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SA EWSSTAND PRICE! of on their first big shots at c laar with 14; “On behalf of council, I would like to thank P t time, i sed d the fe r ignifica OFF THE N by Carlos Ramos w 1. life, hitting ith 17; Van Rootse APER VERS I n 2013. govern deral and p ates is decre nt changes t half-court shot pionship since 199 , leading the w achP;APER VERSIO appeared in the mail boxes of the residents of “Councillor Donna Courage has resigned Donna for her serv O ION n this same ments really rovincial asing, and e o the T . ball cham points in the game nd Wutke with six e N ice to the citizens of R ONLINE! period, the ut want full c ing, the ventually el only $40/year incl. GS illwoods Christian d of these kids,” Dixon a OR ONLINE! Claresholm who do not have a “no junkmail” from Santanna ity Centre. Although the cold forced Canada ha inflation ra ilities as wel ost recovery basic consu iminat- of M s “I’m very prou ith 24 points. five; Perry and council,” he said at the opening of coun- Claresholm. its second annual Winterfest on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Claresholm Commun s been 1.51 te in l as conserv on ed a mption allo l! parated the team er, way w Anderson with IT’S WINTERTIME - Claresholm hosted per per cent, practice ation of w s part of t tment pro LUS you get The Regiona Very little se oach Keith Hard points; rrie order. (please see page seven for a version of the cil. ld as ice formed on his cent. Ther totalling s are requ ater, so he basic r vid- P , but said head c Nic Harder had 22 h four each; and Cu “As we proceed, council will continue to work Thom r and outdoor activities. Clockwise from top left is Mike Cutler, braving the co e have been 16.21 O ired to ensu Bullo ate. 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Check out the annual b. 15 and 16 Facebook and Twitte Se Th . Beef Breeders pull-out cond sec ey invited Second section: tion: eight teams, st video and section in this week’s but We po The Reg due to vario ’t all fit Regional. ional us cir- photos that can The Regional Check cu out what mstances, Check out what Doug B Baxter three wit in the paper. lack has to h- say in this drew forcin Griffiths has to say week’s, “O g organize n the Edge rs this week in “Your of Com to re-do mon Sens the draw, Town”. 7 SUBSCRIBE e”. 7 but still & providing some great SAVE 30% basketball a OFF NEWSSTAND PRICE! ction. Here, Focus on Sianna our world Anderson, in white, $40/year F of the Willow comocmus C cFomocmuus noitny unoitny reek Compo Show incl. GST site High ur pionship in their own School girls off yo oys Basketball Cham PLUS you get The Regional! ’ basketbal Athletic Association 2A B te l photos! won the Alberta Schools arder; Cole Dixon; Nick am, splits tw Share your love High School Cobras ; Aarron Wutke; Nic H PAPER VERSION o by - Creek Composite arder, head coach coach; of photography NCIAL CHAMPIONS The Willow g from left are Keith H coach; and Jeff Perry, OR ONLINE! Edmonton s from PROVI March 17. Standin Ryan Vandervalk, defenders submitting photo istian of Edmonton on rd; Kenneth Borebor; in a and far to ver Millwoods Chr t; Daxton Woodwa game your travels near with an 86-80 win o otselaar; Ethan Wat on Feb. 15 localpress.ca gym t; Ross Van Ro to by Rob Vogt . For ful rob@claresholm guez; Jackson Wrigh Pho t l Jean Pierre Otero Rodri ; and Tason Perry. ournament c Anderson; O’Connor; Logan Currie onship Fair Days fun overage sh Batioco; Tristen mpi www.claresholmlocalpress.ca p kneeling from left are Jo all Cha Fair lease see p Solar farm while s Basketb Days took over the town from Aug. 9 to 12 featuring something for every- 4913 - 2nd St. W. 403-625-4474, age 10. oy [email protected] Phot B o by 2 A one. Clockwise from left are the b Ro l 2 ch. and “Adequate” featuring local musicians b Vogt hearings ovincia med up by ea urna- win pr ous three days, sum obras opened the to Josh Thorlakson, at far left, and Keenan Pezderic, in middle, performing at bras 73. ort; at- The C own budget Co selves down 76- ronym “EASY” – eff ht, March 16, Saturday’s stree T t sed the the ac ; ment Friday nig t festival; Brady Slovak showing his dog in Friday’s pet show; 3 By Rob Vog hen, Nic Harder clo as in keep it simple -56 win pproved ss Writer T tack; simple, onvincing 102 the Filipino-Canadian Association float in saturday’s parade; and Lions Doug Sh a Local Pre d Cole Dixon de- with a c ow off te gap to 76-75 an llow, for their zone ademy of Calgary. Show off Fletcher, Don rnival ow Creek Composi o give and ye over Webber Ac Leonard, and Russell Sawatzky helping serve beef on a bun at the T Skating ca The Will hree-pointer t re you ow - buried a t Cobras we D LISTING r ph n boys’ basket fence. ring for the community centre on Saturday. For full Fair days coverage please see pages 5, FEATURE otos c 4 Cobra Sco your p S ! o ls High School a 78-76 lead. ere behind, hotos! hare you By Rob un thril sea- Claresholm n when they w 9 points; Van r love Vogt ci eam Eve h 2 Share your 8, 9, 12, and 16. Photos by Rob Vogt Lo l a dr wit love cal off 0- rder Pres s apped re to 8 Ha of p s Wri e l team c the sco ey hoto ter t bal Harder upped confidence th odriguez graphy to n: victory in front Harder had tselaar with 23; R of photography by by fede ra Second sectio on with a stirring Pierre Otero Roo submittin People i ral and pr ise s , then Jean Jackson g photo n Clare ovincia w e week- 