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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Town balks on school resource officer

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

“To be honest, I guess we were a little dismayed the Town of Ponoka didn’t recognize the need for a detachment member to be working with students,” he added.

A SRO could act as a liaison between students and the RCMP, and help create a strong, trusting relationship. Drug awareness programs such as DARE can be enhanced as well but without an officer, Jacobs feels they will most likely fall apart.

Town council doesn’t want extra costs on taxpayers CAO Brad Watson said council feels the responsibility should not be downloaded to taxpayers. Ponoka residents have already paid their share of property taxes for the school requisition. School systems do not get all the money from the requisition as the province keeps a portion.

“Give the schools the money,” Watson stated.

When asked about the long-term social benefit of an officer, Watson said there is a positive “spin-off effect for the town.”

He feels working proactively is beneficial but the town already pays approximately $1 million a year for policing. Community safety is a primary concern but Watson said council

is uncomfortable taking money from its budget when the schools already have a certain number of dollars to work with.

“We have needs and we have wants and we have to assess that in our budget.”

“Is there a benefit? There’s no question there’s a benefit,” he added.

But council feels the province needs to provide that extra funding rather than the municipality, said Watson.

Jacobs feels community policing, which is already a municipal responsibility, should be kept separate from paying for school resource officers. “What we’re suggesting is, let’s step beyond that and become more proactive for our young citizens in terms of building powerful relationships within.”

Regular policing activities do not allow police officers to spend much time in the schools while conducting their daily task of protecting the community.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisholm respects the wishes of council. He does however feel strong relationships can be built between youths and officers with someone close to students. Much of the officers’ work would be related to crime prevention but education would also play a role.

“Today’s youth have the potential to be the ones we’re dealing with in future years,” Chisholm added. “By investing now in the youth it pays dividends later.”

Officers do try to have some form of presence in the school but not to the degree desired. Chisholm believes an officer can open up the lines of communication and develop positive relationships with youths. “It’s like an investment in prevention.”

Family and Community Support Services used to help pay for a SRO some years ago but their mandate changed. This meant the organization was not allowed to provide funds to schools to help pay for an officer.

The difference Jacobs has seen without a SRO Wolf Creek Public Schools is looking at other options to pay for a school resource officer after is if there are any issues town council declined to pay a portion of the cost.

Photo courtesy of RCMP/GRC. within Ponoka schools administrators must go through RCMP officers.

“We don’t have the ability to head off the kinds of problems that may be occurring.”

That officer’s mandate would still be to function as a member of the RCMP and would be nd responsible to the staff sergeant but the focus would be on working with students and the schools.

“That’s a shared converWe appreciate your co-operation and hope to provide a safe and fun weekend for all. sation with myself and FEES: Cameron,” Jacobs said.

There are two re• Groups: $22.00 per Unit or $100.00 minimum source officers in the WCPS division: Black• Non-Serviced Sites: $20.00 per day falds and Lacombe and • Serviced Sites: $22.00 per day both have similar payment structures; the municipalities share the cost with the Johnson’s Beach Campground is located on Red Deer Lake. school division. Rimbey does not have an officer From Ponoka, it’s 33km east on Highway 53 and 6km north on Rg Rd 221. yet but Jacob’s first foFrom Bashaw, it’s 7km north on Highway 21, cus is one for Ponoka and 8km west on Highway 53 and 6km north on Rg Rd 221. then Rimbey.

Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) is going to have to look for another option to pay for a school resource officer (SRO).

Ponoka town council has decided not to share the cost of a SRO with the division and Ponoka County.

Larry Jacobs, superintendent for WCPS, has been in discussion with the town to contribute $30,000 a year for the officer. The school board has agreed to pay half the cost of the $130,000 a year it would take to cover the salary, vehicle and expenses that come with the position. Ponoka County has agreed to pay one-quarter of the cost.

Jacobs commended the county for working closely with the school division.

Ponoka County recently needed to house a grader on Crestomere School land and WCPS and the county worked together to meet each other’s needs. “We were happy to do that and in exchange Charlie (Cutforth) recognized, ‘OK, they’re prepared to help us, we can help

out Larry’s program,’” said Jacobs.

Despite the county working with the school board, CAO Charlie Cutforth feels there is a challenge for municipalities in this case. There are also students who come from Hobbema and he suggests if municipalities have to pay for an officer then the Four Nations councils should also have a part in that.

The decision for the county was somewhat easier as they do not have the same amount of policing costs as the Town of Ponoka. “As rural municipalities, we don’t, so it’s a little easier to step up when it comes to the resource officer.”

Jacobs feels the investment of an officer is more valuable than just the $30,000 a year it will cost the town. “The community has to accept that these students are theirs as well,” he added.

The officer would help develop strong citizenship skills for youths and can also mitigate issues arising in school.

The future of the Ponoka Elementary School (PES) building Discussions with the town over the future of the PES building have been tabled since town council made its decision. Until an agreement can be made concerning the officer, WCPS is looking at other options.

“Maybe when we’re considering other alternatives we may find there’s a way to supplement this package we need for an SRO,” he said.

They are looking to see if another group is willing to lease the building for five years at $30,000 a year.

“That’s a beautiful facility that could be used for so many things. It could augment the community,” explained Jacobs.

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Councillor announces mayoral intentions

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Town councillor Rick Bonnett has announced his candidacy for mayor of Ponoka.

Bonnett came to the decision after getting a clean bill of health from his doctor. He has recuperated from a bout of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and was waiting for confirmation before making the announcement.

He wants to make council more accessible to the public and media. “That was one of the reasons I ran (as councillor) and I don’t see it resonating enough.

He feels residents want change and growth — but it’s not happening. However, Ponoka cannot be compared to municipalities such as Lacombe and Wetaskiwin. “We’re too far from Red Deer. We’re too far from Edmonton. We’ve got other factors that come into the picture,” he said.

There are two areas he believes make Ponoka different than other municipalities; the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury and the First Nations population in Hobbema. Bonnett wants to make Ponoka home for more of the workers at Centennial Centre; and for Hobbema he sees an untapped work force of young people.

“How do we uniquely get them to engage with us?” he asked.

Bonnett thinks town council and the mayor’s job is to attract businesses to town and has some sugges-

tions to move that idea forward. “If we have to do some tax incentives or we have to do something outside the box. I’m open to suggestions.”

“If we do give a company a tax break does that mean the rest of us have to pay higher property tax? Possibly but if we don’t have those discussions we’ll never know,” said Bonnett. “To me the status quo is not working for Coun. Rick Bonnett us. We’ve got to do something different to make that change.”

He feels residents should be welcome to speak to councillors during a public meeting if they have something to add. He referenced to county council’s meetings that appear to have more of an informal tone, taxpayers are sometimes given a chance to comment or councillors might ask someone in attendance a question.

When asked about the role of town administration Bonnett said their job is to run the day-to-day

tasks for the community. The only person employed by councillors is CAO Brad Watson, who must ensure council’s wishes are carried out.

“Administration does their job what they’re supposed to do. I guess what it’s about is making ourselves more forceful of what direction we want to go. I don’t think we’re showing a good enough vision and a good enough strategy moving forward,” he said.

Bonnett spoke of a recent notice of motion he presented councillors April 23. He wants council and administration to plan for employees who are getting close to the age of retirement or who might want to advance their own careers. Most companies have a plan for future development.

“All we are is a board of directors for a $20 million a year company. And if that company doesn’t have a succession plan then that board of directors will probably all be run

off by the shareholders,” he explained.

He feels a vision for town councillors will help drive growth in Ponoka.

Bonnett said the ag event centre is a strong example of having a plan.

“Once it started coming together everybody jumped behind it.”

“Growth at the amount of tax base we have is not going to do be able to do it. We’re going to have to have some growth somehow and if it means short-term, doing some tax incentives to get people in here, then so be it as far as I’m concerned,” he added.

Recent changes to the municipal elections now require four-year terms from councillors rather than three years. Elections are in October.

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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. • churchoftheopenbible@telus.net

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.

The Christian & Missionary Alliance

Jesus redeems rather than rescues I am often asked by people why God allows bad things to happen in the world. Why are there poverty, sickness, disasters and earthly struggles? If he is a loving God shouldn’t we be protected from these things. Why is it that God invariably seems absent when bad things happen to good people? Why doesn’t God rescue his loved ones and save them from pain and death?

The answer to this question is a difficult one and the absence of an answer has been the cause of many losing their faith in God and even questioning His existence. In my own search for the answer to this question I came upon an excellent response from a Christian theologian named Ron Rolheiser. In answering this question, Rolheiser uses the example of Lazarus, the friend of Jesus and brother of Martha and Mary. In the story the sisters send word to Jesus that their brother is dying and that Jesus should come and heal him. But Jesus does not rush off, instead he waits two days longer while his friend dies. As he approaches the village where Lazarus is buried, he is met

by Martha and Mary. Their only question is: “Why? Why, since you loved this man did you not come to save him?”

Jesus doesn’t offer any apology in response, instead he weeps in sorrow, and

then raises his friend back to life.

The story begs the question as to why Jesus didn’t rush down and cure Lazarus since he loved

By Deacon him so much?

Rollie Comeau The answer to the St. Augustine Parish, question Ponoka teaches us something about Jesus, God and faith. God is not ordinarily a God who rescues us, but is rather a God who redeems us. He doesn’t get involved in our lives to save us from humiliation, pain and death; rather he redeems humiliation, pain and death after the fact.

In fact God treats Jesus exactly the same. The Father deeply and intimately loves Jesus and yet the Father does not rescue him from humiliation, pain and death. Instead Jesus dies inside the humiliation and pain and it is only after his death that God raises him up.

This is one of the key revelations of the Resurrection; we have a redeeming

not a rescuing God. It took the early Christians some time to grasp that Jesus doesn’t ordinarily give special exemptions to his friends, no more than God gave special exemption to Jesus. We think that if we have a genuine faith in Jesus we will be spared from life’s humiliations, and pains. We think that our faithfulness to Jesus will result in our prosperity here on earth. We think that if we believe in the resurrection, our life will be surrounded with beauty and grace always.

It would be nice if this were so, but these are not the promises of Jesus. He didn’t say he would rescue us, exempt us or make us immune from cancer, disasters and suffering. He promised in the end that we would be redeemed and given eternal life. Meanwhile we live out the chapters of our life, trusting that God knows what is best. Sometimes it is in suffering that we turn to God. Sometimes it is experiencing the death of a loved one that we renew our faith in the everlasting.

Being rescued while on earth cannot come close to the redeeming work of Jesus.

There is no question that prayer and faithfulness to God keep us focused on his eternal promises despite the events of life.

PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur

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Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.

Corner of Hwy 53 & Hwy 2A (former Crossroads Restaurant)

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PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

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Sunday Service 10:00 am.

5020-52 Ave. Ponoka

Phone: 403-783-4087

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN 6230-57 Ave. Ph. 403-783-6404 Saturdays 9:30 - 12 Noon dsjjb@xplornet.com ponokaadventist.ca

SONRISE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Pastor W. Delleman Worship Service 10:30 a.m. ½ mile south of Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury

403-783-6012 • www.sonriseponoka.com

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

ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. Alexandra Meek-Sharman (on leave) Ven. Michael Sung, Priest in Charge Voc. Deacon - Rev. Doreen Scott

5120 - 49 Ave. Ponoka

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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 Pastor Tim Graff • trinityponoka.ca

ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Fred Knip 9 miles east on Hwy 53 (403) 782-9877 Jr. Church during service for children Sunday Service 10:30 am

The first farmers market of the year held an array of wares.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

Alexa Winters, 2, twirls in a Pretty Princess tutu.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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Reflections of Ponoka

A tribute to mothers and grandmothers of now and then.

By Mike Rainone for the News Our mothers and grandmothers are and always will be the gentler half of that wonderful team that brought their children into this world, and then spent many loving but challenging years striving to lead us all in the right direction down the constantly changing path of life. As we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 12 let us all pause just a little and try to fondly remember that after madly falling in love with us at first sight, she patiently changed our diapers, fed us whether we liked it or not, bathed and dressed us, dried our tears, and had very little time for any other sort of social life in those early years.

Along the way she tended to us when we were sick and wished that she could have bored our pain, made sure we were safely inside/washed up, and tucked into bed every night, soothed our cuts and bruises while wiping away the tears, tried not to spank too hard when we had to be punished, and had an uncanny way of convincing us kids to eat everything on our meal plates, no matter how long it took, with our favourite dessert and treat promises the rewards. Later on she took us to our first day in school, cheered for our first team game, let us beat her at video games, bravely approved our first date, convinced dad to let us take the car, proudly cried at our graduation, and on and on, because it never really ends when it comes to raising a family.

No matter what our age or category of parenthood we are now in, we will always admit that it was not until we became adults and parents that we really began to realize and appreciate WHO

MOTHER REALLY IS. She kept her house in order, no matter what, she nurtured us through our childhood, put up with our sassy ways and the trying times of our teenage years, and then continues to worry as a mother and a grandmother long after her siblings have reached adulthood and enter that very same overwhelming adventure of raising a family and being a good and loving wife. There is none like a mother, whose ongoing job always promises to be a long and tough one, through overwhelming times of good and bad, joy and sadness. While we all know that she has always done her very best to raise her children from tots to teens to adults, she often worries that she hasn’t done her best, and that they didn’t turn out like she hoped and prayed they would. Of course mothers are only human like the rest of us, never perfect, and capable of making mistakes and sometimes missing the mark, but the amazing characteristic that set her apart is her everlasting love, understanding, and mostly unflappable patience for her children and her family, as well as her always strong and passionate intent that they will lead normal and well adjusted lives, no matter what the challenges might be.

The lifetime skills we learned from our mothers.

All these statements and so many others were uttered to most children by our wise and patient mothers during our growing up process. If we can remember back that far, we will admit that these lessons of life were usually presented many times in a strict, occasionally louder, but always

Remember when

Courtesy of Provincial Archives of Alberta

A wonderful family photo taken in the 1930’s. It was the monthly haircut day, and mom and dad were able to take the children outside for a quick trim while having to sit very still on the big stool. In those days the two choices of styles for the boys was the bowl cut or the shave, while the girls may have been spared just a few cute little curls.

Francine LeFebvre and daughter Tegan express the amazing love and joy of a mother’s hug.

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loving fashion, until it all finally sunk in. Hopefully by the time the kids leave the family nest. * Time travel. “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week.” * Logic. “Because I said so, that’s why.” More logic.... “If you fall out of that swing and break your leg, you are not going to the store with me.” *Foresight. “Make sure that you wear clean underwear, in case you are in an accident.” *Irony. “Keep crying and I’ll give you something to cry about.” *Osmosis. “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.” *Contortionism. “Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?” *Stamina. “You will sit there until all the spinach is gone.” *Weather. “This room of yours looks like a tornado went through it.” *Circle of life. “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out....” *Behaviour modification.

“Stop acting like your father.’ Genetics. “Some times you are just like your father.” *Envy. “There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.” *Anticipation. “Just wait until we get you home.” Receiving.

“You are going to get it when you get home.”

*How to become an adult.

“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.” *Humour. “When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.” *All about our roots. “Shut the door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?” *Wisdom. “When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.” *Medical science. “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to stay that way.”...and “If you keep picking your nose, you might get your finger stuck.” *Justice (we saved the best for last). “One day you’ll have kids of your own, and I hope that they turn out just like you.”

