Ponoka News, June 15, 2016

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY Vol. 68, No. 24 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 | 403-783-3311 | WWW.PONOKANEWS.COM

Sports

A good week for Ponoka soccer Story on page 22

Reflections

Everyone loves a sunny Ponoka Stampede parade morning Story on page 5

Dancing the boredom away Moose Hall resonated with dance music for three days beginning Friday, June 10 with musicians of all genres taking to the stage during the annual “Jam Session”, which welcomed mostly seniors from all over the province. The event marking its seventh year was in Ponoka for only the second time.

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MGA required inter-municipal collaboration needs framework

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Proposed changes to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) show a push to bring municipalities closer together but how that will look needs some planning, according Town of Ponoka CAO Albert Flootman.

The actual framework is yet to be outlined, he explained in an interview.

Some of the changes almost regionalize certain services of neighbouring municipalities. Proposed changes to the MGA include provisions instructing neighbouring municipalities to have a collaboration framework, which would include land-use planning, a list of services considered on a regional basis, dispute resolution process when municipalities cannot agree, timelines for completion, authority to exempt municipalities in certain cases and other matters if needed.

“The intermunicipal collaboration framework to be discussed will be the most important part of the process to establish what will be shared and what the service levels will be,” explained Flootman.

This framework will override any municipal development plan already in place — the town updated and approved its municipal development plan in 2013 — and will govern how funding is shared and costs apportioned, explained Flootman. As there are no details to this framework, the CAO suggests initial discussions will be a time for innovation and exploration.

Expanding on the Municipal Ombudsman role Typically the ombudsman will deal with individual concerns if residents have issues but the province is expanding its role to allow for investigations into councils.

“That office would have to grow in size to meet the needs if these changes come into effect,” said Flootman.

Despite the growth, he feels it may give residents a tool to ensure transparency. “It would enhance transparency and accountability, which is a priority for the Town of Ponoka,” The proposed changes also allow residents an opportunity to petition the Municipal Affairs minister for an

audit or inspection on matters including conduct of councillors, employees, agents and contractors of the municipality.

Ensuring balance in residential and non-residential taxes The province proposes links to residential and non-residential tax rates and restricts a gap of five times the highest non-residential tax rate to the lowest residential tax rate. This affects 19 municipalities but Ponoka is not one of them.

“In other parts of Canada it’s very typical for commercial to be two-times residential,” said Flootman.

“In our case the non residential is 1.3 times residential.”

He added town council was clear in its goal not to increase the tax burden on residents for 2016 and the town wants to ensure a balance.

Off-site levies change to benefit fast growing communities There is an opportunity to take advantage of off-site levies to build community buildings but it won’t help Ponoka in the short term.

This change may be of short and mid-term benefit to communities that are seeing rapid growth. Flootman said some urban communities such as Airdrie and St. Albert are seeing such a rise in population that there is a need to build a new fire hall or library or police detachment.

“A slower growing community like Ponoka is not as likely to benefit in the short and medium term,” said Flootman.

The communities facing fast-paced growth are struggling to pay for new infrastructure using existing taxpayers dollars but not from new residents coming in.

This is where the proposed change moves the cost of infrastructure improvements to owners of new homes.

Municipal Affairs’ goal is to have the MGA changes approved by the next municipal election slated for fall 2017. The town will have representation at a public meeting regarding the changes in Red Deer for Thursday, June 16.

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Maskwacis sergeant receives provincial award

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS A

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Maskwacis RCMP has received an esteemed Community Justice

Maskwacis RCMP Sgt. Gary MacLaren was one of six recipients of the esteemed Community Justice Award from Friday, June 3. MacLaren was nominated for his close involvement with residents in Maskwacis.

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Award.

Sgt. Gary MacLaren is one of six recipients who received the award from the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General at a ceremony held Friday, June 3 in Calgary.

The reason for being nominated, and eventually receiving the award, was due to creating inroads with Maskwacis residents by getting himself and his staff, part of a community policing effort, to be readily available to residents.

MacLaren said hearing he was nominated came as a complete surprise and honour. He is in charge of a 12 member community response unit with many members involved in the community.

Along with lending out the detachment’s tee pee, MacLaren and his staff attend powwows and visit folks during hockey games or other events.

His goal? Focus on the positive.

