Ponoka News, November 13, 2013

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By Amelia Naismith Decades have passed since the First and Second World Wars and the Korean Conflict, yet with each passing year the world continues to ring with the words We Will Remember.

The Ponoka Royal Canadian Legion held A Remembrance Day Assembly, beginning with a procession marching to its front doors, with some 500 people in attendance. “We gathered here to remember the men and women of our armed forces. And this is happening all over the world,� said Chaplin Len Eichler.

Spanning history and the present, Canadian Armed Forces have been a worldwide entity to honour and treasure, says Eichler. Across the globe, other forces or militants haven’t always been revered with the same respect, as they aren’t seen as a sign of safety in every country. “And so, we remember out veterans today, we need them more than ever before,� said Eichler.

Feelings of remembrance aren’t pigeonholed to one day; instead they extend over the year. For Eichler they’re also a big part of Thanksgiving as well.

This year, as he looked around the table at his family, he realized the comforts, rights and opportunities they’ve been afforded. “We tend to forget how dearly these rights were bought.�

As Eichler said goodbye to his family that evening, after family warmth and a delicious turkey meal, he bade his grandchildren farewell and a safe drive home — grandchild of fighting age — and the sacrifices made by the veterans washed over him once again. “They didn’t get to say goodbye in a comfortable home. They said goodbye at train stations, airports and seaports, to the young wives, to their sweethearts . . . To the children too young to realize why Daddy was going away,� he told the crowd, bringing tears to many eyes.

More than a dozen wreaths were laid in commemoration for the brave Canadian men and women of war and conflict.

Veterans, Legion members and several others from the community all took the time to settle on at the cenotaph erected inside the Legion before stepping back to once again pay their respects and say thanks.

The colour party and procession also included all manner of thankful people, including Brooklyn Ell, a five-year-old Sparks representative.

She’s one in the next generation coming onto the knowledge of what Remembrance Day is about and the sacrifices that were made to create the world she knows.

Ponoka’s community Remembrance Day ceremony, complete with singing of several hymns, The Last Post, and the minute of silence, renewed a vigil to remember the sacrifices made and lives lost for Canada.

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Man charged with assaulting wife Police responded to the call of a 29-year-old man breaking into his house Nov. 10 at 2:20 p.m. It is reported that he attempted to break his 33-year-old wife’s arm and then pushed her to the ground and threw her on the deck.

Upon arrival police asked the man to come with them which he refused to do but eventually complied with the request. He was arrested and charged with assault and there were three children under five years of age in the house.

Stolen propane tanks Police are looking for suspects in relation to the theft of 11 propane bottles stolen overnight of Nov. 6 from the 7-Eleven on Highway 2A. The lock appears to have been cut and the propane tanks belong to a company called Tank Traders.

Youth faces court appearance A laser operation Oct. 22 conducted by the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit nabbed a 17-year-old youth from Red Deer at 170 km/h.

The youth was southbound in a silver 2002 Nissan Sentra on Highway 2 near Highway 2A. He faces a mandatory court appearance.

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

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Both the Lacombe and Ponoka fire departments attended to a call Nov. 5 at 12:30 p.m. of a collision between a car and a gravel truck.

The truck was eastbound on Secondary Highway 604 when a southbound Ford Fusion — driven by a 61-year-old man from Winfield — on Range Road 270 failed to yield at the stop sign. The gravel truck landed on its side and spilled its contents on the road and Stars Air Ambulance was called in to transport the 75-year-old driver. The Winfield man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The matter is still under investigation.

Hobbema RCMP make three arrests in murder case Three people have been arrested by Hobbema police over the 2011 homicide of 23-year-old Chelsea Yellowbird. Shelby Minde and Randall Omeasoo have both been charged with first degree murder.

A third person has been charged and police were to have a press statement Nov. 12 at 11 a.m.

Screaming woman assaults store patron A 36-year-old Ponoka woman was taken to the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. after assaulting a person.

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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 • Pastor Matt Sealy 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. • churchoftheopenbible@telus.net

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Sr. Pastor Paul Spate Erin Dirsten - Fac. Youth & Family Min. 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.

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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.

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PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

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Those who suffer may be better healers In the course of my life, and especially in my years in ministry, I have met a lot of people who live with pain. I suppose that is partly explained by the fact that over 30 years of my ministry was spent in a hospital environment. And a lot of that time was spent with those whose illness was mental and spiritual, rather than physical.

Since leaving the hospital environment, I have become keenly aware of how many people there are on our streets and in our churches who spend much of their time dealing with pain. Of course, sometimes that pain is physical, as with the arthritic, or the person crippled by an accident. But many more walk around with deep spiritual and emotional pain dogging their steps because they cannot move away from an experience or a relationship that torments them.

I am remembering that Jesus dealt with many people in pain. Fully one fifth of all gospel stories tell of Jesus dealing with people in pain, or illness, or disturbances of one kind or another. I found ten without even looking very hard. Jesus was a healer.

People went away from him rejoicing that their pain had been removed, their trouble wiped away. Are we to believe that only Jesus could heal? Or is healing intended to be part of our ministry today?

Of course, we have all seen the dramatic and incredible activities of the TV evangelist-healers, like Benny Hinn. It is unfortunate that “healing” has taken on such a noxious odor because of the likes of him. But remember that Jesus said, “The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing.” (John14: 11ff) What was in it that does empower us, and encourage us, to try dealing with human pain in a healing manner? Let’s remember how Jesus healed people. First

healing, when understood of all, he acknowledged them, and talked with them. How this way, is an option for many people suffer because many people in congregano one connects with them, or tions of all stripes. In some befriends them, or even recogchurches, only those authonizes that they are present? rized for formal ministry In some cases – not all – are allowed to undertake he prayed, asking his Father this ministry. But many othfor power to change a life. In er denominational groups many churches, people gather realize that God chooses the in small groups around a sufhealer, rather than the orgaJames Strachan ferer who volunteers, and pray nized institution making the The United Church for healing, resolution, relief choice. of Canada from the pain of life for that At times, the person not a member of person. most adept in offering a The Ponoka Ministerial Also, in some situations healing process is one who Association – not all – Jesus touched the has suffered himself/herperson in pain. In at least one self, and has experienced situation we are told of, he the relief that comes when was aware that someone had touched him. one is open to the touch of the Spirit. It may (Matt. 9:20) Human touch is a powerful be part of God’s call upon your life that you intervention. In our culture, touching has reflect on your own experience with pain become suspect because of all the nega- and healing, and ponder the possibility that, tive experiences that people have reported as well as providing you with the means of from situations of inappropriate touching.. healing, God is seeking your involvement And yet, when it is permitted, touch can in that process for someone else. transmit care, compassion, and even the If you are at all skeptical about this, just presence of God. think of the people in your life whose voice Of course, a conventional view is that can calm you, whose touch lowers your healing should be left to doctors, who are anxiety and your blood pressure, whose the ‘healers’ in our society. In fact, many presence changes your life for the better. doctors will remind you that they do not That is the beginning of all healing. heal. At best, they diagnose what the probPerhaps your church already incorpolem is, and them put you in touch in touch rates this practice in its life. Become part with resources that will relieve the prob- of it. If healing work is not present in your lem. congregation, ask “why not?” And begin Let’s go back, for a moment, to thinking of yourself as a potential healer, that intriguing scrap of scripture quot- as Jesus ened earlier: “The person who trusts courages us to me will not only do what I’m do- do! Remember ing but even greater things, because I, on my that God uses way to the Father, am giving you the same all kinds of work to do that I’ve been doing.” (John14: strange people 11ff) to accomplish To me, this sounds like a mandate, au- God’s will for thorization – even a command! To replicate us.

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

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Reflections of Ponoka Ponoka’s historical home away from home

By Mike Rainone for the News During the exciting early settlement of the Village of Ponoka and the lush surrounding countryside, many years of tenacious hard work and determination would lead to the establishment of a bustling and successful community and countless active rural homesteads and districts.

A real treat for those hardy growing families would be a trip into town for supplies, to trade or sell the products of their labour, for appointments, and possibly a little socializing.

While the men attended an auction sale, stopped in at the Blacksmiths for repairs, sold some livestock, or even popped into the local tavern, the mothers and their children looked for a comfortable and friendly place to relax after shopping, read, enjoy a cup of tea, a meal, a congenial chat, or some games. To serve these growing needs the first organizational meeting for the purpose of acquiring a building for the first Ponoka Rest Room was held in the Presbyterian Church on June 27, 1920. A fine building near what is now 5014-51st Avenue was made available by owner Mrs. C.D. Algar, and without hesitation kindly community folks like Mrs. Evelyn Graham, Mrs. Aro Crawford, M.L.A. Mr. C.O. Cunnington and others gathered together to form the first Ponoka Community Rest Room Association.

At a time when most of the population lived in rural areas, travel into Ponoka was necessary for groceries, farm repairs, mail, and supplies.

Initially the long and tough trip into town was done by teams of horses or oxen pulling a wagon or sleigh into town, and then later when the first cars, trucks, and tractors appeared on the scene with a loud and smoky dominance, the trek usually became a whole lot quicker and often exciting, depending of course on the weather and the roads.

Many local and district clubs, organizations, and individuals responded quickly with donations and assistance in favour of purchasing the Algar building for purpose of host-

ing a ladies’ restroom. The support of this much needed project was overwhelming, with monies flowing in, and splendid turnouts for teas, dinners, sales, and catering to other functions for proceeds that would help the cause.

