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Members of the Ponoka Drop-In Centre board of directors Doreen Rausch, Dorothy Houghton, and renovations committee member George MacKenzie, discuss future ideas for the building while everything is stowed away during renovations.

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Of the $73,000 raised, $26,500 came from When membership numbers dwindle, most orDrop-In Centre fundraising and matching funds ganizations look at ways to invite new interest and from the Community Facility Enhancement Prothe Ponoka Drop-In Centre is doing the same thing; gram (CFEP), and $20,000 from Ponoka County. with $73,000 going to renovations.

Jones said the board has also spoken to the Town of New paint, carpets, chairs, a new floor in the Ponoka and they are waiting for a response. auditorium, and tables are among some of the upRenovations committee member George MacKgrades being applied. Drop-In Centre president Bill enzie, would like to work with community groups in Jones hopes the building will be rented out for more Ponoka to come up with ways to entice new memevents throughout the year. bers. “To also look at possibly other activities that “We’re looking for ideas to attract new and the Drop-In could do.” younger members,” he said.

The board has worked with interior designer Started in 1969, it was originally called the Elaine Finkbeiner, who said the project was demen’s Drop-In Centre and was located at the former signed to make the building “aesthetically pleasing AGT building on 50 Avenue. In 1974 it officially for any kind of function.” became the Drop-In Centre at the former Armories She feels members will be able to get back to building with activities such as cards, bingo, dances, their regular activities toward the end of the month. potluck dinners and carpet bowling.

“With it being more fresh…it’s really going to The current building was officially opened April help,” Finkbeiner explained.

10, 1986 with 350 members during the late 1980s; Members who are 55 years and older can en2012 has 176 and the board of directors hopes this joy weekly card games such as whist, bridge, and will be a step in a new direction, especially consid- cribbage as well as several musical events. Doreen Rausch, first vice-president and renovations committee member, is “excited” to see what the renovations will do for the centre. Rausch organizes the two concerts each year at the centre.

“We had Gary Fjellgaard in the fall with Saskia and Darrel,” she said.

Expect to see a new rug in the billiards room, new soundboards in the card room, new paint in the activity room with floor shuffleboard and North of Ponoka on Hwy 2A, turn west on TWP432, other touch-ups to give first drive way on the right. the Drop-In Centre that very look the board of Saskatoon berry picking season is short directors wants.

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Tire, tired investigated by RCMP

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Vehicle rolls Police responded to a vehicle that rolled over July 31 just south of Highway 53 on Highway 2.

A 69-year-old motorist was northbound when the driver’s side front tire blew.

The vehicle went through the median into the southbound lanes and eventually ended in the ditch. There were only minor injuries.

Tired driver A 26-year-old man from Calgary was charged with failing to stay in the centre of the lane Aug. 1 at 3:50 p.m. A caller reported the driver was in and out of lanes along Highway 2. He did admit to police he was driving while tired.

24-hour suspension A traffic stop at 1 a.m. Aug 5 found a 35-year-old woman driving while impaired. She tested with .11 and .09 for blood/alcohol content. She admitted to having three beers before heading out. Her 11-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle. She was given a 24hour suspension.

Impaired drivers over weekend Ponoka Integrated Traffic Services averted five impaired drivers over the long weekend.

If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship CHURCH DIRECTORY Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE

Pastor Jerry Preheim 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA Sr. Pastor Paul Spate 5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org 403-783-5533 Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

NEW COVENANT BAPTIST REFORMED CHURCH

Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome! www.baptistreformedponoka.org

PARKLAND REFORMED CHURCH South on 2A, West on Spruce Road 403-783-1888 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Rev. Mitch Ramkissoon www.parklandurc.org

PONOKA ALLIANCE CHURCH

4215 - 46 St. Pastor Norm Dibben 403-783-3958 Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Wednesdays - 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study A loving, gentle, caring people - welcome you!

PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur 403-783-5659

Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.

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PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

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Sunday Service 10:00 am.

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN

Churches can be welcoming to everyone Not being the pastor of a congregation has a number of benefits. (Oh yes, I know: I have weekends off…) One of those benefits is that I get to worship in different congregations. Sometimes that’s because I have been asked to be the worship leader and preacher, sometimes it’s because I just drop in to pray and watch.

I’ve learned a few things in my travels this way, about churches that actually welcome people in, and churches that say “Welcome!” but whose actions make it very clear that this is a church only for those who have been there a long time. If you’re new, you have almost no one to talk to at coffee.

Recently, one of my church friends in another community told me with great excitement that they had outfitted their building with new doors. “They look like wood, but they’re really metal.” I enjoyed her excitement, but I wonder what “metal doors” meant. Of course, this place is on a busy downtown city corner, and perhaps security is a problem. But I wondered…

I was asked to lead worship and preach in a new church building in Slave Lake.

It’s an ecumenical church. Never heard of one like that? Too bad. It’s brilliant concept. The Anglicans, the Lutherans and the United Church own one building together.

They have one pastor/priest/minister, authorized by all three denominations. Once a month, they worship the Lutheran way, once a month, the Anglican way, and once a month the United Church way. The fourth Sunday gets shared around. God doesn’t seem to mind.

When you walk through the front door, you are in a big open space, with lots of light and a nice fireplace in the corner. The office is right there, so you can get information and be greeted right away. The worship space — the nave and sanctuary to some of you — is through a set of doors. They are glass doors, so they protect worshippers silence, but you can see everything. The church is wonderfully unfinished, so part

of the floor is rubber tiles, and part is bare plywood. The chairs — not pews, thank God — don’t match. They are wonderfully every color.

Borrowed, of James Strachan course, for The United Church now. of Canada I don’t know, maybe not a member of it’s just me, The Ponoka but I feel really Ministerial Association at home in an open and unfinished church. Makes me feel like I have something to contribute. That they might actually need me, and that there are things I can do in God’s service through such a place.

But most of the churches I visit are ‘finished’ churches — sometimes in more ways than one. They are polished, and clean, and the wood is expensive and looks like I shouldn’t put finger marks on it. They have pews — an invention the Devil managed to slip past those Enlightenment Christians while they weren’t looking, so everybody could be uncomfortable together. Too many of the people look like the wood: polished and firmly in place, and I shouldn’t bother them at church.

Oh, all the churches have “Greeters.”

They are people who hand you the service outline (if they have one) or they ask you to share it, and they sometimes shake your hand. But way too many of them don’t ever look you in the eye, and some of them can hardly break away from their conversation with someone to say hello to you. And they don’t ask you any questions, like “Sorry, your face isn’t familiar to me. Is this your first time here? Or have I just not seen you before? (Now I know that not everyone

likes being asked questions, but think about it: a question means you have been noticed, that you aren’t invisible.”

I’m going to pass over what happens in worship and talk about that another time.

As my grandchildren say, “That’s a whole ’nother story!” It’s what happens before and after that keeps a lot of folks from coming back. I’ve already talked about “before.”

After is a separate issue. Many Churches have what they call a “Fellowship Hour” afterward. Coffee, tea, juice and food that is invariably fattening and unhealthy, and death to diabetics covers one or two tables.

Doesn’t matter if its Catholic or Protestant, the fare is always the same. And too often, it’s held a distance away from the worship space. Strangers get lost on the way, because usually no one thinks to ask if you know the way, or volunteer to go with you.

You are on your own. And once you get there, you’re on your own again. Tables and chairs are set up, and everybody is sitting down — with people they know and love. If you come in a bit late, because you got lost, or went to the bathroom, or talked to the pastor/priest/minister for a few moments, you are left standing — alone. Sometimes all the chairs are taken and people are deep into “fellowshipping.” And even if there are chairs unused, who wants to barge into a group that is already well into whatever gossip is fresh that morning?

And it’s the rare congregation that has a sharp-eyed soul who notices you standing there, and comes to welcome you and invite you to sit down with them. (I worshipped in a congregation once that had many tourists visit it, and some of the “fellowshippers” resented these “strangers” from interrupting their one chance all week to visit with Mabel, or Charlie, or whoever it was.) So if I need tea, or a sugar-shot, I take it quickly and leave. And you know what, most of the time, I don’t visit again. And if I’m looking for a congregation to stay in awhile, that one gets crossed off my list. Does any of this sound vaguely familiar?

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ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Chris Gnanaprakasam, S.A.C. Mass Times: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 9:00 a.m. Sunday

5113 - 52 Ave., Ponoka, T4J 1H6 403-783-4048

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Sunday Service: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. www.stmarysanglicanponoka.com

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 5501 - 54 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4141 Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School: 10:30am Interim Pastor Tim Graff

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Reflections of Ponoka

The ongoing saga of the J.C. Lee family

By Mike Rainone for the News While browsing through the Crestomere/Sylvan Heights Heritage History book, I came across some of the colorful early tales of the early pioneers of the Lundgren district west of Ponoka. Among these enjoyable stories was the ongoing adventures of J.C. (Jack) and May Lee, who were one of the first hardy pioneer families to establish their homesteads in this rolling farming district.

It was the three Duel brothers, Sim, Ira, and Roy, who first came to the area in 1900, took up farms, and then made it their business to locate more families and encourage them to be a part of this friendly new settlement. J.C. Lee, commonly known as Jack, was born in Indiana on Aug. 13, 1880, then later married Fanny (May) Musson on Feb. 28, 1900 in Hasting, Neb. In March 1901 the couple, accompanied by May’s father, John Musson, embarked on a new adventure, setting out from Aurora, Neb. by wagon train, then shipping their precious belongings from Portal, N.D. by train to their new homestead near Ponoka, NWT The trip was a long and gruelling one, sharing a box car with two other travellers for a fare of $7.20 or one cent a mile, and arriving in early May of 1901 with four horses and a wagon and just $20 in their pockets.

After loading up their belongings at the station, they travelled all day, breaking their own trail for the last few rugged miles before reaching their new homestead in the Lundgren district that had been filed for them earlier by Jack’s cousin, Dwight Osborne. Those early pioneer days were full of hardships, sorrow, and joy, but like so many other families, Jack and May bravely faced the countless challenges and elements, welcomed 17 children along the way, and stayed to farm the homestead for 64 amazing years. Following are some of the amazing highlights of their busy lives, their longstanding dedication to family and community, and their strong ongoing desire to work and share with each other to survive, no matter what.

• The first humble home for Jack and May was a covered wagon but as soon as they were able they built a sturdy log house with a sod roof and lived there until 1912. They lost three of their four horses to the dreaded swamp fever, and while they had very little variety of food, Jack’s keen eye with a shotgun provided many a partridge, prairie chicken or wild game for the table.

• As family began to arrive, Jack had to purchase a two-storey frame house and moved it onto the farmstead. Many of their first children were born at home without the assistance of a doctor, with four lost in childbirth. The survivors were: Alpha, Marion, Jim, Thelma, Dora, Homer, Blanche, Elmer, Chester, Clarence, Carl, Verle and Ray. • Both Jack and May Lee became great teamsters. Jack rode bucking horses, and was not happy until he had ridden every untamed horse in the county.

Mrs. Lee once drove a perky team into

Ponoka and then had to unhitch them from the buggy herself because the boys were afraid to handle them. They bought their first car in 1918.

• For many years the main road from Springdale and Homeglen to Ponoka, went through Jack and May’s yard, and between the house and the barn, they always happily played host to many weary travellers, neighbours and friends. As time progressed, better roads were made, the first school was built in the Lundgren district, and then would later consolidate with Crestomere in 1953 and Sylvan Heights in 1956.

• Usually the women folk only went to town once or twice a year by farm wagon and team. But each family would be enriched by ample social activities that included church on Sundays, potluck dinners at neighbours’ homes, as well as many dances, card parties, picnics and Christmas programs. During the winter of 1920-21 the first radio came into the district, a handmade model that drew curious folks from far and wide. Books, magazines, sewing and chores helped to pass away the winter and were always shared with the neighbours. Cutting massive piles of wood or gathering ice was a popular activity, with everyone joining in, and the Ladies’ Aid usually hosting an ice cream or pie social.

• The people of Lundgren were always sports-minded. Jack Lee’s farm was the favourite home base for many ball games and tournaments over the years, with Jack being a great catcher for the Chesterwold baseball team, and those skills were passed down through many Lee generations. Some took up hockey, with Bob McDowell building a district rink in 1945 and the kids also hosting many enjoyable skating parties. Curling later became another recreation activity for men, women, and other family members at the Dakota rink from 1953-68, while Jack later loved to enter many curling bonspiels throughout the area with his friends, coming home with countless trophies and the odd “headache.”

