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Loss a confidence builder for Broncs Story on page 30

Ponoka Stagettes Club dedicated to women Story on page 5

Fundraiser Gala Members of Les Trois Femmes dance group entertained women through a routine during Read My Hips fundraiser gala Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Kinsmen Community Centre.

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Councillors find CAO to fill administration’s top seat

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

New CAO ready to settle in Kunz has a degree in mining from After searching for eight months, the University of Montreal and a town council has hired a new chief certificate in local government adminadministration officer for the Town of istration from the University of Regina Ponoka. and was the CAO for the Rural MuThe announcement came Tuesday, nicipality of Sherwood for some years, Sept. 23 at the Town Hall by Mayor which includes the City of Regina.

Rick Bonnett, who welcomed Rachel She says Ponoka is on the verge of Kunz as the new town manager. He some exciting changes and she looks said councillors had an exhaustive forward to the challenges ahead and search to find the right person for the moving here for the long term. job. “It took a long time to come to “The location is perfect. It has a lot this,” he said. to offer and I think it’ll be a very nice Councillors initially approved hir- location to relocate my family,” said ing Kunz after an in-camera session Kunz. during their regular meeting Monday, She suggests there are great opporSept. 22 with the announcement com- tunities in residential, commercial and ing the following day. industrial growth and Kunz is eager to Bonnett said he was confident in tackle those challenges. Being an electKunz’s skills and abilities as the town ed councillor in Anaheim, Sask. for manager. one term gives Kunz an understanding “She had exactly what we were of challenges town councillors face. looking for…she is the person that can A brief look at her background take us to the next level,” said Bonnett. shows Kunz worked in mining for Councillors took a different apabout 10 years in British Columbia, proach when looking at candidates, Newfoundland and in Bolivia for some Councillors with the Town of Ponoka have just hired Rachel Kunz as the new town manager. Here searching for someone outside of Altime. After leaving the industry, Kunz she accepts a gift berta who they thought could provide moved to Saskatchewan as a berry from Mayor Rick Bon- a different perspective. It came down farmer for approximately 10 years. nett Tuesday, Sept. 23 to three potential candidates.

“I decided I wanted to get involved “We want some different flare to it in council chambers. in local politics,” she explained.

Photo by Jeffrey Heydenand we found that in Rachel. She was Her experience as a councillor Kaye the one candidate that all seven of us was invaluable in understanding comwanted to interview,” Bonnett added. munication between administration and council. She feels councillors must be kept up-to-date at all times.

“The responsibility Tine Roelofsen of council is to make the right decisions and the for your We are now closed for the season CAO’s is to make sure that decision is done patronage over But you may still call us for any reason. right,” said Kunz. the past year.

Communication May your Christmas be a blast must occur between resWe will re-open And your winter move by fast. idents and stakeholders Happy g as well. Kunz says that n for business i v Then as the snow begins to clear i sg while keeping council Thank April 1, 2015 We would love to see you here! aware of events is important, so is ensuring the town keeps its residents in the loop.

“I will undertake to 403.704.4008 www.bobtailnursery.ca make sure that communication is what it should be,” she added.

Kunz said she hopes to have a strong handle of Ponoka by the New Year and she expects The management and staff of to be fully moved by Christmas.

Wombold Family Funeral Homes “We see Rachel as a would like to breath of fresh air with acknowledge and congratulate some different ideas,” Bonnett concluded. on the recent completion of her studies and graduation from the Canadian College of Funeral Service.

In the Sept. 24 edition of Ponoka News on page 12, the story titled in recognition of Deidra has also successfully completed her provincial Ponoka youth receives board examinations and has received her Funeral Duke of Edinburgh Director and Embalmer licenses.

Award incorrectly We welcome Deidra to our team of licensed Funeral states the youth as Zac Littlechild. His last Service Professionals who are honored to serve our Be sure to stop by for this great opportunity name is actually Littlecommunity. to ask questions, see the equipment, learn what it wood, we apologize for takes to be a firefighter and discuss fire safety. the error.

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Speeder nabbed by police on Highway 2 Quick action by members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit resulted in the stop of a vehicle travelling at speeds in excess of 171 km/h last week.

The car was stopped Friday Sept.

26 at 10:10 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Highway 2 north of Ponoka.

The driver, a 24-year-old Calgary man received tickets for speeding and a mandatory court appearance.

Marijuana in vehicle The driver of a 2003 Chevy Cavalier faced some trouble Sunday, Sept.

28 after being found with marijuana

in his vehicle.

The 34-year-old driver was on conditions not to take marijuana and could not provide valid insurance, registration and was unable to provide an operator’s licence to officers. The vehicle was stopped on Highway 2A near Centennial Park.

Liquor store window smashed Police are investigating vandal-

ism at a liquor store on Highway 2A Wednesday, Sept. 24 just before midnight.

Culprits used a rock to smash the windows of the store but were unable to gain entry as there are bars on the window. The matter is under investigation.

Vandalism at laundromat The windows at the Ponoka Laundromat on 50 Street were found smashed in Friday, Sept. 26 at 11 p.m. and police are investigating.

An inspection of the building did not show anything else broken or taken from inside. There

Dangerous driver given months of incarceration

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

After being charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, obstruction of a peace officer, breach of probation and breach of recognizance, a man tried

by Ponoka provincial court has been sentenced to a total of 10 months of incarceration and a three-year ban from driving.

Louis Crookedlegs, 33, was sentenced before the court on Friday, Sept. 18 via closed circuit television.

Crookedlegs pled guilty to the four counts he was charged with.

On Monday, Sept 22, 2014, RCMP received a report of a possible impaired driver near Morningside.

The complainant said the motor vehicle almost sideswiped another.

As RCMP members responded to the call they received a second complaint regarding the same vehicle.

Before they located the vehicle a third report was received, stating the vehicle in question had crashed and rolled.

Upon arrival, the RCMP saw Crookedlegs was the driver and he was combative and belligerent, alcohol could be smelled on his breath. The police also observed a knife in the vehicle.

Crookedlegs provided the RCMP with a false

name and date of birth, but gave his real information to hospital medical staff.

Breath samples of .21 and .23 were provided and it was determined Crookedlegs was driving between 130 and 140 km/h.

Just before the incident, Crookedlegs was released from the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, where he had spent several months being treated for depression, suicidal disposition, posttraumatic stress disorder and a possible bipolar disorder.

Crookedlegs, an alcoholic for the last 15 years, grew up in an unstable home without a father, stated the defence counsel. He also lost his mother and two younger brothers within a short timeframe.

“I understand the challenges you’ve faced,” said Judge L. Grieve.

Crookedlegs told the court he did not start out as the driver that day and does not recall when he switched places with the original driver, who had picked him up from the Centennial Centre.

He also does not remember possessing a knife but it was decided in court that it had not been used dangerously during the incident. “I’m just glad nobody got hurt.”

The Crown felt, due to his high alcohol level and dangerous and prolonged actions, Crookedlegs’ sen-

County challenges provincial government on cemetery issue

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

ty’s land use bylaws,” said CAO Charlie Cutforth in reference to Alberta Culture’s plan. continued on page 25

In order to protect Ponoka County residents from unrightfully zoned development, Ponoka County council and administration are issuing a stop order to the provincial government with regard to the development of a Sharphead Indian cemetery.

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are no suspects at this time.

Later that same night, unknown culprits entered the shed behind the Scout Hall and footprints could be seen on the front door but it appears nothing was missing.

Grass fire near Ponoka Ponoka firefighters responded to call of a large grass fire northwest of town Sunday, Sept. 28 at approximately 4 p.m.

Heavy wind helped light a field of straw in an open area and flames could be seen from a long distance. However, there were no injuries in the incident and much of the fire dissipated quickly with some quick action by the farmer.

Ponoka RCMP and the Integrated Traffic Unit received 70 calls for service last week.

If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

tence should be more severe than normally required for such actions.

There are more than 70 convictions on his criminal record.

“There are some people who say you’re going to hurt somebody. So why should we wait before you kill somebody?”

Grieve asked Crookedlegs.

“You’re an unbelievable danger Mr. Crookedlegs and you should be separated from society,” he added.

Four months of incarceration Crookedlegs received as part of his sentence is for breach of probation and two months for each count of breach of recognizance.

He has been ordered to serve these terms consecutively.

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Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship CHURCH DIRECTORY

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE Pastor Jerry Preheim • Pastor Matt Sealy 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. • churchoftheopenbible@telus.net

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA

Sr. Pastor Paul Spate Erin Dirsten - Fac. Youth & Family Min. 5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org 403-783-5533 Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

NEW COVENANT BAPTIST REFORMED CHURCH Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Everyone Welcome! phone: 403-783-6962 • www.baptistreformedponoka.org

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

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

A couple of weeks ago ly didn’t sleep. So early the my family and I had the next morning, I was outchance to do something we side with her all wrapped never do…go camping. up in a blanket trying to We are not camping keep her quiet so as not to people. In fact this was the wake anyone else up. first time in our marriage This is not exactly what we ever attempted such I envisioned when I signed a feat. This was the first up for this trip. time our four kids have But as we sat in our ever heard of the concept chair, I was taken aback of camping. We dared not by something. It was so brave this on our own, so peaceful…so beautiful… we joined in with a numso relaxing. I looked up Pastor Matt Sealy ber of families from our and saw the beauty of Church of the church. the moon soon followed Open Bible We figured at least we by the beauty of the riscould feel safe knowing ing sun. I listened as the that we were camping with birds sang their morning “experts.” So, we got all packed up and song. I watched as the squirrels scamprepared for who knows what and went pered about. I witnessed the cold breeze on our way. We got there and settled in flowing through the trees as it ever so with our friends. The kids were excited. gently struck my face. I just sat there and So excited that they didn’t sleep much the watched and listened. I then opened my first night. Our youngest daughter literal- Bible to where I had left off and read in

Psalm 148 “Praise the Lord! Praise him, sun and moon, praise him all you shining stars…praise the Lord…mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds…Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.”

As I read those words, my heart filled with joy and my eyes with tears. I had just been witness to His creation waking up and praising Him. All these creatures, trees, plants and even the creeping things were doing as God created them to… bringing Him glory. I sat there, and in a very real way, was “still and knew that He was God.” So I joined in the chorus and began to pray and praise Him as he has told us “let everything that has breath praise the LORD!” In the busyness of our lives we often fail to take time to recognize and praise Him for the beauty of His creation.

Maybe we all need to go camping.

The Christian & Missionary Alliance

PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur

403-783-5659

Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.

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

www.wordoflife.ca

PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

ponokaunited@shaw.ca

Sunday Service 10:00 am.

5020-52 Ave. Ponoka

Phone: 403-783-4087

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

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

403-783-6012 • www.sonriseponoka.com

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

Working together to achieve student success The start of a new school year is an exciting time for students, teachers, parents, school and division staff. For some young children, they may be taking the first steps from spending their days at home with a parent or in child care, to entering a classroom environment for the first time. For older students, they may be entering a new grade level in a familiar school, or changing schools to begin the junior high school journey. For others, they are beginning or continuing their high school studies, looking ahead to what their post-secondary or employment opportunities and plans might look like.

The key to student success at any age is a supportive network of people who care for them, both at home and at school. While it’s natural to assume the lion’s share of the responsibility for a child’s educational success lies with their teachers

5113 - 52 Ave., Ponoka, T4J 1H6 403-783-4048 stachurch@shaw.ca

ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. Donna Willer Rev. Marty Tuer, Honourary Assistant 5120 - 49 Ave. Ponoka

PONOKA RISING SUN CLUBHOUSE

403-783-4329

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

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

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

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

We also pick up cardboard from local businesses.

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and school administrators, there are other important individuals who can and should contribute to their overall success. A student’s faith community and home environment play critical roles in creating the balance and support system that a student will rely upon throughout their educational journey.

For Catholic students, their priest and parish community are a vital support system, as we see each child’s development as including an important spiritual development component as well as their school learning. A child who feels supported and encouraged in their faith life will be better equipped to face the challenges and opportunities of the education and personal lives headon. At STAR Catholic schools, our students and staff celebrate in faithfilled communities where students can grow and learn through a lens of faith. Their faith is seen not as mutually exclusive to their learning, but as an integral part of it, with God’s plan visible in all their subjects and studies, school celebrations, and other classroom and school-based experiences. While our Division and schools have a Catholic focus and foundation, we welcome students and families of all faiths and celebrate their uniqueness as well.

In today’s busy world, it can often be easy for parents or guardians

to downplay or miss the opportunity to fully engage in and support their child’s educational journey. While learning exists in the hallways and classrooms, it certainly neither begins nor ends there. Long before a child begins their formal learning, there are unique opportunities to get them off to a strong start that can only happen at home. From reading together at bedtime, to experiencing new and exciting things as a family, such as trips to the zoo, the library, or even live theatre and concerts, parents can make an impression on their child’s view of learning that will last a lifetime. As students continue in their education, support at home continues to be critical, as they learn to face challenges and achieve success, while their family members cheer them on.