“A lot of it is just encouraging members to be involved,” said MacLaren.

That involvement has created an environment of trust. For MacLaren, it’s all about education.

Sometimes residents will store firearms at home for their own safekeeping, which is determined during voluntary home inspections. If found with one, rather than charge them, the response unit allows people to surrender the firearms with no charge.

The other thing the unit does is keep lines of communication open with youths by, “trying to be

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involved with the youth as much as we can…we care.”

MacLaren is also part of several community groups that have helped raise funds during a charity Check Stop, which raised $9,700 to raise awareness for impaired driving. While doing that he is also a coach for a local youth hockey team.

Tully Johnson another recipient While Tully Johnson isn’t necessarily from the Ponoka area, he has many clients and friends nearby.

Johnson received his award for strong commitment to the rural crime watch community and reinvigorating the Rosebrier Rural Crime Watch, which started in

1984. Johnson further energized the group when elected as chairperson in 2011.

Developing a close relationship with the Wetaskiwin RCMP, Johnson has helped create strong awareness and a positive collaboration with RCMP in the area.

For his part hearing of the award was a complete honour and surprise.

Organizers rolled out the proverbial red carpet for him and the other four recipients. Receiving this treatment was something he was not used to as Johnson’s goal has always been to keep rural residents informed of what is happening.

To make that happen he spent many hours getting to know the staff ser-

geant in Wetaskiwin and over time he was able to create a positive, collaborative work relationship.

At times staff at the detachment joked that they should just give him his own office, explained Johnson.

“I go over and above what I need to,” said Johnson proudly of his involvement.

Rosebrier’s rural crime watch now has 112 members.

Other recipients of the award include agencies the Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women with Addictions, the Kainai Peacemaking Program, Const. Steven Baker with the Lethbridge Police Service and Const.

Scott Lowe with the Peace River RCMP.

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Religion

Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship

Where are you going?

CHURCH DIRECTORY Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA Sr. Pastor Paul Spate

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

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PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner

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Sunday Service 10:30 am.

5020-52 Ave. Ponoka

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

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ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Shimit Abraham CFIC Mass Times: 7:00 p.m. Saturday; 9:00 a.m. Sunday

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

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

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

With the school year winding down Through this process, I usually many have started planning for sumlearn some very interesting things mer holidays. about my passions and my hopes for It’s the time of year with conversamy role with youth in Ponoka. It has tions of hopeful summer plans, trips revealed some gaps in programming and maybe even some relaxing days. and lead to the start of a youth reI will be heading out with my family covery program called the Landing. It on a 40 hour drive to South Carolina has often helped me focus my energy for a wedding. and time in the right direction as I Although I’ve never been there, I seek to see the hope and potential do know where I am going. For most in every young person. It is a process people, if they have made plans to that I could not do without in my enjoy the summer months, this is a year. time to work out the details. Where It makes me wonder, while I know will we go? When will we leave? How planning for summer happens somewill we get to our destination? What what naturally for most, do we know will we do? where we are going in life? Do you Figuring out the details is someintentionally plan out your direction JEREL PETERS thing that I love to do. I am nearly inin life? I am reminded of a challengArea Director capable of just “winging” it. Planning ing verse that says, “Trust in the Lord Central Alberta for holidays or getaways is nearly with all your heart; do not depend Youth Unlimited required if we want to avoid missing on your own understanding. Seek his out, but what about in life? will in all you do, and he will show While we may strategize and plan you which path to take.” (Proverbs out the details of a big trip, are we willing to put 3:5-6 NLT) that kind of effort in to thinking about the trajecTruthfully, we live in a culture where it seems tory of our lives?

God is regarded as supreme less and less. Giving Somewhere along the way as I have worked for God authority in our lives and plans is difficult; Youth Unlimited, I started a habit of annually sit- for some it can seem impossible. Before you give ting down and planning the coming year. Where in up on God completely, I challenge you to try living the community will we connect with youth? What out the words of Proverbs 3:5-6, trust God with all programs and events will we offer? When will we of your heart, seek his will in all that you do, and offer each one and how often? see if he will show you which path to take.

Letter

Response to letter of atheist educator “fundamentalist” because 1) he assumes that he alone is right, and 2) he is quite willing to then mock and deride the faith of any who might disagree with him.