Especially noteworthy was that one of the first Ponoka rodeos in 1920 very kindly donated $600.00 to the restroom building fund, and the committee made the decision to purchase and open the existing facility the same year. Although finances and spirits had become very low in 1922, the Ponoka Community Rest Room had quickly become a friendly and happy social haven for countless mothers and children year round, so the committee bravely decided to push on towards their lofty goals.

By 1925, The Ponoka Community Rest Room Association had become a large and very dedicated group of women from town and rural areas, who were thrilled to receive their first official charter. A milestone occurred in 1930 when a kindly member sponsored the association in the amount of $1450.00 in order that a mortgage could be secured to finance the construction of a new restroom. Mr. Jas Caine and Mr. R.A. Sorenson had been contracted in 1929 to build the magnificent two-story facility of costefficient and fire resistant cast stone, which was officially opened on November 30, 1929 during an informal tea and celebration, and all completed during the Great Depression. The former building was moved to the back of the lot, then later sold to Les Russell and moved to the cemetery. Later features of the always busy new Ponoka Community Rest Room were the addition our very first free public library of donated books, a telephone, as well as a caretaker’s suite, offices, and rental apartments upstairs that helped with the finances.

Over the years the Ponoka Community Rest Room was able operate on a debt-free basis, thanks to the generous support of the town and county, numerous fundraisers, and the supreme dedication of the over 100 la-

Photos courtesy of Fort Ostell Museum

Here are the members of the 1960 Ponoka Community Rest Room Association, which along with countless others provided a friendly service rural women, visitors, and their families from 1920-1992. Shown in the back row from left to right are: Mabel Hoar, Cecile Hoar, Mrs. Ravnsborg, Miss O. McDonald, Mrs. V. Luce, unknown, and Mrs. E. Mattern; then in the middle row are: Mrs. L. Berdine, Mrs. C. Archibald, Mrs. Lueers, Mrs. A. Donaghy, Mrs. J. Hageman, Mrs. C. Eastwood, Mrs. Martin, and Mrs. Nelson; then seated in front is: Mrs. H. Wettre, Mrs. J. Fink, Olice Hoar, and Myrtle Dewhirst.

The Ponoka Community Rest Room opened their first women’s facility in 1920, then through keen town and rural support built this palatial new Rest Room in 1929, which still stands at 5014-51st Avenue.

dies who diligently served on the board and strived for decades to keep this vital women’s facility running smoothly for decades. Expenses, of course, increased considerably over those years, with taxes rising from $47.48 in 1920 to over $700.00 in 1969, but the Town of Ponoka would respond with annual rebates, while the only wages were paid to the secretary, treasurer, and janitor. Ongoing improvements and renovations were made to the restroom over the years, including new taps, linoleum, rewiring and new pipes, and four lavatories. Countless items such as pictures, furniture, and other items were also donated by the community.

From 1920-1992 the Ponoka Community Rest Room provided a welcome amenity to farm women,

one which no doubt reinforced Ponoka’s growth as an agricultural service centre, as well as contributing to the social, commercial, and social fabric of our growing community. The building, which was declared as a heritage site by the Ponoka Main Street Program in the 1980’s, was also recognized as one of the first affordable housing projects for single women in Ponoka. Our Ponoka Community Rest Room was sold to two young women in 1981, who, in a contituation of the association’s proud entrepreneurial spirit, have operated two successful businesses there. The association dissolved in 1992, donating $18,820,00 back to the community in the longstanding spirit and tradition of giving and caring for needs of so many in our town and surrounding districts.

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emember when Photo courtesy of Barry Neath

Shown here poising for a Ponoka Minor Hockey team picture 30 years ago were the 1983 Mighty Mites, coached by Paul Clark, left, and Dennis McKenzie.

Standing in the back row from left to right are: Cory Johnson, Steven Stroud, unknown, Egon Sommers, Jason Neath, Tyler MacNeill, Jason Reimer, unknown, and Murray Crewson; then kneeling up front is: Jens Stemo, Wade Elofson, Joel Jones, Scott MacNeill, Collin Gibbs, Jason Saraceni, Chad Giesbrecht, unknown, Jennifer Palechek, and Blaire Stewart. Now that winter has arrived please try down to get down to the Complex and cheer on our local super-stars!

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Opinion Can the PC government think of cleaner oil Premiers of Canada’s two western provinces have announced that the way is now open for Alberta’s energy raw material to be carried to international markets around the Pacific Rim via pipelines that will pass through B.C. territory.

In their joint announcement, premiers Alison Redford of AB and Christy Clark of B.C have said they have resolved their differences over the conditions set by the B.C government to ensure that the venture must not negatively impact the environment in the territory of Canada’s westernmost province.

No doubt, this is great news for Alberta economy: revenues will jump up, there will be a lot of cash for the provincial government to allow them to woo voters with massive social programs (while at the same time continuing to cut funding to healthcare and education) in order

to perpetuate their grip on the governance machinery.

The question is whether the ruling Progressive Conservatives (I have always wondered if there can be any better, dictionary-perfect fit to the term “oxymoron” than the name of this party) can demonstrate for the people and environment of this province a fraction of the concerns that the B.C. governments have persistently maintained as the basis for any agreement in this deal.

It is an open secret that the “carbon capture” technology, previously declared by both the federal and provincial governments as the solution to the problem of environmental pollution created by oil sands exploitation cannot work.

In an ideal world, in such a situation, the PC government would take the leadership to encourage universities and research institutions to work

on delivering environment friendly solutions to the problem at hand and would not refrain from spending a generous portion of the bitumen royalties for the purpose.

But we are not living in an ideal world, and the

PC government cannot even make up its mind on how to manage its budget, by cutting funding to education at first and then restoring some of it for no apparent reason.

Maybe it is too much to expect of them.

Thank goodness for everyone else’s cooking At the age of 71, I am rather embarrassed to admit that I have always been a terrible cook, and without the ongoing culinary skills of my wife and many others, I would have likely turned into a fast food junkie, a micro-wave master, or a very skinny and undernourished kid. Long after I somehow managed to survive childhood, I developed a great respect and admiration for my dear and patient mother’s cooking, as well as my father’s strict insistence that we must eat everything that was put on the table in front of us, because that was all there was, like it or not.

Like so many other young families just getting started, we had to tend to a large garden, went out and picked berries, shopped at the old Riverside Store on a very strict budget, but always got a sweet treat at least once a week. Our precious mothers became instant geniuses at transforming a whole bunch of ingredients into a great meal, a baker of tasty miracles, and a master of turning leftovers into an amazing meal experience. Desserts were always the extra reward, but could not be enjoyed until the main meal was devoured, and everyone had promised to clear up and help with the dishes. For those who were newcomers to town, the kindly neighbours always brought over a welcome treat, and as

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we got to know each other the and eat, and late night snack main surprise on the weekends and party phase, but then along or holidays was ‘guess who’s came marriage and kids, and coming to dinner at our house we had no choice but to settle or your place?’ There were down and reorganize our enalways some neat invites to tire lives. Back home around special family functions such as the dinner table we quickly pancake and pie socials, wiener discovered that we cannot be roasts, church suppers, box so‘picky’ about our choice of cials, Christmas parties, and on menu around the children and Mike Rainone and on. I know that I will never grand-children, who might Hammertime forget mom’s trifle, sardines on just inherit the same bad eathome-made bread sandwiches, ing habits that we had. spam, and delicious Christmas The many aromas of tofruit cake, doused in dad’s Sherry, and set on day. fire for that glorious family occasion.

As we wander around the food courts Along the way, I managed to become a and deli-counters of massive shopping cenmeat-potato and gravy guy like my dear old tres and cruise along restaurant row, it is dad, but the cardinal rule was that lots of veg- now totally mind-boggling as to how many etables and fruit were also very important for choices from throughout the world we have good health, strong teeth, and all the energy to tease our taste-buds 24-7. All of us, no we would require for work, play, and school. matter what age we might be, will hopefully After coming from England to Ponoka in the always be blessed with a good and healthy late 1940’s at a very early age, we all had appetite, are challenged by the urge to snack, to try and adjust to the western cuisine and and will quietly take on just a small sample of the wild climate changes, and yours truly those items that we really don’t like (cabbage instantly got hooked on ice cream, licorice, rolls-Sauerkraut-and turnips) then chew them cinnamon buns, and popcorn. Like so many quick and swallow. Like many of you, as I of you, after leaving the comforts of home, get older, I have discovered that my temperawe likely got into the fast food, eat out, heat mental tummy does not always accept some

of these tantalizing tid-bits, but the tums and bromo are close at hand, and the fantastic taste adventure is usually worth just a little pain and complain.

No doubt there are those of us in the baby-boomer stage and beyond who have found it hard to adjust our eating habits, because after all, we dined mostly at home in an era where... fish didn’t have fingers, pasta had not been invented, pizza was something to do with a leaning tower, rice was a milk pudding, a Big Mac was something we wore outside when it rained, prunes were medicinal, Indian restaurants were found only in India, ‘take-out’ was eating our food outside, only Heinz made beans, and absolutely everything we ate was considered healthy food, including desserts.

