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Broncs boys win volleyball home game Story on page 29

Grand tradition of local winter sports Story on page 5

Fox Run Students at St. Augustine Catholic School came out Sept. 19 to support the Terry Fox Foundation. The entire school ran laps around the school grounds and then had a hot dog barbecue.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Council looking at water meter Town councillors consider options for residents

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

In an effort to give residents other options besides the wireless water meters that Netpune has been installing, town administration has put together a proposal of potential choices for residents.

Dave McPhee, director of operations and property services, explained three different options to councillors during the Sept. 18 Committee of the Whole meeting.

The first option is the current idea to use the Neptune wireless water meters at no extra cost, explained McPhee. “That’s what the majority of the people are doing.�

The second proposed option is to put a similar meter in, but have it installed outside the house. McPhee says residents would face a $210 installation cost for this meter outside of the home. Town staff would be able to use their current equipment to read the signal wirelessly.

A third option would be to install

a meter outside of the home but staff would have to manually read the signal. McPhee says if a resident made that choice, they would have to pay the $210 for a meter plus a $75 monthly inspection fee. “Seventy-five dollars is your costrecovery rate for your manpower, equipment and administration fees,� explained McPhee.

He added if a resident refused to allow staff on their property, they would face a court order to allow staff to look at the meter. His hope was this would not have to occur considering a Sheriff would have to serve the notice.

Acting CAO Betty Quinlan says similar communities that are installing these water meters do not have an opt-out clause. One community does conduct manual inspections of gas meters, but only twice a year, she added. “You could be looking at thousands of dollars by the time they found a leak.� “I don’t want this to be something that is picked up by the taxpayers of this

town,� added Coun. Loanna Gulka.

She feels if residents choose another option, it should be full cost recovery rather than have taxpayers pick up the bill.

Letter claims to be from Freeman of the Land The town has received a letter from a man purporting to be a Freeman of the Land and although the full contents and author of the letter were not made public, it has irked some councillors.

Coun. Tim Falkiner took a strong stance on the letter, which is believed to have threatened council with legal action and liens. “You can’t pick and choose which part of the law you’re going to adhere to‌If it was me, I’d cut off his water, I’d cut off his garbage, I’d cut off his sewer.

To hell with him if he’s not going to contract with the town.�

Freemen of the Land adhere to rules that state statute law is something they will be governed by only if they agree to it. According to Wikipedia, Freemen of the Land consider themselves independent of government jurisdiction.

No decisions were made at the meeting and McPhee’s options were just proposals for councillors to consider. Coun. Teri Underhill did say the new system is working well as she received a call from town staff warning her toilet may be leaking. She said she was able to make the fix and save money on her water bill.

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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Cats have recently become a topic of discussion for town councillors who are looking at what a cat bylaw would entail in town.

The difficulty municipalities face putting a cat bylaw in place is the kind of care that needs to be given if a cat is trapped, explained Ted Dillon, director of protective services for the Town of Ponoka during the Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday, Sept. 18.

Proper handlers, kennels and rules of care must be followed if council were to enact a bylaw and Dillon says not many municipalities have a cat bylaw because of those challenges. “The City of Edmonton is probably the best one. They leave the trapping up to the people themselves,� Dillon explained. “But once they’re in the trap, they have to be fed and watered,� added Dillon.

He says people who don’t care for the trapped cats may be charged under the criminal code and the felines cannot be killed or taken far from the location they were found.

Some of the issues in town may have to do with the people who own cats, but they do not involve neutering or spaying them, he added. Dillon says he receives less than a dozen cat complaints each year.

Rather than enact a cat bylaw, the City of Camrose has conducted a public service campaign in an effort to educate its residents on being a responsible cat owner. Coun. Loanna Gulka feels starting a bylaw like this would be pointless of there is not enough manpower within town staff to handle complaints.

Acting CAO Betty Quinlan said administration will research more on the ramifications of a bylaw and she added trapping cats can become a challenge. “Trapping them creates a huge issue and it’s hard to enforce.�

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Highway 2 northbound lanes were closed Monday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. for two hours after a minivan, carrying seven people, rolled into the median north of Ponoka.

Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit, along with at least four ambulances and the Ponoka Fire Department were called to the scene where the minivan went out of control. The rollover was so severe that two STARS Air Ambulance helicopters were called to transport a male driver and male passenger with serious injuries to Edmonton.

Five passengers were taken to the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre with mostly minor injuries, although one passenger suffered a broken pelvis.

Full details were not available as the matter is still under investigation and officers say alcohol may have been a factor in the incident.

Train vs car An elderly driver of a minivan is believed to have suffered non-life threatening injuries after his car collided with a train Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.

Adrian Verberg, 89, was crossing the tracks from a private entrance south of Ponoka on Highway 2A when the train collided with the rear end of his van. Verberg’s car then flipped around and landed on its side, trapping him in the vehicle.

Members of the Ponoka Fire Department had to work to extricate him from the vehicle and had to cut the roof of the van with Jaws of Life to gain safe access to the driver. He was taken to Red Deer Hospital for further tests.

Erratic driver charged Officers have charged a male driver from Maskwacis with impaired driving after his van rolled over on Monday, Sept. 22 at 12:30 p.m.

Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Happy g Unit received calls of an sgivin erratic driver on Highway Thank 2A south of Ponoka shortly before the rollover. The final call they received of the same vehicle was that it had rolled near the Highway 2 overpass south

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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.

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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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God’s guidance in snowstorms of life Deacon Rollie Comeau ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC PARISH

The arrival this week of the first day of fall signals to those paying attention that things are about to change. In fact how could you miss it? The days are getting shorter. Leaves have turned colour and fallen. Morning frosts and crisper daytime temperatures will herald a slow and hopefully gradual transition to winter.

The early snowfall of Sept. 8 and 9 caught most people off guard. A forecast of snow so early in the season should have translated into the odd snowflake mixed in with rain that would melt as soon as it the ground. Instead, we were hit with more than 10cm of snow that iced up the roads, knocked out power in some places, flattened standing crops and made things just plain messy.

Rather than listen attentively to the forecasts of what was anticipated, our family shrugged it off believing the predictions were probably for regions further north of Edmonton and closer to the foothills. When we realized that the snow was not melting and was starting to accumulate, we frantically gathered in remaining tomatoes on the vine, garden cucumbers still thriving and performed other such tasks that I suspect most good gardeners had already tended to.

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continued from page 3 Impaired driver endangers infant On Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m., Ponoka RCMP received a 911 complaint of a motor vehicle weaving through traffic on Highway 2, north of Highway 53.

The 32-year-old female driver of the 2005 Chrysler Sebring had an infant passenger and was charged with impaired driving over the legal limit.

Identity fraud, evading police RCMP stopped a 2012 Dodge Ram, Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 1:30 a.m., travelling 150 km per hour in a 110 zone.

During the arrest of the 23-year-old driver from Lloydminster, SK, RCMP discovered the licence the man had produced was in fact his brother’s and that the driver had several outstanding warrants.

While that arrest took place, the 24-year-old passenger sped away in the truck, which was not located.

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organize our life and our family and our relationships with loved ones and with our creator. Unfortunately death is not always that generous.

There is a story in Luke 12:35 that illustrates this point.

“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master’s return from the wedding banquet, so they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes. … You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not know”.

Somewhere in the back of our minds we know this. As Christians, we understand that we can choose God or not. If we elect to choose God, then we try to live our life modelled after Jesus, a life of goodness, of integrity and of love for God and neighbour. The struggle for everyone is not to let the things of the world distract us from this mission.

It is when we can get so caught up in the “snowstorms of life” that we begin to lose sense of who we are as children of God, and sometimes we lose our way.

The beautiful thing about having a loving God is that he is always there waiting for us to come back, to turn our gaze back on him and to re-focus our life on being part of the Kingdom of God.

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the weather. There are those people who are attentive and awake to God’s call day to day, month to month and year to year.

They have come to understand the purpose and meaning of life and live out their days knowing that at some point in time, they will reap what they have sown and be gathered in the harvest of the Lord.

Then there are those who find themselves in the middle of a snowstorm. Life becomes a series of unplanned and unannounced events, many of which can challenge our faith and belief in God because we have not been listening to the signs of God’s call in our lives.

Even sadder is that the snowstorm comes and we don’t care anymore because we have lost our way and we have lost our faith.

A radio talk show host recently had people call in to share with his listeners what they would do if they knew with certainty they had only one or two days left to live. Responses included: checking off a few more items on their bucket list, organizing and communicating final requests, selling off assets and saying final goodbyes.

One caller though seemed to be able to cut through these earthly attachments when he said he would spend the time making peace with God. Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew exactly on what day we would die?

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The initial driver has been charged with identity fraud, speeding, possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property, driving disqualified and failure to comply with conditions of release.

The missing passenger has a warrant out for his arrest and is being charged with operation of a motor vehicle being perused, driving disqualified and obstruction.

Attempted break and enter A resident of Range Road 275 was forced to call RCMP on Monday, Sept.

15 at 5 p.m. after seeing a male and female attempt to break into his neighbor’s house.

As the complainant stopped them, they broke into the complainant’s vehicle and stole a checkbook (later recovered) and a wallet.

The thieves left in a stolen Ford 150, believed to be taken from Red Deer. The female is in her late 20s and the male is in his 30s, both are Caucasian.

The investigation is ongoing.

Driver carts marijuana On Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m., a motor vehicle was stopped on Highway 2A because the licence plate was not registered and the registered owner of the vehicle had warrants attached to his name.

RCMP officer could smell alcohol and marijuana and a search of the vehicle produced 16 grams of the controlled substance.

The 39-year-old Ponoka man was arrested for outstanding warrants and possession of a controlled substance.

Thief targets Ponoka south business RCMP responded to a 911 call, Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8:15 p.m., after a 25-year-old Lloydminster male stole cigarettes from a 39 Avenue business.

The suspect was located and arrested for theft.

Uninsured driver An 18-year-old Claresholm man was caught Friday, Sept. 19 at 6:55 p.m. for speeding PONOKA RISING 148 km per hour in a 110 zone.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Reflections of Ponoka

The grand tradition of our local winter sports

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

Throughout the over 50 amazing years that I have had the great privilege of growing up and living in and around Ponoka, I was always so very impressed with the overwhelming participation, support, friendship, pride, and spirit displayed in all areas of community sports and other recreation activities.

As hardy Albertans, we will soon be preparing to head into our cold but invigorating winter season, when our daily lifestyles and habits will change just a little bit, but to which we will adjust to face all challenges with our usual great gusto, grit, and enthusiasm. Many of the traditional winter sports and activities that we will choose to take part in and support have likely been around our community for countless decades, and have been firmly established, promoted and enjoyed by several generations of families. Of course, there have been a few exciting technical changes to our winter activity calendar along the way, with new sports and events being added, but the joy of the game will always be the same energetic and healthful pastime that young and old alike can always look forward to during the long months of snow and sunshine in and around our community.

The history and heritage of local sports.

The early roots of our long-standing winter sports legacy likely started on outdoor patches of ice and in cold wooden arenas or curling rinks, community halls, in snowy parks, backyards or anywhere else where families, friends and neighbours chose to gather together and organize a game of fun. Hockey started outside with a stick and a ball in the 1700s, but today is now played in 73 countries, while the grand sport of curling was introduced to Canada in 1895 by Scottish miners in B.C., and the original rocks included sliding projectiles of iron, wood, jam cans, and granite and were even called ‘thunder mugs.’

Curling was introduced to Ponoka in 1916, when businessmen Dick

Remember When...

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Back in the days before 4 by 4s, even the toughest of the halftons could not get through a good old fashioned snow storm on the prairies. This early 1950s photo was taken in the Mecca Glen district, and it took a day or two for the hardy local farmers with their tractors and shovels to come to the rescue and helped to get this and many other stranded vehicles back on the road.

But please don’t panic just because we had a little wet white warning last week, but on the other hand it will soon be time to go south, or prepare ourselves for what is just around the corner.

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The curling rink at the Alberta Hospital was built by staff and volunteers and opened in early 1944. This two-sheet facility was a bee-hive of activity for many years, playing host to leagues for the patients and staff, bonspiels and instructions for the kids. Notice the brooms, which likely came out of the kitchen, as well as the uniforms of the curlers. The building still stands but the curling was discontinued in the 1980s when the hospital started to re-structure their treatment and programs.