I found myself wondering if Mr. Scott encouraged his students to routinely mock anyone who disagrees with them on matters of faith, or whether - hypocritically - he taught them to honour Ponoka Sonrise CRC the views of others, and accept their right to WOULD LIKE TO INVITE hold a dissenting opinyou for a week to: ion from their own.

As I said above, “brave, courageous Mr. Scott,” the teacher who is sure that only his views are correct, and who sees no contradiction in an educator mocking the alternative views of others. He will go far in the atheist camp; perhaps not so far as an us for Games, Snacks and Story Time educator.

Dear Editor, I noted with some amusement that brave, courageous Scott Lewis waited until after he is no longer accountable to the people of Ponoka, to unload his atheistic critique of Mr. Overeems view’s.

Mr. Scott appears to me to be yet another “fundamentalist atheist.” I use the descriptive word

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Reflections of Ponoka Everyone loves a sunny Ponoka Stampede parade morning

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS Remember when we were kids and you had to get up real early and rush down town to get a perfect spot to watch the Ponoka Stampede parade, rain or shine, but hopefully hot and sunny? It was a real thrill if we were entering our decorated bike or wagon in the parade or had been asked to ride on a float and smile and wave at everyone for two hours, and believe it or not, some of us were even brave enough to volunteer to walk with a shovel and wagon along the three-mile long route to work as the ‘Pooper Scoopers..

You might have to sit on the edge of the sidewalk or perch up on a planter for a while, but it was worth it because it was the best place to get close and personal with the parade to be able catch all the candy and treats that used to be tossed from the folks on the floats, as well as occasionally getting soaked by the guys and gals with the water blasters. Towards the end of the parade, we ran to stay near the front so we could be the first kids to get up to the exciting midway on the grounds.

For so many thousands of people of all ages who always love watching those colorful and glitzy parades, we will always cheer for our favourite entries, including horses and riders, antique or hot-rod cars,trucks or motorcycles, flashy floats, kids on bikes, sports teams, Glen Crandall’s rumbling early steam tractor displays, native dancers, 4-H, firetrucks, convertibles full of celebrities, marching bands, clowns, and all the rest. Along the way, we will always get right into

Photo courtesy of Fort Ostell Museum

This great 1950s photo shows the Ponoka Stampede rolling down 51 Avenue and led by the perky cheerleaders with their batons and followed by the always popular community band, and being cheered loudly by thousands of avid fans. the Stampede and we love Canada spirit by watching the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in traditional costume carrying our flags and leading the way on their magnificent horses. Over the years, our friendly community has welcomed honorary guest parade marshalls such as John Diefenbaker, Shaun Johnston and many others.

The theme of the 2016 Ponoka Stampede Parade,

which will start from the recreation omplex on Thursday, June 30 at 10 a.m. sharp is ‘8-decades of Stampede legends’ in the colorful era from 1936-2016.

Along with the thrilling seven days of rodeo, chuckwagons and all the other family hoopla going on every day up at the grounds and around town, the gala 2016 event will salute many generations of Ponoka Stampede contestants and

families, along with the officials, and founding and serving P.S.A. members, as well as thousands of faithful volunteers, sponsors and fans over the past 80 great years in and around our community.

A long and colourful history It would be about the time when there got to be at least one settler for roughly every 20 coyotes around 1900 that the hardy pio-

Remember When...

Photo courtesy of Fort Ostell Museum

For many of our Ponoka Stampede parades in the 1950s and beyond, Hilda Rodwell and Monte Klein could be seen in full western attire on their magnificent horses. Both were long time active residents of the Ponoka district, with Monte running a busy little barbershop in the front of the Capital Theatre building along 50 Street.

neers in this area started holding annual picnics out at Ferrybank and countless other districts. Just for fun those free-spirited families from in and around Ponoka started arranging many other sports events that included pony/chariot and Roman races, bronco busting, horseracing, foot races, ball and basketball games, and on and on. The Ponoka Sports’ Association was formed in the 1930s to organize an annual one-day summer fair in downtown Ponoka, which included concession stands, games of chance, a horse-drawn Merry-Go-Round, and of course a gala parade.

