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The hour-long spectacle was packed with singers, dancers, comedians, a hoola hooper, musicians and actors. It takes courage to perform in front of a room full of people, but if the entertainers were nervous, they didn’t show it.

He was selected for the team after completing numerous tests on rowing machines in the gym and then finishing with a top speed on the water during seat racing earlier this month. “The fastest two people make the boat,” he said.

Jasperites of all ages were drawn to the event, where they were encouraged to both cheer and heckle the spandex-clad athletes, as they clotheslined, elbow dropped and crushed each other with body slams.

Loss of pride, loss of service Dear Editor, A wise man once said that the only difference between an environmentalist and a developer is that the environmentalist already has his house in the woods.

Salons participating in Straight to Diva are Wild Orchid, Nava Hair, Hair on Earth and Bloom Hair and Body Studio, which Ormandy manages. Each salon is tasked with transforming their contestant into a drag queen extraordinaire.

The show, which was presented with dinner prepared by Mountain Park Lodges, sold out both nights and was met with rave reviews. This was the theatre company’s fourth show since it formed in 2009.

“The plan is to grow next year and my U12 groups would be a boys baseball and girls softball team.” If all the U6 players return next year, there could be four teams and they could have games against each other.

The 29th annual event was hosted by Totem Ski Shop, who each year donates the race proceeds to a community cause. This year, money raised from race entry fees went to the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives, which is in dire need of a new roof.

Park for preservation not human expansion Dear Editor, I just read your editorial “The Time to Build is Now” and knew I would see this sooner or later.

The average person may not know how to pluck a gutbucket bass, let alone know what one is, but Awna Teixeira does. In fact she wrote a book on how to play it. "It's just a bucket, stick and a rope," explained the Toronto-born vocalist and musician.