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SAIT student to hone newsroom skills

    The Drumheller Mail welcomes a new member to its team this spring.
    Johann Kuschke, a journalism student from SAIT Polytechnic will spend four weeks working in Drumheller this spring as part of an internship for school.
    Kuschke is currently in his second and final year of the journalism program at SAIT. He initially discovered his passion for writing in high school which lead to his pursuit of a career in journalism.
    Aside from writing, Kuschke dedicates his time working as a ski instructor at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary during the winter.
    He enjoys the active, fun and laid-back lifestyle associated with ski teaching, and feels it is a wonderful retreat from the fast-paced life of facts and deadlines that come with being a journalist.
 After a 14 year history of growing up in Drumheller, Kuschke has been welcomed back to the valley to reconnect with the community and share the latest in local news.
    He is eager to work alongside the experienced staff at The Drumheller Mail and acquire the necessary skills to further his career in journalism.


Movie crew moves from Cuba to Rowley to Jordan to Germany

    A globetrotting film crew is telling the story of a family torn apart in the 1920s and the next stop is Rowley.
    The Mail learned Rowley will be the site of a film shoot for a German feature film called The Cut.  Crew members working on the production are in town and will shoot in Rowley on April 11-15.
    Currently, crews are shooting in Cuba and then they will come to Rowley. After, they will continue shooting in Jordan and finish up in Germany.
    The Cut is a period piece from the 1920s, based on a true story.
    “It takes place when the Turks were annihilating the Armenians in the early 1900s, and is the story of a family that was abducted and escaped,” said Doug Steeden, who is working on the production. “The father attempts to find his family over a number of years.”
    In the story, the father finds one of his remaining daughters in North Dakota. It is this part of the story that will be filmed in Rowley.
    Right now the crew is getting organized and will be doing some prep work in Rowley.
    “They (Rowley community) have been very cooperative to get it going,” said Steeden, adding that he was involved years ago in Bye Bye Blues, which was also shot in Rowley.
    “It is kind of like going home, it hasn’t changed much since 1988,” said Steeden.

RCMP nab Nacmine break and enter suspect

    The Drumheller RCMP have arrested a 15-year-old Drumheller resident believed to be responsible for two recent break and enter attempts in Nacmine.
    On March 18, at approximately 11:15 a.m., a complaint was received from a Nacmine resident who was awakened by noise in her house.
    Sarah Goulder was in her bed on a day off, alone, when she heard her doorbell ring. Not expecting anyone, she did not answer. A few moments later, she heard noise from within her house.
    “I was sitting in bed and I could hear footsteps from downstairs. I stood up and took a couple steps out of my room. At that point, he was already halfway up the stairs to my room. At that point he heard me and ran down the stairs and out the front door,” said Goulder.
    “The security of my home was broken. You would think in such a small town, you wouldn’t have to lock your door, but apparently you do.”
     Roughly 20 minutes later, a second call from the area was received and indicated a male matching the description of the first occurrence was attempting to break into another house.
    Members of the Drumheller detachment attended to the area and arrested a suspect who matched the description provided.
    The subsequent investigation resulted in the youth being charged for Break and Entering a residence and Attempting to Break and enter another residence.
     This youth is 15 years of age and is presently on probation as a result of previous offences similar in nature. He will be appearing Drumheller Provincial Court on Friday, March 23 facing these charges  as well as two breaches of his probation order.


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