Thomson and Mah Bow offered lessons to anyone who was interested. The first rink was constructed near where the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre now stands, but the roof collapsed under the weight of too much snow in 1925. Our first major community curling rink was built in the same area and thanks to the overwhelming support, the mortgage was paid off during the 1938-39 season and a complete set of second-hand rocks was purchased for $20. Yearly curling fees for the Ponoka Curling Club were $10 for seasoned men and women and $6 for green curlers and students. This keen sport of curling became so popular that a whistle had to be blown to make sure that the 7 p.m. draw would start on time and be done in time for the 9 p.m. event every night.

The first official curling bonspiel was hosted in Ponoka in 1927 and attracted 15 of the best rinks from our town and district and throughout the province. As the popularity of the game increased, several small and very active curling rinks began popping up throughout the county and at the Alberta Hospital. In the 1950s, an amazing total of 85 rinks were competing in the weeklong perennial Ponoka Town and County Bonspiel at the Ponoka Arena, and other curling competitions were being organized each season for all age groups from adults, children, schools, families and seniors. In the early days, the curling fanatics had to wait for the weather to get cold enough before they could make ice, but on the most frigid days, the ice would swing and snap in many weird ways, while the ardent curling fraternity always prayed that the spring melt would not come to early to spoil their fun.

Once artificial ice was introduced, the season lasted much longer, was more organized, and the curlers can now finesse the rocks into those big colored circles from October to April in our first class facility at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex.

Organized hockey began in and around Ponoka in 1923, with most games played on outdoor rinks, which had to be cleared of snow before starting. The rugged contests on the wind-blown rink across from where the town

hall now stands would run 60 minutes straight with each team allowed to dress eight players.

From the most humble beginnings of pick-up games and road hockey sessions, the spirited local farm hockey and commercial leagues were born, and then in the 1950s, the legendary Ponoka Stampeders’ senior ‘A’ team was established and would thrill thousands of avid local and central Alberta fans for many decades, while winning countless C.A.H.L., provincial, and Western Canada championships along the way.

That proud Stampeder name and great spirit of community hockey has continued to this day, from our earlier Junior ‘A’ and Chinook Hockey League teams, to the present Heritage Junior ‘B’ squad, and the countless ambitious boys and girls who compete in our Ponoka Minor Hockey program at the Ponoka complex or Kinsmen outdoor rink. One of the other annual popular winter sports at the twin-sheet facility is figure skating, which has been hosted by the local club since 1947 with hundreds of girls and boys from tots to teens learning their delicate figures and dances and preparing for their annual glitzy carnival in April.

Of course there are also many other winter sports, some that have been around for years and others that are now a new adventure. Outdoors there will be those energetic individuals or families who love to ski or fire up their snow machines, others who will retire to their fish huts to try and catch the big one for dinner, and the younger set will take to the biggest hills for sledding and sliding. Many sports will move inside during the cold months, with lots of school and adult activities going on at our local gymnasiums as well as thrilling events at the spacious Calnash Ag Event Centre, the bowling leagues are now open, the drop-in centre has many activities for seniors, our gymnastic club will soon have a new facility, the Aquaplex plays host to all sorts of aquatic activities, and there will always l be so many others. Whatever sport activity you may choose this winter, as a participant, a coach, a parent, a volunteer or a fan, please have fun, play safe, and get everyone else involved in what can be also great social events.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Opinion

Scottish referendum and Canada’s constitution Scots voted last week to remain in the Unitment of Pierre Trudeau asked the House of ed Kingdom, but even the fact that they voted Commons in London in 1982 to adopt the on whether to leave has opened the Pandora’s amendments to the Canadian constitution, Box in a way that things will never be the same lawmakers at Westminster adopted it as a again for any of the constituents of the union, kind of annex to a British piece of legislaor for Europe or for the world. tion and in doing that, they renounced the First, in the UK, there will be a lot of horseright to amend it further. trading as to how the powers of the central So, as a result, when there is public government will be devolved if the British demand for Senate reform after the revelagovernment keeps its promise to enhance the tions of spending scandals, Prime Minister self-governing authority for Scotland, then the Stephen Harper can hide behind the ruling Mustafa Eric Welsh and Northern Ireland and England will of the Supreme Court of Canada to drag his Editor all seek enhanced autonomy. feet not to implement his promise he made In Europe, Catalans are already in the proto the electorate before he became the head cess of organizing a referendum to secede from of the federal government back in 2006, beSpain and in the pipeline are secessionist moves in Italy cause constitution does not have a provision as to how to and Romania and who knows where else.

As for the Commonwealth, in Australia, where a 1999 referendum rejected the proposal for the country to cut its ties to Queen Elizabeth II and become a republic, an online poll immediately after the Scottish vote last week showed a 74 percent support in favor of declaring the country a republic.

When we will have a similar debate in Canada is hard to predict, but one can probably say with certainty that one day in the future that very discussion will be on the agenda in this country, too.

But before that day comes, looks like we still have some issues relating to Canada’s status as a constitutional monarchy; literally: The entanglement that needs to be unraveled involves Canada’s current constitution and its links to the United Kingdom and its administrative power over this country.

A debate is slowly developing on the state of health of our constitution and how to make it more responsive to changing times. (For those interested, there are a few informative and authoritative articles available on the http://c2cjournal.ca website.)

Scholars and constitutional law experts underline several serious shortcomings of the current constitution, which can be summarized as follows: -Quebec has not signed the current constitution, therefore the power of the document as the basis of legitimacy in the whole country is open to question; -The current constitution does not secure property rights; -The constitutional authority lies largely with the judiciary rather than the legislative power of the state, therefore the constitutional decision making process lacks accountability; - Nobody knows how to amend the current constitution.

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reform the Senate.

Or, because there is no constitutional clarity on the process, Mr. Harper uses his power to send Canadian military personnel to northern Iraq to get involved in military action against Islamic extremists without even informing the legislature.

Of course, this discussion might be perceived as irrelevant by many, because Canada is a civilized country and people feel themselves safe and secure with the knowledge (assumption?) that institutions are (mostly) functioning properly and as such, their rights are protected.

But as citizens, and not subjects, regardless of whether we live in small town Alberta or in metropolitan Toronto, we have an obligation to know how we are governed, at all levels, and it is only by knowing that we can hold politicians to account as and when required.

Amelia Naismith Reporter

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PONOKA NEWS 7

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

AHS provides education and support with health workshops

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced that it will be conducting a series of workshops beginning this month and lasting through December in an effort to help Albertans make positive adjustments to their lifestyles.

The workshops are offered as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP), an AHS initiative designed to promote healthy living and provide easy access to helpful information.

A statement from AHS described the workshops as covering a range of information, including heart health, weight management, nutrition, diabetes care, chronic illness management and more.

According to the schedule made available, upcoming workshops in Ponoka area include: Better Choices, Better Health (Six sessions) A self-management workshop to gain confidence and develop skills to overcome the physical and emotional challenges of living with a long-term health condition.

Nov. 14, 21, 28 & Dec. 5, 12, 19 (1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Ponoka Community Health Centre ( Conference Room) – 5900 2A Highway Craving Change (Three sessions) Uncover triggers for problematic eating – emotions, events, situations, cravings and strategies for change.

Sept. 24, Oct. 1 & 8 (1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Ponoka Community Health Centre (Conference Room) – 5900 2A Highway

Diabetes The Basics (One session) Learn how to better manage Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. For those newly diagnosed or wanting an update.

Oct. 9 & Dec. 4 (9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)

Ponoka Community Health Centre (Conference Room) – 5900 2A Highway Heart Wise (One session) Learn about high blood pressure, cholesterol and heart healthy nutrition.

Dec. 5 (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

Ponoka Community Health Centre (Chapel) – 5900 2A Highway Respiratory Education Learn what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is along with helpful breathing tips and a review of common respiratory medications.

Oct. 7 (1 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Ponoka Community Health Centre (via videoconference -Telehealth Room) – 5900 2A Highway According to the AHS statement, all sessions will be led by AHS professionals who share their expertise in group discussions and provide support and encouragement to participants. Participation in workshops are free of charge.

For more information, or to register for a workshop, please call 1-877-3146997.

To access the full schedule of upcoming AHLP sessions throughout Central Alberta please visit http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/ev/ ne-ev-cdm-calendar-2014-fall.pdf.

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Ponoka, AB T4J 1P7 Ph: 403-783-4431 | Fax: 403-783-6745 | Email: town@ponoka.org Or Check us out Online: www.ponoka.ca

NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT RATES The Town of Ponoka invites all Contractors, Heavy Equipment Operators and Heavy Equipment Rental Companies to submit a list of equipment which may be needed by the Town of Ponoka during the 2014-2015 Winter Operations. Please include with your submission: List of available equipment, model/size etc; Hourly rates, with operator; Emergency after hour rates, with operator; Potential availability; Capability to transport heavy equipment; Potential mobilization timeframes; and Contact Information.

For additional information, please contact: Dave McPhee, Director Operations & Property Services; Office: 403-783-0146

Water Meter Replacement - Reminder to book your appointment: Thank you to everyone who has booked an appointment to have the water meter replaced. Over 54% are completed in the Town with another 1,450 installations in progress and hundreds of bookings coming in.

Make sure your appointment is made soon! Please call 1-800-667-4387 to book your appointment before the deadline of the end of October. As a reminder, there is no danger of fire and Health Canada does not consider the low radio frequencies a health risk. The new meters run on a lithium battery and run on the same radio frequency as a baby monitor. They are not electrical. Please contact the Town at 403-783-4431 with any questions or check the website for information and benefits related to the Water Meter Replacement Program.

EVENTS AND RECREATION Aquaplex & Recreation Update: The Aquaplex is Open Sept 22nd Starting Sept 26th every other Friday is a PD Day public swim 1-3pm!

Ice Time Available For more information, please contact Tamara 403-783-0131.

Request for Proposal – Arena Concession The Town of Ponoka is seeking a Concessionaire and part-time Concession Workers to provide services on a year round basis with the main operation taking place from September 1 – March 31. The concession service is also to be made available to other activities that are scheduled in the Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex during the off season. For more information, contact Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services at 403-783-0118 or email wes.amendt@ponoka.org.

The Town Of Ponoka is holding a Surplus Equipment Sale Items will be available for viewing at the Public Works yard from September 23-26. Please visit the Town’s website www.ponoka.ca or contact Public Works at 403-783-0148 for more info.

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Alberta Culture Days: THRU MY EYES Art Exhibition & Sale: Saturday September the 27th 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Exhibition runs from Sept. 27th – Oct. 28th) Join these three very talented and gifted special needs artists as they showcase their works of art and talent on Saturday September 27th 2014.

Copic Marker Workshop 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (10 spots) must be 12yrs to adult to attend Polymer Clay Workshop 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (10 spots) must be 12yrs to adult to attend Art Demonstration 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm all ages welcome Meet and Greet (food and drinks provided) 2:30pm - 4:30pm All events held at the Ponoka Jubilee Library 5110 48 Ave, Ponoka, AB Please contact the library to register for the workshops as seats are limited Ph: 403-783-3843 or Email: ponokalibrary@prl.ab.ca Fantasy Author Lesley Livingston is Coming to Ponoka Jubilee Library!

Saturday October the 4th 10:00 am – 11:30 am Come and welcome Young Adult author Lesley Livingston, to Ponoka, on her tour through central Alberta at Ponoka Jubilee Library. She is a writer and an actress living in Toronto, ON and she is best known for her books Wondrous strange and the Starling Saga.

Communities ChooseWell invites you and your family to take part in the Sobeys 21 Days to Healthy Eating Challenge! Research shows that it takes about 21 days to create a new habit. For 21 consecutive days, from October 6 to October 26, 2014, we encourage you to get into the habit of eating at least one nutritious meal together as a family every day. Breakfast, lunch, or supper – at home, in the park, or at the arena – you decide what works for you and your family. Win prizes by registering your family at www.arpaonline.ca/ choosewell/events. There are many great prizes to be claimed!

Fire Prevention Week October 5 - 11th. Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives - Test Yours Every Month.

Fire Hall Open House - Monday, October 6th, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Great opportunity to ask questions, see the equipment, learn what it takes to be a firefighter and discuss fire safety.