Between 1932 and 1936, the annual summer family event grew so quickly that it was moved up to the present location on the big hill at the south end of town, and the first official Ponoka Stampede was held in early July 1936 under the direction of George McKeddie and the first board of directors. In those early days, the parade was formed in the Canadian Pacific Railway Depot parking lot on 50 Avenue, and then wound its way around town and

headed up to the Stampede grounds, where the judges were waiting to view all the entries and hand out all the prizes in front of the jampacked bleachers. It cost 25 cents a carload to park up in the grounds, which filled up fast with the rest being sent to the ball diamonds just below the hill.

After the parade had dispersed, the rodeo and races got underway in front of the grandstands, while out on the grounds the midway offered rides, games of chance to win a prize for your sweetheart, as well as mom’s cooking and treats for all ages. There was the boomerang, tilta-whirl, aerial joy ride, and Ferris wheel for the dare-devils, as well as cars, a miniature train, the merry-go-round, and a fun-house for the youngsters. When the sun went down the mid-way was flooded in sparkling lights, and then later in the evening everyone headed to the curling rink for the wind-up dance of yet another exciting Ponoka Stampede…a wild and wonderful community tradition that just keeps on going and growing.

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Opinion

Where are we headed?

Another mass killing in the US, another set of headline news, wittingly or unwittingly, contributing to the already strengthening trend of isolationism among the conservative voter base in our southern neighbour, and despite the harsh criticism by establishment Republicans, higher number of Americans agreeing with Donald Trump that Moslem bashing is the way to make America great again.

As for Canada, while Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau keeps defending a principled position, insisting that no ransom should be paid for hostages, yet another Canadian citizen lost his life at the hands of terrorists, who are still described as Islamists but have long dropped the idea of jihad- the holy war against infidelsand have been practicing terrorism to get rich.

Whether the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay bar in Orlando is really connected to the Islamic State-ISIS, as the organization claimed, is almost irrelevant.

What is relevant is his origin, born in the US but to Afghan parents. That makes him enemy enough.

Similarly, it doesn’t matter whether the Abu Sayyaf group, who are reported to have killed Canadian Robert Hall after the expiry of the deadline for the payment of

the ransom demanded, are really fighting religions, Christianity and Islam, battling a holy war or just being bandits robbing it out for supremacy.

The conflict is going on at various levels, people and kidnapping innocent individuals for ransom. They have emerged to in different parts of the world under a the scene as Islamic extremists and their range of different guises: From the immigrants being trafficked, label remains unchanged. and tragically exploited on If one looks at the retheir way, to Europe to the cent history of the mass wars in the Middle East, killings, it is easy to see which increasingly looks a trend emerging and aclike headed to a redrawing celerating over the last 20 of the international boryears, with a majority of terrorist attacks carrying ders in the region within, maybe, less than a decade, religious overtones. this clash of civilizations is As earlier mentioned in being fought with a wide this very column, what has variety of subtle tools and been happening over the last quarter of a centupolicies, which now inry is very much aligned clude the almost daily terwith the prophecies forerorist attacks. told immediately after But how are we to understand the reason for the the collapse of the Berlin MUSTAFA ERIC international order to have Wall, and subsequently of an axis for conflict? the Soviet Union: Clash of Editor To have an understandCivilizations as described

by Samuel Huntington, ing of the need for a who said following the victory of capital- basis for continued conflicts, it will be ism over socialism/communism-whichev- enough to take a broad look at the hiser term you prefer-, the next global con- tory: Governments that wanted stricter flict axis would be based on religion, with controls over their own people have althe two most widely followed Abrahamic ways created enemies for them to fear

and ask for stronger protection by their governments when they felt weak and vulnerable.

Joseph Stalin used kulaks to create that fear, Hitler targeted Jews of Europe, Mao in China ushered in the Cultural Revolution leading his nation to famine, and in Cambodia Pol Pot took it to the extreme ordering the killing of every person wearing spectacles because he branded them intellectuals, useless people in a classless society.

We are now living in a dangerous era, with middle class slowly being pushed to poverty throughout the industrialized West, seeking stronger governments to protect their living standards and hoping to find that strong leadership in the likes of Donald Trump; one or two more mass killings, perpetrated by or attributed to Islamic terrorists may well pave the way to the White House for the real estate mogul.

Cool heads are desperately needed to prevent a dangerous slide to the path that we have already passed before, but with extremism on the rampage on all sides, history just might repeat itself to prove Nobel laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu right as he once said “We learn from history that we don’t learn from history.”

Thanks Dad for all the little things that you do…you are the best!