Student success is a partnership, with everyone playing an equally important role. By working together, we’re setting our children up for success, not only today, but well into the future!

Dan Svitich dan.svitich@ starcatholic.ab.ca is a Ponoka Trustee on the STAR Catholic Schools Division Board. STAR Catholic Schools has more than 3,300 students in 10 schools located in Beaumont, Drayton Valley, Leduc, Lacombe, Ponoka and Wetaskiwin.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

Reflections of Ponoka

Stagette Club was dedicated to community women

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

For over an exciting century, countless clubs and organizations have been formed in our community and rural districts, and along the way, have supported so many causes and established a proud heritage that we can enjoy to the present day. The overwhelming results and legacy of their ongoing care and dedicated efforts have and will continue to benefit several generations of families, teams, and traditional celebrations that should always be appreciated.

The Ponoka Stagette Club The first Stagette Club was organized in Saskatoon in 1932, and would quickly become a friendly community institution for young women of 20 years of age and over across Canada. The main purpose of the Stagette organizations was to engage in charitable enterprises and to improve the social and educational life and activities of its members.

Their ongoing and caring creed encouraged all members to smile and have others smiling, to try always to tell the truth, to act wisely and promote action, to greet all friends gladly, to educate ourselves to be efficient, to treat all as we would be treated, to take time to be thoughtful, to enjoy life as it is ours to enjoy, and

to serve others and not be selfish. The always friendly and congenial motto and belief of each and every Stagette member was ‘As birds of a feather, we will always flock together.’

Our Ponoka Stagette Club was organized on February 1, 1944 and the original 14 members included June Birch, Marion Hueston, Nellie Harris, Blanch Nelson, Erna Block, Clara Anderson, Blanche Tees, Dorothy Dick, June Fate, Isabel Mackenzie, Dorothy Patterson, Barbara Prochaska, Lois Young, and Jean MacDonald. In the early years, most of their time and funds were devoted to war work, with the main project being vital child welfare support. The local Stagettes quickly became a friendly club that actively reached out and welcomed single women who had chosen the Ponoka area to make their home, to begin their careers, to meet new friends and to become new citizens and a part of the community.

Sybil Evans fondly remembers coming to Ponoka in the mid-1950s to work at the Hospital and was pleased to be invited to join the Stagettes. During the 1955-56 season, the local club enjoyed a very active and growing membership of over 20 ladies, who, by means of their active endeavours and enthusiasm, were

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As we head into a new hockey season, it is great to look back and remember some of the teams who have brought the early excitement and successes that our Ponoka Minor Hockey programs still enjoy to this day. This Ponoka Legion juvenile team won the North Central Alberta Juvenile League Championship after the 1979-80 season, during which they skated to an amazing 28 win, one tie record. Shown in the photo from left to right, back row, are: Assistant Coach Dennis Schaefer, John Witvoet, Doug Wilkins, Brian Treu, Dean Skaley, Barry Grant, Mike Baril. Vincent Vold, Kevin Emes, Teddy Dahms, and Head Coach Jack Surbey. Kneeling in the front from left to right is: Gord Weir, Blair Thompson, Brad Buss, Mike Calkins, Keith Malkin, Don Chase, John Dykstra, and Norm Morrow. Have a great season.

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Some members of the Ponoka Stagettes Club appear in this mid-1950s photo taken at their Provincial Convention. Shown in the front row from left to right are: Connie Eastwood (Kjenner), Jane Martin, Alberta Watt, Vi Evans, Vera Eastwood (Bruz), Dorothy Kaiser, and Marie Nelson (Jones); while in the middle are: Esther Martin, unknown, Peggy Wiggins, unknown, Esther Nederfield, unknown, and Heildi Ruck; and then in the third row are Amy Kringer, Joyce Mayled, Estelle Massing, Francis Courser, Audrey Simpson, and Sybil Evans.

able to raise over $700 to donate to such important community projects as the Kinsmen Swimming Pool, the Community Playground Association, the Chamber Of Commerce Library Fund, Christmas hampers for needy families, the Polio Fund, the Canadian Cancer Society, a food parcel for Maidstone School, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind, The Wood’s Christmas Home in Calgary, purchasing bingo cards for the patients at the Provincial Mental Hospital and others. The members also willingly gave of their time to assist with the annual Red Cross Blood Donor Clinics as well as to promote and assist the establishment of playgrounds throughout the growing community and districts.

Along the way these busy club members always vowed to have fun during their year round efforts and endeavours. Their popular fall doughnut drive was always a great fundraiser, but it also allowed the Stagette ladies to visit homes in and around Ponoka, where they would meet new friends and neighbours as well as encourage newcomers to join the club. During the cold winter, the Stagettes faithfully staffed the concession booth at the old Ponoka Arena, and it was claimed during that era that they became well known for cooking up the best hamburgers, hotdogs, fries, and goodies for big line-ups of hungry fans at each and every game and event. In February, our local Stagettes hosted their delightful Valentine’s Cupid’s Frolic, where everyone decorated the hall and dressed up for the romantic occasion, dined and danced up a storm, and quite likely created unique friendships, many

which lasted for a lifetime. Another real treat was attending district conventions, where the Ponoka gals were well known to entertain in a regal fashion.

Apart from all their work and activities, these rambunctious ladies always took some time to enjoy potluck suppers in October and invited prospective members, had a gala get-together in April where the new members were initiated, as well as hosting Christmas gatherings at the homes of ex-members. Stagettes always looked forward to getting together and going out to shows or other social or recreation events in and around the community, and their keen ‘let’s have some fun’ attitude was always catching to everyone who met and mingled with them. In June, the most exciting event was the informal fried chicken supper, followed by the bridal showers in the evening for all the girls who were getting married. Once they were married, the Stagettes became honorary members of the club, while members who were leaving Ponoka all received silver spoons as a fond farewell.

The Stagette clubs caught on very quickly in Alberta, and after hosting their first national convention in Grande Prairie in 1947, many of the Stagette clubs in the province, including Ponoka, remained active until the late 1950s and early 60s.

They will always be remembered for the countless wonderful contributions they made to their local communities, as well as for making hundreds of young women welcome and active in their new found homes.

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Opinion

Respecting differences in small town Alberta We all know the figure of the blindfolded lady in white, with a scale in her hand: She represents the concept of justice, she is blindfolded because she dispenses justice with her scale without seeing the objects, parties to the dispute. Her vision impairment is the key; because her disability to see allows her to decide only based on the facts and conscience, without seeing the color, creed, age or gender (and ability to influence others) of the said parties; in other words, she is blind to differences.

In theory, at least, public service should be same as justice: It should be provided to all who want it as long as they live by Mustafa Eric the book.

Editor The context, as you might have guessed, is the continuing repercussions of the smart water meter debate. You might have read in last week’s edition of Ponoka News that the town council discussed in their committee of the whole meeting a letter from a resident in the community.

We don’t know the identity of the resident, nor do we know the content of the letter. Therefore, it would be impossible for anyone without the knowledge of the content of the letter to assess whether it does include threats as claimed or if there is any suggestion of or any encouragement for unlawful activity.

But we do know how a town councillor reacted to this letter: Tim Falkiner is quoted in our story as saying: “You can’t pick and choose which part of the law you’re going to adhere to…If 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.”

As of the moment of these lines being written (Monday afternoon, Sept. 29), we haven’t heard any denial of those words being actually uttered by the councillor.

Politicians have an obligation to be of service to all the electorate regardless of whom they voted for. In the context of our little town, councillors volunteer to be of public service by managing the resources of the community

for improving the quality of life for all residents. But their position of authority does not entitle them to expect that their decisions will be accepted without discussion, not be thoroughly scrutinized and even be rejected.

In this very case, we don’t know the terms of rejection. If it constitutes a felony, the address to take the issue to is RCMP, and then the police can refer it to the public prosecutor if there is actually a violation of law. That a town councillor even mentioned the

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intention of sanctioning the author of the letter is discomforting; punishing an individual, if a case of breaking of the law is proven, is the prerogative of a court, and only through due process of law.

But the last sentence of the above quote is the most disturbing part of all: Wishing hell to a fellow resident of the community, regardless of how unorthodox his or her thoughts might be, is hardly good citizenship, let alone exemplary leadership.

Mustafa Eric Regional Editor

Jeff Heyden-Kaye Reporter

It has been almost 250 years since the Enlightenment Age philosopher Voltaire was quoted as saying “ I don’t agree with what you say, but I am ready to give my life to defend your right to say it.”

Over that period, one would think that reverberations of that historic stance respecting the differences among individuals should have reached small town Alberta, and they may well have. But the idea apparently hasn’t sunk in with everybody yet.

Amelia Naismith Reporter

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

Town declines proposed realtor in tie decision

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

In trying to choose a realty service between two proposals, the town has come to a dead end after a vote split the council.

Town council was recommended to accept Kelly Jones of Coldwell Banker Ontrack Realty. However, the motion was defeated at the Monday, Sept. 22 regular meeting.

Representatives of both realtors, the second one being a local company, earlier attended council’s Sept. 9 in-camera session to make presentations to the councillors. Jones’s was identified as the proposal of choice based on presentation, description and scope of services provided, marketing strategy and commission rate.

The second proposal came from First Choice Realty and as a result, Coun.

Sandra Lyon, being the owner of the business, recused herself from the room during council’s discussion.

It was stated during the meeting that Jones was looking to lease a space in Ponoka for a minimum of two years, which would cover a contract made with the town. “We’d look at anything from 12 months to two years,” said Betty Quinlan, acting CAO at the time of the Sept. 22 meeting.

“We want to give them decent time to build a market . . . personally I’d look at 18 months,” she added.

Despite being named as the proposal of choice, not every councillor agreed Jones was the best option.

“Mr. Jones, in my mind, does not have a lot of commercial experience,” said Coun. Terri Underhill.

In his proposal, Jones mentioned a three per cent commission rate, and having a flat rather than floating fee was an attractive offer for Coun. Tim Falkiner.

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PES raises more than $12,000 for Terry Fox Foundation

Students at Ponoka Elementary School get ready for a big run Thursday, Sept. 25 before heading out on the school’s Terry Fox Run. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Parents, students and teachers at Ponoka Elementary School (PES) celebrated more than $12,000 raised for the Terry Fox Foundation.

The school held its annual Terry Fox Run Thursday, Sept. 25 at a full school assembly. Support for PES run has generally been strong with donations and help from residents and businesses.

Vice-principal Nicole Rawlinson felt that help has made the school’s run a fun event.

“All those people that donated to the Terry Fox Run, thank you so much,” said Rawlinson to participants.

Teacher Tina Nielsen, a member of the organizing committee, says the run has been held for as long as she can remember. “I’m always amazed at how we’re never short of volunteers.”

Parents, retired teachers and high school students came to PES to help out with the event. They supported students as they ran a specific number of laps around the school grounds. Nielsen suggests there is quite a bit of ownership with regard to students’ participation.

“We also make an effort to talk about the history of Terry Fox,” she explained.

She feels knowing Fox’s history has given students a strong sense of community. With the number of helpers and dedication from students and teachers, Nielsen suggests they will be hosting a Terry Fox Run for many years to come.

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Town declines proposed realtor continued from page 7 Mayor Rick Bonnett was looking at the fact that the second representative has already sold land for the town.

In a vote to accept Jones, Falkiner, Coun.

Carla Prediger and Coun.

Mark Yaworski came out in favour of the motion.

Bonnet, Underhill and Coun. Loanna Gulka — who was in attendance via speakerphone — voted against the motion.

No other decisions regarding realty services were made at that meeting and councillors are checking the process with municipal affairs to decide their next step.

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Technology a growing part of WCPS education

Teachers learning new skills

While new technology is a wonderful idea, there may be a large learning curve for some teachers, but McWhinnie says they don’t want to leave anyone behind.

Technology coaches, learning coaches and inclusive learning coaches in all WCPS schools provide added assistance to those educators who need help in different areas. “Those three coaches work in concert together.�

He says they provide on-site assistance in the classroom, during professional development days and after school. “Universities don’t necessarily prepare beginning teachers for all the skills needed in using technology,� explained McWhinnie. continued on page 10

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More than 700 people involved in education attended the symposium, explained Mark McWhinnie, assistant superintendent of technology services at WCPS. McWhinnie was most excited to see many of the instructors in the breakout sessions were WCPS teachers sharing their knowledge. “We have teachers presenting to other teachers. There’s an authenticity to what they’re sharing.�

Besides the keynote address by Leslie Fisher (see story on page 12), there were a variety of experts presenting software and technology that could benefit teachers. “What we want to see is that teachers find purposeful ways to integrate technology in the classroom.