At the age of 70 I have always cherished the wonderful memories of my late and very precious little English mother, and of growing up in Ponoka. Along the way I have also been blessed with the additional love of a very special step-mother.

As we gather together or chat on the phone or email to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend (and all year round), the greatest gift that we can share is to show our appreciation and love for all that these unique and amazing ladies have done for us over those wild, fun, and exciting years of our youth, and far beyond.

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MS awareness not just a month, a lifetime

By Treena Mielke I walked into the council chambers, my high heels making clicking sounds on the polished tile.

I tried to make myself invisible and slip unobtrusively past all the people in wheelchairs, but it was difficult, as there seemed to be lots of them.

I smiled at them. They smiled back and the meeting began.

I continue to watch them discretely, making careful doodles in my notebook, like I was really taking notes.

I wasn’t.

They came, many of them in wheelchairs, wearing courage and smiles and bearing carnations and carrying signs saying ‘we will end MS.’ It seems they were here because the mayor had agreed to declare the month of May, MS awareness month. And so, they came to say, ‘thanks.’

They were a cheerful lot, tossing smiles and cracking jokes and laughter about the somber council chambers like so many Fris-

bees that had somehow got misplaced from the sunshine and the beach.

I made meaningless doodles in my notebook until it was time to snap a picture of the signs and Treena Mielke the people and On The Other Side the wheelchairs and the smiles.

Finally, they leave. They carefully maneuver their wheelchairs around the council table, being careful not to disturb that hallowed space where huge decisions have been made, and will, no doubt, continue to be made in the future.

I continued to doodle little stick men in my notebook, but I could hear their chatter in the background, echoing past the squeak of the wheelchair lift and the slamming of the handicapped van door.

After they left, the council agenda seemed a little less important, somehow.

MS awareness, I muse. Let me tell you about it!

MS awareness is trying to get into a parking spot marked handicapped, but being unsuccessful because someone out there is not aware or doesn’t care that you can’t walk.

MS awareness is watching someone you love suddenly develop a symptom, a frightening symptom that they can’t control.

Maybe they can’t see or walk or pick up a fork with their right hand. Maybe they can no longer drive. Maybe completing an eighthour-work day is simply out of the question.

Maybe they can walk, but they feel like they have 50-pound sandbags attached to their legs and if they can actually get in and out of a vehicle, it will take at least a half an hour.

MS awareness is the scream of an ambulance, hospital rooms and waiting.

MS awareness is about lessons. Learning the fruits of the spirit. Over and over again.

Small weapons of mass destruction George W. Bush wasn’t lying about Iraq after all, and those of us who said he was owe him an apology. Saddam Hussein did have weapons of mass destruction. We just didn’t read the small print.

When President Bush said in a speech: “Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof — the smoking gun — that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud,” we thought that he was talking about nuclear weapons. And many of us didn’t believe him.

When Colin Powell, the secretary of state, told the UN Security Council “Saddam Hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction....We know that Iraqi government officials...have hidden prohibited items in their homes,” we thought he meant nukes and poison gas and nasty biological agents. Poor old Colin, we thought. An innocent soldier, too gullible for his own good.

But we were all wrong. The real threat was pressure cookers and there were thousands of them in the homes of Iraqi officials We shouldn’t be too hard on the Bush gang for not clarifying what they actually meant by “weapons of mass destruction” at the time. Imagine how silly Colin Powell would have looked at the United Nations if he had shown the disbelieving audience not a vial of suspicious-looking liquid (nerve gas?

Black Death) but merely a pressure cooker. But

PONOKA

Gwynne Dyer Guest Columnist

there’s no doubt now: there were “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq.

These penitential thoughts are inspired by the charge brought against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the two young Chechen-Americans who detonated pressure cookers stuffed with explosives and ball-bearings at the Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding several hundred.

It was a wicked deed that brought great sorrow to many families — but are pressure cookers really “weapons of mass destruction”?

The US Department of Justice certainly thinks so. On April 22 it charged Tsarnaev with “using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property.” Not a nuclear weapon, or poison gas, or some filthy plague but a homemade bomb that killed three people.

The US federal government’s definition of a “weapon of mass destruction” it turns out, is quite different from the one we ordinary mortals use. It covers almost any explosive device, specifically including bombs, grenades, mines, and small rockets and missiles.

Of course, American bombs, grenades, mines and small rockets and missiles are not “weapons of mass destruction.” That would be unthinkable.

Patience. Gratefulness. Hope. Faith. Love.

MS awareness is about disability insurance and home care. It’s about learning the true meaning of the words, ‘one day at a time’. MS awareness is about relishing the moments; the precious, special moments that come, unbidden to each of us. Sunsets, hugs and laughter that bubbles up out of nowhere over nothing very much at all.

Mostly MS awareness is about keeping on. Keeping on, even while you shop for wheelchairs and look at home renovations that include ramps and wheelchair lifts.

MS awareness is watching your eight and nine year old grandchildren fill in the blanks on the T-shirts they wear when they do the MS walk…. “we lace up for our mom and our grandpa.”

MS awareness is about remembering the way pussy willows bloom in the spring and crocuses grow, even under the snow.

And, realistically, at least for some of us, MS awareness is not just about a month. It’s about a lifetime!

Special photo competition: The Ponoka News photo monthly photo competition continues. Keep sending your photos of the front page of Ponoka News in this month’s theme: Spring is in the Air! See our Facebook page for details.

What’s really going on here is just another manifestation of what Americans themselves call “American exceptionalism.” In this context, it means killing Americans, especially for political reasons, is a special crime that calls for special terms and special punishment.

Don’t get too excited about it.

One of the things that makes Americans completely unexceptional is that they are playing the same games with words and meanings that every great power has used to justify its actions since the dawn of time. Lewis Carroll nailed it a century and a half ago

in Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”

“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”

“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — that’s all.”

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Calkins and wasteful mailings Dear editor, Word is out that Conservatives plan to use your tax dollars to mail their juvenile propaganda against Justin Trudeau to your home. Will MP Blaine Calkins sink to that level? The answer is in the mail.

By now you’ve probably seen the TV commercials. In them, the Conservatives use out-of-context fabrications and falsehoods to try to smear the new Liberal leader. Liberals instead are responding with a positive campaign that introduces Canadians to the real Justin Trudeau, focused on his plans to fight for middle-class families and for all those who are working so hard to join the middle-class.

But Conservatives plan to use their Parliamentary mailing and printing privileges to put their ugly message in

taxpayer-funded pamphlets to be distributed across the country. This is a gross misuse of tax dollars that should be going toward constructive public discussion of public issues, not partisan character assassination.

At least 19 Conservative backbenchers have had the courage to reject this wasteful and dishonest abuse. They say it’s beneath their standards. But what about your MP? Mr. Calkins has a choice—he can choose to say no to Stephen Harper and refuse to clutter your mailbox with this abusive material, or knuckle under. Which will it be?

Yours sincerely, Ralph Goodale MP Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

Lions host walk for guide dogs

By Amelia Naismith It’s a dog meet dog world, and the Town of Ponoka knows it.

On May 26 the Lions Club of Ponoka is hosting a Purina Walk for Dog Guides, and they’re inviting everyone and their pooch to come out and participate.

“We’re walking to raise money for Dog Guides Canada,” said Dixie Tyndall, chairperson of the walk and Lions Club member. The proceeds raised will be donated to Dog Guides Canada.

In Ontario there’s a breeding program that breeds and trains dog for six different disabilities. The older training programs are vision aid, hearing aid, special skills dogs for people with medical or physical disabilities, seizure response dogs and autism assistance dogs.

‘The new one they’re starting with this year is for diabetes,” said Tyndall.

She says the dogs are able to sense the changes in peoples bodies. “It’s absolutely amazing what they can do . . . The freedom they give people.”

On average it takes $20,000 to raise and train one guide dog. As of last year there were nine people in Canada on a waiting list for a dog. Because dogs don’t live as long as people Tyndall says three or four dogs may be needed for every person over the course of their life.

“The walks are extremely important. That’s how they raise the money to keep these facilities going,” said Tyndall.

Before she joined the Lions Club Tyndall didn’t know they were involved with Dog Guides Canada.

“When I found out about it I said this is absolutely spectacular.”

Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Lions Clubhouse (5405 49 St.).

The walk will head north along the walking path and end up back at the clubhouse. “We’re planning to make it a fun day with prizes,” said Tyndall.

Those wanting to get involved pick up an entry form and physically collect donations or go online at http:// www.dogguides.com/purinawalk. html.

Alix school receives new principal Submitted Brenda Massing has been appointed the new assistant principal for Alix-MAC School, effective at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

“I am really excited to work with the staff, students and community of Alix,” said Massing.

“Mrs. Massing has tremendous leadership skills and places great value in connecting with students, staff and parents,” commented Jayson Lovell, assistant superintendent of Wolf Creek Public Schools. “She is a certified educational coach and has an extensive background in AISI and U21C. I am very confident she will be highly successful in her new role at Alix-MAC School.”

Massing has been a strong leader in Wolf Creek Public Schools for more than 20 years, serving Mecca Glen

School as a teacher, AISI and SSF leader and assistant principal (20082013). She recently completed her master’s degree in the Art of Science and Teaching from Wilkes University. She has extensive background in AISI and U21C. While most of her time outside of school has recently been spent completing her master’s program, Massing still finds time to support her daughters in their rodeo endeavors and extracurricular interests. Many of her weekends are spent in the coaching world; she loves to train coaches, work with leaders and parents and guide individuals that are working toward personal or professional goals.

She is also an avid curler and golfer and she looks forward to climbing her first mountain this summer.

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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 38 STREET MEETING May 21, 2013 @ 7:00 p.m. Ponoka Town Office – Council Chambers Town Council invites residents of 38th Street and members of the public to this meeting to address outstanding issues and concerns related to the 38th Street local improvement.

2013 Tax Notices Property Tax Notices were recently mailed. The Town of Ponoka has changed software programs, and the new program handles the notice differently. Only one owner printed on the Tax Notice, this will be corrected for next year. If you are signed up for the Monthly Tax Plan, a letter has been mailed advising of your new monthly payment effective June 1. Please disregard outstanding balance; your monthly tax plan amount will satisfy balance by December 2013. We thank you for your patience.

Arena Complex Concession The Town of Ponoka is seeking a Concessionaire to provide services on a year round basis with the main operation taking place from September 1 – March 31. The concession service is also to be made available to other activities that are scheduled in the Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex during the off season.

Detailed Expectations of Service provision are available at the Ponoka Town Office.

Request for Proposal – Ponoka Mini Golf The Town of Ponoka invites written proposals for the lease and operation of the Ponoka Mini-Golf Facility.

Proposal Information packages are available at the Town Office. For more information contact Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services, 403-783-0118; Email: Wes.Amendt@ponoka.org

Wednesdays Evenings in the Park Ponoka Lion’s Club is looking for entertainers to perform on the stage, Wednesday Evenings in Centennial Park. For information or to book, please call 403-704-0630.

Calling ALL Those Involved With the Arts Community Arts Groups, in conjunction with Family and Community Support Services and the Town of Ponoka are working to create a network for the arts in and around Ponoka. We want artists and professionals in all areas including, but not limited to, performing, visual, culinary, and artisans etc. The purpose of the network is to improve communication within this sector of Ponoka’s talent and provide opportunities for groups to work together on projects should they choose. Please join our network by contacting sarah.olson@ ponoka.org or phoning (403) 783-0116.

Notice to Town Residents On May 13th the Town of Ponoka is going live on a new financial software system. Payments received during the week from May 13th to 17th will not be processed until the following week. This will not affect your account. Your patience is appreciated.

Earth day/Pitch-In Week Project May 6 -12; Open to all citizens, organizations and businesses of the community! Do a clean-up or commit to being a green home; Do an environmental project. Applications and information available at the Town Hall For more information contact Maurice Mazurat at 403-704-9615or email cmaz@shaw.ca Garbage bags and gloves will be provided.

EVENTS AND RECREATION READING WITH RONALD

Ronald McDonald is coming to Ponoka Jubilee Library! Come join him for an interactive Story Time Friday May 10th at 11:00am. This event is geared towards children ages 4-7 years old, but all ages are welcome!

This is a FREE family event, sponsored by our local Ponoka McDonald’s. Follow Ponoka Jubilee Library on Facebook to stay up to date on all our events.

AQUAPLEX UPDATES: Town Toonie Swim Friday’s 3:30 - 5:00 pm. It’s a great way to end your week!! Summer Swim Lesson schedule and registration will be available May 11th. PD Day Swim - May 17th 1 – 3 pm

SAVE THE DATE Season Opening of Fort Ostell Museum! Saturday, May 18th. High Tea from 1 pm – 5 pm. Come see what’s new in 2013 and join us for Tea. $5.00 per person

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Hudson’s Green Nature & Activity Centre Update Meeting An update meeting is scheduled for May 15th at 6:30 pm at Hudson’s Green.

All residents are invited to attend!

Next Town Council Meetings May 14 & May 28, 2013 @ 7 pm. Visit our website @ www.ponoka.ca for copy of the agenda.

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Rural fire levels garage to ground

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Ponoka RCMP and firefighters responded to a call of a garage fire April 30 at 4 a.m. The garage was located on Range Road 251 and Township Road 444 and the fire is believed to have started from a heat lamp.

There were no injuries sustained from the fire but the home had some damage to the siding.

Suspicious male on highway Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit responded to a call of suspicious man flagging cars down southbound on Highway 2 near Highway 53. Upon arrival officers found a 26-year-old man from Edmonton outside of his vehicle with bloodshot eyes and slurry speech.

He claimed his Toyota Camry had broken down, which he had just bought from a friend in Edmonton but the car had an Ontario licence plate and was registered to a Saturn. The man produced a bill of sale with no vehicle or buyer information, just a price.

Inside the Saturn was four cans of Labatt Blue beer behind the passenger seat. The man was given tickets for driving an uninsured and unregistered

vehicle. He also received tickets for having liquor within reach and illegal use of a licence plate.

Youth found asleep in shop A homeowner on Range Road 253 and Township Road 432 was surprised to see a 17-year-old youth asleep in his garage May 1 at 6:50 a.m. The man had woken up to find some tools in the middle of his driveway and his truck door open with the keys missing.

Upon further inspection he found the youth asleep in the corner of the garage. The man escorted the boy to the detachment and a search found the missing keys on the youth. He was charged with break and enter and failing to comply with conditions.

Impaired driver caught Police have charged a 24-year-old man from Sedgewick with impaired driving after failing to yield to a police officer May 1 at 1:35 a.m. The driver was stopped on 48 Avenue and he provided two blood-alcohol samples of .21.

If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Collision on 53. Emergency crews responded to a rear-end collision May 1 east of Ponoka on Highway 53. There were no injuries and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident.

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We are all full of some witty and wise aphorisms An aphorism is a short and clever statement of truth or opinion, often wise, but usually containing a very funny or special message. In all the years that I have been involved in the world of community newspapers, and still manage to just keep on writing, what I have really enjoyed is receiving all sorts of these wild and wicked jokes and stories, lots of good advice, as well as some very cheeky, but mostly sharp and funny one liners and quotes, some of which are not printable. This week I will pass on some of the best of these ‘verbal quickies’ to you, my faithful readers, who I am sure, have a few of your own favourites?