It might be possible that I might just forget my long-standing fear and stubbornness about putting on an apron and stepping up to the stove, but I will always appreciate and support those very talented individuals who day after day, rushed or frazzled, can whip up a fabulous meal fit for a king, but also just perfect to share with their hungry little family. Time to blend in with the snow and have fun, then have a great week, all of you..

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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

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November is CPR Month Did you know that each year, more than 50,000 Canadians die from coronary disease and that 70 per cent of cardiac arrests occur at home? If someone you know and love went into cardiac arrest, would you know how to respond?

Submitted by Ponoka Victim Services When it comes to recognizing the signs of cardiac arrest, the majority of Canadians claim they would know the condition. However, fewer than half believe that they have the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to the emergency. Nearly 60 per cent of Canadians who have had to perform first aid did so to help a family member.

The standard guidelines stress early recognition, urging people to call 9-1-1 if they ever find someone collapsed and unresponsive.

“Many people hold back from doing CPR because they are afraid they may do it wrong or that they may hurt the person,” says Dr. Andrew Travers. “We want to make it clear that technique is less important than doing chest compressions quickly and firmly.”

“Think of the ‘70s Bee Gees song Stayin’ Alive and that will give you an idea of how fast compressions should be done.”

“…… given the fact that four out of five cardiac arrests occur at home or in public places,” says Linda Piazza, director of health policy and research with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

“Making CPR easier to learn and easier to do, we believe people will be more likely to step in and respond to a cardiac emergency.”

Overall, the odds of surviving a cardiac arrest are almost four times greater if someone performs CPR right away.

When CPR is combined with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and used within the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest, survival rates can increase by as much as 75 percent. Without CPR and defibrillation, fewer than 5 per cent of people who have a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive.

It is recommended that all Canadians learn the life-saving skills of CPR and review this knowledge often.

In Victim Services, we all too often respond to sudden deaths and have to accompany the RCMP to notify the next of kin. Many of these deaths are due to cardiac arrests.

This November, be that somebody who saves a life.

To apply for Volunteer Advocate and Board positions, call 403-783-6539 or email ponokavictimservices@shaw.ca

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Come visit us: 5102 -48 Avenue; Ponoka, AB T4J 1P7 Phone: 403-783-4431 Fax: 403-783-6745 Email: town@ponoka.org Or Check us out Online: www.ponoka.ca

NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Town of Ponoka recognizes November as Seniors Falls Prevention Month. In November, the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) and an advisory committee representing seniors’ groups, health zones and health care professions are launching their sixth year of the Finding Balance campaign to raise awareness of the ways seniors can reduce their risk of falls. To learn more about the campaign and find fall prevention tools, please visit www.findingbalancealberta.ca.

Employment Opportunities Qualified Lifeguards and swimming instructors needed at the Aquaplex.

For more details on this position, contact 403-783-0118. Application forms are available at www.ponoka.ca. Submit your application to the Town Office at 5102-48 Avenue or email HR@ponoka.org.

34th Annual Fireman’s Christmas Ball Tickets are now on sale for the 34th Annual Fireman’s Ball being held on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Kinsmen Community Centre. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Donna at 403.783.0112 or inquire with any firefighter.

Economic Development Board Opening The Economic Development Board with the Town of Ponoka is looking for additional membership. Come join a volunteer board of local business people who work towards helping our community thrive. The board meets the first Wednesday of every month. For more information or to express your interest, please contact Sarah Olson, Economic Development Officer with the Town of Ponoka 403-783-0116 or email Sarah.Olson@ponoka.org.

Library News Silent Auction: As a lead up to our Annual Fall Book Sale, we will be holding a Silent Auction. Items that have been graciously donated by different members of our community will be on display at the Library beginning November 1st and ending on the final day of the book sale on Saturday, November 16th. This event offers a unique opportunity to bid on many great items while also supporting your library. We look forward to many bidders and some furious bidding!

“Have you been wondering where to find movies in town to rent? Look no further, for a $20 a year for a library membership, you can borrow 5 movies at a time for up to a week!

That is quite a deal as we bring in TV shows, blockbuster movies, and kids content. IF we don’t have it we can always order it in for you from another library! As well we have started a graphic novel collection, come in and ask us about it.”

Waste Transfer Station Hours **Winter Hours Start November 1st - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm** There is a minimum tipping fee of $7.50 per visit. There is no charge for compostable materials or tires.

Call 403-783-8328 for more information.

EVENTS AND RECREATION Scott Seaman Outdoor Rink The Town will endeavor to begin the ice making process as soon as the weather allows.

Watch for signs.

Aquaplex Update Now offering Red Cross Sport/Strokes program for kids who have completed level 10 in swimming lessons, and want more!

Public Skating: Proudly Sponsored by Ponoka Lions Club Monday -Thursday: 11:30 am -1:00 pm Saturday & Sunday: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm **Shinny Hockey on Weekdays only**

Reminder...

Sidewalk snow removal is the responsibility of the resident and/or property owner and must not be shoveled onto the street, except in areas like downtown, where there is no front yard. Sidewalks not cleared within 48 hours of snowfall are subject to fines and if cleaned by the Town, costs will be charged back to property owner. Thank you for your cooperation.

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Next Town Council Meetings November 26th at 7:00 pm Check out our webiste at www.ponoka.org for a copy of the agenda.

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Winter Car Care Major tips for winter car care The white stuff has already blanketed our towns and cities but there is still time left to ensure that your vehicle is ready to safely take on winter’s nasty weather conditions. That’s why the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada’s Be Car Care Aware program and the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) have teamed up to help Canadians prepare for winter by supplying them with easy preventative maintenance tips that will keep their vehicles running safely and efficiently.

“Regularly maintained vehicles tend to be safer, both for drivers and for the environment,” said Marc Brazeau, President and CEO, AIA Canada. “So it should be a no-brainer for Canadian car owners to get their cars serviced and repaired in preparation for winter’s harsh conditions.”

DesRosiers’ 2013 Light Vehicle Survey found that 44 percent of Canadians consider vehicle maintenance to be important; however, an AIA’s study has shown that Canadians don’t regularly maintain their vehicles. Fortunately, according to CAA, there are simple preventive maintenance steps that every vehicle owner can take to make sure their car is running smoothly and is environmentally friendly. Of course, being environmentally friendly doesn’t just save the Earth; it saves money at the gas pump as well.

“Safety is paramount when out on the road, especially with winter right around the corner,” said Jeff Walker, Vice President, Public Affairs at CAA. “And, if Canadians can keep their vehicles as safe as possible, while protecting their investment and the environment all at the same time, it’s a win-win-win

scenario.”

Here are five vehicle maintenance tips to consider that will keep your vehicle running efficiently and reduce its environmental impact: Keep your vehicle properly tuned for optimum performance. Regular tune-ups and maintenance will help your vehicle pollute less and burn less fuel.

A tune-up can improve gas mileage by an average of four percent, while fixing a serious maintenance issue, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve gas mileage by up to 40 percent.

Check your tires. Tires that are not properly inflated require your engine to work harder to move your vehicle and, therefore, to burn more gas. This increases fuel costs and increases the risk of engine damage. Check your vehicle’s owner’s manual to find its optimal tire pressure, and check the pressure whenever there are significant changes in temperature.

Check your vehicle’s gas cap. Gas caps that are loose, damaged or missing can cause gas to evaporate, which harms the environment and increases your number of visits to the gas station.

Replace dirty air filters. An air filter that is clogged with dirt and dust causes your vehicle to burn more fuel for the same amount of air intake, leading to wasted gas and power loss in the engine.

Replacing a clogged air filter can improve your vehicle’s efficiency by up to 10 percent.

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Why Winter Tires?

7 degrees Celsius: Global warming seems to be affecting and soft. If we now apply these snow fall year after year, and one would exWinter tires = Flexible Tread compound same principles of physics to our vepect that technologies such as front wheel hicle, would you rather drive on a flexible, = High grip drive, traction control and even four wheel pliable tire that is able to react under brakSummer /All season tires = Hard Tread drive would tend to lessen the need for a ing and handling in temperatures under 7 compound = Low grip change of tires. So, do we really need Win- degrees or on four blocks of ice? I assume So, in conclusion, the reason to install ter Tires? by now that you know where I am headed winter tires should be that of safety, safety The answer is YES and believe it or not, with this, but here are two very important of the driver, the passenger and all the rest more so than ever. of us on the road, and they should be manfacts to be noted: One aspect of the motor vehicle which 1) From November through April, our datory between November and April. They has not really changed over the past years, is average temperature in many parts of Cana- provide excellent driving-behavior on dry the contact patch, or the surface area within da is below 7 degrees Celsius. roads together with the best performance in which our car comes in contact with the road.

2) Your car’s braking distance decreases winter.

Even today, the area that each of our For more information about vehicle by 40 to 60% when winter tires are installed wheels comes in touch with the road is maintenance and safety visit www.carcareduring these months. not much larger than the size of one of our The best way to look at this is that below canada.ca. hands. It really is not much when one thinks about it, and therefore, we want to be able to maximize the traction STARTING AT within this area as much as we can in order to get the most from our tires.

The other aspect not often mentioned is temperature, and that our all-season or summer tires become drastically less effective once the mercury falls below 7 degrees Celsius.

5503 - 54 St. Ponoka There are three com403-783-6804 ponents that make up the composition of a winter tire, the tread pattern, the “Servicing all makes and models sipes or lacerations in the 1. Replace engine oil and oil filter (specialty oils extra). with Home Town Reliability” tread and finally the tread 2. Lube chassis (as required). compound. Although the See us for all your vehicle needs: first two components aid 3. Analyze charging and starting systems.

