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Submitted photo Most of the time they’re scattered from Alberta’s mountains to its foothills, but when the members of Hundred Miles Across get together, their music resonates with a harmony that speaks to their closeness.

Dear Editor, So the folks at Viad/Brewster celebrate their vision that gilding our mountain park lilies with glass walkways will “put people in a unique sense of place...

Friday, June 6Jasper Legion8 p.m. | $15Submitted photo The Wardens roll into Jasper, June 6, with a brand new album full of tales of backcountry adventure.

Submitted photo It was at a Calgary Folk Club gig that Darryl Wernham first approached the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. He’d seen the guys’ stage show, and was convinced they were perfect for teaching a songwriting workshop to youth at risk.

N. Veerman photo Under the instruction of Nicole Koebel, each class at the Jasper Elementary School learned its own dance routine to perform at an assembly in the school gym, May 23.

N. Veerman photo Laura Park returned to Jasper with a medal around her neck last week, after finishing third in the National Arm Wrestling Championships earlier this month.

T. Nichols photo More than 100 people packed into the Jasper Legion May 24, to watch as musicians from Jasper and beyond battled it out for a chance to perform at this year’s Jasper Folk Music Festival.

Jasper Elementary School students practiced jumping, climbing and balancing during the first two weeks of May, as part of a school-wide gymnastics program, sponsored by Randal Glover Professional Corporation.

Dear Editor, Dear Editor, A letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: I enjoyed spending this Victoria Day weekend in Jasper National Park. The scenery and close up experience with wildlife is a national treasure.

N. Veerman photo With golden tickets in hand, hundreds of Jasperites flooded into the high school gym last week to get an exclusive tour of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.