Curling Club Registration Registration for Curling will be held on October 2, at 7:30pm at the curling lounge.

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Parking Restrictions For Vehicles Exceeding 6 Metres With the exception of a recreation vehicle, no person shall park a vehicle or a vehicle with a trailer attached exceeding 6 metres in length, or a truck tractor unit with or without a semitrailer or trailer attached, on a highway, in front of, across from or adjacent to residential property or in driveway. This includes school buses.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~Author Unknown

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Chamber hears of Alberta Chamber’s plans

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) chairperson Dom Mancuso spent some time Sept. 16 speaking to the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce members about its strong advocacy roll for Alberta businesses.

With a federation of 24,000 business members, the ACC is in a strong position to speak for its members’ needs, stated Mancuso at the Kinsmen Community Centre during the lunch meeting.

“The ACC is essentially the chamber’s chamber,” explained Mancuso.

He stated the ACC has the ability to provide a voice for businesses and its 128 Alberta chamber members. The ACC has been able to exert some political influence as well.

“Typically, there’s so much change going on, we often find it difficult, as chambers, to connect with government officials,” said Mancuso.

However, he says the ACC has met with three different provincial ministries: Municipal Affairs, Job Skills, Training and Labour and Alberta Finance. Some suggestions to these ministries have since been adopted.

“We also saw the changes to the small claims court, which is an issue our federation has been advocating for several years,” stated Mancuso,

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Most recently, the provincial government consulted the ACC on the Municipal Government Act review as well as transportation strategies and labour development.

“Labour, of course, has been a top priority for all our membership,” added Mancuso He says the ACC has been working diligently with the federal government to reduce restrictions with regard to hiring temporary foreign workers. Labour shortages are causing issues for

businesses and Mancuso says it is a challenge facing many of ACC members.

One question came from former mayor Larry Henkelman and owner of Home Furnishings Gallery over how business owners could manage their hours of operation. “Is there anyone in the Chamber of Alberta that can offer some advice on uniform business shopping hours?”

Mancuso replied his mandate is not to decide how businesses operate in Ponoka but he did offer some advice stating that a successful businessperson

will analyze their hours and adjust them to meet clients’ needs.

“That’s where your chamber can get involved…you can move that conversation forward because it has to be a conversation,” stated Mancuso.

He feels the Ponoka District and Chamber of Commerce might be a positive conduit to bring about discussions on how Ponoka businesses could operate.

“You’re all business owners, why not?” he concluded.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

BBBS shrimp boil fundraiser popular for residents

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

There was little food left after the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) shrimp boil on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Ponoka Fire Hall.

The fundraising event brought in $1,500 that will help with BBBS mentorship programming, explained program director Morgen Chernick.

The group usually hosts a barbecue fundraiser with burgers, pop and chips but Chernick had the idea to change the format a little. And it proved popular with residents who pre-ordered 100 meals with

another 100 selling on the day of the fundraiser.

It didn’t take long to sell 50 pounds of shrimp, which Chernick says was donated by Bob and Deb Hepp. Pop was donated by Mackenzie’s No Frills, which meant the group was able to see 100 per cent of their earnings go to BBBS. Chernick was grateful for the strong support. “I just want to thank everyone for coming to support BBBS.” The shrimp boil included sausage, potatoes, corn and pop.

Doris Reich holds up an order during the Big Brother Big Sisters shrimp boil on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

The event raised $1,500 to BBBS programming.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

New playground holds grand opening in Riverside

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

A recently constructed playground, located between 45 and 46 Street, held its grand opening on Tuesday, Sept. 16 with a barbeque. Here Ponoka Rotarian Cameron Chisholm is serving food to kids.

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Town staff and council, Rotary Club members and people of the community gathered to celebrate the grand opening of a new playground park in Riverside, centered between 45 and 46 Street on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Put on the ground mid-July by Habitat Systems, out of British Columbia, the project has been on the minds of Rotary Club members and the Town of Ponoka since 2003. Wes Amendt, director of community services, says the site was identified that year as a potential site for a new playground.

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proached the town about moving forward with the project. “We were shovel ready,” said club president Cameron Chisholm.

“It met our criteria for what we were looking for, for park development in the area,” Amendt added.

The playground equipment and other project costs, such as trucking and pea gravel, brought the total to approximately $35,000. “Parks are so expensive because there are all these standards,” said Chisholm.

The project was supported by several community volunteers and sponsors, including the Town of Ponoka, Ponoka County, Inland Concrete, Inland Aggregates and Tim Horton’s. “They gave a sizeable cash donation,” said Chisholm.

“It takes a community to come together to put together projects like this,” Amendt added.

With Highway 53 separating Riverside in two, a need for a playground in the area was identified. “The neighbourhood really wasn’t much on this side of the road,” said Chisholm.

The area, formerly known as Riverside Park, was undeveloped green space.

Further development of the park is already being planned, according to Chisholm.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Ponoka youth receives Duke of Edinburgh Award

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Hard work by a Ponoka youth has earned him the coveted Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, by achieving specific personal milestones.

Zac Littlechild was inspired to take part in the challenge because of his work with the Ponoka

Air Cadets. Youths partaking in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program must complete a set of activities for a certain period of time, including: • Service to the community • Skills in a field • Physical recreation • Take an adventurous journey

Littlechild earned the bronze medal and he is working on achieving his silver medal qualifications. He says he had to show that he worked on each activity for three months and at least one hour a week. Much of his work with the Air Cadets involved service to the community.

For the skill challenge Littlechild decided to create and edit a set of videos, each with a different genre and theme. “I worked on different ways of changing my videos so they would look better.”

He credits help from teachers at St. Augustine Catholic School for providing equipment or tools needed to complete each task. His biggest challenge was finding the time to create the videos. Littlechild used GoPro cameras and digital video

cameras to complete the skill task.

He is excited to have earned the bronze medal, as it is a positive mark on his school resume. His hope is to work in media studies at the university level and taking this challenge gave him valuable experience.

“It’s one of the best awards you can have because it’s from the royal family,” said Littlechild.

The bronze award was presented by cadets’ commanding officer Cpt. Tracy Fiedler. The silver is presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and the gold is awarded by a member of the royal family.

Littechild said he looks forward to upcoming challenges.

“I want to get the gold, it’s one of my goals,” he concluded.

Zac Littlechild holds up his Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Sept. 18 after recently receiving the coveted decoration.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Youth empowered with self-esteem at St. A workshop

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Bullying seems to be more prevalent in schools, and in response, anti-bully and self-esteem workshops are becoming more commonplace as their demand is driven by need.

Bringing to further focus the need for student support and selfesteem recognition in the halls of St Augustine Catholic School, a Young Women of Power assembly workshop was held on Wednesday, Sept.

17 — on an FCSS grant — by youth communications specialist Alison Springer.

“My main topic is, let me make it clear, we’re going to be talking about how to make school a safe place for all people,” said Springer.

Ponoka’s Youth Unlimited program director Jerel Peters was also present to speak with the male students because the school’s guidance councillor Tara Newton wanted a workshop geared for their needs.

Peters’ C4 sessions allowed him to spend time discussing with the boys their core values, commitment, character and conviction.

Diving right in to the subject of self-esteem, Springer told the students that when they look in the mirror, their perception is sometimes warped by their own thoughts and how others acknowledge them.

“There are certain things in life that will distort that mirror.”

Doubt often leads to a cycle that only further tarnishes a young per-

son’s image of themselves. “When you lack confidence, do you stand up for yourself?” Springer asked the students.

During her presentation, Springer also mentioned sexual harassment in schools. “Let me make it clear, this is a crime. Anything that makes you uncomfortable is sexual harassment.”

Springer told the students harassment or assault in schools may be something as seemingly minor as grabbing another student’s butt in an intentioned joke.

In order to put an end to sexual harassment, Springer urged the students not to stay silent, despite fear or social pressures. “You need to speak up . . . or go to someone who will speak on your behalf.”

“And this isn’t just at school.

This is your boss, this is at work,” she added, addressing other areas of a students’ life where loss of self-worth may be stemming from a situation that presents the opportunity for them to be taken advantage of.

In order to demonstrate how an adolescent’s self-worth is often a reflection of their environment, Springer showed the students how people sometimes place a value on someone or something based on appearance rather than worth.

She pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of her pocket and asked the students who wanted it; none raised their hands. When she smoothed it out and revealed $10, hands shot into

Alison Springer speaks to St. Augustine students about confidence, selfworth and respecting others Wednesday, Sept. 17.

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the air. When she asked why the students wanted it now, even though its value never changed many students answered it was because they would now see its worth.

Springer says students, especially girls, are unlikely to speak up about bullying or harassment because they will be isolated by peers for “tattling” or taking a situation too seriously. Older girls are even less likely to speak because years of insecurity will have built up.

In order to take back a feeling of control young people will put themselves in uncomfortable situations to teach themselves to handle it and when it makes them uncomfortable they will stay silent and blame themselves for being in the situation in the first place, says Springer.

When Springer spoke with just the girls of the

school, many that spoke up mentioned other students at school harassing them and the behavior continuing after speaking with an adult. One girl told Springer that in an effort to continually stand up for her friends, she developed anxiety and depression.

Rather than taking negativity from others and letting it affect them, Springer told the students to respond with “ I don’t receive that . . . if it’s not what you want it to be, don’t take it.”

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The direction of creating an assessment tool for student feedback has been handed to the Wolf Creek Public Schools’ Community Engagement Committee.

Wolf Creek Public Schools’ board of trustees made the decision at its Tuesday, Sept. 16 meeting after trustee Pam Hansen brought concerns to the table that, unless it comes from the street, she feels the board does not hear if the decisions they make positively impact students.

“It is kind of nice to know when we’re doing things, students are using them or appreciating them, benefitting from them,” said Hansen.

“I’m interested in if what we’re doing at the board level is affecting them in a positive way,” she added.

In the past, the division has held “speak-outs” for students, where the superintendent brought 40 to 50 before the board of trustees. “It was good feedback.”

“We need to hear their point of view. They are, in my opinion, people who can tell us wonderful things,” said trustee Bob Huff.

Trustee Barb Walker wants to take an interactive online approach that any student can access, such as ongoing message boards, rather than a traditional channel. “Instead of standard surveys that people glaze over, then they’re taking them.”

During the meeting no other decisions on the matter were made and the committee was not given a definitive direction on a timeline for the tool.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

FALL HOME IMPROVEMENT

Tips for winterizing homes If you have ever had a pipe burst in the middle of outside spigots open, this will prevent pressure build your wall in winter, then you already know very well up. Home improvement stores sell outside faucet what a nightmare that can be. Not only will you have and spigot insulation kits which can further winterto contact a plumber at whatever time of day or night ize your house. the pipe burst happens, but you might be subjected Set your water heater thermostat to 120 and 140 to their emergency rates instead of the standard rates degrees. The temperature setting will depend on how they charge for normal appointments. If you’re lucky cold the area is that you live in as well as on what you the failure to winterize your home and experiencing are comfortable with. a burst pipe will not flood your home, cause mold, or Use caulking to seal around: wall sockets, wincause other water damages to your house. If you’re dows, doors, vents, and electrical wires coming into unlucky, all the above can happen and you can preyour home from the outside. Also you can use silver vent it by doing a few simple things.

To winterize your plumbing, you want to check duct tape to seal the seams of your HVAC duct work.

Take out your ladder and clean out the debris in walls that are not insulated very well and you know that there are pipes running through or next to them. your gutters, down spouts and storm gutters. Clogs These are the primary targets for old man winter and can lead to standing water, which will then lead to his cruel pipe freezing pranks. Not sure where these freezing and expansion. Those combinations are pipes can be, they will be close by to your bathrooms never a good thing. and kitchen.

To protect those pipes, you can insulate the wall better by buying some batt insulation at your local home improvement store and stuffing it into the wall cavity between the studs. That process will at least improve the wall insulation and already help greatly to winterize your house.

Another thing you HEATING • A/C • EAVESTROUGHING can do is insulate the actual pipe itself by buying a special insulated sleeve that snaps over the pipe.

We recommend that you actually insulate all of your pipes in unheated parts of your home to properly winterize your house.

If you live in an area that is prone to extended periods of freezing weather, you may even want to consider pouring anti-freeze or washer fluid into the drain traps beneath sinks, showers, and bathtubs that you don’t use very often.