• The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.

• Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

• If we don’t have a sense of humour, we probably don’t have any sense at all.

• Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

• A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.

• How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

• Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people

a company can operate all week without.

• Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

• Scratch a cat Mike Rainone and you will Hammertime have a permanent job.

• No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.

• There are no new sins…The old ones just get more publicity.

• No one ever says “It’s only a game,” when their team is winning.

• I’ve reached the age where ‘happy hour’ is a nap.

• Be careful about reading the fine print…

There is no way you are going to like it.

• The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.

• Do you realize that in 40 years we’ll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?

• Money can’t buy happiness, but somehow

it’s more comfortable to be miserable in a Cadillac than in a Yugo.

• Always be yourself, because the people that matter don’t mind, and the ones that mind don’t matter.

• Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it is still the greatest gift we will ever receive.

• Friends are like underwear...Always near you.

• A man is not complete until he is married…Then he is finished.

• Many citizens of our great nation will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, while others won’t even cross the street to vote in an election.

• If you wish to be like someone else, you will waste the person that you are.

• A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.

• A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

• The great advantage of a bad memory is that one can keep on enjoying the same good things for the first time.

• A true friend is someone who knows all about you and still likes you.

• Don’t cry because it’s over…Smile because it happened.

• Don’t walk behind me…I may not lead, don’t walk in front of me....I may not fol-

Riparian areas need educated people

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye There are many factors to a healthy ecosystem and the only way to understand how they work is to educate people on the different factors.

In an effort to keep people educated the Friends of Chain Lakes organized their second annual meeting to empower people with knowledge of our waterways and lakes. The group invited Kerri O’Shaughnessy from Cows and Fish in Edmonton to speak about the importance of riparian areas at Scott School Hall recently.

Riparian areas are the places between waterways such as a river or stream, lakes and ponds and the watershed beyond the water. “It’s the zone that is dryer than wet and wetter than dry.”

There are many different factors that can affect a riparian area, including the types of plants, fish, wildlife and livestock, human activity and even natural events such as storms and droughts that help in the building or destruction of riparian areas. “These functions, they mesh together like the finely crafted parts of a watch,” said O’Shaughnessy.

Indicators of a healthy area can usually be found through visual investigation; plants and trees are growing in abundance and the waterway has time to filter rather than flow straight through. “When nch we lose those things the New Lute water speeds up.”

Coun r O’Shaughnessy has categories of riparian area quality: • Healthy – little or no impairment.

• Healthy but with problems – some impairment due to human or natural causes.

• Unhealthy – riparian functions are not occurring.

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low, but please walk beside me and be my friend.

Mother’s Day thoughts-quotes and poems • The advice our children rejected is now being given by them to our grandchildren.

• Parents often talk about the younger generations as if they didn’t have anything to do with what they created.

• Grandmothers are veteran mothers who have learned all the tricks of raising children, but now on weekends they love to pamper and spoil their grandchildren, then happily send them home with their daughters and sons, and then sit back and chuckle and enjoy many glorious years of good old fashioned ‘pay back’.

In every Mother’s footsteps When you’re a child she walks before you to set an example.

When you’re a teenager she walks behind you to be there should you need her.

When you’re an adult she walks beside you so that as two friends you can enjoy life together.

Why not combine spring and Mother’s Day and plan a great outdoor celebration around the BBQ, in the park, or even at the lake? Whatever the case, have a great week, all of you.

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Friends develop educational platform Continued from page 9 Cows and Fish studied 2075 sites in Alberta and found 28-per-cent to be healthy, 50-per-cent were healthy but with problems and 22-per-cent unhealthy.

“We know there’s issues and we know there’s great potential for landscapes,” she said.

She feels people generally understand the issues faced by these areas but do not know a solution to help those areas that are unhealthy.

Maintaining a riparian area is a “patient per-

son’s business,” she explained.

O’Shaughnessy advises a proper study of an area before taking action because it might just need time to heal rather than any sort of action.

She credits the Friends of Chain Lakes for their efforts to educate people and suggest they take their learning into the schools. This will help drive further awareness and education.

Another tool for the Friends is to bring people together for larger family events; the more people feel included then the more likely action will be taken, she added.

Joanne McMillan, chairperson of the Friends of the Chain Lakes group hopes to continue these educational meetings to drive greater interest. “We are attempting to start to a tradition here.”

Edith Williams is a member of the group and she has enjoyed these educational meetings. “It’s been a real learning experience for me.”

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Simple facts about pregnancy Women who have just learned they’re pregnant are about to embark on a whirlwind adventure.

When that adventure culminates with the birth of a child, the family dynamic as you know it will change dramatically.

Women who are entering into pregnancy for the first time typically have a long list of questions concerning what to expect in the weeks and months ahead. Fear, anxiety and uncertainty about which pains and pangs are normal and which are not are common. Pregnancy is a learning experience for the mother and all involved and many falsehoods surround pregnancy and add to feelings of insecurity. Debunking some of the more common myths surrounding pregnancy can provide some peace of mind to expecting mothers and their families.

Skip that coffee?

Many of the prevailing pregnancy myths tell pregnant women what they shouldn’t do to keep their fetuses healthy and safe. It is well known that alcohol and cigarette smoke can have adverse effects on a developing baby, but what about that morning cup of joe?

It is always good to err on the side of caution, but assuming everything is toxic to the child may have you walking on eggshells. Many doctors agree that drinking less than 200 milligrams of caffeine per day is safe and will not risk a preterm birth or contribute to low fetal birth weight.

Pay attention to teeth Health exams and blood tests are routine for pregnant women, and new mothers may think they have everything covered with regard to their health. But one thing pregnant women seldom give much thought is dental health. During pregnancy, increased acidity in the mouth increases the risk of tooth decay. So can vomiting associated with morning sickness. The Mayo Clinic advises high levels of progesterone and estrogen can affect the bones and ligaments that support the teeth, causing teeth to loosen. Hormonal changes can also lead to bleeding gums and gingivitis. Although dental health may not come up in routine prenatal exams, it is important to stay current with dental appointments during a pregnancy.

Super smell In addition to physical body changes, pregnant women may notice that their sense of smell has improved. Scientists hypothesize that this improved sense of smell helps keep pregnant women from eating small levels of toxins that may not be dangerous to an adult but could potentially prove harmful to a small child. Whether this is true, strong odors can complicate feelings of sickness.

This is something to anticipate while pregnant.

Morning sickness Not every pregnant woman will experience morning sickness, and the name is a bit of a misnomer. According to PregnancyStatistics.org, about 75 per cent of all pregnant women experience the unfortunate side effect of morning sickness during the beginning of their pregnancy. These feelings of nausea and uneasiness may not be reserved for the morning, either. They can occur at any time of the day. In many cases, as the pregnancy progresses and hormones level out, symptoms of morning sickness abate.

Growing feet and more A woman’s stomach is not the only thing that will grow during her pregnancy. Pregnant women often witness their bra and shoe sizes increase

during a pregnancy. Hormones ready the breasts for lactation, causing swelling of the mammary glands and increased blood flow to the breasts. The medical advisory board of BabyCenter.com says it’s common to go up one or two cup sizes, especially when a woman is pregnant for the first time. The breasts also may feel itchy as the skin stretches, and stretch marks can form on the breast skin.

The feet also can grow while pregnant.

Ligaments loosen to help with the birthing process, and this can affect ligaments in other areas of the body, including the feet. Feet may flatten and stretch out on

the sides from added weight, and the resulting loosening of ligaments can cause a change in shoe size.

Other little-known pregnancy facts Here are some additional facts and tidbits culled from the millions of births that take place every year.

• Tuesday is the most popular day for babies to arrive. It could be in part to the growing number of planned cesarean deliveries. Saturdays are the slowest day for births.

• More babies are born during the warm months than in the winter.

• In 1970, the average age for a first-

time mother in the United States was 21.

By 2012, that figure had changed to between 25 and 29.

• Baby boys tend to outnumber baby girls. This number has remained steady for the last 60 years.

• The average woman’s uterus expands up to 500 times its normal size during pregnancy.

Pregnancy can be a miracle and scary at the same time. Getting the facts helps reduce some of the fear and anxiety many expecting women feel during a pregnancy.

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hectic for a working mother than the morning, when she must get ready for work while getting the kids ready for school and ensuring they have a good breakfast. Some moms even drop their youngsters off at school. That’s a lot of tasks to tackle before you even sit down in your office to answer the first e-mail or listen to the morning’s first voicemail. To make mornings less frantic, get a head start the night before by laying out the next day’s clothes for you and encouraging your kids to do the same. Preparing lunches, packing a gym bag and even setting the coffee maker can all be done the night before to save you time and make mornings more relaxing.

• Catch up on work over the weekend. The weekends are a time when many working mothers look to unwind but spending an hour or two catching up on work on a Saturday or Sunday morning is a great way to make the week a little less hectic. As the week progresses toward the weekend, set aside certain tasks that aren’t urgent but can be easily addressed in an hour or so over the Effective time management can help working moms better handle the weekend. This frees up time during the week to tall task of juggling a family and a successful career. tackle larger projects and might even allow you to leave your office earlier on weekdays.

• Prepare or even cook meals in advance.

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According to a poll from Working Mother magazine and Chase Card Services, 59 per cent of working mothers say they are managing household expenses on their own. That’s nearly twice the amount of working mothers who say they co-manage household finances with their spouses. The study polled more than 800 working mothers in December of 2012 and found that just 11 per cent of working mothers left the management of household finances entirely up to their spouses.

Managing a household’s finances can be a heavy burden, especially for those women who are trusted to do it on their own. One of the riddles many mothers must solve when managing the family finances is where to trim some of the excess from their monthly budgets.

There are several ways to do just that without making drastic changes to a family’s lifestyle.

• Hang up on your land line. Most adults now have cellphones and nowadays even teenagers have their own phones. So is the land line really worth it, or is it just a relic from a time long ago that now offers a false sense of security should your cellphone be unable to get service or see its battery drained? More and more households apparently feel a land line is a relic, as the U.S. National Health Information study found that, as of June 2012, 34 per cent of households had abandoned their land lines and gone fully wireless.

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Declutter life for fiscal freedom Continued from page 13 • Go to the gym more often. Many parents find they don’t have the time to go to the gym with any consistency and feel like cancelling a gym membership is a practical decision. But is it really? Most likely not, as many men and women respond to canceling their gym memberships by purchasing costly equipment they plan to use at home. Such equipment can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars, and chances are the equipment won’t be used enough to make that investment worthwhile. Instead of canceling a gym membership, resolve to go to the gym more often.

Doing so gives you a better return on your investment, and your health insurance company might have a reimbursement policy that cuts you and your spouse a check if you visit the gym ‘X’ number of times each year. Such rebates drastically reduce the cost of a gym membership.

• Get rid of cable. This cost-cutting measure comes with a caveat, as it is not necessarily as cut and dry as it seems on the surface. Cable or satellite television

providers often lament that they’re forced to pay for dozens or even hundreds of channels they never even watch, and that’s a legitimate gripe when considering many families pay as much as $100 per month, if not more, for cable or satellite television service.

But to save the most from giving up such services, you must make sure your hardware is current. If your plan is to rely on streaming services, you’re going to need a receiver capable of streaming video, a television with HDMI connections and maybe even a new wireless router if your current one is a little old and slow. Each of these items can prove rather expensive, and you haven’t even paid for a subscription service like Netflix yet. If you already have the hardware to handle this transition, then your savings will be instant. If not, you may have to accept a net loss now with a goal of long-term savings.

• End your infatuation with brand names. Brand names are always going to be more expensive, whether you’re buying clothes or groceries. If you aren’t willing to end your relationship with your favorite fashion designers, then at least sever ties with brand names at the grocery store. When buying the items everyone has in their pantry, such as flour and pasta, skip the brand names in favour of store brands.

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Crestomere class creates health-viral video

By Amelia Naismith

“Before, we just had a A Grade 9 social studies class at Crestomere School created a mental basic idea. We educated health video for a class assignment, ourselves, we looked which was picked up by Alberta Health Services (AHS) and has into it. We can’t be ignogrown into a public service message. rant now.”

When Bryan Lachapelle assigned the project to his small class as a Isabell Stamn current events assignment he never imagined what it would turn into. video, says making the video opened “It’s pretty neat. I had no intention his eyes to how mental illness is still of it becoming a PSA (public service perceived today. “I just thought of it announcement),” said Lachapelle. as something people had. I didn’t re“I just gave them the bare bones, alize a lot of people didn’t get help they totally ran with it. It was combecause they were ashamed.” pletely student led,” he added.

The video shows that the shame The video, which took the stuand negativity related to mental dents about a month to create, was illness is what’s keeping those sufmentioned to an AHS employee in fering silent.

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AHS began to spread the word it they’ll always be ashamed . . . If of the video internally and it was they can talk about it other people mentioned in a digital newsletter that will say ‘he can talk about it, so can highlights happening in schools re- I’,” said Ashlyn Frandsen. lated to health topics.

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Ponoka students dominate Skills Canada regionals

By Amelia Naismith Ponoka students took Skills Canada Alberta competition by storm this year, earning seven medals last weekend between Ponoka Secondary Campus and St. Augustine Catholic School.

The areas of expertise were welding, culinary arts, cabinet making and carpentry. Ponoka Secondary Campus locked out all other competitors in cabinet making, earning them gold, silver and bronze.

“As far as I’m concerned Skills Canada is the best thing for students in this school, it takes them places,” said shop instructor Dietrich Unruh.

Medalists Dustin Sejdl (cabinet making, gold), Cody Krenzler (cabinet making, bronze), Josiah Pilon (carpentry, silver) and Drew Pylypow (carpentry, bronze) all agree partaking in the competition was a learning experience that will benefit future resumes.

Krenzler had been to the competition in previous years but didn’t medal. The practice he put into his work this year helped him make it to the next level.

Although he knew what to expect this year he says the experience was still tense. “Everybody’s working to beat each other.”

Pylypow had also competed the last three years, he earned bronze last year. “In the beginning it was pretty

tense, but this year it wasn’t so bad.”

He’s hoping to go again next year and has a game plan: practice. “I’m going to get gold.”

Sejdl also competed last year and is proud of his win. Although this is only his third year in wood working class Sejdl says it’s something he’s been doing as long as he can remember.

Because he placed first in regionals he feels confidant going into provincials. “(You) try to work fast and stay perfect at the same time.”

“I really enjoy the work and the satisfaction of doing well,” he added.

Pilon, the youngest of the secondary campus competitors also competed in the past. “It definitely makes you confident and calm.”

He says although it’s a competition the friendliness of everybody is still a draw.

Although each of the boys placed well they say there’s a pressure to perform well, not by the school’s instructors but by its legacy.

Sejdl said when they showed up everyone knew who they were because of how well past students of the school have done.

Unruh said the school has won cabinet making for the last seven years. “They’re all gunning for us.”

Unruh says working with the talented Skills Canada students is one of the main reasons he’s still teaching. “That’s where I get my main

Left to right: Drew Pylypow, Cody Krenzler, Dustin Sejdl, Josiah Pilon and Mathew Korchinski (top) all competed at Skills Canada for Ponoka Secondary Campus.

