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CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY Vol. 67, No. 22 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 | 403-783-3311 | EDITORIAL@PONOKANEWS.COM

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Story on page 30

A 1910 class photo taken in front of the Iowalta School west of Ponoka.

Story on page 5

Generations of C The parking lot of Prairie Boys Truck and Car Wash Ltd. filled with Corvette’s during Ponoka’s annual Corvette Meet and Greet, Saturday, May 23. Organizers were surprised with the number of cars that showed up as well as the crowd of out of town drivers who came. Please see our story on page 29.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Planners to review downtown survey

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Results of the recently conducted Ponoka Downtown Survey are in and town planners are looking at how that information can benefit the downtown area.

The survey was hosted by the Downtown Revitalization and Heritage Committee, explained chairperson and Coun. Teri Underhill. Participants were invited to answer a set number of questions as well as offer comments.

There were 124 participants to the survey and despite the low number, Underhill was pleased with the involvement. She says some communities are lucky to get numbers like that.

Underhill feels the majority of comments were positive although there was one she felt she needed to clarify. One respondent of the survey stated the town does not allow certain businesses such as shoe and

clothing stores into Ponoka.

“Right now about all visitors can purchase is gasoline, groceries, fast food and booze,” the survey respondent continued. “Some owners are simply charging too much rent.”

Underhill said councillors and administration have no say over what business comes into town.

“The town has no control over who wants to bring a business or who doesn’t,” explained Underhill.

“All we can do is encourage it,” she added.

Council and administration have no power over what a landlord charges, either.

Another respondent suggested “Putting lipstick on a pig doesn’t work. See Chipman Avenue.”

One respondent offered the idea to close Chipman Avenue to cars and create an environment that is conducive to open air cafes and musical performances.

Coun. Teri Underhill

“I think Ponoka’s downtown has a great foundation that can be built on. It’s just a matter of the right investments and buy-in from residents and business owners,” suggested another survey participant.

Underhill said some of the users have a valid point about the downtown area.

She suggests communities need to change the way they see downtown and how it can be used.

One person suggested the old hospital, which sits on 50 Street near the downtown area, be converted into a museum.

Looking at the questions Underhill was asked what struck her the most about the survey and she started with results from Question 4, which asked what elements people would like to see developed or improved in the downtown area.

The top choice was public murals and artwork with 65 votes in favour. For this question, users could pick more than one choice. The next highest options were public washrooms (51), public benches (50) and “other” (50). Information

signage (34) and pedestrian-only streets (25) were the lowest picked options.

Underhill feels residents want downtown to “reflect the beauty of the town and the people.”

She suggests the top pick of murals and artwork show that residents would prefer to see the area beautified.

Another surprise were the results from Question 6: What per cent of personal shopping is done locally?

Of the 124 participants, 42 stated they shop locally 75 per cent of the time, 39 said 50 per cent, another 39 said 25 per cent and four said never.

To bring those numbers into perspective, Question 7 asks what people’s main reason for shopping outside of Ponoka.

Like Question 4, users were able to provide more than one choice and 113 people stated they go outside of town due to bet-

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ter selections. Better price and better hours were the next highest at 58 and 47 respectively. Better quality (26), better service (18) and better parking (8) were the other options.

Question 10 related to business owners, which asked how much of a capital investment they would be willing to make as part of the downtown revitalization plan. Here are the results from the 16 submissions: • $500 or lower: 8 • $500 to $1,000: 1 • $1,000 to $1,500: 2 • More than $1,500: 5 While the majority stated under $500 or under the next highest said they would be willing to spend more than $1,500.

Underhill suggests the results from this question need some in depth consideration. She says some business owners might be looking at other avenues to improve the downtown area.

“We have work to do to discuss with property owners and businesses,” said Underhill.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Four ATVs reported stolen over one night

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Police are investigating the theft of four quads from three different locations last week.

RCMP received three reports Tuesday, May 19 that ATVs were stolen overnight out of properties north of Ponoka near along Township Road 435 and 433.

The first report was of a red 2002 Suzuki 500. The second report was of two ATVs stolen with one recovered, say police. A 2009 black Yamaha Raptor and a 2001 Yamaha, the latter of which was recovered on the Louis Bull Reserve.

The third report was of a 2003 black Suzuki King Quad, which was later found, also on the Louis Bull Reserve. Police have no suspects at this time.

Lawnmowers stolen The next day police took a call that two Mower brand lawnmowers were taken from a business near the Southwest Industrial Park.

Police are asking anyone who has information on the thefts to call the detachment or Crime Stoppers.

Broken down vehicle found to be stolen The breakdown of a Chevy Blazer on Highway 2 last week proved to be bad luck for the driver as it turns out the vehicle was reported stolen last fall.

Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit noticed the Blazer in the breakdown lanes northbound on Highway 2 on May 20 at 9 a.m. and came to help out.

The driver, a 33-yearold Red Deer Man was unable to provide a driver’s licence, vehicle registration or insurance and a subsequent check of the vehicle’s license plate showed it was reported stolen in September 2014.

The man initially provided a false name but upon further prompting from police gave his real name. He was charged with possession of stolen property.

There was also a 24-year-old woman passenger and a small child in the vehicle.

Speedster nabbed with open liquor, marijuana Speeding at 154 km/h with open liquor and marijuana in the vehicle and no insurance turned out to be a bad combination for a 21-year-old driver.

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grated Traffic Unit pulled the Edmonton driver over on May 23 at 10 p.m. in a 2009 Subaru Impreza for speeding. Upon investigation, an odor of marijuana could be smelled from the vehicle and open liquor was found in the vehicle.

He was charged with possession of marijuana, no insurance and open liquor within reach. There were three other passengers in the vehicle and one of them, a 20-year-old man, was charged with open liquor within reach.

Tired driver in possession of marijuana A tired motorist had some tough questions to answer after police found 60 grams of marijuana in his vehicle.

Officers were alerted to an erratic driver May 22 in a Dodge Ram and after pulling the vehicle over the 43-year-old Lethbridge man admitted he was fatigued.

A subsequent investigation found marijuana in the vehicle.

He was given a 24-hour driving suspension. Other charges were not available at press time.

Ponoka RCMP and the Integrated Traffic Unit took 94 calls for service last week.

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

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After four years of service to the Town of Ponoka, RCMP Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisholm is transferring to a new location.

No official announcement is expected with regard to Chisholm’s departure to his new duty station. Until a new commander is appointed, Cpl. Jeff Sehn, assisted by Cpl. Chad Pushie, is expected to be in charge of the overall operational responsibilities for the Ponoka detachment.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Religion

Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA Sr. Pastor Paul Spate

Erin Dirsten - Fac. Youth & Family Min. & James Crosina - Fac. of Community Life

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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 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

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PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur

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PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

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Sunday Service 10:00 am.

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

Pastor Tim Graff

Last night, the community was invited to attend a public information event about Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) which had recently been installed around town.

AED’s, as they are referred to, are portable devices that can check the heart rhythm of a person and if necessary, send an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm.

In worse case scenarios, an AED can be used to bring

back to life a heart that has completely stopped beating.

AED’s can certainly save the life of a person, but they cannot fix the problem that caused the heart to stop beating normally in the first place.

There are other kinds of heart beats that exist within people and within the larger community.

There are the healthy heart beats that give us that sense of peace, that all is well. Then there are the abnormal rhythms when things are going wrong in our personal lives or in the life of our smaller and larger communities.

A couple of weeks ago, I listened to an aboriginal woman speak with anger and frustration about what was going on for aboriginal women in Canada. One of her responses to the problem was to somehow “fix men” so that they wouldn’t be abusive.

This is often our response to our personal and societal problems. We want to “fix them” with some kind of human AED or worse.

The dilemma we face though is that our attempts to remedy these problems fail to address their causes and most importantly, fail to recognize that the root issue behind these problems is really a spiritual one.

The abnormal life rhythm we feel in our own lives and in the life of our communities is a product of sin – that broken relationship between ourselves and God. Most of us would like to just ignore that and either go on living with arrhythmia or attempt to fix things ourselves. However, the results usually end in some form of death.

The AED God brings us is the message that we are sinners and that there is truly nothing we can do to remedy our condition.

This spiritual AED is intended to wake us up to the reality that life apart from God is a death spiral. The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).

However, this spiritual AED called the Law cannot fix our relationship with God. You can’t come to worship or read the

Bible or do enough good things to fix what is wrong with your relationship with God. This AED is only there to show us that our lives are truly a mess and we need the Great Physician.

That Physician is Jesus Christ who through his life, death and resurrection can actually change the rhythm of our personal and community lives so that through faith our hearts begin to beat in rhythm with God’s heart.

I thank God for inventions like AED’s, but I am even more thankful for those who can surgically fix hearts. More importantly, I thank God for revealing our spiritual sickness and I give great praise to God for the gift of his love in Christ Jesus who comes to heal the spiritual hearts of all people.

Do we want to see change in our communities? Do we want to see healing in our own lives or in the life of one you care about? It all begins and ends with Christ, the Great Physician.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Reflections of Ponoka Early education began in tiny one room schools

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

May is that glorious month when nature bursts forth in all its finest, and when our youngest school students look forward to final exams and summer holidays, while our Grade 12s prepare for the gala celebration of their once-in-a-lifetime Graduation Day. The proud and long-standing traditions of giving thousands of young town and rural students the opportunity of receiving a good education and having fun in the process has been going on in and around our community and districts for over 115 years.

After the first pioneer families began settling in this area in the late 18th century, they worked hard to establish their homes, farms and businesses, and then looked to the next most important task of building the schools and churches to serve a rapidly growing population. By 1905, there were over 25 mostly log and sod one room school houses

hosting rambunctious new students from all nationalities and walks of life in our rural districts, and going into the 19th century, this would zoom to over 70 country sites. Much of the learning done in these early schools was not only by the boys and girls struggling with the basics of the three Rs, but by the poor young teachers ($300-a-year salary) who not only had to teach up to six grades in one small room, but also had to quickly learn to adjust to a new and overwhelming environment on the Alberta prairies.

These friendly one room schools would also serve as the year-round ‘heart of the district’, often hosting church services, weddings, funerals, pie and box socials, concerts, picnics and all sorts of meetings. Their hardy and amazing stories of survival and successes in teaching thousands of students from several family generations for so many years will also relate their

delightful daily adventures such as starting the old pot-bellied stove and boiling some water on a minus 35 degree morning, sitting in those very hard wooden desks all day, and huddled together eating lunch in one room before dashing outside where the world was their playground. There were also many horrific days when just getting to school by horse and buggy or sleigh or walking was a real task, and some lived a few miles away from their school.

The first school class in the Village of Ponoka was held in a church in 1898, but the rapid growth of the community, which became a town in 1904, resulted in the addition of the White School, the Brick School, and countless other large and more modern facilities over the years. Out in the County of Ponoka, the need for larger education facilities resulted in the addition of popular country schools such as Mecca Glen, Syl-

Photo from Crestomere Sylvan Heights Heritage

This 1910 class photo was taken in front of the Iowalta School west of Ponoka, which was one of the first of the over 70 one-room country schools that were established in the County of Ponoka and would host generations of students between 1898 and 1959. Shown from left to right in their fine long dresses, trousers, and ties are, back row, left to right, Pat Zielie, Charles Hubbard, Teacher Miss Doris Talbet, Ella and Fred Marquardt; then in the third row are Strausie Taylor, Jessie Hubbard, Cecil Whitecotton, and Harry Taylor. Kneeling in the second row are Jennie Frizzell, Fred Key, Mabel Ingraham, and Zelia Zielie, then sitting in front are Victoria Kinley, Clara Frizzell, Marvel Rowland, and Addie Frizzell.

van Heights, Usona and Crestomere to teach grades 1 to 9. In the early 1950s, when the County of Ponoka was formed and took over the direction of the school system, the high school stu-

dents were bused into the town schools, and eventually many of those quaint but wonderful one room schools were closed, and while some are only marked by a sign, will always be remembered

as very close and personal and friendly ‘hallowed halls of learning’ from great days gone by. Helen McLennan proudly shared and dedicated some of these colorful memories in this song:

The little old school house down the way I’ll sing you a song of the old one roomed school, a symbol of our pioneer days It was when men worked together in all kinds of weather regardless of payment or praise A community grows with the school at the centre, the hub of the wheel we will say ‘Twas used as a hall as many recall, and also a church come every Sunday Inside of the building the tools of the trade, with desks seating one child or two There was a pointer so long and a bell to ding-dong for that time when the classes were through The blackboard was up front with brushes and chalk, and

sometimes a world map on display which rolled up like a blind when not needed to find the name of an ocean or bay Then down in the corner or quite near the door the potbellied stove stood its ground and when the days were cold or when the thunder rolled each child in the school gathered round.