Before winter sets in, disconnect all water hoses on the outside and inside of your house. If any water is left inside the hoses, it can freeze and damage pipes or the spigots that they are connected to.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

FALL HOME IMPROVEMENT Some local advice on getting homes winter ready Weather stripping that has not been replaced around doors or windows can begin to leak or frost over.

Furnaces that do not have filters replaced or are not maintained properly lose heat and run less efficiently.

For those who are less mobile or are not sure about the procedure, furnace cleaners are available and can also check for any other damage that

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

With one snowstorm already under the belt for Ponoka residents, and the end of September fast approaching, those wishing to winterize their homes may want to take advantage of the fair weather while it holds.

There are a few key steps people can take to winterize their homes and diminish any hardships the snow and sub-zero temperatures could bring.

Dave Bolze, Sommer Home Hardware Building Centre manager, says people need to take notice of their eavestroughs, weather stripping and furnace filters. “Clean your furnace, it doesn’t hurt.”

Clogged eavestroughs and down spouts can fall victim to ice dams which can back up and cause water to seep into the house. It is also important to check the roof for any damaged shingles or small holes.

Weather stripping that has not been replaced around doors or windows can begin to leak or frost over.

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He says it is a process that should be done annually to keep a house safe from the elements.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

It’s all about texture for today’s hardwood floors Experts in the hardwood flooring industry are a well-worn floor. With names like Courvoisier, seeing a major shift in the way consumers are now Spirits, Stout and Malt, the series replicates the choosing their floors, as color is no longer king. unique charm of an Irish pub where its floors have Texture has emerged as the new “color” when it seen it all and lived to tell the tale. comes to the driving force behind wood flooring Mercier’s “Handscraped” series features a selections. hand-sanded feel that gives the floor deep char“For years, color was always the top consider- acter. A traditional effect shines though in the ation for people looking for a hardwood floor. But beautiful knots, a deeply distinctive touch that ties over the last few years, texture has overtaken color any room together effortlessly. as the new driver. The reason behind this move“When it comes to flooring texture treatments, ment is that texture stimulates our senses with such as handscraping, they should be considered both tactile and visual elements,” explained Mi- as art forms, timeless, unique works of art tailored chel Collin, Marketing Director of Mercier Wood to your home,” added Collin.

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18 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Community supports first annual Festival of Trees

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

The Christmas season is fast approaching and Ponoka’s first annual Legacy Ford Festival of Trees is poised to light up the community.

Taking place at the Calnash Ag Event Centre, the festival runs from Nov. 13 to 15 and includes an opening night gala, breakfast with Santa, se-

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“The sponsorship packages are out and they’ve been well received by the community,” said Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society (PAECS) vicepresident Sherry Gummow. PAECS is the host organization of the event.

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Hooper is a musician, media personality, columnist and motivational speaker, among other things, and has helped raise millions of dollars for different charities.

On Nov. 14, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury patients will view the decorated trees. From 3 to 4:30 p.m., the seniors’ tea will take place, which will include refreshments and freshly baked Christmas goodies.

“This will be a time the seniors can come see the trees and bid on the silent auction,” said Gummow.

That evening from 5 to 9 p.m. is scheduled for the general public to view the trees.

Breakfast with Santa begins on Nov. 15 at 8:30 a.m. with a Canadian winter breakfast, pictures with Santa and more. Later in the day; noon to 6 p.m. is another general public viewing time.

Gummow says the festival is still looking for live and silent action items. Facebook page and website detailing the event will soon be available.

“All the proceeds are going to the Ponoka and District Hospital Foundation for pediatric equipment and TVs for patient rooms,” explained Gummow.

“All the proceeds are going to the Ponoka and District Hospital Foundation for pediatric equipment and TVs for patient’s rooms.”

Sherry Gummow, PAECS vice-president

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20 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Ponoka nursing student appalled at African health practices she lived and studied in Ponoka.

“At Muhimbili Hospital, patients were kept in a large A young Ponoka woman, who has recently re- cell behind bars where they were responsible to get their turned from Africa upon completing her internship, has own medications. It was very difficult to see the poor described her stay in Tanzania as an “eye opening exconditions these patients lived perience” and said she would in and how little dignity and be looking forward to going “My area of focus at the respect they were given,” she back for another assignment Muhimbili Hospital in Dar Es said. there.

“The nurses on the unit Sanam Amiri, a nursing Salaam was in the psychiatric were very kind and apprestudent at Grant MacEwan ward and it was a rude ciative but had very limited University in the Psychiatric responsibilities due to the lack awakening in comparison Nursing program, went early of understanding of mental illsummer to work as an intern to the Centennial Center in ness and its management.” at the Muhimbili Hospital in Ponoka where I work and Amiri said during her asDar es Salaam, the capital of signment, she could conduct study.”

Tanzania, assigned to the psymental status exams in both Sanam Amiri, nursing student at Grant MacEwan chiatric ward of the facility in acute and outpatient settings line with the specialty she is University in the Psychiatric Nursing program alongside providing teaching developing at school. seminars to the nurses on the Before leaving for her assignment, she also collected donations of medical unit on mental health awareness and the importance of supplies and toys for kids living in the area of her as- effective communication in the nurse-patient relationship. signment.

In an interview, Amiri said she was also surprised at Writing after her return to thank her supporters who the lack of hygiene and the very limited availability of contributed with cash, medical supplies and other items to her trip, Amiri said: “My area of focus at the Muhim- medication for the psychiatric ward patients.

“It opens up your eyes and gives you a perspective bili Hospital in Dar Es Salaam was in the psychiatric ward and it was a rude awakening in comparison to the as to how lucky we are in Canada,” she said when asked about her conclusions from her trip.

Centennial Center in Ponoka where I work and study.”

She said she would like to find another opportunity in Reflecting on the attitude towards mental patients and the conditions they were kept in, Amiri said every- the course of the next year to have a similar experience thing she observed there was in sharp contrast to what but with a longer duration.

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Sanam Amiri with one of the children in the neighbourhood of the hospital she worked as an in intern in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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PONOKA NEWS 21

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Schools recognize Terry Fox with Friday run and barbecues students at Ponoka Secondary Campus have taken the time to commemorate Terry Fox’s accomplishments with a run and barbecue.

Assistant-principal Kathy McTaggart says she enjoys seeing strong support from the entire school team.

“I think the fact that every single person is doing it is the most important factor,” said McTaggart. “And then we’re just supporting the idea of Terry Fox, which is hugely important to all Canadians.”

Students had the option to run or walk in two courses, a three-kilometre or five-kilometre loop.

She was eager to run as she had a friendly competition with students.

“The whole week before, the bets are on between teachers and students,” McTaggart joked.

“A lot of kids strive for that five-kilometres and they work hard,” she concluded.

The Terry Fox run at Crestomere School is on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Mecca Glen School and Ponoka Elementary School will have their runs on Thursday, Sept. 25.

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Support for the Terry Fox Foundation and for Fox’s efforts to raise awareness on cancer issues was big in Ponoka Sept. 19 with two Ponoka schools investing a major effort into a morning run.

St. Augustine Catholic School held its run following a pre-determined course around the school grounds.

Organizer Mary Ann Baden, a Grade 4 teacher, says they have supported the Terry Fox Run initiative for the last 11 years. She feels students enjoy taking ownership of the fundraising program.

“We’re going to have the pledges come in till the end of the month…because we do have some students that are sponsored per lap,” explained Baden.

All the students, staff and even the parent council came out to support the event.

Baden says, every year, students get excited for the run and take pride in what they are doing.

Indeed, while being interviewed by Ponoka News, many of her Grade 4 students came up to Baden to ensure she was checking off how many laps they had run.

“They really feel that together they can make a difference,” stated Baden.

Last year, St. Augustine students raised $5,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Baden said they didn’t want to set any specific goals to keep the kids’ focus on supporting a positive cause. She feels the fact that the foundation’s administration fees are small — 15 per cent — compared to other organizations is a positive thing.

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Terry Fox Run: Ponoka Secondary Campus students made time to run or walk a three kilometre or five kilometre course Sept. 19 to support the Terry Fox Run. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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A little below the opening numbers they were hoping for, but expecting more to join, Ponoka Youth Centre’s Rogers Raising the Grade program is under way following a mentor orientation session Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Rogers Raising the Grade came to Ponoka mid-August when the construction of Youth Centre’s computer lab was completed. Targeting students in grades 8 to 12, the program uses tutors and mentors to help the students improve in school, set academic goals and prepare them for post secondary school or the workforce.

“I think the success of Rogers is because there are mentors,” said program co-ordinator Leah Cline.

With three committed mentors and eight registered students, Cline is hoping for more of each to assign one student per mentor.

There is room for 20 learners in the program.

The Ponoka Outreach School may utilize the program and lab during a daytime setup and Cline mentioned to mentors who attended the orientation that a drop-in session may come later to further expand the lab’s resources past Monday and Thursday’s registered sessions.

Mentors will also be able to use the Rogers website to contact other mentors of the program from across Canada as a resource.

“The biggest thing we’re going to do is help them set some goals,” Cline explained to the mentors.

Cline says the first month of the program will be more informal to learn about the students and get them comfortable in the lab; October is when it will pick up the pace.

The mentors were also guided through the website’s programs to maximize their knowledge for the students. “There are so many

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PONOKA NEWS 23

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

The ugly side of professional sports In various chapters of my life, I have always setting very strict rules, suspensions, and fines for been somewhat of a sports fanatic, played in a few of those athletes and officials who break the law. Hopethem over the years just to have fun, but now really fully as they really get tough with the ‘trash’ that enjoy watching a good game of any kind, and cheer- doesn’t belong in sports, they will also offer some ing for the great efforts of the participants no matter guidance, support, for those who have taken the what the results might be. Lately, like so many of wrong path to success, with an opportunity for them you, I am sick and tired of hearing about all the alto eventually get back to the sport they leged horrific accusations of violence love. and abuse that some professional athI also believe that those zillionaire letes have inflicted upon their wives, owners and their sponsors should also girlfriends, children, officials and on be taking way more responsibility and and on.

First it was the drug scandal that action for the behaviour of their players reared its ugly head in many sports, and teams instead of only caring about and now the so-called violence and filling their buildings and their pockother trash has expanded from the et books. These teams, players, and playing fields and sports facilities into officials have been given the unique opthe homes and private lives of these portunity of competing in elite sports as very well paid and admired superstars. proud ambassadors of their city, state, During the thrill of the game and the province and nation. As many pro athexciting competition, most of us kind letes already do, they should be striving of got used to seeing the fighting, the not only to give their best and honest Mike Rainone crunching contact, the verbal banter effort, but to also give back some of the and whining and even the odd cheap Hammertime shots. In the eyes of the avid fans, the wealth and perks that they receive on intensity and excitement of every game a 24-7 basis wherever they perform for will always favour the amazing shots, kicks, passes, those millions of loyal and totally dedicated fans and goals, plays, great saves, hardest hits and tackles families who idolize them all year round. as well as the outstanding efforts of the individual No matter what sport we enjoy, one needs to players and teams as they endeavour to excel and only look up into the packed stands of avid fans of succeed in their chosen sport.

In the end, there is no place for drugs in sports, all ages and walks of life, who, season after season, so they have snuffed that out very quickly, as well as travel great distances and pay the high ticket pricadding very strict penalties for intent to injure and es to watch their teams, players and heroes play a abuse of officials, which now results in the culprits good game. These are the same passionately loyal being suspended, fined, and loss of pay. There is no fans who also purchase the expensive jersey, caps, doubt that many hundreds of thousands of faithful and souvenirs that are also an ongoing part of the and avid fans are now shocked when we hear that big show. It only takes a few bad apples to spoil the a growing list of multi-talented and very large and whole barrel, so the bottom line is that this kind of powerful superstar football players and other athletes behavior must be halted and controlled immediately are being accused of punching, kicking, shooting, in all aspects of professional sports whether at home, and abusing their partners, children and anyone else at work or at play.. who may get in their way. The worst case scenario As we all prepare for our chosen winter sport is that these always totally denied or please forgive or activity as a participant or a fan, please join the me ‘temper tantrums’ are also being viewed in most households through multi-media outlets for all to action with the purpose of giving our best effort, besee. We even have a world class soccer star who likes ing a good sport, taking part as a team and a good to ‘bite’ the opposition, baseball pitchers whose fast- neighbour, and above all to have fun.. Have a great ball goes a little high and inside far too often, and sunny and balmy week of fall, all of you.. unfortunately this ‘bad guy’ hit list just keeps growing each and every 5015 – 46 Avenue day.