• With the boys doing the work on the farm, Jack spent several years running the big graders for the Fertile Forest and Blindman municipalities, and then later worked for the provincial government on the Edson to Jasper highway.

He also found time to serve on the Lundgren School Board, and was on the committee that ran the annual Chesterwold and Ferrybank picnics. Wife May was an avid and faithful member of the Chesterwold Women’s Institute, and later the Halfway Grove W.I. In the summer of 1949, Mr. and Mrs. Lee built a new home and then proudly celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at an open house on Feb. 26, 1950. Ten years later they would gather with their children, several generations of grandchildren, and countless relatives and friends to mark their diamond wedding anniversary at the Ponoka Legion Hall. This hard working and dedicated farm family couple would live to see their 64th

Photos courtesy of Heritage History book

The 60th anniversary of Jack and May Lee was held Feb. 28, 1960 at the Ponoka Legion Hall. Family members attending included, back row: Elmer, Ray, and Chester; in the front are: Blanche, Art, Dora, Carl, Mary, May and Jack, Verle, Homer and Thelma.

Early photo on the Lee homestead at Lundgren shows the Lee children riding the family horse to school. From back to front are: Dora, Carl, Verle, Alpha, Art, Marion and Thelma. wedding anniversary, with May dying on Nov. 10, 1964, and Jack on Jan. 28, 1966.

Over the years the many surviving generations of the Jack and May Lee family have continued to

cherish the memories and carry on the long-standing traditions that came from many busy and exciting decades of growing up on that grand old homestead west of Ponoka.

Remember when Photo courtesy of Don Dubitz

“Gambler’s Night” was a longstanding fun event at the Ponoka Composite High School for many years. It was a chance for students and teachers to rub shoulders and ply their skills at games of chance. Dressed in their finest Vegas-style outfits and entertaining a group of students are, standing left to right are teachers Jim Day, Principal Norman Taylor, Robert Miller Jr., Tom Skaret; with Tom Dick and Atha Topley seated next to those great old long neck pop bottles.

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Opinion Truman and the bomb While on a tour of Harry Truman’s old Key West presidential getaway several years ago, our guide expressed emotional gratitude for Truman’s decision to end the war by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Apparently, his father was serving in the Pacific and was set to be part of the invasion force that would hit the Japanese homeland. Had his father been killed in the process, he would never have been born.

This view was once common.

Having served as a combat soldier expecting to take part in the invasion, the late historian Paul Fussell described the “relief and joy” with which he and his comrades received the news. He put it this way: “We were going to live.”

But as is often the case, this simple view has come under attack in the ensuing decades. Broadly speaking, there are three lines of criticism. One has to do with the motivation behind Truman’s decision; another has to do with whether it was necessary to end the war; and the final one refers to the impact on Japanese civilians.

The arguments about motivation are various. There’s the claim that Truman’s real objective was to provide the Soviet Union with an intimidating demonstration of American power.

There’s the allegation of American bloodlust seeking vengeance for Pearl Harbour. And so on.

However, much of this debate seems to ignore an obvious consideration. It’s completely feasible for someone to have multiple motivations for a given action. In fact, it’s commonplace.

As for the question of whether the atomic bombs were necessary to end the war, it comes down to a matter of timing. There’s no doubt but that Japan was, as Truman’s critics aver, already “beaten.” The issue is whether it was determined to fight on to the bitter end.

And, if so, what the cost would be.

Certainly, some Japanese officials were interested in finding a way to bring the war to a negotiated end. But the military high command had other ideas.

Even after Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, there was no surrender. Ditto for when the Soviets finally entered the war against Japan on Aug. 8. And after Nagasaki on Aug. 9, it still took the direct intervention of the emperor to finally tilt the balance.

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Perhaps more generous terms would have done the trick earlier, in which regard critics are particularly unhappy with the insistence on unconditional surrender. It was a policy that Truman inherited from his predecessor, Franklin Roosevelt. There was to be no ambiguity as to the war’s result, and no opportunity for Japanese militarism to regroup.

Since Truman’s decision obviated the need for an invasion of the Japanese homeland, we’ll never know what the related casualties would have been. Estimates tend to be all over the place. Truman’s memoirs quoted another 500,000 American lives, while Secretary of War Henry Stimson went to double that. Critics think these are gross exaggerations.

But the experience from earlier battles like Okinawa and Iwo Jima indicate that it would certainly have been bloody. To get a sense of the potential scale, consider that the invasion was scheduled to begin at Kyushu on Nov. 1, where it would likely pit more than 700,000 American troops against a Japanese force almost as large.

Still, we’re left with Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s enormous civilian casualties. To critics, such deaths are qualitatively different from those of men in battle.

But are they really? For the overwhelming part, the Americans who would have died in the invasion were not professional soldiers who had chosen the military as a career. Rather they were civilians who had been caught up in the events triggered by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

Many had been drafted. And all they wanted was to get the war over, go home, and go back to their civilian lives.

Also take note of historian Michael Burleigh’s observation with respect to the ongoing death rate for those subject to Japanese overlordship in the summer of 1945. Between Allied prisoners of war, Asian civilians and Asian slave labourers, he estimates that it was running around 100,000 per month.

And this we do know. By ending the war, Hiroshima and Nagasaki put a stop to it.

Wetland loss spurs algae problem Dear Editor: Over the last few weeks, water quality issues have been surfacing throughout Alberta. Some lakes, most recently Pigeon Lake, are being negatively affected by algae blooms, which has placed them under algae advisories. This greatly harms summer recreational activities that normally take place at these lakes, can be lethal to fish stocks and could even start influencing property values on the affected lakes.

The questions on everyone’s minds are — why is this happening and how can it be stopped?

Some blame the water quality issues on development, farm run-off, sewage run-off and dropping water levels. But, what you might not know is that wetlands, including marshes and ponds, play a significant role in the water quality of our lakes and rivers.

Historically, intact natural wetlands on the landscape intercepted, filtered and absorbed contaminants and excess nutrients before they reached our rivers and lakes. Unfortunately, we have lost a great deal of these effective water filters. In the settled area of Alberta, we have lost two-thirds of our wetlands due to drainage and infilling. This is significant, and even more disconcerting is that loss continues at a rate of one-half of one per cent each year in Alberta.

Across Canada we lose 45 football fields worth of wetlands every day.

You can help Kelsey Further to last week’s editorial, Council should support athletes, individuals or community groups who wish to support wrestler Kelsey Raab can make a donation at any Servus Credit Union.

The administrator of this account is Dennis Jones, branch manager of Ponoka Servus Credit Union under Kelsey’s Athletic Account (889) #56864052.

Kelsey can be reached at 403-783-1048 by mail at 5904 59 Avenue, Ponoka, AB T4J 1L4, or by email at raabfam@shaw.ca

When wetlands are drained, it results in an increase of water flowing off of the land and with that water goes excess nutrients, sediment, pesticides and pathogens, which contribute to decreasing water quality in our lakes and rivers. Phosphorous is one of the key contributors to algae formation. Wetland loss has greatly contributed to the movement of phosphorous from Alberta’s watersheds, contributing to the algae blooms that Alberta is currently experiencing.

Protecting and restoring wetlands doesn’t mean farmers can’t continue farming and developers can’t continue developing, in fact it would help mitigate the impacts of future economic development. We recognize farmers need to use fertilizers to produce food to feed our growing population and developers need land so our province can continue to grow and prosper. However, adding acres of farmland or houses at the expense of key assets in the watershed like wetlands is not a sustainable way to move forward.

It all comes down to balance and managing the impacts of growth. It isn’t just about wetlands — it is about water. We should all care about the water quality of our lakes and rivers, and the good news is that we can do something about it. Given the historical evidence and research that Ducks Unlimited Canada and others have been gathering for nearly 75 years, an effective and proven solution is clear — wetland conservation and restoration may be one of the most effective ways to protect the quality and quantity of water in our lakes and rivers.

The Government of Alberta is now in the process of developing a new provincial wetland policy. If Alberta develops and implements a wetland policy that effectively stops further wetland loss and facilitates a level of restoration where losses have occurred, we would be a significant step closer to addressing the water quality issues we’re seeing today in Alberta’s lakes and rivers. It would also put important ecosystems back on the landscape.

We have an opportunity to make a real difference in Alberta right now to address these issues. All we need to do is act. By supporting a provincial wetland policy that includes those two outcomes, our province’s water quality and quantity would be much more secure for future generations.

Perry McCormick, manager of provincial operations in Alberta, Ducks Unlimited Canada

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Councillors must plan for future of Ponoka Dear Editor: As I drank my morning coffee I read the delightful front page article about Ponoka’s rebranding, and almost choked.

Let me just say that I agree Ponoka is in need of a bit of refurbishing.

When the town decided to commission a giant bronze monstrosity of a bronco rider I stood mouth agape but slightly amused at the “shout out” to our rodeo roots. When they announced they were going to rebrand I cheered and mentally clapped at the prospect that my dying hometown would make a strong comeback. However, after reading this article I’m again finding myself once again mouth agape in shock and horror. Coun. John Jacob’s assertion, “You cannot tie the hands of a future council.” is shocking.

Making plans for the future without creating any sense of a timeline or potential budget for which future council’s can build upon is not planning.

It’s called daydreaming. Daydreaming helps us come up with brilliant ideas but does little to actually bring those

ideas to fruition. My second point of concern is the council’s seeming lack of comprehension to how social media works. Social media, by its very nature, requires little input with maximum output. Ask any 15-year-old with a phone and you’ll find out quickly that maintaining a Facebook and Twitter account takes little time (it’s the stalking friends and following fellow Twitterites that takes time). Staffing to maintain these sites would take nothing more than an individual with some computer skills and creativity.

Something the town may want to consider is enlisting the aid of high school students. I’m not sure if this still occurs but at one time the school had a lovely program called Work Experience where students would volunteer a few hours a week to gain valuable experience in the workforce (to state the obvious).

Maintaining a Twitter account and Facebook page sounds ideal. Don’t let what scares you hold you back. We’re better than that.

Jenneth Mills

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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice Please take note that the siren at the Fire Hall will be tested at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2012.

If You Have Not Paid Your Property Taxes, They Are Now Overdue & Penalties Have Been Applied!

A Penalty of 10% of current taxes will be applied on all Town of Ponoka unpaid Property Taxes (due June 30, 2012). Outstanding amounts after August 31, 2012 will result in another Penalty of 3% of current taxes.

If on January 1, 2013 taxes are still unpaid, a Penalty of 15% will be applied to the total amount owed.

Birds, Lightning, Lights & Power Mother Nature continues to interfere with our Electrical Distribution System through her healthy crow population and the severe weather systems we’ve experienced this summer. Birds, lightning, wind and rain can cause faults on the Electrical Distribution System which initiate the operation of a protective device called an Oil Circuit Recloser (OCR). When the OCR sees a fault it opens and closes quickly, trying to clear brief faults and keep the power on. When this happens our lights flicker momentarily. For more serious faults the OCR will open and close a few more times, then open and stay open, turning the power off completely.

If your power goes off, or you hear a loud bang and your power goes off, please call the Town Office to let us know of the outage location. We will respond quickly to make repairs and restore power.

Work days 9:00 am to 4:30 pm 403-783-4431 After hours and weekends 403-783-0143

FCSS Survey In the coming month a Ponoka & Area Service & Facility Survey from Ponoka Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) will be sent with your utility bill. Please return the filled out survey to the FCSS office or Town office during office hours or use the afterhours drop box, by August 31 and get entered for a grand prize draw. Everyone who participates will get free ice cream vouchers for their household!!

EVENTS AND RECREATION Community Information & Registration Night Wednesday, September 5, 2012 5 - 8 pm Kinsmen Community Centre Hosted by The Town of Ponoka Community Services Department. All local organizations are welcome to participate. Limited number of tables available & there is a minimal charge for each table. For more information and/or to reserve a spot, contact Melodie at 403-783-4431.

Register for the Black Elk Hockey Camp!

There is still time to register for the upcoming Black Elk Hockey Camp. Day camps run from August 18 – 24, and specialty camps from August 24 – 27. For more information on Black Elk Hockey Camps, phone Michelle Turnbull at 1-888-338-2686 or visit www.blackelkhockeycamp.com

Household Toxic Round Up & Community Paper Shred Saturday, September 15th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Fire Hall.