- Wheel alignments in our car’s traction on - Tune-ups ir 4. Rotate tires and adjust air pressure (as required). snow and ice, it is the lat- Electrical repa - Tires ter of these components auto sed Licen 5. Inspect and top up all fluids (to a maximum of one litre).

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6. Inspect brakes and suspension. facility Why? Because it af- Engine, Transfer 7. Inspect all exterior lights, wiper blades, belts and hoses. fects our automobile’s differential service performance in the snow 8. Vent test air condition sytem. & maintenance and on ice, as well as on 9. Test engine coolant and inspect for leaks. wet or dry surfaces. Yes, you read correctly, I did 10. Complimentary vehicle inspection. say dry!

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A vehicle myth: If it’s not broke, don’t fix it Vehicles need to be serviced even when the “Check Engine Light” isn’t on. You should be following the Maintenance Schedule as outlined in your vehicle owner’s manual.

Your vehicle owner’s manual Maintenance Schedule specifies how often you should have your car serviced and what areas need attention.

It is essential that you have your car serviced as scheduled to retain its high level of dependability and safety, to protect the environment, and to enhance and maintain your vehicle’s value.

For example, the “Check Engine Light” will not come on when your hoses or belts need replacing. Replacing frayed or worn parts according to the original equipment schedule, means your vehicle is reliable and you won’t end up with costlier repairs.

If you are diligent about having your oil changed regularly, but never ask your automotive service technician to perform an inspection, you may not know what parts are wearing or may need replacement.

If you ask your automotive service provider to complete a specific repair, they may not be checking anything else. Be sure to ask your technician for an overall inspection.

Be sure to ask your technician to perform regular maintenance inspections or accept his/her offer to perform an inspection. Build a long-term relationship with your service technician to ensure maintenance is done on a timely basis.

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How to drive in snowy/icy conditions Skidding out of control on icy roads toward a solid object is a decidedly unpleasant event. It is even more unsettling if the object is a roadside barricade meant to prevent vehicles from plunging off an adjacent cliff. The more disastrous scenario is that you have lost control of your 3,000-pound SUV during a snowstorm and are sliding quickly toward a subcompact filled with a pair of astonished parents and their terrified brood.

Unless you have been trained in how to respond to a snow- or iceinduced skid, you will invariably succumb to what the experts call “target fixation.” That is: focusing on your impending doom instead of taking proper evasive action. This will result in a crash.

In order to not to have to suffer the consequences of such an event, here are a few tips from expert drivers: Be prepared: Before you set out in winter weather, make sure your vehicle is properly equipped. That means snow tires or chains in extreme conditions.

Slow down: Driving too fast is the No. 1 winter driving error. Read the

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Slippery roads make every mistake happen faster and more dramatically.

And don’t think antilock brakes, stability systems or other vehicle control mechanisms will help you if you’re sliding. If you’re going too fast, you’re going to go off the road and nothing’s going to change that.

Look ahead: Winter drivers need to use their eyes more effectively. Not only should you be aware of road ice and other slippery conditions, but you should also double the distance you normally allow between you and the car in front of you. An easy calculation for this distance is four car lengths for every 10 mph you are traveling. That means if you are doing 40 mph, you should leave 16 car lengths between you and the vehicle ahead. Also, look ahead and get ready for corners and other obstacles before you arrive at them. A good driver looks ahead and anticipates problems. An inattentive driver doesn’t watch the road and is forced to react to problems, usually abruptly.

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Smoothly apply your brakes before you reach a corner and then release the brakes and use all the grip of the car to corner. Then, once you are through the turn, accelerate out. Enter a corner with too much speed and then try to adjust in the corner and you will lose grip. When the wheels are braking, their surface becomes static and they can behave like four hockey pucks and can move multidirectionally (that is: spin).

If that happens, you will likely lose control of your vehicle.

Practice the smooth and effective use of the vehicle’s controls: The steering wheel gives people the most trouble. They’re too rough and imprecise with it.The result of bad steering wheel control is that your vehicle will become imbalanced. Once that happens, you’ll probably skid. Therefore, it’s important to stay in control of your vehicle’s weight distribution. That takes some understanding of your vehicle’s physical dynamics.

Be informed: Regardless of whether your vehicle is rear-wheel, front-wheel or all-wheel drive, the results of a loss of balance are the same. What you need to understand is where the bulk of your vehicle’s weight resides and how your engine power can affect that weight. In a pickup, all the weight is in the front with the engine and the cab, so, with little weight over them, the rear wheels have tenuous grip and the back end can easily slip out. Likewise, a rear-wheel-drive muscle car, such as a Ford Mustang GT, has a lopsided power-to-weight ratio, so its back end is also prone to losing grip on slippery roads.

A front-wheel-drive, front-engine sedan, such as a Honda Accord, also has a light rear, so that if you abruptly lift off the accelerator in a corner, all the weight shifts to the front and the rear has little grip.

The result can be that the car will pull to the side in a corner and spin out.

Learn how to control a skid: Although this is probably best learned and practiced on a driving

course, experts describe what you should do if you find yourself in an oversteer situation (meaning: your car is turning too much). “You have to go against your natural tendencies,” is the advice. “Turn into the skid. You also need to accelerate.” That last piece of advice seems to freak people out the most, experts admit. “People don’t think about accelerating to control the car.” However, many oversteer skids can be controlled and a disaster averted simply by releasing the brake and gently accelerating.

This transfers the weight from the front to the rear wheels, which allows you to steer into the direction of the skid, gain control of the vehicle and continue safely on your way. If you drive a rear-wheel-drive vehicle, be careful not to over-accelerate or the tires may spin and you will oversteer and slide out of the turn. In an understeer skid (when your car refuses to turn and is sliding), once again it’s important not to react instinctively by over-correcting the steering wheel, by braking or by doing both simultaneously.

Understeering is usually caused by entering a corner too quickly and then turning. To turn the vehicle effectively, your wheels need grip. If you react to an understeer skid by turning more, you’re only asking for more grip, which is unavailable. The same is true if you brake. Instead, in an understeer skid, carefully adjust your steering wheel until you regain some grip at the front wheels. Once grip is restored, gently and precisely add steering. Of course, this requires room to maneuver, but if you adhere to point No. 3 above, you should have plenty of room.

Mastering control of your vehicle in snow and other winter driving conditions comes with learning proper driving techniques and with experience.

In time, you should develop a good feel for winter driving, meaning an intuition about how your car will behave in certain situations and circumstances.

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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

County no longer seeks equal PAECS representation

More funds to Rimbey FCSS

By Amelia Naismith

By Amelia Naismith After a unanimous vote among county councillors, council is not seeking equal representation on the Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society (PAECS) board — to match the Stampede Association and the Ponoka Agriculture Society — and is content with only one representative.

Newly elected county rep for the PAECS board Doug Weir feels council returning their support to the board with just one representative won’t overtax it in any way. “I think it’s (Calnash Ag Event Centre) all for the good of Ponoka and it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to Ponoka in the last 15 years.”

He feels it was unfortunate the differences between the organizations that made up the PAECS board became an unforeseen problem, but the board working there now is running the operation smoothly along side those governing PAECS members.

“I think we need to have representation on the board, I don’t think we need to have equal representation and I think we need to go back and say ‘hey, we’ll assist you when we can,’”

said Weir.

The previous county council was at an impasse after withdrawing all finances and resources from the centre until equal representation was granted.

“Where it was left, the county withdrew all its ongoing support, both financially and with our work sources until such time that this representation issue was resolved one way or the other,” said county CAO Charlie Cutforth.

He believes there is outstanding work the PAECS board would like the county to do. “Our concern has been and is, strategically, to try and accomplish that.

Precedent shows the county has a history of supporting different community organizations, churches and community halls. However, Cutforth is concerned Calnash Ag Event Centre’s schedule is too busy for the county to fully service them.

He wants to make sure county machinery and resources aren’t going to be pulled from county jobs in order to prepare the ag event centre each time they hold an event.

“The other part of the concern is

county council, at the time, wanted to see some things done. Particularly with some substantial contributions county’s made to this point that for whatever reason weren’t considered a priority,” Cutforth added.

A primary concern of the county was a large sign visible from Highway 2A to let people know what events were taking place inside, as well as provide accreditation to major donators to the building and it’s operations. “I know a number of them were assured they would see their name in lights,” said Cutforth.

He also says some of the issues and concerns stem from the governing makeup of the “unique” organization. Most communities with equivalent centres have the operation run by the ag society.

More issues came to head when the ag centre’s manager, Chas Lambert, was fired early last year.

The county had assumed PAECS would take a governing role and let the hired manager look after the day-to-day operations. “The Ag Society and the Stampede Association have always been and are operational boards. They are directly involved in the day-to-day operation,” said Cutforth.

“If you’re looking for my opinion, and I go right back to the original concept, I don’t think it matters a lick who represents who if you’ve got the right people sitting on that board for the right reasons,” he added.

He doesn’t feel the differences and divisional lines between the organizations are worth the animosity in the community because they’re all representing the same building and common goals.

Rimbey FCSS, upon request, received an increase to its 2014 budget through Ponoka County Council.

Council will contribute $27,336 to Rimbey FCSS, an $8,000 increase from 2013.