76 ould win. urrie and submitting photo Town cou s sholm l grant a crowd on th to w with 13; C s ncil fro mor will so icant po s to cov te onal of a capacity z hit a free throw to lose,” he ch; m your tr e for wate on be pay rtion of c er a signrif a The Regi Rodrigue “We just refused eight points ea fr avels r and sew ing apital rep - yenar fd Wright with om your travels es er, if pr This laceme or th es n end. to five. trong de- near and are appr oposed has mea nt costs. eext fowur eck out the ow the lead ng to the s han Watt r far to oved b increas nt bor years Ch gr , pointi even; Et ob@cla y tow - rowi cant rwith ods said ith s near and far to resh n p ng ch fai illwo ke w olm cou ro m an r rly ed M d, Wut loca A nc ject one ges a sig y defeat esponde e lpress. t its il. s suc y fo in th t nifi- Up” The ds r . “W ca Fe h a r la e e “Gearing But, Millwoo Cobras played d Josh [email protected] b. 11 me s the wa rge f first thre s l nton by a score fence the h four; Perry an C r eting, cou grad ter treatm lationary e years, th a a o i o it ur e n e i e c m h age a e n e d it w re c a n n p si d c s E g w ns i n t r l f , fr i l e i a o r o 0 m n g d p a n u 8 co t n - u - l a nc g a a l s u ti 81 il; v a e agric Chris e gap to .” on byelection in October to an e firs sewe nt up s in t closing th e able to defend ch; and Anders updated t r line from - Ho he fourth tion this week. the final of the wer with three ea bylaw water and lagoons. the airp wever, th year. sec of 86-80 in ce to take the lead. pt the Royals from with two By Rob Vogt “To grow.” “The remaining members of council are dis- that will s sewer utilit ort to the ere is no inc ic chan They also ke xton Woodward Local Press Writer 5357 6 St W, Claresholm SUB ee rate in y some de rease and erta Schools Athlet ot the stop and game in- and Da Instead, she said SCRIBE May 1, 20 creases start Using grant crease in th even Alb ll The Cobras g ng and turning the SUBSCRIBE she was unable to speak her appointed that Donna has chosen to resign,” he & 19, and eve ing on funding fo Cha e water basi n 2A Boys Basketba yals pay, runni e each. & The tumultuous tenure of a town c 5 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms 1 to a ry year after takes it aw r these proj nges are pr c rate. Associatio riguez made the Ro et by controlling th t they de- ouncillor mind and ask questions. said. “Since election day on Oct. 16, 2017, SAVE nd includin that on Jan ay from ot ects, also imarily to co n Saturday night, Rod f to a track me Later that same nigh SAVE 1,446 sq ft bungalow OF 30% g 2022. . as rec her capital p and consum nsumption Championship o first three pointer o f $25 has come to an end. “I tried to do my best,” she said. “Being council has F NEWSSTAND Blair Bullo reation, roa rojects such ption polic rates hitting his tempo. athcona Christian o OFF NEWSSTAND PRICE! continually expressed their desire to family home PRICE! ck, the town n ds and othe He n ies. h 17. t seconds to we feated Str On Monday morning, Aug. 13, Donna rate servi ’s director o ot have fee r projects th oted a com Marc the game with jus go on big runs and n the tournament silent, I can’t do that.” work as a cohesive unit in the best interest of ces, prepare f corpo- charges to r at do fro mon compl that went back and “They Sherwood Park i Courage resigned $ was d a report fo Fundi ecover costs m residents aint received In a game em,” Harder said. 5-73. from Claresholm town coun- Mayor Doug MacPherson and council were our community. Although council is disap- $349,900 40/ye there to disc r council a ng has also . is someone obras trailed play. wouldn’t let th -final by a score of 8 $40/year Property ID: 101382808 ar uss it. nd year been reduce bic metres who uses f BSCRIBE & orth all night, the C the game with two Van semi cil, visiting the town office to deliver her letter also notified, and MacPherson m He said th s and has b d over the of water pe ive cu- SU f rength Harder iced enior forward Ross r the Cobras were ade the an- pointed by Donna’s choice, we respect her deci- e current b ecome mor same r billing cy halftime, on the st aresholm S his Scoring fo of resignation to Marian Carlson, the town’s incl. GST since 2 ylaw has be tain for the e and more as someone cle pays the 41-37 at ree throws, as Cl yed the game of ts; Harder incl. GST nouncement public at town council on Monday sion. 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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: (7 COLUMNS) SUBSCRIPTION RATE: Classified Display - $9.25/col. inch + $2 per wk online 1 year - mailed ...... $40 + gst = $42.00 Classified Word Ad , up to 20 words: $9.25 (included online) 1 year - online ...... $35 + gst = $36.75 Each Additional Word: 15¢ (non-comm.) Add online to mailed to have both ...... $15 + gst =$15.75 Obituaries - includes photo and funeral home logo. Buy Multiple Years and SAVE! up to 250 words - $75, 226-500 words - $100, 2 years - mailed ...... $36/year + gst over 500 words call for quote. 3 years- mailed ...... $32/year + gst COLOR CHARGE: Spot color: $35 • Full color: $50 TERMS OF PAYMENT: POSITION CHARGE: 25% (where and when available) Agency Commission 15% VISA / MASTERCARD accepted. INSERTS: 30th of the MONTH FOLLOWING. 1650 required at 9¢ each NOTE: (1/4 folded) (max finished size 8.5x11) Classifieds and classified display ads are non-commissionable. Classifieds are also published on-line