Check your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, basement, garden shed and garage for all your products and chemicals that you may not need anymore. Paper Cuts will be at the Fire Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. accepting personal documents that the residents would like properly destroyed.

There is no charge for this service.

Aquaplex Update:

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Butter Making 10 am Wool Carding 11 am Spinning 12 pm Sock Knitting Machine 2 pm Old T-shirts into rugs 3 pm Flower Arranging 3:30 pm

Community Beef Supper $20 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Ranch Rodeo Finals & Filly Draw 7 pm

Admission: *Remember Under 6: Free your postcard 6 - 16: $5 and save a loonie Over 16: $10 For more info, go to the Ponoka Ag Society Website www.ponokaagsociety.ca

Splash Fest 2012 - August 10th 1-4 pm Tickets now on sale!

The Aquaplex will be closed Sept. 3rd to Sept. 16th for our annual shut down.

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Next Town Council Meeting August 14 at 7:00 pm Check out our website at www.ponoka.org for copy of the agenda

Tree Trimming and Maintenance Please ensure trees located on private property are properly trimmed and do not encroach onto back lanes, road sight lines, and sidewalks. Where a tree or shrub overhangs a sidewalk there must be a minimum clearance of 7.5 feet and 13.5 feet minimum clearance for a roadway or alley. If tree branches are close to power lines, please contact the Town Office at 403-783-4431 to arrange for trimming. Please help to keep Ponoka safe for all.

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Skills potential for Albertans Dear Editor: There are important but low profile happenings in Alberta’s Human Services department these days. Clearly though, what has received much more media attention recently are the views of Premier Alison Redford and British Columbia’s Premier Christy Clark about the proposed Enbridge pipeline. No question, government revenues as it relates to resources are important. It is after all, the grease (excuse the metaphor) that makes the Alberta Government capable of functioning and is the envy of the rest of Canada, if not the world. But also important is how government functions uses that revenue.

An initiative taken by Premier Redford, which she has delegated to Dave Hancock as the minister of human services, is to creatively deal with the human potential of Alberta. For a long time we have been aware — perhaps even obsessed by the province’s oil and gas potential. For decades that has been a big mover and continues to be. Yet governments more and more recognize, in an increasingly competitive

global economy, the need for a trained, skilled and knowledgeable citizenry.

To maintain vibrant and efficient communities, wasted human potential is costly and a massive drag on the province’s revenues. One would hope a sophisticated society like ours has the know-how and commitment to pursue something idealistic but worth attempting.

Alberta Human Services has established a website for input http:// socialpolicy.alberta.ca/Blog The language is friendly. It’s about a vision, building what we can with ideas and ideals we have for Alberta, how we’d like to live, how safe and engaged we believe our communities can be, how best to use the pool of talent and human resources we have, perhaps how to break down barriers.

It’s OK to dream. Dreams would be refined, vittled down, framed in practical and realizable terms, tested and further refined.

Join the conversation.

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Other upcoming events are Decoration Day, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m.; and the Candlelight Tribute Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at Forest Home Cemetery.

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For every thing there is a season.

And now, as summer flourishes and ripens into August, it seems everyone is getting their holiday passports stamped, “gone.”

Yes, the holiday season has arrived.

It seems everyone in the world is either on holidays, going on holidays or just getting back.

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And so I continue doing my reporter-like stuff; writing stories, taking pictures, making phone calls. But, as much as news doesn’t stop, it seems it, too, wants to Treena Mielke take a short hiatus or at On The Other Side least an afternoon nap.

Sources, the ones whose phone numbers are tattooed on your brain, because they are usually so helpful and so available have turned into nothing more than a recording. “I’m sorry, I am out of the office from now until forever, so have a great day,” says the voice that used to be live. The message is not meant to be mocking, so I try not to take it personally, try not to slam the phone down, and try not to look at the calendar and think, “Eight days, now I have eight days left.”

This year, preceding my holidays, I was shuffled over to another newspaper office. It’s all part of being a member of this big newspaper family called Black Press. Apparently, Black Press has lots of siblings and it is our duty to help each other out when one of us is gone on holidays.

And so, there I was struggling to leave my office neat, clean and tidy and minus the four coffee cups and stack of old news press releases at The Rimbey Review and shuffle myself over to The Sylvan Lake News.

The transition turned out to be fairly easy, except when I tried to identify myself on the phone. Of course, I know exactly who I am, most days anyway, but, no doubt, because of the shuffle I seemed to be a little confused as to whom I work for.

“Hi, I’m Treena from The Rimbey Review, I mean The Sylvan Lake News, whatever, I have no idea where I’m from,” I stammer.

Unfortunately by the time I get it figured out I will probably be back in Rimbey.

Coming to Sylvan Lake, however, has been awesome.

It’s kind of like coming home.

For 11 years I was part of the news staff here and for part of that time, I was ‘the news staff’.

It’s good to be back. Unfortunately, I seem to have misplaced that little black book I possessed so proudly years ago.

It was my book of sources, my reporter’s bible.

Names, telephone numbers and even, if my sources were benevolent enough, cellphone numbers.

I think I lost it about four offices ago.

Anyway, it’s good to be back, if only for a short holiday season. And then I, too, will be one of those people on holidays.

Did I mention I only had nine days left? Or is it eight?

Editor’s note: Treena now has only three days until her vacation. GAB, editor

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Are you prepared for nature’s sudden wrath?

After rushing outside clad in only my socks and shorts last week to rescue our patio furniture and plants from a sudden gale force wind and rain, I realized just how fast our balmy Alberta summer weather can change. To say the least, it has surely been a warm, wet, and wild July, with the usually sizzling month of August to look forward to.

During the past month, in the wake of several unannounced rock and mud slides, Alberta Tourism and highway officials have warned anyone travelling through the mountains should be prepared for some possible lengthy delays. A recent slide just west of Banff left hundreds of vehicles stranded, with some families having to spend many hours sitting in their vehicles on the highway.

So to prepare in advance for these unpredictable summer emergencies, here are some of the items we should be taking along in our vehicles for holidays or long trips.

Non-perishable food, matches, water in plastic bottles, sleeping bag or blanket, extra shoes or boots, flashlight, a road map, first aid kit and instruction book, your required medication, extra cash, extra pairs of comfortable pants and coats, a deck of cards, a few books, writing paper and of course your cellphone or whatever to let those who need to know about your new adventure.

If it were me, I should likely be taking along some sort of mini- porta-potty, a couple of rolls of toilet paper, my hairbrush and toothbrush, and her make-up kit. Of course many of you have those fancy GPS systems on board but I doubt if even they could tell you how to get around a landslide.

Severe weather conditions As we know only too well, each and every summer day or night can quickly produce the volatile formula that could create such severe and sudden weather conditions such as thunderstorms, heavy rains, powerful wind gusts, hail, and of course devastating tornadoes. In the wake of the horrific disasters of Black Friday in Edmonton on July 31, 1987 and the Pine Lake tornado on July 14, 2000, meteorologists have put together sophisticated satellite and early warning systems allowing them to inform all areas of the threat of impending storms well in

advance of their fury.

These active 24-7 forecasts are available on the weather channels, radio and television broadcasts, and on the Internet, and should be checked daily, especially before you head out on your trip or if the Mike Rainone skies appear threatenHammertime ing.

The cardinal rule when a severe storm is in our area is to get everyone inside, stay away from windows or doors, and always have a lower area available as a safe shelter, such as your basement, under the stairs, or storm cellars. If you are caught outside when the storm hits, head for your vehicle or the nearest building. Here are some of the places that we should not be in a thunderstorm, remembering all the noise means nothing, it is the lightning that hurts, and can strike from long distances away.

• Under a tree or standing next to any free standing structure such as a light pole or water tower.

• Standing on a hill above the 16th fairway trying to finish up the great under par game you are having today, which in this case, could be your last.

• Sitting in a boat in the middle of the lake trying to catch enough fish for supper.

• Standing on your back porch watching the magnificent lightning show.

• You can also get a rather nasty shock during a storm by chatting on the phone,or sitting in front of the television or any other electrical gadgets.

• I will never forget many years ago when our Meniak team was trying to finish up a close fastball game

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against the Baptists when lightning hit the back stop, everyone hit the ground, the diamond cleared in about 30 seconds, and thank goodness everyone lived to tell the rather shocking tale.

Please just keep right on enjoying your summer holiday but always play it safe, and check the sky and the

weather forecast, just in case.

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SMALL 4H CLUB HELPS WITH “THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER” submitted by Tash Sierpinski, Club reporter Ponoka 4H Renegade Riders along with the Alberta 4H Foundations Fight Against Hunger teamed up with Encana’s Race Against Hunger Campaign over the 7 days of the 76th Annual Ponoka Stampede.

Our small club took on a huge challenge. We grabbed “HUNGER” by the horns and stomped all over it Renegade Rider style.

Let me explain to you all how we did this. Ponoka 4H Renegade Riders kick started this crusade by putting a float in the Ponoka parade informing the community and out of town guests.

Then we accomplished this feat by holding a daily raffle over 6 days during the Ponoka Stampede. By the time we were done rounding up sponsors, we had just under $5000.00 worth of prizes to be won. All of the proceeds from the $2.00 ticket sales would go directly to the Ponoka Food Bank. What made this even more exciting, Encana would match us dollar for dollar from the ticket sales.

This was a big undertaking for our little club to tackle and it could have not been made possible without the generous support and sponsorship from the following sponsors: Sommer Home Building Centre, UFA Ponoka, Servus Credit Union Ponoka, Garnet’s Trucking, Rai-lynn Trucking, Kubota Canada, Wedin Team & Corporate, ATB Ponoka, Advance Coil Tubing, Accu Publishing, Van Eaton Oil Inc, Direct Travel, Ponoka Dodge Chrysler Jeep, The Brick, Super 8 Motel, Ponoka Community Golf Club, John Low Agency and Ponoka News. Thank you for your generosity to help your/our community.

We would also like to thank the following for their help as well; Karen/Kally Colyn, Sherry/Brydelle Wardley, Michelle/ Morgan Chodzicki and 4H Ambassador Clayton Andrew from the Hanna District. Thank you also to all of you from near and far that purchased tickets from us. We had winners from all over Alberta.

We were thrilled to raise $2112.75 which then Encana matched our cheque. So on Thursday, July 19th 2012 we were able to present the Ponoka Food Bank with a cheque for $4225.50.

I would like to quote our 4H Ambassador Clayton Andrew “It’s not all speeches, beef etc, it’s about the people you meet and the friendships that will last forever”.

4H has an awesome motto “LEARN TO DO BY DOING” and let me reassure youall ~ we certainly do and it’s great being a 4H member.

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Spinning faster and faster. Rhiley Deschiffart paid no more than a quarter to enjoy this antique swing carousel Aug. 4 during Clive’s centennial.

Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

UNRESERVED REAL ESTATE GREG & BARBARA CHALMERS Land Located in the Gull Lake Subdivision Sale Conducted in Rimbey, Alberta

Time: 12:00 Noon

Selling in Conjunction with the PRE-HARVEST MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT SALE Friday, August 10, 2012

Selling a 2.67 Acre Lake View Lot

Legal Description: Lot 9, Block 2, Plan 1022971 being part of SW 9-42-28 W4M Includes Power, Gas & Telephone at the Property Line with Future Plans for Pavement. Also Located Across the Road from a Future Golf Course 2012 Taxes: $388.50 Land Located: South of Crestomere on the Lincoln Road to TWR 422, West on TWR 422 to Rge Rd 284, South on Rge Rd 284 Approx. 1 Mile, Then East into the Subdivision on the South Side All measurements are approximate and need to be verified by the purchaser.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION ARE BEING HANDLED BY MORRISON REALTY 403-783-0556 Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Possession on or before September 10, 2012. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by September 10, 2012 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages.

Sale Conducted by ALLEN B. OLSON AUCTION SERVICE LTD. RIMBEY, ALBERTA (403) 843-2747 Sale Site Web Page Address: www.allenolsonauction.com

LICENSE NO. 165690 E-mail: abolson@telusplanet.net

High fives to the guy in red. Hailey Ash gives a high-five as her sister Madison watches during Clive’s centennial parade Aug. 4.