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Brandon Kraft, Glenn Morrow (Gold) and Blake Shimp (Bronze) competed in the welding category under instructor Neil Christensen.

Submitted photo enjoyment. That’s my main satisfaction.”

However, Unruh’s not the only proud instructor this year. Dayna Wittal, culinary instructor, and Neil Christensen, welding instructor, are proud of their students.

Bronze medal winner Emma Gulka attended the culinary competition. Glenn Morrow placed first in welding and Blake Shimp won bronze.

“This is the first year we’ve had a place,” said Wittal, who’s been taking students for three years.

“It’s pretty neat to see that excitement, they were pretty excited about going,” she added.

Gulka received the recipes ahead of time and had five practice sessions with Wittal to get ready.

Each practice session lasted about five hours.

“They had to process a whole chicken and they had to french the breast. Then they had to prepare it,” said Wittal. The students also had to prepare vegetables, gnocchi, pan gravy and mushroom soup.

Unlike Ponoka Secondary Campus students this was Gulka’s first time attending Skills Canada regionals. “(It was) stressful but I was trying to have as much fun as possible while doing it.”

“I put so much effort in and it’s really great that my effort was shown,” she added.

Gulka’s mother is a chef and that’s where her passion came from.

Morrow and Shimp are also passionate about their work, which aided in the competition.

“There was plenty of help given. Everybody was really friendly and they gave you as much help as you wanted,” said Morrow.

Experience also helped Morrow since he attended last year. “I was stressed out and I overthought everything,” he said of his first time at the competition.

Shimp attended for the first time this year and he was surprised at the competition level. “It was good because I never went to something like this and I thought it’d be really hard. It wasn’t actually that hard, I was over thinking it.”

Shimp will be an alternate for provincials, which take place in Edmonton May 14 to 16.

Skills Canada Alberta results: Welding: Glenn Morrow - gold Blake Shimp – bronze Culinary: Emma Gulka – bronze Cabinet making: Gold medal - Dustin Sejdl Silver medal - Cam Farrington Bronze medal - Cody Krenzler Carpentry: Silver medal - Josiah Pilon Bronze - Drew Pylypow

Emma Gulka placed third in the culinary at her first year in the competition.

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Grass fire conditions ignite Ponoka County

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Between May 6 and 7 Ponoka firefighters were called out eight times to deal with grass fires.

There were no injuries or houses burned down during those fires but all had an element of danger as high winds brought them close to homes.

Fire Chief Ted Dillon said grass fires can be dangerous because of the speed at which it burns. “Grass is one of the hottest fires you can get but its one of the shortest burning.”

Since the ground is fairly soft from spring thaw fire trucks might

not be able to get to a blaze. The best way they can fight a grass fire is on foot in full bunker gear. Crews do have fire retardant coveralls but sometimes a grass fire can turn into a structure fire.

“We’re being prepared.”

Dillon suggests if a person is going to be burning they should have a garden hose ready in case embers catch on something flammable; water buckets with soaked cloths or brooms can also help. Wind speed and direction is another important factor to consider.

“There’s no fee for our service as long as it’s an accident…And you should never let money become a factor in your decision,” said Dillon.

If planning a backyard bonfire ensure there is a grate over the flames and notify neighbours of the event. “Be courteous of your neighbours, let them know it’s happening.”

Residential yard waste pick up Town residents are not allowed to burn their yard waste. Yard waste will be picked up by town staff starting May 21 after the May long weekend.

Residents can also drop off leaves and clippings to the town transfer station at no cost.

Town staff collect yard waste after the May and October long weekends.

“Grass is one of the hottest fires you can get but its one of the shortest burning.”

Ted Dillon If using a burn barrel then cultivate around it or surround the barrel with gravel and if embers do fall out of the barrel the danger is lessened. Anyone doing special burning, whether in the town or county property, must get a fire permit. Town residents can acquire a permit from the fire hall and county residents must contact their councillor.

However if a fire does start then call 911 immediately.

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High winds and dry weather have made Ponoka firefighters busy fighting grass fires.

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Artisans fire unique creations Story and photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye In the early hours of the morning of April 27 while everyone was asleep in their warm beds, Joe Reid was busy firing his pottery kiln to 1,200 degrees C. He and his wife, Auvery, are farmers on Reid Road near Ponoka who have a love for pottery.

When they are not working with clay, they take care of the farm.

This is the second time the Reids have used their wood-fired salt train kiln; the design comes from John Neely, a potter in Utah who was inspired by Japanese kilns.

“It’s like a modern interpretation of the old Japanese climbing kilns where they fire for a week,” said Mr. Reid.

The way the Reids fire usually takes 24 hours before completed and then they let the pots cool for three or four days. Heating the kiln too fast could crack the clay with thermal shock. “It would just be too hard on the pots.”

The Reids use a special process during firing that adds iodized salt to the clay once the temperatures reach 1,250 degrees C. “We add salt to create a special effect,” added Mrs. Reid. “Orange peel is what they call it. It kind of has a stippling texture.”

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Ponoka sitting as top, pro tarp auction

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

heritage.”

Miss Ponoka Stampede crowned Welcome Shelby Simmonds, from Okotoks, as Miss Ponoka Stampede.

She was crowned during the tarp auction and looks forward to representing Ponoka and the Stampede in upcoming months.

“I’m ecstatic. There’s definitely some big shoes to fill,” said Simmonds.

She had to show off her horsemanship and was interviewed by the association before she got the job.

Jo Lawes and Bruce Harbin cochaired the committee that decided on Simmonds. Lawes was impressed with Simmonds’ abilities and knowledge of the Stampede. “Overall she had a variety of the qualities we were looking for.”

Simmonds believes her research helped set her apart from the other eight competitors. “I would say it was two weeks folded into a week,” she said.

“She’ll be hitting the ground running right away,” said Harbin.

Simmonds will travel around the province and the United States to promote the Ponoka Stampede this year.

The best chuckwagon racers were in Ponoka vying for top bid at the Ponoka Stampede tarp auction May 3.

This auction is the second largest tarp sale for the World Pro Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) next to the Calgary Stampede, said Stampede president Joe Dodds. “This is a windfall for the wagon riders.”

“It’s the spirit of the Stampede kickoff,” Dodds added.

Numbers were down this year to $427,500 compared to $497,500 in 2012 but Ponoka’s auction is still the highest seller of the all the shows on the pro circuit.

Last year’s Ponoka winner was Troy Dorchester, he sold for $20,000 to Lafarge Canada. He enjoys the racing challenge at the Stampede and winning here was a “dream come true.”

“It’s kind of a family legacy, the whole Stampede,” Dorchester added.

He started off with the pony carts and then worked his way to the chuckwagons in 1993 when Jerry Bremner took him under his wing. The lessons from that experience helped him realize his desire to do well as a chuckwagon driver and win in Ponoka. “It took me 20 long years but I got it,” he said.

Kelly Sutherland is another favourite who Canvas Auction Results vied for top dollar sales.

Red Deer Motors won Driver Sponsor Amount Bid the bid at $12,000. The Jason Glass Birchcliff Energy Ltd. $24,000.00 Codey McCurrach ATB Financial $20,000.00 Ponoka Stampede is one Kirk Sutherland EMCO Corporation $20,000.00 of the last true western Obrey Motowylo H & E Oilfield Services Ltd. $20,000.00 Troy Dorchester Lafarge Canada Ltd. $20,000.00 rodeos. “For true rodeo, Hugh Sinclair Sabre Concrete $19,000.00 Ponoka’s the only place Chad Harden Image Distributors $18,000.00 Cody Ridsdale Triple K Oilfield Services $18,000.00 left in Canada.”

Colt Cosgrave High River Autoplex & Rv $18,000.00 He feels fans can get Evan Salmond Phoenix Oilfield Rentals Ltd. $18,000.00 Mark Sutherland Racing Team $18,000.00 Mark Sutherland closer to the action and Rick Fraser Neway Oilfield Services $18,000.00 drivers and he rememTim Haroldson Thru Tubing Solutions $16,000.00 bers when the Stampede Barry Hodgson Roadtrek $15,000.00 Jerry Bremner MPI Oilfi eld Inc. $12,000.00 was only two days. The Kelly Sutherland Red Deer Motors $12,000.00 desire to compete hasn’t Rae Croteau Jr. TOMCO Group of Companies $12,000.00 left his blood either; Mitch Sutherland Legacy Ford $10,000.00 Doug Irvine B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd. $10,000.00 Sutherland said he has John Walters Kandrea Insulation $10,000.00 won 12 times at the CalKurt Bensmiller AIC Construction Ltd. $10,000.00 Troy Flad Ironwood Building Systems $10,000.00 gary Stampede and nine Gary Gorst Neway Oilfield Services $8,500.00 in Ponoka. “I’ve had a Jordie Fike Eagle Builders LP $8,000.00 very successful career, Luke Tournier Stagecoach Saloon $8,000.00 Layne MacGilIivray W. Pidhirney Welding Ltd. $7,500.00 which is a big motivator Cliff Cunningham Micarna Oilfield $7,000.00 for me.”

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Despite a lower total sale, Arnold McKernon, WPCA president, feels his association is going to see some growth this year. “The trend is going in the right direction. It has to go up.” priced, 2.33 acre 4 BEDS - 2 BATHS Well There were some acreage located on pavement. Great home, newer and younger $ 30x60 shop, garage north sponsors this year and of Crestomere.

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Miss Ponoka Stampede Shelby Simmonds is welcomed by Stampede Queen committee co-chair Bruce Harbin.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Caring Ponoka supports fundraiser

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Services will be stepping down from that role to become an advocate herself. She has been taking the rigorous training involved with the program.

Her biggest fear in taking on the volunteer job is how to deal with people in their darkest time. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to deal with it emotionally.”

The training includes 50-hours of online classes, which show advocates different scenarios to prepare them for the challenges of the job.

Nancy Giles has been an advocate for a year and a half and giving back to the community is only part of why she volunteers. “I like being a good role model to my children.”

She and other advocates deal with people who are victims of problems such as domestic violence, abandoned children, abuse and notifying a death to a next of kin. “It can be pretty intense,” said Giles.

Daphne Podmeroff, an advocate of seven years, said they meet every month to discuss and debrief on things they have dealt with.

Despite having to deal with challenging issues the real reward is helping a person. “It’s very rewarding to feel like you’re helping people at their worst time.”

Former director Ed Rifo recently became director of Victim SerThe green liquid shows the winner. Casey Setters and Brandie Radcliffe vices in Leduc is still cheer on Dave Smith who won the lawn furniture set during the Ponoka an advocate in Ponoka.

He feels the job of an Victim Services fundraiser May 4.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye advocate is important and wanted to keep his commitment to the group. “It’s a very special group, what they do is important.”

Last year Ponoka Victim Services took in 150 calls, some were even on-call during the Show support to the 2013 fundraiser.

St. Augustine grad class Advocates work this year and congratulate closely with the RCMP, them on all of their efforts and which is another reason success. for their training, and Corp. Paul Taylor sees Publishes: May 29 Victim Services as a Deadline: May 24 valuable asset to their work. Police conduct their tasks during an event and when finished the advocates will step in to help.

Without volunteers, officers would not be able to continue on with their investigation, Taylor explained.

This section will show support “They have a wealth of to the grads and congratulate them information that they on their efforts and success. can give to these vicPublishes: June 5 tims.”

In attendance were Deadline: May 24 noon Ponoka town and county councillors as well Reserve your advertising space by calling as Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisholm and MLA Rod Fox. Last year’s fundraiser brought in $20,000.

Members of the community came to support Ponoka Victim Services in its annual fundraiser May 4 at the Stagecoach Saloon.

The group made $18,000, said Director Kristi Motley, who was pleased to see such involvement from residents and from Ponoka RCMP. “We’re excited to have the support of the community and our partners in crime, so-to-speak.”

She praised the advocates who help people in their times of need. “They are dedicated, compassionate individuals that want to give back to the community,” added Motley. “Twenty-four seven, 365 they’re on call and so willing to step up to the plate when no-one can.”

Carolyn Ramey, director for Ponoka Victim

Corp. Paul Taylor holds up a signed and framed Jordan Eberle picture during the auction.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Dambusters gunner honoured on anniversary

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye One of Ponoka’s fallen soldiers is going to be remembered in Nanton May 11.

The Bomber Command Museum is hosting the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid where Warrant Officer second class Joseph Gordon Brady died during a top secret military offensive called Operation Chastise in the Second World War. Brady was the first fallen soldier that Broncs World Tour organizer Ron Labrie studied for the cenotaph project.

This year Nicole Schuur, a student at Ponoka Secondary Campus studied Brady’s life and has been able to garner much information on him. “Dambusters is a pretty amazing story…What they had to do and the nature of the mission is so crazy.”

Brady worked at the Bird Drug Pharmacy, which is now the Jolly Farmer pub and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force March 15, 1941 at 24-years-old. His weight and height — 5 foot 6 inches and 133 pounds — was ideal for the position of rear gunner in the Avro Lancaster bombers, explained Schuur.

Operation Chastise was a plan to take out three dams May 17, 1943, on the Ruhr in Germany, the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams were strategic hits for the military as they helped industrial production. Planes were supposed to fly at extremely low altitudes, no more than 60 feet, and then drop a “bouncing bomb” at just the right point in the water for the explosive to bounce to the dam.

Schuur was impressed with the work and praise these special bomb-

ers received in their careers. “He was part of the best of the best.”

“They trained for six months and they didn’t know what they were bombing,” she added.

Brady was part of 617 Squadron who were to take on this mission and his crew, commanded by Lewis Johnstone Burpee, was supposed to take out the Sorpe Dam along with four other planes.

Unfortunately they flew too close to the Dutch shoreline and drew heavy fire.

“German’s bombed them because they flew too close to the German lines,” said Schuur.

As a result they were taken down just south of Gilze-Rijn, Netherlands. Only two hours after their mission began the crew of seven died and only Brady’s and his captain’s body were ever found.

His remains are buried in the Bergen-op-zoom war cemetery in the Netherlands, which Schuur was able to visit during the Broncs World Tour recently.

The Nanton commemoration is going to be

held at the Bomber Command Museum with stories of the Dambusters Raid being told. Lancaster bombers’ engines are going to be started up in honour of Dambusters as well. More details can be found at www.bombercommandmuseum.ca.

The 617 Squadron Bomber Command seal.

CALL 4037833311 TO ADVERTISE Above: Ponoka’s Joseph Gordon Brady (left) and his crew that flew a mission to Germany. Also in the photo are Bill Long, Guy Pegler, Lewis Burpee, Eddy Leavesley and George Goodings.

Photo submitted Left: A recent picture of Ponoka’s Joseph Gordon Brady gravesite from the Broncs World Tour in the Bergen op Zoom Canadian cemetery in the Netherlands.

Photo by Nicole Schuur

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Ponoka Drop-In Activities 5015 – 46 Avenue

The Sewing Guild will be holding a Sewing Retreat on May 8th, 9th &10th.

Twenty three ladies will be attending. They are looking forward to a busy and educational experience.

130 min

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Last Jam and Dance of the season will be held Saturday, May 11th. Come on out and kick up your heels!

Activities Monday Billiards 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

Monday Bridge 1:15 p.m. - Albert Fierlbeck, Margeret Martin, Carolyn McCall (?)