Whether we may be proud dads or dandy grandpas or both, we should always take a little time out of our busy schedules to sit down with our best lady and favourite family, crack open the old photo albums and chuckle as we browse through that often stressful but totally amazing adventure of bringing up our rambunctious siblings. As we now prepare to toast and pamper these great fathers in our lives on Sunday, June 19, we will dash out and try to find that perfect but unique gift for the man of the house, while planning his kind of casual surprise get-together, whether it be on the back deck beside the BBQ, the cabin at the lake, or a golf date with his best buddies.

As somewhat of a veteran dad and now grandpa, I know very well from experience that we can occasionally be a little rough and gruff and have some real strange habits, but we do have a big heart, are passionately dedicated to our family, and will always do what it takes to keep the family circle in a happy and mostly organized cinque. Here is the Hammer’s 2016 tribute with LOL to all dads of yesterday and today, with thanks

back yard; and appreciation from their children. *Thank you for all those very special *Thanks for all those years that you hugs and that big and bouncy soft lap got up so early in the morning on your weekends off and took us to snuggle up into when to play our team games, we needed it the most to where many times you chase away the sadness and the tears; volunteered to be an um*Thank you for taking us pire or a coach, and then when it was all over you hand in hand to our first day in school, for sitting take the whole van full of noisy kids for a treat at the so still and expressing the joy during those long grad local fast-food hangout; ceremonies, for walking *Thank you for offering to help us with our homeus down the aisle at our work, even though you wedding and for beaming were never to sharp with with pride; *Thank you for taking algebra and spelling; *Thank you for coming part in all our little girl’s tea-parties, for dressing with mom to our school/ church concerts and to the up and acting funny to cheer us up on a rainy day, parent/teacher interviews, and for playing our silly and for holding our hand at the dr’s office or denkids’ games over and over MIKE RAINONE tist when we were real again, even after a tough HAMMERTIME day at work; scared or didn’t feel so *Thank you for being an good. Thank you for taking instant hero by fixing our broken bikes, us to special events such as the lake, a wagons, and toys, and for creating that family birthday party, picnic, or fishing, magnificent playhouse up in a tree in the even though you gave up a ‘tee time’ or a

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night out with the boys; *Thank you for finally giving in and teaching us how to ride a bike and then much later when we became terrible teens you nervously taught us how to drive your precious car. Once in a while, if we were really good you let us take the ‘hot wheels’ out on a Friday night, but with strict instructions to be home by 11 a.m. sharp. *Thank you for listening to our side of the story before deciding the punishment if we are in trouble. Thanks for not staying as long in the bathroom, especially in the morning or when we had a big date; and thank you for allowing us to visit your ‘man cave’ once in a while, even though the ‘no touch and don’t ask’ rule will always be in effect.

Dad’s wishes: As dads we all want our children to have all the things that we couldn’t afford, and then we can move in with them. Please don’t get us a GPS for Father’s Day, because then someone else other than mom will be telling us where to go. We must always remember that the most important gift that a father can do for his children is to love their mom.

Have a great week, all of you.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

Canada’s debt $625 billion and counting

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Canada’s debt continues to grow at an alarming rate, so much that our debt interest payment alone was $26 billion last year, says the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation (CTF).

The same group that highlights tax dollar waste with the infamous Teddy Awards is taking its Debt Clock on a cross country tour to highlight how much money — $625 billion — the federal government is borrowing, explained Aaron Wudrick, CTF federal director.

“We’re talking $1,000 a second. That’s about $80 million a day being added.

That’s a lot of money,” stated Wudrick.

The clock was originally launched before the Harper government won its majority and Wudrick said that government added about $150 billion during their time in office.

“The irony though is we’ve got a new government, which was very critical of those deficits, and also ran on real change and now seems to be doing exactly the same thing,” he stated.

The Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation brought its Debt Clock to Ponoka Monday, June 13 highlighting Canada’s debt at $625 billion. Last year’s interest payments alone were at $26 billion, says the federation.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

What he feels is worse, is that the Liberal government doesn’t seem to have a plan to get back to balanced books. What voters can do is speak with their members of parliament and voice their concern over the cost. With the national debt where it sits, every Canadian would have to pay $17,344 to ensure

debt is completely paid off.

“It’s been about $1 billion added since we launched last week,” said Wudrick.

