Spring football is just around the corner and the Titans are getting ready for the coming months on the gridiron.
The Titans have had a busy off-season, celebrating last year’s achievements at their annual Awards Banquet, the first since COVID hit.
On April 11, Drumheller Community Football held its annual general meeting. Krymsen Suelzle took on the role of president and the vice president is Lana Armstrong. Kim Suntjens is secretary and Shauna Watson is treasurer. Ken Fournier is remaining as coach of the Senior Titans and Brad Iverson will remain coach of the Bantam Titans. Merlin Horness is taking on coaching the Pee Wee Terrapins.
With business out of the way, the organization is turning to spring football and registration is coming this weekend.
Bantam coach Iverson says they are planning to practice a couple times a week through May and June, and also attend some jamboree-style tournaments.
“And then we’ll take July off and get going again in August,” said Iverson. “We have a lot of kids coming back but we still have room for new players.”
This will bolster the teams and give them more on-field time to build on their success.
It was a great season for the teams. Last fall the Bantam Titans won the Central Alberta Football League nine-man championship, and then went to the provincial tier 2 finals. The Pee Wee Terrapins had a strong season, going 5-1.
“We have some good numbers returning on both teams and have lots of space for anyone interested. We have lots of space so far. Everybody who comes out makes the team.”
He adds one of the goals of Drumheller Community Football is to make sure it is affordable and accessible to players. Most of the equipment is provided.
“Financially the fees are quite reasonable, and if there are issues, there’s always a way to help out with that,” said Iverson. “We don’t want to have kids not coming out because they are not able to afford it. We’ll figure something out.
Registration For the bantam and pee wee minor football is Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to noon at DVSS field. For more information check out the Drumheller Titans Facebook page or email drumbantam
coach@gmail.com.

The Town is preparing to bring down the former hospital and consortium sites, and reviews and assessments are underway.
Director of Infrastructure Services Dave Brett provided an update on the project to council during the Monday, April 11 Committee of the Whole meeting, indicating an estimated time frame ahead of beginning demolition.
“These are two buildings the Town has been wanting to eliminate, as they have been derelict for quite some time. Bringing them down will improve the visual appeal of the town,” Mr. Brett told the Mail.
Mr. Brett shares the town has retained a project management company and is working with them to determine the scope of work and establish a budget to complete the demolition.
The old hospital site at 625 Riverside Drive has been empty since 2002 and reviews of the asbestos abatement records are currently underway.
Environmental and hazardous materials assessments for the old consortium building at 601 5 Street East are also underway.
Once these reviews are completed demolition is expected to move forward.
“The goal is to complete both sites at the same time, but this may be split up to encourage local vendors to carry out the work,” he says.