To get them to school was the worry of parents with a number of children to go, and many a mile was trudged with a smile through the mud holes or deep snow.

The pioneer teachers we must mention, too, who never a chance would they lose, to help a child’s mind develop and find the path in the future they choose.

And there are so many persons in the high walks of life

who owe their successes they will say to the start that they got and the lessons they were taught in the ‘little old school down the way.’

Although our educational facilities and teaching skills and technologies may have changed just a little over all those many years when our grandparents, parents, ourselves and our children achieved and enjoyed this age-old ‘adventure in learning’, we must always remind and encourage our vibrant new generations from tots to teens that this keen and exciting opportunity to attend school with our buddies was and should always will be the most important and best 12 or so years of our busy and exciting young lives.

Remember When...

Photo courtesy of Delores Morrow

Fastball and baseball season is now upon us, and here is a great photo of the 1951-52 Ponoka Flyers Softball team. Shown in the picture from left to right, back row are Shirley Cammidge, Eloise Raper, Vi Hoar, coach Adolph Kailwet, Audrey Brown, Meagan Morgon and Enid Tweedy; then in the middle are Coach Blondie Doell, unknown, unknown, and seated in front are unknown, Edna Smith, Muriel Clapp, and unknown. If you know any of the girls we missed please let us know and please keep these great Remember When? and Reflections photos and stories coming in to the News! Thanks from MDR!

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Seeing off another bunch of youth set sail to life

Mustafa Eric

Editor

We are realizing yet another grad season, with brilliant young people being sent off to the next stage of their journey with glare and glitter, celebrating the outcome of years of effort put into their studies from kindergarten to Grade 12.

Some will pursue further studies while others start to put into practice whatever skills they have already acquired in the course of their high school years, being welders, hairdressers, car mechanics or

cooks; some might do both, working to finance their university tuition fees.

Whatever they will be doing, there is one thing certain that they have to face as they advance along their chosen path, and that is the increasing uncertainty in the world we live.

It has been almost a decade since newcomers to the labor market started to be preached about what they should or should not expect in their careers: The time for holding on to your job until retirement is long gone, be prepared to work for at least half a dozen different employers before even beginning to think of retirement.

In addition to, or rather in connection with, the changing economic circumstances, the social background we are living against is undergoing fundamental shifts, too. OECD, the international think tank of the capitalist system has just announced that income distribution has just taken a turn for the worse, with the

highest earning 10 percent of the population making 10 times the money of the bottom 10 per cent in the industrialized west. Middle classes in developed economies are slowly seeing their share of wealth get steadily smaller as they join the ranks of poor, increasing the possibility of social conflict while religious extremism contributes to the emergence of tendencies for too strong governments, threatening individual liberties and ultimately the values of democratic governance.

This comes on top of the technological revolution that has been changing our lives on an almost daily

basis with newly developed apps coming on stream, transforming the way we share and exchange information and even having an impact on the way we think and act. This progress in technology also allows more and more employers to prefer robots to do the work rather than humans, creating a significant employment crunch for those populating the labor market.

We should also remember that by the time the graduates of this year come of age of carrying family responsibilities, technology will have progressed much faster and the challenges of today will have increased,

maybe exponentially in certain areas.

It looks certain, then, that with such head-spinning pace of change in the way we live and work, most of the youth saying goodbye to their high schools these days could well be in need of additional skills training, and even longer term reeducation, to adjust to new circumstances that will be emerging in the years and decades to come.

But regardless of the kind of new skills or abilities that they might have to acquire in the later stages of their lives, two main characteristics that they should have developed in their

years of secondary education will stay with them as long as they live: Prudence and sense of responsibility.

The first will allow them to chart their courses through the foreseen and unforeseen traps life will set for them and the second will be their guiding principle as they strive to be the best individuals they can be.

As their parents, teachers, elders and acquaintances, we have all the right to share the pride of their moment of glory in their graduation celebrations if we could make even the tiniest of contributions to those two main traits of their personality.

Still lots of time to study who to vote for in October Dear Editor: In five months, in October, we’ll be into another election, this time a federal election. As the electorate we have important decisions to make. Even at this point in time, before the summer and outdoor activities engage us, and before the fall winds come our way, it is worth thinking about where we want to go as a country.

The campaign rhetoric has not heated up yet, but it’s coming. We will be lambasted with pictures and political promotions of all kinds, even negative attack ads, who knows, but it would be important that we identify kernels

of genuineness and truth in what sometimes becomes election mayhem. Messages can be confusing, repetitive, and sometimes misleading so it could be helpful to stake out important ground around our areas of interest.

News media, we know, can only present limited and often very selective pieces of information but there are online resources and good reporting on issues if we are willing to look for them. A visit to the library for assistance should not be a barrier.

Important areas for most of us are employment, health care and education. All of these have federal and provincial components. One needs to see what exists and what

Judy Dick Manager 5019A Chipman Ave., Box 4217, Ponoka, AB. T4J 1R6 Phone: 403.783.3311 Fax: 403.783.6300 Email: editorial@ponokanews.com Published every Wednesday by PNG Prairie Newspaper Group in community with: Regional Publisher, Fred Gorman

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has changed for the better or the worse: How fair, equitable and helpful has the federal government’s relationship with the provinces been? What significant issues has the federal government initiated or reneged on?

Reaction to the status quo plays a big part in politics but it is also important that we identify concrete alternatives and options that have not seen the light of day.

Don’t keep the midnight oil burning, though. There’s a good five months to think clearly even if campaign emotion eventually fills all the airwaves.

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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Canada Day “Human Canadian Flag” Attempt on July 1st **** Ponoka Day in the Park, August 29th **** For more information please contact Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services (403) 783-0118 or e-mail wes.amendt@ponoka.org

Spring Clean-Up Has Started The Annual Town of Ponoka Spring Clean-Up has started and will continue until completed. Pick up is restricted to compostable materials (e.g. landscaping waste such as leaves & grass clippings) and small amounts of tree branches that are no longer than 3 feet. Materials not picked up include: rocks, construction material, wood, household waste, and pet excrement. Preference is to have all materials in a pile and not bagged. Make sure your yard waste is set out adjacent to your normal household garbage pickup location. If yard collection is not completed that week - it will continue the following week. The Town will only make one trip per street/avenue. ***Please do not throw grass, leaves and compost materials into the garbage***

Ponoka Recreation Committee Vacancy (Senior & Youth) The Ponoka Recreation Committee is seeking applications for an enthusiastic and community-minded individuals to join the Recreation Committee as the Senior’s and Youth Representatives. Any persons interested in serving on the Recreation Committee are requested to submit a completed Board Application Form to the Town of Ponoka. For more information please contact Wes Amendt at 403-783-0118 or Wes.Amendt@ponoka.org Board Application Forms are available at: Town Office: 5102 - 48 Avenue, Ponoka • Town’s website: www.ponoka.ca

Job Opportunities:

-Volunteer Fire Fighters -Manager of Operations For more information please visit the Town website and apply to hr@ponoka.org

Alberta Seniors Week – June 1 - 7 A playground not even one year old, located across the street from the Howard Buffalo Memorial Centre in Maskwacis, was set on fire the evening of Saturday, May 23 according to the conclusions of the investigators on the site. Despite speaking with witnesses at the scene, Maskwacis RCMP officers left with no leads and no suspects.

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Ponoka Festival of Trees 2015 Ross North, GM of Legacy Ford Ponoka, is proud to announce that Legacy Ford will again be the presenting sponsor of the Ponoka Festival of Trees. Sherry Gummow (left) and Judy Dick are shown here with Ross.

Committee members are pleased to have Legacy Ford confirm their commitment to this community event, taking place November 19 - 21 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre. Proceeds from the annual Festival of Trees go to the Ponoka & District Health Foundation.

Seniors make a difference in our communities every day. From supporting family members and friends to assisting charities and volunteering, seniors are deeply involved in our communities and their contributions benefit Albertans of all ages. Please take the time to acknowledge Alberta’s seniors and all that they contribute to our quality of life. ponoka.ca

EVENTS AND RECREATION Nominate a Property for FREE Utilities The Pride in Your Property Contest is open to Town residents and businesses. Here’s your chance to nominate yourself, a business, or someone you know for having a well-kept property. Prizes are awarded to Residential and Business properties as follows: Best Kept Residential - 1st Prize $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit 2nd Prize - $250.00 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit Most Improved Prize of $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit Best Kept Commercial/Industrial – 1st Prize $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit 2nd Prize - $250.00 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit Entry forms are available at www.ponoka.ca, or pick up at the Town Office.

Reward yourself or someone you know for their hard work and enter today! Deadline for entries is July 31st !

Ponoka Mini Golf & Ice Cream Shop Open June 5!

Splash Park Open June 12!

Fort Ostell Museum is now open for the summer. Hours are 10 – 5 Monday to Friday.

Dates to note on your calendars are August 1 – Heritage Tea

Library News SUDOKU PUZZLE INTRODUCTION CLASS: Ponoka Jubilee Library invites you to learn the basics on solving Sudoku puzzles. Saturday June 13th at 1:00 pm. This is a free class, but registration is required. Call 403-783-3843, or register in person at the Library.

BILLYCO JUNCTION GARDENS: The Ponoka Friends of the Library Society invite you to support the Library, while receiving the benefits of fresh vegetables/fruit. Buy a Community Shared Agriculture share from BillyCo Junction Gardens, and have fresh organic fruits/veggies brought to Ponoka for you, plus choose to donate a portion of your cost back to Ponoka Jubilee Library. Sign up sheets available at Ponoka Jubilee Library, deadline for CSA sign-up is May 31st.

Go to www.billycojunction.com for more information, or call the farmers at (403) 782-4263.

GO FUND ME: Did you enjoy receiving your Free Library Membership this year and want to see it continue next year?

In order for that to happen Ponoka Jubilee Library needs to raise funds! To donate money quickly and easily, go to GoFundMe.com/tfkcb8. Thank you.

E-WASTE BRIGADE: Ponoka Jubilee Library is collecting your trash and using it to raise money! Bring your old e-items to the Library and we will ship them off to TerraCycle to be made into cool new products. Acceptable items are: cell phones, smart phones, iPhones, digital cameras, camcorders, graphic calculators, inkjet cartridges from HP & Canon printers, iPads, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, eReaders, tablets and iPods. Please drop items off at Ponoka Jubilee Library – 5110 48 Avenue. For more information visit: http://www.terracycle.ca/en-CA/brigades/e-waste-brigade.html.

Aquaplex: Renovations to the Tennis Courts - Watch for signs of Re-opening Soon - for Tennis & Pickle Ball Players Register now for Summer Swim Lessons! 403-783-0131 Are you a good artist or have some great ideas and would like to see that put into art? The Aquaplex is looking for someone to help design a mural for the blank wall space over the whirl pool. The top 5 will then be selected and voted on by you the public and painted by a professional artist. Have the designs water related and of course appropriate. You can tie in the town theme and logo, or go a who different route.

Submit by July 2nd to the Aquaplex front desk. Thank you!

Ponoka Adult Learning Have you moved to Ponoka from another Country? Ponoka Adult Learning would like to hear from you!