It’s not always about the latest or the shiniest new tool but how we can enhance it to provide student learning,� explained McWhinnie.

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Technology a growing part of WCPS education continued from page 9 Implementing new changes in the school division’s classrooms would not be possible without all three of these learning coaches, he added.

Technology isn’t cheap In an effort to give students valuable learning, the school has a purchase program for Chromebooks and also allows for the program, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) but the costs of technology are such that not everyone can afford these devices.

He suggests parents can play a large part in their child’s education.

“Students love to express their learning and they do that often with technology. As a parent I would encourage you to be involved in your child’s learning. Rather than ask what they did at the school, ask them to show you what they did at the school,” he said.

A pre-symposium was held Thursday, Sept. 25 with 250 peo-

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While most students may have a strong understanding of the technology they learn with, parents may not.

Support for parents through parent evening information nights is available. McWhinnie says there are many events where students will also showcase their work through technology to help parents understand its benefits.

In an effort to open up the lines of communication, WCPS also tries to reach parents through social media but McWhinnie encourages parents who have questions to call their student’s principal for more information.

“We celebrate how students use technology in meaningful ways,” said McWhinnie.

From Kindergarten to Grade 12, WCPS schools are beginning to rollout the Chromebook purchase plan and McWhinnie says it is common in some schools to see students with iPads, Chromebooks, MacBooks and paper and pen. “It’s about using the right tool for the right purpose.”

With the BYOD program many parents asked for advice from the division on the best option available to students. In an effort to help parents, WCPS recommended Chromebook devices with two payment options; a one-time payment or an eight-month payment option.

Approximately 500 families opted in for the first round and McWhinnie says a second round of parents are ready to sign up for next year.

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As more devices get used in the learning space, the number of textbooks being used has dropped.

McWhinnie says many students are learning in an interactive online environment as opposed to a textbook but the division wants to ensure there is an inclusive learning environment for its students.

“It’s not that textbooks aren’t available, it’s that technology is there as a support along with the textbook,” explained McWhinnie.

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Technology advancements creating options for teachers

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

As technology advances, so do options for teachers wishing to integrate educational software into their curriculums.

That was the main point in Leslie Fisher’s keynote speech to more than 700 teachers, administrators and planners in education Friday, Sept. 26. She kicked off the Central Alberta 21st Century Technology and Learning Symposium (CTLS) at Ponoka Secondary Campus that provided tips on how to use a variety of technologies in the classroom.

Fisher said her first “technology moment” occurred when she was a young girl in an episode of Emergency!, a television show in the 1970s that depicted the lives of staff at a hospital and a paramedic team. She recalled the episode where the cast of actors had to find and save the life of a person they knew little about.

At one point in the show, a computer technician is able to help them with a computer that used punch cards. “This to me was amazing,” she recalled.

In an effort to find the episode, Fisher made some searches in Google and in 18 minutes had all the information she needed. She pointed out that information is at users’ fingertips.

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Fisher could not contain her excitement over what the future of technology may bring and provided some examples of new technologies that will become more of a reality as they continue to be developed.

One such technology that appeared to excite teachers was one called augmented reality, in which an app on an iPhone or iPad could take photo or video of an object that would come to life on the screen. It became a three dimensional object while filming with the device’s camera.

Wikipedia defines augmented reality as a live direct view of a real-world environment with elements augmented or supplemented by computer graphics or sound. Fisher was able to provide live examples from her iPad by taking pictures of objects and showing them on her screen.

She says there are schools using this technology to allow parents and educators to hear or see a student explain a project using augmented reality; a person could take a photo of a student’s project and that student will show up on their device’s screen explaining their idea.

Other apps will translate a document just by hovering a camera over what needs to be translated.

“To me this is such a more vivid way of learning than just simply looking at a book,” stated Fisher.

“Technology is here to stay, let’s embrace it and use it effectively,” she concluded.

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Still no official options for new water meters It was stated that, for the hard refusals, the town may have to take residents to court to get a meter installed under any of the options. under any of the options.

McPhee says those refusing are doing so Controversy regarding the Neptune water on personal perception. “Some look at it like ‘I meters continues to breed within town, causing don’t want you on my property because it’s my town council to further contemplate options for property.’” those refusing the new wireless radio technol“I’m starting to feel like this is a circus show ogy. . . . why can’t we do the job, get it done and Despite disagreements among councillors, a move on?” said Coun. proposal to give Ponoka Lyon. residents additional op“I’m starting to feel like Sandra However, Betty Quintions reached second this is a circus show . . . lan, acting CAO at the reading at the Monday, why can’t we do the job, time, felt the situation Sept. 22 regular meeting. And council agrees get it done and move on?” was getting better. “It’s really settled down. It’s all water meters should Coun. Sandra Lyon. going along, in my mind, be changed because the as it should have.” currently running models She added many people who originally reare not as efficient.

Residents’ first option is to follow the town’s fused have repented. “It’s just the fear of the original plan and allow their water meter to be unknown.”

In order to get proceedings underway, Coun. changed for Neptune’s wireless meter.

Option two is to accept the meter but the Terri Underhill made a motion to include the radio transmitter will be mounted outside the options as part of the bylaw at its first reading residence, rather than inside. This option comes and then she opposed the options alongside with a one-time cost of $210.

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The third option is to accept the new waPrediger took the issue to second reading, ter meter without the wireless radio portion. A again Underhill and Falkiner were opposed. $210 one-time cost will be charged as well as a When it came time to make the motion to go to monthly reading fee of $75. third and final reading, Coun. Loanna Gaulka, There has been hostility against Neptune who was participating via speakerphone, opsince the news broke of the new meters being posed and denied permission to move the issue installed and a letter read at council mentioned along, giving council time to gather more inforresidents refusing anything that has to do mation. There was no decision as to when and if with the new meters will take a stand and de- a third reading of the bylaw is to be scheduled. fend their property.

“Should we put our employees at risk?”

Coun. Tim Falkiner asked council.

Dave McPhee, director of operations and property services, said there had already been two hard refusals and three to six others inquiring about the options.

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TWENTY SIMPLE “YES OR NO” QUESTIONS POSED TO THE TOWN OF PONOKA RE. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOWN’S SMART WATER METER PROGRAM 1) Are Neptune Technology Group (Canada) Inc. (herein after referred to as NTG) “digitally transmitting” Smart water meters Underwriter Lab (UL) approved? Yes or No? 2) If “No” will any harm to health or property, etc. be covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy? Yes or No. 3) If “No” are members of Town Council and the Mayor or any Town employees or Agents involved in “mandating” this meter change-out personally willing to carry full commercial liability for any possible future problems or harm arising from the forced installation of NTG Smart meters? Yes or No. 4) Is it Lawful to “mandate” (force) anyone into undisclosed Third Party contract (with NTG) under threat and duress? Yes or No. 5) If “No” then is the Town not, in fact, forcing Third Party contract under threat and duress using Colour of Law? Yes or No. 6) Does the Town understand that for a contract to be valid under Common Law (the Law of the Land) it “must be knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally entered into or it is unenforceable” and that by being mandated into accepting the installation of a Neptune Smart water meter under threat of penalty per. Town By-Law 2-91 (which By-Law the Town has quoted but never posted re. this issue) a contract is indeed being entered into, the details of said contract unknown to the party being forced into “volunteering” for it, thus making the contract invalid and that in fact even those who have received a Smart meter have probable grounds under Duress to have said Smart meters replaced with analog meters? Yes or No. 7) Is it Lawful for only one party in a split-title, bilateral home ownership to be “mandated” to enter into contract against the wishes of the other party for the removal of what is, in fact, a fixture owned in Clear Title, resulting in possible serious damage to the pre-existing relationship of said parties (See: for example a marriage contract)?

Yes or No. 8) Will the Town make fully available to the People the complete, non-redacted Contract entered into between the Town and NTG? Yes or No. 9) Will the Town disclose what, if any, bidding process was employed prior to entering contract with NTG or explain why Lacombe, with nearly double Ponoka’s population, is paying only $350,000 more (according to their Council minutes) for the same program with NTG? Yes or No. 10) What vetting of NTG took place before entering contract with NTG, seeing as NTG is not a BBB member, has an “F” rating with the BBB, is the subject of many lawsuits including class-action suits (see: City of Honolulu vrs. NTG, for example) and did the Town practice due dilligence as would be expected in this matter? Yes or No. 11) By allowing NTG to mail-out what amount to veiled threats to parties standing fast on their Rights to refuse a Smart meter and now contacting parties by phone who have never made contact with Neptune; or by the Town, through the over-reaching powers granted themselves in By-Law 2-91, which By-Law employs monetary threat: Do Council members agree they are in fact acting as representatives of NTG rather than the People? Yes or No. 12) Would the Town like assistance in trying to locate the so-called “unaccounted for water” being used as one more feeble excuse for this program? Maybe together we can work to find out where it’s all going. Would the Town be open to such assistance? Yes or No. 13) Was NTG given access to utility customers’ names and addresses prior to NTG’s mass July mail-out (the Town is on record as stating NTG mailed these letters) which came addressed surname first, just as they would likely be stored on the Town’s utility records? Yes or No. 14) Rather than referring exclusively to out-dated Health Canada (1979) guidelines on the safety of Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR), or NTG’s own un-supervised, in-house testing and stock talking-points (marketing): Has Council or the Town bothered to place the People’s safety first by examining any of the over 6,000 studies showing the negative health and environmental impacts of RFR, the recently released “Bio-Initiative Report” posted to the Town’s Facebook page, or even taken the time to view the following Youtube videos: “Wireless water meter in Southcott Pines -- say NO!!!”; “Smart Water Meter RF Pulses” or “Smart Meter Effects on Human Blood” wherein NTG Smart water meters are proven highly able to cause injury to human health? Yes or No. 15) Does the Town admit their constant reference to the “Lithium Battery” to assuage the Public is meant to divert the issue away from the meter’s antenna which broadcasts dangerous RFR signals 24/7? And as to the meters running “on the same frequency as a baby monitor” the Town and the People should Google “Baby Monitors and Radiation” and see what pops up. Does the Town truly feel it is presenting factual information?

Yes or No. 16) Alberta allows the use of between 2.5 and 10 million barrels of water daily to extract the world’s dirtiest oil at the Tar Sands alone. Does the Town truly believe purchasing Smart water meters would even remotely impact Alberta’s so-called “Water for Life” conservation program? Has the Town heard of UN Agenda 21 (Google it) -- the covert conservation cover for future privatisation of all water (including rural water) into Corporate hands?

Yes or No. 17) In another full-page ad taken out at the People’s expense in the Ponoka News Sept. 17 it is stated that 54% of meters have been installed (1,000 out of 2,700). Nope! The winning answer is only 37%! Also the Town has given total meter numbers of 2,450; 2,700; 2,800 and now, as of Sept. 18 on the Town’s Facebook page: 2,500 “with no firm number for commercial meters”. Then how does the Town know the total cost of the meters (what’s in the Contract?), and if all the meters are being currently read, surely the numbers and their locations must be known and not need to be “estimated.” The Town must know how many meters exist -- after all, the Town says it owns them (even though we paid for them through taxes, a debenture or privately, at some point) but now can’t account for them. Is the Town even remotely capable of simple arithmetic? Should the Town be trusted with large amounts of money until they learn basic math? Yes or No. 18) The Town (and NTG) are now rushing people into booking appointments by the end of October (actually Sep. 22 past and even earlier in some cases, in mailed-out Notices containing a minimum of 6 grounds on which these Notices would be laughed out of any competent court, and which do not even exist in law, and moreover carry more fraudulently misleading “FAQ”s such as stating Neptune’s Smart meters are not Smart meters, but now AMR Systems (see: www.wateronline.com/solution/amr-ami “...Automated Meter Readers [AMR]... also known as SMART meters...”), on a program first announced to take 3 years. Is this a desperate move to head-off more refusals before increasing numbers of people become educated to the health, etc. ramifications of NTG’s Smart meters? Yes or No. 19) Given the highly documented negative effects of so-called “Smart” technology and Smart meters on human health and the environment, and with over 50 municipalities in California alone now banning such devices with another 30 plus in B.C., is the Town prepared to at least offer non-punitive opt-outs of this program (and NO! Charging a $210 installation fee as an “opt-out” plus $75.00 per month for readings is NOT non-punitive -- it is pure, unadulterated extortion. Most municipalities charge a $10-$20 monthly fee with NO switch-out of the original analog meter, which is the POINT of an opt-out! Moreover, the so-called “pulsar remote unit” offered instead of the AMR Smart meter is still an RFR emitter, often referred to as a Trojan meter -- a Smart meter disguised as an analog or simple digital meter). In effect, the Town’s exorbitantly priced opt-out program is merely another naked attempt to force people into accepting a Smart meter through punitive monetary penalties. In truth, this is the exact opposite of an opt-out program -- it is a deceitful OPT-IN PROGRAM forcing acceptance of a Smart meter! So to repeat: Is the Town willing to follow other municipalities in allowing the people to retain their presently-owned, safe analog meters and extra bill them at a reasonable price? Yes or No. 20) If “No” can the Town explain why? Is it something to do with a penalty clause in the Neptune Contract? Yes or No. Simple “Yes” or “No” Answers to the Above, Numbered 1 Through 20, Would be Appreciated.