Fair

Saturday, Aug. 11

Cultivating Our Youth Ponoka Ag Event Centre Horse show 9 am Petting zoo 9 - 5 Rainbow the Clown 9 - 5 Home, Hobby & Horticulture Show & Demos 9 - 5 Farm Safety Display 9 - 5 Exhibitors 9 - 5 Hula hoop contest 10 am Hobby horse races 10:30 am Agility dogs 11 am & 3 pm Bubble gum blowing contest 11:30 am Stock dog demo 12:00 noon Greased pig race 12:45 pm Mutton Busting 1 pm Ranch rodeo 1 pm & 7 pm Community supper 5:30 pm www.ponokaagsociety.ca

Admission Free: Under 6 $ 5: Ages 6 - 16 $10: Ages 17+

Proud to Support the Ponoka Ag Society

Bob & Co. Catering Ɣ Ponoka News Ɣ Direct Travel & Cruise Centre

Jones Boys Saddlery & Western Wear Ɣ Busted Ladies Lingerie DB Bobcat Services Ltd. Ɣ Ponoka Ford Ɣ Sunken Bridge Meat Processing Randy Hammond Livestock Trucking Ɣ Agro Ponoka

Clive Turns 100 Years Young

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

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Clive Centennial Robot masters: Ryan Sperber of the Clive Multi 4-H inspects his seeder bot before a competition where the robots are supposed to plant seeds on a specific path.

Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

PONOKA & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Presents

2012 Annual Business Awards

“Putting on the Glitz” Friday, October 26, 2012 Do you appreciate great service?

Do you know of a business that has made a significant contribution to our community?

Has a business person really impressed you?

Nominate Your Favorite Business!

• Business of the Year Small (0-4 employees) • Business of the Year - Medium (5-10 employees) • Business of the Year Large (11+ employees)

• Agricultural Business of the Year • Customer Service Person of the Year • Business Person of the Year • Industrial Business of the Year • Non-Profit of the Year

Nomination Form All nominations should include a description of the nominee and specifics as to why you are nominating them. As a guideline, you are encouraged to follow the award criteria including explaining the nominees key accomplishments, how they differ/stand out from the rest, unique challenges they may have had to overcome and community involvement. Please attach the additional information to the nomination form.

Quilts galore: Janice Johnson shows off a small portion of the large quilt show on display at the Clive centennial Aug. 4.

CATEGORY: NOMINEE:

(Individual or Business Name)

CONTACT NAME: ADDRESS: YOUR NAME*: TELEPHONE NUMBER: E-MAIL ADDRESS: * The Chamber will not disclose your name or information

QUESTIONS & INFO 403-783-3888 NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

RETURN FORMS TO: Ponoka & District Chamber of Commerce 4900 Hwy 2A, Box 4188 Ponoka, AB T4J 1R6 Ph: 403-783-3888 Fax: 403-783-3886 chamber@ponoka.org

Antique Moon: Ken Stoupe has a gander at a 1926 Moon during Centennial Days.

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Make your own fun — Get Outside Get Outside: The Kids Guide to Fun in the Great Outdoors by Jane Drake & Ann Love, illustrated by Heather Collins c.2012, Kids Can Press $16.95 / $17.95 Canada 76 pages, includes index Your Mom is awfully tired of you.

She’s tired of you running up and down stairs, in and out doors, from kitchen to bedroom. She’s tired of your noise from video games, talky toys, TV shows, and electronics. Most of all, she’s very, very tired of you saying that you’re bored.

But it’s true: you’re bored and nothing’s fun. So maybe it’s time to make your own fun, with help from your siblings and friends. Grab Get Outside by Jane Drake & Ann Love, illustrated by Heather Collins, and bring your imagination.

Mom says that if you can’t find something to do today, she’ll give you something to do and you don’t want that! But you and your friends have already done everything you planned on doing this summer and you’ve run out of ideas, which is why you need this book.

First of all, when was the last time you really looked around outside? What kind of cool creepy-crawlies live in your yard? What does the night sky look like where you live? What can you do with

a single blade of grass? This book will tell you.

Or let’s say you and your friends love to play games. With a few simple things you have around the house, you can make a hoop-and-arrow game, a goofy-golf course, or a fun hockey game in the grass. If you’re facing a rainy day, there are card games for you to learn in this book, as well as some magic tricks to try, some different kinds of hide-andseek, and a new game called Crikinole that you can make and play.

If you really like crafts, learn to make rock art either for your garden or lawn, or for your bedroom shelf. You can mix your love of creatures with art by making an ant farm. Or, if you love to dream on the stars, make a night sky dome.

And for the kid who just wants to spend the summer with a good story, this book has those, too. There are myths and legends to read about, as well as tips on game-playing, wildlife-watching, and enough boredom-busters to last all year long!

This summer, you’ve promised yourself that your kids will get three things: outside, fresh air, and from under your feet. But let me add another: this book.

You You should should be be proud proud kids kids from from this community were able this community were able to to go to camps like this. go to camps like this.

After all, you helped send them there.

After all, you helped send them there.

With your support, local Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners were able to help deserving kids, including kids from this community, realize their potential and discover new strengths at one of our Tim Hortonwere Children’s With your support, local Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners able to help Foundation Camps.

This year were to send 2 kids from deserving kids, including kidswe from thisable community, realize theirPonoka potentialto our Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Camp. and discover new strengths at one of our Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Camps. This year you we were ablesupport. to send 2 kids from Ponoka to Thank for your our Tim out Horton Children’s Foundation Camp.

To find more go to sendakidtocamp.com Thank you for your support.

To find out more go to sendakidtocamp.com

Authors Jane Drake & Ann Love give even the most outdoors-averse child something to do in Get Outside, and they appeal to all kinds of interests. What’s especially great about this book is that there are things to do for kids who have acres and acres to Terri explore, as well as for Schlichenmeyer apartment-dwellers withThe Bookworm out backyards. I also liked that the illustrations

by Heather Collins make this an easy book for reluctant readers to enjoy.

With adult help, I think a four- to six-year-old could find fun here but your seven- to 10-year-old is probably going to get more out of this book. If you need to battle boredom before it balloons, Get Outside is something your kids will never get tired of.

Additions to annual Bentley Fair

By June Norvila The annual August Bentley Fair and Rodeo, with this year’s chosen theme being “A Salute to the Sunset Hills Riding Club - celebrating 50 years,” includes a few new events.

Added this year is an art show and sale showing only central Alberta artisans works, called Blindman Valley BazzaArt. It will be open to the public on Friday Aug. 10 from 2 until 5:30 p.,m. and Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 until 5 p.m. in the historic Bentley Community Hall. There is no admission charge.

Also new is the free Impressions Country Living Fair at the Bentley High School gymnasium on the Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a variety of entertainment, displays, and information. The contact is Jody Gorr, the massage therapist from the Bentley Chiropractic office.

Another new event this year is the Kid’s Wild Pony Races for children 12 and under. It goes Saturday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. in the arena. And still another addition, is a Farm Implement Trade Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. behind the Bentley General Store with implements possibly from Lacombe and dealers.

Subway Fresh Ponoka There are some events that have small changes.

Try Our Bench show exhibitors are to note that the entry NEW! fee is now 50 cents per exhibit, up from the 25 cents it has been for so long.

The Thursday Senior’s Pie Social now

Personal Pizza

PONOKA RISING SUN CLUBHOUSE

Community Blue Box Program For $12.00 per month We will pick up your paper, clean tins, glass, No. 1-5 plastic and cardboard.

We also pick up cardboard from local businesses.

For more information on these programs please call © Tim Hortons, 2012

runs until 3:30 p.m. not until 4 p.m.

The 15th annual Kroozin’ West Show & Shine closes off with presentations at 3 p.m. this year, a bit earlier.

The new time for the free Wildrose Mounted Cowboy Shootout show at the arena is Saturday from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

The Sunday Church service and potluck lunch has moved to the Bentley Community Church from the downtown park venue where is has been for a many years. This year’s special entertainment is the Boom Chucka Boys.

The parade and pancake breakfasts and rodeo go as usual.

The free face painting and the free children’s show goes 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in the curling rink.

Kids’ Wool Bustin’ goes at the arena at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

There is once again a Saturday night cabaret sponsored this year by the rodeo committee.

Again there is only one drive-in movie being shown on Saturday evening as it seems to get too late otherwise.

There is free laser tag for all ages. Fireworks Saturday night, the Farmer’s Market, horseshoe tournament, bench show exhibits and awards, and much more continue as Bentley comes alive everywhere for the annual fair and rodeo week.

403-783-5810 Weekdays

The annual Kroozin’ West Show & Shine is back for a 15th year at the Bentley Fair and File photo Rodeo.

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

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Wetaskiwin Air Show Story and photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye High-flying tricks and death defying stunts kept an estimated 20,000 people entertained last weekend during the Wetaskiwin Air Show.

Nine pilots from around North America brought their planes Aug. 4 and 5 to show off their aerobatics skills and push their bodies to unheard of g-forces.

Dean Billingsley, president of the air show, said the committee hosts the event every two years because of the size and organizational challenges. Not only do they manage pilots and attendees but there are more than 150 volunteers who work to make things run smoothly.

“It’s such a big event to put on,” he said.

The air show works closely with the Reynolds-Alberta Museum to ensure things go well. “It’s a world class facility.”

He feels this is one of the ways it can showcase Wetaskiwin and the museum.

This year the group hosted a rock and roll concert at the Loons Golf Course with seven tribute bands who entertained partygoers.

Billingsley hopes to give attendees an entertaining weekend and the stunt pilots a chance to do what they do best, fly.

“We want to make sure they worry about flying and nothing else,” explained Billingsley.

Pilots’ fuel and other flying necessities are taken care of while at the air show as their hobby can be quite expensive; a 15-minute flight can cost hundreds of dollars.

“Even a small show as this, our budget is well over $250,000,” he said.

Among the pilots who performed at the air show was Kent Pietsch (pronounced peach), from Minot, N.D. The 54-year-old has clocked more than 38,000 hours in the air, mostly commercial. He retired from Northwest Airlines in 2007 to pursue his

love for stunt flying with a 1942 Interstate Cadet. According to Billingsley, what Pietsch can do with the unassuming Cadet is next to “miraculous.” Some of his stunts include landing his plane on the back of a truck and “crash” landing it after he purposefully makes it fall apart in the air.

“From 6,000 feet in the sky I turn off the engine and land it,” said Pietsch.

The affable stunt pilot had a low altitude crash after Saturday’s performance but is reported to be in stable condition.

Witnesses state the plane’s wing clipped a wheat field close to the runway, which ripped the wing off and spun around. He then stepped out of the plane and lay down in the field, after which he was taken to the hospital. Pietsch was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.

The stunt pilot did take Ponoka News up in the air for a 15-minute thrill ride Aug. 3 for a special press preview. Pietsch showed off his “dog-fighting” skills with another pilot. He was able to manipulate the plane to do a few barrel roles and an inside loop (360-degree loop) to show off his stunt flying prowess.

Among the vintage aircraft at the air show was a Pitts Special S2S biplane flown by Bill Carter. With more than 260 horsepower Carter was able to fly his plane throughout the sky as if it was a model airplane.

Another pilot at the air show was Jerzy Stryzyz, flying a Russian Sukhoi 26 MX aerobatics plane. Originally from Poland, Stryzyz has clocked more than 13,000 hours. He flew in Poland but started out in Canada in 1989 as a bush pilot in northern Canada.

“I’ve got a lot (of stories), but not printable,” Stryzyz joked.

The air show brought several media companies to the press day including CBC, CTV, Wetaskiwin Times and Discovery Channel. Billingsley said the Discovery Channel crew was working on a documentary on the industry in general.

Kent Pietsch with his “Jelly Belly” 1942 Interstate Cadet gets an interview with a CBC reporter Aug. 3. Pietsch had a plane crash Aug. 4 after performances of the day were completed but is reported to be in stable condition.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Dave “Super Dave” Mathieson gets ready for an interview after a test flight Aug. 3.

Above: Bill Carter with his Pitts Special S2S meets CTV journalists Aug. 3 a day before the Wetaskiwin Air Show. Top: Carter shows off his aerobatics skills.