You are invited to a focus group to discuss the issues and challenges that you have experienced while moving to Ponoka! Please join us on Thursday June 11 at 5 pm at the Kinsmen Center for a free catered supper from Cilantro & Chive. For your time each participant will receive a grocery voucher.

Ponoka Youth Centre 2015 Summer Program (July 6 - August 28): RACE FOR THE KIDS: Fundraiser on June 6, 2015. Support your local youth programs. Enter a team of 4, raise money & compete for great prizes!!! Anyone who can walk can be involved there are 10 locations in the town of Ponoka to start from. For more information please contact 403-783-3112 or visit www.raceforkids.ca to register online.

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Next Town Council Meetings June 9th @ 4:30 pm

Quote Of The Week: “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Ponoka Chamber recognized as Alberta Chamber of the Year

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Members of the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce can walk a little taller after hearing Ponoka was awarded the title of Chamber of the Year for 2015.

President Jim Hamilton and executive manager Les Jaster were all smiles Saturday, May 23 in Medicine Hat at the Alberta Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting.

Ponoka won the Chamber of the Year award in the 100 to 300 member category and Hamilton gave much of the credit to Jaster.

“We were pumped. It is a huge cue to Les,” said Hamilton.

He added that one of Jaster’s goals when he took on the role of executive manager two and a half years ago was to win the award.

“It’s pretty impressive that he’s done it in less than three years,” said Hamilton.

Winning the award isn’t just a matter of submitting the Ponoka chamber’s name.

Hamilton said key criteria are looked at to determine if a chamber is eligible for consideration.

Among the criteria that helped the recognition were: • Increase in luncheon attendance. Hamilton said the average attendance numbers are up to 30 to 35 people per meeting compared to 10 to 15 in previous years.

• Raising the presence of the chamber.

There are four key events for the chamber in Ponoka with the trade fair, passport to Christmas, downtown garage sale and the annual business awards.

Hamilton said the business awards have seen an increase of 10 per cent attendance every year for the last four years.

Another criterion that benefited the Ponoka chamber was the development of a policy document that helps government with legislation.

In this case, the Ponoka and Red Deer chambers joined forces to create a policy document that is meant to benefit central Alberta beef farmers.

“We wrote a policy position paper on origin of meat from the United States,” said Hamilton.

Meat labeling rules in the United States required meat in grocery stores to be labeled by its country of origin. However, that requirement has recently been rejected by the World Trade Organization.

“We wanted this to be front and centre that this is important to rural central Alberta,” said Hamilton.

Jaster said he hoped to maintain the progress the chamber has made into next year to win a second time in a row. Winning was a confirmation of the hard work done over the years.

“It confirmed to me that all along this has been a great organization,” said Jaster.

Stampede Association gearing up for a busy rodeo week

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association is getting ready for another busy week when cowboys come rolling in for the one of the largest pro rodeos in Canada.

Vice-president Blair Vold spoke with members of the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, May 19 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre about the association’s plans for the week of June 25 to July 1.

Blair said later in an interview that last year’s stampede had quite high numbers of tickets sold. “We were very happy with our numbers last year and this year looks like it’s going to be good, too,” he explained.

“My goal is to sell 90,000 to 100,000 tickets this year,” he added.

Vold said there would be two exciting concerts this year accompanying the rodeo action: Sawyer Brown on June 25 and Josh Turner

on June 30.

He reminded that Sawyer Brown was the first entertainer to perform at the Ponoka Stampede when the association introduced live music several years ago.

He added that Josh Turner is an exciting act to have in Ponoka.

For other entertainment, Vold announced trick roper LaRue Olson, a fourth generation cowboy, would be performing at the Ponoka Stampede.

With plans in full swing to ensure the week goes on without a hitch, the association has been meeting with

many stakeholders including the Town and County of Ponoka as well as sponsors and volunteers.

“We’re looking forward to working with the town,” said Vold.

Getting the name out with social media Last year saw a shift in how the association gets its name out there with a push to promote the busy week with social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The group has hired a communications person to promote the busy week and to connect with rodeo fans.

Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce executive manager Les Jaster and president Jim Hamilton celebrate Saturday, May 23 after hearing Ponoka won the Chamber of the Year category from the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.

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Chamber moving to county offices After some searching, the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce office will move to the Ponoka County offices, says Hamilton.

The chamber has been searching for a new location since the Town of Ponoka announced changes to the Visitor’s Centre, where the chamber is currently located. He

expects the move to be made over the month of June. Not much will change for operations, he added.

“Again, our focus is to work more with rural Alberta,” said Hamilton.

He feels this will get the chamber closer to local farmers and open up other avenues for the chamber while still being able to provide the same service to existing members.

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Ponoka girls take third place in $10,000 watershed competition says there have been years when portions of the sponsorship money had gone to different groups competing against each other because the students wanted to make their proposals a reality.

As third place winners the girls take home $400 each and $800 is given to their school.

The top 10 projects were presented at the contest finals on Saturday, May 23 at the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin.

Brooklyn Green and Mina Shin proposed birdhouses placed on golf courses would lower the use of pesticide in the Battle River Watershed.

The idea started out as a

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Two Grade 8 St. Augustine Catholic School students placed third in the Caring for Our Watersheds competition with their project that mixed environmental stewardship with their passion for golf.

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school project and the two girls had been working on their project since January.

At the finals each group was required to give a short presentation on their project proposal.

“It was a very close race,” said Olson.

“I think, for both of us, we feel pretty proud of ourselves,” said Shin. In early spring, when the girls found out they had made the top 10 they were surprised that their proposal could compete with the Grade 12 students of the Battle River Watershed, which stretches from Fort McMurray to Lethbridge.

It was a record-breaking year, as the competition received more than 150 proposals from approximately 300 students.

From their project, the girls learned the importance of caring for the watershed, especially as the province’s up and coming generation.

“In 50 years, we’re going to be the older generation,” said Shin.

“It revolves around everything we have to work with,” Green added, refer-

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ring to the health of the watershed.

Shin says she has learned to be more aware of her surroundings since taking on the project.

Because the Battle River Watershed covers such a large land area, Olson says there was a great diversity in the projects this year as

each community faces different challenges.

“When we’re talking about how to protect the watershed it’s so much more than water,” Olson explained.

“It was really interesting and exciting to see the students taking on old problems … it’s an age old problem

but coming up with new solutions,” she added.

She feels the students who partake in the competition begin to see their communities in a different light and having the support of their recognition will increase their confidence when it comes to believing they can incite change.

Brooklyn Green (left) and Mina Shin (right), Grade 8 St. Augustine Catholic School students, placed third out of 300 Albertan students in the Caring for Our Watersheds competition with their idea to reduce pesticide use via birdhouses placed on golf courses. The competition finals took place at the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin, Saturday, May 23.

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Canada’s largest seven-day rodeo, the Ponoka Stampede, will take place from Thursday, June 25 to Wednesday, July 1.

The Ponoka News will be publishing a special section on this prestigious event in the Wednesday, June 17 edition.

This popular and much-anticipated special section will highlight all the events and festivities surrounding the Stampede and contain feature stories of local cowboys and cowgirls competing. In addition to our distribution of 6000, we will provide an additional 2600 copies for distribution at the Stampede grounds.

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Thousands of visitors will be coming to our town for the event and this section will give your business tremendous opportunity to promote your products and services.

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Poverty challenging many WCPS students to the point of homelessness

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

The state of students coming from households living in

poverty within the division territory and how those students

are affected by the decisions of the Wolf Creek Public

Schools Board of Trustees was the main topic of discussion

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among the trustees on Tuesday, May 19.

Trustee Bob Huff told the board there is a difference between minimum wage and living wage, and many students in the division come from homes that bring in less than a living wage.

“We’ve got to be cognizant of that,” said Huff.

Some students’ behavior, practices and actions in school can be traced back to living in poverty, including such issues as payment of school fees, anxieties and mental illness.

Huff is also concerned youths living in poverty will become more susceptible to human trafficking situations.

“Some of these people who are in these homes really don’t have the capacity to get out,” said Huff.

“We have to be less prejudiced and less stereotypical and find out why these young people are having these difficulties,” he added.

In the WCPS division, there are pre-Kindergarten students who are already facing the challenges of living in poverty the trustees were told.

“As trustees, we make data-driven decisions and part of the data is we have students living in poverty,” said Huff.

He told the other trustees a lack of affordable housing on the market is leaving students couch surfing as they try to go to school. “Not because it’s fun, that’s what they have to do.”

Trustee Pam Hansen added the division and the province was in for a change on who would be affected by poverty; she was referring to oilfield workers. “They’re not going to be able to go for assistance because last year they made $150,000.”

“It’s going to affect these kids hard because there’s not going to be food on the table,” she added.

Hansen says she’s been involved with two homeless families living in her ward in Bentley. “There’s five kids who are without homes right now and I don’t know where they are, I know where two are.”

“It’s the reality right now people are living in,” she added.

She also mentioned drug addiction on the part of adults had contributed to some of these students’ situations.

“It’s a mess and it’s going to get worse,” she added.

The board’s discussion was for information purposes only and no motions were made.

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Donations: Members of the Ponoka Legion provided cheque donations to three groups Tuesday, May 19: The Wheelchair Van Society ($4288.44), the Ponoka Gymnastics and Trampoline Club and the Ponoka Youth Centre, both $500. Here (l-r) President Sybil Evans, Ways and Means chairperson Dorothy Houghton present a cheque to the Wheelchair Van Society with Nancy MacKenzie accepting.

Operations supervisor Jhoejo Soco (far left) and restaurant manager Janice Uy (centre left) of Ponoka McDonald’s present a cheque to Jen Bartley (centre right) and Layna Palechek of the Ponoka Elementary School Playground Society. The $3000 donation represents the proceeds from the McHappy Day, May 6.Ƭ

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Town council considers potential response on wireless water meter holdouts

BY JEFFREY HEYDENKAYE

There are nine hard refusals for the acceptance of the wireless Neptune water meters that were installed in most Ponoka homes last year and town councillors are considering what their next steps should be on the matter.

Betty Quinlan, director of corporate services for the Town of Ponoka told council Tuesday, May 19 during a committee of the whole meeting that there are also 28 property owners that town staff have been unable to reach over the matter, what she called “soft refusals.”

Councillors read over some of the clauses in the town’s Water Rates Bylaw to determine the legality of changing out the old water meters.

Quinlan wanted to let councillors know that administration will have to take some steps to get the job done. An extreme case would be to turn off the water and the bylaw provides four reasons why that is possible: • Repairs • Want of supply • Non-payment of accounts • In any other case in which council deems it advisable While the water meters are in a person’s property, they belong to the town, advised Quinlan and staff have the legal right to make a change. Clause 10 of the bylaw states: “Whenever the Town wishes to repair or remove a measuring device, an authorized employee of the Town may enter the premises on which same is situate and repair or remove such measuring device and may cause any damage necessary to effect such removal or repair.”

At their Oct. 14 2014, meeting council voted against giving residents options, something that other municipalities have done as well. Quinlan said the Town of Innisfail did not provide options and the entire community has fully switched to wireless water meters.

Mayor Rick Bonnett said he hoped common sense would prevail in this situation as the vast ma-

jority of residents have accepted the change. He wondered if there were any other options for the community.

However, Coun. Loanna Gulka said council had already voted on no options. Coun. Marc Yaworski agreed. “The new ones

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Coun. Carla Prediger added that extreme decisions such as turning off the water do not make sense and she hopes there is a way to deal with the issue.

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Great opportunity to build your dream home or duplex in north end of town. Mature neighbourhood.

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municipal affairs had clarified that options were not required because council had already approved a land exchange with Ponoka County to give two-acres to the gym club.

“We need to finish this off and get it done,” said Bonnett.

749,900 Call Jane or Lacey

$

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Canadian Foodgrains plant barley for 2015 season finish seeding the land with barley, said farmer and volunteer Johan Feitsma. He says their goal is to eradicate hunger around the world.