We loved it when Programs now on regular winter schedule ‘the coach’ kicked dust Drop-in’s welcome at all events on the umpire’s shoes Regular Jam session every Saturday at 1:00pm Sept 26 - Potluck and General Meeting 5:30pm or tossed a water bottle Oct 19 - Gospel Concert 7:00pm music by Strings and Things at the referee, but now that sort of harmless Billiards - 9:00am Mon through Sat – 50 cents per game. Honor system Monday Bridge 1:00pm nonsense has gotten way Monday Whist - 1:30pm out of control in very Monday Yoga - 6:30pm NEW PROGRAM harmful and vindictive Tuesday & Thursday Exercise class 9:30am proportions. Hopefully, Tuesday Shuffleboard - October 7 if the offender is found Wednesday Sewing Guild 9:30am to 4pm Wednesday Cribbage 1:00pm guilty, they should be Wednesday Duplicate Bridge 7:00pm prosecuted to the full Wednesday Floor Curling - October 8 extent of the law without Thursday Weaving 1:00pm Welcome to drop-in to see how it’s done being allowed to hide Thursday Bridge 1:00pm behind their high-priced Thursday Art Club Drop In Noon to 4pm lawyers. The various Thursday Pickleball - 7:00pm at Tennis Courts (weather permitting, otherwise at Drop-In) Friday “500” 1:00pm leagues and governors Saturday Yoga 9:00am NEW PROGRAM who oversee these playMemberships still available. $10.00 person. To rent our facility contact Dorothy @ ers and teams are finally 403-783-3027 or George @ 403-783- 3514 or leave a message @ 403-783-5012. Rentals starting to take a stronare increasing and we would like to invite our town administration, business groups, ger stand on this sort of and general public (Wedding, funeral, and Birthday groups), to inquire about rentals behavior, both on and services and prices early in their planning. We may fit your bill! off the playing fields by

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New cabinet shows Prentice is no new PC leader Rod Fox MLA When Jim Prentice was sworn in as Alberta’s 16th Premier, he said the province was “under new management” when what he actually did was show us he’s just more of the same.

Despite promising “generational change”, his new cabinet is filled with former Redford ministers mired in scandal and unelected individuals in charge of ministries that take up over half of provincial spending.

For those Albertans who don’t know Robin Campbell, he’s our new Finance Minister. Last year alone, he flew on the government planes over 100 times; that’s more times than any other cabinet minister.

In fact, it’s more than even Redford.

Former Finance Minister Doug Horner, the man behind driving our province billions of dollars in debt, is now a senior advisor to Prentice.

Ric McIver and Wayne Drysdale, the two ministers responsible for building Redford’s Sky Palace remain seated at the table.

In total, there are 16 ministers from the Redford era that are part of the Prentice cabinet.

Filling his cabinet with ministers who have broken the public’s trust with such flagrant spending abuses sends a troubling sign to taxpayers.

Albertans were hoping the new premier would use this chance to send a message to these ministers that they would be held accountable for their actions. Instead, he gave almost all of them a spot back at the table. Sadly, it looks as if Mr. Prentice is just more of the same.

The only signal of change we received from the cabinet shuffle was the appointment of two unelected and unaccountable individuals in charge of health and education, which represents $25 billion in annual provincial spending.

At a time when both of these critically important departments need bold and visionary leadership, the unelected ministers in charge will be more focused on winning a seat in a by-election than actually managing their portfolios.

When we need to be focused on reducing wait times for patients, creating more long-term care spaces for our seniors, or shrinking class sizes for our kids, Mr. Prentice is instead playing politics to raise the profile of his handpicked candidates on the eve of upcoming by-elections.

During the midst of the scandals and controversies surrounding Mr. Prentice and the PC government, the Wildrose has had a busy summer focusing on outlining a plan that will bring real and meaningful change to move Alberta forward.

That plan included priorities such as investing in our communities, growing our economy, creating excellence in education, fixing health care and putting victims first.

Albertans no longer have to settle for the same old PC insiders sitting around the cabinet table plagued by scandal and entitlement, but can look at an exciting new alternative in the Wildrose that focuses on ending wasteful spending, delivering world class public services and running a clean and ethical government that puts Albertans first.

I am looking forward to a busy fall season of activities in the constituency!

Please feel free to contact my office at Rod Fox MLA , #101 4892 46 Street, Lacombe or email Lacombe.ponoka@ assembly.ab.ca if you wish to discuss any of your issues. The phone number is 403 782 7725.

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24 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

On RCMP opinion regarding reader’s comments Dear Editor, I was quite shocked to see how an RCMP member chose to respond to my July 9 letter to the Ponoka News about the policing effort and other issues in the town. It is rather disturbing, and way over the top, for an RCMP member, who was at a town council meeting to provide an update on policing to town council, to feel free to undermine a resident taxpayer in a public arena. It is yet another display of bullying and arrogance that seems to go along with the litany of excuses being offered all the time about why the policing is not more effective in the town.

Firstly: The RCMP know nothing of my background that would allow them to make a statement in a public meeting about my abilities to recognize and manage workloads. What I will say is that I have managed a group of people roughly three times the existing staff level of the RCMP in Ponoka, so I don’t need any lectures about understanding and managing workload issues.

Secondly: The commentary to council also decided to drag prisoner count into the discussion for probably no reason, other than to confuse the real math numbers on the difference between Lacombe and Ponoka policing. On the issue of prisoner count, I agree it is an apples and oranges comparison but for different reasons than they seem to want to convey. Perhaps they should

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have mentioned that Lacombe city police do not have a significant number of officers from an integrated Sheriff and RCMP highway patrol group embedded within their city police force. Since the Ponoka detachment does, it is natural that Ponoka would have a higher prisoner count given the higher number of police officers and jurisdiction area.

Thirdly: it is not my job to do an analysis of the Ponoka policing business. That is the job for the detachment and K division to determine and like all managers they need to be judged accordingly on results/outcomes. I have no idea what objectives have been established with RCMP “K” division in Edmonton for policing of the town, since this does seem to be shared with the town.

I can only judge policing performance based on what I see within the town against my own expectations as one of the taxpayers who are paying for a dedicated number of police officers. I, like many others, am not interested in vague platitudes or excuses, just some positive results.

Sharing information on solved vandalism, and property theft as well as traffic citations within the town might help people gain some insight as to results.

Lastly, contrary to the apparent belief of some folks, ordinary people can actually distinguish the difference between a noisy vehicle and one that is speeding. It is an acquired skill set.

I am encouraged that the RCMP are working on speeding issues in problem areas of town, so I remain hopeful that I will see police cruisers on our streets that are not just heading for highway 2A or the Busy Lizzie.

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A cat bylaw is not what is needed Dear Editor, In response to two recent letters published in the Ponoka News re feral cats: What is needed here is not another by-law, but rather a free, humane, spay/neuter catch and release program for feral cats along with a cat rescue/adoption program for friendly, free-roaming felines.

Such a system could be paid for from monies collected through donations and sponsorship gifts from companies that offer such funding.

I feel the quoted stats are way off the mark for cats in our climate (I did read the paper mentioned). Unless feral cats have a very nice place to stay and people intervention, they will seldom have and raise two litters per year. From my observation, a late summer/early fall litter will be abandoned in favour of the spring litter. The lifespan of these cats is two years in the wild and so now we have maybe three litters per female in total, each litter being one to five kittens, of which some will be male and some will die never to reproduce.

The feral cats that frequent my back yard have caught many mice, but I have never seen them catch a bird. I have at least eight species of birds that frequent my yard, undeterred by cats. As for stats mentioned, they are estimates and estimates are not hard numbers. A free-roaming cat will eat, depending on seasonal birds and amount of time outdoors 4-18 birds per year and 8-21 small rodents, while a feral cat may kill 23-46 birds and an amazing 129-338 small rodents per year. I, for one, am content with the dent in rodent population, as mice carry hantavirus, salmonella, rat-bite fever, Weil’s disease and interestingly, even bubonic plague. The cat rabies stats for all of Canada are nine from 2011-2013.

None occurred in Alberta.

In my 50 plus years of having cat companions, I have never contracted any of the diseases that had been mentioned by previous letter writers, nor have I encountered the huge amounts of measured (Who weighs this?) cat feces in my vegetable or

flower beds...curious. I guess that your gardens must be the designated litter boxes for the entire feline population.

As to the missing, migratory birds, a very interesting article in the Edmonton Sun, Saturday, August 2, 2014 (NEWS section, page 42) entitled, “Are robins losing the north?” may provide an answer.

This piece is based on research done at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. The diagrams show “electronic noise” or “electro smog” produced by things such as radar, A.M., F.M., television, cell phone and Wi-Fi transmissions, causing the natural compass in migrating birds to malfunction. Quoting the article, “According to scientists, the interference is not limited to a single frequency or portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, but occurs in a wide range of frequencies and intensities, sometimes well below those recommended for humans by the World Health Organization ...” Now think Smart Meter, and consider what every building with a gas, water or electrical Smart Meter on or in it and Wi-Fi is doing to the bird populations along migratory routes. (Many people have noted a complete lack of birds or bees in their yards following the installation of Smart Meters.)

Coincidentally, many researchers are suspicious of a link between not only bird disappearances, but also Bee Colony Collapse Disorder and the loss of millions of bats in North America (all of which species rely on the earth’s natural electrical grid to function), to increasing electro smog caused by these devices.

Perhaps people should be more concerned about the decimation of the pollinators of their food and flowers, than the cat feces in their gardens. So-called “modern technology”, the ramifications of which are now becoming apparent, is doing far more harm to bird, etc. populations in the past decade than cats have done for thousands of years.

Sincerely, Kristine Huddleston

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PONOKA NEWS 25

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Paint horses compete for cash, prizes

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Equine enthusiasts converged on the Calnash Ag Centre for the Alberta Paint Horse Association’s annual Fall Classic over the weekend of Sept. 20 and 21.

President Andrea Gutmann says between 100 and 150 entrants participated in the show.

Most are members of the association, but contestants can travel from all over to compete, as long as they are showing registered American Paint horses, which derive from quarter horse and thoroughbred bloodlines. Other horses of the same pattern scheme are labeled pinto.

Classes included halter, English, and western and any age could partake. “We have leadline for five and under on Sunday,” said Gutmann.

For those who wanted to take their horse to the supreme level classes of the show, it takes perseverance and usually working with both trainers and handlers. “Months of training and fitting . .

. dedication,” said Gutmann The classic scores points to the horses, which adds to its point standings for the American Paint Horse Association. “In this type of showing they win points for how many horses they beat,” said Gutmann.

The Fall Classic offered high point prizes and a total cash pot of $5,000. The two-year-old prize is a sponsored trailer for a year and young horses have to have competed for three years to be eligible.

“This is a show of high importance for the weanlings (horses born in the past spring), said Gutmann.

“This is the start of their show career.”

“The points they can collect for the trailer, this is the first leg of that,” she added.

Over the years, the popularity of paint horse shows has leveled with less overall horses but many more young horses entering each year.

“Our amateur divisions are pretty strong, too,” said Gutmann.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Money and food for good: Linda

Schmautz and Lucille Vold present food and cash to the Ponoka Food Bank Sept. 16 after a Jam Session weekend at the Seniors Drop In Centre.

Alex Thom in the middle accepts the donation.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Art show and workshops encompass Alberta Culture Days

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

After receiving a grant for Alberta Culture Days, the Ponoka Municipal Library is stepping up its activities and celebrations on offer.

“This year the library was awarded $5,100 to put on the events and pay for the artists,” said library manager David Tremblay.

From 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, the library is offering the Thru My Eyes Art Exhibition and Sale, featuring three artists from central Alberta and interactive art classes.

An art demonstration, copic marker workshop and polymer clay workshop are all offered free from 1 to 2:20 p.m on the same day. “It takes place right in the library,” said Trem-

blay.

There are only ten available spots per workshop and those wishing to register are encouraged to visit, call, email or fax Tremblay at the library. However, participants must be a minimum of 12 years old.