Monday Whist 1:30 p.m. - Lillian Raugust, Erma Massing Tuesday and Thursday Exercise class 9:30 a.m. - fun exercise Tuesday Shuffleboard 7:00 p.m. - Corrie Van, Bill Vold Wednesday Sewing Guild 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday Cribbage 1:30 p.m -.Rose Vandersteen, Leonard Gadd Wednesday Duplicate Bridge 7:00 p.m. - Not Available Wednesday Floor Curling 1:30 p.m. - Completed for this season Thursday Weaving 1:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Double the learning resource, double the writing results

By Amelia Naismith

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Darcy and Duane Jahns began their strategic Twin authors brought out the natural writing presentation by teaching students the foundation abilities of Diamond Willow Middle School stuof a good story: planning. The twins said plandents in an energetic creative writing session to help them prepare for the Provincial Achievement ning, above talent, is the key to successful writing.

“It’s very important . . . It allows you to even know if you have a story,” said Darcy.

Story webbing is one of the bigger planning techniques the students were introduced to. They were Darcy Jahns listens while Brooke Johnson outlines an emotional story. implored to remember Photo by Amelia Naismith the technique since it’s usefulness has largely the problems were solved and the goals met. A sad been forgotten by the older writing community.

The webbing technique allows story ideas ending means the problems weren’t solved and the to explode and relieves writers block because it goals not met.

To explain the concept the twins used the plot draws the flow of information.

However, story webbing is only a basic blue- of Titanic as an anecdote. The ending was actually print; structure is needed to actually transfer the happy as the term is used in context.

The twins explained Jack’s problem was he information into a story. “It’s just a hodge-podge Darcy Jahns (left) and Duane Jahns (right) help Randy Goldspink with of information,” said Duane. wanted to be rich and converse with other rich story webbing during a creative writing session held at Diamond WilThe structure comes in the form of who, what, people. This dream was met after he saved Rose.

Photo by Amelia Naismith low Middle School May 6. when, where, why, how and beginning, middle Rose’s problem on the other hand stemmed from her wealth. This was solved after she dropped the and end; all planning tools.

The twins said ‘what’ is one of the most im- Heart of the Ocean necklace into the water.

After explaining the tools of basic story writportant planning tools, it’s the problem or conflict, ing in fair detail the twins told the students to web the driver of the story.

“A problem is something that stands in the way and write their own story around the subjects of of the goal. If it doesn’t stand in the way it’s just an the worst thing to happen to them or their worst summer vacation. incident,” said Darcy.

“You need to know pain and suffering when The twins also told the students a story can have only two possible endings; happy or sad. A you’re doing this because all people like to read happy ending, even if it’s emotionally sad, means about misfortune,” said Darcy.

Although the twins helped the students with their writing as they needed it, it was a tough love seminar and the students were guided not lead by the hand though their writing problems.

Darcy and Duane were able to build the 11 am - 2 pm • Ponoka Legion students’ confidence in $ a short time and draw out their personalities.

Student Cash Bonnett was terrified at the beginning of the semiLunch provided by nar about having to Tuesday, May 14 put pencil to paper. By & Wednesday, May 15 the end his story was at the Stagecoach Saloon at 7:00 pm Live Band one of the most talked about and the twins were openly impressed Ann-Marie Fabulous prizes to be won!

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Salted pottery enters gallery Continued from page 20 The extreme temperature disintegrates the salt into its elements of sodium and chloride that help create a special look. Pyrometric cones are used to gauge the appropriate time for adding salt. As soon as they bend, Mr. Reid starts putting salt into the kiln with a modified leaf blower. These cones also give an indication of when firing is complete.

Clay test rings are also used as a visual aid to show how the glaze is settling in the clay and reveal the effect of the firing. They can only control so much during the firing process but despite that, the Reids enjoy the gamble that comes with wood firing rather than an electric kiln.

“I like the idea of fine art but I like the idea of art being something you can use in everyday life as well,” explained Mrs. Reid. “That it somehow uplifts everything you’re using everyday.”

“It’s a little more accessible to some people,” added Mr. Reid.

Flames move from one side to the other and must be allowed to heat the entire kiln. The chimney helps draw air from the firebox, allowing an almost river of fire to flow through the kiln.

The electric kilns they have still serve a purpose but the effect and look

of the pottery from wood firing is completely different. “There’s a lot more left up to chance. It’s a lot riskier but can bring a bigger payoff,” said Mrs. Reid.

“There’s a certain romanticism about it,” Mr. Reid said.

Their dedication appears to be paying off; they submitted pieces to be included in an Alberta Potters Association show May 3 to 23 at Webster Gallery in Calgary. Both have a piece in the juried clay exhibition.

“They’re both pieces from our very first firing,” said Mrs. Reid. “It’s nice to be included. It’s a very good group of artists.”

Not all of their work survived this second firing but the ones that did have inspired the Reids to continue using their kiln.

“It’s definitely motivation to move ahead,” she said. “We’re ready to try different processes at the next firing.”

They intend to take lessons from this firing and better the work they do.

Mrs. Reid hopes to get another firing done before or after harvest time.

“The perils of the process is that it’s high risk but when you get some of the pieces it’s magnificent,” said Mrs. Reid.

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Only fools rush in, moisture sets back schedules Clearly the weather trade is on as wet, snowy weather last week and this week is on the minds of not only investors but also producers. Only 5per cent of the U.S. corn crop was planted by April 28th, compared with the five-year average of 31 per cent. While most of the U.S. arable land has gone from dry and drought-like to wet and puddleforming, here in Western Canadian we are waiting for the snow and/or flood waters to skedaddle. At the end of the day, the moisture – while mostly appreciated – is putting a significant setback on the actual date seed gets into the soil for both U.S. and Canadian farmers.

As such, and as I’ve mentioned in previous columns, addressing how many acres for each of your crops is important. Potential yield risk, critical development stages, and the market available are all important variables to address (among others, of course). You may be on Plan B by now, but do you have a Plan C? While it may be getting

more difficult to plant them, cash canola and soybean prices remain strong as old supplies are noticeably dwindling. That being said, an important note was China buying 50,000 tonnes of European rapeseed last week. This could be a trend that Brennan Taylor continues as supplies are FarmLead Breakfast Brief readily available from other markets.

Staying in Europe, the E.U.-27 rapeseed production is expected to climb almost nine per cent from last year’s output to 21 million tonnes. Increased production is also expected in barley (+2.4per cent per cent to 55.2 million tonnes), soft wheat (+5.2 per cent to

129.7 million tonnes), and corn (+18 per cent to 65.3 million tonnes).

Cold and wetter weather in March and April in major producers like Germany, France, and the UK could potentially decrease the final yield there but, all things being equal, it looks like the Europeans will be bringing more grain to market this summer and fall.

Granted, there are the likes of German entity Commerzbank who believes the market is underestimating supply threats in many areas around the world and that prices will be higher by the end of the year. I, for the most part, would have to disagree with these bankers from Frankfurt as the regions that were most devastated by drought last year

have been helped out significantly recently with precipitation in spades.

But has it been too much? Or has been too cold?

Let’s be honest with each other – the rains in the U.S. Midwest and the snowmelt (and slowly, flooding) across most of the Prairies haven’t allowed for too much fieldwork. Ultimately, each subsequent rain (and snow for some areas forecasted) over the next month inherently limits the ability to plant a crop the world needs. We will get the crop in and it will grow. However, as English poet Alexander Pope first wrote in the early 18th century, “fools rush in where Angels fear to tread,” patience may ultimately be the trump card to yield a good crop this fall.

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On Wednesday, May 1, 2013- 2414 head of cattle went through our rings and 250 head on the Canadian Satellite sale - TOTAL- 2664

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74.00-85.00 62.00-72.00 50.00-70.00 70.00-85.00 80.00-98.00 80.00-100.00

Good Bred Cows 1100.00-1550.00 Older Bred Cows Good Bred Heifers: 1050.00-1200.00 Cow/calf pairs (younger) 1000.00-1650.00 Cow/Calf pairs (older) 900.00-1200.00

STOCKERS AND FEEDERS Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: Replacement hfrs Dairy Steers MILK COWS Baby Calves Dairy Type: Baby Calves Beef Type: Hay: Sq Bales Straw: Sq. Bales Greenfeed: Sq. Bales.

105.00-116.00 110.00-119.00 115.00-127.00 130.00-141.00 135.00-151.00 145.00-160.00 145.00-160.00 150.00-170.00

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Loved chuckwagon driver Mullaney dies The World Professional Chuckwagon Association was saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of former chuckwagon driver and fan favorite Dr. Doyle Mullaney on Sunday, May 6, 2013 from an apparent heart attack while battling a grass fire at the age of 68.

Known affectionately as “Doc” by most, or as the “Colorful Irishman,” by legendary Calgary Stampede track announcer Joe Carbury, Doyle recently celebrated 50 years in the chuckwagon business after his annual trip to the Houston Astrodome to run pony wagons this past winter. “Doc” was one of the greatest ambassadors chuckwagon racing ever had, and raced wagons all over

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Doyle was a 2nd generation chuckwagon man who started his career as a chuckwagon driver and outrider in 1964 as part of Cliff Claggett’s legendary barnstorming chuckwagon show. He was the 1971 World Pony Chuckwagon Champion, and during his career driving thoroughbred chuckwagons, “Doc” posted victories at the Meadow Lake Stampede, the Dawson Creek Fall Fair & Rodeo, and twice won the Chuckwagon Championship of Fort Nelson, B.C. He won the 2002 WPCA Clean Drive Award for least penalized driver and received the WPCA’s Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award in 1985. Doyle also competed in bull riding and bareback bronc riding, and graduated from Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1973. He owned and operated the Big Rock Animal Clinic in Okotoks, Alberta until he sold his practice in 2010.

Throughout his career “Doc” participated in numerous parades and exhibitions, including driving chuckwagons as part of the opening ceremonies at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and even embarking on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. “Doc’s” lifetime dedication to chuckwagon racing earned him a record four WPCA Active Supporter awards, and in 1993 he was honored with the WPCA’s highest award, the Chuckwagon Person of the Year. In 2005, Doyle received the WPCA’s prestigious George Normand Lifetime Builder’s Award.

Dr. Doyle Mullaney will be missed by all in the WPCA, and we extend our sincere condolences to the Mullaney family. Funeral arrangements have not been announced at this time. Keep checking wpca.com or halfmileofhell.com for more information on the life and death of chuckwagon driver Doyle Mullaney.

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Ponoka volleyball athlete scouted by many Getting a sport scholarship for university is one confirmation that your hard work in high school has paid of.

Volleyball player Kaitlin Lomas is getting all of her tuition paid for to be a part of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Wolfpack in Kamloops, B.C. She still has to pay for books and room and board but looks forward to the help. “It helps a lot, any money that you get as a student is helpful.”

Lomas has been approached by more than just the Wolfpack; universities in the Edmonton, Calgary, Sask. and the United States have scouted Lomas but she liked the smaller campus of TRU. Kamloops is also similar in size to Red Deer.

“It’s a really nice campus,” she said.

One of the factors in head coach Keith Lundgren’s, decision was to bring players who he could train.

“He wants people that are raw and he can work with,” she explained.

“Kaitlyn just works so hard,” said Lundgren in a Wolfpack press release. “It is so nice to see. She has the physical things that we like to see. She jumps really well, fast arm on the ball. She is a competitor. She is a high level recruit for me and we are very excited that she chose us.”

Lundgren has been recruiting Lomas for the last two years when he

first saw her in action at a tournament in Calgary. He was impressed with how high she jumped and proceeded to meet Lomas and her family.

“She will add to our offense,” Lundgren explained. “She puts up the big block. We love to block and that will be a huge asset.”

Lomas is going to be playing Canadian University Sport; the Wolfpack will compete against teams from universities such as the University of Albert and the University of Calgary.

Her goal is to perform at her best and training for the 2013-14 season begins August 22. A full time strength coach will set out a summer training regimen for her so that when volleyball season starts Lomas will be ready for playing. “They want your muscles and joints to be strong enough.”

She also credits high school volleyball coach Darren Josephison for his dedication. “He helps you with your basic skills and gives players a strong foundation.”

With those fundamental volleyball skills from Josephison, Lomas then felt more confident to help lead players and assist younger ones.

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MINING GOLD — Two pairings from Ponoka Composite won gold medals Saturday in the central Alberta zone badminton championships at Hunting Hills High School in Red Deer. From left are the intermediate boys’ doubles tandem of Jared Nicolls and Chase Staldeker and the senior mixed unit of Amy Lank and Nick Grant. Both of those goldmedal teams qualified for this weekend’s provincials in Calgary. Sarah Green and Caitlin McLaren of Ponoka Composite were the intermediate girls’ doubles bronze-medalists at the zone tournament. Lank and Grant also captured bronze at provincials last weekend and Staldeker and Nicolls placed fifth.

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• AFAC • D Paving • Hugh B Porter Professional Corporation • Crawford Agencies • Hammond Livestock Trucking • 1482017 AB Ltd • LUBEXX • RPC Energy • Accu Publishing • Sunny 94/Kraze • A&W Ponoka • Super 8 Motel • The Liquor Store • Instant Replay • Agro Ponoka • Dentooms Greenhouse • Ponoka Ford • Thirsk Automotive • Bruce Harbin Welding • Ponoka News

Special thank you to all the coaches/manager & training staff for your countless hours of donated time.

Many thanks to: - to all the dad’s and mom’s that helped with the fundraiser - Breanna Fiveland for being at every game and helping wherever your help was needed, it was truly appreciated.

- Ponoka Fire Department for your volunteer time - Subway for subs for the games and road trips.

- Bob Ronnie for everything you did for us.

- Ponoka Lions Club and Frank Thomaser a very special thanks for all the miles we put on together.

Soccer in full swing: Gavin Allen-Prefontaine takes a shot against Kolton Hodges during U10 soccer practice May 1.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Ponoka Stampeder J B Hockey Jr. Team AGM Tuesday, May 21 7pm at the Fire Hall

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Wrestler Kelsey Raab has made it to the Alberta wrestling team.

Raab is heading to the Canada Summer Games Aug. 2 to 17 in Sherbrooke, Que. to wrestle for Alberta in the 80 kg weight class. She was confident of placing. “It’s pretty exciting.”

Trials were held April 20 in Wetaskiwin and Raab pinned her competitor twice, 12 seconds the first time and 17 seconds in the second match. She now has a busy summer ahead of her.

Raab is going to wrestling camps in Edmonton, Calgary and even California. She will also compete in matches in Jasper, Kamloops and Saskatoon, Sask. before the games begin. “They are tournaments to get us going and they’re also team meets…It’s to prepare you so you don’t slack off during the summer.”

One thing Raab looks forward to is getting brand new uniforms and boots to represent Alberta. Her older boots were starting to wear thin and holes were starting to show in the soles.

“I sewed it up and taped the inside,” she joked.

She also looks forward to meet other wrestlers and scouts at the summer games.

Kelsey Raab has made it to the Alberta wrestling team and is heading to the Canadian Summer Games in Quebec. Here she holds up a medal from earlier in the season.

File photo

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BIEBER Carl Albert Bieber was born February 11, 1921 in Ponoka. He was raised on the family farm with his parents, 6 brothers, 3 sisters and 1 stepbrother. He ventured out on his own in 1949. Carl began dating Olive Webster in 1950 and then married her June 1, 1952. Their first farm was at Ponoka where they resided for 5 years and were hailed out 4 out of the 5 years they were there.