403.625.4474 • www.claresholmlocalpress.ca

Box 520, Claresholm, Alberta Canada T0L 0T0 • 4913 - 2 Street West 403-625-4474 • e-mail [email protected] • www.claresholmlocalpress.ca Published Every Wednesday By EMS Press Ltd. Contact Brandy McLean 403-625-4474 ADVERTISING RATES [email protected] Full PAGE 3 1/2 PAGE $732 $384 COLOUR $50 2 COLOUR $50 6c x 15.25” 1. 6c x 8” 2. 4c x 12” 1 3. 3c x 15.25”

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403.625.4474 • www.claresholmlocalpress.ca FEATURE OFFERS AND Contact Brandy McLean • 403-625-44S74 • [email protected] COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Published once each month including online Multiple Regular Ad - 3 month committment - $20/month shown smaller Event Feature - 1 time - $25/month Booking than actual size. HOME BUSINESS TAKE MY CARD: 3300%% Published the 1st week of each month BOOK A eerr!! Regular Ad - 3 month comm ittme nt - $20/month 2 CO LUMN x 2” AD iigggg FOR THREE OR MORE WEEKS BB B usi ness card size - 3.3”x2” and we will 2 CO LUMN x 3” AD INCREASE your ad to a ASK THE EXPERT: FOR NO ADDITIONAL COST! Published the 3rd week of each month 250 word column - with advertising info. Size - 5”x4” $68/month - 1 year commitment Can do monthly, or Bi-Monthly. Businesses advertise for three reasons:

BUSINESS DIRECTORY PROFIT Published Weekly 1 Advertising generates sales for your business $11.00/week (1 col x 2”) PROTECTION $22.00/week (2 col x 2”) Advertising protects your market share Run a minimum of 13 weeks ($143) 2 PRESTIGE WEBSITE ADVERTISING 3 Advertising creates an image for your business starting at $11.00/week Various options available $5 add on option for any 1/4 page+ ad in the paper. www.claresholmlocalpress.ca Averages 1400 page views/week. Special Sections 2020