Sheldon Wheatly of Ponoka, Deborah Torrance of Sylvan Lake and Wilson Harrowby of Red Deer were offered to share their talent as part of Alberta Culture Days after Wheatly contacted Tremblay about holding a show at the library.

“Basically these are artists which are identified as having special needs,” said Tremblay.

“They wanted it to be a kind of showcase for the community . . . I think it’s a good way to put them forward and show off their talents,” he added.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

All about the volumes Heading past the halfway point of September, the pace of the North American harvest picked up with excellent weather allowing crops to dry out from late growing season rains. That being said, the quality of the crop coming off is quite variable with reports of fields next Brennan Turner to each other swaying Farm Lead a few grades one way or the other! As such, we’ve seen prices for higher quality crops spreading higher against their lower grade counterparts. For example, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture said recently that 79 per cent of the provincial durum crop will fall into the bottom two grades. Thus, from what we’ve seen, prices have already adjusted to the variable quality so further increases may limited based on the fact that there’s record crops coming off across the world, especially (and obviously by now) in corn, wheat, soybeans.

Nonetheless, A.B.A.R.E.S., the Aussie U.S.D.A., trimmed its forecast of wheat and canola exports to five-and four-year lows respectively, on expectations that a smaller crop will be taken off. A.B.A.R.E.S. downsized its forecast for total wheat production last week by 360,000 to 24.23 million tonnes (U.S.D.A.’s at 25.5 million tonnes) and, from that, 18.1 million tonnes of that will get exported this year (U.S.D.A.’s at 19 million tonnes). As for canola, exports are forecasted to fall by 28 per cent year-over-year to 2.3 million tonnes, mostly because 10 per cent less crop is coming off than last year with only 3.39 million tonnes in 2014/15. All of this in mind, some chilly weather (read: frost) in Southern and Eastern Australia aren’t helping much a few weeks before their earliest-seeded stuff gets harvested.

Coming back to North America, recent applicable crop insurance acreage data out from the U.S.D.A.’s Farm Service Agency suggests more acres than previous thought, but also more acres were lost to prevented plantings. It comes as no surprise really that the biggest prevent plant states for corn and soybeans were in the northern U.S. regions, specially North Dakota and Minnesota, which saw a combined 834,000 acres of prevented plant corn (or 53 per cent of the total) and 517,000 acres of soybeans prevented plantings (or 61.5 per cent of the total). One thing to remember though is that the data from the F.S.A. is still incomplete and while the trade reacted strongly to the report, the real numbers to focus on will be out in October.

Finally, In an interesting move, C.P. Rail filed a lawsuit against the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Attorney General of Canada, stating that the new interswitching rules aren’t legitimate as the government “abused its discretion” and exceeded its jurisdiction” in changing things. Ag Minister Gerry Ritz balked at the lawsuit, saying that by extending the interswitching limit to 160km from the previous 30km, shippers have better access to rail competition. C.P. is claiming the new rules will cost them $13 million in additional admin and operations and that it will actually make moving grain harder, not easier. On top of this, C.N. Rail is getting a financial slap on the wrist for not meeting the weekly grain movement mandate.

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Post-harvest scouting in canola Over the last few years, various public disease surveys show an increase in the incidence and severity of the canola disease blackleg across Western Canada. According to the Canola Council of Canada, blackleg was the most damaging canola disease throughout the 1980s and early 1990s and if it is not managed carefully, blackleg can cause significant yield losses.

It’s too late to manage blackleg this year, but now is the opportunity for growers to identify how much disease is present in each field, gain valuable information about how their current disease management strategy is working and begin to make decisions on how to better manage these strategies in the future.

“The reason it is recommended to scout for blackleg in recently swathed canola is because this is the time we can most accurately identify the disease in canola,” said Russell Trischuk, Technical Marketing Specialist with BASF. “Surveys are showing that blackleg is starting to increase in Western Canada again, so growers need to know how to scout effectively for the disease.”

“Surveys are showing that blackleg is starting to increase in Western Canada again, so growers need to know how to scout effectively for the disease.”

Russell Trischuk, Technical Marketing Specialist with BASF

Scouting for blackleg symptoms in the fall (ideally during swathing) enables growers to collect valuable information that will be used to make decisions for future years to plan and assess management strategies.

Fields with high blackleg levels can be an indication that the resistance mechanisms that have been bred into the canola variety may be breaking down, most likely due to a shortened rotation. Trischuk recommends the following tips to effectively scout and manage blackleg: Gather an accurate sample: Samples

should be gathered from parts of the field that are accurate representations of the crop.

Avoid areas such as approaches, headlands and areas around telephone polls or slews.

Sample five areas in a W pattern: Random sampling throughout the field is important to obtain accurate data. Map out an area of about 100 square feet and randomly select 20 plants from that area. Scout in a W pattern and collect 20 samples at each point for analysis.

Score samples for blackleg: Snip crop samples with clippers at the base of the stem right where the plant interfaces with the soil (e.g. no higher than 5 cm above the soil) and look for blackened tissue inside the crown of the stem. The amount of infection present will help identify the level of risk and the best management practices for that field in following years.

Plan a fungicide application: A preventative fungicide application at the 2-6 leaf timing, such as Headline or new Priaxor (registered by BASF for the 2015 season), provides another mechanism in addition to genetic resistance to help growers manage

blackleg. In addition to disease control, growers will also benefit from increased growth efficiency and better management of minor stress, which are the additional benefits associated with an AgCelence fungicide. These benefits result in crops that often exhibit taller plants with greener leaves, stronger stems, and fewer aborted flowers and pods. Spraying a fungicide in the spring will decrease blackleg pressure in the future, protecting a grower’s investment and will help maximize yield potential.

“With increasing acres of canola and the tighter rotations required to achieve these acres, diseases including blackleg will continue to be an issue for western growers,” added Trischuk.

Late season (e.g. during or shortly after swathing) disease scouting lets growers better identify the level of disease present in their canola fields and plan an integrated management strategy. Proper rotation intervals, rotation of seed genetics, and a strategically timed fungicide application at herbicide timing will enable growers to manage blackleg and produce a profitable crop.

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Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Girls Broncs volleyball teams take on Stettler Wildcats

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Sports

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The senior and junior Broncs girls’ volleyball teams had a night of mixed results as they faced off against the Stettler Wildcats on Tuesday, Sept.

16.

The junior varsity team lost three close sets to Stettler while Ponoka’s senior girls won theirs.

Senior girls’ coach Joely Churchill said the Broncs girls were excited to play at home this year.

“It was the first game in the newly finished gymnasium, with the stands pulled out and screens on and we wanted to make sure that the atmosphere wouldn’t become too overwhelming for them.”

She says the focus that night was to work on specific short-term goals in order to stay focused throughout each match. They defeated the senior Wildcats in three sets with strong scores of 25-6, 25-20 and 25-17.

“The girls served extremely tough, keeping Stettler out of system. On our own end, we had an excellent team passing average of 2.38 which allowed us to keep attacking hard and run a variety of plays,” stated Churchill.

The senior girls played Sylvan Lake on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Churchill says the competition from Sylvan Lake has always been tough and they were eager to compete against their rivals. The final score of the game was not available at press time.

Junior girls keep the pressure on Despite the junior girls’ being unable to defeat the junior Wildcats, Ponoka had close games in each set they played, explained coach Ron Labrie.

He has taken on the role of senior boys’ and junior varsity girls’ coach this year. The Wildcats

Danya Brachmann of senior girl Broncs rises for a spike during the match against Stettler’s Wildcats on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Ponoka high school’s newly renovated gym.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

defeated the Broncs in three sets with scores of 25-22, 27-25 and 25-22.

“Lots of steep learning curve for sure. For some of them, they just haven’t played this high level of ball before,” said Labrie.

He said he wasn’t concerned, though, because with more training and practices he feels the team will be able to take on other opponents. Rotations and positions are still being worked out. However, their serving skills were to be commended, stated Labrie.

Coaching the junior girls’ team is something Labrie looks forward to because he feels there are many opportunities with the girls’ volleyball program at Ponoka Secondary Campus.

“The girls’ program is in fine form. We’ve had lots of kids showing up…it’s a good problem to have,” he added.

Broncs lose but keep showing improvement

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Ponoka’s Senior Broncs hosted Rocky Mountain House Rebels on Friday, Sept. 19 and lost the game 13-0 despite having improved quite a lot as compared to week before.

Throughout the game, Broncs’ defense looked like a ship trying to keep steady in choppy seas (and mostly achieving it) while the offense gave the impression of a plane on a runway, consistently gaining speed but never reaching the velocity to take off the ground.

In the first quarter, the Broncs defense managed to keep the Rebels offense away from the Broncs’ goal line, and recovered a fumble for good measure, but offensive effort came short with two turnovers killing hopes for an early touchdown for Ponoka boys. The first quarter ended scoreless.

With the start of the second quarter, visiting Rebels intensified their onslaught on the field with both passing and rushing plays and the effort paid off in the fourth minute of the second quarter with a touchdown for the Rocky team.

The kick return saw a fired-up Broncs offense moving the ball consistently, raising hopes for an equalizer. Ponoka boys managed to get four con-

Douglas Burton of the Broncs bringing down the Rebels ball carrier during the second quarter of the game against Rocky Mountain House at the high school football field in Ponoka on Friday, Sept. 19.

Tavis Lee smashes the volleyball over the head of a Stettler player during the senior Broncs first home game in over one year, Sept. 17.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

Broncs boys win volleyball home game

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

After spending a whole season on the road because the Ponoka Secondary Campus gym was under renovations, the school’s senior boys’ volleyball team was able to play a home game on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in which they won three of the four sets.

“Its nice to have a gym of our own,” said coach Ron Labrie. A home game meant more fans and the Ponoka crowd was pumped as the boys continued to play strong through the game.

Labrie started the game concerned for the boys’ mental mindset because the Stettler team had improved since they last met. “We thought if we had the momentum, we could beat them pretty easily.”

However the first two sets — 25-21 for Ponoka and 25-21 for Stettler — were evenly matched and many points were battled for.

The Ponoka Broncs won the third and fourth sets 25-14 and 2-15, respectively.

“I thought we served tough,” said Labrie, mentioning specifically the third set.

Key blocks shutting down Stettler’s big swinger also helped keep Ponoka ahead, as well as strength as a team. “I think their supporting cast was challenged by us,” said Labrie.

As the season progresses, Labrie says there are some areas the boys need to improve in. He feels the boys’ passing off the serve technique is usually good, but that game was not as clean as he would have liked.

There were also many unforced net violations. “We just gave them points,” said Labrie.

This year the Broncs’ team consists of one Grade 10 student, a couple in Grade 11, one in Grade 9 and the rest in Grade 12.

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Stamps give Wranglers a run for their money “Sticks are in the passing lane. Guys are working hard and we make sure we’re in the shot lane to block shots.”

Stampeders head coach Mark Dobler

utes, two were played five against three. Dobler said players have to The Blackfalds Wranglers had to work hard to keep the puck from wrestle hard to earn a win out of the their net.

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Ponoka lost the Sept. 17 exhibi- Guys are working hard and we make tion game 7-3, but it was only in the sure we’re in the shot lane to block third period that Blackfalds was able shots,” he explained. to take advantage of some passing Blackfalds is expected to be mistakes. one of the top teams in the Junior B “We made three glaring mistakes Hockey League this season and they by giving the puck away in our own didn’t let off the pressure but it was zone that you can’t make,” stated clear they were working hard to keep head coach Mark Dobler. control of the puck.

He feels this was a different perDobler was impressed with formance than their exhibition game Stampeders’ goalie Zane Steeves’ against Blackfalds Sunday, Sept. 14 performance. Steeves was able to where Ponoka lost 11-0. Dobler said make save after save, said Dobler players on Wednesday were fighting and he said there was no need to take him out of the game.

Ponoka Stampeders’ Tye Munro tries to break the Blackfalds Wranglers defense Sept. 17 during for the puck.

“We made some bad defensive At the end of the first period the an exhibition game. mistakes in our own zone that gave game was tied 2-2 but three consecuThe Stampeders lost tive penalties in the second tired out them some opportunities,” Dobler 7-3.