The budget increase will provide better support for programs run through FCSS, including a home care program.

“The business model is that there’s actually the home care contract through Alberta Health Services, and that contract provides a really important service to our community,” said Reeve Paul McLauchlin.

McLauchlin feels it’s important the program is supported in the local environment. “There’s been dramatic failures in the home care program in our urban friends places, as well as the corporate delivery of home care has been a dismal failure.”

FCSS also provides around 16 other services, including a food bank. “At the end of the day they provide this social safety net that our community benefits from,” said McLauchlin.

Natural gas lines installed Gull Lake Deer Creek Gas Co-op now has the right of way to upgrade their gas lines to provide service to five rural subdivisions.

“These are locations where the Gull Lake Deer Creek Gas Co-op just has not been able to land owner approval for right of way,” said CAO Charlie Cutforth The lines are located on the west side of Gull Lake and the request asks the lines be located in the county’s ditches.

“I’ve had our public works guys have a look at it, they have no issue with it. They’re not going to affect us,” said Cutforth.

If the lines ever had to me moved, lowered or dealt with in the future, the funds could come from the Gull Lake Deer Creek Gas Co-op rather than the county.

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St. Augustine students pay tribute to fallen heroes War brings conflict, pain and loss but sometimes nations pull their forces together against a common enemy.

Remembering the efforts of those soldiers has become a national source of pride and schools around the country gathered last week to get some perspective. A Remembrance ceremony was held at St. Augustine Catholic School Nov. 6 with one veteran speaking of the Forgotten War, otherwise known as the Korean War. Legion member and Korean War veteran, George Streeter, gave students a first-hand perspective of his experience in 1950. “I’ve seen them build highways over there and I never saw any bulldozers or earthmovers or anything like that. Everything was done by hand.”

Although there were some differences in technology, Streeter found Koreans to lead similar lives to his and his friends’. “We certainly found the Korean people to be normal to us. Country style people, and people were taking advantage of them to the north.”

The biggest thing he noticed was many children appeared to be fat and overweight. He found out the issue was malnutrition.

“Someone said, ‘They are hungry. Their stomachs are bloated from hunger. This is a war zone,’” explained Streeter.

Although he reminisced fondly of his time, he lost friends in that war. Upon returning to Canada, rather than receive a warm welcome, soldiers were not recognized. “That’s why they call it the Forgotten War.” Student Brittany Lange also spoke about a school trip to Europe last year. She and other students visited Vimy Ridge and other memorial sites. “Stepping on Juno Beach was a life-changing experience for me.”

She found the calmness of the beach a stark contrast against the devastation and death on D-Day. The June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy was a massive operation that resulted in the loss of many allied soldiers’ lives.

“The Canadians’ were given the responsibility of taking one of the beaches in which they codenamed Juno,” explained Lange.

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Community consultations for a new rec center off to a good start

By Mustafa Eric Ponoka could have a brand new, integrated recreation and cultural facility within 10 to 12 years, if the ideas generated during a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Kinsmen Community Center could be transformed into meaningful action without delay.

In what Mayor Rick Bonnett described as “the first of many similar events,” some 60 members of the community, representing various in-

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After a welcoming speech by the mayor, Wes Amendt, the Community Services Director of the town appealed to the participants to discuss their ideas with the individuals seated

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After each table reported on their conclusions, it looked like there was strong convergence of views on how to proceed.

Some of the conclusions unanimously supported by the participants included the premise that recreation was an indispensable part of the development of local economy and building a stronger community; that the Ponoka Stampede Association should become a partner in the endeavour and give back to the community when so many in the community volunteer for the organization of the stampede.

Many of participants agreed that there was room for fundraising through corporate sponsorships, user fees and raising of taxes, with a majority of participants agreeing that Ponoka residents were under-taxed.

Participants also supported the idea that the county should also be a strong partner in the process as the new recreation facilities would benefit a much larger area than the town itself.

Town of Ponoka administration was urged to hire staff and take control of how programs and services should be provided to the community by reducing reliance on volunteerism. One particular area where town administration was found to be weak was communications and events management.

With regard to the form, shape and location of a possible new facility, the views and ideas appeared a little more divergent as to whether the new complex should include meeting halls, a library, a theatre and what kind of facilities could be included from a gym for basketball, volleyball and lacrosse to an indoor soccer arena.

Modernization of the current hockey rink and the swimming pool was also a commonly discussed theme but there were not any clear-cut conclusions on the way to proceed.

On the ball diamonds near the hockey arena, however, there was general agreement that they were underutilized and the location could be much more productively used for other purposes.

Participants were also strongly in agreement that there was a need for developing facilities for soccer as a sport gaining a lot of popularity among youth.

The community survey Amendt informed the participants that a survey had been prepared to allow the community to give their feedback to the town management and that the survey would be uploaded on the town website within a matter of days.

He added that those who did not have access to Internet could use the library or pick up the hard copy of the survey from the town office to respond to the questions contained therein.

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A tribute to our First Nations’ veterans Don Marks Troy Media

the deep disappointment and hurt that Sgt. Tommy Prince felt when he was turned away from shopping at “the white store” near his Reserve just days after returning home from receiving the highest honour the British Empire can bestow on a soldier.

First Nations people feel deep passion and loss for those First Nations veterans who returned home from the Second World War and the Korean War and were forced to relinquish their “Indian Treaty status” because it made them ineligible to enjoy the same rights as other GIs who could, for example, receive enormous assistance for housing that was denied to native veterans because “Indians received free housing under the Indian Act” (with their 30year waiting lists, sigh!). Many First Nations veterans gave up their status as Indians in order to provide a home for their families who had been anxiously waiting for their safe return.

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Remembrance Day is that special one day when it gets personal and I think of Dave Nanowin, a friend I made, a veteran from Norway House First Nation who lost his eyesight during the Second World War. David has long since passed away, but he is most remembered by his family and their memories, as most veterans are.

Children and grandchildren like my friends Ray, who is a Probation Officer, Dennis, a bus driver, Valerie, a school teacher, Ron a writer/musician and Corrine, an immigration official.

Dave Nanowin went off to war when he was called and he returned home to a country where he wasn’t allowed to vote and required a pass to leave his home on the Reserve. But the freedoms that Dave Nanowin was fighting for eventually came to him, and he was able to vote and shop wherever he wanted by the time he was 50.

The fact he was a native Elder able to lead the way for five offspring to find the success they were able to find is testament to the provider that he was.

And we are all grateful to Dave, and all other Canadian veterans, who protected us and kept the peace.

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Movember brings moustaches of all sorts to Ponoka men

Pharmacists Chad Laughy and Brad Steeves, at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, have organized 45 people to raise funds and awareness for men’s health during Movember. This is their second year.

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye The Mo Bros are at it again. November, or Movember for some, is a time to raise awareness for men’s health.

The program was started to raise funds and bring discussion of prostate cancer in a fun way; during the month of November men grow moustaches and raise funds towards a cure. Now the program has included male mental health and testicular cancer in its fundraising goals.

“Knowledge is power. Prevention is everything. Early detection is key,” is the slogan on the www. ca.movember.com website resources page and one group of men at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury are fundraising again.

Last year team CCMHBI, headed by pharmacists Brad Steeves and Chad Laughy, raised $15,050 for the campaign and they have brought together a group of 45 men and one woman to help out.

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“They create as much, if not more awareness,” said Steeves.

The team has already raised more than $3,000 and Steeves feels once they start campaigning they hope to beat their goal. “It’s going to start picking up here.”

The support from their co-workers alone has been a positive outcome.

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Ponoka Stampede breaking new ground with PBR

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

are already under way for raising the prize money.

“We haven’t decided that for sure yet,” explained Vold.

The Ponoka Stampede recently won the Large Rodeo of the Year award from the CPRA for a second year in a row and Stampede president Joe Dodds couldn’t be happier. “We were pretty proud of that.”

He feels the cowboys and cowgirls who vote on the rodeos are letting people know why Ponoka’s event is one of the best professional rodeos out there.

Good stock and healthy dose of prize money also help make it a strong contender.

Winning the PBR bull riding event was another feather in the cap for the association.

“The first time we tried something like this tells us we’re on the right track,” he said.

“It’s the first time we’ve had a PBR event to go with it (the Stampede),” Dodds added.

He credits Nansen Vold for a good selection of stock not only for Ponoka’s rodeo but also the CFR. “He supplies a lot of the bucking bulls for the CPR and PBR rodeos.”

The year the Ponoka Stampede took the Jace Harty Memorial bull riding event under its wing also turned out to be the year when the Ponoka Stampede Association won the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada event of the year award.

The 11th annual memorial bull riding event increased its prize money to $40,000, said Jace Harty event organizer Nansen Vold. “ This is the highest prize money level in Canada.”

“That brought the better bulls, the better riders into town,” he added.

Receiving the award is an honour for both the Stampede Association and the Jace Harty Memorial Bull Riding. Vold feels this bull riding challenge is in the top five of bull riding events in North America.

“We’re right up there with number one,” said Vold.