On behalf of the ad-hoc Committee For Smart Meter Truth. Barry Huddleston, Kristine Huddleston, Scot Harley & Vern Bruns.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

EdTech quickly becoming a staple in schools

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

with a variety of subjects that Lee says is changing the lives of people. He referred to a group of high school students under the name Tech Sherpas in the Unites States that use Hangouts. Their shows have become so popular that Lee says many of the students are receiving job offers before they even graduate.

“They’re getting involved in technology in a different way,” stated Lee. The content and use of their account is controlled by their teacher, allowing them to host a show every Tuesday.

Lee feels this technology is allowing teachers to reach students if they are away, it helps them with mentoring sessions or homework help if needed. He advised attendees to start to familiarize themselves with Google Plus and the many applications available to users.

Lee also showed the application Google Helpouts, which allows a person to sell instructional time over Hangouts to users. Topics range from computers to photography to fashion to gardening tips.

Software applications, originally designed for businesses and Internet connectivity, are quickly finding their way into classrooms and students are reaching out to the rest of the world.

For the last five years, Tim Lee has been focusing on Google Apps for use in education and shared his insight during the Central Alberta 21st Century Technology and Learning Symposium (CTLS) Friday, Sept. 26 at Ponoka Secondary Campus, explaining some of its benefits. Lee is the chief technical officer with a company called EdTechTeam and he hosted a breakout session during the symposium.

He gave the audience a quick run through of Google Hangouts, in the social network space of Google Plus, and its potential in a learning environment.

While use of Google Plus is restricted to users 13-years-old or older, Lee says many teachers are using Hangouts and its potential to conduct teaching practices.

Tim Lee, chief technical officer with a company called EdTechTeam he hosted a breakout session on Google Hangouts during the Central Alberta 21st Century Technology There are teachers who have conand Learning Symposium (CTLS) Friday, Sept. 26 at Ponoka Secondary Campus. trol of the account and moderate its use Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye with students who can reach out to other students and educators across the globe.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

Artists flourish at Alberta Culture Days

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

her need to hold on to everything, stemming from her autism.

“It helps them contribute and interact with the community,” said Torrance.

“Art was a way for me to speak when I was young.

Some of my mood would be (expressed) in the art,” she added.

Wilson Harrowby of Red Deer used his time at Alberta Culture Days to introduce onlookers to his work with an art demonstration.

The demonstration included watercolors, acrylics, pen and ink, and pencil crayons. “I talked about what I used. People were surprised,” said Harrowby.

He enjoys painting and pen and ink the most but it is his black and white work that allows him to spend the most attention to detail.

Although Alberta Culture Days was his first presentation at the Ponoka Jubilee Library, Harrowby has taught art at The Hub in Red Deer.

He has been interested in art from a very young age.

“According to my mom, ever since I could scribble in walls,” Harrowby said.

Before a car accident that caused a seizure and memory loss, Harrowby attended the arts program at Red Deer College from 1993 to 1996. “I lost my memory in 2001. I had to relearn everything, and I mean everything. I didn’t remember my parents.”

During his time in the hospital, his sister brought him pastels and he continued to draw. “People said it was a passion of mine. I didn’t remember my own mom but I remembered art,” he recalled. “But I did remember her voice.”

Alberta Culture Days in Ponoka led to a congregation of artistic talent at the Jubilee Library, where workshops and lessons from central Alberta artists brought in a crowd of curious people on Saturday, Sept.

27.

Sheldon Wheatly, a self-taught Ponoka artist, gave a lesson using his medium of choice, copic markers. “I started with the markers in 2004. I just kept working at it until I got good.”

Before he discovered the markers in the Red Deer College bookstore, Wheatly performed his art with pencil crayons, but they did not blend as nicely as the markers allow. “It really improved my art. It kept me more interested in art,” he said.

Because he had no formal training, Wheatly used the Internet to research techniques. The Internet also allowed him to further his artistic curiosity with anime, a subject he has been interested in since high school.

Wheatly has his own graphic novel in the works and he already has more than 100 pages done.

A collection of more than 200 graphic novels also serves as stimulation. “I have been inspired a lot by them. I just like how the art looks in them,” he added.

“The characters never give up, they keep persevering their own goals.” The novels also serve as inspiration for Wheatly in his own life.

Deborah Torrance of Sylvan Lake taught participants how to make a ghost and pumpkin patch using polymer clay. “We got to make actual glow-in-the-dark ghosts.”

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Cars are a favourite art subject of Harrowby’s and he is frequently commissioned by clients for work of their vehicles.

“It’s good and it’s bad,” Harrowby explained. The commissions are one of his favourite subjects but they reduce the

time he can artistically spend elsewhere, such as nature.

In the future, Harrowby hopes he can own an art studio, as he currently spends most of his painting time outdoors so he does not get paint on the carpets of his apartment.

Sheldon Wheatly (left) demonstrates how he uses copic markers to make art at the Alberta Culture Days activates at the Jubilee Library, Saturday, Sept. 27.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

PSC Council holds first Anglin challenges AUC on proposed meeting of the new ALTALink sale school year

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Ponoka Secondary Campus (PSC) School Council held its first meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept. 24 with some new faces joining the council.

Communication between the school and the parents/community was one of the main topics discussed, with Principal Ian Rawlinson giving a detailed briefing on the efforts undertaken by the school and staff to encourage parents to access information available on the school website. During the discussion, council members spoke of the differences in the way people may access information and Rawlinson said, in addition to what is already available on the school website, he would send a monthly letter to parents informing them of the general progress of the education process.

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According the Rawlinson, this year, there will be three literacy tests to measure the various types of literacy skills of students to allow teachers to decide what kind of interventions will help students to acquire and improve competence in literacy.

The council also appointed a representative for junior high school and one for senior high school, with representatives becoming focal points to liaise with various stakeholders on emerging or potential issues that will need to be dealt with.

Junior high representative is Don Brookwell and senior high representative is Glenda MacLaren. A student representative will also be joining the school council alongside a member of teaching staff in the weeks ahead.

In terms of a meeting schedule for the school year, the council made a tentative decision to organize monthly meetings with council sessions and informative gatherings aimed at parents being scheduled on an alternating basis, inviting as and where possible expert speakers to informative sessions. The first such session will take place on Oct. 29 with Sean Lougheed briefing parents on the IXL learning enhancement program being offered through the school and supported by the board. It is described as a valuable opportunity for parents to learn how to assist their children in online learning activities that can be done at home.

Principal Rawlinson informed the school council that CPR training had been added to the curriculum for Grade 10 students as part of their PhysEd classes and all students would have CPR certification by the end of the year.

More information on school activities and educational matters will also be communicated to the community through PSC submissions in Ponoka News in the coming weeks.

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The proposed sale of ALTALink to billionaire Warren Buffett has Rimbey/Rocky Mountain House/Sundre MLA Joe Anglin raising concerns through as many avenues as possible.

Anglin sent out a press release Monday, Sept. 22 stating his opposition of the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) denying an oral hearing into the proposed purchase of ALTALink by MidAmerican Canada Holdings Corporation, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway.

“This is a tremendous injustice to the ratepayers of Alberta. Albertans will be directly impacted by this sale, with increased charges reflected on utility bills,” stated Anglin.

A hearing was held in Calgary Friday, Sept. 19 on the benefits of holding an oral hearing component to the proposed purchase, with Anglin and ATCO Electric advocating oral input but the AUC not decided there is no reason to do that.

Jim Law, external relations director for the AUC said there are few cases of an oral hearing. He said there are two levels of determination with proposed purchases such as this: the federal level and then the provincial level, which in this case would be the AUC. On the federal level, agencies looked at foreign ownership to determine if there are any issues.

“Their job was to examine the potential degree of control and effect of foreign ownership competition. They found the proposed sale acceptable,” said Law. The AUC is not allowed to examine how federal agencies come to their decision, Law explained, but what they do is examine the sale for negative impact on consumer rates, liability and service quality.

“You look at the viability and health of the company that wants to make the purchase,” explained Law. He feels if utility bills rise in the future it will not be from this sale.

“Perhaps, as Mr. Anglin stated, our utility bills will rise in the future, but your readers should know that our Job 1 is to ensure that there is no financial harm to

Rimbey/Rocky Mountain House/ Sundre MLA Joe Anglin

ratepayers as a direct result of this sale, should it be approved,” stated Law. He says there is a large number of transmission builds in several parts of the province, which at some point will have to be paid for.

There have been few oral hearings at the application stage, said Law. He says nobody, including Anglin and ATCO Electric, said they would provide factual evidence that would be part of the hearings. Law said the AUC would not have any information that would need cross-examination.

“Now they (Anglin and ATCO Electric) made the argument to the contrary but we didn’t agree in the ruling,” said Law. Some of the concerns posed are in areas the AUC has no jurisdiction over, he added. “The majority of them related to foreign ownership and had to be addressed by them.”

He suggests the written process is quite detailed and allows concerned parties to raise their issues and no one has provided evidence to justify an oral hearing is necessary.

ALTALink owns the transmission lines that reach 80 per cent of the Alberta population but power generation comes from different power companies. ATCO Electric officials were unavailable for comment.

PONOKA NEWS 17

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

Belly dancers come together to support children’s programs

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The Kinsmen Community Centre was full to the brim with women eager to support the Ponoka Parent Link Centre Saturday, Sept. 27.

The women-only event was quite popular and was hosted by the Read My Hips belly dance troupe. The sold-out show brought belly dance groups from Edmonton, Wetaskiwin and Ponoka, whose focus at this year’s fundraiser was the Ponoka Parent Link Centre.

The positive effects the centre has had on families and mothers in Ponoka could not be overstated. When president of the centre and creative director for the Read My Hips group, Andrea Ramage, asked women in the crowd to stand up if they were positively affected by the centre’s programs, a large number of women stood up.

Ramage told women packing the hall that the centre offered many educational programs for parents and their children. To exemplify that, the Read My Hips dance troupe showcased young girls who take part in a dance program called Sway and Clay. Their performance touched many of the women in the room and drew a standing ovation.

Attendees were treated to a total of 18 performances from dancers all over central Alberta.

Some groups drew large applause for their performance. Ramage says she has networked with many of these dancers and asked if they wanted to take part in the program. Many were eager to join in.

“There’s something about the dancers’ spirit,” said Ramage.

There were numerous silent auction items up for grabs. Ramage said her goal was to raise $12,000 to install a kitchen at the centre’s new location at 5012 48 Avenue. The centre was able to update its new space for its use, but did not have the funds needed to build a new kitchen space complete with cooking island and cupboards.

“To really make it a community centre where we can do family pancake breakfasts and family turkey dinners, we need a kitchen,” said Ramage.

A cooking island is part of the plan as she hopes to host cooking classes for the centre’s members.

Final numbers were not in at press time and while the group may not have raised the full $12,000, she feels the fundraiser has brought them closer to that goal. Ramage suggested the cooking island may have to wait until they have more funds.

Ramage says had it not been for the Ponoka Kinette Club, who is supplying $5,000 worth of appliances, cutlery and plates, the cost would have been even higher.

The best part of the night?

“Seeing little girls who have no reservations about their beauty. No worries about what someone will think,” she said.

Ramage says the centre is holding a grand opening Oct. 20 and she invites parents and community members to visit the centre to see the new space.

The event was so popular that the Read My Hips belly dance group is considering another fundraiser for next year.

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True confessions of a senior driver I was cruising down the QE highway on the way to Ponoka last week when I realized with some shock that I have actually been driving some sort of a vehicle for over 54 years. From behind the wheel along the way, I can recall owning quite a few ‘old clunkers’ in the early days, dented and abused some of them, and managed to get my fair share of tickets and flat tires before I finally realized that maybe it was time to lighten up on the gas pedal and settle down a little.

