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Ron Healey walked away the winner with 14 points. | P. Clarke photo Twenty-seven curlers tested their skills during the fourth annual hot shot skills competition at the Jasper Curling Club, Jan. 27.

Brian Van Tighem photo A community is made up of individuals, each person with their own background, upbringing, culture and beliefs.

R. Bray photo When Victor Anber was a kid, there were ways for youth to get their hands on fireworks.

Calder Kreizenbeck. | Ryan Bray photo The ATCO Street Party saw all kinds of performers take to the streets, Jan. 30, but one performer stood out above the rest.

Matt Figueira photo Jasper's first ever arm wrestling competition was so successful that organizers are planning to make it an annual event.

N. Veerman photo The Jasper Bantam Bearcats play in an interesting hybrid league; it's a blend of their traditional Sturgeon-Pembina foes and a larger pool of more distant opponents from the 16-60 league (towns within 60 miles of Highway 16).

N. Veerman photo Last week, on top of a make-up game on Thursday against local rivals, the Hinton Hurricanes, the Jasper PeeWee Bears completed their Boreal Riviera Tour with stops in Whitecourt and Fox Creek on Saturday and Sunday.

Cecile Doo-Kingué | Feb. 7 | Olive Bistro and Lounge | 7:30p.m | $15 at the door If music is a barometer of what's happening in society, consider Cecilé Doo-Kingué's latest album a storm.

Seven skiers from Jasper's Freeride Ski Team competed in a provincial mogul competition at Sunshine Village Ski Resort Jan. 23 and 24. Nicolas Bazin photo.

N. Veerman photo. Most athletes have one chosen sport, an activity that they excel at above all others. But there are a few athletes that can do it all. They can bike, they can ski, they can skate, they can run and they can even run in snowshoes.