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Ursula Winkler receives an eagle feather from Matricia Brown. | N. Veerman photo After spending months building Aboriginal drums, Grade 3 students from the Jasper Elementary School held a drum circle to thank everyone who helped them in the process.

P. Clarke photo Fighting cold temperatures and rain, three Jasperites beat the elements to win their respective races during Jasper’s first Gran Fondo, June 13.

N. Veerman photo Armed with new songs and an intoxicating energy, Jasper’s The Mighty Water is set to make its return to the Jasper Folk Music Festival in September.

Small Town Regular | Submitted photo Insurance broker by day and rock star by night, Jimmy Rutherford and his band, Small Town Regular, will trade in their ties for guitars during the Jasper Folk Music Festival in September.

N. Veerman photo Jasper’s gymnasts finished off the season with a bang, June 10, wowing their parents, friends and families with tucks, flips, cartwheels and feats of strength. The Jasper Gymnastics Club wrapped up last week with its final show.

Cheryl Peddie painting Last summer Cheryl Peddie turned her hobby into a full-time job. Trading her computer for an easel, she changed her title from graphic designer to painter. It was her father’s passing that inspired her to take the plunge.

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives What do Jasper’s golf course and 160 acres of Edmonton farm land have in common? They share the same soil.

Dear Editor, Jasper National Park’s Manager of Resource Conservation has been fired for no stated reason but anyone who knows Dr. Wilmshurst is well aware of the great love and deep concern that he has for this park.

Dear Editor, Another cold, grey pallor has settled down on the town of Jasper, another unsettling and unnerving quiet smothers the June streets.

S. Gustafson photo The founders of the Robson Valley Music Festival are using recycled tires and straw bales to construct a creative retreat, in hopes of generating additional revenue for the August event.