One of Carl’s greatest joys was when he became a father to daughter Diane in 1952, Wayne in 1954, Shelley in 1960 and Bruce in 1962. Carl and Olive bought a farm in the Coburn district on March 15, 1957. The house was small with no running water or bathroom. Along with farming they raised pigs, chickens, turkeys, peacocks and his greatest joy Simmental cattle. Carl was seriously injured while driving his tractor on the shoulder of the highway and was hit from behind by a semi-truck. In the fall of 1966, they started the new house and it was completed by Christmas 1967.

He worked hard on the farm and decided to downsize and sold in March of 1989 and bought a smaller farm outside of Carstairs. Another accident harmed Carl when he fell through the grainary and this time it forced him to sell the farm. In July 1990, they moved to Olds. Carl then went into cattle once again where he loved showing their pure bred Simmental and spent a lot of time with his grandchildren in the 4H Clubs. Carl’s health started to deteriorate and he was moved to the Ponoka then Olds Hospital where he resided until his passing. Carl passed away on April 29, 2013 at the age of 92 years.

He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his daughter Diane Bieber of Olds; daughter Shelley (Vern) Wilshusen of Didsbury; son Bruce (Mary) of Olds; daughter-in-law Cindy Bieber of Mazatlan, MX; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Carl was predeceased by his loving wife of 61 years Olive on March 17, 2013, son Wayne July 12, 2005, two brothers and one sister. He will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him. Funeral services were held on Thursday May 2, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Pastors Brent Reilly and Norm Tauber officiating. Interment followed at the Olds Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Alzheimer’s Society.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD, OLDS entrusted with arrangements. 403-507-8610 www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

Lydia Wilhelmina Weins April 19, 1923 - May 3, 2013 On May 3, 2013, Lydia Wilhelmina Weins of Ponoka passed away peacefully at the age of 90 years. Lydia is survived by her three daughters, Doreen (Doug) Roesti, Evon McLaren and Laurie Leonhardt all of Ponoka; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and one sister, Emma Cook of Ponoka. Lydia was predeceased by her parents Caroline and Stephen Rinsky; brother Walter Rinsky; and grandson John McLaren. Lydia spent her first 40 years in the Bashaw area. Living on a farm and raising three girls she was a busy woman with fieldwork, milking cows, raising poultry, gardening and canning. In 1966 Lydia moved to Ponoka and worked at Northcott Nursing Home for many years.

After retirement, Lydia spent her time gardening and dancing. Lydia will be remembered for her energetic and determined spirit. She was also a generous woman and took great pleasure in hosting family gatherings. A Funeral Service is being held at the Ponoka Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 with the Interment Service following at Forest Home Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Rimoka Housing Foundation.

To express condolences to Lydia’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com Arrangements Entrusted To PONOKA FUNERAL HOME ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~

Births In Memoriam

Births Miyah is happy to announce the arrival of her baby sister

DEBBIE BAUMGARTNER May 3, 1952 - May 7, 2010

EMMA PAYTEN GRACE SMITH

Loving and kind in all her ways, Upright and just to the end of her days; Sincere and true in heart and mind, Beautiful memories she left behind.

Proud parents Kevin Waldern & Jody Dickhaut Would like to announce the birth of their daughter

~Gone but no forgotten Love Duane

Born March 31st, 2013 Weighing 8 lbs, 2 ozs.

born on March 27, 2013.

Kendra Malia Sierra

Proud parents are Matthew & Kimberly and grandparents are Edwin & Pam Unger and Hugh & Eileen Smith A special thank you to Dr. Chan, Dr. Halse & Hospital Staff for the safe and speedy delivery of Emma.

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Obituaries GOODWIN, E. Ann March 9, 1934 - April 29, 2013 E. Ann Goodwin, aged 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2013 at Claresholm, AB. Ann leaves to mourn her husband Tom; her children, Sean (Tina), Tim (Arlie) and Jan Goodwin; her grandchildren, Eric and David (Nickie); and four greatgrandchildren, Clayton, Kristina, Lincoln and Hannah. She is also survived by her half-brother Allan and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ann was predeceased by her father Ralph Whitney; her mother Peggy; two infant sons, Jamie and Keith; as well as her son Kevin; her step-mother Ernestine; her brothers, Derry and Eoin; her sister Oran and a half-brother Doug Whitney.

Born in Red Deer, AB, Ann was a graduate of the four-year Registered and Psychiatric Nurses program at Ponoka with the Class of 1956. She furthered her education and graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Lethbridge in 1983.

A funeral service was held at the Peace Lutheran Church (4304 - 2nd Street West, Claresholm) on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., with Donna Alm officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Ann’s name can be made to the Claresholm General Hospital Palliative Care Service, Box 610, Claresholm, AB T0L 0T0.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.leydens.com Arrangements entrusted to LEYDEN’S FUNERAL HOME, Claresholm.

Tel: 403-625-3212.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who supported The Gift Fundraiser Donations of items for the silent auction and cash raised $17,000 toward our daughter, Angela’s first treatment on April 23 in the US. Her second round of Stem Cell therapy will be in mid June with a team of German doctors presiding over the treatment. We are able to pay in increments of $25,000 per session, four in total over the next year.

Angela has already referred many who have contacted her for their friends and family with diabetes.

The first treatment went well with Angela noticing changes within the first hour. Posting will continue on a regular basis at www.facebook.com/thegift2013. These protocols use treatments developed and used over the last two decades

by German Physicians. They result in STOPPING the inevitable renal, retinal, peripheral nerve and athereosclerotic changes associated with diabetes.

Donations can still be made at any RBC account # 08189-5007638, cheques to TheGift c/o Gerard Hollman, Box7,Site16, RR1 Ponoka, T4J 1R1. msg thegift2013@outlook.com www.facebook.com/thegift2013

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Friday, May 10 2 pm - 8 pm Saturday, May 11 9 am - 6 pm Couch and matching love seat, entertainment centers, TV’s , Sony stereo system, rocker recliner, tables, chairs and lots of miscellaneous.

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HERB PERRY in celebration of his Coffee/Tea & Squares to be served from 1:00-4:00 pm Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at his farm site, watch for signs 6 miles East of Ponoka on Hwy 53, go North on Range Road 244 - 1 1/2 miles - building site on west side of road.

No gifts please.

BUCHTA, Ruth Pearl Ruth Buchta, formerly of Ponoka, passed away at Michener Hill Extendicare in Red Deer, Alberta on May 1, 2013 at the age of 82 years.

Ruth was the youngest of two daughters born to Robert and Pearl Joice on November 6, 1930 in Hespero, Alberta and grew up in the Leslieville area.

Married to John Buchta on June 17th, 1948 the couple made their home in Rimbey. In March of 1970 the family moved to Ponoka where Ruth was employed at the OK Economy store until her retirement. She is survived by her daughter Kathryn Reis (Wayne) and son Bob (Ann) all of Red Deer; grandchildren Glenda Stutheit (Brent) of Rimbey, Tanya Young (Brent) of Red Deer, and Kiley Callow (Ken) of Sundre; eight great-grandchildren Brittany Strand, Tanner, Kathryn and Reis Stutheit, Charlie and Brady Young, and Noah and Owen Callow; sister Jean Davis of Red Deer; and sistersin-law Shirley Veldkamp (Tony) of Stauffer and Ida Buchta of the Evergreen district. Ruth was predeceased by her husband John in 1988. The Interment Service was held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Forest Home Cemetery followed by celebration of Ruth’s life at 12:30 p.m. at the Ponoka Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, Central Alberta Ronald McDonald House or a charity of your choosing.

To express condolences to Ruth’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Monday night meetings at the Anglican Church Ponoka 8:30 p.m. Phone 403-783-0719 for info.

Thank you, God bless Gerard & May, Angela, Jason, Lucas & Owen, Dale & Marilyn

80th BIRTHDAY

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Coming Events

BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS

GARAGE SALE

DOWNSIZING Friday, May 10 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 11 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

5205 - 57 Ave. MOVING OUT SALE -Multi Family 5417 60 Street, Ponoka Sat. May 11th, 9 am-5 pm Sun. May 12th, 9 am-3 pm Lawn & garden supplies, tools, baby & kids items and more.

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403-783-3112 24TH ANNUAL RED DEER ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE. May 11 & 12. Sat., 10 - 6 & Sun., 10 - 5.

Westerner Exposition Grounds. Over 350 sales tables. Canadiana furniture and collectibles.

Carswell’s 403-343-1614

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THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic Church basement. 52 Street & 52 Ave. Ponoka.

Open meetings first Thursday of the month, Everyone Welcome.

403-783-4347 or 403-783-2493

Employment #700 - #920

Oilfield

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AN ALBERTA OILFIELD construction company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided.

Drug testing required.

Call Contour Construction 780-723-5051 CENTRAL PEACE NATURAL GAS CO-OP LTD. requires full-time Gas Utility Operator.

Experience, safety tickets an asset. Clean valid driver’s licence required.

Forward resume: cpngc@telusplanet.net.

Fax 780-864-2044.

Mail: Box 119, Spirit River, T0H 3G0.

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 LOOKING FOR

Oilfield Maintenance Labourer /Swamper Must have safety tickets.

No experience necessary.

Will train. Fax resume to 403-746-5131 or email smittysoilfield@gmail.com

NEWCART CONTRACTING LTD. is hiring for the upcoming turnaround season.

Journeyman/Apprentice; Pipefitters; Welders; Boilermakers; Riggers.

Also: Quality Control; Towers; Skilled Mechanical Labourer; Welder Helpers.

Email: resumes @newcartcontracting.com.

Fax 1-403-729-2396.

Email all safety and trade tickets.

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NOW LOCATED IN DRAYTON VALLEY. BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater Operators with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits.

Please forward resume to: Email: dv@brekkaas.com.

Phone 780-621-3953.

Fax 780-621-3959

710 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

HEALTH CARE AIDE CASUAL Preference to CertiÀed Applicants Norquest Training available on site

Apply in person to: Site Manager

4209-48 Ave, Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1P4 staffing@northcottcarecentre.com 403-783-4764 At this time only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Paid practicum with Finning.

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FAST TRACK to Parts and Materials Technician.

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LABOURERS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (hoe, dozer, grader) needed for jobs in Prairie Provinces. Apply to: resumes@gcsenergy.ca or fax to 780-888-2100.

More info at www.gcsenergy.ca

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST Maskwacis Health Services (MHS), Home Care Department, has a permanent full-time position available for an Occupational Therapist. If you meet these requirements we encourage you to apply: QUALIFICATIONS • Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy • Registered member of the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT) • Maintain Accountability & Confidentiality • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs; including Word (Keyboarding 70 wpm), Access & Excel essential • Excellent communication & problem solving skills • Excellent organizational skills • Ability to work well on own and in a team • Knowledge of the 4 Nations Community an asset • Cree language an asset

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CASUAL Apply in person to: Site Manager 4209-48 Ave, Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1P4 tserle@northcottcarecentre.com 403-783-4764

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.

Al York

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

Rimbey, AB

Fax: (403) 843-3430

ANIMAL SERVICES

At this time only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Maskwacis Health Services (MHS), Community Health Department, has a permanent full-time position available for an Environmental Health Technician / Maintenance Assistant. If you meet these requirements we encourage you to apply: QUALIFICATIONS: • Training in “Well Shock” • Journeyman certificate in one or more trades • Knowledge of alarm systems & access card system • Mechanical aptitude and skills • Excellent problem solving & organizational skills • Maintain Accountability & Confidentiality • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs; including Word Excellent communication & problem solving skills • Excellent organizational skills • Ability to work well on own and in a team • Knowledge of the 4 Nations Community an asset • Cree language an asset SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: • Diplomas & Certificates • Criminal Records Check • Child Intervention Check • Copy of Valid Driver’s License • Current Driver’s Abstract

(TYPICAL) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Evaluate client’s level of functioning in areas of self-care, work, study, volunteerism and leisure • Develop intervention programs • Monitoring client progress, evaluating outcomes and changing program needs • Make recommendations, as an independent consultant or in conjunction with multidisciplinary team of professionals, regarding client discharge, home or school management, transfer to alternate program, integration into the community or return to work Salary: Based on education & years of experience

Salary: Based on education & years of experience

CLOSING DATE: 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2013

CLOSING DATE: 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Please forward your Resume with supporting documents to: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT Maskwacis Health Services Box 100, Hobbema, AB T0C 1N0 Email: l.ward@maskwacishealth.ca Phone: 780-585-3830 ext. 444 | Fax: 780-585-2203

Please forward your Resume with supporting documents to: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT Maskwacis Health Services Box 100, Hobbema, AB T0C 1N0 Email: l.ward@maskwacishealth.ca Phone: 780-585-3830 ext. 444 | Fax: 780-585-2203

We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Incomplete submissions will be screened out.

PONOKA

RN’S & LPN’S

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Primary: Environmental Health Technician • Book appointments for the Well Shock with home owner • Carry out “Well Shocking” • Instruct homeowners on Well Shock procedures • Purchase supplies needed for well shocking • Maintain MHS company vehicle utilized for Well Shocking i.e.; washing, fueling, clean interior, report damages or maintenance requirements • Work closely with Environmental Health Officer • Participate in Environmental Health related & Community Health awareness programs as required • Assist other Community Health programs as required i.e.: animal control activities • Maintenance duties as required i.e.: lock-up facilities daily Secondary: Maintenance Assistant • Provide assistance and coverage for the Maintenance Building Operator

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED • Diplomas & Certificates • Criminal Records Check • Child Intervention Check • Copy of Valid Driver’s License • Driver’s Abstract

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

JOHN DEERE SALES & SERVICE

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

AG EQUIPMENT

We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Incomplete submissions will be screened out.

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BOTTLE DEPOT

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays

PYRAMID CORPORATION IS NOW HIRING! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta.

Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

PUT POWER INTO YOUR CAREER! As a Fairview Power Engineer. On-campus boiler lab. 4th and 3rd Class.

Affordable residences.

GPRC Fairview Campus.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca

Sales & Distributors

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TOYOTA City

Wetaskiwin

The wonderful staff of Toyota City Wetaskiwin is looking for YOU!

• Product Advisor • Sales Assistant Great family atmosphere, excellent benefits package.

This is a salary position.

We’re waiting to hear from you!

SALES & SERVICE

Please submit your resume to: 4120 - 56 St., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1V3 Fax: 780-352-5750 toyotaab@telusplanet.net

Trades

Motorcycles & ATV’s Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

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

GARBAGE COLLECTION

Trades

MILLWRIGHT/MACHINIST in just 16 weeks. GPRC, Grande Prairie campus.

Gain entry level skills in one or both trades. Write 1st year AIT exams.

Hands-on experience with millwright and machinist equipment.

Call 780-539-2911 gprc.ab.ca

MILLWRIGHT AND MACHINIST Combination.

16 week course gives entry level skills.

Write 1st year millwright and/or machinist apprenticeship exam.

GPRC Grande Prairie Campus, 1-888-539-2934; www.gprc.ab.ca.

3, 5520 Hwy 2A (Across from Husky)

CONSTRUCTION

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LEVEL 2 WATER and Waste Water Operator required for Elinor Lake Resort.

