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Music Festival brings top performers to Drumheller

St. Anthonys perform

 

The 76th Anniversary of the Drumheller and District Music Festival is underway with events  scheduled at both Kaleidoscope Theatre and the  Badlands Community Facility.  From  March 14 to 22, there will be over 400 entries competing in vocals, speech, band, dance, musical theatre and choral.  Six adjudicators will be judging and grading the performances with over 50 Scholarships and 60 trophies, awards and plaques to   be handed out.  One of the oldest awards to be presented, is the Stuchbury Cup, which was first awarded in 1913. On March 24, the final concert will be held at the Badlands Community Facility, with performers chosen by the adjudicators.   The evening event will start at 7:00 pm. The public is invited to attend all performances and festival programs are available at Wade’s Jewellery and Riverside Value Drug Mart.


FOR Club’s 24-hour famine yields funds fort Roatan students

FOR club

 

Members of the DVSS Friends of Rachel (FOR) Club went hungry so students in Roatan could get a basic education.
The group started a self imposed famine family beginning last Friday morning and continued for 24 hours with the goal of raising funds to send students to the Charmont Bilingual Academy in Roatan.
President of the FOR Club Savanna Richardson said there were eight students participating it the event and the camped out at DVSS overnight accompanied by teachers Lynne Hemming and Jason Rasmussen.  
She said there were another eight members of the club who were unable to participate du tooter commitments, but they are supportive of the initiative and have assisted in the fundraising effort.  Fred and Cody Makowecki treated the group to a presentation on the work of the Morgan Jayne Project. The Morgan Jayne Project and the Charmont Academy are closely aligned and the Morgan Jayne Project has supported many of the students who attend the Charmont Academy. The club set out with a goal of raising $3,000 for the Charmont academy. This is enough to support three students to attend the school. So far, the group has raised about $1,360, and counting. They are continuing the fundraising until April 8 to shoot for their goal. “If anyone is interested in donating, they can call DVSS at (403)-823-5171 and ask for Mr. Rasmussen or Mrs. Hemming. Any donation makes a difference! Nothing is too big not too small,” said Richardson

Dragons’ Camaro winner presented

camaro

 

Doug Lubinski (right) presents Ernest Buchfink (left) with the keys to the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro during the first intermission of the Dragons game four against the Canmore Eagles. The Camaro was the prize for a nine-month long raffle the Dragons put on throughout the season.


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