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Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

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6000 - 48 Ave, Ponoka

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Photos by George Brown

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High Tea: (Right) Ida Banco enjoys a sip of tea at Fort Ostell Museum’s Heritage Weekend high tea. The afternoon tea was enjoyed by many ladies and a few gentlemen dressed to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. (Bottom) Barabara Lucas and Joan Suchotzky visited the high tea from Wetaskiwin.

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SOLD

JANE WIERZBA

DEB STEVENS

LISA SMITH

Assoc. Broker

Associate

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Associate

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TO VIEW A COMPLETE LIST OF OUR PROPERTIES AND VIRTUAL TOURS PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT

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Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

PONOKA NEWS Page 17

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Blaze of Glory, a Bon Jovi cover band, opened the tribute band portion of the inaugural Loonstock concert in Wetaskiwin Aug. 4. Up and coming Alberta performers introduced themselves to the audience beginning at 1 p.m. The Led Zeppelin Show also performed and KISS tribute band IKONS closed the show after a delay for a passing thunderstorm.

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Photos by George Brown

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PROFESSIONAL REALTORS OF JOHN W. LOW AGENCIES INC.

Frontmen for the AC/DC tribute band Thundertstruck perform the band’s signature tune to get the crowd singing along at Loonstock.

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FIRST CHOICE REALTY (PONOKA) LTD.

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FEATURE PROPERTIES NEW LISTING

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LUCAS HEIGHTS

CENTRAL PONOKA

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Bamford breaks $1 million with golf fundraiser

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

out in under 24 hours, explained Bamford. “The whole concept was to give It was a star-studded couple of days back.” at the fifth annual Gord Bamford CharHis hope for this year was to “break ity Classic Golf Tournament July 31 the million-dollar threshold.” and Aug. 1. Not only did Bamford show And they did just that, the auction off his golf swing for the fundraiser but and performance on July 31 raised more other country musicians and some NHL than $270,000, which put the five-year players attended to show their support fundraising earnings to more than $1 million. for the event.

The event kicked-off with perThe demand for tickets to play with other celebrities at the Lacombe and formances by country stars such as Country Golf Club is high as they sold Aaron Pritchett and Buddy Owens. A live auction followed with autographed guitars

by Nickelback and Gord Bamford being sold, as well as hockey tickets and memorabilia. The celebrities were then auctioned off to golf with winning bidders.

Pritchett said it was fairly intimidating to be sold at the auction but he was relieved when he sold for $3,500. He has attended the fundraiser since its inception and feels country music is one of the links that brings everyone together for the fundraiser.

“We’re ultimately here to have fun, we’re here to raise money and Country singer Aaron Pritchett takes a swing just visit with the people at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club Aug.1 here,” he explained. during the 5th annual Gord Bamford Golf Owens, who co-wrote Bamford’s new single Classic fundraiser.

Country star Gord Bamford tees off at the 5th annual Gord Bamford Golf Classic fundraiser Aug. 1. The sold out event brought musicians, NHL players and many other attendees to raise funds for the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation.

Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Leaning on a Lonesome Song, admitted he had not golfed in 14 years but was there to support the cause and was invited by Bamford to join the other fundraisers.

The tournament also brought PennWest Exploration as the title sponsor this year; Michelle McQuade, manager of regulatory and public affairs, said the company has supported the tournament ever since it started. “It’s a great organization.”

She feels it is important for the company to give back to the community. “The philosophy has been there from day 1.”

Proceeds from the tournament go toward the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation, which has donated money to the Make a Wish Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House Charities, 4-H and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe.

Radio personality and country singer, Tera Lee, was excited to see the growth in the fundraiser. She is a personal friend of Bamford and has participated since it began five years ago. “Gord and I are friends, when friends ask you to help out you do it.”

NHL hockey player Kris Russell for the St. Louis Blues has attended for the last several years. He enjoyed seeing performances from the musicians, but was there for one purpose.

“Anytime you can help and give back is a good thing,” he said.

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For Bamford, he felt proud the tournament has been able to raise the funds it has and the support from everyone involved.

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Country, hockey stars boost Bamford charity

Former Calgary Flames star Theo Fleury surprised and delighted the crowd with his singing.

Former ECHL hockey player Chad Brownlee is a rising country music star.

Make a Wish Foundation representative Zahida Hadami accepts a cheque for $10,000 from benefactor Gord Bamford.

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Bamford nominated for six CCMA awards The official countdown for the 2012 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards has begun, as the CCMA announced its nominees recently.

The CCMA Awards will be broadcast live on CBC Television from Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon on Sept. 9 at 8 p.m.

Lacombe’s Gord Bamford earned six nominations, including Male Artist of the Year.

“All…nominees deserve ample recognition for their excellence as well as their tremendous contribution to Canadian country music,” said Don Green, executive director of CCMA. “This year’s nominees reflect the depth of musical talent in Canada, and we’re so proud to be able to recognize those artists — both established and emerging - who have impacted Canadians with their music.”

The nominations see celebrated Canadian country sensation Johnny Reid leading the pack, as it was just announced that Reid is nominated for a staggering total of eight Canadian Country Music Awards.

Reid’s Fire It Up has been nominated for Album of the Year, and the title track off the album has been nominated for Single of the Year, Songwriters of the Year and Video of the Year. Reid has also been recognized with nominations for Fans’ Choice Award, Male Artist of the Year, Interactive Artist of the Year and Record Producer of the Year. Dean Brody follows closely behind Johnny Reid this year with seven

Bandolier to play at outdoor stage Bandolier, a Ponoka band, will play live every Wednesday night in August at the bandstand in Centennial Park.

The group features Mark Ferguson on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Ian Ferguson on drums, and

Brett Halland on bass.

They may be familiar as they played at Klaglahachie Square on Canada Day and at the trade fair.

Weather permitting, shows start at 7 p.m.

Follow them on Facebook or watch them on YouTube.

nominations, including Single of the Year, Video of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for Canadian Girls and Album of the Year for DIRT. In addition, Brody has been nominated for Fans’ Choice Award, Male Artist of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year.

Securing six 2012 CCMA Award nominations is Lacombe’s Gord Bamford. Earning a spot in the competition for both the Fans’ Choice Award and Male Artist of the Year, Bamford’s single, Is It Friday Yet? has also been nominated for Single of the Year and he has been recognized in the Songwriter of the Year category for the same song. In addition, Bamford has been recognized with nominations for Interactive Artist of the Year and Record Producer of the Year.

This year, country artist Jason Blaine has been nominated for four CCMA Awards, including Single of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore as well as Male Artist of the Year. Blaine has also secured a nomination for Record Producer of the Year for Life So Far. Terri Clark, The Stellas and Hey Romeo have each been nominated for three CCMA Awards; Clark was recognized with nominations for Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Roots And Wings, as well as the Fans’ Choice Award. The Stellas have garnered their first ever CCMA Award nominations for the Rising Star Award, Group or Duo of the Year

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and CMT Video of the Year. Hey Romeo has received a nomination for Fans’ Choice Award, Group or Duo of the Year as well as Interactive Artist of the Year.

CCMA All-Star Band Award Nominees Drums: Chad Melchert (Gord Bamford) Bass: Lisa Dodd (Gord Bamford) Guitar: Ryan Davidson (Gord Bamford) Special Instrument: Robin Pelletier - Mandolin (Gord Bamford) CCMA Industry Award Nominees Management Company of the Year: Cache Entertainment Inc. Booking Agent of the Year: Big Air Entertainment Album Design of the Year: Patrick Duffy/ Rob Waymen - Is It Friday Yet? (Gord Bamford) Subway Fresh Interactive Artist Try Our of the Year: Gord Bamford NEW! Video Director of the Year: Stephano Barberis (Is It Friday Yet? - Gord Bamford; Somebody Somewhere - Dallas Smith)

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Fresh produce at market

Choice cherries: Tade, Oakley and grandmother Lorraine Tonneson size up the cherries for sale at Souto Farms stand at the Ponoka Farmer’s Market Aug.1. Owner Alvin Souto said there has been quite a bit of rain and hail in the Okanogan where they farm, which has made it tough ! on the amount of fruit from there. “The prices haven’t changed but there is less quantity,� he said. Ponoka is their first stop for their markets

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TEES RODEO

They move quickly. This tie-down roper rides hard to ensure he can get a solid catch of this calf at the Tees Rodeo Aug. 4.

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Teamwork makes the catch. Thom Roe and Geoff Brown work together to rope the steer during the team roping event.

Hard fall. Carter Sahli gets bucked off during the steer riding competition.

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Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

Paint Horse Club returns for a second show

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye This is the second time the Albert Paint Horse Club has hosted a show at the Ag Event Centre and it looks like it won’t be the last. Held Aug. 2 to 5 competitors from as far as British Columbia and Saskatchewan showed off their handling skills.

Announcer Nancy Critchley said there were more than 3,000 entries over the course of the weekend. “That’s a good show.”

Many of those entries were the same individuals who wanted to compete in as many events as possible, she explained. Events from western pleasure to showmanship were among some of the challenges faced by competitors.

Winner of the high point award was Tammy Botsford, from Rockyford. She rode Dez Add to the Assets and won the super horse saddle from the weekend. According to Critchley, Botsford entered in almost every event, which helped her earn the saddle.

Announcing for the club for 14 years, Critchley respects the club’s focus on giving back to the community they are in. Last year they hosted a food drive for the Ponoka Food Bank.

“These people are really awesome, they are the salts of the earth,” she stated. “These people are truly about giving back to the community.”

Expect to see the club return in the fall classic at the end of September. Admission is free to all spectators.

Lisa Cairns waits for a judge’s decision on her showmanship skills.

Stefanie Tetz looks her horse up and down to make sure it looks just right during the Zone 10 Northern Colour Connection O Rama Aug 2 to 5.

Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

CANADIAN Mindy Kallay takes a moment to be with her horse during the Alberta Paint Horse Club show Aug. 3.

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Guests visiting the Lacombe Corn Maze will have the rare opportunity to walk through one of the newest forms of technology.

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Get lost in technology Guests visiting the Kraay Family Farm will have the rare opportunity to walk through one of the newest forms of technology built by ancient means.

This year’s Lacombe Corn Maze is a giant QR code.

“This year we wanted to do something a little different and we thought that a QR code actually looks like a great maze and to create the world’s largest would be a fun thing to attempt.” Explained Rachel Kraay. “We went up in a helicopter to scan the first time and it didn’t work. We did some figuring, went back to rototill the field, went up again and it worked great.

“The corn looks amazing this year and the aerial turned out great as well as the smartphone scan. Now we’re working with and submitting the evidence to Guinness to see if they’ll give us the record.”

A QR, or Quick-Response code, is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by smartphones and dedicated QR reading devices.

“The QR code links directly to our website where visitors can find any information they may need. Guests can also find information about the charity that we, the Kraay family, chose to raise money for this year,” Kraay said.

“This year we will be working with our local food bank and also the World Food Programme to bring awareness to the problem of hunger in our world. As the WFP says, it’s the world’s greatest solvable program and we want to raise awareness about the growing food crisis around the world.

We will have different opportunities throughout the season for people to get involved with the local food bank and the WFP at the Kraay Family Farm.”

Not only does the Kraay Family Farm have a giant corn maze but they also have more than 20 activities on the farmyard including a giant jump-

ing pillow, farm animals, an enormous barn slide, pedal carts, fresh kettle corn and cotton candy, a Corn-er store filled with toys and candy, an 18hole mini golf course, a pumpkin cannon, pig races, and much more. The farm is closed Sundays.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 35 hours/week Required Qualifications: - Minimum Grade 12 diploma (Sec. Ed. in relevant field preferred) - Exceptional people skills - Excellent organizational abilities - Proficient computer knowledge (including Word & Excel) - Previous administration experience - Ability to make a 1 year commitment Resumes will be accepted until August 17, 2012 Position commences Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Please apply to: Ponoka Youth Centre/Big Brothers Big Sisters Box 4115/#4, 5004 – 54 Street, Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5 Phone: 403-783-3112 Fax: 403-783-3108 Email: beth@ponokayouthcentre.com

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403.704.5586 or drop off resume at 5012-50 St, Ponoka AB COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPING Certificate Program. GPRC Fairview Campus. Extensive study of beekeeping, queen rearing, and honey business. Paid work experience. Affordable on-campus residences.

Starts January 7, 2013.

Call Lin. 1-780-835-6630; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPING Certificate Program.

GPRC Fairview Campus.