Adding the event to the Ponoka Stampede was a last-minute decision, so Vold feels there will be more involvement in ticket sales with the entire week. He hopes it will attract a bigger audience and discussions

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Elections at 4-H, bottle drive fundraiser a big success

By Tasha Sierpinski, Club Reporter lary refill, pulse, respiration, body conPonoka 4H Renegade Riders dition score and last but not least, their Wow, can you believe it! We are height. So glad that our horses were off and running again with another fun very patient with us. By the way, did filled 4H year ahead of us. On Octo- you know the normal temperature for ber 8th, we held our first meeting of the a horse is 37.5 – 38.5 C (99 – 101 F). year at the Hudson Greene Community The clubs’ annual bottle drive funCenter. This is going to be an excitdraiser that was held on Saturday, Ocing year for we are welcoming aboard tober 26th was again a success. A huge cleaver members.

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Hannah Bentley ~ Secretary, Tasha So hold on tight to your cowboy Sierpinski ~ Treasurer/Club Reporter/ hats and boots, for the Ponoka 4H District Rep, and Alyssa Sinnott ~ Renegade Rider’s are off and loping to Club Historian. th another educational, eventful, learning, On Sunday, October 20 was our first ride, which was held at the Vic and last but not least a fun - filled year.

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I am therefore, seeking your readers and your assistance , in locating this honest integrity young man .

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By Amelia Naismith It will be a night to never Fir-get.

The Rotary Club of Ponoka is hosting a festival of Fashion and Firs (a Christmas tree auction) for its annual fashion show.

Last year, the show was held near Halloween but the club decided to adjust the time to adhere to a Christmas theme. “We decided we wanted a change,� said treasurer Melodie Woods.

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By Mustafa Eric With the end of the final show in Edmonton on Sunday, Nov 10, the 40th edition of the Canadian Finals Rodeo came to a close with Ponoka area cowboys finding some satisfaction with their performances at Canada’s national equestrian sports event.

Aggregate results are as follows:

In bareback, Matt Lait of Cayley, AB was the winner with total seasonal earnings of $74,327 and declared the CFR champion. Jake Vold of Ponoka was third with seasonal earnings of $48,107.

Champion horse was Western Star of Kesler Rodeo.

The steer wrestling aggregate winner and CFR champion was Clayton Moore of Pouce

Jake Vold grits his teeth Nov. 8 at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Coupe, B.C with total seasonal earnings of $62,095.

In team roping, the pair of Kolton Schmidt of Barrhead and Tyrel Flewelling of Lacombe were declared the CFR champions.

Rylan Geiger of Bracken, SK was declared CFR Champion in Saddle Bronc category with $68,632 earnings with the champion horse being Eclypse of Vold Rodeo.

In tie-down roping, Timber Moore of Aubrey, Texas was declared champion with seasonal earnings of $50,477.

Ladies’ barrel racing champion of CFR 40th edition was Lisa Lockhart of South Dakota with total seasonal earnings of $88,649.

In bull riding, Chad Besplug of Claresholm, AB was declared CFR Champion with earnings of $55,708 despite Tanner Byrne was the aggregate winner and the champion bull was Pop Evil of Big Stone Rodeo.

All Around Champion was Travis Reay, and High Point Champion was Morgan Grant.

In Novice division Kody Lamb of Sherwood Park was declared champion in the bareback event and Zeke Thurston of Big Valley was champion of the Saddlebronc category.

In boys’ steer riding event Kagen Schmidt of Barrhead AB was named the CFR champion.

Cranna Roberts in her second appearance at CFR was missing a better performance by her horse Mooney which had been hit by injuries and infections.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

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Ponoka cowboys held tight at CFR

By Amelia Naismith and Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye This year Ponoka sent three roughstock riders to the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR), each ending their rides with mixed results.

Jake Vold handled the bareback event, Luke Butterfield, one of last year’s champions, held tight to the saddlebronc horses and Zane Lambert, his first time at the CFR, beat a few bulls to the eight second whistle.

Bareback Vold, who injured his left arm during the Calgary Stampede early this year, also hurt his right arm during one of his earliest CFR rides, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him.

He took first place at the Nov. 9 (Saturday) matinee performance and during the first performance of the event, Nov. 6. “(I) got on a big yanker the second night . . . It’s just sore, beat up,” he explained.

After his second first place ride, Vold was awarded with a score of 85.5 — his second best score of the week.

Half the score goes to the horse he bucked, Indian Giver, a horse he was happy to ride. “I’ve seen him once and when we picked horses about a month ago nobody wanted to take him because nobody really knew him and I fought for him, and I’m glad I got to take him.”

During Saturday’s afternoon ride Vold’s horse found his way to the fence, slowing him down, and Vold thinks that may have affected his score. However, by the end of the ride,

his hand was also starting to come out.

With both arms hurting throughout the week Vold’s strategy was to try and stick each ride. “One horse at a time, one jump at a time.”

Saddlebronc Last year Luke Butterfield took home the saddlebronc championship buckle, this year he had a tougher go coming out of the chutes despite getting on the back of some high performing horses.

“Just turned out to be a real nice horse, a nice hopper. He just jumped and kicked in the circle that you want,” said Butterfield.

“Every horse is good, it’s tough winning,” he added.

Never breaking into any big money Butterfield spent his time at the CFR focusing on his riding. “I’ve been riding good, I just don’t know, couldn’t get paid for some reason.”

Along with good horses came stiff competition. “I think this is one of the toughest competitions ever here because there’s four guys that went to the NFR and six of the guys that are here were in the top 20 in the world.”

Like his bareback counterpart, Butterfield took his CFR experience one horse at a time and tried not to get ahead of himself. “Focus on what you have in front of you that night and go take care of business.”

Bull Riding For Zane Lambert’s first time competing at the CFR, the experience was everything he expected.

“Shoot, I’ve been taking everything right to the whistle, it feels like

Zane Lambert works hard to stay on his bull Nov. 8 at the CFR.

Levi Simpson can’t quite get the rope on his steer as it sets up Nov. 8 during the CFR. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

I’ve been riding good.

Some bulls he was able to ride and in other instances he came down early. “I ended up having one of Calgary’s (Stampede) best bulls, Men In Black, kind of a big strong bull, away from my hand, I had a little bit of trouble with him,” said Lambert, referring to his Nov. 9 afternoon ride.

He also spent seven seconds on one of Canada’s top bulls, Whiskey Jack, and says coming down early on some of his rides cost him some money that otherwise would have been his.

“I got second in the second round, that one paid me a little bit,” he added.

Team-Roping All three of the Ponoka area team ropers who competed at the CFR are no strangers to this level of competition. Tyrel Flewelling, Brett Buss and Levi Simpson have been to the finals before and getting there is usually a long haul. They took some time Nov. 8 after their performance at the finals to talk about the season.

Simpson said he did well early in the season, which took some of the pressure off. “We had a really good start…A couple weeks in June we had won enough, we already knew we made it into the finals.” He team-ropes with healer John Robertson of PolPhoto by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

sen, Man. and a solid run in Innisfail clinched a spot in the finals.

At the beginning of the season Flewelling and Buss had roped together as their partners were taking courses in university. Paring up was an ideal choice for them, said Flewelling.

They won in Camrose and placed in Medicine Hat, which helped their chances, he added. Later their partners joined and they continued to perform well. “We just kind of clicked along…We were always kind of in the middle of the pack.”

By about mid-April, the ropers were heading out every weekend to a rodeo, explained Buss. “Going into last week I was 98 per cent in but there’s still that 2 per cent chance.”

Teaming up with Flewelling helped him continue with the season. Despite a desire to win, the team ropers find friendship is almost more important than winning. They will help each other out and explain how some steers work as they see a lot of the same steers.

“Everybody’s on a different team but we all roped before,” explained Flewelling.

Flewelling and partner Kolton Schmidt of Barrhead were CFR team roping champions this year with $32,302.43 and $30,130.10 in earnings respectively.

Barrel racing Cranna Roberts lives right on the boarder of Ponoka and Lacombe and she was plagued with horse troubles from the start, but that didn’t stop her from making it to the CFR. Without meaning to, Roberts appeared to be smiling every time she went out to race. “I’m glad to be here.”

This is her second year in a row at the CFR and she worked hard to heal her horse Mooney, who received a torn medial collateral ligament in December. “It was a little bit early to bring her back but that’s all I had.”

Other infections created some issues for Mooney but “she’s a horse that needs to be rode.”

There is little room for error at the CFR with most runs coming in at under 15 seconds.

“It’s very fast. The race has been very tight,” said Roberts.

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Stampeders need to remain motivated

By Amelia Naismith

Kwyn Heibert attempts to skate around an opposing High River players hook and maintain control of the puck. The Stampeders lost 10-3 at the Nov. 9 home game.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

After a promising start and an early lead, the Stampeders lost their 11th straight game of the season.

The team lost 10-3 to the High River Flyers, after accomplishing its first two goals before the first period was even half over.

“I think today, our first 10 minutes, we stuck to the game plan that we had and it was effective. And then it seems that right after that we decided we didn’t want to play that way anymore,” said head coach Mark Dobler.

He feels straying from the game plan left the Stampeders with loose ends and confusion, making it easy for the other team to push their way up the ice and dominate the game.

The Stampeders were hoping to use their smaller players to their advantage against the more solid High River boys.

“Bigger guys are sometimes a little slower. So we wanted to use our speed, get pucks deep, be physical early, you know because they (Flyers) had played yesterday and hopefully it worked in our

favour,” said Dobler.

However, the Stampeders motivation and energy didn’t last long and the game plan fell apart. “And sadly, after that, it looked after itself,” Dobler explained.