The $26 billion paid to debt interest last year was more than what Canadians spent on its military in 2015, said Wudrick.

“We didn’t get anything for it…if we want good quality programs and ser-

vices, we can’t be spending billions of dollars on interest,” he said.

“Somebody has to pay the bill at the end of the day and it all comes out of our own pockets,” he added.

According to the Fraser Institute Canada’s cumulative debt is expected to rise to $1.3 trillion in 2016.

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Celebrate Canada Day in Ponoka on July 1 Ponoka is the place to be on July 1! Come out and celebrate Canada Day in Lions Centennial Park and enjoy the following FREE activities: • A free BBQ served by the Ponoka Fire Department.

• Free children’s activities, including bouncy castles (An Obstacle Course and a Teenage Ninja Turtle castle).

• A bubble blowing station where you can build a special bubble blower that will create rainbow snake bubbles!

• Free live entertainment that will make you want to get up and dance! The Railtown Park Band from Edmonton, who describes their music as Rural Rock – a blend of Rock, Indie, Alternative,

Folk-Roots and Country – will take the stage from 7-9 p.m. The Slough Water Symphony, an old-time Rock and Roll cover band from central Alberta, returns due to popular demand for their second year, taking the stage from 9 – 11 p.m.

• Free Canada Day tattoos • Face painting Canada Day cake sponsored by the Town of Ponoka will be served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at IGA. Ponoka Mayor Rick Bonnett and other dignitaries will participate in the festivities with a brief ceremony at Noon in the IGA parking lot. There will also be live musical entertainment.

Ponoka Canada Day celebrations will wind up with a dazzling fireworks display at the Stampede Grounds at dusk.

Sponsors of Canada Day activities in Lions Centennial Park include (to date): • Town of Ponoka • Heritage Canada • Ponoka County • Timber Wolf Truss Ltd.

The Railtown Park Band and Slough Water Symphony perform in Centennial Park on July 1.

• Waste-Co Disposal Systems • Divine Flooring • Music Canada Inc. • Reflections on 66 Collision Center • Eckrim Agencies • Southside Dodge Chrysler Jeep & RV Centre

• Paul Davis Systems In the event of inclement weather, the Centennial Park festivities will move indoors at the Kinsmen Community Centre, including at least one of the bouncy castles. Rain or shine, come and celebrate Canada Day with us in Ponoka!

~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~

~ TOWN NEWS ~

• Pride in Your Property Contest – The June 30 deadline for our annual Pride in Your Property Contest is fast approaching. Residents and businesses can nominate their own property or a neighbor. Town of Ponoka utility bill credits of up to $300 will be awarded to the best kept residential and business properties. Don’t miss out. Visit www.ponoka.ca to enter today!

• Green Carts – Please continue to throw yard waste only into your Green Carts (grass clippings, leaves, plant debris, and small branches less than 1” in diameter). No garbage, plastic bags, recyclable materials or food waste please. You can place your Green Carts at the curb every week on your scheduled collection day.

• Pickle Ball Clinic – Weather permitting, there will be a pickle ball clinic offered on June 18th from 9-2:30 pm with a one-hour lunch break. Everyone is welcome to come out and see what pickle ball is all about. Pickle Ball is every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 pm at the Ponoka Tennis Courts. For more information, call 403-396-3160.

• Ponoka Mosaic Mural Prints (12” x 13”) are for sale at Town Hall and the Visitor Information Centre - $20 each. The Mosaic Mural will be on display in the arena lobby beginning this week.

• Splash Park – The Splash Park at Lions Centennial Park is open! Enjoy!

~ FIRE REPORT ~ • Project Paraguay: Ponoka Fire Department (PFD) Deputy Chief Kelsey Hycha has teamed up with the Lacombe Firefighters Association to participate in Project Paraguay – a volunteer effort to train firefighters in Paraguay on fire suppression and vehicle extrication.

Hycha is donating his time and expenses to travel to Paraguay this month to participate in the training sessions with Lacombe Deputy Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere and Lacombe Fire Department Lieutenant Uwe Kurth. Kurth grew up in Paraguay and will act as an interpreter.

Kelsey Hycha

PFD and Lacombe County have donated used bunker gear, tools and a fire engine from the Mirror Fire Department to Project Paraguay.