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College basketball teams compete in exhibition game at PSC

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The new gym at Ponoka Secondary Campus was an ideal spot for two women’s college basketball teams to get their bounce back before their season begins.

Lakeland College Rustlers of Lloydminster and the Red Deer College Queens faced off Monday, Sept. 15 to work out the kinks in their defensive and offensive game plans.

It didn’t take long for the Rustlers to take control of the game. By the end of the first half they held a commanding 33-19 lead against the Queens.

Red Deer struggled to break through a tough defense and were forced to give up the ball on several occasions. The Rustlers’ ability to score through free throws and capitalize on rebounds added to the widening lead in that first half.

By the end of the third quarter the score was 5227, with the Rustlers and Queens fighting tooth and nail for every point. Players on both teams were unwilling to give up the ball on rebounds and referees called several jump balls.

With five and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Rustlers pulled ahead with a commanding 59-34 lead but two quick defensive plays by the Queens reduced that gap to 19 points. Despite the Queens’ efforts, the Rustlers did not relent in their pursuit of a win.

The Rustlers finished the game with a 64-44 score.

Rustlers coach Chris King regularly brings his team to Mecca Glen School and hosts a basketball academy for the girls’ team at the school. He Men’s League was looking for a team to compete with that he Ladies League

“We work with their (Mecca Glen School) basketball academy every year,” Lakeland College Rustlers coach Chris King

would not play during the regular season. Adam Troitsky, athletic director at Mecca Glen School was able to secure a time at PSC with its staff.

“We work with their (Mecca Glen School) basketball academy every year,” explained King.

He knew players would be rusty after the summer break and used the exhibition game to identify areas to work on.

Basketball season starts in October for the two teams and King said if logistics work out, they would like to return next year.

Queens coach Ken King took on the role of head coach one month ago and is getting used to his players. “We’re a very young team,” he said.

He says the players are just getting used to the intensity of college basketball.

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Players vie for control of the ball during an exhibition basketball game Sept. 15 between the Lakeland College Rustlers and the Red Deer Queens.

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Quickly assembled volleyball team takes third in tourney

Courtney Sinnott spikes the ball during one of the St. Augustine’s junior varsity girls’ games at their first tournament of the year. Sept. 20.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

sets; we won the match atch ch in two,” she added.

Despite fears that With weekly trainainnthe school may not ing sessions, York says ssaays have a junior varsity the highlight of the the (JV) girls’ team this tournament was knowowSt. Augustine coach season, the St. Augusing the girls had the tthhe Nicole York tine team placed third skills and could have hhavve at its first tournament been first, as they split litt a of the year, held Friset in their game against the HJ Cody o dy day, Sept. 19 at the school.

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In the last two weeks, the school The biggest area she could oulld had five girls, all members of the pinpoint for the girls to work on, esJV team, transfer to other schools. pecially the younger girls who have hav h a e Coach Nicole York brought up some not had the opportunity to play at y Grade 9 volleyball players to fill the ion. n. spots. “We didn’t even know if we’d that level before, is communication.

“They’re so quiet out there.” have a team,” she said.

However, during their games th the he York feels all the girls played linng well and their final game for bronze girls battled for the points, handling was an easy match. “It wasn’t that some tough serves and winningg a close. We didn’t have to go to three number of fierce rallies.

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“We didn’t even know if we’d have a team”

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The Rotary Clubs of Ponoka & Lacombe would like to thank the following hole sponsors and prize donors for their generous support of their recent Lacoka Golf Challenge Co-operators Shoppers Drug Mart Ponoka Ponoka County Sommer Home Hardware & Building Centre Boston Pizza WFG World Financial Group Servus Credit Union Gemini Corp.

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downs, three of them in the Rebels territory, to reach the five-yard line, the point where the expectations were shattered when the Rebels defense managed to stop and AT THE thwart the hosts’ advance.

CALNASH TRUCKING After the touchdown chance was squandered, JerAG EVENT CENTRE emy Key of Broncs intercepted a pass from a Rebels play but the ball was fumbled within seconds, killing the Saturday, Sept. 27 & Sunday, Sept. 28 chances of equalizing before the end of the first half.

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For more information call Bobbie at 403-783-8525 Despite the loss, the Broncs demonstrated a lot of improvement in ball handling as compared to ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR their previous games and they hope to return with PONOKA POOLS SHARKS a win from Sylvan Lake OCTOBER 23, 2014 AT 5:00PM where they will be taking Backroom of pool on the hosts H.J Cody on Friday, Sept. 26 at 4.30 p.m.

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WETTRE SOLUM Gwendolyn Harriet Mathilda Wettre Solum went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 14, 2014. Born to Stanley and Gerda Wettre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on March 26, 1925, she grew up speaking Norwegian as her first language.

Her childhood years were spent on the family farm in Asker, and in the towns of Ponoka, Alberta and Haney, British Columbia. After high school she attended Edmonton General Hospital School of Nursing, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1948. She traveled with friends to the great state of Texas in 1952, later moving to San Diego, California where she met and married the love of her life, her “Sailor Man” Floyd K Solum. Married in 1957, she lived through several moves and deployments, including a two year tour in San Miguel, Republic of the Philippines. She returned and settled in Oak Harbor, Washington in 1968 after Floyd retired from the US Navy as a Master Chief Radioman. Gwen was an active member of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church with altar guild holding a special place in her heart. After her active nursing days she was appointed and enrolled as an American Red Cross Nurse and volunteer first aid instructor. She led a Girl Scout Troop, taught Sunday School, volunteered in the classroom and school library, played the organ for various churches and was a member of several organizations, including Ladies Fleet Reserve Auxiliary and Chief Petty Officers’ Wives Club. Gwen worked as a civil servant at The Naval Hospital NAS Whidbey Island for 10 years after her children graduated high school. Gwen is survived by her eldest son, Matthew Solum, Lt Col WA ANG Ret. and current Delta Airlines pilot and daughter-in-law Dianne Solum of Spokane, WA. Daughter Janice Wynn, CAPT, USN Ret. and son-in-law Rick of New Braunfels, TX. Youngest son Benjamin Solum, COL, USA and daughter-in-law Sue Solum of Platte City, MO. Granddaughters Kristi Solum of Monahans, TX and Nicole Solum of Winona, MN. Also left to mourn her passing are numerous other family members throughout Canada and the United States. Her husband Floyd passed away in 2009. Known for her lovely laugh and adventurous spirit, she loved to travel with her husband- often visiting family and friends. They were active timeshare vacationers, daytrippers, two-steppers, explorers and tourists. Much of their retirement time was spent attending ship reunions and Fleet Reserve functions. Gwen moved to Spokane in April of this year to be closer to family. She led a full life and will be missed by all who knew her. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 3:00 pm followed by a reception at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW 2nd Ave. Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

To view Gwen’s online memorial, sign the guestbook and leave a message for the family please visit www.hennesseyfuneralhomes.com.

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Mr. Ronald William Henkelman of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the age of 65 years. Ron is survived by his loving wife Sharon, sons Dylan (Karen) and Landon (Desiree), daughter Lindsay (Neil), grandsons Colin and Rory, along with family members Ken and Cheryl, Monica and Don and families as well as many friends. In following with Ron’s wishes, no formal service will be held. Memorial donations in Ron’s honour may be directed to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 - Arnot Ave., Red Deer AB, T4R 3S6. Ron’s family thank the staff at the Red Deer Hospice Society for affording him dignity and compassionate care in his final weeks. Condolences to Ron’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca “The wound is the place where the Light enters you” Rumi

Big brother Noah is thrilled to announce the arrival of his baby sister, Alyssa Candace, born on June 15, 2014. Weight 7 lbs, 8 oz., 21 3/4 inches long.

Proud parents : Candace & Jesse Vaudry, grandparents Bonny & Lorne Vaudry, great grandparents James & Marion Bleskie, Pat Myttenar, Aunty Chantelle & Uncle Jonny, Great Aunts & Uncles along with many cousins We would like to thank Dr. Greyling for a safe delivery!

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Samson Management Ltd. is a for profit organization that is currently comprised of seven various businesses and real estate holdings. The Senior Administration Team is currently looking for a Now accepting applications for LOADER OPERATOR for fly in campwork in NE. BC. Duties include refueling light towers and generators. No removal. Working with pipe and other small tasks. Rig or completion exp. an asset. Exc. pay, safety bonuses and possibility for year round work. Please forward resumes to careers@gtchandler.com or fax 403-886-2223. Successful applicants will be contacted for interview.

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Duties and Responsibilities The Financial Controller must be able to plan, organize, and control the operations of the Finance Department of Samson Management Ltd. • Plan, finance and accounting requirements in conjunction with other departments • Develop and implement the financial policies, systems and procedures of establishments • Prepare or co-ordinate the preparation of financial statements, summaries, and other cost-benefit analyses and financial management reports • Co-ordinate the financial planning and budget process, and analyze and correct estimates • Supervise the development and implementation of financial simulation models • Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions to all departments • Recruit, organize, train and manage staff • Establish profitability standards for investment activities and handle mergers and/or acquisitions • Notify and report to General Manager concerning any trends that are critical to the organization’s financial performance • Must be able to train and mentor other accounting staff • Any other tasks as assigned by the General Manager Employment Requirements • A university degree in business administration, finance or accounting • And/or Accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA preferred but not required) • Experience in accounting, budgeting, financial planning, and analysis or other financial activities • Proficiency with computers and knowledge of accounting systems and programs • Public relation skills are an asset • Ability to teach and mentor accounting staff • Adagio software experience an asset but not required • Experience working with “For-Profit” businesses an asset • Any combination of the above criteria will be considered Wage Expectations: Salary will be based on experience and knowledge Interested persons are requested to submit a resume by mail, personally, email or fax to:

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860

Truckers/ Drivers

Call for more details 1-800-282-6903 ext 235

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Health Care

1210

CANADA BENEFIT GROUP. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/ free-assessment

Legal Services

1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery?

Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300 or 1-800-347-2540

PONOKA NEWS 37

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Misc.

Services

1290

1290

Misc.

Services

Misc.

Services

Used appliances available

JUST MOVED?

Six month warranty

Berni's Refrigeration

Our Hostess’ Gifts and Information are the Key to Your New Community.

and Appliance Service We deliver and install your purchases.

403-783-4880 Welding

1410

1410

Welding

1290

1315

Personal Services

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+).

Pet Services

1318

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

403-783-6272

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

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

1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be difďŹ cult to face.

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

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

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Misc.

Services

1290

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Rental Misc

1350

Need RV or Self Storage?

Place your ad in this newspaper and12345 province wide $ 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

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Cattle 12345 Grains, Pulses, Oilseeds • Buying and selling all classes • Financing available

• Buying Feed grains • Save on elevation

Brent Heebner: 1-780-916-4299 Head OfďŹ ce: 1-800-780-0545

Phone: 1-877-907-1517

www.jglcattle.com

www.jglgrain.com

Auctions

1530

AUCTION SALE Moving-Retail clothing manufacturing business For Tracie McTaggart Saturday Sept. 27 - 10 a.m.

Location: East of Olds, AB. on Hwy 27 (approx. 9 miles) * Acreage east of the Reed Ranch School * Assortment of bolts of Fabric, Notions, Pfaff sewing machine, Shop items, Household, Furniture, Yard & garden, Just too much to mention.

Check web for full listing and Pictures.

PILGRIM AUCTION 403-556-5531 www.pilgrimauction.com

MASSIVE RESTAURANT Equipment Auction.

Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.

7305 Meadow Ave., Burnaby, BC. Selling new & used equipment including restaurant closures.

On-line bidding available through bidspotter.com.

More info available at montgomeryauctions.com or kwikauctions.com.

UNRESERVED FARM TOY AUCTION FOR NORM WYGLE! All makes including Big Buds, Precision, Prestige, Custom! 10 a.m., Saturday, September 27, Wainwright, Alberta.

Scribner Auction 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

Building Supplies

1550

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors.

40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

Call 1-888-263-8254

STEEL BUILDINGS “Gift-Card Give-Away!�

20x22 $4,358.

25x24 $4,895.

30x30 $6,446.

32x32 $7,599.

40x46 $12,662.

47x72 $18,498.

One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% off!

20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed!

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

1660

First Call Towing

783-3636

1400

e Squeezthe MOST out of your advertising dollars

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

1530

UNRESERVED ELK RANCH ACREAGE AUCTION. Sun., September 28, 10 a.m.