Like most of you who have reached our so-called ‘Golden Years’ and still have a driver’s license, yours truly has slowed down quite a bit, and despite still having some of the same old bad habits and being far from perfect, I have somehow been lucky enough to get where I was going despite numerous wrong turns and a few bouts of stubborn senility. Now I am finding that I am driving the speed limit, and can’t help but notice that people are whipping past me and weaving in and out of traffic while often offering a ‘dirty look’ or a honk, and then repeating the same sort of frustration when we are both sitting together at the next stop sign. As a grandfather, I drive very carefully through school zones, make a point of stopping to let pedestrians and cyclists cross the road in residential zones, and have great respect for our emergency workers out on the roads as well as those in marked construction zones. Like the grand old song says, at my age, I have to keep my hands on the wheel and my eyes on the road, so I have no time to be chatting on the

cell phone, texting, tweeting, Spark’s Auto Wreckers for eating or whatever other dis$75.00. As in the young and tractions some now perform, restless lifestyles of many of but should never be attempted us, serious dating and getting while driving. Here are a few married suddenly required of my favourite memories of us to ‘change gears’ in our those early years of gallivantchoice of vehicles and driving ing around the highways, habits. Before the kids came by-ways, and bumpy roads of along we purchased a hot red our pristine town and county. little Ford convertible, which *After finally managing to get made us feel like teens again, my Alberta driver’s license at but after chauffeuring all the the age of 18, my first vehicle relatives, buddies, and my ball was a grey four-door Plymteam around the country for a Mike Rainone outh, which got me into a lot few years, the springs gave Hammertime of fun, drive-ins and a little out and we traded her in on trouble until my girlfriend a much more mellow Chevy ran it into the side of a truck.

Lumina van, which was great That left me ‘grounded’ and on my bike or for hauling groceries and garbage, and hitching a ride with my buddies for quite would soon have baby seats added. some-time until I was able to save enough * As the years progressed, I did manage to money to get the insurance for my some- sneak in a tiny little pick-me-up flat-deck what ‘souped up’ Dodge. As soon as I could truck, which I used just for roaring around afford it, or was able to beg, borrow, or town, going to work, and doing chores. scrounge the extras, I added fender skirts, Then there was that shiny new 10-passenHollywood’s, white-walls, blue lights, and ger van, which served on a 24-7 basis for plush red seat covers, and then tied a pair hauling around four kids, the dog, those fun of dice to the rear-view mirror, and some but noisy baseball and hockey teams as well would refer to it as Mikey’s version of the as for all sorts of shopping, and occasion‘Love Boat. ‘ on wheels. ally, for hitching up a trailer and heading *Among my favourite ‘hot rods’ was a out into the wilderness for a great escape sleek black Ford Galaxy 500 that used to from everyday domestic bliss. be a cop car, but after a few great years of *After a few more assorted family vehicles, go-go-go, patch-ups, and several mufflers, I have mellowed a whole lot more, but at the the gas tank fell off one day in the Com- age of 72 I still get to drive our new bright plex parking lot when I was going to work, red SUV. I really enjoy travelling with my and I ended up selling what was left to Ron beloved wife and co-pilot at my side, who

by the way is a great driver but doesn’t believe she needs a GPS. During our trips, I am constantly reminded to: not ride the brakes, to shoulder check before pulling out to pass, to turn down the radio, to not push any buttons until I know what they are for, to park in the far corner of the parking lot then walk to the store, to not dare to bring any junk food into the vehicle, to not drive under 70 in the fast lane, and on and on.

Whatever the case, I love it, because I still have the privilege of driving, and I really don’t mind the fact that it is a retired husband’s duty to wash and clean the vehicle on a regular basis, to clean the bug splats off the windshield, to organize oil changes and servicing when required, and to read the owner’s manual in my spare time. Please be prepared when you venture out with your shiny wheels, drive safe, enjoy your adventure on the road with your most precious cargo, and in the meantime have a great week, all of you.

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Wednesday, Wednes We esday day,, Oct. O t. 1, 2014

BREAST CANCER Awareness

Beat Cancer and embrace your life again Beating breast cancer feels like a triumph, anex it from a dark, frightening valley. Re-covery is often accompanied by over-whelming joy, a sense of exhilaration, and a desire to celebrate life and appreciate all the colours, smells, and flavours around us with a child’s sense of wonder. When the medical arsenal withdraws and the endless and difficult treatments cease, the mere prospect of a return to normal is a source of immeasurable happiness.

Survivors want to catch up on lost time, grab life by the horns, and take up abandoned projects. Yet fear and anxiety can be a downside for many of these fighters who battled tooth and nail against breast cancer. Liv-

ing in constant dread snuffs out the flame of life. It is a thorn in the side of this new beginning. Breast cancer survivors must treat this fear like any other. Healthy habits and a good life philosophy are far better than obsessive fear. Besides, for many of us, cancer turns out to be an isolated case, a temporary setback. After their long journeys through the desert, thousands of women are able to take a new look at life and transform their core values and the irrelationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

Let’s hope that the inspiring example strikes a billion sensitive cords and becomes a shield in the fight against cancer!

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Practicing breast self-awareness Early detection of breast cancer is the single-most effective way to beat the disease. That is why it is essential for women to conduct their own breast exams to discover any potential anomalies early on.

While doctors stress the importance of self-examination, many women still show up for routine wellness visits admitting they don’t do examinations because they simply don’t know how. Perhaps because the practice was given the formal name “breast self-exam.” Today, however, doctors tell women to have “breast self-awareness.” That means women don’t have to follow a set protocol regarding checking for breast changes, and simply being aware of how the breasts look and feel is key.

Why the change in the formalities? Doctors have determined that most women notice a lump in their breasts while doing routine activities, such as bathing or dressing. They also figured out that a formal method of examining the breasts was not necessary. Lumps can be found simply by touching the breasts in any pattern, as long as the entire breast is checked.

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Practicing breast self-awareness To demystify the process even further, follow these guidelines. * Breasts are best checked for changes directly after a menstrual period. At this time the breast tissue will be softer and less tender due to diminishing hormone levels. * Look at the breasts every day and notice their appearance and shape. Recognizing subtle differences can help alert a doctor if something is amiss. * Women should know their risk for breast cancer. While there isn’t a definitive genetic correlation, the high rate of breast cancer in one family may mean a particular woman is more at risk. * Get routine screenings at a doctor’s office. Women over the age of 40 should get a mammogram every year

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HERE ARE A FEW ELOQUENT STATISTICS CONCERNING BREAST CANCER: - Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Canadian women.

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- The mortality rate is beginning to decrease due to better screening and treatments that are more effective. It has fallen by 25% over the last 25 years.

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A battle to end!

Every year, the month of October is chosen to organize numerous events dedicated to breast cancer. It’s an ideal occasion to raise public awareness about the illness and give support to both the people living with this type of cancer and their loved ones.

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Consider thy options Grain prices are in that wheat will be the that seasonal rut thanks first market to bottom, to Harvest 2014 selling followed by soybeans pressure and favourable and then finally corn. planting conditions as Pulse prices have imSouth America starts its proved dramatically, seeding season. On the especially if you have a speculation side, hedge higher quality available! funds are starting to inPremium spreads aren’t crease their optimism that just widening in the pulsgrain and oilseed prices es though – it’s the same will begin to rise. That dynamic in the cereals being said, in the last four market as we get a better Brennan Turner decades, an ounce of gold understanding of exactly Farm Lead has never been worth so is coming off. For exammuch corn! As such, it’s ple, in North Dakota, 15 suggested when this sort per cent protein wheat of relative value drops is earning three dollars to historical levels, a correction is due. per bushel more than 13 per cent protein Further, another significant correlation is wheat. That being said, with feed supthat the feeder cattle-to-corn ratio is at a plies clearly becoming plentiful as more record high (should we all get back into damaged/sub-par cereals come off, if owning livestock?) Despite the U.S.D.A. you’re looking to make some bin space, already forecasting record global con- it may be worthwhile to sell some of that sumption levels of 970.7 million tonnes, lower protein stuff that you’re taking there’s obvious hope out there that corn off right now (there are plenty of pricworth $3.30 per bushel will spur even ing opportunities on the FarmLead.com more demand. End all, be all? I wouldn’t Marketplace – give us a call. In the oilexpect corn to go down much further, but seed market, canola prices have declined given record supplies available, it’s hard with the soybean drop but we have been to see a significant correction, at least in seeing some solid prices in the pulse crop the six-nine month term. game. You might see some basis levels The market consensus seems to be improve towards the end of 2014 but that

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will likely depend on rail service again.

Interestingly enough, C.N. Railroad is crying foul over the penalties that the Canadian government imposes if the railways don’t move the required 536,250 metric tonnes of grain (or 5,000 railcars) each week.

C.N. could be fined up to $100,000 CDN for not meeting the mandate but say that it’s not their fault as since Harvest 2014 has been delayed, there’s simply not that much grain for them to move. There may be an argument for decreasing the volumes below 500,000, but you also have to remember that the revenues that major North American railroad earned hauling crude oil went from $25.8 Million in 2008 to $2.15 Billion last year in 2013!

Given the chance, it’s clear rail companies would move more oil than grain (shareholders > customers), which is why the government will have to continue to play a role in making sure the grain gets moved, whether here

in Western Canada or across the border in northern U.S. states’ Baaken-stronghold!

To growth, Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS and Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com) or phone (1-855-332-7653).

Oh Canada,..Are We Sliding Into Another War? Dear Editor, Mr. Harper has committed 69 military advisers to Iraq without any debate in parliament. The mission is supposed to be for 30 days. Mr. Harper has not bothered to disclose any details about this mission. We have no idea about the strategic or tactical activities.

Mr. Harper talked about his willingness to expand Canada’s involvement at a recent business leader conference in the US. He announced this in a foreign country, not in Canada and to Canadians! Where is his responsibility to us or his respect for Canadians? One can only imagine the outrage of Americans if President Obama would announce such a thing in a foreign country. The Opposition, and I assume Canadians, are concerned about a “slippery slope” that could lead to Canada ending up in a combat role. No doubt, Mr. Harper is facing enormous pressure form the US to join their mission, but haven’t we learned our lesson in 11 years in Afghanistan?

Even major players such as Turkey and the Arab States have not shown any eagerness to get involved, neither have any European countries, except France. So, why is Mr. Harper so eager to get Canada into another war? Worst of all, why is he not willing to share his plans with Canadians? No discussion in parliament in spite of ongoing questions by Mr. Mulcair. In fact, Mr. Mulcair’s questions about Canada’s involvement in the war against ISIS were met with Kindergarten behaviour and answered three times in a row with something about Israel. “No,” Mr, Mulcair said frustrated, “in Iraq, what is our involvement in Iraq?” No answers.

This is very disrespectful, the opposition leader in the house and Canadians have a right to know if we are sliding into another war such as Afghanistan. After all it involves young Canadian soldiers’ lives, so many lost in Afghanistan, so many returned crippled, emotionally destroyed and dealing with PTSD often for the rest of their lives; not to mention the billions of dollars in Canadians tax payers’ money ANY involvement OCTOBER will cost us. Canada is CALENDAR still in debt, even oil/gas rich Alberta. (How that is possible is another PC mystery).

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Ponoka girl to represent province in national 4-H conference ture life as she has already made plans to attend Olds A young Ponoka girl College to study under will be part of the delegatheir equine science protion representing Alberta gram with the target being at the national 4-H cona triple major in breeding ference in Toronto in and reproduction, English November. discipline and western Kaitlin Malterer, aldiscipline. ready nine years into a She also plans to con4-H career, promises to tinue with 4-H programs share all she will have to to continue with her learn at the conference coaching qualifications. with her fellow 4-H’ers Kaitlin Malterer “The beef are still a big upon her return from Ontario. part of my life,” Malterer says in reMalterer says she started 4-H in the sponse when asked if her love of and local beef club and later got more interinterest in horses have become the sole ested in horses and joined the local horse club and has been involved in the activi- focus of her 4-H work.

“The cattle I look after at the famties of both clubs over the past year. ily farm is a big part of who I am,” she “Honestly, it is the environment,” Malterer says when asked what attracts stressed.

But she does say that her horses are her to 4-H. “You walk into a 4-H event and you her “getaway.”

“When I have a rough day, I can allook around, there is a bunch of kids of all different ages mingling together, you ways go out and look at horses, it makes get kids from age eight, nine to 18, 19 me relax, everything else goes away.”

Although she has done competitive and they are all interacting together and you can walk into any club, any provin- horse racing only through 4-H so far, she cial, regional 4-H event and you can feel does plan to build a career in barrel racwelcome there. It is like another family.” ing.

“I plan on to going to college rodeos Malterer is adamant to make 4-H and agriculture a permanent part of her fu- when I get out of 4-H,” she said.

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Foodgrains Bank readies itself for annual harvest

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

After a year of toil, 165-acres of land owned by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is ready for its wheat to be harvested.

The not-for-profit, volunteer-run organization is looking for helpers to assist with the effort on Saturday, Oct. 4 on its land south of Ponoka.

Ponoka branch representative Larry Henderson said last year the group had raised $100,000 from its bumper crop of canola.

That, coupled with the federal government’s four to one ratio of matching donations meant they raised $500,000 to help with programs against hunger across the globe.

