A new dinosaur attraction delivered in early October as the 2017 dino arts project to finish off the summer season.
“The new dinosaur is going to be a little more realistic, not quite so cartoonish but it’s definitely going to be very cool,” said Marley Henneigh, Office and Chamber of Commerce Services Coordinator.
To finish off the season, two more existing dinosaurs are to be painted around town by the volunteer crew. The dinosaur located by D.A.R.T.S and the tiny Triceratops out in front of Sun Life Financial in the downtown core will be updated before fall. The latter one took longer as it had damages that needed repair.
“That one had to be repaired first,” explained Henneigh. “It had a crack in its tail.”
The Town of Drumheller will be providing a bench to accompany it as well for the new dinosaur to ‘perch’ on.
The fall and winter months allow the association to gather their thoughts and discuss new ideas and new locations for the upcoming tourist season. Popular..
“The dinosaur by the Napier Theatre is our 2017 project. We’ll try to get some ideas for the new project in 2018,” said Henneigh.
As another project to liven the presentation of the community, local artist and art teacher Vicky Myers has volunteered to repaint the downtown footprints found on the sidewalks.
Overall the year has been full of activities for the Dino Arts Association.
“It’s been really good weather for summer and for painting as well,” said Henneigh. “Last year we had a lot of rain and we had volunteers who were unable to paint because of the weather. This year has been much better for that.”