He says the Stamps may not be the biggest team out there but in order to have the ability to hold up their end of the game, they need to realize the benefits of hard work. “We’ve had a lot of games where we’ve had way too many goals scored on us but a lot of that is because we’re not working hard enough.”

The hard work can’t come in spurts.

Dobler says for the Stampeders to win a game they have to remain motivated and put in the effort for every minute of all three periods. “Right now we’re having a tough time finding that way.”

Dobler believes the boys need to return to the basics, go back to simple plays and quit trying to handle more everybody else’s job on top of their own and the results would turn themselves around.

As of Nov. 9 the Stampeders had 27 games left in the regular season, with their next home game on Nov. 20.

Minor hockey teams steam ahead

By Mustafa Eric Ponoka’s minor hockey teams have been improving since the beginning of the season with the Midget teams in particular flexing their muscles against their opponents over the weekend.

Midget A Wolves won both of their weekend games while Midget B team lost two of the three games they played on three days from Friday Nov. 8 to Sunday Nov. 10.

Follows a breakdown of the scores of the Ponoka minor hockey teams over the weekend: Tier 1 Midget A Wolves beat Stettler 6-5 in an away game on Friday, Nov 8.

Scorers for the Ponoka side were Matthew Klimec, Cody Pambrum, Kellyn Pritchard, Colton Sommerville, Riley Workman and Dustin Bell.

The Wolves played on home ice the next day and defeated Rocky Royals 9-3.

Contributing to the scoreboard was Kellyn Pritchard (3), Dustin bell (2), Matthew Klimec, Tyson Matejka, Jordan Wombold and Riley Workman.

Tier 3 Midget Ponoka beat Red Deer Can Pro Hockey 8-4 on Friday Nov.8. Scorers were Braeden Korchiski (3), Daniel

Huchowski, Justin hall, James Lea, Lane Jones, Reagan Hunks.

The next day, Midget B Ponoka lost 8-7 to West Country Midget Chiefs at home.

Lane Jones, Shawn Wilton and Jarret Henderson each scored twice with Ethan Deuck completing the tally.

On Nov. 10 Sunday, Midget B team beat Red Deer Prairie Bus 6-3 on home ice with Lane Jones and Ethan Deuck scoring twice each. Shawn Wilton and Justin Hall put one each on the scoreboard.

Tier 2 Bantam Ponoka were tied 1-1in Stettler in an away game on Nov. 8 with Cooper Jones signing for the only point for local boys. Bantam boys lost to Camrose 6-4 in an away game on Nov. 9 with Cooper Jones scoring two goals in addition to one each from Clay Podritske and Rian vanDerWesthuizen.

Tier 1 Peewee Ponoka boys lost to Bentley 6-3 in an away game on Saturday, Nov.9 with Noah Hacklett (2) and Jared Rice making up the tally. The following day, the Ponoka Poys beat Red Deer Peewee boys 8-5 with Noah Hackett scoring five times; Jayden Nokohoo put two and Aidan Gratton one on the scoreboard.

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Kellyn Pritchard of the Midget Wolves sends the puck flying to the Rocky Royals’ net scoring the second goal of the game on Sunday, Nov. 10.

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Young curlers on learning curve

By Amelia Naismith They came sweeping in, another year and another batch of young curlers eager to learn the ropes.

Ponoka Junior Curling Club has 22 curlers this year; registration night was Nov. 6. The club accepts youths ages 8 to 18.

Right away club volunteers had the curlers jumping into their sliders, stretching and learning the lingo.

“Every Wednesday will be learning about curling, some Wednesday’s will be games,” said Cody Moench, head volunteer of the junior program.

While the club allows youths up to 18 years old to take part, Moench says after a few years, when their skills have developed, many join the junior high team.

“They can stay in it for as many years as they see fit.”

Along with curling skills, Moench says those who join the junior program learn many other valuable lessons. “They’re getting out and meeting people.”

“To be honest it’s just about having fun. It’ll teach them sportsmanship; this game is based on sportsmanship. It’s all about the honour system,” he added.

At the beginning of February, near the end of the season, both the junior program and the junior high team will participate in a bonspiel. Moench says the junior high curlers will play a full bonspiel while “the junior program will have more of a recreational bonspiel.”

Minor Hockey Continued from page 23 Tier 4 Peewee were tied 5-5 with Bentley in a home game on Friday Nov.8. Scoring for Ponoka side were Cody Fox, Cyle Laing, Travis Hyink (2) and Ethan Little. Tier 4 Peewee boys lost 9-0 to Sundre in an away game the next day.

Tier 1 Atom Ponoka hosted Eckville Atom on Saturday, Nov.9 and were tied 3-3- with Joshua David, Gavin Allen Prefontaine and Adam Hoag putting the numbers on the scoreboard. The following day, the local boys beat Stettler 10-6 in an away game. Scorers were Joshua David (4) Braiden Brouillette,Maison Senft (2), Daniel Aitken and Gavin Allen Prefonatiane.

Tier 5 Atom Ponoka beat Lacombe Rockets 7-0 in a home game on Saturday, Nov 9. Scorers were Tyler Shoemaker (3) Kevin Kammer (3) and Dex Wager.

The following day Atm B Ponoka lost to Stettler on the road with Dex Wager, Kevin Kammer (2) and Subway Fresh KJobe Schmidt being the scorers.

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Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 LOCALLY-OWNED, well-established vacuum truck company looking for Class 1, 3, Vacuum and Gravel Truck Operators.

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The Reward • A full time position with one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada • Opportunity for career development including education opportunities, continuous training and career planning • Commitment to staff wellness including a comprehensive employee assistance program • A generous compensation package including a competitive salary and bene¿ts program, including 3 weeks of vacation in your ¿rst full year of employment • Opportunity to work for a company that is dedicated to giving back to your community through volunteering and an emphasis on environmental and sustainable business practices If you are interested in a career with The Co-operators, please drop off a Cover Letter and Resume at our of¿ce in Ponoka.

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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

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DANDY PETROFIELD Industries, the Leader in manufacturing Hydrovac trucks, is accepting resumes for the following positions: * General Labourers * Industrial Painters * Sandblasters * Material Handler * Automotive Electrical Technician * Journeyman Welder / Apprentice * 2nd Yr Welder with Aluminum experience * Production Manager

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Duties: The following are duties the Job Coach may perform when working with clients individually or in groups: • Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews, identify educational requirements and develop training plans.

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Class 1 license an asset.

For details 780-955-8980.

Send resume to Ace at 2001 - 8 St. Nisku, AB T9E 7Z1; fax: 780-955-9426 or email: acemail@ acevegetation.com.

TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

QUALIFIED 2nd year to JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS With Commercial exp.

Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599 WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015

860

Truckers/ Drivers

in Ponoka County is looking for EXPERIENCED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS COLLECTION TRUCK DRIVERS We oer full-time year round employment, competitive wages and employee beneďŹ ts.

If interested, please contact: Michael Haworth Tel: 780-455-9350 ext. 2 Cell: 780-499-2029 Fax: 780-452-5666 Email: mhaworth@cuttingedgerubber.com Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Employment Training

Truckers/ Drivers

860

ATTENTION SEMI OPERATORS! Are you looking to downsize? Haul RVs from USA to western Canada! 5 - 6 day round trip. Looking for 1 ton O/O. 1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservices.com.

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE Class 1 or 3 Operators. Full-time and part-time positions available. Openings in several Alberta areas.

Fax resume to Carillion Canada 780-449-0574 or email: mcroft@carillionalberta.ca.

Positions to start Oct. 15, 2103. Please state what position and location you are interested in.

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Misc.

Help

Robin Esau

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Bookkeeping

1050

DCR BOOKKEEPING SERVICE

Over 30 years experience with Quick Books, A/RA/P-GST- Payroll-WCBBank Deposits T4’s & T4 Summary & much more

Experience preferred but willing to train the right person.

Dallas Ruggles

Send resumes to:

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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/ 1-800-347-2540; www.accesslegalresearch.com TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

900 a div. of Kokotilo Holdings Inc. Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

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MÉTIS EMERGENCY SERVICES PREPARATION 1-888-48-MÉTIS Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Pet Services

1318

Bringing you CLINKERS Gifts & Greetings 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.

If you have just moved into a new home, or have a new baby, it’s time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess.

Misc.

Services

1290

with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only...

995 plus GST/HST

Value Ad Network

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association toll free 1-800-282-6903 x228 email andrea@awna.com or visit this community newspaper

Handyman Services

1200

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 Handyman Services

1200

NEED A HANDYMAN? For painting, drywall repairs, plumbing or natural gas installations

Misc.

Services Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving Central AB. 403-318-4346

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.

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+).

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

Well Drilling

1400

1290

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Services

1290

New Appliances Needed?

New, dependable, affordable Inglis & Whirlpool household appliances.

Berni's Refrigeration and Appliance Service We deliver & install your purchases.

403-783-4880

Unplanned pregnancy may be difďŹ cult to face.

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

Squeezthee MOST out of your advertising dollars Place your ad in this newspaper and12345 province wide $

www.clinkerskennels.ca

1350

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Call Brian at 403-783-7417 or 403-913-4217

403-783-5877 403-704-0706

FAX: 403-843-3430 EMAIL: joycebradley@ rimbeyimplements.ca

REQUIRED Production Welder Painter Shop Laborer Polisher Full or Part Time Crestomere area BANDIT INDUSTRIES 403-783-4284

1290

The Most Famous Basket in the World

parts technician.