A lunch will be hosted at 12 p.m. for farmers and different businesses that have helped along the way and Henderson says he hopes to see many familiar faces at the lunch. Combining starts at 1 p.m. and Henderson says they need volunteers to help with the lunch and hauling harvested grain.

That’s when the fun starts happening; Henderson says usually 12 or 13 combines cover the field and it takes a few hours to harvest the 165-acres.

He likens the experience to how farmers used to work many years ago.

“It’s basically the getting together of people for a common cause,” said Henderson.

For more information or directions call Henderson at 403-782-5218 or Peter Doornenbal at 403-783-2947.

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is ready to harvest its wheat on land south of Ponoka Saturday, Oct. 4 starting at noon. This file photo shows the community effort involved with the harvest.

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County challenges provincial government

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continued from page 3 He feels, at the very least, the provincial government should apply to the county for rezoning.

“They have the legal opinion that they’re not required to do that.”

To fight back on that ground, Cutforth says the county would have to take the issue to court, which could prove costly. “We’re the little brother in the equation, whether we like it or not. I think our chances of being successful are marginal.”

“Ponoka County exists at the pleasure of the provincial government,” he added.

Cutforth feels the council’s best option is to issue a stop order on the project, push non-compliance and see how the provincial government

reacts. “I think that’s the best action we have within our power to utilize.”

Reeve Paul McLauchlin feels the choices the government is making does not respect landowners. “And I do have some questions on the whole process that led up to this.”

“I think the Crown has made a poor choice,” he added.

Cutforth told council if Alberta Culture would communicate with landowners on the project, they would be facing less resistance now.

Assistant CAO Tom Webber told councillors the county could face class action lawsuits from ratepayers if they feel their quality of peace has been diminished.

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Understanding the effects of Alzheimer’s on patients

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Individuals with loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s disease took some time Thursday, Sept.

25 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church to share stories and hear from an expert on the disease that takes its toll, not only on patients, but on caregivers as well.

Dr. Dale Danyluk, chief of services, seniors mental health at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury asked session participants what questions they have on Alzheimer’s disease.

Many people that attended have family or spouses affected by Alzheimer’s and they looked at questions ranging from diagnosis to prescribing drugs.

Among the discussion topics was the matter of being able to care for a loved one without losing

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He says burnout and depression occur regularly with caregivers as they deal with a disease that affects their daily routine. He says some effects of Alzheimer’s make sleeping difficult.

“You are so focused looking after your loved one, you don’t take time to care for yourself,” said Danyluk.

Determining if someone has Alzheimer’s can be difficult. Danyluk says it usually affects seniors 65 years and older, but early onset Alzheimer’s affects people younger than 65. There is no proven way of preventing Alzheimer’s, but Danyluk suggests head injuries may increase the risk of the disease. He suggests keeping the mind active

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When determining if a person has Alzheimer’s, Danyluk tries to understand a patient’s history. “It helps to know the backgrounds of people I’m working with,” he explained.

Danyluk says Alzheimer’s is an offshoot of dementia and people afflicted with it usually have trouble remembering things, finding the right words to use and caring for themselves. He says 70 to 80 per cent of people affected by dementia have Alzheimer’s.

Doctors try to rule out other possibilities before saying someone has the disease and Danyluk says there are cases where someone may have a different problem such as thyroid issues. The thyroid gland controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins and controls how sensitive the body is to other hormones.

He says tumors sometimes affect a person’s behaviour as well. Doctors also take a close look at medications that a person uses.

“When you’re diagnosing, you’re looking at the big picture,” he said.

He spent some time with participants on the different effects and strengths of medication and listened to some of the challenges caregivers face and how they manage their personal lives and caring.

At some point, a caregiver may realize they are unable to continue

Dr. Dale Danyluk, chief of services, seniors mental health at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, speaks with individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease Thursday, Sept. 25 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church.

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caring for a person whose challenges need specialists. Putting a loved one in an institution is a tough decision said Danyluk. “That’s often a heartbreaking thing to do.”

Support is available for residents in Ponoka; a support group meets every second Tuesday at the Northcott Care Centre.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

Maskwacis Cultural College celebrates students’ graduation

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

before him, the chiefs who founded the college because they wanted the students of the community to have more opportunities at academic success. “Today is a beautiful example of why we put that vision together,” he said.

Chief Rabbit said he believed the First Nations people need to be able to develop their own academic system and flourish within the vision of their ancestors.

“I’m very proud of this year’s graduating class,” he concluded.

Since its founding in 1974, MCC has had more than 2,000 graduates and a special guest speaker Willie Littlechild, honorary chief of the Maskwacis Cree, made mention of that triumph.

“I think a day like today is not only for the students, although they deserve the primary recognition, but the parents, the teachers, the staff, congratulations on your shared accomplishment,” said Littlechild.

“These are the stories that need to be told, the stories of success,” he added.

Marked with colours, smiles, culture and drums, the Maskwacis community gathered on Saturday, Sept. 27 to celebrate the students’ graduation ceremony from Maskwacis Cultural College (MCC).

The graduates of the school were met with many warm words congratulating them on their achievements.

Holly Johnson, MCC board member took to the stage first, following the grand entry of RCMP members, chiefs, the board of governors, MCC faculty and the graduates.

“I felt it in my heart, when I see the students marching in front of us they’ve accomplished something for themselves,” said Johnson.

“I want to congratulate the students for graduating in 2014 . . . and this is the beginning of your journey,” she added.

Being an alumnus of MCC and the University of Calgary among other post-secondary schools, Johnson briefly engaged the graduates with stories of her own academic journey.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

To Do List For Prentice

BY DEREK FILDEBRANDT

The pundit-ocracy has already spilled a lot of ink about Mr. Prentice’s new (and not so new) cabinet and potential by-elections, but what about a policy agenda? Mr. Prentice has a well-deserved record as an accomplished and intelligent man, but his leadership campaign was typical of frontrunners: vague on details.

Once Mr. Prentice and his cabinet are presumably in the legislature, here are a few suggestions for a governing agenda: Fix the budget format Former Finance Minister Doug Horner turned Alberta’s budget into a bad joke. It’s doubtful if even the government’s spin doctors believe themselves when they talk about Alberta running a “surplus” when they spend $3 billion more than they take in revenue.

Our budget debates should be about the content of the budget, not the format and accounting of it. Mr. Prentice should ask an allparty committee of MLAs to come to a consensus as to how the budget should be presented. Let’s get to a point where we can all agree about what the budget actually means, and then have a healthy policy debate about what should be in it.

Newly minted Finance Minister, Robin Campbell should make this job number one.

Balance the budget Alison Redford’s PCs were elected with a clear mandate to balance the budget by 2012 without raising taxes. We are halfway through 2014 and the government isn’t even close yet. Alberta’s debt currently stands at $10.9 billion and is climbing higher every day.

Merely balancing the “operational spending” of the government and not its total spending is not what the PCs were elected to do. With the government netting all-time record high revenues in the first quarter of this fiscal year, balancing the consolidated budget should be child’s play.

If the government cannot do it by the end of this fiscal year – two years later than promised – then they’re not trying.

Accountability for those who did wrong Alison Redford may have been thrown under the bus, but the Auditor General has made clear that she did not act alone. Premiers don’t book so much as a coffee meeting without help, let alone operate a clandestine scheme of falsified flight manifests and the construction of the Sky Palace.

The police may well investigate actions of a criminal nature, but not issues of an ethical or wasteful na-

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ture. Those who assisted Redford – or knew about what she was doing and did nothing – need to be held accountable.

If Mr. Prentice is serious about rooting out the rot at the top levels of Alberta’s government, he will call a judicial inquiry into spending in the premier’s office and cabinet over the last three years. Anything less will be protecting those who have done Albertans wrong.

Ban contracts for insiders and donors Last year, the government handed the Tervita Corporation a $45 million dollar contract without any competition. That same Tervita Corporation has donated $36,755 to the PC party since 2012. Delegates to the last PC convention even wore Tervita lanyards around their neck to hold their ID badges Some might say there is symbolism there.

Mr. Prentice can show that he is serious about cleaning this kind of thing up by banning corporations, unions and individuals from donating to political parties if they are doing any business with government – provincial or municipal.

Groups or individuals working on Mr. Prentice’s leadership campaign – formally or informally – should similarly be barred from government largesse.

But as Auditor General Merwan Saher said in his damning special report, government officials need more than a “corset of rules” for every conceivable situation, but a “backbone of principle.”

Of course, Mr. Prentice is off to a good start by announcing the sale of the government fleet of aircraft, which proved to be too great a temptation for many a politician, some of which are still sitting around the cabinet table.

There’s a lot more to governing Alberta than balancing the budget and rooting out corruption, but these are a good start.

Derek Fildebrandt is the Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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Like most parents, my daughter watching, even cheering for the and her husband do not let their kids home team before I remembering I miss school for just any old thing. was supposed to be impartial.

In fact, if their kids moan and Over the years, the minor hockgroan and complain of the million ey players changed and moved on. and one things kids moan and groan Some went on to skate in bigger and complain about just to get out of arenas; arenas where the lights were going to school they can be pretty much brighter, the fans much louder sure it won’t work. and the stakes much higher.

Their complaints will fall on deaf I was proud of them all, and expeears. rienced a most memorable highpoint But when my husband showed of my career, when I interviewed a his grandson two tickets to the pracyoung man by the name of Derek Treena Mielke tice between Calgary Flames and the Morris the year he was first round On The Arizona Coyotes which was happendraft pick of the Calgary Flames.

Other Side ing in Sylvan Lake, and said, ‘wanna Derek definitely made front row go, Jackson’ there was no questions headlines in our local paper and in asked, even though the event fell on our hearts that year. a school day.

When the ticket list came out as to who had In fact, I think they both forgot to even ask the been drawn to go the big Kraft Hockeyville game, parents.

I checked and re-checked to see if my name or my It was a given. He would go with his grandpa husband’s name was on there, so I could prove my and that was that. son wrong.

I was so pleased to get the tickets.

Neither name was there.

“I’ll give my ticket to you if I get drawn,” I But then my husband phoned me and said, told my son, an avid fan, whose entire basement is “guess what, I got drawn for that game.” pretty much a shrine to the Calgary Flames.

I figured I was wrong, his name was there, I “Thanks, but chances of you even getting just couldn’t see it, sort of like when I can’t see drawn are like finding a needle in a haystack,” my glasses, but there they are right in front of me. he said, gently, but with that kind of ‘I’m smarter We spent about an hour in misplaced euphothan you voice,’ he sometimes uses on me. ria, before we realized his name was drawn for the I said nothing, but like so many other Sylvan practice, not the game. Upon that discovery, we Lake hopefuls, trotted up the stairs in the multi remained euphoric, but slightly less so. purpose building, signed my name with a flourish Since that time, I’ve heard all about it. How and dropped it in the bin.

Jackson got a puck which was tossed over the They won’t need identification,” I said confi- boards. How he didn’t get a hockey stick, though dently to my husband. “Everybody knows who I the kid right next to him did. How incredibly good am.” the players were. How they had the best seats right Well, apparently they didn’t and I did, so it just at the front. goes to show you things change, time moves on.

I heard all about it and I was happy, not only Years ago, I was a regular at the old arena. for one grandpa who got to sit with his grandson I was there at least once a week, my trusty Pen- and watch the big leagues play, but for the whole tax 1,000 in tow, standing in my familiar spot in community. the corner by the goalie, looking all hopeful that Kraft hockeyville was a well-deserved win, I would get the shot, the famous shot that would but, realistically, it didn’t launch Sylvan Lake into launch my career down some glorious awesome the big leagues.

The town was there already! photography path.

It never happened!

However, I continued to take pictures, eventually converting to digital technology, which didn’t agree with the lights of the arena very well at all.

But still I showed up, taking pictures,

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Broncs’ Robert Crier rushes with the ball during the final quarter of the game against Lakers on Friday, Sept. 26 in a drive that ended with the second TD for Ponoka boys.

Broncs lose to Sylvan Lake, build more confidence

Photo by Mustafa Eric

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Tyson Crampain celebrates after scoring the second goal for the Stampeders in the second period of the game against Blackfalds Wranglers at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

Stampeders remember Damian Pannenbecker, lose home opener

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Stampeders’ home opener of the season ended with an 8-3 win for the visiting Blackfalds Wranglers, the second loss in as many days; and while the game showed some promise of hope for the later stages of the league, there also appeared to be quite some room for improvement.

Ponoka boys lost to Airdrie Thunder on the road on Friday, Sept. 26 with a score of 4-1, with the only point for Stampeders coming from Jacob Bottomley in the first period.

The next day, the home game started after a ceremony during which late Da-

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mian Pannenbecker’s already retired #17 jersey was permanently placed at the big ice rink’s flag mast next to the Canadian and Alberta flags. During the game, Stampeders players carried #17 on their jerseys, in memory of their teammate, who lost his life in a car crash last January.