Call 780-623-3993.

We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

403-783-6875

850

Trades

850 HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

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Start Date: ASAP Compensation: Competitive wage, full benefits Qualifications: Alberta on Highway Heavy Duty Equipment Technician. Journeyman Certificate Condition of Employment: Valid Drivers License

Fax resume: 780-372-4238 Email: jobs@abpipeliners.com

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SECURITAS CANADA Hiring Immediate FT & Casual

EMR/EMT Security Positions

FIELD SERVICE TECH (STETTLER)

Securitas Canada is looking for qualified Security Staff for a Petro-Chemical plant outside of Red Deer.

Duties include the following:

Qualification: 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

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Develop customer relationships and deliver exceptional customer service.

• Perform customer maintenance and service work in the Natural Gas Industry.

Candidate must be highly organized, possess excellent verbal communication skills and be able to function as part of a team.

This position may require extended hours of work, and possible weekends, must have a valid class 5 driver’s license, the successful candidate will be required to supply a current drivers abstract, prior to employment Experience with Cat, White, Waukesha, Ariel, would be an Asset.

The successful candidate will be expected to follow our Core Values Our Core Values are: “Integrity”, “Respect”, “Dependability” “Striving to Improve” If you are interested in joining our company, please reply with your resume to: NGC Compression Solutions Mail: PO Box 1654, Stettler, AB T0C 2L1 Fax: (403) 742-5803 Email: dave.mclean@ngc-ltd.com Please note that only those being requested for interviews will be contacted WORKERS FOR gravel crushing operation in east central Alberta. Skilled or will train. Experienced foreman also needed.

Email: fitzcons@telus.net.

Fax 780-842-5556.

Phone 780-842-5227.

Training for life First Aid Training teaches how to respond confidently when injuries occur.

Trades

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HEAVY CONSTRUCTION Our goal is to be a service to you.

Trades

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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 Fax: 403-314-8475 Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness Securitas Canada celebrates diversity and we welcome and encourage applications from the four designated groups; namely women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

Business Opportunities

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MATCO TOOLS is looking for franchisees in your area. Professional products with a complete business system available to support you in becoming your own boss. Home based business; training & support programs.

More information call 778-387-4666; www.gomatco.com

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$100 - $400 CASH DAILY for landscaping work! Must be competitive & energetic.

Honesty is a must!

Please visit us at: www.PropertyStarsJobs.com

SOBEYS GROCERY STORE NOW HIRING MEAT WRAPPERS. Full-time & part-time hours available. Please fax resume to: 780-875-2103.

Mail or drop off at: 4227 - 45 Ave., Lloydminster, AB, T9V 2E9

Truckers/ Drivers

860

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ACADEMIC Express

A Star Makes Adult Education and Training Your Ad ASpring Winner!

Start

GED classes days/evening CALL:

1-877-223-3311 Fall Start Community To PlaceSupport Your Worker Ad Now! Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

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403-340-1930 A Star Makes www.academicexpress.ca Your Ad ATTENTION Students A Winner!

SUMMER WORK flexible.

CALL: schedules., $16 base-appt,

Truckers/ Drivers

860

WANTED Class 1 Driver for regional work.

Super bee experience an asset.

Call Lyle 403-785-6165

Business Opportunities

870

BARBER SHOP BUSINESS FOR SALE in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Excellent opportunity.

Includes all equipment, in good location, leased premises. Contact Murd for details. 867-667-6873 or 867-667-7467

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JOB HUNT CLASSIFIED Want Ads do Classifieds. more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877- MORE sell the classif 223-3311 3311.

CLASSIFIEDS Sell it Best! To place your ad phone 1-877223-3311

Arnett & BurgessDO is now YOU accepting applications for the following:

WANT CLASS 1 TRUCK DRIVER YOUR AD Clean abstract. Must have experience moving TO BE heavy equipment that is related to pipeline READ BY construction.

Benefits available.100,000 Please fax resumes to 780-372-4238 Potential Or email to: jobs@abpipeliners.com Buyers???

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SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

SAVE $$$ Classified 3311.

SMART sh Classifieds.

Classified Advertising

Home every night, based close to Stettler.

Safety tickets required. Benefits available.

Send resume to:

Fax: 403-742-8834 Email: info@jmtltd.ca For more information contact Crystal at 403-742-9587

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customer sales/service, no 1-877-223-3311 exp necessary, conditions apply, will train, To Place Your 403-755-6711 www.

Ad Now! summeropenings.ca

CALL 1-877-223-3311 SAND & GRAVEL Seeking Full Time CLASS 1 Driver

TORNADO Hydrovacs, a division of Petrofield Industries is accepting resumes for: Assembly Department: Industrial Painters, Electrical Technicians; and Labourers. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, and an excellent benefit package. Please forward resume to hr@ petrofield.com or Fax 403 742-5544

AN EX CH WHER

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Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society (PAECS)

PAECS is the operational board of the Calnash Trucking Ag Event Centre Currently seeking

Part-time Barn and Concession Help If interested please drop off resumes to the Calnash Ag Event Centre, Hwy 2A south or email to admin@paecs.com

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REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY - Labourer for water well drilling firm, located S.E. of St. Paul, Alberta. Variable shifts. Must have Class 3 drivers licence, drivers abstract required.

Fax resume to 780-645-2880 or 780-645-1114

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.

Employment Training

Calnash Trucking has an immediate opening for the following position:

DISPATCHER

Responsibilities include coordinating equipment and personnel for rig moves and service work. Computer skills and knowledge of the trucking industry, drilling rigs and oilfield equipment, transportation rules and regulations would be an asset. Will train right candidate.

COMPETITIVE WAGES & BENEFIT PACKAGE INCLUDED

Submit resume to: Calnash Trucking Ltd. 6526 - 44 Avenue, Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 Fax: 403.783.3011 Email: hr@calnashtrucking.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY HEAD START PROGRAM COORDINATOR Maskwacis Health Services (MHS), Pigeon Lake Headstart, has a Term Position September 2013 – June 2014 (4 days / week @ 7 hrs / day) available for a Head Start Program Coordinator. If you meet these requirements we encourage you to apply.

Purpose: Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Head Start Coordinator shall provide First Nation’s Children of Pigeon Lake with appropriate curriculum, resource materials and activities to foster spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual and physical development.

QUALIFICATIONS • College or University Certification in Early Childhood Education (Level 3), Human Development, Social Work • Previous experience in administrative and supervisory duties • First Aid and Infant & Child CPR Certification • 3 – 5 yrs experience in children’s programming • Reliable, punctual and ability to take and follow directions • Ability to develop and manage budgets • Ability to plan and initiate programs • Effective organizational skills, oral & written communication skills, listening & observation skills • Diploma or certificate in computer technology or office procedures or equivalent work experience • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs; including Word (Keyboarding 70 wpm), Access & Excel essential • Knowledge of the 4 Nations Community and its resources • Ability to speak fluent Cree language, Knowledge of culture & traditions • Valid class (5) drivers license; class (4) an asset SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: • Diplomas & Certificates • Criminal Records Check • Child Intervention Clearance (CWIS) • Copy of Valid Driver’s License • Driver’s Abstract Salary: Based on education & years of experience CLOSING DATE: Friday, May 31, 2013 @ 4:00 PM Please forward your Resume with supporting documents to: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT Maskwacis Health Services Box 100, Hobbema, AB T0C 1N0 Email: l.ward@maskwacishealth.ca Phone: 780-585-3830 ext. 444 | Fax: 780-585-2203 We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Incomplete submissions will be screened out.

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COMPUTING CAREER = GREAT CAREER. Computer technology programs at GPRC, Grande Prairie campus.

Novice to expert. Circuit design and robotics lab, data communications and networking lab.

1-888-539-4772; www.gprc.ab.ca

GET AHEAD OF THE CROWD. Office Administration certificate program specializing in Bookkeeping, Dental Office or Oil and Gas. GPRC, Grande Prairie campus.

780-539-2911; gprc.ab.ca

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Employment Training

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LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN CHILD CARE? Early Learning and Child Care certificate. Full-time, part-time, online studies.

Qualify as Child Development Worker through Alberta Children and Youth Services. GPRC Grande Prairie campus. Call 780-539-2911; gprc.ab.ca.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION RATED #2 FOR WORK-AT-HOME. Train with the top-rated accredited school in Canada.

Financing and student loans available.

Contact CanScribe today at 1-800-466-1535; www.canscribe.com

WANT TO WORK WITH CHILDREN needing assistance in developmental, behavioural and/or learning tasks.

Educational Assistant program at GPRC, Grande Prairie campus.

Call 780-539-2911; www.gprc.ab.ca.

Business Services #1000 - #1430

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MIDWEST PROPANE is currently seeking

Gasfitter / Crane Truck Operator

To operate in central Alberta.

Class 3 Drivers license and all relevant Oilfield Safety Certificates required.

Please apply with resume to:

Midwest Propane Rimbey, AB. Call: 403 843-8430, Fax: 403 843-8460 or by email to: ken@midwestpropane.ca

TOYOTA City

Wetaskiwin

The wonderful staff of Toyota City Wetaskiwin is looking for YOU!

Bookkeeping

1050

We’re waiting to hear from you!

Please submit your resume to: 4120 - 56 St., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1V3 Fax: 780-352-5750 toyotaab@telusplanet.net

RIMBEYDENTALCARE

DCR Bookeeping Services

DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Dallas Ruggles

Family Friendly Dentistry

Ph: 403-783-5877

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

Evenings & Weekends Office Pickup & Delivery

Ph. (403) 843-2173 Fax: (403) 843-2607

DENTAL CARE Cat Work

1065

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

4037835225 • 4037835235

Pete’s Backhoe Service General backhoe work

5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

DR. HUGH PORTER • DR. RICK BARR DR. JEFF BARR • DR. GREG EDWARDS - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

Call 403-783-7569 (cell)

Financial

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 50% & debt free in half the time!

Avoid bankruptcy!

Free consultation; www.mydebtsolution.com or toll free 1-877-556-3500.

BBB rated A+

Legal Services

1260

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 or 1-800-347-2540; www. accesslegalresearch.com

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Services

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

1170

1290

NEW TO YOUR COMMUNITY ?

Our Hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful community information.

Be sure to call

• Lube Tech Great family atmosphere, excellent benefits package and excellent pay plan.

DENTISTRY

Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifieds.

Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $269. + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call this newspaper NOW for details or call 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228.

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

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5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

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

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311 HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Robin Esau

Ph: 403-782-7722 Fax: 403-782-7499

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

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HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair 24hr Emergency Service 3912 - 66 St Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 www.wcmltd.ca

Ph: 403.783.3501 Fax: 403.783.3531 wcmltd@telus.net

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311 Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311 VETERINARY SERVICES

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Services

1290

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

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Personal Services

1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

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

TRUE PSYCHICS! For Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-342-3036; Mobile: # 4486; www.truepsychics.ca

Misc.

Services

1290

Personal Services

1315

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

1-877-297-9883.

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

Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015.

Meet local single ladies.

1-877-804-5381. (18+).

Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

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Services

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SWIFT

DEL

IVERY SERVICE

Don 403-307-0965

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call Dr. Bill Frischke • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Emily Ames

PAINTING (1997) Residential & Commercial • Interior & Exterior • Wallpaper hanging • Free Estimates

Serving Ponoka & Central Alberta for the past 35 years.

Jerry Witvoet Jr. Ponoka, AB (403) 783-6335 Cell: (403) 783-1523

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

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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

Rental Misc

1350

Need RV or Self Storage?

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

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

First Call Towing

783-3636

Six month warranty

Berni's Refrigeration We deliver and install your purchases.

403-783-4880 Employment Training

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

Auctions

1530

75 QUARTERS LAND, Oyen, Alberta - Ritchie Bros Unreserved Auction.

1HQ, 30 Parcels Farmland, 6 Parcels Grazing Lease, $37,300 Surface Lease Revenue.

Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate

900

EARN HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS AND A WAGE THIS SUMMER

Metis Environmental Career Camp Gain career experience in the environmental field. Métis Youth Participants (15 – 18) will receive 12345 certification in standard first aid, wilderness first aid, H2S alive, WHIMIS/TDG, GPS, and canoe, Alberta High School credits and earn a wage!

Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

MÉTIS YOUTH SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAM SO008392

If you’re a Métis youth between 15 – 30 years old, and going back to school this fall, Métis Training to Employment Services can give you the assistance you need to land that summer job where you can gain employable skills and the pay cheque you deserve.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

Call 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

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BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS SALES EVERY WED. @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A ANTIQUE SALE 1st SUN. OF THE MONTH AT 1 P.M. 403-782-5693 Check website for full listing www.bigstrapperauctions.net

MOVING AUCTION Sun. May 12, 10 a.m.

Olds Air Cadet Hall 52nd Street Olds AB Coins, Coin sets, Collectibles, Thompson forge & tools, Snap on Tools, Blue point tools, Tool boxes, Car manuals, Shop items, Yard & garden, Rototiller, Snowblower, Lawnmower, Porter cable 135 PSI upright air compressor, Household items, Dresser, Furniture, Lots of misc. items Just too much to mention.

Check the web for full listing. Sale is subject to additions and deletion Lunch available.

See U all out at the sale.

PLUMBING SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD. JAMES AVERY “Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

ONLINE AUCTION May 22 - 29, 2013.

Mobile Home Park in Provost, Alberta.

2.24 acres, 21 spaces, +/-47,000. annual lease revenue. Kramer Auctions Ltd. 306-445-5000; www.kramerauctions.com

Building Supplies

1550

BUILDING FOR SALE. Two unclaimed steel buildings. Must be sold.

One is 40x80. Great savings!

Hurry, these won’t last.

Go direct. Rocket Steel Canada. 1-877-218-2661 METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices!

36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty.

ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254

Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm

5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

PILGRIM AUCTION SERVICE

Call 403-783-3311 PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

LittleJONS’ Hand Wash Stations Handicap Units Trailer Units New Solar Powered Units with Running Water

Serving Central Today!

Alberta Book On-Line

403.783.8322

www.littlejons.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Reaching 6000 households weekly for just

1630

PER WEEK

EquipmentHeavy

Program Runs July 22nd - August 23rd, 2013 Application Deadline - June 21st, 2013 Call 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

Auctions

403-556-5531 www.auctionsales.ca

Used appliances available

and Appliance Service Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200

Pet Services

FOR SALE: Full line of logging equipment ready for work. Timberjack feller buncher, Timberjack buncher, John Deere excavator, John Deere delimbers, Timberjack skidders, Timberjack skidder, 530b wheel skidders, Caterpillar Cat 16 ft. blade and attachments. Kamatsu PC 300 log loader, 4 log trailers with Jeeps. Call Bill or Glen 780-482-5273.

Garden Supplies

$

30

This space could be yours!

403-783-3311 TREE SALES & SERVICE

1680

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE: $1.49/each for a box of 270 ($402.30). Also full range of trees, shrubs, cherries & berries.

Free shipping.

Replacement guarantee.

1-866-873-3846 or treetime.ca.

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

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GORGEOUS SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 ft., $45, machine planted, fertilized, mulched. Minimum order 20. Delivery charge: $75 - $100.

Quality guaranteed.