Extensive study of beekeeping, queen rearing, and honey business.

Paid work experience.

Affordable on-campus residences.

Starts January 7, 2013.

Call Lin. 1-780-835-6630; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

FOR fast results: Classified Want Ads. Phone 1-877223-3311.

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edium size accounting Àrm located in Ponoka, Alberta, which provides professional services to agriculture, small business, government organizations, and professionals, is currently seeking a senior level accountant to join our team. You would provide a variety of professional services to our clients, including audit and assurance and general taxation matters.

Applicants should have at least 3 years experience in public practice and preferably have obtained an accounting designation. We will consider applicants nearing completion of their accounting designation programs with public practice experience. ProÀciency in Caseware and other accounting and tax related software would be an asset.

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MCDONALD’S Restaurants in Ponoka and Gasoline Alley (East and West) are now hiring full time Food Service Supervisors. Starting wage is between $13.00 to $14.

00 per hour, depending upon previous experience and/or equivilent education. All restaurants are 24 hours so applicants must be wlling to work flexible shifts, weekend, evenings and late nights. We offer benefits and opportunities for further advancement.

Apply in person, or on line atcbay22@telus.net or fax resume to 403-783-4251.

APPLIANCE SERVICE TECHNICIAN Trail Appliances is one of the leading independent appliance retailers in Western Canada, supplying brand name appliances from North American and Europe.

Trail offers excellent training and a competitive compensation and benefit plan.

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AN ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators.

Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction.

Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta.

Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Trail Appliances is currently looking for a F/T APPLIANCE SERVICE TECHNICIAN The successful candidate will be responsible for: * * * *

REMEDIAL CEMENTING SUPERVISOR PERFORMANCE ENERGY SERVICES INC. is an aggressive new Cementing and Nitrogen Pumping Company with current operations out of Red Deer and Whitecourt area. We are currently looking for Supervisors that like to work and think independently, with new equipment and a great working environment.

Please email all resumes to Dwayne Cooper at dcooper@ performanceenergy.ca “Being a respected company that people want to work with” PARTS & SERVICES Representatives at Jacobson Ford Salmon Arm, BC. We are looking for exciting, customer friendly, dynamic individuals capable of working in a fast paced work environment. Parts and service experience an asset but not necessary.

Email resume to: iwantacareer@ jacobsonford.com.

Restaurant/ Hotel

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Verifying and accurately diagnosing mechanical / electrical problems.

Preparing accurate estimates and explanations on all repairs.

Performing assigned, required repairs to customer products.

Wo r k i n g a s a t e a m member in a fast paced department.

You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an aptitude for time management.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career as a Service Technician, please apply in person with your resume to Chris Sturdy at 2823 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer. No phone calls please. Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

BLUE GRASS SOD FARMS requires full-time heavy duty mechanic apprentice. Experience in farm equipment an asset Competitive wage with benefits Reply: bluesod@explornet.com or fax 403-342-7488.

BLUERIDGE LUMBER INC. looking for a 3rd & 4th Class power engineer to operate thermal liquid heating system. Excellent compensation and benefits. Submit resume to: Box 87, Blue Ridge, AB, T0E 0B0. Email: jeff.victor@westfraser.com.

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We are a Àrm that provides opportunities for learning and growth with increasing levels of responsibility commensurate with your skills and experience. We offer competitive compensation and beneÀts plans.

Interested applicants please email or fax your resume and cover letter in conÀdence to Tim Rowland at 403-783-6170 or resume@ rowlandparker.com. We would like to thank all candidates who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS WANTED for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits.

Safety tickets needed.

Fax 250-775-6227 or email: info@ torqueindustrial.com.

Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS NEEDED for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits.

Safety tickets necessary.

Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: info@ torqueindustrial.com.

Online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

EXPERIENCED CAT & Hoe Operators required for oilfield construction with well maintained equipment. Competitive salary & safety tickets required.

Fax resume 780-778-2444.

Trades

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EXPERIENCED WATER and Vacuum Haulers required. H2S, PST, First Aid. Above average day rate and cushy benefits plan.

Fax 403-934-3487. Email: NEXUS ENGINEERING, reception@ an oilfield based company, mjswaterhauling.ca. is currently looking for a TJ LOGGING of Whitecourt, Alberta is now Shipper/ accepting resumes for the logging season: Heavy Receiver/ Duty Hoe, Dozers, Material Handler Bunchers, Skidders, & Process Operators. Fax * Must be computer resume 780-778-2428. proficient * Multi task oriented and organized INTERIOR HEAVY * General shipping/ EQUIPMENT Operator receiving duties School. No Simulators. * Inventory control In-the-seat training. Real experience an asset world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding Company paid benefit plan options. Apply online! and RRSP. Please send iheschool.com. resumes to: resume@ 1-866-399-3853. nexusengineering.ca LOOKING TO HIRE one Heavy Duty Tech and one Journeyman Welder immediately for a busy truck shop in Sundre.

Experience required.

Contact Chris 403-638-2262.

Required Exp’d Fabricator For a Ponoka Manufacturing Shop.

Knowledge of ASME code bolt up, basic instrumentation and a commitment to excellence are prerequisites.

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Competitive wages with benefit packages available.

Busy Automotive shop requires a FULL-TIME AUTO TECHNICIAN Wages and benefits commensurate with experience/skill

Interested candidates please send resume to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014

A.C. DANDY PRODUCTS is a Rapidly Expanding Electrical Enclosure & Power Distribution Equipment Manufacturer in Wetaskiwin, Alberta

POSITIONS ARE: • Electricians • Panel shop Manager (Must have electrical journeyman designation)

• Executive Assistant • Electrical Project Managers and Designers • Warehouse Personnel • Truck Driver/General Labourer

Use our unique Attention Getters and make your ad a winner.

Call: Classifieds

1-877-223-3311 309-3300 to place your ad in the

Full Benefit Package & Production Bonuses. Safe, Warm, Modern Working Environment.

Fax: 780-352-2249

Wages negotiable and benefits available Please fax resume Attn: Ron to 403-783-3625

EMR /EMT Security Positions Securitas Canada is looking for qualified Security Stafffor a Petro-Chemical plant outside of Red Deer.

REQUIREMENTS are for this position: Security/Emergency Dispatcher: *EMR/EMT- ACP registered *Valid license ( class 4) *Provincial Security License *Bondable *Good interpersonal skills *Good communication skills *Computer knowledge, previous emergency experience, previous security experience, client interaction experience an asset WHY SECURITAS: *Extended Health and Dental plan *Above average wages *Fully Paid uniform *All training time paid *Dedicated quality group. *Room to learn and grow.

How to apply: Fax: 403 314 8475 Email: Dillicj@Novachem.com

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All set-up and ready to go for you!

Call 403-352-3030 For more details

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

now!

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Build Your Career With us

JOURNEYMAN MILLWRIGHTS Meadow Lake, Sk. SO006826 t Competitive Compensation t Focus On Safety Performance t Industry Leader In The World Markets

Hiring Immediate FT & Casual

RESTAURANT KITCHEN FOR LEASE

Email: acdandy@acdandy.com

Required

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SECURITAS CANADA

Business Opportunities

DANDY

PONOKA

Trades

Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness

Apply with resume to : J&EMotors .

4201-49 Street Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1H1 Fax780-352-5385

Fax or E-mail your resume in confidence to: A.C. Dandy Products Ltd.

Full Time Staff

850

Trades

Packages t Sustainable Business Practices t Progressive Environment

Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment with opportunities for continuous growth and development?

Apply online today and build your career with us!

www.tolko.com

BE YOUR OWN BOSS and make money by the loads! Open a MAYTAG equipped LAUNDRY store. We’ll help you get started. Commercial Laundry Distributors 1-800-663-2646.

YOUR DOLLAR STORE with More, Canada’s largest franchised chain of dollar stores, has new & existing locations available in Alberta. Please call Jeff 1-866-673-4968 or jeff@dollarstore.ca.

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ADULT UPGRADING

Alberta Government Funded Programs Student Funding Available! * GED Preparation * Trades Entrance Exam Preparation * Women in the Trades

Academic Express

Adult Education & Training

340-1930

www.academicexpress.ca FIGURE SKATING COACH needed in Brooks.

Minimum Primary Starskate Certified.

Coaching all levels from PreCanskate to Starskate Private. Valid membership with Skate Canada.

Email: skatinginbrooks@ gmail.com.

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AG EQUIPMENT Darcy Zimmer - Sales North of Hwy 53 Phone: 403-588-8420 Ferdinand Harkema - Sales South of Hwy 53 Cell: 403-785-7149 Rick Cline - Store/Sales Manager Cell: 403-588-1957

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DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR PONOKA JOHN DEERE SALES & SERVICE

24 Hour Emergency Call 403-783-3337 Home Page: www.agroequipment.com

Hwy. 53 Ponoka Toll Free 877-783-3338 Ph. 403-783-3337 E-Mail: admin-ponoka@agroequipment.com

Rimbey Implements Ltd.

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High Level, Alberta

is currently looking for energetic and motivated people. We are looking for experienced people to fill the following positions:

SO006826 t Competitive Compensation t Focus On Safety Performance t Industry Leader In The World Packages Markets t Sustainable Business Practices t Progressive Environment Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment with opportunities for continuous growth and development?

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS - Track Hoe, Dozer, Loader Operators PIPELAYERS HORIZONTAL DRILLERS STEERING HAND/LOCATORS TO ASSIST THE DRILLERS LABOURERS TRUCK DRIVERS

Apply online today and build your career with us!

Wage will depend on experience. We work a 12 hour day and work in shifts of 10-4 or 11-3. Overtime after 10 hours daily. Applicant must hold a valid driver’s license and provide a drivers abstract. Safety Training would be an asset - CSTS, Ground Disturbance II, Standard First Aid, H2S Alive. All work is local to Camrose, AB and surrounding areas. Will pay travel from the shop.

www.tolko.com

Please fax your resume Attention Wendy: 780-6792-8523 or email your resume to Wendyrumsey-smith@nuedgeconstruction.com

Al York

General Manager

Big Country is a premier

Cell: (403) 783-0593 Bus: (403) 843-3700

Rimbey, AB

Fax: (403) 843-3430

ANIMAL SERVICES

AUTO SALES

BUYERS

Ponoka Ford is now accepting resumes for the position of

RECEPTIONIST/ SALES ADMINISTRATOR

Applicant must possess the following: • Superior organization and time management, as well as exceptional verbal, written and telephone communication skills.

• Strong experience with computer based communications and analysis including internet, e-mail and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).

• Some accounting experience is a plus.

How to apply: In person: submit resume to Pat Boardman Fax: 403-783-5504 E-mail: ponokafordfinance@gmail.com

TOWN OF PONOKA Employment Opportunity Utility Operator II – Water Works

RANDY MOHL 403-783-8008 Phone 783-8008

BUY - SELL - CONSIGN 5704 - Hwy 2A North, Ponoka, AB T4J 1M1

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

A & J AUTOMOTIVE A & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR 6701 - 46 Ave. 6701 46 Ave. Ponoka, AB - T4J 1J8 Ponoka, T4J 1J8 (403)AB783-8755 (403) 783-8755 Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

$28

PER WEEK. REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

The Town of Ponoka is currently seeking applications for the position of Utility Operator II – Water Works. Reporting to the Water Works Foreman, the responsibilities of this position include: • water treatment and distribution • waste water collection and treatment • water and sewer line construction and maintenance • operation and maintenance of applicable construction equipment • customer service.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and abilities: • read, interpret, and analyze blueprints and associated specification documents, and development plans • operate and maintain a wide variety of equipment used in water treatment and distribution and in waste water collection and processing • perform detailed applicable mathematical calculations and apply to established procedures • trouble shoot system problems and recommend cost effective solutions • follow written and/or oral direction effectively • establish and maintain a high degree of public confidence and public relations • take accurate readings and to keep accurate records • complete additional post secondary educational courses A minimum of two years directly related experience in the field of water and sewer utilities is preferred. Completion of Grade 12 is required as well completion of, or complete within a six month period, Alberta Environment Operators’ Certificate programs in Waste Water Treatment both I and ll; Waste Water Collection ll; Water Distribution ll.

