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Dogsleds on Pyramid Lake. | N. Veerman photo Hundreds of visitors and locals alike took in the winter festival at Pyramid Lake, Jan.

Barefoot Bob is a one-man party.

Jasperite Luke Spence Byrd, whose nickname is Luke Skywalker, had one of his dreams come true last year when he worked on the new Star Wars film.

Fitzhugh file photo Jasper in January has a new twist this year, with each of the festival’s three weeks falling under a different theme.

Eight skiers from Jasper's Freeride Team qualified for the Alberta Winter Games last week. Photo - Misha Cooke. Eight freestyle skiers from Jasper’s Freeride Ski Team earned a spot in next month’s Alberta Winter Games in Medicine Hat.

The Jasper Bearcats lost 7-4 to the Stony Plain Predators and 4-3 to Slave Lake Thunder. File photo - P. Clarke. On the surface, hockey is all about math. Wins and losses, goals against, plus-minus, best three out of five.

Photo - R. LaFontaine The holidays ended for the Jasper PeeWee Bears with the resumption of league play last weekend.

The Devin Cuddy will perform at the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion on Jan. 21. Tickets are $10 and can be bought at the door or online at through www.ticketweb.ca.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. In many ways Devin Cuddy was born to be a musician.

File Photo - Annalee Grant. M ore than 135 athletes from across Alberta, including 15 athletes from Jasper’s Freeride Ski Team, will descend on Marmot Basin this weekend in an effort to qualify for a spot in the Alberta Winter Games.

Hunter Zenner picks up a loose puck in the crease. Photo - Yaqing Yang. Whether he knew it or not, George Lucas created the perfect hockey allegory when he put Star Wars on the big screen.