The organizers of Beethoven in the Badlands had all their bases covered, they just couldn’t get Mother Nature onside, as rain called off the event for the first time.
The cancellation of the event on Saturday, June 7, at the Passion Play Site, was not without careful consideration.
The plug was pulled at about 1:30 p.m., after consultation with the president of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) and a meteorologist who was onsite to monitor the weather.
“It wasn’t just the rain,” said event chair and Rotarian Jay Garbutt. “If it was just a comfort thing, the show would have gone on.”
“We were hopeful right up to the end.”
(l-r) Irene Forgo, Marcel Augey activities coordinator at Sunshine Lodge and Olga Rowse share some ice cream on Friday, June 6 at Sunshine Lodge. More than 200 people came out for the annual wrap up to Senior's Week barbecue. 
The Drumheller Composite High School Class of 2008 held their graduation ceremonies, and are looking forward to a future of unlimited possibilities. The theme for the graduating class was "On the Wings of Maybe." They held their grand march at the Drumheller Memorial Arena on Friday, and the ceremonies this past Saturday at the DCHS gym. Rick Bernhardt of Accent Images-fotosource took this photo, and copies are available for purchase at Accent Images-fotosource.
