Freestyle skiers on the podium
The Jasper Freeride Freestyle Ski Team posted top results in a number of competitions at the Castle Mountain Provincial Freestyle Event, Feb. 22.
In the M4 (boys’ 13-and-under) age group, Jasper’s skiers swept the podium, with Jonah Jenkins taking first, Tyson Bashforth taking second, and Ezra Jenkins taking third. In the same category, Alex Krushell finished 13th and Pierce Decore finished in 15th place.
Again in the M3 (boys’ 14–15) age group, the team had two skiers grace the podium: Julian Kapronczai with second and Cameron Brown with third.
On the girls’ side, the team had a fourth place finish from Olivia Krushell in the F3 (girls’ 14–15) age group and another fourth place finish from Alison Brown in the F4 (girls’ 13-and-under) age group.
Six of the team’s athletes—Kapronczai, Cameron Brown, Bashforth, Ezra Jenkins and Alison Brown— will be in Ontario and Quebec this month facing off against the best Canadian athletes in their age groups in the National Freestyle Moguls Events.
Toe-tapping turkey dinner
For the 39th year, the community is invited to share in a home-cooked meal and some entertainment in support of the Jasper Junior/Senior High School bands.
The turkey dinner, complete with all the trimmings and dessert, is March 13 from 5–8 p.m. in the Jasper Activity Centre. Providing the entertainment will be the senior band, who will perform throughout the evening.
The funds raised from ticket sales will go toward equipment, instruments and trips for the junior and senior bands.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students and can be purchased from band students, Buffalo Betty’s Gifts and Tekkara Color Lab.
Tunes for Canadian soldiers
After 12 years in the country, Canada’s mission in Afghanistan comes to an end March 12.
To mark the occasion and to show Canada’s soldiers and their families that they have not been forgotten, a fundraiser for Edmonton’s Valour Place—a hospice for the families of wounded soldiers, who are recovering at the University of Alberta hospital—has been organized by Jasper’s Rob Gray.
Gray is a classical and jazz guitarist. At the Horseshoe Club March 11, he will be performing old jazz tunes from the Second World War, as well as a few modern tunes and some Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zepplin.
Gray said the event will be by donation. “Pay what you feel our soldiers are worth,” he said.
Music will start at 8 p.m.
Railway tales
The Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives is hosting a book launch for Tied to the Rails: Jasper’s Railway Connection, a new book written by Jasper local Bob Covey.
The event, which will include book signings and tales of Jasper’s railway history, will take place March 11 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Jasper Legion.
The event is free, but donations to the museum are welcome.