The hope is that the crop will bring in a large amount of money that will benefit the CFB’s goals. For more than a decade, the Ponoka

BY JEFFREY HEYDENKAYE

Volunteers with Ponoka’s Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) finished planting barley in preparation for this season’s harvest.

Members got together with two seeders Thursday, May 21 at their 170-acre field south of Ponoka to

branch has been farming on the same 170-acres, added Feitsma.

Spring seeding has been going well as Feitsma believes the field has the right conditions for the barley they planted. “It is good actually. It is good for

sell. Donations from local agricultural product dealers is helping ensure the Ponoka branch will be able to keep its costs down, said Feitsma of the joint effort between the many farmers in the community.

Alberta has several

projects for the FCB this year, added Terence Barg, a regional co-ordinator for (CFB). Ponoka’s is one of 36, Barg said excitedly.

“It’s just encouraging when you see businesses, farmers and community members

Seeders spread out at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank field Thursday, May 21 to seed barley in preparation for the season.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

come together,” said Brag.

“Working together for one cause of ending hunger.”

“That’s really what CFB is about. Getting Canadians involved,” he added.

Brag says matching contributions from the federal government gives the CFB an opportunity to raise more money to reach their goals.

“We’re very appreciative of these groups that do this,” said Brag.

germination. We still need spring rains of course,” he said.

Feitsma hopes they will be able to sell the barley in the $4 per bushel range once harvest is complete and if the season goes well, they will have quite a bit to

VJV MARKET REPORT MARKET REPORT MAY 20, 2015

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 1877 head of cattle went through our rings & 67 head on the Canadian Satellite Sale - TOTAL - 1944

SLAUGHTER CATTLE D1 - D2 cows D3 - D4 cows Good Holstein cows Medium Holstein cows Heiferettes Bologna Bulls

145.00-156.00 125.00-141.00 115.00-129.00 110.00-120.00 150.00-180.00 155.00-185.00

Feeder bulls 175.00-210.00 Good Bred Cows 2100.00-3200.00 Older Bred Cows N/A Good Bred Heifers: N/A Cow/calf pairs (younger) 3000.00-3700.00 Cow/Calf pairs (older) 2600.00-3100.00

STOCKERS AND FEEDERS Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus:

207.00-215.00 230.00-246.00 236.00-254.50 280.00-291.00 276.00-314.00 295.00-333.00 310.00-350.00 320.00-360.00

Dairy Steers Baby Calves Dairy Type: Baby Calves Beef Type: Hay: Sq Bales Straw: Sq. Bales Greenfeed: Sq. Bales

195.00-238.00 200.00-400.00 385.00-775.00 5.00-9.00 NONE

Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers

Rd Bales Rd Bales Rd Bales

195.00-207.00 215.00-228.00 235.00-245.00 245.00-275.00 250.00-288.00 290.00-307.00 290.00-320.00 300.00-320.00

75.00-90.00 NONE

Vold Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd. | Dawson Creek Auction Vold Jones & Vold Co. Ltd. © 2006 4410-Hwy 2A, Ponoka Alberta, Canada, T4J 1J8

CALNASH AG EVENTS CENTRE JUNE

CALENDAR

SUNDAY

MONDAY 1

Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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ASHA Barrel Practice / Alberta Classic Open Ride Saddlebred Horse 9am-4pm Show @ 8am

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FATHER’S DAY AB Paint Horse Club Spring Classic Horse Show @ 8am

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Team Roping TRC Qualifier @ 9am

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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Team Roping TRC Qualifier @ 9am

TUESDAY 2

Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-7pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-7pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-7pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 3 4

Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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ASHA Move In

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Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

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FRIDAY 5

Barrel Practice / Open Ride 9am-4pm

12

ASHA Alberta Classic Saddlebred Horse Show @ 8am

19

AB Paint Horse Club Move In

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SATURDAY 6

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ASHA Alberta Classic Saddlebred Horse Show @ 8am

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AB Paint Horse Club Spring Classic Horse Show @ 8am

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True Grit Move In True Grit Mounted True Grit Mounted True Grit Mounted Shooters @ 9am Shooters @ 9am Shooters @ 9am

30

Team Roping Old Timers @ 10am Open Event @ 5pm

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Please check website regularly for further information & updates as info is ‘Subject to change’

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Ponoka News - PROUDLY SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY

THANK YOU

The Ponoka Ag Society would like to thank the sponsors who contributed to the success of our first Farming With Horses seeding event at Ken and Verna Pohl’s farm on May 9 & 10.

Ponoka Fertilizer

Dick Groom

Ponoka Co-op Oils

Will’s Welding

Town and Country Supplies & Rentals

Monte Vista Ranches Almita Piling Inc.

We would also like to thank the teamsters who came from Central Alberta to Northern BC and brought 25 to 30 horses and mules to seed 5 acres of oats with the proceeds going to Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Many spectators came out to watch us recreate history plowing, discing, harrowing and seeding the land with horses.

Later in August we will be cutting, binding and stooking the crop followed by threshing, all with teams. Please watch ‘Farming With Horses Ponoka’ Facebook page for those upcoming dates and come join us. Learn how to put those bundles into stooks followed by the knack of piling those bundles efficiently on the hay rack then loading the threshing machine just like our forefathers.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Long time Ponoka vet retires after almost four decades

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

After practising in Ponoka for 39 years, an exceptional Central Veterinary Clinic veterinarian is retiring.

Bill Frischke moved to Ponoka from Saskatchewan in June of 1976 and joined a veterinary practice with several other partners. “We knew nothing about the town except it had a big animal hospital,” he recalled.

“I really like the area and the countryside,” he added.

Frischke is a rarity in the world of rural, agricultural veterinary sciences as he worked a mixed practice, dealing with livestock and family pets. He says most vets choose either one path or the other. “I enjoyed it all,” he stressed.

Living in central Alberta, where many of the farms are close together, allowed him to hold a mixed practice with ease.

Frischke grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and

that is where he first noticed his love of animals. However, he had doubts in his ability to become a veterinarian and moved into the field of human x-rays.

But he could not stay away from his passion and re-attended school in Saskatchewan to become a vet.

Frischke says what kept him going all these years is seeing the faces of both the owner and their animal when a treatment works.

“After being here a lot of years, you get to know the people, they almost become personal friends. It makes you want to try that much harder,” he explained.

Working through the issues animals face to provide the best level of care he could was also a driving factor for Frischke. “You’re dealing with some real wrecks . . . you’re always dealing with a problem thing,” he said of his hard work.

“And sometimes you can’t do something, and that’s sad,” he added. “You

get the good and the bad.”

Frischke has been considering retiring for the last 10 years and now that he sees the practice will remain in good hands with the partners there, he could take that thinking to the next level. “I was slowly selling myself out over the last 10 years,” he said.

“As you get older you’re not capable of some things,” he added, referring to the physically demanding job.

Frischke built the Central Veterinary Clinic in 1988, where he worked alone for three years, after leaving the first practice he joined in town.

Over the years, he figured he would pick up a few partners and as he leaves his practice, there are five to see him off, which surprised him. “We’ve outgrown the place,” he said.

Even with the emotional aspect of the job, Frischke says all his years as a vet were quite interesting. One summer he worked with the veterinarian of the Calgary

SELLING 2 PARCELS OF LAND BY UNRESERVED AUCTION

SALE CONDUCTED JUST EAST OF RIMBEY AT OUR SALE SITE

JUNE 19, 2015 • 12:00 NOON Selling In Conjunction with the 35th Annual Summer Machinery Consignment Sale Selling Unreserved for Eon Hildebrand Land Located at View Mar Estates - 4 Miles North of Rimbey on Hwy #20 to Twp Rd 432 (Medicine Lake Road), West 3 Miles to Rge Rd 31, North 1 Mile County Sign: 1843302 Legal Description: Part of the SE 23-43-3 W5M - Lot 6, Blk 2, Plan 8123182 Selling: An Approx. 1120 Sq Ft 3 Bedroom Bungalow w/ a 24’x24’ Attached Garage on a 1.97 Acre Lot that is Landscaped with Mature Trees. The House has an Open Floor Plan with a Wood Burning Stove & Chimney, Nature Gas Heating, Fridge, Stove & Dishwasher.

Drilled Water Well with Good Water.

2015 Taxes: $749.08 Open Houses: May 31st & June 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

For More Information: Eon Hildebrand (403) 704-3857

Selling Unreserved for Dorothy Dahms Land Located at 4625 52nd Ave, Rimbey, Alberta Legal Description: Plan 506HW, Block 15, Lot 18 Location: 4625 52nd Ave, Rimbey, Alberta Selling at 50’x120’ Lot with an Older Mobile Home c/w Addition, Deck, Stove & Fridge, Plus a Storage Shed Zoned: R2 2015 Taxes: $819.79 Viewing by Appointment Only For More Information: Allen Dahms (403) 843-6155 All measurement are approximate and need to be verified by the purchaser.

Real Estate Transaction are being Handled by Morrison Realty (403) 783-0556 Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Possession on or before July 20, 2015. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by July 20, 2015 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages.

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Zoo and he recalls the time a large primate escaped.

In Ponoka, Frischke continued to work with wild animals such as coyotes, deer and owls. “We even had a pelican,” he said.

Snake owners have brought their pets into the clinic for treatment and Frischke remembers the time he got a call from an individual looking to see if there was such a thing as a snake call that would draw out the missing reptile.

Another of the more interesting calls was a man looking to rent cats from the clinic to deal with his mouse issue.

Now that he has retired, Frischke has no concrete plans he is looking to follow. “I have a lot of hobbies, summertime will not be a problem,” he said.

Bill Frischke’s granddaughter Azaylia Diet helps him celebrate his retirement after practicing as a vet in Ponoka for 39 years. A celebration was held at the Stagecoach Saloon on Saturday, May 23.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

SALUTE TO

GUARDIAN AMBULANCE Erica Sterenberg

Jim Adrian

EMT-A

EMT-A

1 year experience with Guardian Ambulance

5 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

Battle River Insurance #3 5103 48 Ave 403-783-3987

Ponoka Funeral Home 5115 50 Avenue

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Jacob Houghton

Chany Westling

Josh Misner

EMT-A

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EMT-A

5 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

3.5 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

1 year experience with Guardian Ambulance 6220 - 48 Ave. 403-783-3998

PONOKA Hwy 2A

John Low Agencies

403-783-5383

Darryl Dirsten

John Toews

Paramedic/Supervisor of Operations

Paramedic

15 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

1 year experience with Guardian Ambulance

6305 - 44 Ave., Ponoka 403-783-4494

4502 - 50 St. 403-783-5568

5118 - 50 Street

403-783-5512

Steve Bergeron EMT-A 1 year experience with Guardian Ambulance

Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre 5800 - 57 Ave.

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Jeff Ellison

Deena Duke

Sherry Wald

EMT-A

Paramedic

EMT-A

24.5 years with Guardian Ambulance

10 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

1 year experience with Guardian Ambulance

4804-50 St. 403-783-3082

6526 44 Avenue 403-783-8866

Ponoka Towing/First Choice Auto & Truck Repair 4215 - 67 Street

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Prince Chahal

Evan Bell

Marlys Jackson

Paramedic

EMT-A

EMT-A

6 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

6 years experience with Guardian Ambulance

1 year experience with Guardian Ambulance

Ponoka First Call Towing Ltd. Keith Stebner 6701 - 46 Ave 403-783-3636

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

DREAM

BIG. The future belongs to you, graduate.

Remember the important values and lessons you’ve learned here at home, and carry them with you on your path to success. We wish you health, happiness and prosperity today and always. Congratulations.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

St. Augustine Class Of 2015

Jeanelee Alfon

Jesse Bonsu

Alicia Busch

Kally Colyn

Henny Derepite

NIcholas Haggkvist

Karley Janssen

Jenna Johnson

Brittany Lange

Zachary Littlewood

ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC PRINCIPAL’S GRAD MESSAGE Congratulations to the graduating class of 2014-15 As you have worked your way from grade to grade, year to year, it has been our pleasure to watch you grow, change and develop into the outstanding young men and women that you are today. Your passion for learning, life and faith has left an indelible impression on St. Augustine Catholic School.

