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Miners relic donated to Hockey Hall of Fame

Drumheller Miners Original Copy

   Two different photographs of the 1966 Drumheller Miners Allan Cup winning team have been received since the January 10, edition of the Mail.
   Doug Jensen and an anonymous donor came forward to donate their prized memorabilia. Jensen brought forth an original copy of the Drumheller Miners team photograph and the other person gave a framed Export A cut out of the Miners photograph.
   These photo donations will complete the introduction of the team in the Senior Amature Exhibit in Toronto’s Hockey Hall of Fame.
   Drumheller resident Gordon Clozza initially spotted the missing photograph while on vacation in late October, 2017.

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   He noticed that the Senior Amature Exhibit and video monitor only had a small description of the legendary team with nothing to accompany the description.
   “We went there and I looked for the Senior Hockey Exhibit and I did find it and Drumheller was certainly named on the [Allan] Cup itself as the winner in 1966 but […] when I got to 1966 there was no Drumheller team so I thought “Well, we may need a photo of the Drumheller Miners, so that was my motivation to try all this anyways,” explained Clozza.
   Clozza is elated to hear that the exhibit will soon be completed.
“I’m glad that we got some response and that should complete the exhibit now as far as Drumheller is concerned,” said Clozza.
   The Mail has since sent the artifacts to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Dynos Cheer Team takes home first place

Swarm the hat DVSS cheer team

   The Drumheller Valley Secondary School (DVSS) Dynos Cheer Team walked away with many trophies and banners on Saturday, January 13, at the Swarm the Hat competition in Medicine Hat.
   The Junior team placed first and won the coveted ‘Spirit Award’ at their first competition of the season.
   “This is a trophy given to the teams that show the most spirit while they areperforming,” said coach Marquita McNeice.
   Alongside the Junior’s, the Mini’s placed second in their category. The mini’s range from ages five to 10.
   Both age groups received a ‘Hit Zero’ pin which means no points were deducted from any of their performances.
   “They are quite pumped for the next competition,” said McNeice.
   McNeice dedicates it to the team’s drive and desire to learn more.
   “We just think we have a bunch of really good kids, they are striving to be better all the time and they’re doing it so they are bringing their game,” said McNeice.
   The competition was an eye opener for most squad members and parents alike as this was their very first competition.
   “We have a lot of members on our junior team that have never cheered before so for them to be there to see this [competition], it really helped them and also for the little ones and their parents,” McNeice explained. “They’ve never seen a competition before so, they didn’t really know what to expect so this really brought it all to the forefront and now our parents are hooked. They love it.”
   A highlight was the noted special team which consists of special needs children who did a routine.
   “That was really neat,” said McNeice.
   The Junior’s next competition is in Lethbridge on January 27. The Mini’s will join the Juniors at the Red Deer competition on February 24.
   “We’re quite pumped.”

Drumheller emergency services called out for Sunday afternoon bridge incident

Limited visibility leads to bridge incident in Drumheller Alberta

On Sunday, January 28, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Drumheller RCMP and Fire departments responded to a Chevrolet car mounted on the concrete barricade on the Gordon Taylor Bridge in Drumheller. The young female driver was heading south on the bridge. According to RCMP, icy conditions and speed were the factors behind the situation. The driver was taken to hospital sustaining minor injuries and has since been released. File photo

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