Applicants are asked to submit their resumes to: Town of Ponoka Attention: Michael Lewis, Director of Operations & Property Services 5102 - 48 Avenue; PONOKA, AB. T4J 1P7 Fax: 403-783-6745: Phone 403-783-4431 Email: michael.lewis@ponoka.org This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

The Town of Ponoka thanks all applicants in advance, however, only those being considered will be contacted.

pipeline and Facility construction company servicing western Canada, and one of Canada’s “50 Best Managed Companies”.

Big Country is proud to lead the charge on creating a drug and alcohol free work environment; preemployment drug and alcohol screening is required. We’re currently accepting resumes for the following positions from anyone who has experience in our industry and shares our vision of a safe, responsible workplace:

Shop Hand – Full Time For our Ponoka shop This is a year round position

Please submit your resume, copies of tickets and current driver’s abstract to: Big Country Energy Services LP Attention: Human Resources 6709 44 Ave Ponoka, Alberta Phone (403) 783-4660 Fax: (403) 783-4670 Email: HR-Ponoka@bcpl.ca

Required Immediately Journeyman Automotive / Heavy Duty Technician Duties: School Bus Maintenance and Repairs.

School Bus Drivers Full-Time Pay for Part-Time Work!

Regular Routes and Spare Driver Positions Available

Do you currently work part-time or are you semi-retired and bored?

• Use some of your spare time to make extra cash!

Are you a stay-at-home parent with small kids?

• Take them along with you! Car seats are available!

Qualification Desired: Class 2 Operators License with a satisfactory Drivers Abstract and Criminal Record Check including Vulnerable Sector Check WE WILL TRAIN SUITABLE CANDIDATES. We offer: • Well maintained buses with automatic transmissions • Bus compounds in Ponoka and Wetaskiwin • No experience - no problem. We will train you for a Class 2 License.

Call Hobbema Transport at 403-783-5259, 780-585-2424, 403-783-1462 or 403-783-9720

HOBBEMA TRANSPORT, PONOKA, AB Serving Ponoka, Hobbema, Pigeon Lake and Wetaskiwin Areas

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

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PORTERS/CLEANERS WANTED. Marquise has multiple cleaning positions in St. Albert! $13./hour.

Full benefits! Must complete criminal record check. Send resume to: melesse@marquise.ca.

Fax 1-403-263-5773 or call Melesse 1-780-903-4069.

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NOW HIRING: Retail Department Managers.

Cabela’s Edmonton retail is seeking experienced Retail Department Managers for both Hardlines and Softlines.

To apply, please visit www.cabelas.ca/careers.

JOB HUNTING? Read the Classifieds. 1-877-223-3311.

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We’re growing!

Wayside Inn Wetaskiwin, AB

OFFERING: • Group Benefits Package • RRSP Program with Employer matched contributions • Discounted Meals • Discounted Travel Accommodations • Competitive Wages

WE REQUIRE: • Part-time Accounting Assistant • Full & Part-time O’Brian’s Servers • Full time Experienced Line Cooks $11-14/hr depending on experience Please apply by email ks.bwway@telus.net or at the front desk 4103 56 Street Wetaskiwin, AB

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REP Family owned Sun N Fun Pool & Spa requires 1 perm. P/T Mon to Fri w/occasional Sats.

MUST BE Reliable, efficient, self starter with willingness to learn. Provide superior customer service, handling cash, phone, maintaining store, products and displays. Simply Accounting experience an asset, full training is provided. $12-$14 starting.

Submit resume & cover letter in person, by fax or email to #9, 7711-50 Ave Red Deer, 403-340-0008 or: sunnfun2@telus.net REQUIRED Shop Laborer Polisher Full or Part Time Crestomere area BANDIT INDUSTRIES 403-783-4284 SEEKING A CAREER in the Community Newspaper business? Post your resume for FREE right where the publishers are looking. Visit: www.awna.com/ resumes_add.php.

Career Planning

IF YOU’RE INTERESTED in real estate, then take Appraisal and Assessment, a specialized two-year business major at Lakeland College’s campus in Lloydminster, Alberta. Your training includes assessment principles, computerized mass appraisal valuation of properties, farmland evaluation and property analysis.

Start September; www.lakelandcollege.ca.

1-800-661-6490, ext. 5429.

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Take advantage of low monthly payments.

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WELL-PAID/LOSTRESS Career in Massage Therapy. Train without giving up your day job.

How? Check out www.mhvicarsschool.com or call 1-866-491-0574 for a free career information package.

Contractors

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Services: Duradek vinyl decking, int/ext. painting.

Now servicing Stettler and Central AB. 403-831-5942

Contractors

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DO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - It’s that simple. 1-877-486-2161.

Contractors

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BOBCAT SERVICES Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction Call 403-783-2764 403-588-0599 CallJim JimAshbough Ashbough 783-2764ororCell: Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 403-783-5283 Cell: 403-588-0597 Jack Surbey 783-5283orCell: 588-0597

MATADOR EARTHWORKS Services include but are not limited to: excavation for footings, trenching, tree removal, landscaping, pond digging, etc.

Machinery is small enough to get into small spaces, BIG enough to get the job done!

Call Mat 403-704-5469 for free estimates or any inquiries

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OUR SPECIALITY

Repair of any cooling or refrigeration system as well as large household appliances.

CONCRETE

Over 30 years experience Specializing in: - Curbs/Sidewalks - Drive ways - Basement Floors - Stamped Concrete - Exposed Concrete

Free Estimates

Leo Cabral

Serving Ponoka & Area Ph: 403-783-6428 Cell: 403-783-1905

TREE SALES & SERVICE

Business Services #1000 - #1430

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LANCE’S

CONCRETE

Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage pads commercial. Specialized in stamp concrete. 302-9126

TOWN OF PONOKA Employment Opportunity

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Taylor’s Painting & Weatherproofing

920

COUNSELING SKILLS course online. Certificate of Mental Health Counseling and Therapy.

College of Mental Health Counseling. Read student comments.

Course materials included. Register at www.collegemhc.com.

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Employment Training

Berni's Refrigeration and Appliance Service

Ponoka- located 1.5 Miles North of High School Phone (403) 783-5072 Cell: (403) 704-5384 www.brtrees.com

CONSTRUCTION

403-783-4880

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Utility Operator I – Water Works The Town of Ponoka is currently seeking applications for the position of Utility Operator I – Water Works. To be effective in this position, applicants should have a working knowledge and understanding of: • water treatment and distribution • waste water collection and treatment • water and sewer line construction and maintenance • operation and maintenance of applicable construction equipment, and • customer service • may act as a Lead Hand to Operator I and/or laborers as required.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and abilities: • operate and maintain a wide variety of equipment used in water treatment and distribution and in waste water collection and processing • perform basic applicable mathematical calculations and to apply established procedures • follow written and/or oral direction effectively • establish and maintain a high degree of public confidence and public relations • take accurate readings and to keep accurate records • complete additional post secondary educational courses A valid Class 3 Operators License with air brake endorsement is required with a minimum of one year experience in the field of water and sewer utilities preferred. Basic operation of a backhoe and/ or other construction equipment is preferred. Completion of Grade Twelve is required, and completion of, or work on, Alberta Environment Operators’ Certificate programs is desirable.

Applicants are asked to submit their resumes to: Town of Ponoka Attention: Michael Lewis, Director of Operations & Property Services 5102 - 48 Avenue; PONOKA, AB. T4J 1P7 Fax: 403-783-6745: Phone 403-783-4431 Email: michael.lewis@ponoka.org This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

The Town of Ponoka thanks all applicants in advance, however, only those being considered will be contacted.

SALES & SERVICE

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Red Deer, AB

Red Deer (AB)

Register: Inscrivez-vous au: kdiv_occ_resumes@rcmp-grc.gc.ca kdiv_occ_resumes@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Attendance at a career presentation is now the mandatory first step in the application process. / Assister à une séance d’information sur les carrières est maintenant la première étape obligatoire du processus de recrutement.

780-412-5853

Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

403-783-5185 1-800-662-7135 Fax: 403-783-4635

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RIMBEYDENTALCARE Family Friendly Dentistry Ph. (403) 843-2173 Fax: (403) 843-2607

DENTAL CARE BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

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%3 )6() 1035&3 t %3 3*$, #"33 %3 +&'' #"33 - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver. (24 hour record check).

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000.

Calgary 403-228-1300/ 1-800-347-2540; www.accesslegalresearch.com.

DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Box 1100 4905 50 St. Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0

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Being a new parent isn’t easy . . .

DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call Factory today! 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30% or cut debts 70% thru Settlements.

Avoid bankruptcy!

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“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS�

EYE CARE www.welcomewagon.ca

Drs. Heimdahl & ZoBell 403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168 WWW.4YOUREYESONLY.CA

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ADVANCED EYE HEALTH & VISION EXAMS CONSULTATION & REFERRAL SERVICES DESIGNER EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSES INSURED MEDICAL EYECARE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

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CRIMINAL RECORD? You can still get a pardon.

Find out how. Call 1-866-242-2411 or visit www.nationalpardon.org.

Work and travel freely.

Guarantee by the National Pardon Centre.

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 loan and +. No credit refused. Fast, easy, 100% secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Welding

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IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346 NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifieds.

Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $259. + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call this newspaper NOW for details or call 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228.

Welding

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Moving & Storage

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

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Personal Services

Unplanned pregnancy may be difďŹ cult to face.

We care. For conďŹ dential help call 403-343-1611 (24 hrs.)

DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships. Free to try!

1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984.

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Meet local single ladies.

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1-800-854-5176.

TRUE ADVICE! True clarity! True Psychics!

1-877-342-3036 or 1-900-528-6258 or mobile #4486. (18+) $3.19/minute; www.truepsychics.ca.

Pet Services

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CLINKERS KENNELS * Quality Boarding for your dogs & cats *Proof of vaccinations and advance bookings required HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 6 pm; Fri. 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 7 pm; Sat. 9 a.m. - 12 noon; Sun. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.

403-783-6272

www.clinkerskennels.ca

403-783-5091

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Bay #6, 5103-48 Avenue, Ponoka with Tina Kobi Massage

HEATING

• B-PRESSURE • PIPELINE • OILFIELD • ASME Section VIII Division I VESSEL FABRICATION & PIPING • SHOP/PORTABLE • CNC PLASMA CUTTING • ALUMINUM • SHEARING & FORMING

1350

Need RV or Self Storage?

• Heating • Ventilation • Air Conditioning Systems • Custom Metal Fabrication • Hearth Products

MAIN: (403) 783-7591

8’ X 10’ mini storage units available for rent.

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

FAX: (403) 783-8178

First Call Towing

PHONE: 403-783-7443 FAX: 403-783-7454 5210 - 50th Street Ponoka, AB

Website: www.harbinwelding.com E-mail: bharbin@telus.net

RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

Well Drilling

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783-3636 Well Drilling

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RURAL WATER TREATMENT

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Roofing

1370

ROOFING SERVICES. Shingle re-roofing and take-off preferred contractor.

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Roofing, Eavestroughing, Siding, Soffit and Fascia.

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Household Furnishings

1720

MOVING SALE Reclining love seat and matching rocker/recliner, double beds, bookcases, storage cupboards, shelving and other miscellaneous household items.

Call 403-783-5507 Misc. for Sale Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990 Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Children’s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmers’ Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kid’s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectors’ Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940

Auctions

1530

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS 4625-46 Street, Lacombe, south of Tim Horton’s.

We buy for cash SALES WED. @6 pm.

1760

NEW LOG HOME

For Rent #3000 - #3200 Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent

Professionally built, 825 sq. ft. or 1300 sq. ft with #3250 - #3390 loft. 12x20 guest cabin Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 also avail. 403-843-6366

Travel Packages

1900

ONE DAY POLAR BEAR tours - Calgary and Edmonton departures this fall. Jet to Churchill and experience 6 hours on a polar bear safari; 1-866-460-1415; www. classiccanadiantours.com.

Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/ Duplexes

Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Farm Equipment

2010

3020

5 bedroom house in Ponoka Detached garage Available Aug 15 or Sept 1 $1200/mth plus DD No smoking, No pets Call 403-704-4245 or 403-783-2710 PONOKA 3 bdrm. main floor home $750/mo., $400 d.d., For details, call 403-783-1285

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

2 BDRM. in Rimbey, blinds, fridge, stove, on site laundry, all utils. incld. except power $750/mo + d.d. 403-843-4894

IHC 1460 AXIAL FLOW COMBINE, 900 MACHINE HRS. $35,000. 48’ Morris rod weeder, $1800, 36’ AVAIL. Sept. 1 in Ponoka, M o r r i s d e e p t i l l a g e , 3 bdrm. upstairs suite in 4 $$1500, 14’ airway aiera- plex, 4 appls., no pets, n/s, $800. rent/d.d. No utils. www.bigstrapperauctions.net t o r $ 7 0 0 0 , B e a l e B 7 incl’d. 403-704-1706, brush rake, $3500; 8x60’ HUGE ANTIQUE Ask for Viki or Mel heavy skid $5000; SR5000 AUCTION. August 11, tag along car dolly $800; Saturday, 10 a.m.

Mike 403-342-4923 Including John Deere H Tractor and many more antiques! Preview Friday.

Scribner Auction, Horses Wainwright, Alberta. 780-842-5666.

PATTEN-POLLITT PerforDetails: mance Horse & Production www.scribnernet.com.

Sale. Sunday, August 19, 1 p.m. Preview 10 a.m.

MEIER GUN AUCTION. Sale held - Pollitt Ranch Saturday, August 25, 11 Eckville. More information a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., call Rory 780-388-2139; Edmonton. Over 200 Shane 403-746-5756. guns - handguns, rifles, View catalogue online: shotguns, miscellaneous. wwww.northernhorse.com.

Call to consign 780-440-1860.

ANTIQUE SALE 1st SUN. OF THE MONTH AT 1 P.M. 403-782-5693

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Building Supplies

1550

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! 36�

Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga.

Galvalume $.67 sq. ft.

Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. ALTAWIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254.

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

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Suites

3060

PONOKA 1 bdrm. apt. heat & water included, power is extra, next to firehall. Laundry on site.

Rent $500+ DD avail. immed. 403-392-7450

PONOKA: 2 bedroom apartment, blinds, heat, water, fridge, stove. Adult building, no children, no pets. (403)783-2786

* RIVERSIDE APTS. * Newly renovated 1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

403-357-0287

Mobile Lot

3190

EMPTY LOT FOR RENT RIMBEY TOWN MOBILE HOME PARK Call Betty 403-843-3944

Houses/ Duplexes

PONOKA NEWS Page 29

4020

Houses For Sale

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Buildings for Sale ............4150 Lots for Sale ....................4160 Out of Town Property ......4170 Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

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HAND CRAFTED log homes, log accents and milled log replacement components. M&H Wood Specialties Ltd. 780-459-5700; www.mhwood.com.

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4090

Manufactured Homes

4090

Manufactured Homes

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WWW.3TWENTY.CA. Durable - stackable - transportable. Modular offices and camps. Sales and rentals. Contact Bob 780-233-2719 or bob@3twenty.ca.

4120

industrial facility currently operated as an abattoir, offered for sale as land & buildings only. This facility has a very high potential to continue operating as a meat processing plant or has other opportunities; as it is a solid building with refrigeration & freezer capacity, located in the industrial part of the thriving town of Pincher Creek, Alberta. Priced at $450,000.

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Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300

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Exceptional senior residents, for people 40+, that have no children going to school. Transportation #5000-5300 For sale by owner. 1 bdrm.

On main floor. $235,000. Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Call 403-346-1063

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4090

Manufactured Homes

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Prime location, quiet close, next to walking trails/market, 1208 sq. ft. bungalow, open design, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, single garage, lg. pie lot, immed. poss.$268,000, 403-342-8937 after 6 Open House Sun. Aug. 5th, 1-5, 4610-42 St. Cres

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Condos/ Townhouses

3020

2 bdrm in Lancaster Place c/w fridge, stove – $700/mo, plus pwr.

2 bdrm upstairs in commercial bldg downtown, c/w fridge, stove - $650/mo, plus pwr.

1 bdrm in a 5 plex, c/w fridge & stove $550/mo, plus pwr.

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6010 Ponoka County

PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Don and Althea Lewis to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify Pt NW 03-43-24-W4 (approximately 3.0 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential to allow for future subdivision of the rezoned area.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular office hours.

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 783-3333 Fax: 783-6965 e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

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Public Notices

THE TOWN OF PONOKA 2012 CAPITAL PROJECTS 50 AVENUE BETWEEN 60 STREET AND 63 STREET Sealed tenders marked “The Town of Ponoka - 2012 Capital Projects - 50 Avenue Between 60 Street and 63 Street” will be received at the office of The Town of Ponoka, 5102 - 48 Ave., Ponoka, Alberta, up to 2:00 PM, Local Time, Thursday, August 23, 2012. Bids received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder(s) without consideration.

The work consists of the following approximate quantities: • 40 lineal meters of PVC water main (10m - 200mm, 30m - 150mm) • 4 water valves (3-150mm, 1-200mm) • 50 lineal meters of PVC sanitary sewer (10m - 200mm, 30m - 150mm) • 35 lineal meters of 375mm PVC storm main • 1 Storm Vault MH • 1,500 cubic metres of earthwork • 5,000 tonnes total of compacted granular material • 600 lineal meters curb and gutter, monolithic sidewalk curb and gutter, approaches • 800 tonnes asphaltic hot mix

Contract Documents will be available for viewing and pickup at the offices of Descon Engineering Services Ltd., Suite 207, 8716 - 48 Ave., Edmonton, AB, T6E 5L1 on or after Wednesday August 08, 2012, upon receipt of a $50.00 non refundable reproduction fee in the form of cash or cheque made payable to Descon Engineering Services Ltd. Contract Documents will be available for viewing at the Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer Construction Association Offices.

Tenders must be accompanied by a Certified Cheque or Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid Price; as well as a Consent of Surety for a Performance Bond, and a Materials and Labour Payment Bond, each in the amount of 50% of the tender price, payable to The Town of Ponoka; and a copy of Current Safety Certificate or Temporary Letter of Certification. Bids received via facsimile machine will not be accepted.

The successful Tenderer shall be the Prime Contractor for the project pursuant to the applicable construction safety legislation.

If the Owner decides to accept a Tender and award a Contract, the selection of a successful Tenderer will be based on but not limited to price, completion date and qualification/experience of the Tenderer and sub contractors.

6010 Ponoka County

PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Steven and Karlee Prins to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify Pt SW 04-42-27-W4 (approximately 8.4 acre total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential to allow for future multi-lot subdivision of the rezoned area.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular office hours.

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 783-3333 Fax: 783-6965 e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

Technical inquiries are to be directed to Brandon Pang or Terrence Kozmech at Descon Engineering Services Ltd. (Phone: 780 465-8089). A pre-tender site meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Town Office.

The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

DESCON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. Suite 207, 8716 - 48 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 5L1 Mr. Brandon Pang or Mr. Terrence Kozmech Phone: (780) 465-8089 Facsimile: (780) 465-5654 e-mail: descon@descon.ab.ca

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PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by J.W Rodenburg to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify Pt SW 10-43-26-W4 (approximately 18.0 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential to allow for future subdivision of the rezoned area.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular office hours.

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 783-3333 Fax: 783-6965 e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ‡Ford Employee Pricing (“Employee Pricing”) is available from June 14, 2012 to August 31, 2012 (the “Program Period”), on the purchase or lease of most new 2012/2013 Ford vehicles (excluding all chassis cab and cutaway body models, F-150 Raptor, Medium Trucks, Mustang Boss 302, and 2013 Shelby GT500). Employee Pricing refers to A-Plan pricing ordinarily available to Ford of Canada employees (excluding any CAW-negotiated programs). The new vehicle must be delivered or factory-ordered during the Program Period from your participating Ford Dealer. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ‡‡No purchase necessary. For full contest rules, eligible vehicle criteria, and to enter as a Ford owner, visit www.ford.ca/shareourpridecontest (follow the entry path applicable to you, complete all mandatory fields and click on ‘submit’). Subject to the following terms and conditions, contest is open only to residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority, possess a valid graduated level provincially issued driver’s license, and are owners of Ford branded vehicles (excluding fleet customers and all Lincoln and Mercury models). Eligible vehicle criteria includes requirement that it be properly registered in Canada in the contest entrant’s name (matching vehicle ownership), and properly registered/plated and insured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, non-Ford owners can enter by mailing an original 100 word essay on “what they like about Ford”, with their full name, full mailing address, email, daytime phone number (with area code) to: Vanessa Richard, Pareto Corp., 1 Concorde Gate, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M3C 4G4. Contest closes at 11:59pm (PST) on the last day of the 2012 Ford Employee Pricing campaign which will be no earlier than August 31, 2012. Limit of 1 entry per person. Up to 8 prizes available to be won in Canada in 3 possible prize categories, each worth up to CAD$50,000. Chances of winning are dependent on the total number of entries received up to each 10,000 interval of unit sales under the Employee Pricing campaign (“Draw Trigger”). Odds of winning decrease as the contest progresses, more entries are made into the contest, and opportunities for Draw Triggers lessen. Skill testing question required. ▲Offer only valid from August 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012 (the “Program Period”) to Canadian resident customers who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a Ford Ranger, Explorer Sport Trac, or F-150 to F-550 (each a “Qualifying Loyalty Model”), or any competitive pickup truck with a pickup bed (each a “Qualifying Conquest Model”) and purchase, lease, or factory order (during the Program Period) a new 2012/2013 Ford F-150 to F-550 (excluding Raptor) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Qualifying customers will receive CAD$1,000 (the “Incentive”) towards the purchase or lease of the Eligible Vehicle, which must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford dealer during the Program Period. Limit one (1) Incentive per Eligible Vehicle sale, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales, per Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model. Each customer will be required to provide proof of ownership/registration of the applicable Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model and the ownership/registration address must match the address on the new Buyer’s Agreement or Lease Agreement for the Eligible Vehicle sale. The offer is transferable only to persons living within the same household as the eligible customer. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at the time of factory-order or delivery (but not both). This offer is not combinable with CPA, GPC, Daily Rental Allowances, or any other Targeted Loyalty Programs. Taxes payable before Incentive is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less. This offer is subject to vehicle availability and may be cancelled at any time without notice. See dealer for details. *Purchase a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2012 F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats/2012 F-150 Platinum Super Crew 4x4 for $28,783/$39,714/$46,413 after Total Eligible Price Adjustment of $11,316/$9,485/$14,186 (Total Eligible Price Adjustment is a combination of Employee Price Adjustment of $4,316/$5,485/$7,186 and Delivery Allowance of $7,000/$4,000/$7,000) is deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Total Eligible Price Adjustment has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. **Receive 4.99%/6.29% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2012 F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $431/$603 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $199/$279 with a down payment of $1,950/$3,500 or equivalent trade-in. Interest cost of borrowing is $4,272.38/$7,335.80 or APR of 4.99%/6.29% and total to be repaid is $31,105.38/$43,449.80. Offers include Total Eligible Price Adjustment of $11,316/$9,485 (Total Price Adjustment is a combination of Employee Price Adjustment of $4,316/$5,485 and Delivery Allowance of $7,000/$4,000. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Total Eligible Price Adjustment has been deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ±Until August 31, 2012, lease a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 5.0L and get 4.99% annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 36 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $40,099 at 4.99% APR for up to 36 months with $1,600 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $399, total lease obligation is $15,964 and optional buyout is $16,040. Offer includes Total Price Adjustment of $11,316. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Total Price Adjustment is deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 60,000 km over 36 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. †When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost and 6.2L 2 valve 4X2 V8 engines. Max. payload of 3,120 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engines. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR, non-hybrid. ††Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR, non-hybrid vs. comparable competitor engines. Max. horsepower of 411 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Estimated fuel consumption ratings for the 2012 F-150 4X2 3.7L V6 SST: 12.7L/100km city and 8.9L/100km hwy based on Environment Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading and driving habits. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for model shown: 2012 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8: [14.9L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.5L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. ‡‡‡Remember that even advanced technology cannot overcome the laws of physics. It’s always possible to lose control of a vehicle due to inappropriate driver input for the conditions. ◆Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible – check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported. Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so. SYNC is optional on most new Ford vehicles. ◆◆Projected best in class fuel economy based on competitive data available at the time of testing using Ford drive-cycle tests (in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Standard J1321) of comparably equipped 2011 Ford vs. 2010 competitive models. Class is Full-Size Pickups over 8,500 lbs. GVWR. ◆◆◆F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 46 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report, December 2011. †††©2012 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2012 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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