CURT BARON

May God continue to bless you and watch over you as you venture forth and embrace all that the future holds. Know that you always have a home here at St. Augustine School and a special place in our hearts.

Curt Baron Principal

Congratulations

Congratulations

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

WILLIAM LOCKRIDGE

BRENDAN TREMBLAY

KALLY COLYN

Congratulations on your achievement!

Congratulations!

Thanks for signing a 5 year contract!

We are so proud of you!

Mom & Dad

Hamilton’s 403-783-3001

403-783-3240

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

St. Augustine Class Of 2015

William Lockridge

George MacKenzie

Cassidy Makus

Loid Manalili

Ashley Mandanas-Fairclough

Jahziel Matira

Christene Nibungco

Litiya Northwest

Raven Omeosoo

Nigel Padilla

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

Taylor Paquette

Honoring

Our Graduates!

BLAINE CALKINS, MP WETASKIWIN Congratulations to all who helped to make this day possible. Â Graduates - find your passion And make it happen!

Ph: 403-783-5530 Fax: 403-783-5532 www.blainecalkinsmp.ca

JENNA JOHNSON

LATIYA NORTHWEST

RAVEN OMEOSOO

MEGHAN RAIN

MORGAN RAIN

SHANIA SIMON

May you continue to achieve great success in all of your future endeavors.

NIPISIHKOPAHK EDUCATION AUTHORITY

Samson Cree Nation, Maskwacis, AB

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

St. Augustine Class Of 2015

Rhyliegh Patterson

Ivan Penales

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

Meghan Rain

Morgan Rain

Raven Reese

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

Remain optimistic the best is yet to come!

Blake Shimp

KALLY COLYN

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you’ve imagined!

Sommer

403-783-4464

Shania Simon

403-783-3940

Congratulations

Congratulations

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

HENNY DEREPITE

KARLEY JANSSEN

BLAKE SHIMP

Congratulations: May you achieve the things you strive for.

May your graduation day & future hold much success!

Congratulations!

It’s your big day! May your future be filled with great success!

mackenzie’s

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WILL’S WELDING 403-783-3733

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

St. Augustine Class Of 2015

Dana Stephenson

Hannah Stretch

Richard Sweet

Bastiaan Ten Haaf

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

Brendam Tremblay

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

Kyla Waknuk

ASHLEY MANDANAS-FAIRCLOUGH

We wish you all the best that the future holds!

JEANELLE ALFON

CHRISTENE NIBUNGCO

We wish you the best of luck as you pursue your dreams!

Ponoka Physiotherapy

403-783-4702

Carl Zacate

403-783-4764

Acupuncture Clinic Ltd

Congratulations

Congratulations

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

BRITTANY LANGE

KAYLA WAKNUK

JEANELLE ALFON

May a sunny and successful future be yours!

Take pride in how far you have come, and have faith in how far you can go.

Wishing you great success in the future.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Ponoka Outreach Class Of 2015

Melanie Baitinger

Melanie Baitinger

Hailee Buffalo

Tavis Buffalo

Christin Cardinal

Mallory Dabbs

Mariah Ennis

Zach Ermineskin

Cajun Hill

Danika Hudson-McLeod

Congratulations

tto o tthe he class class of of 2015!

201 015!

It is with great pride and admiration that the Ponoka Outreach Staff wish each graduate the very best of what the world has to offer.

Graduating and getting a High School Diploma may be taken for granted by some of us, but for our Outreach students this has been a journey of many different paths.

The graduation theme states “Oh, The Places You’ll Go”, but before we do that we need to look back at the journey that got you here.

Through your commitment to doing your best and dedication to hard work, you have achieved the goal you set out to achieve. For some the path has been straight with very few bumps but for some of you the path has had many curves and lots of rough spots. You should be proud of your accomplishments and as you graduate reflect back on the good times and the rough spots – they all made you a better person. As a staff we look at your graduation with the same pride you do – we have been in this together and together we made it!!

We wish you continued success and best wishes.

ROB PEARN

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Ponoka Outreach Class Of 2015

Lucrezia Johnson

Morgan Jones

Laina Kirchmann

Lance Mackinaw

Chase Meredith

Ellie Montour

Owen Leighton

Samantha Lysons

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

ZACH ERMINESKIN

DRAYTON SIMON

LANCE MAKINAW

We wish you all the best as you embark on exciting new challenges and adventures. The best is yet to come.

Ermineskin Education Trust Fund Staff and Board Maskwacis, Ab

HAILEE BUFFALO

TAVIS BUFFALO

LUCREZIA JOHNSON

ELLIE MONTOUR

STEPHANIE POTTS

DARIEN SOOSAY

Today you’ve completed the first step toward your future goals. Best of luck to you!

NIPISIHKOPAHK EDUCATION AUTHORITY

Samson Cree Nation, Maskwacis, AB

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Ponoka Outreach Class Of 2015

Sharlene Morris

Stephanie Potts

Congratulations

Dakota Potts-Hunter

Congratulations

Sheldon Rabbit

Brett Rose

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

to the class of 2015!

SKYLER THORN

MORGAN JONES

BRETT ROSE

Wishing you great success in the future. Congratulations!

Congratulations on a job well done!

Congratulations on your graduation & best wishes for your next adventure!

Town and Country Supplies & Rentals 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka

403-783-5555

403-783-3311

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Ponoka Outreach Class Of 2015

Kimberlynn Rose

Bailey Royer

Caleb Sansalone

Drayton Simon

Skyler Thorn

Alissa Washkevich

Paityn Wheeler-Savoie

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

CHRISTIN CARDINAL CHRI C HRI RIS RIST S IIN C STIN STI ST ARDI AR RDI DIN D IN NAL NA

Darienne Soosay

Congratulations

to the class of 2015!

DAKOTA D DAKO DA AKOTA TA P POTTS-HUNTER OTTS OT TTTS S-H HUNT UNTE UN U NTTE TER ER

Chasing your goals requires your efforts, dedication and passion.

The hard work isn’t over when you graduate. It’s a milestone as you enter the new phases of life. Good luck and congratulations on achieving one of many milestones in your life.

Best of wishes from the Montana Chief and Council Chief Darrell Strongman Sr.• Councillor Bradley Rabbit Councillor Ingrid Kelln • Councillor Ralph Cattleman Councillor Justin Strongman

MELANIE BATINGER

STEPHANIE POTTS

Congratulations! Follow your dreams.

Montana Education Montana First Nation #2 4750 Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

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4620 - 54 St. 403-783-8484

“Congratulations graduates and please don’t drink and drive.”

Congratulations to the class of 2015 6305-48 Avenue www.townandcountrysupplies.com

A & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR At the Junction of QE 2 & Hwy. 53

403-783-8411

You deserve to see your dreams come true! Be safe!

PONOKA FIRST CALL TOWING 6701 - 46 Ave, Ponoka Towing: 403-783-3636 Shop: 403-783-8755 “Wishing you all the success you deserve. Please don’t drink and drive.”

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Students are writing their final exams and school will soon be out. If tests in math and history are important, it is just as essential that young people be able to judge what is true and what is false where drinking and driving are concerned. Getting a passing grade on this test might prevent a graduation formal from ending in tragedy:

Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator

“Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours.”

1. DRINKING COFFEE ACCELERATES THE METABOLIZING AND ELIMINATION OF ALCOHOL FROM THE BODY.

FALSE. Time is the only factor in sobering up. Getting some fresh air, having a nap, or taking a cold shower aren’t any more effective than drinking coffee in eliminating alcohol.

2. ONLY 3 PERCENT OF ALCOHOL IS ELIMINATED THROUGH SWEAT.

TRUE. This means that busting some moves on the dance floor won’t help you sober up more quickly.

3. NO MATTER HOW MANY DRINKS ARE CONSUMED DURING AN EVENING, ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO BE SAFE IS TO STOP DRINKING AN HOUR BEFORE DRIVING.

FALSE. To respect allowable legal blood alcohol levels, it takes a lot longer than 60 minutes before being able to drive, especially if someone has been drinking for hours.

Congratulations Grads!

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Assaulter pleads guilty, gets jail sentence

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BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Days before he was set to stand trial for 25 charges, a nowconvicted assaulter pled guilty to 11 of them in Ponoka provincial court on Friday, May 22 and was sentenced to almost two years in jail.

Daniel Archambault, 27, pled guilty to possession, multiple assaults, threats and engaging in threatening conduct.

The remaining charges have been dropped and the trial, scheduled for Tuesday May 26 and Wednesday May 27, did not proceed.

Judge W.A. Skinner sentenced Archambault to a total of 660 days in jail. Taking into account pre-sentencing time served, he had 477 days left as of May 22.

Archambault was also ordered to give his DNA and is under a lifetime firearm prohibition.

Going forward, he is to have no contact of any kind with the victim.

The victim, whose name cannot be released, was first assaulted on Dec. 24 2014, early in their relationship with Archambault.

The victim was driving her vehicle when Archambault began looking for his cocaine. He could not find it and accused her of stealing it. He began hitting her with gloves with solid plastic knuckle coverings.

The Crown Prosecutor R. Clark told the court Archambault threatened to break the woman’s fingers and burn her residence and car.

Archambault assaulted the woman three more times before Jan. 5 2015, each time while in her vehicle.

On Jan. 5 the woman contacted her mother. The two women attended the Ponoka RCMP detachment where the victim gave a statement.

That same day RCMP went to the residence where Archambault and the woman had been staying.

Aware of his impending arrest, Archambault tried to escape out of the back door but was caught near the residence.

Close to the location of his arrest, cocaine was found and inside the residence RCMP found a sword, the knife, starter pistol, the gloves, ammunition, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The court was informed during each of the incidents Archambault was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He does not remember all the facts mentioned but does not dispute them.

“I’m very sorry for everything that happened and I feel bad for what I did,” said Archambault in court, via closed circuit television.

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Luxury Corvettes wow at Ponoka meet and greet

Early bird winner: Scotty MacGregor (left) accepts the early bird prize of $1,500 for a travel gift voucher from the Ponoka Stampede cattle raffle Tuesday, May 19. Here Stampede Association director Joe Dodds presents the certificate.

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BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Ponoka streets became a show circuit for luxury cars when Corvette owners from across the province gathered in town for the annual Ponoka Corvette Meet and Greet, Saturday, May 23 at the Prairie Boys Truck and Car Wash Ltd. The third annual meet and greet also included a drive down main street and a group cruise to Gull Lake.

Bruce Wagner, meet and greet organizer as well as a Corvette enthusiast and owner himself, says what brings so many drivers to Ponoka for the meet and greet is the chance to get together with like-minded people and the passion for the cars.

“On a day like today, I love to put the roof down, taking my grandson,” said Wagner, referring to his yellow 2002 C5 convertible Corvette; meaning fifth generation. “(It’s) a chance to drive somewhere,” said co-organizer and owner of three Corvettes Don Peterson.

He owns a C3, C4 and C5 however, only the 1991 ZR-1 C4 was at the meet and greet.

“It’s quite a rare car,” said Peterson. He says only 6,000 were ever built.

The car also holds the speed record of 178 mph for 24 consecutive hours, “which has never been beat,” said Peterson.

Wagner says the meet and greet had a C7 in attendance.

“It’s the latest, greatest, fully computerized.”

The earliest generation at the event was a C3. Peterson and Wagner say a person would be hard pressed to find a second or first generation Corvette in Alberta.

“There’s some old school boys out there who love old school cars, but there’s a variety of people. It’s about the power and the horsepower and the noise,” said Wagner.

The meet and greet started three years ago after a discussion on the idea took off on Canadian Corvette Forum website.

Peterson says the meet and greet is about raising public awareness in the community, as many of those who turned up were not from Ponoka. “Now we’ve got guys right across Canada talking about Ponoka on our forum.”