23129 Wye Road, Sherwood Park.

200 pieces of fabulous fossilized rock; elk handling equipment; Quonsets & log homes; vehicles; skidsteer Firewood attachments; 10’ X 12’ walk-in dehydrator/cooler; LOGS shop tools; glass handling Semi loads of pine, spruce, equipment. Full info: tamarack, poplar. www.foothillsauctions.com.

Price depends on location.

Foothills Equipment Lil Mule Logging Liquidation Co. 403-318-4346 780-922-6090.

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

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

Well Drilling

Auctions

Well Drilling

1400

Well Drilling

1400

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

)RON &ILTERS s 3OFTENERS s $ISTILLERS s 2EVERSE /SMOSIS h+ONTINUOUS 3HOKv #HLORINATOR 0ATENTED 7HOLE (OUSE 2EVERSE /SMOSIS 3YSTEM

12345 7ITHIN MILES OF %DMONTON

7ATER 7ELL $RILLING 2ED $EER #ALGARY .EW 'OVERNMENT WATER WELL GRANT STARTS !PRIL 4IME 0AYMENT 0LAN / ! # FOR WATER WELLS AND WATER TREATMENT

")' )2/.

PLUMBING SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD. JAMES AVERY “Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs�

Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

BOBCAT SERVICES Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Gradingor&Cell: Construction Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 403-588-0599 Jack 403-783-5283 or Cell: 403-588-0597 Call JimSurbey Ashbough 783-2764 or Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

OVERHEAD DOORS

www.doorsondemand.ca

403-963-5000 Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311 BOTTLE DEPOT

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

Closed Sundays & Holidays

View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

www.1800bigiron.com

3, 5520 Hwy 2A (Across from Husky)

The right place to find the right person for the job.

403-783-6875 SALES & SERVICE

403.783.3311 Motorcycles & ATV’s Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

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

38 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

DENTISTRY

RIMBEYDENTALCARE DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

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

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

DENTAL CARE BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

4037835225 • 4037835235 5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

DR. HUGH PORTER • DR. RICK BARR DR. JEFF BARR • DR. GREG EDWARDS - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations “WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

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

-

•

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

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

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

Garden Supplies

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 ft., $35 each.

Machine planting; $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delivery fee: $75 $125/order. Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0961

Misc. for Sale

1760

Violin (Stradivarius copy) Vitamix blender New bedroom lamps Chandelier (vintage) Canon digital camera No reasonable offer refused

403-704-3687

SEX LIES MURDER, the highly acclaimed novel by Allan McLeod, Alberta born novelist now residing in New York City. This exciting story of banking and corruption and the powerful women who face off against the men who plot their destruction. Print and Kindle editions available through Amazon.com and author’s web, mysterylovescompany.

NET. Contact: wammac@ gmail.com

Cats

Large & Small Jobs ANYT ANYTHING EVER & EVERYTHING

4037838123 Dogs

1840

HIGH QUALITY LABRADOODLES and GOLDEN DOODLE pups Long time Breeder, text 306-521-1371 www.furtettishfarm.ca

Sporting Goods

403-783-0663 HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Robin Esau

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

FEED BARLEY. Paskal Cattle Company in Picture Butte area is looking for Feed Barley.

Put more $$$ in your pocket.

Sell direct to us.

Please call Main Office for details. 403-317-1365.

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.

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE, Come see us at: 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED! 403-782-3333 Dealer of Masterfeeds

1860

WANT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT? Open to offers 6’ x 12’ snooker table with cover in A -1 shape. New cloth, 2 sets of balls, snooker & billiard, cues, rest and scoreboard.

Cell 403-872-5332 Home 403-790-2786

Travel Packages

1900

FOY SPA RV RESORT Canadian Winter Special $9.95/day.

All new fitness center, hot mineral springs.

Events, activities, entertainment.

New guests. Call for info 1-888-800-0772; www.foyspa.com ONE DAY POLAR BEAR TOURS - Calgary and Edmonton departures this fall.

Jet nonstop to Churchill and experience an amazing polar bear safari.

1-866-460-1415. www. classiccanadiantours.com

3060

Newer 3 bdrm suite in upper floor of duplex Open entry, oak kitchen, 5 appliances Main floor laundry Prefer working adult(s) N/P, N/S $1200/mnth plus D.D. all utilities incl.

North end of Ponoka

CALL 403-341-9660 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

STRAW WANTED. Large square 4X8 bales. $65 metric ton for 20,000 bales. Please call Kevin Paskal at 403-330-9147.

PONOKA 3 bdrm. 2 bath, 4 appls, parking included, $995/mo. + 1 mo. DD, 403-783-6786

For Rent #3000 - #3200

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1 ½ duplex 4 appliances 403-783-2918

NEWER HOUSE

!

TED

with 3 BDRM 3 BATHS

EN

All appliances, walkout basement Attached double garage N/S, N/P $

1500/mnth, plus $ 1500 D.D.

WINTER leases avail. on house, cottage and cabins in Buck Lake area 780-388-2209

Condos/ Townhouses

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

4090

on a 6 month lease

3030

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.

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

Transportation #5000-5300

FOR RENT

large fenced yard $1100/mnth

Please call 403-783-8448

3060

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

403-357-0287

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

Bovine Veterinary Services On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services

Cars

5030

1996 TRIPLE E 16’ X 76’ home. 1216 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 renovated bathrooms & new roof.

Home comes with fridge, stove, dishwasher, 3 ceiling fans & 2” blinds on some windows. $39,900.

United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632; www. unitedhomescanada.com WE WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE IN ALBERTA ON 16, 20, 22 & MODULAR. Many models to choose from or customize your own. Best Buy Homes.

403-948-2455, 403-560-6317.

Suites

2010 FORD FOCUS SES, 57,000 kms 2.0L 4cyl $ 12,500 OBO

403.302.1799 leave message or txt

Trucks

5050

2005 DAKOTA

TRUCK FOR SALE Like new condition with matching topper $11,000 O.B.O.

Ultrasound-aided ReproducƟve Programs CETA CerƟĮed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

Phone 403-391-1684 ʹͶ

Dr. Bruce Wine

CONCRETE SERVICES

Specializing in: - Residential - Commercial - Agricultural - Stamped Concrete - Exposed Concrete

Leo Cabral

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

VETERINARY SERVICES

403-350-4262

3060 Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200

3040

3 bdrm mobile home

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

VETERINARY SERVICES

PONOKA 3 bdrm. newer townhouse, 3 bath, 5 appls. rent $1400. 403-704-1221

Manufactured Homes

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

Herd Health

Manufactured Homes

AVAILABLE NOV 1

R

PONOKA Quiet N/S, non partier, clean, working renter only. * LARGE BACHELOR SUITE * LARGE 2 BDRM BSMT SUITE * 2 1/2 BDRM HOUSE on large treed lot.

403-704-1645

3020

Duplexes

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

AVAILABLE NOV 1

ORGANIC feed oats 2000 bushels, 40 lb. per/bushel 403-843-6693 or cell 403-963-0594

Suites Agricultural #2000 - #2290

Suites

Furnished or unfurnished bachelor suite $750/mnth plus D.D. includes all utilities.

403-790-6011

Need new homes!

3 orange males,1 black male, 1 black female.Litter trained. Houses/

BOBCAT SERVICES

BRUCE’S BOBCAT

2190

Grain, Feed Hay

1830

6 WEEK OLD KITTENS

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

1680

DELUXE 2 BR SUITES FOR RENT 4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, AB Includes: Fridge, Stove, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Window Coverings, Oak Cabinetry with Corian Countertops, Balcony, High Security Card Locks, All Utilities except Telephone.

Quiet Adult Complex, Age 40+, No Pets, Special Spring Rental Rates!

Call ERNIE at 780-335-6767

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 • Dr. Jasmine Hardy

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

5050

Trucks

2010 2500 H.D. SHORTBOX DODGE 4X4 SLT HEMI 67,000 kms Well Maintained

403.843.6182

Auto Wreckers

5190

WANTED - Vehicles and farm machinery for scrap.

We pay cash for deliveries to our yard. We do farmyard cleanups.

Call 780-914-7560 or visit www.sturgeonbusparts.ca

PONOKA NEWS 39

Houses For Sale

4020

Public Notices

VETERINARY SERVICES

6010

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic

Ponoka County

FOR SALE

Seniors duplex built in 2008. Completely upgraded with new rugs and paint. Â Shows like new! Approximately 1100 square feet. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer, window coverings included. Â California landscaped. Â Centrally located in quiet neighbourhood in Ponoka. $240,000.00 Please call (403) 783-0058 for further details.

Houses For Sale

4020

PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Huibert & Dorothy Vleeming to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify NW 12-43-26-W4 (approximately 152.0 acres total) from Agricultural District to Prime Location Commercial District to accommodate future commercial industrial development.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

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

Public Notice #6000

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

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

e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

Dr. Murray Jacobson Dr. Clayton West Dr. Ashley Shannon

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

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

THIS SPACE COULD BE YOURS FOR

$30

PER WEEK.

CALL 403ďšş783ďšş3311 PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING • JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER REQUIRED We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts 5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

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

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Ponoka County PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU

The right place to ďŹ nd the right person for the job.

The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by 1675197 Alberta Ltd. to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify Lots 1 to 4, Block 6, Plan 5881 AB (Maskwacis, Ab) from Commercial District to Direct Control District to allow for future development of a Medical Marijuana Grow Operation on the rezoned area.

403.783.3311

Businesses For Sale

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

4140 BUSINESS AVAILABLE IN ALBERTA

Franchise: Two franchises located in same community, sales $700,000 area, can be sold separately, priced together at $615,000. Owner very motivated to sell.

Cabinet Makers: 6DPH RZQHU VLQFH VDOHV ZHOO RYHU 0 3ULFHG SOXV LQYHQWRU\ VWURQJ FDVK ÀRZ Retail Business: 6DOHV RYHU 0 FDVK ÀRZ SOXV LQYHQWRU\ 3ULFHG Countertops: (VWDEOLVKHG VDOHV &DVK ÀRZ 3ULFHG ORFDWHG LQ JURZLQJ FLW\ Fitness Business: 6DOHV FDVK ÀRZ 3ULFHG Butcher Shop: 6DOHV RYHU FDVK ÀRZ 3ULFHG Detailing Shop: 6WURQJ FXVWRPHU EDVH DQQXDO VDOHV RYHU FDVK ÀRZ EHIRUH PDQDJHPHQW wage, priced $250,000.00.

Franchise Restaurant: :HOO HVWDEOLVKHG RSHUDWLRQ VDOHV SULFHG DW FDVK ÀRZ RZQHU very motivated to sell.

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Call Bill Conroy or Ed Katchur @ 403-346-7755 email billconroy@maxwellrealty.ca Maxwell Real Estate Solutions Ltd.

www.ponokanews.com

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

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

e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

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

WATER WELL SERVICE

ECKLUND

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

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

40 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Hammy’s SPIRITS

OPEN

10 AM - 11 PM 7 Days A Week

ALBERTA PURE VODKA 750 ML

1899 $ 2799

$

EACH 1.14 L EACH

BAREFOOT ASSORTED VARIETIES

MOLSON CANADIAN

750 ml.

3/ 20 $

00

OR

6

355 ML, 24 Pack Can

33

$ 99

$

EACH

750 ml.

2/ 20 OR

1099 EACH

$

NEW AMSTERDAM GIN 750 ML

2/$2000

KAHLUA 750 ML

2399

1899

$

750 ML

99 10EACH

EACH 1.14 L EACH

THE PEOPLE’S SAUVIGNON BLANC OR PINOT GRIS

OR

EACH 1.14 L EACH

750 ML

1899 $ 2799 $

00

750 ML

2299 $ 3499 $

ALBERTA PREMIUM WHISKY

APOTHIC RED OR WHITE

$

99 EACH

CAPTAIN MORGAN SPICED RUM

$

EACH

EACH

$

ZEN VOGUE RED 750 ML

10

$

99 EACH

BOXER LAGER

355 ML 20 Pack Can

1799

$

EACH

Bay #5, 4502 - 50th St. • 403-783-2333 Prices in effect Wednesday, September 24 to Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Prices do not include GST or deposit. We reserve the right to limit quantities