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T. Nichols photo Jasper Fire Chief Greg Van Tighem stepped aside, Nov. 13, to make way for a new fire chief: Grade 4 student Kira Peel.

Marmot Basin marked its 50th opening with a snowy day of lower mountain magic. On time for first chair, two lifts were open and six runs were groomed and ready to rock: School House, Bunny Hop, Old Road, Tranquilizer, Slow Poke and Sleepy Hollow.

Jasper’s latest family dance was a high-energy affair, with costumed kiddies tearing up the dance floor with their parents. Around 200 people filled the Activity Centre, Nov. 22.

It’s been a whole season since Jasper had Midget level hockey, and this years’ team is back with four wins and one tie so far. The team has travelled to Athabasca, Whitecourt and Hinton and hosted Edson and Hinton at home.

Less than two minutes into last Saturday’s game against the Edson Canadians, Jasper Atom Bears goaltender, Aiden Deagle had a moment he’d sooner forget. A thin puck shot from centre slid under his stick and dribbled into the net.

In an effort to decorate a tree for the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives’ annual Festival of Trees, the Friends of Jasper held an ornament making workshop, Nov. 16.

M. Bradley photo Jasper’s caribou herds are declining in size. Last month, Parks Canada employees did their annual count of the four herds that call the park home and found that, once again, there are fewer caribou than last year.

T. Nichols photo Jasper Junior/Senior High School’s top student from last year’s graduating class returned to its halls last week to pick up some prestigious hardware.

R. Fletcher photo Jasper’s poker stars are invited to play their luck in a Texas Hold’em tournament organized by the Jasper Victim Services Unit, Nov. 23.

Seven eager toe-tappers put on their dancing shoes and learned the tango, Nov. 12. The evening of leg shaking was part of the Jasper Adult Learning Centre’s month of free partner dance lessons, taught by Chad Krayenhoff.