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Sports

Storm in easy win over Millet

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Ponoka’s Storm FC sailed to an easy 6-0 win over their opponents from Millet on Sunday, May 22 in their second home game of the Battle River Men’s Soccer League, building more confidence as they eye the second league title in as many years.

Storm dominated the game from the beginning to the end over the visitors who had only one substitute against the comfortably crowded bench of the hosts who played with ease, taking breaks as and when they needed.

Millet did not make their first appearance in front of the Storm net until well into 20th minute of the game but the hosts’ solid defense made it impossible for the Millet offense to find a gap to score.

About 10 minutes later, Storm was awarded a penalty when a Millet player jumped high enough to jeopardize the head of a Ponoka player with his cleats, and by converting the penalty shoot, Christoph Dittmar opened the floodgates. Five minutes later, Carmen Lyon struck when he sent the ball coming from a cross to the Millet net from just outside the six-yard box. Another five minutes passed and Elzard Visscher scored with a neat shot from the corner of the 18-yard box to close the first half at 3-0.

Second half started with a lot of effort by Millet to put pressure on the hosts and they appeared to take con-

The almost goal: This classy header by Josh Simons would have been Storm’s fifth goal if it had not been disallowed by the referee on grounds that the Ponoka player was in the offside position. Storm still won the game 6-0.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

trol of the midfield briefly, but the Strom were not to be stopped. Almost halfway through the second half, Eric Eischeid swerved his way through the Millet defense and scored with a short-range shot. It was just minutes later that Todd Alexandre turned up in front of the Millet goal and his soft shot found the back of the net after going

through the under arm of the goalie. Then Millet defense went into a complete disarray allowing Visscher to score his second goal about five minutes from the end of regulation.

Storm play their next game on the road and return to high school field to host Diablos on June 7.

U14 boys storm past Lacombe Panthers

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Competition between the U14 Ponoka Storm boys and the Lacombe Pan-

thers in Ponoka was strong Wednesday, May 20 with the hosts defeating the visitors 5-3.

Ponoka seemed to have

the Panthers all washed out after scoring three goals in the first half. Important saves from Ponoka’s keeper, Kyle Pallin, kept Lacombe

U14 Storm player Marcelle Louis (kicking) scores against the Lacombe Panthers goalie under pressure Wednesday, May 20 during a game. Ponoka won 5-3.

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from scoring, which boosted the confidence of the home team.

Despite the gap in the score, possession appeared to be largely with the Lacombe side but the Storm’s ability to capitalize on plays was the major difference in the first half, explained coach Matt Sealy.

“They (Panthers) pass the ball really well. They had a lot of good passes and short passes. Lacombe really did control the play. I think the biggest difference is we finished,” said Sealy.

“If we get six or seven shots on net, we want them to hit,” he added.

He encouraged his players to keep up the momentum coming into the second half but the break rejuvenated Lacombe.

The Panthers pounced on the Storm and were able to score two important goals within a relatively short time into the second half. A free kick in favour

of visiting Panthers became the launching pad for Lacombe’s third goal, tying the game up at 3-3.

“Our guys got a little out of position on one play there and we’ve got to work on that on next practice for sure,” explained Sealy. “We give them credit for a good goal.”

Ponoka was under pressure from Lacombe’s strong offense and both teams went back and forth across the pitch in attempts to score.

Sealy encouraged his players not to give up despite being tied up. “I think we showed a lot of character and a lot of resolve,” he said in reference to the minutes played after the tie.

It was Ponoka who managed to break the tied score with a masterly forward pass deep into Panther territory, making it 4-3.

Lacombe’s subsequent attempt to score was spoiled when a mid-range shot proved to be just a bit too

high and was deflected by the crossbar. A short time later Ponoka managed another goal securing their 5-3 win against the Panthers.

The Storm will be able to take in some important practice sessions before their next game as Wetaskiwin’s U14 team dropped out of the league “It will get us the chance to work on some things so we can improve on for the next game,” said Sealy.

He added that the win over Lacombe was a boost of confidence for players who have won two games this season.

Scorers for Ponoka were Marcelle Louis with a hat trick, Jace van Scheik and Ethan Little scored the other two goals for Storm.

In the meantime, U16 boys defeated Sylvan Lake 2-0 on Tuesday, May 19.

Ponoka U12 girls lost 5-0 to Lacombe in their home game on Thursday, May 21.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Broncs optimistic for their 2015 season

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Ponoka’s Broncs have taken to the field in preparation for their 2015 season and head coach Cody Baird sounds optimistic that in addition to the improvements already visible, there is room for a lot more.

Speaking during a break in the defensive game drills on Thursday, May 21, Baird said he was happiest with the level of football experience the team now boasts as compared to last year’s start to the season.

In addition to six players who have graduated from the bantam program to join the returning players with senior Broncs, half a dozen Ponoka boys will carry to their school program the experience they acquired through their involvement with Camrose-based Shock midget football team earlier in the spring.

Baird said he was particularly pleased with the willingness of graduating players to share their knowledge and experience with younger members of the team: Three players from last year’s senior Broncs team are acting as assistant coaches and the players are happy with their continued com-

Looking good: Broncs have started their spring preparations with biweekly practices and the signs from their defensive drills are already heralding a much tougher and aggressive team in the regular season, which starts in September.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

mitment to the team.

Although it is far too early to speak about the prospects of the team in the regular sea-

son, Baird believes the build up of the momentum for a good team is well underway.

Broncs are expected

to take part in at least one jamboree in early June before they break up for the summer.

U14 Bandits take out Sylvan Lake in nine innings

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Camryn willier, with the U14 girls Bandits manages to stay safe on first base Thursday, May 21 during a game against Sylvan Lake.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Players with the U14 Bandits girls’ fastball team had a strong performance against Sylvan Lake Thursday, May 21.

The Bandits defeated Sylvan Lake 18-7 playing to their strengths, said coach Lucas Willier.

“Our pitchers threw the ball over the plate and the fielders played strong defense when the ball was hit,” said Willier.

The Bandits’ pitchers did particularly well getting the ball over the plate forcing Sylvan Lake to take a swing, he added. “We are lucky to have four girls that can throw with accuracy.”

Willier had players coach each other on bases, which he feels created a positive team atmosphere during the game.

“I was ready for anything but they surprised me on how much they know about the game and base running situation,” explained Willier.

59ers win in Stettler The 59ers U12 team had a close win away against Stettler Wednesday, May 20.

They won 15-12 with four girls earning two runs each that game: Tayli Yellowbord, Olivia Willier, Brooklyn Fredrickson and Morgan Hutchison.

“Ponoka 59ers already have a reputation in the league to be strong competitors and it’s so easy to play a game when you’re having fun,” said Willier.

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CASAA track and field zone track and field results for Ponoka Ponoka Secondary Campus (PSC) played host to track and field areas for Area 2 of the central zone Wednesday, May 20.

The top two competitors at areas will compete in the zones challenge in Red Deer May 27 and the top two competitors from zones will head to Lethbridge for provincials on Friday, June 5 and 6.

A small number of students from PSC and St. Augustine Catholic School competed in the areas challenge with a handful clearing their way to zones.

PSC athletic director Jody McElroy said that while there were not a large number of students from PSC who competed, the majority of them placed in the top four of their categories. For those that did make it to zones, she praised their efforts.

“Those girls (Sarah Morin, Tess Pearman, Skye Whitford, Neesha Soosay and Delaney Brachman) and Levi (Robinson) all deserve it,” said McElroy.

As PSC is one of the few high schools with a racing track, the school is hosting several track and field challenges including a PSC junior high track meet Thursday, May 28 and a Wolf Creek Schools track meet Tuesday, June 2.

St. Augustine Catholic School athletic director Adam Bowie was pleased with Isaiah Bott’s performance who won the 100-metre dash. Teaming up with Alix Mac High School, Bott also helped win the intermediate boys 4x100 relay.

“He will therefore be moving on in those two events.

Our other athletes competed well and represented our school with pride,” said Bowie.

Here are the top three results for each category where St. Augustine Catholic School students or PSC students placed in the top two spots. In some events only two teams or athletes competed: Girls 200 Meter Dash Junior • Maddison Kendall, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Com-

posite • Sarah Morin, Ponoka Secondary Campus • Edith Van Ginkel, West Central High School Girls 400 Meter Dash Junior • Teagan Sullivan, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite • Tess Pearman, Ponoka Secondary Campus Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Junior • Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite, Rylee Frank, Maddison Kendall, Samantha Ahlstrom and Rachel Oscevski • Ponoka Secondary Campus, Tess Pearman, Sarah Morin, Neesha Soosay and Skye Whitford Girls Triple Jump Junior • Tess Pearman, PSC • Skye Whitford, PSC • Meagan Leek, Caroline Community School Girls Shot Put 4 kg Junior • Katrina Andrews, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite • Sarah Morin, PSC • Delaini Gilette, Eckville Girls Javelin Throw 600g 220cm Junior • Sarah Morin, PSC • Rylee Frank, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite • Katie McMillen, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite Girls Discus Throw 1 kg Intermediate • Delaney Brachman, PSC • Courtney Petrie, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite • Nicole Kasner, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite Boys Javelin Throw 800g 260cm Junior • Zach Montgomery, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite • Levi Robinson, PSC • Mitchell Anderson, West Central High School Boys 100 Meter Dash Intermediate • Isaiah Bott, St. Augustine Catholic School

• Mike Lemme, Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite • Kayle Adair, Bentley Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Intermediate • St. Augustine combined with Alix Mac High School: Mason Fournel, Kyle Adair, Brian Castro and Isaiah Bott • David Thompson High School: Kevin Szymanek, Tanner Steenbergen, Chris Maki and Tristan Agnais • Central Alberta Christian High School: Jayden Doorbos, Geoff Luymes, Braden Olsen and David Verhoef

PSC’s Tess Pearman makes a long triple jump Wednesday, May 20 at the PSC ground during the Area 2 track and field challenge. The top two in each event move on to zones in Red Deer.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Lyle Norn memorial barrel racing series in its second year

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Organizers of last year’s Lyle Norn Memorial Barrel Race Series were so excited about it they have put together a second series in what is becoming an annual event.

One of the co-organizers Kaylee-Jo Henkelman said

the event was put together to honour her grandfather Lyle Norn, who died after a battle of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and was also a big supporter of rodeo.

Norn also suffered from CO2 retention, which is an issue where not enough carbon dioxide is removed

from the lungs.

The second series started Wednesday, May 20 at the Ponoka Stampede Grounds with 80 entries.

The event is also a fundraiser for the Lung Association for Alberta and the Northwest Territories and Henkelman said they raised $6,500 last year for

THANK YOU KidSport Ponoka is honoured, the family and friends of Cooper Tonneson, who passed away in early December 2014, would choose to give other kids a chance to participate in sport as a part of his legacy. Cooper played most of his minor hockey career in Ponoka, he played with the Ponoka Stampeders for a while too. He enjoyed other sports, including golf and lacrosse.

Thank you to the Cooper Clint Tonneson Memorial Fund for remembering Cooper by reaching out to others through KidSport.

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the association.

She hopes to bring in more money this year through raffle sales of donated items.

Her main goal is to raise more money to support research for finding a cure to COPD and Henkelman recommends people receive a medical checkup

on the issue. She says there are many people who don’t know they have a problem until too late.

“That’s what our series is primarily about,” said Henkelman.

Because of Norn’s involvement in rodeo, Henkelman says many people have come together to help

out and tell stories about his adventures.

“I feel like I learned more about my grandpa than I knew before,” she said.

“It’s just so cool to see him through the light and the eyes of his friends,” she added.

Henkelman said they are hosting a double header Saturday, May 30, a single race Wednesday, June 3 and another double header Saturday, June 13.

Henkelman said Ponoka County is the sponsor of a $3,000 credit for a saddle for the winner of the open group and Jones Boys Saddlery and Western Wear is sponsoring a $3,000 credit for a saddle for the youth winner.