Crystal Springs 403-820-0961

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Household Furnishings

1720

Ponoka New & Used Antiques & Collectables

EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND MORE!

www.ponokanewused.ca

SPRUCE TREE SALE! Starting at $69. - 6 ft.

Larger sizes available, 50 tree minimum order.

Perfect for front yard, wind or privacy hedge. Call 1-778-436-8776 or email: mk1786@telus.net

Health & Beauty

1700

ULTRAMATIC SUPER SINGLE BED Head/foot move up & down, massage & wireless remote. Has a reversible soft/firm pillowtop mattress.

6 yrs. old, in great cond.

Metal headboard & bed safety rails incl. $600.

403-783-6540

Roofing

1370

5306 - 50 St | Ponoka, AB Ph:403-783-5655 Fax: 403-783-5787 ponokanewused@shaw.ca

Misc. for Sale

SAWMILLS from only $3997. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD; www.NorwoodSawmills. com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899 ext. 400OT

1370

R&M Roofing and Siding New & Replacement Roofs

• Siding • Soffit • Fascia Over 20 Years Combined Experience Insured Morgan Kirk 780-335-ROOF(7663)

1430

Yard Care

780-335-ROOF(7663)

Yard Care

1430

TURF & TILL Division of 1127730 Alberta Ltd

Aerate - Rototill Power Rake & Vacuum

403-963-4009 Brian Hebert

1400

Well Drilling

LEARN TO TREAT AND CARE FOR LARGE AND SMALL ANIMALS. Animal Health Technology - GPRC Fairview Campus.

On campus residences and farm. Fairview, Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca

Wanted To Buy

1930

TAMARACK

Lil Mule Logging Inc. is now buying standing Tamarack. Minimum 10 acres. 403-318-4346

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

50 FT. BLANCHARD HARROW PACKER; 2 compartment drill fill with hydraulic augers; 30 ft.

Case IHC 4900 vibra tiller mounted harrows; Peerless 510 roller mill.

Shedded. 780-836-2780; 780-986-2709.

Livestock

1400

2100

Purebred Hereford Bulls Polled and horned Semen tested Leighton Farms Ph: 403-783-6902 Cell: 403-963-1511 PUREBRED red and black Angus bulls. 1 and 2 year olds. Semen tested and delivered.

Vicwin farms 403-784-3517, 403-318-7363.

Well Drilling

2100

BAR-DALE LIMOUSIN, ERSKINE, AB. 40, two year old virgin bulls for sale at the farm.

Fully guaranteed.

Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825, Terry 403-740-5037 Ricky 403-740-5711. email bardale@xplornet.com

BLACK ANGUS YEARLING BULLS

Quiet disposition, quality genetics and semen tested Vaccinated.. Also 2 yr. old avail. George Lane 403-885-5732 or Ross Lane 403-860-2973 KLIMEC FARMS (22) 2 year old registered Black Angus bulls.

Semen tested.

Phone 403-783-0229 SIMMERON SIMMENTALS, Fullblood Full Fleckvieh Bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. blood lines, very quiet, muscled. 780-913-7963.

Welding

1410

Horse/Stock Trailers

2170

RESTORED WOOD WHEELED WAGONS 403-783-2330 evenings, 403-704-9109

Pasture/Land Wanted

2180

SUPERVISED PASTURE WANTED for 100-300 Yearlings.

780-608-0159

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup�

Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252

Seed Grain

2200

CERTIFIED MORGAN OAT SEED 99% germ.

Call Echo Ridge Seeds 403-883-2503

Welding

1410

1400

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12345 7ITHIN MILES OF %DMONTON

7ATER 7ELL $RILLING 2ED $EER #ALGARY .EW 'OVERNMENT WATER WELL GRANT STARTS !PRIL

View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

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CERTIFIED seed for sale: Busby barley, Sundre barley, Jordan oats, Guaranteed, fully tested. Greg Jones, Magic Seed Farm 403-704-6277 or 403-783-6495 SEED BARLEY FOR SALE High germination, high yielding. Suitable for feed or silage. New digital scale & seed treating available.

Larry Trautman 843-2733 Mark Trautman 843-3474

For Rent #3000 - #3200 Houses/ Duplexes

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PONOKA 3 bdrm. newer townhouse rent $1295; 3 bdrm. main floor 4 plex $895; 403-704-1221 PONOKA, 2 bedroom house, Riverside. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, freezer, single garage, fenced yard, no pets.

Available immediately.

Rent/d.d. $900. + utils.

403-783-6168

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FOR RENT IN PONOKA 3 BEDROOM in very quiet 4-PLEX. Close to downtown. 4 appliances 403-783-5493

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

MAIN: (403) 783-7591 FAX: (403) 783-8178 Website: www.harbinwelding.com E-mail: bharbin@telus.net

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

GREIG HOLDINGS INC. PROPERTIES FOR RENT

PONOKA. Clean spacious 1 bdrm suite. Fridge, stove, shared laundry. $600 rent/dd. Gas & water included. Absolutely N/S, no pets, Avail. immed. **RENTED**

Suites

3060

PONOKA 2 bdrm. suite, n/s, no pets, quiet adult building, $690/mo, $690 SD 403-783-5434 PONOKA, 2 bdrm. suite w/ balcony in Riverside.

Fridge, stove, shared laundry. $725.. rent/dd. gas & water incl’d.

Absolutely N/S, no pets, Avail. May 1 *** RENTED ***

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

403-357-0287

RESIDENTIAL

2 bdrm apartment in Lancaster c/w fridge, stove. $700/mo plus power. Available May 1, 2013 2 bdrm apartment above Commercial Bldg. c/w fridge, stove. $650 /mo plus power. Available May 1, 2013 1 bdrm apartment in 5 plex c/w fridge, stove. $550/mo plus power. Available June 1, 2013 • All residences are no smoking and no pets damage/security deposit same as rent unless stated otherwise.

Applications and references required for all properties. Working people preferred.

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Seed Grain

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

Red Poll Bulls Yearlings & Two year olds Semen tested

RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide) Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

Livestock

2010

403-783-5951

PONOKA

Well Drilling

1810

1760

NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN! Newly Patented! “Kontinuous Shok�

Chlorinator. Eliminates: Shock Chlorination; iron bacteria; smell; bacterial breeding in water wells.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. Visit our 29 inventions; www.1800bigiron.com

Roofing

Pets & Supplies

Contact Ernie Anderson at Greig Holdings Inc. @ 403-783-8580 Bay 6, 5012 50 Street, Ponoka, Alberta

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

4090

Manufactured Homes

FINAL CLEARANCE! Remaining SRI 2011 Singlewide Modulars.

Must go immediately!

Price too low to print!

Call for details, floorplans, etc. Bonus free delivery (100 miles), skirting.

New stock arriving.

1-877-341-4422; www.dynamicmodular.ca

VETERINARY SERVICES

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr. Murray Jacobson Dr. Clayton West Dr. Ashley Shannon

Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm Sat. 9 am - 4:30 pm

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

THIS SPACE COULD BE YOURS FOR

$30

PER WEEK. CALL 403ďšş783ďšş3311 WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Your water well solution for over 30 years • Specializing in water wells with PVC casing • Government grants in effect for farmers • New pumps & pressure system installation • Same day service - on most pump & pressure system repairs

Call Cliff today for a free estimate (403) 350-0106 WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Darcy’s Drilling Services • water wells drilled & serviced • new pump & pressure system installations • all types of pump repairs • well shocking Darcy Schmidt Ph: (403) 783-2220 Fax: (403) 783-8828 Email: darcysdrillingservices@hotmail.com

WATER WELL SERVICE

ECKLUND Water Well Service • Install & Service Pumps • Shock Wells • Pressure Systems Serviced & Installed Home: (403) 783-3712 Cell: (403) 704-3413

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

4090

Manufactured Homes

UNITED HOMES CANADA offers widest range of quality home styles from Triple M Housing!

RTM, modular starting at $108,000.

1-800-461-7632; www. unitedhomescanada.com.

148 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

PONOKA NEWS Page 39

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

RAYMOND SHORES

Townhouse in Mountain Park subdivision. Over 3700 sq.ft., 4 bedrooms & 3.5 baths. Features include 22’ vaulted ceiling in Great Room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, hardwood floors, Dacor stainless steel appliances, in-floor radiant heat, walk-out lower level & more. Slate spa shower & large walk-in closets with built-in cabinetry. House is fully wired for surround sound, security smart home. $599,900 For more information call 403-396-5516.

Houses For Sale

4190

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok.

Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca.

587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage

Money To Loan

Financial #4400 - #4430 Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

GULL LAKE, 2012 Park model home, on Money professionally landscaped To Loan lot. Fully furnished.

Too many extras to list.

403-350-5524 for details. READ THE CLASSIFIEDS & MONEYPROVIDER.COM. find just what you’re looking $500 loan and +. No credit refused. Fast, easy, 100% for. 1-877-223-3311 secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Lots For

4160

Sale

GOLF, SKI, HIKE, WATER SPORTS, etc.

WHITEFISH, MT.

Mortgages Bought/Sold

15 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS, Vulcan, Alberta. Ritchie Bros Auctioneers. Selling by Unreserved Auction, July 18 from Lethbridge.

25 Bareland Condo Units as 8 lots + 7 single lots.

Simon Wallan 780-831-8529; Greg Cripps - Re/Max 403-391-2648; rbauction.com/realestate

Out Of Town Property

4170

ELINOR LAKE RESORT. 2.5 hours NE Edmonton.

Spring Sale, fully serviced lake lots reduced by 15% May 17-31, 2013.

Suitable for cabin/house, RV or investment.

1-877-623-3990; elinorlakeresort.com

Businesses For Sale

4430

4430

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.

5030

WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING...

WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!

BUSINESS AVAILABLE IN ALBERTA

Liquor Store – northern Alberta includes land & buildings, price $330,000.00.

Restaurant – full restaurant and lounge, sales over 1.4 M, price $545,000.00.

Retail Business – Sales over 2.4M, price $950,000.00 plus inventory.

Wholesale Business – Cremation Urns – land & building sales $160K, price $349,900.

Crane & Picker operation ¹ VDOHV HTXLSPHQW DSSUDLVDO RQ ¿OH SULFH Lake Resort/Convenience Store/Residence (Liquor Vendor) – Sales $150K - Asking $749,900.00.

Call Bill Conroy or Keith Acheson @ 403-346-6655 Email:bill@advantagecommercial.ca or keithacheson@advantagecommercial.ca

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0HFKDQLF /LJKW $XWR Retiring as 1 mechanic earn $80000 plus net $129 280 with 1 Journey 1 appr Est 12 yrs custom built 4 bays Can own with $85K DP.

1HZ /LVWLQJV $ERYH Contact 0DUN +DQVHQÂśV KRPH RIÂżFH DP SP 0RQ 7KXUV @ 403 343 0824 or email gmarkhansen@shaw.ca The above is a selection of choices please visit our website www.advantagecommercial.ca

4040

Transportation #5000-5300

CALL 1-877-223-3311 Cars CLASSIFIEDS HOT-LINE

4140

Condos/ Townhouses

Motorcycles

2010 TOYOTA Venza AWD V6, 34483 km, black, $13,200, sade@netscape.com

5080

THE ONE, THE ONLY Authorized Harley-Davidson Technician Training Program in Canada. Work on all types of HD bikes.

Quality instruction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca

REV UP YOUR ENGINE. Learn 1st and 2nd year Apprenticeship Motorcycle Mechanic skills. GPRC Fairview campus. Work on 2 and 4 stroke engines.

Receive 320 hours credit towards MCM apprentice.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca

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

Holiday Trailers

Fifth Wheels

5110

5TH WHEEL ďšť 1994 GLENDALE TRAILER Great condition, clean & includes all accessories ONLY $8,900

403-597-6364

Public Notice #6000 Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly ad taker.

5120

MAJOR ANNUAL SPRING R.V. SALE

R.V.’S, BOATS, QUADS, MOTORBIKES, CARS & TRUCKS

SATURDAY MAY 11TH 2013 @ 10:00 A.M. SHARP VIEWING FRIDAY MAY 10, 2013 FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

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**CONSIGN YOUR R.V.’S NOW!**

VISIT www.auctions.ca FOR INFORMATION.

4020

PHOTOS AND LISTINGS ON-LINE BY MAY 9TH

Reduced

149,900

$

Starter or Revenue Great for that Young Family!

– BARB HAY – Lifestyles Realty

Ph: 403-782-3141

– FOR SALE –

GARY HANNA AUCTIONS 780.440.1075 11303-YELLOWHEAD TRAIL, EDMONTON Public Notices

6010 TOWN OF PONOKA

PUBLIC NOTICE AMENDING LAND USE BYLAW NO. 013-97 Ponoka Town Council has received a request to amend Land Use Bylaw No. 013-97 as follows: To reclassify 1.579 hectares lying within Lot 17, Block 55, Plan 792 2917 from Low Density Residential (R1) District to Low Density Multi-Family Residential (R2) District and reclassify 0.634 hectares lying within Lot 17, Block 55, Plan 792 2917 from Low Density Residential (R1) District to Highway Commercial (C2) District.

SENIORS DUPLEX BUILT IN 2008 Two bedrooms with attached garage. Approximately 1100 square feet. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer included. California landscaped.

$240,000

Please call 403-783-0058 for further details.

Shaded area to be reclassiďŹ ed from Low Density Residential (R1) District to Low Density Multi-Family Residential (R2) District

1216 sq. ft. home, refurbished up and down.

5 bedroom, 2 full baths, hardwood oors plus garage. $282,000.00 Call 403-783-6241

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Lined area to be reclassiďŹ ed from Low Density Residential (R1) District to Highway Commercial (C2) District

Anyone being affected or claiming to be affected by this Bylaw may be heard by Council at the Public Hearing scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 5102-48 Ave., Ponoka, Alberta. Information regarding these proposed changes can be received at the Town OfďŹ ce during regular business hours.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hammy’s SPIRITS

OPEN 10 AM - 11 PM 7 Days A Week

APOTHIC RED OR WHITE 750 ml.

$

.00

2/ 20 or

$

10.49 each BAREFOOT WINE ASSORTED VARIETIES 750 ml.

2/$12.00 $6.49 or

each

MOUNT GAY LIGHT RUM 750 ml.

$

22.99

BOONE’S ASSORTED FLAVOURS

each

750 ml.

3/$10.00 $3.49

THE PEOPLE’S SAUVIGNON BLANC, PINOT GRIS OR PINOT NOIR 750 ml.

$

12.49

SEAGRAMS V.O WHISKY 750 ml.

17.99

CEILIS CREAM LIQUOR

$

750 ml.

$

.00

2/ 25

each

or

ORIGINAL 16  6 PACK CANS 355 ml.

$ .99 each

BANFF ICE VODKA

$

750 ml.

17.99

each

1.14 L

$

27.99

each

12.99 each

375 ml.

8

each

$

PHILLIPS BUTTER RIPPLE SCHNAPPS, ROOT BEER SCHNAPPS OR PEPPERMINT SCHNAPPS

$ .99

or

9

MILLER GENUINE DRAFT 15 CAN 355 ml.

$ each

24.99

each

Bay #5, 4502 - 50th St. • 403-783-2333

Prices in effect Wednesday, May 8 to Tuesday May 14, 2013 Prices do not include GST or deposit. We reserve the right to limit quantities