October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Staff Writer

By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer The council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek and Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services have agreed to work on communication between the two organizations. Randy Bryksa, associate executive director, clinical operations, Calgary Zone; Curtis Swanson, director, clinical operations, Calgary Zone; and Alfred Klein, director, southern communications centre, all of Alberta Health Services, … Read more…

Democracy in action

Posted on: October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Staff Writer

Students at Willow Creek Composite High School went to the polls in a simulated federal election of their own on Oct. 17 as they participated in Student Vote in the school’s learning commons. Here, Rayden Slevin casts his ballot. The final results were 206 for the Conservative Party; 20 for the New Democratic Party; 13 for the Green Party; seven … Read more…

Foothills stays Conservative; Liberals to form minority government

Posted on: October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Staff Writer

By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer It was a bittersweet night for John Barlow, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Foothills riding, which includes Claresholm, Stavely, Granum and the Municipal District of Willow Creek. Once the polls closed in Monday night’s federal election, Barlow had comfortably cruised to victory, but the hopes his Conservative Party had of unseating the … Read more…

Speaker describes the challenges of women face in media

Posted on: October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Staff Writer

By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer Growing up in Stavely where she was treated as an equal with males did not prepare Quinn Ohler for what awaited her in the “real world” of television news. Ohler, a television journalist with Global Edmonton, was one of the guest speakers at the Pink Tea put on by the Claresholm Public Library on … Read more…

Round the turn

Posted on: October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Staff Writer

The Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Finals took over the Claresholm Agriplex from Oct. 17 to 20. Pictured are (top) Elaine Watt in 60-plus ladies’ barrel racing and (bottom) Rose Perozak in 50 to 59 ladies’ barrel racing. Photos by Rob Vogt

Room named after long-time library leader, role model

Posted on: October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Staff Writer

By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer A person who became synonymous with the Claresholm Public Library has literally become part of the building. Kathy Davies, who worked at the library more than 30 years, had a room named after her at the Pink Tea put on by the Claresholm Public Library on Oct. 18. The event celebrated the 90th anniversary … Read more…