For more information on the series check out the 2nd Annual Lyle Norn Memorial Barrel Race Series on Facebook.

Brooklyn Cowles turns a barrel Wednesday, May 21 at the Ponoka Stampede grounds during the second annual Lyle Norn Memorial Barrel Racing Series.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Curtis Keith Randles passed peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 6:00 Kootnenay Lake General Hospital at the age of 78. Curtis was born in Radville, Saskatchewan July 25, 1937 to parents Forest Neil and Beatrice Randles.

Curtis worked on farms, oil rigs, as a milkman, underground mine worker, and eventually found his calling as an electrician.

Curtis courageously battled cancer for several years and refused to let it stop him from doing the things that were important to him. He worked in Fort McMurrray until retiring in November 2014, just five months before his passing. He is predeceased by two brothers; Allan and Garnet, and is survived by his loving wife Ethel; sisters, Oce and Carla; four children, Tim, Darren, Michael, and Michelle; two step children, Kevin and Wendy as well as eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

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HOLYOAK, Leona Mae March 7, 1940 - May 20, 2015

Leona Mae Holyoak of Camrose passed away Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 at the age of 75 years.

Left to cherish her memory are her children Mitchell “Mick” Larson of Perth, Australia, Terry Larson of Australia, William “Bill” (Jackie) Larson of Calgary, Dawn (Donald Raeney) Larson of Ponoka, and Toby Larson of Melbourne, Australia; step-sons Earl Holyoak of the U.S.A., and Richard (Cindy) Holyoak of Black Diamond; brother Stanley Benz; sisters Doris Eshpeter and Fern (John) Shomachuk; and sister in-law Dot Benz.

Leona was predeceased by her husband Lloyd; sisters Viola Mikasko and Marjory Benz; and brothers Harold Benz and Ray Benz.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 28, 2015 from the Burgar Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bev Swanson officiating. Inurnment will take place in the Forest Home Cemetery, Ponoka.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions are gratefully accepted to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Lung Association.

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Jan. 23, 1956 - May 16, 2015

It is with heavy hearts and deep regrets that we announce that Nancy Dennis, of Ponoka, AB passed away at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 59 years after a third brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Nancy was born on January 23, 1956 in Killam, AB to Arthur and Sylvia Muckleston. She was raised in Acme, AB and moved to Ponoka in 1974. She completed the Psychiatric Nursing Program in Ponoka in 1976 and later her Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing. Nancy worked as a psychiatric nurse at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury for 39 years; she was also a dedicated foot care nurse providing care to many individuals in the community. Nancy is lovingly remembered by her children Damien (Sara), Devon (Amy), Darius (Sara), Desirae (Darko) and Drew; grandchildren Dexter, Masen, Ellissa, Hadyn, Eathan, Eden, Eraryk, Jacob and Nathan; sisters Janet (Steve) Syndmiller, Rita (James) McCrimmon and sister-in-law Kathy Muckleston. She is also mourned and deeply missed by many relatives and friends. She is predeceased by her son Deryk, brother Jim Muckleston and parents Arthur and Sylvia Muckleston.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Nancy’s name to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

A Celebration of Life was held on Monday, May 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the Stagecoach Saloon.

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After a long battle with cancer, Glen passed away April 28 at the Red Deer Hospital, at the age of 52.

He is lovingly remembered by his Grandmother, Margaret Taylor. His daughter Chaste Taylor (James MacDonald) and two grandsons, Zach and Matthew.

Three brothers, Kevin Taylor and family; Donald Taylor and family; Dean Schmidt and family, all of Medicine Hat. He is also survived by his father, Glen Taylor of Glen Isle, B.C., many aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews.

Internment of cremation will take place at a later date.

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RYAN ZIMMER It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ryan Zimmer of Lacombe, formerly of Ponoka, at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 31 years, on May 10, 2015 after a two year struggle with neuro-endochrine pancreatic cancer. Ryan will be deeply missed by his loving mother and father, Maxine and Lyle, and his younger brother and best friend, Darren. He also leaves his maternal grandmother Hilda Radke as well as many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and second cousins. Ryan was predeceased by his grandfather Adolph Radke in 2000 and grandparents Edward Zimmer in 2009 and Barbara in 2012. A Funeral Service was held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Ponoka at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15th with the Interment Service following at Forest Home Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre or The Stollery Children’s Hospital. To express condolences to Ryan’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

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2 bedroom house for rent near Ponoka. Fridge, stove, water & sewer. N/P, N/S. Suitable for mature tenant, no children. Require references.

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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

Free Estimates

SPECIALIZING IN: ~ Curbs / Sidewalks ~ ~ Driveways ~ ~ Basement Floors ~ ~ Stamped Concrete ~ ~ Exposed Concrete ~

Ph: 403-783-6428 Cell: 403-783-1905

HEATING

3 BEDROOM HOUSE

FOR RENT

Attached single garage.

Fenced yard.

References required.

CALL EVENINGS 403-783-8727 PONOKA: 5 bdrms., large yard, rent. $1500.

403-704-1221

“Committed to your comfort�

Robin Esau

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

METAL RECYCLING & MORE

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

2100

DENTISTRY

2190

SERVING FARMERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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• Mobile Shears/ Magnets/Grapples • Mobile Flattener/Baler • Mobile Excavators/ Loaders • Scrap Metal Bin Service • Demolition & Decommissioning Hwy 12 East Lacombe • Earth Moving/ 403-357-4415 Excavating/Landscaping www.prometalscrap.com • Scrap Metal Depot

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PLUMBING

Contractors

SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD.

5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

BOBCAT SERVICES

1100

Continuous decorative concrete borders Many colours, stamps and patterns.

Landscape curb and edging for gardens, flower and rock beds

Check out our new continuous natural rock finish Call for a free estimate 403-783-6115 or 403-352-5372 (cell) kwikkerb@platinum.ca • www.kwikkerbparkland.com

Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE

Contractors

Kwik Kerb

JAMES AVERY “Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE-

1100

Electrical

• Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 or Cell: 587-729-0092 Call Jim Ashbough 783-2764 or Cell: 588-0599

1150

Electrical

1150

TKS CONTROLS LTD.

Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

OVERHEAD DOORS

www.doorsondemand.ca

403-963-5000 LANDSCAPING TREES

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.

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

BOTTLE DEPOT

FOR ALL YOUR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL NEEDS 24 hrs. SERVICE CALL GLENN AT 403-742-7876

READ THE CLASSIFIEDS & find just what you’re looking for. 1-877-223-3311 Misc.

Help

880

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/ 1-800-347-2540.

Misc.

Services

Misc.

Services

1290

Bringing you Gifts & Greetings

CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000. from the Canadian Government.

Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/ free-assessment.

EASY DIVORCE: Free consultation call 1-800-320-2477 or check out http://canadianlegal.org/ uncontested-divorce. CCA Award #1 Paralegal.

A+ BBB Reputation.

In business 20+ years.

Open Mon. - Sat.

1290

NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifieds.

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

Painters/ Decorators

1290

SUCCESSFUL weekly community newspaper, central Alberta. Excellent web marketing presence.

27,000 circulation. Owner approaching retirement.

If you are serious about wanting to own your own newspaper contact Joyce, 403-575-0090.

Email: jeweb1@xplornet.com.

Misc.

Services

1310

F.J.B. PAINTING

The Most Famous Basket in the World

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

INT • EXT RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 403-307-4691

Personal Services

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

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

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The Disability Tax Credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on average). Apply today!

1-844-453-5372.

This paper is

fjbpainting@hotmail.com

Quality First Always • Free Quotes

1Re0cyc0la%ble

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

Misc.

Services

1290

1315

Misc.

Services

1290

PONOKA BOBCAT SERVICE Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca SEEKING A CAREER in the Community Newspaper business? Post your resume for FREE right where the publishers are looking. Visit: awna.com/for-job-seekers.

A division of 1127730 Alberta Ltd.

• Tree stump grinding • Gravel pads • Dirt removal/spreading - Compact bobcat - Dump trailer - Stump grinder

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

WCB • Insured • Licensed Locally owned/operated

CALL BRIAN HEBERT

403-506-3377

New Appliances Needed?

New, dependable, affordable Inglis & Whirlpool household appliances.

Berni's Refrigeration and Appliance Service

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT

We deliver & install your purchases.

Open Monday - Saturday

403-783-4880

10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

3, 5520 Hwy 2A (Across from Husky)

403-783-6875 SALES & SERVICE

Well Drilling

1400

Well Drilling

ALBERTA

TALL PINE DRILLING LTD.

1400 FREE ES ESTIMAT

100%

CUSTOMER N SATISFACTIO

OVER 40 YEARS OF DRILLING EXPERIENCE • Water Well Drilling • Steel or PVC Casing • Pre Drilling Piles • Water Well Pump Testing & Monitoring

• Submersible Pump Sales & Installation • Well Abandonments • Shock Chlorination • Backhoe Service

24 HOUR SERVICE TRUCK Domestic, Industrial & Oilfield

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

24 HOUR Red Deer 403-343-6266 Bentley 403-748-2955 admin@tallpinedrilling.com

www.tallpinedrilling.com

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Pet Services

1318

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

403-783-6272

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Rental Misc

1350

Roofing

1370

Auctions

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.

Acreage & Moving Auction Sunday May 31- 10 a.m.

West on Hwy 11 to Hwy22 then south 13 kms.

Buy & Sell To R.R. 374. #1500 - #1990 Guns, Tools, Antique, Collectibles, Acreage items Check the web for full HOW can you make your listing and pictures.. phone ring and make some Pilgrim Auction Service FOR fast results: Classified quick cash?

403-556-5531 Want Ads. Phone 1-877- Place your ad here . . . www.pilgrimauction.com 223-3311.

Phone 1-877-223-3311 AUCTION Sales Wed. @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south Welding Welding of Ponoka on 2A. UPCOMING SALES LOCATION AUCTION 5222-51 St. Ponoka, AB Sun. May 24, 12 noon Sun. June 7, 12 noon West of Ponoka Hyw. 53 Parkland Beach south.

Watch for signs.

Check website for full listings

1410

1410

www.bigstrapperauctions.net

Need RV or Self Storage?

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

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

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

First Call Towing

MAIN: (403) 783-7591

783-3636

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

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Squeezthee 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 plus GST/HST

Value Ad Network

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

Let us amplify your message!

Add this feature to your next career ad booking

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

1400

Well Drilling

K & K AUCTIONS Presents a Large Antique and Collectible Auction.

Sunday, June 7, 9:30 a.m., Bashaw Community Centre, Bashaw, Alberta.

Doug, Loraine 780-679-4142; www.globalauctionguide.com.

UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTION. Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m.

Tractors, trailers, autos, antiques, storage units!

Storage 4U Location Hwy 17 North Lloydminster.

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

1400

Well Drilling

1400

1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers.

Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated 40 HC DMG $2450. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com

Firewood

1660

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Garden Supplies

12345

Well Drilling

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION! 8th Annual Calgary Collector Car Auction, June 12 - 14, Indoors Convention Center Grey Eagle Casino. All makes & models welcome.

Consign today 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.

EquipmentMisc.

1680

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 feet, $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.

Auctions

Grain, Feed Hay

1530 Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Livestock

9 Bulls For Sale

Registered Yearlings

Black Angus

)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

")' )2/.

View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

RIMBEYDENTALCARE

SQUARE hay bales, horse hay quality, 90% meadow brome, 10% alfalfa, no rain, plus second-cut alfalfa. 403-741-4353

Seed Grain

DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Family Friendly Dentistry

2200

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

SEED Barley & Seed Oats for Sale. 2 Row & 6 row high yielding varieties available. Suitable for grain or silage. High germination & vigour. Seed treating available. On Farm scale.

Larry Trautman, 403-843-2733, Mark Trautman 403-704-3157

(780)

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

387-6050

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

Fully guaranteed.

Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825, Terry 403-740-5037 Ricky 403-740-5711. email bardale@xplornet.com FOR SALE. Simmeron Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines, very quiet, muscled. 780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.

LIMOUSIN BULLS Polled Red and black two year olds and yearlings. Red Angus Yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin Farm. (403)742-5211 RED and black Angus bulls, semen tested and delivery can be arranged.

E & L Ranching in Bowden, Eric @ 403 391-2259. Evenings @ 403 224-2396 SHORTHORN bulls for sale, reds, roans and whites, 2 yr. old yearlings.

Semen tested and delivery within 100 miles. www. prospecthillshorthorns.com Les & Shelley Peterson 780-877-2444.

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

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

Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup� Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252 SELLING ORGANIC /conventional Sweet Clover, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Smooth and Meadow Brome, Crestedwheat, Timothy, Sainfoin. Milk Vetch. Free delivery on larger orders! Pasture and hay blends. Birch Rose Acres Ltd., Star City, SK. Phone 306-863-2900; ivanaudrey@sasktel.net.

1530

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

DENTAL CARE

Call Jim

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

• DR. RICK BARR • DR. JEFF BARR • DR. STELIAN LISMAN • DR. DAVE CHORKWA • DR. PREETY BACHAN

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

Wanted to Rent #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

Houses/ Duplexes

- 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

-

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

CONCRETE SERVICES

CABRAL CONCRETE Ponoka / Wetaskiwin, AB

Leo Cabral

AVAILABLE JUNE 1

$1200/Month plus dd

403-783-4554

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

3020

2 bedroom house for rent near Ponoka. Fridge, stove, water & sewer. N/P, N/S. Suitable for mature tenant, no children. Require references.

•

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

Free Estimates

SPECIALIZING IN: ~ Curbs / Sidewalks ~ ~ Driveways ~ ~ Basement Floors ~ ~ Stamped Concrete ~ ~ Exposed Concrete ~

Ph: 403-783-6428 Cell: 403-783-1905

HEATING

3 BEDROOM HOUSE

FOR RENT

Attached single garage.

Fenced yard.

References required.

CALL EVENINGS 403-783-8727 PONOKA: 5 bdrms., large yard, rent. $1500.

403-704-1221

“Committed to your comfort�

Robin Esau

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

METAL RECYCLING & MORE

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

2100

DENTISTRY

2190

SERVING FARMERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & THE GENERAL PUBLIC

12345

• Mobile Shears/ Magnets/Grapples • Mobile Flattener/Baler • Mobile Excavators/ Loaders • Scrap Metal Bin Service • Demolition & Decommissioning Hwy 12 East Lacombe • Earth Moving/ 403-357-4415 Excavating/Landscaping www.prometalscrap.com • Scrap Metal Depot

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HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

4090

Manufactured Homes

Buildings For Sale

4150

THE HEART of Every METAL BUILDINGS Home is in its Kitchen.

SALE. Two types.

Kitchen specials starting Do-it-yourself Arch Style ½ DUPLEX at $138,500. Upgrades and Rigid Frame include full backsplash, Straightwalls. Construction • 2 Bedroom stainless steel appliances available. Quick delivery.

• 2 Bath & more. For more 36 years experience. Go information call United Direct and Save. Calgary • 4 Appliances Homes Canada 587-387-2512.

403-783-2918 1-800-461-7632 or visit our site at MATURE couple. 1 bdrm.

MORE sellers find buyers in house, 2 bath, in Rimbey, www.unitedhomescanada.com the classifieds. 1-877-2234 appls, no pets, n/s, ref’s 3311. req’d, $500/mo. DD $500 780-465-7107

VETERINARY SERVICES

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic

FOR RENT

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

ROOFING

Condos/ Townhouses

ROY’S ROOFING & SIDING • Siding • RooÀng • Fascia • SofÀt • Windows • Sheds

403-740-6081

3030

PONOKA 3 bdrm. newer townhouse, 3 bath, 5 appls. rent $1500. 403-704-1221

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

PONOKA: 3 bdrm., main flr., 5402 54 Ave. Rent $1095. 403-704-1221

Suites

3060

Public Notices

Financial #4400 - #4430

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

SAVE $$$$ prepay your Classified ad. 1-877-2233311.

6010

PUBLIC NOTICE 2015 ASSESSMENT/TAX NOTICES 2015 combined assessment/tax notices have been prepared and mailed to all property owners in the Town of Ponoka.

The assessment and taxroll is open for inspection during business hours:

VETERINARY SERVICES

AVAILABLE JUNE 1

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday until June 30, 2015.

Bovine Veterinary Services

2 Bedroom All utilities included

Pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, all assessed persons are deemed to have received their assessment/ tax notices as a result of the publication of this notice.

On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services Ultrasound-aided ReproducƟve Programs CETA CerƟĮed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer Herd Health

Phone 403-391-1684 ʹͶ

Dr. Bruce Wine

TREE MULCHING Hillbilly Tree Mulching Ltd. • FENCE LINES • CUT LINES • POWER LINES • PIPELINES • BRUSH & BUSH • STUMPS

FURNISHED BACHELOR SUITE FOR RENT IN PONOKA. TV & utils. incld. $700/mo.

403-963-0204

Large 2 BDRM bsmt. suite in PONOKA incld’s util’s, washer/dryer, no pets, non partier, N/S. Working tenant only. Avail immed.

403-704-1645

If you have not received your 2015 assessment/tax notice, please contact the Town Office in person or by calling 403-783-0127.

Dated at Ponoka, Alberta this 6th day of May A.D. 2015.

Can do trees up to 15” wide

1.403.318.0498 1.403.358.0452

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. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma • Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Jasmine Hardy

TREE SERVICE

BEST PRICE TREE SERVICE OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE

SPECIALIZING IN DANGEROUS TREES COMPLETE REMOVAL & CLEANUP

• Topping • Dropping • Slashing • Stump Grinding & Tree Disposal • Tree Chipping FREE Estimates | Fully Insured

403.396.7623

Pasture

3180

160 ACRES of bush pasture at Winfield for rent.

1-403-286-1157

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

4090

Manufactured Homes

1980 14’ x 68’ SAFEWAY Canadiana, 2 bdrm., fridge, stove, washer, dryer, in the Rimbey mobile park. Immd. possession. $29,900. 1-780-465-7107

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

LEAKY BASEMENT? Derek Wallace 587-340-2830 1-800-587-7325 www.edmontonwisecracks.com

“Professional cost effective solutions for wet basements”

Serving Ponoka & Area F R E E E S T I M AT E S

PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING • JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER REQUIRED We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 8:00 am - 5 pm

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

Ponoka County

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

403-357-0287

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

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

PONOKA newly reno’d 2 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, clean quiet building, no pets, balcony $695/mo. plus utils, avail. Apr. 1, **RENTED

MULCHING TO SUIT ALL NEEDS

Doug Casey

403-790-6011

Dr.Jacobson Murray•Jacobson • Dr. Murray Dr. Clayton West Dr. Clayton West • Dr. Nicole Macdonald • Dr. Katie Graves Dr. Ashley Shannon

Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Jaap Dominicus to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify approximately 10.5 acres of the SE 26-42-27-W4 from Agricultural District to Country Residential (Hobby Farm) District to allow for subdivision of the rezoned area (1 new parcel to be created).

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

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

• Water wells drilled • Water wells serviced 403-783-2220 WEBSITE@DARCYSDRILLING.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

IRRIGATION 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

Ponoka Irrigation Supplies & Service * NEW INSTALL * REPAIR * MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS * SALES & SUPPLIES TO ALL MODELS

403-783-1944 aspartxrick@gmail.com

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Public Notices

Money To Loan

6010

Ponoka County

PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Edwin & Sheila Sande to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows: Reclassify approximately 5 acres of the NE 16-43-25-W4 from Agricultural District to Country Residential District to allow for subdivision of the rezoned area (1 new parcel to be created).

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

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

Fishing can be good for the mind

4430

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.

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.

DO YOUR PART

RECYCLE

YOUR

PAPER!

Transportation #5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300

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Motorcycles

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Mike Rainone Hammertime As a scruffy little youngster, I always looked forward to spring because I could put on my oversized rubber boots and sneak down to the lazy old Battle River with my buddies to try our luck at fishing.

Not too many of us could afford a real fishing rod, so we cut a strong willow branch with our jack-knifes, tied some tough Co-op store string on the end, then jabbed a fresh wiggling worm on a hook made out of safety pin. It actually worked a few times, but on most hot afternoons we got bored and went wandering in search of new adventures, maybe even a few girls, but hopefully not too much trouble.

The old Canadian Pacific Railway dam just over the hill across the road from the Royal Hotel was a great place to fish and even go for a swim. At this time of the year, the jackfish were always real hungry, but hard to snare, but among the rocks on the spillway of the dam, there were hundreds of slippery old suckers, which were easy to catch by hand if you were fast enough.

If we took any fish home to our mothers, they would likely throw a hissy-fit, so we took our prize catch up to the local Chinese restaurants, who usually hollered at us a little, but paid us 50 cents for the whole works, then put them on the sizzling F/C supper special. My biggest thrill came one day when I got to borrow my dad’s fishing rod and tackle box, and just under the south bridge, I actually caught and hauled in a nice 10 pound jackfish. It was awful heavy but I managed to haul it all the way home cross-country to Riverside, Mike Sr. showed us his expertise as a surgeon’s assistant in the army, and we enjoyed several great meals from what was left of that big clunker. I heard on the radio the other day that there wasn’t that many fish left in the Battle because most of them had been fished out or had been polluted by all of the junk that is now going into what once used to be real clean and fresh water.

Along the way, our family did some camping so we went fishing quite a bit at the lakes, and one of our friends had a real nice boat, and always liked to cruise around in search of the ‘big ones.’ It was

there that I learned how to ‘troll’ from the slow-moving boat, and while I got excited lots of times when I felt a tug, it was usually only a bunch of seaweeds or a log.

As I got older, I think that the most fun I had fishing was with one of my favourite workmates at the old Ponoka Herald, Gordy Galbraith, who has a beautiful cabin on the Bentley side of Gull Lake, and took us out many times in his nifty pontoon boat in search of some really big jackfish, and a few nice pickerel. He always loved to clean them on the fish rack beside his cabin, so the rest of us sat back and watched until they were ready for the BBQ, then broke open the beer and enjoyed a meal fit for a king until long after the sun went down. My wife’s father was also an avid fisherman and we also enjoyed many weekend sessions at Medicine Lake, Buck Lake, Buffalo Lake and all the rest, but by that time we had to take along the kids, and they would usually manage to get the lines tangled up, got snagged with a hook, or made so much noise that it scared all the fish away.

So why, you ask, is fishing so good for the mind? It is the perfect opportunity to sit back, relax and go stressless, to visit with friends, and to silently contemplate about your future plans as you dangle your bobber in the water and wait for something to happen. Do you remember when good old Huckleberry Finn used to tie the line to his toe, and then had a snooze until he felt a big tug? I love to go for a stroll and watch the seniors and youngsters fish for those lively little trout that will soon be stocked at Centennial Pond in the Lion’s Park, while a real challenge now for the wiliest of fisher folk is using barbless hooks, which makes it a real skill and thrill to land the fish on the line, but a whole lot easier to toss it back after you have taken a picture. One old timer told me that you should only take home what you can eat or give away to the neighbours, and the laws and restrictions are pretty strict now because the fish population has dropped drastically. Boating rules and courtesy are also very important, and include not overloading the boat, not standing up and rocking the boat, always wear a lifejacket, reel in your lines if some-one else yells ‘I got one’, and remember that patrols are out on the water watching for liquor or other violations.

Whatever the case, many of us will always be ‘fish and chip’ fanatics, while others claim that all ‘finned creatures’ contain lots of Omega 3 fatty acids, which are good for heart health and many other things that might ail us. Have a safe and great fishing season, try to help a youngster get the really big thrill of catching his or her first fish, and have a great week, all of you..

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