After the first whistle, when Cody Lemon of the Stampeders scored the first goal of the game in just the third minute, fans and the bench alike celebrated the lead coming so early, but the Wranglers took less than two minutes to respond.

After the first goal of the visitors, the control of the puck shifted mainly to the continued on page 31

Senior Broncs lost their third game in a row on the road at Sylvan Lake on Friday, Sept. 26, and they lost it with a score of 42-12; but this may have been the most valuable loss they have ever received as it demonstrated their potential as no game has done so far.

The first quarter was a nightmare for Ponoka boys: Lakers got on the scoreboard in just the second minute of the game and it looked as if they would never stop. After the first touchdown, they even recovered the ball after their own kick and scored yet another, and they didn’t forget to convert after each touchdown, either. When the first quarter ended, the figures on the scoreboard were 28 and 0.

When the second quarter started, Broncs defense looked better organized and coordinated.

They held off the Lakers offense at a safe distance from the goal line with timely tackles and good reading of Lakers’ offensive plays. But just as Broncs fans started to hope that the worst was over, Lakers squeezed two more touchdowns and subsequent conversions into the last two minutes of the first half, ending the second quarter 42-0.

And then there was the second half As the gray clouds gave way at the beginning of the second half, it turned out it was time for the Broncs to shine, together with the sun, on the HJ Cody High School football field.

Third quarter was a tough time for Lakers offense as they struggled to repeat the feats of the first half with Broncs defense putting up solid resistance. The hosts’ rushing games were being disrupted and passing plays ending in failure thanks to close guarding of their receivers by Ponoka boys.

Third quarter ended with no score for Lakers, adding to the already strengthening self-confidence of

the visitors.

The beginning of the last quarter saw Lakers fans starting to give some support to the local team as they had stopped scoring. Lakers’ fast and tough running back, who had already scored three TDs in the first half, made another attempt to respond to the fans’ appeal, but was brought down in a spectacular tackle by Josh Parent of the Broncs, saving another TD. The move buoyed the defense further and they did something they had not done before: Rookie Devon Fischer intercepted a pass and scored a 30-yard defensive TD: 42-6. Two minutes later, Broncs offense took to the fleld and drove the ball to the five-yard line of Lakers’ goal and Kellyn Pritchard scored another touchdown: 42-12. But Broncs failed to convert after each of their scores.

And the game ended without any further change in the numbers, but it showed that Broncs had the talent and the skill-set to be able to shut out one of the strongest teams in the league for a full half.

Broncs’ head coach Scott MacGregor blamed his inadequate motivating for the poor performance of the first quarter. “We were not mentally ready for this game. It is partly my mistake,” he said.

He said his emphasis on the solidarity among the players instead of finger pointing in his motivational effort during the halftime gathering of the team had paid off.

He added that he was glad that they could score a defensive touchdown but admitted that they would have to work more on conversions.

Next, Broncs host Camrose Trojans on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m.

Meanwhile, Junior Broncs lost their away game against Hunting Hills with a score of 70-0 on Saturday, Sept.27.

Their next game is again on the road against Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 4.

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Stampeders continued continued from page 30 Blackfalds side, with Stampeders struggling to maintain possession, a factor which deprived them of any opportunity to execute game plans. The first period ended with the visitors scoring two more times before the buzzer.

In the second period, Stampeders continued to struggle in controlling the puck with skating, dribbling and passing mistakes allowing the Wranglers to quickly regain possession. Despite their inability to impose their pace to the visitors, Stampeders did find a goal in power play in the seventh minute through a shoveling shot by Tyson Crampain. But the biggest moment of the second period came when two Wranglers were sent to the penalty box within ten seconds of each other in the 14th minute of the period.. Ponoka boys not only failed to capitalize on the opportunity but they picked a penalty themselves, giving away their advantage. The period ended 4-2 after the visitors scored another goal.

The third period was played almost entirely in the Stampeders’ half of the rink with the goalie Eli Falls saving shot after shot, but unable to prevent the Blackfalds side from scoring four more points in the last 20 minutes. It was only eight seconds from the end of regulation that Kwyn Hiebert of Stampeders found the back of the Wranglers’ net and sealed the score at 8-3.

Head coach Mark Dobler declined to comment on the game.

Stampeders next play two back-to-back away games, on Saturday, Oct. 4 against Coaldale and on Friday, Oct. 10 against High River before hosting Medicine Hat on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Jessica Mathieu, of the St. Augustine Queens junior varsity volleyball team, passes the ball Tuesday, Sept. 23 during a game at home.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

JV girls volleyball team working on communication little cautious right now,” said Bergum York.

Despite these challenges, there were other opThe junior varsity Queens volleyball team at portunities that the Ponoka girls took advantage St. Augustine Catholic School may not have had of. In their first winning set, a player served the the strongest night ball for eight consecuagainst the St. Dominic tive points before their “We have a young team…

Catholic High School opponents finally got they’re a little shy, a little Huskies Tuesday, Sept. on the scoreboard.

23, but their comcautious right now.”

That point gap was munication skills are Katherine Bergum York, assistant coach for the too large for the Husimproving greatly.

Queens JV girls volleyball team kies to gain momentum The Queens were and Ponoka won that defeated by the Husset. However, a strong kies three sets to one, united Huskies team made it difficult for the all by narrow margins, but the teams played one Queens to make much more headway and they lost last set to finish off the night. Ponoka was able to the next two sets, and the match. win that last set.

Bergum York says coaches are encouraging One of the biggest challenges the team faced the older players to be a positive example. was missed calls over who would return the ball “We really put the onus on the older girls to be or where the ball was being passed to. At times, teammates wouldn’t return the ball because one the leaders on the team and to be in the huddle,” person thought the other was taking it or two peo- she explained.

One of their biggest challenges is hesitation ple would try and return the ball. and Bergum York says she and head coach Nicole Assistant coach Katherine Bergum York says the young team, which has some girls from Grade York are working on players’ aggression and confidence on the court. She said she is excited to see 9, is working out the kinks.

“We have a young team…they’re a little shy, a how the girls play over the next few weeks considering this was their first official league game.

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

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Marie Dorothy SCHULTZ On September 13, 2014, Marie Schultz of Lacombe passed away at the age of 85 years. Marie is survived by her loving family: Sons Fred Schultz of Lacombe, Sheldon (Nadine) Schultz of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Harvey Schultz of Lacombe, and Rob (Carol) Schultz of Rimbey; Siblings Ruth (Harry) Babiuk of Regina, Fred (Irene) Schoenroth of White City, Saskatchewan, Don Schoenroth of Regina and Herman (Elle) Schoenroth of Radisson, Saskatchewan; 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Marie was predeceased by her husband Edwin Schultz, daughter Crystal Schultz and siblings Dave Schoenroth and Hilda Rumple. Among so many wonderful memories, Marie will be remembered for her hospitality, sharing her home with so many of her church friends and her children’s friends. There were always so many extras at the home and table. In Marie’s memory, donations can be made to the worthy student fund at Canadian University College. A Memorial Service will be on Sunday, October 5 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lacombe Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church. To express condolences to Marie’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

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Previous experience would definitely be an asset.

To apply, please fax your resume to 780-778-8950.

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The Town of Ponoka has an immediate opening for the position of Power Line Technician for the Town’s Electrical Department. Reporting to the Line Foreman, this position is responsible for construction, operation, maintenance, and metering of the overhead and underground distribution system within the Town of Ponoka.

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Journeymen & Apprentices for work in central Alberta in the following trades: • Sheet Metal Mechanics • Plumbers • HVAC-R Technicians Positions available in commercial construction & service. We offer competitive wages and benefits through Merit Contractors Association.

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• Dependent on applications received • Valid Emergency First Aid Level or above.

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• Current Criminal Record Check and suitable Driver’s Abstract.

REQUIRED SKILLS: • Excellent organization and planning skills.

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

• Strong interpersonal, team participation and communication skills.

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• Excellent customer relations.

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DESIRABLE SKILLS INCLUDE: • Experience in the operation of a Digger an asset.

• Standby and troubleshooting experience an asset.

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OTHER DUTIES: Assist other Town Departments with work activities including snow removal, tree trimming and operating other equipment vehicles when required.

Hourly Wage: IBEW $47.28 per hour Participation in the On-Call rotation is a requirement of this position and the successful candidate must reside within 10 km of the Town of Ponoka Limits (this item may be negotiated) Please submit resume and references by October 20th, 2014 to Human Resources: Town of Ponoka 5102 – 48 Avenue Ponoka, AB T4J 1P7

Fax: (403)783-6745 Email: hr@ponoka.org

The Town of Ponoka thanks all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note - all applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Canada.

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PARTS TECHNICIAN WANTED. Trochu Motors is seeking a customer oriented and responsible individual to join our parts team. Prior experience in the industry would be an asset but not a must.

Applicants must have organizational skills, basic computer skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

We are looking forward to add to our growing dealership. Please Apply in person at 102 Eckenfelder St. Trochu, Alberta. Fax (403) 442-3829 or by email wmtn@inbox.com

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PART

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 Ponoka

TIRE REPAIR PERSON

Required for maintenance and repair of truck and trailer fleet. Experience is an asset, but will train right candidate.

Excellent wages and company benefits.

Please submit applications to: Calnash Trucking 6526 44 Avenue, Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 Fax: 403-783-3011 Email: hr@calnashtrucking.com (Re: Tire Person) Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No Phone calls please.

SPRUCE POINT PARK ASSOCIATION is now accepting applications for the position of: Park Manager (Seasonal May 1 - September 15).

The Spruce Point Park campground and marina facility is located on Lesser Slave Lake approximately 285 kms northwest of Edmonton, Alberta near the Hamlet of Kinuso.

For complete package and details please call 780-775-3805 or 780-805-0801 or email: sprucepointpark@gmail.com Position will remain open until suitable candidate is found.

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

PARTTIME HELP WANTED IN THE DOMINION LOUNGE Resumes may be dropped off at the Legion or mail: Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 Ponoka 3911 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8

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PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Ponoka Curling Club is LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY, SELF-MOTIVATED INDIVIDUAL FOR MOSTLY EVENINGS, MONDAY - THURSDAY. DUTIES INCLUDE BAR SERVICE, SHORT ORDER COOKING AND CLEANING OF THE CLUB ROOM AND BATHROOMS.

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

SOME WEEKENDS REQUIRED FOR BONSPIELS. Start date: October 27 PLEASE EMAIL RESUMES AND INQUIRIES TO ggordon@xplornet.com.

403.783.3311

Truckers/ Drivers

860

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ALLOWANCE NOT CUTTING IT? Join the PONOKA NEWS

Carrier Team.

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

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT

For Breton, Ponoka, Mecca Glen and Drayton Valley areas

Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays Free training. Ideal for stay-at-home parents, recent retirees or the self-employed.

Ask about child ride-along.

If you hold a full driver’s licence 14094DF2 with a clean record and would enjoy driving and working with children, and/or the general public, call 403-843-6161 or e-mail: tammy.freerksen@firstgroup.com An equal opportunity employer that values diversity.

EXERCISE, EARN MONEY, AND WIN PRIZES! Reliable carriers are automatically entered into a monthly draw.

Win an additional $50 Keep up the good work and your name will be entered to win a

We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

3, 5520 Hwy 2A (Across from Husky)

403-783-6875 SALES & SERVICE

$400 Gift Certificate Each week the Ponoka News reaches residents where they live, work and farm. In town our papers are delivered door to door by reliable carriers and we could use more help.

If you are interested in a local route please contact Susan Whitecotton at 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

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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

Lube Bay Technician We are currently looking for a Lube Bay Technician at our Ponoka location. If you have a positive attitude and a great work ethic, we would love to hear from you. Experience is preferred but not necessary.

Please drop off resumes to Larry Thompson or: Email: lthompson@adamsgm.com Fax: 403-783-8000

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

Volunteers Wanted

890

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.

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

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

Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful information about your new community.

Painters/ Decorators

WITH CLASSIFIEDS

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday

1-877-223-3311

Pet Services

1310

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

403-783-6272

www.clinkerskennels.ca

F.J.B. PAINTING

INT • EXT RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 403-307-4691

920

Landscaping

1240

Landscaping

1240

Large & Small Jobs ANYTHING ANYT EVER & EVERYTHING

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!

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

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

First Call Towing

783-3636

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

Auctions

403-783-0663

14093DG0 14094DG0

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AUCTION Sales Wed. @ 6 pm.

Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Oct. 5 Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH. 403-304-4791 Check website for full listings

Specializing in Colorado Blue & Green Spruce.

Also offering a variety of caliber deciduous trees. Schubert, Royalty, Mountain Ash, Weeping Birch, Norland Apple, Green/Black Ash and many more.

www.bigstrapperauctions.net

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

THIS?