Publish Date Special Section Deadline

January 29 Trade Expo & Consumer Fair Thursday, January 23 February 5,12,19 &26 RRSP Planning - includes weekly column Thursday, January 30 February 12 Beef Breeders - in the Regional Wednesday, February 5

March 18 Sports Registration Thursday, March 12 March 18 Atom B Hockey Provincials Tuesday, March 10 TBA (March 20, 2019) Gearing up - in the Regional

April 1 & May 6 Car Care - Includes column Thursday, March 26 April 1, 8, 15, 22&29 Income Tax - Includes column Thursday, March 26 April 8,15 &22 Think Spring Tuesday, March 31 April 22 Administrative Week (April 22) Tuesday, April 14 April 22 Volunteer Week (April 19-25) Tuesday, April 14 April 22 Ask the Expert - Annual contract renewal Thursday, April 16 TBA (April 24, 2019) Spring Home Improvement - in the Regional April 29 Prom (Prom is May 8) Thursday, April 23

2020 Community Directory Friday, May 1 May 6 Mother's Day (May 10) Thursday, April 30 May 15 Visitors Guide April 10

June 3 Seniors Week (June 1-7) Tuesday, May 26 June 10 Town Wide Garage/Sidewalk Sale (Sale June 13) Friday, June 5 June 17 Grad (Grad is June 26) Thursday, June 11 June 24 Summer Kick Off Tuesday, June 16

July 22 Estate Planning - Includes column Wednesday, July 15

August 5 Fair Days (August 6-9) Tuesday, July 28 TBA (August21, 2019) Harvest - in the Regional August 19 Back to School Tueday, August 11

September 16 Salute to Agriculture Tuesday, September, 8 September 23,30& October 7 Fall Home Improvement Tuesday, September, 15

October 7 Newspaper Week (October 4-10) October 21 Small Business Week (October 20-26) Includes contest Tuesday, October 9 October 28 First Responders Day (October 28) Tuesday, October 21

November 11 Remembrance Day Tuesday, November 3 November 25 Old Fashioned Christmas (November 27) Thursday, November 19

December 2 Spirit of Christmas - Includes contest Tuesday, November 24 December 16 Christmas Greeting Monday, December 7 December 30 Year In Review

January 06 First Paper of 2021

For further information or to place your ad, Please contact Brandy McLean [email protected] PH: 403-625-4474 FAX: 403-625-2828 CLARESHOLM • • FT. MACLEOD • NANTON • • VULCAN

2020 Rate Card

Published every week, the Regional covers a wide geographic area and is included as an insert in the Okotoks Western Wheel, High River Times, Nanton News, Vulcan Advocate, Claresholm Local Press and Gazette. RETAIL RATE 6 columns ADVERTISING DEADLINE: $16.90 per column inch Wednesday @ 5:00 p.m. CLASSIFIED WORD AD week prior to $16.28/20 words publication date. (each additional word 41 ¢) RATES DO NOT INCLUDE GST CLASSIFIED DISPLAY AD 7 columns $19.00 per column inch Full PAGE 1/2 PAGE $1281.70 3 $633.75 BUSINESS DIRECTORY COLOUR $50 2 COLOUR $50 $31/week - 2c x 1.75” 6c x 12.64” 1. 6c x 6.25” 13 weeks prepaid 2. 4c x 9.25” 1 3. 3c x 12.5” PICTURE THIS Full Colour $30 1 week - 1c x 2” $45 2 weeks - 1c x 2” $45 1 week - 2c x 2” 1/4 PAGE 1/8 PAGE Max. Size 2c x 2” $316.88 $160 BOOKING DEA DLING: COLOUR $50 COLOUR $50 5 PM THE WEDNESDA Y 4 5 PRIOR TO PUBLICATION 1. 6c x 3.125” 1. 6c x 1.5” 2. 4c x 4.68” 2. 4c x 2.5” Columns Inches 3. 3c x 6.25” 3. 3c x 3” 3 4. 2c x 9.375” 4. 2c x 4.75” s 1C ol. 1.44” h t 2C ol. 3.046” 5. 1c x 9.5” d i 3C ol. 4.649” 4 W 2

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