Lyndsey Hoff has released a five track CD after three years of soul searching, writing and recording. It is available at iTunes, CD Baby and Soundcloud.

Lyndsey Hoff has a voice that is raw, powerful and immediately recognizable.
    While many have appreciated and enjoyed it since she was a teenager, or even earlier, it is interesting that in some ways she may just be finding her voice for herself.
    “So for the past three years I have been working on writing, and developing my style and sound. After so many years I found my niche and feel like I am finally really singing for me,” Hoff tells The Mail.
    This year she released her latest CD “I’m Worth It.” The 5- song release contains much more than Lyndsey’s pretty voice, but it is the fruit of hard work and collaboration.
    “I co-wrote all songs except for “Payphone” with my producers/co-writers Denny Hemingson and Blue Miller. Denny is Tim McGraw’s musical director and Blue is India Arie’s musical director, so I have two amazing talents to work with. They are like my family and I am so extremely blessed to work with them,” she said.
    And it was done in the heart of country music. She took a trip to Nashville; she brought the spark, and together they worked it in to the finished product.
    “It’s kind of a magical moment when you get something that works. Writing “Move” was probably the craziest because we literally had one line, one small melody of the chorus and it just morphed into this beautiful song,” she said. “We kind of pinched ourselves in the studio, because honestly every time we sit down to write it just works. We have written 12 songs, and I love all of them.”
    It has taken much work to get to this point in her career, but it doesn’t stop there. She is working on getting radio play and would like to get out on the road with her songs. Her enthusiasm is leading the way.
    “I am just really excited to finally have my own music, and have people connect to it and be blessed by it. There is nothing more rewarding than someone telling you your music got them through a hard time, or it’s their power anthem, or they can relate to your experiences,” she said.
    Hoff’s “I’m Worth It” is available at iTunes,CD Baby and Soundcloud.

The mining dinosaur was the clear favourite in the Dino Arts Committee survey, gathering several hundred votes.
Drawing courtesy Dino Arts Committee.

  Residents have overwhelmingly chosen the mining dinosaur in a coal car as their clear favourite for Drumheller’s newest prehistoric friend.
    John Shoff of the Dino Arts Committee said the mining dinosaur received several hundred votes in the committee’s online survey.
    Residents had three dinosaurs to choose from: the mining dinosaur, a dinosaur pulling a hand plow, and an adult and baby dinosaur on a raft.
    Shoff said the plan is to install the dinosaur around the end of May or early June.
    The mining dinosaur replaces the crumbling and damaged fifty to sixty year old statue near Country Road R.V.
    The Dino Arts Committee are the guardians and caretakers of Drumheller’s collection of dinosaurs.
    The committee held it’s Annual General Meeting Tuesday February 25.
    At the meeting, the committee added a couple of new board members, discussed what worked and didn’t work for their fund raising activities, and looked at further involvement and partnership with Dinofest.