1350

Need RV or Self Storage?

1318

Quality First Always • Free Quotes

Career Planning

Rental Misc

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+).

fjbpainting@hotmail.com

8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

BRUCE’S BOBCAT

LET US WELCOME YOU!

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

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

BOBCAT SERVICES

1315

CLINKERS KENNELS

The Ponoka Jubilee Library Board is seeking applications for an enthusiastic and communityminded individual to join the Library Board. Any persons interested in serving on the Library Board are requested to submit a completed Board Application Form to the Town of Ponoka on or before October 31, 2014.

Board Application Forms are available at: Town Office: 5102 - 48 Avenue, Ponoka Town’s website: www.ponoka.org Ponoka Jubilee Library: beside the Town Office

Personal Services

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

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

Business Services #1000 - #1430

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

1290

PRAIRIE WOOD PRODUCTS. 6613 - 46 Ave., Ponoka, Alberta.

Tues., Oct. 7, 10 a.m.

Selling Com. Wood working machinery & tools, band saw sawmill, Thomas Skid Steer, Dodge 1-ton truck, reclaimed old growth character elevator wood, & much more. See www. montgomeryauctions.com or call 1-800-371-6963.

Don’t waste time sifting through garbage online.

Find what you need from a trusted source.

403.783.3311

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OUR SPECIALITY

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

Berni's Refrigeration

ESTATE AUCTION For Neil Thorburn of Red Deer Sunday October 5,10 a.m.

Red Deer Hwy 2 (Costco exit), Exit 391 (McKenzie Road), east 3 miles to R.R. 271 then south 1 km West side Gate # 37326 Watch for signs Dodge Caravans, Motorhome, Shop tools, Household, Furniture, Yard & Garden, Just too much to mention.

Check web site for full listing & pictures PILGRIM AUCTION 403-556-5531 www.pilgrimaution.com

Building Supplies

and Appliance Service

1410

Welding

1410

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.

403-783-4880 Welding

1530

Auctions

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

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Garden Supplies

4 sets of tines

250

$

1290

00

Call after 6pm 403-783-2529

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

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e Squeezthe MOST out of your advertising dollars Place your ad in this newspaper and12345 province wide $ with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only...

995

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

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Services

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1760

EVERY WATER WELL on earth should have the patented “Kontinuous Shok�

Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thousands of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON

1830

Cats

6 WEEK OLD KITTENS Need new homes!

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

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Services

1290

1840

Dogs

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

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

Horses

2140

WE BUY HORSES: broke, un-broke, or unwanted.

Jerry Dodds 403-783-0303

Well Drilling

1400

Let us amplify your message!

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Grain, Feed Hay

2190

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.

ORGANIC feed oats 2000 bushels, 40 lb. per/bushel 403-843-6693 or cell 403-963-0594 STRAW WANTED. Large square 4X8 bales. $65 metric ton for 20,000 bales. Please call Kevin Paskal at 403-330-9147.

Manufactured Homes

3040

3 bdrm mobile home

FOR RENT

large fenced yard $1100/mnth

Please call 403-783-8448 Suites

3060

AVAILABLE NOV 1 Newer 3 bdrm suite in upper oor of duplex Open entry, oak kitchen, 5 appliances Main oor 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

403ďšş783ďšş8123

plus GST/HST

Value Ad Network

Misc.

Services

Misc. for Sale

BRIGGS & STRATTEN

FAX: (403) 783-8178

Misc.

Services

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

1680

ROTO TILLER

MAIN: (403) 783-7591

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Services

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1660

Firewood

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

Garden Supplies

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

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

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

Well Drilling

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

403-357-0287

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

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

Add this feature to your next career ad booking

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

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

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Darcy’s Drilling Services • water wells drilled & serviced • new pump & pressure system installations • all types of pump repairs • well shocking

3020

1400

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

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 HOUSE for rent in Ponoka: Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Main floor only, close to Buildings for Sale ............4150 downtown, 1050 sq ft, Lots for Sale ....................4160 3 bdrm, c/w 5 appl. No Out of Town Property ......4170 smoking, no pets. $1,200./ mo, $1,200. dd. Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190 Ph: 403-783-6009

Houses/ Duplexes

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic

* RIVERSIDE APTS. *

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390 Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

VETERINARY SERVICES

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View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

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!

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HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

3060

Suites

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

DELUXE 2 BR SUITES FOR RENT 4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, AB

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

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

Houses For Sale

4020

VETERINARY SERVICES

Bovine Veterinary Services On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services Ultrasound-aided ReproducĆ&#x;ve Programs CETA CerĆ&#x;ÄŽed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

Phone 403-391-1684 Í´Íś Š‘—” Â?‡”‰‡Â?…› ƒŽŽ

FOR SALE Seniors duplex built in 2008. Completely upgraded with new rugs and paint. Â Shows like new! Approximately 1100 square

Herd Health

Dr. Bruce Wine

CONCRETE SERVICES

4020

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.

4090

Manufactured Homes

A FANTASTIC VALUE for your family!

16’ X 76’ home includes white appliances, gas stove, separate entrance through mud room, large master bedroom with an oval soaker tub in the ensuite.

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.

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

DOUBLE RV LOT with support building with shower, washer/dryer, hot water heater and sink, 2 single beds. Located in the foothills area of Yuma, Arizona. 403-887-2441 or 928-503-5344.

Mortgages Bought/Sold

4190

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations.

Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok.

Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca.

587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage

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

Cars

5030

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

Leo Cabral

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

VETERINARY SERVICES

Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200 8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call Dr. Bill Frischke • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Patricia Kelly • Dr. Jasmine Hardy

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week

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

403.843.6182

5070

Vans Buses

2002 CHRYSLER Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond.

159,000 kms. All avail. options. $6900. 403-598-0682

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

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.

223 3311

DO YOU WANT leave message or txt YOUR AD TO BE Trucks 5050 READ BY 403.302.1799

100,000 Potential Buyers???

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

5050

Trucks

RITCHIE BROS UNRESERVED AUCTION. October 30. Highway commercial property, 2.04 acres in Stettler.

Transportation Two heated metal buildings, #5000-5300 chain link fenced.

Automotive Services ........5010 Visit: rbauction.com/ Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 realestate for details Cars ..................................5030

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

Houses For Sale

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.

Misc.

Automotive

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Club Cab, Magnum V8, 5 speed. 162,000 kms. $4500. obo.

347-3110 after 3 pm

TRY

Classified Advertising SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 1-877-223-3311

2005 Dodge Dakota w matching topper, Mint condition Only 135,000 kms

403-350-4262

YOU???

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Public Notice #6000

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

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APPLY TODAY! DRIVE TODAY!

Dream Cinatcanhcierng

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this space could be yours!

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Public Notices

Public Notices

6010

Ponoka County PUBLIC NOTICE

Amendment toCounty Land Use Ponoka By-Law 7-08-LU

The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Gregory Chalmers to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify NW 16-42-28-4 (approximately 155.08 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential District to allow for future subdivision of the rezoned area to multiple parcels.

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 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

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

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

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FINAL NOTICE OF CLAIM OF RIGHT The following natural person human beings, living in the Private and sharing split-title bilateral ownership in Fee Simple Estate of our home at 390245A Street, Ponoka, AB, with no encumbrances, liens or caveats attached and having declared Notice of Claim of Right as per Criminal Code of Canada Sec. 39 over our presently owned analog water meter, and having prominently displayed Constructive Notice of said Claim of Right on our home, do hereby declare ourselves the sole owners of said meter and, as per Criminal Code of Canada Sec. 35 and Sec. 42 Subsection 3, may lawfully defend said meter against any attempted seizure as it is now lawfully claimed as our property, with any interested Parties having long been given notice of our intent to retain said meter, and having chosen to remain mute, said Parties have abandoned said meter and now stand in full tacit agreement to our position and Claim. Living and existing as natural person fully adult human beings in the Private and with Rights fully protected by Anglo-Saxon Common Law at all times, we are: Barry Allen of the family-clan Huddleston (commonly known as Barry Huddleston) Kristine Anne of the family-clan Huddleston (commonly known as Kristine Huddleston) Living in recognised, voluntary Marriage contract protected under the Anglo-Saxon Common Law, which contract no one, nor any Corporate person acting in the Public, may tear asunder nor attempt to insert themselves into, as per the Holy vows undertaken by the above.

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

Ponoka County

The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Jerry Makus to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 132 5370 (part of NE 11-44-26W4 approximately 29.48 acres total) from Agricultural District to Rural Industrial District to accommodate future development of an oilfield service yard.

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 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

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

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

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Hong Kong: Xi’s Choice particularly unfortuThe crowds of nate time for Hong protesters in the Kong’s pro-demostreets of Hong cratic movement, Kong continue to because the relagrow, and they have tively new supreme spread beyond Cenleader in Beijing, tral (the business President Xi Jindistrict) to Kowloon ping, cannot afford and Causeway Bay. to make any concesThe police are alsions. ready using tear gas Since he came and pepper spray, to power two years and rubber bullets ago, Xi has launched will be next. It’s not exactly Armaa massive anti-corgeddon, but it’s the ruption purge that Gwynne Dyer most serious orhas made him a lot Think ganised protest that of enemies. At least Globally China has seen since thirty senior officials the pro-democraand hundreds of their cy movement on family members and Tienanmen Square was drowned in associates have been put under inblood 25 years ago. vestigation or taken into custody.

Hong Kong isn’t exactly Chi- Thousands of other officials might na, of course, in the sense that it also face arrest (and rightly so) if doesn’t live under the same arbi- the purge spreads. About seventy trary dictatorship as the rest of the officials have actually committed country. While it has been under suicide in the past year and a half. the ultimate control of the CommuThe campaign against corrupnist regime in Beijing since Britain tion is necessary and long overdue, handed the territory back to China but it is widely resented by those in 1997, the deal London made who fear that they and their famibefore the hand-over guaranteed lies might also be caught in the net Hong Kong’s existing social sys- (including the family and associtem, including freedom of speech ates of former presidents Hu Jintao and the rule of law, for another fifty and Jiang Zemin). The resentment years. is all the deeper because Xi JinIndeed, the “one country, two ping’s own family and associates systems” deal even stipulated that are magically untouched by the the “Hong Kong Special Admin- purge. istrative Region” would get more Many powerful people in the democratic as time went on. There Communist hierarchy would therewas already an elected Legislative fore be greatly relieved if Xi lost Council when the British left, but power, or at least was forced to end by 2017, Beijing promised, there the anti-corruption campaign. If he would also be a democratically were to surrender to pro-democracy elected Chief Executive. (The hold- protests in Hong Kong, he would er of that office is now chosen by be giving those people an excuse a 1,200-person “Election Commit- to unite against him in defence of tee” that is packed with pro-Beijing the Communist Party’s monopoly members). of power, and not just of their own But free elections for the Chief personal interests.

Executive turned out to be more Using excessive force to quell democracy than the Beijing regime the protests, up to and including could swallow, mainly because it’s massacres, would also leave Xi terrified of the example spreading open to criticism, of course, but to the rest of China. So it broke its mainly to criticism from abroad. promise: late last month the Na- As we saw in the suppression of tional People’s Congress (NPC) the Tienanmen Square protests in in Beijing declared that it will al- 1989, in the end Communist Party low only three candidates to run cadres will usually support the use for Chief Executive, and that all of of violence in defence of their powthem must be approved by a nomi- er and privileges. nating committee chosen by the As for the general public in regime.

China, the events in Hong Kong That’s what triggered the cur- are already represented in the staterent wave of demonstrations. As controlled media (to the extent Martin Lee, founding chairman of that they are reported at all) as the the Democratic Party, said at a pro- anti-patriotic actions of people who democracy rally in Hong Kong: are being manipulated by hostile “What’s the difference between a foreign powers. Many ordinary rotten orange, a rotten apple and Chinese people won’t believe that, a rotten banana? We want genuine but they probably won’t risk much universal suffrage, not democracy to support of the people of Hong with Chinese characteristics.”

Kong. (If the protests spread to the Li Fei, deputy secretary-gener- mainland, of course, it’s a whole al of the NPC standing committee different game.) that wrote the new rule, said that Xi Jinping would doubtless opening up nominations would prefer to win his confrontation cause a “chaotic society”, and that with Hong Kong’s pro-democracy the Chief Executive must “love the movement peacefully, but he will country and love the Party.” It’s the use as much violence as necessary classic Communist mind-set, and to suppress it. Massacres would do it left Hong Kong democrats with great damage to China’s relations no options other than surrender or with the rest of the world, but he popular protest. Now thousands of knows where his priorities lie. people are out in the streets. Where Gwynne Dyer is an independoes it go from here? dent journalist whose articles are This confrontation comes at a published in 45 countries.

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