INTERESTED IN the Community Newspaper business? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. FREE. Visit: www.awna.com/resumes_add.php.

Misc.

Services

403-783-6272

requires

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

900

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT Operator School. No Simulators.

In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Sign up online! iheschool.com.

1-866-399-3853.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Central Alberta New Holland Dealership

HEATING

“Committed to your comfort�

Employment Training

Show Your Appreciation!

With a Classified Thank You Ad in the

ANNOUNCEMENTS!

1.877.223.3311 Well Drilling

1400

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1400

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View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

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Welding

1410

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Auctions

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

1530

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS SALES EVERY WED. @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A 403-304-4791 Check website for full listing www.bigstrapperauctions.net

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

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For more information, please contact Cassidy Baker at 416-252-1955 or CBaker@hilcoglobal.com

Misc. for Sale

Firewood

Riding Supplies

2160

WANTED: old Bear Trap bucking saddle 403-986-3280

Grain, Feed Hay

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.

ROUND hay bales. Cheap Free delivery. Self unloading. No Sunday calls Please. 403-843-6380

1760

1760

EVERY WATER WELL on earth should have the patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thousands of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. P-49 FASTEST ICE/SNOW MELTING COMPOUND. Sidewalks, driveways, etc.

Melts ice 36 times faster than salt! 16 times faster than flake calcium chloride!

Twice as fast as competitive chemical de-icers!

Works for 36 hours.

Garth 403-888-5593; economicalproducts @telus.net.

Dogs

1840

36 times faster than salt... but harmless, non-toxic. Protect cement, shrubs, grass, metal, tile, carpet, etc. Exothermic 12345 action starts instantly, works up to 36 hours to prevent refreezing. Used by Businesses, Commercial Industries, Institutions, Cities, Towns, Schools, etc. NOT SOLD IN STORES.

ECONOMICAL PRODUCTS Garth: (403) 888-5593 P49@telus.net Bob: (403) 560-8177

F1B GOLDEN DOODLES, black now but will brindle as they get older. Non shedding, well handled, long time breeder. $900.

Delivered to Alberta.

Text 306-521-1371 or call 306-792-2113 www.furtettishfarm.ca

1930

NOW BUYING WILD FUR -Coyotes, Foxes, Muskrat Beaver etc. Call Reuben 403-887-2439

TAMARACK

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

Customizable and secure. From storage to workspace.

Steel containers from 8' - 53'. 20' & 40' skids with optional 4' landings available. Mount with twist locks.

780 440 4037 | SEACAN.COM

FURNISHED 2 BEDROOM HOUSE Centrally located $850/mnth plus utilities, N/S, N/P

403-396-0075 Condos/ Townhouses

3020

PONOKA 3 bdrm. newer townhouse, 3 bath, 5 appls. rent $1295 403-704-1221 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

Reaching 6000 households weekly FOR RENT: Modern 2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom condo in PONOKA, close to school and hospital Incl 5 appliances. $1400/m excl utilities. Contact Letje @(403)392-0565 letjvorster@yahoo.com

Manufactured Homes

3040

NORTH of Rimbey furn. 3 bdrm. mobile home, on horse ranch, all utils. incld’ n/s, $1200. rent/dd. Avail.

Nov. 15. 403-843-3684

Suites

Houses For Sale

3030

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

3060

QUIET 1 BDRM APT ON 50 ST, PONOKA Utilities included $

545 plus D.D.

Call Dave after 5:30pm

403-913-5525

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311 ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

$

30

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

4020 This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311 VETERINARY SERVICES

Wanted To Buy

1760

For Rent #3000 - #3200 Houses/ Duplexes

3020

2190

1660

MELT ICE and SNOW 36 Times FASTER with PROPELLANT 49

Misc. for Sale

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

LOGS

Duff & Phelps Canada Restructuring Inc. - “Receiver”

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Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

1530

ONSITE & WEBCAST

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Very competitive prices! Largest colour selection in Western Canada. Available at over 25 Alberta Distribution Locations. 40 Year Warranty. Call 1-888-263-8254.

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Houses/ Duplexes

Livestock

2100

30 BLACK/BBF, 20 red/RBS, Sim/Angus cross heifers, calving Feb. & Mar., bred to black Angus bull, 1100-1200 lbs. Contact Brian 780-608-7360

Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200 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. Patricia Kelly

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

Page 30 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

PLUMBING

Suites

SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD.

AVAILABLE DEC 1 1 bdrm suite & 2 bdrm suite incl. heat & water

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

3060

403-783-6011 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

2 bdrm suite includes heat & water $

PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm

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

750/mo. plus D.D.

403-783-6011

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

403-357-0287

30

PER WEEK

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

Reaching 6000 households weekly for just

30

$

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

Houses For Sale

4020

CUSTOM LOG HOMES and Log Specialties - M&H Wood Specialties 1-888-991-5700 or email: sales@mhwood.com; www.mhwood.com.

4090

Manufactured Homes

SHOWHOME SPECTACULAR! We want you to own a wonderful former showhome at a fantastic price. 1672 sq. ft., too many features to list! $169,000. Ready for immediate delivery; www.unitedhomescanada.com.

148 Eastlake Blvd., Airdrie.

1-800-461-7632.

PER WEEK

This space could be yours!

403-783-3311 Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

GET BACK on track!

Bad credit? Bills?

Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.

Financial #4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Money To Loan

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.

FAST AND EASY LOANS! Bad credit accepted!

Get up to $25,000 on your vehicle, mobile-home, land or equipment.

1st and 2nd mortgages. www.bhmcash.com.

403-879-9929.

Public Notice #6000

Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

DO YOUR PART

RECYCLE

YOUR

PAPER! Transportation #5000-5300

5030

Cars

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

This space could be yours for $

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & debt free in half the time!

Avoid bankruptcy!

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

BBB rated A+.

3 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN BASHAW, $700/month. Avail. now.

Mature, no pets.

780-372-3949

* RIVERSIDE APTS. *

WHAT CAN THE CLASSIFIEDS DO FOR YOU???

4430

Money To Loan

2005 CHRYSLER Sebring 4 dr, 48,000 kms, $6500 403-783-2753 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

Coming Events Obituaries Memorials Pets Lost/Found Classes Vacation Homes Personals Fitness Arts/Crafts Realtors Babysitters Condos Volunteers Career Planning Legal Aid Tutors Oilfield Announcements Trades Vehicles Public Notices Rentals Acreages Motorcycles Business Opportunities Cottages Livestock Grain/Feed/Hay Tractors Pasture land Campers/RVs Extra Income Security Registrations Meetings Repairs Farmers Markets Trade Fairs Rodeos & MUCH MORE!

WRECKING AUTOTRUCKS. Parts to fit over 500 trucks. Lots of Dodge, GMC, Ford, imports. We ship anywhere. Lots of Dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff.

(Lloydminster). Reply 780-875-0270.

North-East Recyclers truck up to 3 tons.

Public Notices

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 4037833311 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

6010

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Ponoka County

PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Lyle and Lorna Norn to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify PT SE 6-43-23-W4 (approximately 23.50 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential Hobby for resale purposes.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

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

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 403-783-3333 Fax: 403-783-6965 e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

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

CUSTOM TUB GRINDING • Different screens for bedding & feed • 600 HP truck driven for fast grinding • Minimum Charge 2 HRS @ $220/HR

CALL LEEN VOGELAAR 403-704-0919

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

PONOKA NEWS Page 31

in Ponoka

Colourful decorations: Teachers at Ponoka Elementary School listen to students’ Remembrance Day ceremony presentation Nov. 7. Parents, teachers and guests took time to honour fallen soldiers.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

The colour party lines up, ready to march the procession to the Ponoka Royal Canadian Legion.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

Dorothy Houghton, past President of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 66, spoke to young pupils of St. Augustine Elementary School Wednesday, Nov. 6 on the occasion of the Remembrance Day, quizzing them during her speech on the meaning of freedom, democracy and right of making choices to explain the meaning of the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers who fought during the wars. The school choir also performed the song Inscription of Hope during the event.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013

2013’S

MUST

GO

OVER 75 2013’S TO CLEAR!!

2013 EXPEDITION XLT Stk #T0229. leather, roof, nav.

MSRP $61,949

SALE PRICE

2013 F150 SUPERCAB STX 4X4

Stk #T0355. MSRP $39,649

$50,917

2013 F150 SUPERCREW “LIMITED EDITION”

SALE PRICE

$26,686

2013 F350 CREW CAB XLT 4X4

2013 F150 SUPERCREW FX4 LUXURY 4X4 MSRP $55,069

SALE PRICE

$40,755

2013 F350 CREW CAB LARIAT

Stk #T0365. fully loaded, luxury unit, top of the line

STK #T0038. 6.2L gas, longbox, nicely equipped

Stk #T0159. 6.7L diesel, loaded with roof, nicely equipped

MSRP $66,549

MSRP $54,789

MSRP $77,329

SALE PRICE

$51,358

SALE PRICE

$40,861

SALE PRICE

$58,900

ALL PRICES ARE REBATES TO DEALER - PLUS GST & FEES

“Let your Legacy start here.”

www.legacyfordponoka.ca

YOUR LEGACY TEAM

Bob Mass

Trevor Feragen Pat Boardman