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N. Veerman photo The best slo-pitch team in the regular season proved to be the best team in the playoffs, as well, this year.

Five Alarm Funk will take the stage at the Jasper Folk Music Festival Sept. 13.Submitted photo After surveying Jasperites at the farmer’s market and online, accepting performer applications via sonicbids.

About 20 per cent of Jasper’s population is ineligible to vote in the upcoming municipal election.

N. Veerman photo Lynda Knight will be in court today, Aug. 22, to defend her right to keep her pet in Jasper.

N. Veerman photo Locals and tourists alike donned their cowboy hats and Wranglers last week, as some of the world’s top cowboys and girls competed in the 86th annual Jasper Heritage Rodeo.

Seth Macdonald performs as half of Samson's Delilah Saturday night at the Robson Valley Music Festival, held on his family's property in Dunster, B.C.

A fabulously dressed drag queen at bat during last year's Emily Morgan Celebration Softball Tournament.N. Veerman photo Elaborately dressed drag queens will be rounding the bases Sept.

The Wardens play Friday, Aug. 23 at the Legion at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

Cruisin’ for charity For every A&W Teen Burger sold today, Aug. 22, $1 will be donated to the MS Society of Canada. The money raised through the Cruisin’ for a Cause campaign supports leading-edge MS research and community programs and services.

Parks Canada photo Join Laval University graduate student Julien Richard tonight, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. to find out more about mountain goats in the Canadian Rockies. The presentation will take place at the Jasper Legion. Life in the alpine is hard.