“The need for firefighting equipment and training is very large in Paraguay,” says Bussiere, noting it is common for firefighters there to

fight fires in street clothes with power washers and hand tools.

The PFD will hold fundraising events this summer to help support Hycha’s involvement in Project Paraguay.

• Fire Training: Seven PFD members completed their Firefighter Level 1 training recently in Red Deer. The training included fire suppression techniques and rescue training.

• Fire Restriction: The Town of Ponoka remains under a Fire Restriction. The discharging of fireworks is not permitted.

Conditional fire permits will be issued on a caseby-case basis. Covered fire pits are allowed but must meet ‘acceptable’ requirements under the Town’s Fire Services Bylaw, which can be viewed at www.ponoka.ca/town-hall/administration/ bylawspolicies

~ COUNCIL UPDATES ~

~ AQUAPLEX NEWS ~

NEXT MEETING OF COUNCIL: Tuesday, June 28 @ 5:30 pm at the Ponoka County Council Chambers. Next Committee of the Whole Meeting will be held on June 23, 2016, at 7 pm at the Ponoka County Council Chambers.

• Fort McMurray residents are being offered free swimming, free swim lessons and free water fitness classes.

• Free Friday Family Swim: June 17 from 7-9 pm. Sponsored by Ponoka FCSS. • Summer swim lessons – Registration is now open.

• Private swim lessons – Offered all day, every day this summer for all ages.

Agenda packages are posted on www.ponoka.ca under ‘Town Hall’ in advance of every Council meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

Ponoka Outreach recognizes student efforts

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS

More than 20 students received awards for their work and effort during the past year at the Ponoka Outreach School at a ceremony to close out the school year on Thursday, June 9. Here Cam Hodgeson is on the microphone preparing to present Photo by Jordie Dwyer an award.

Challenges and other factors can sometimes be a barrier to learning, but the student awards handed out to several that attend the Ponoka Outreach School during a ceremony on Thursday, June 9 demonstrated what an alternative environment can do for those students.

Awards were given in several different categories based not only on academics, but also for traits they developed and made them successful over the past year.

Outgoing principal Scott Lewis said it was fabulous to see the students from all kinds of different cultures and backgrounds rewarded for the work they have done.

“We also have a number of at-risk students here and learners who don’t fit into the regular educational programming,” Lewis said.

“To look at them now is almost as good as seeing those that have gone on to graduate. While they used to struggle, here some have hit a home run with our one-to-one teaching, go at their own pace and caring and supportive atmosphere. That is truly because of our tremendous teachers - the best of the best - that keeps us being able to make a difference.”

The award recipients included: Positive contribution to school environment - Josh Cutknife, Emily Gartner; Determination and tenacity - Erin Northwest, Chase Brown, Kiera Saddleback; Independent learner Brigham Day, Samantha van de Pol; Humanities - Shara Martens, Keith van de Pol, Rudy van der Toorn; Math/ Science - Lee Wildcat, Thomas Crawford; Perseverance and dedication - Katelyn McClaffin, Calista Littlechild, Jasslynn Saskatchewan; Most improved - Dreyton Foureyes; Positive attitude - Kieffer Northwest, Bronwyn DeGiano; Citizenship - Arriana Gibson; Personal growth - Denver Norn, Vienna Melanson; Award of Excellence - Dianna Both.

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MLA speaks to business leaders

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS Lacombe-Ponoka Wildrose MLA Ron Orr took the opportunity to make some hay with some area business leaders in a speech during a forum on the Alberta economy hosted by Servus Credit Union at the Calnash Ag Event Centre on Wednesday, June 8.

Orr didn’t go into much detail about either the present economic climate or the Wildrose’s plans to build up the provincial economy and improve the lot of those that live here, though he did reference all of their plans are outlined in documents available on their website (www.wildrose.ca).

His focus stayed mostly on how things have changed in the past year and how a difficult situation has been compounded by the political risk taken by the current NDP government.

“There has been a change in realities and it may be more serious now than back in the 1980s with the tax changes and government policy. It’s our position that this makes Alberta worse off than better right now,” he said.

“Our plan is to build a stronger Alberta. We share the feeling that a strong Alberta means a strong Canada and that what happens locally affects the province and the country.”

He added that these economic times are having a serious effect on small business and that instituting the carbon tax is a huge risk for the province.

“What it does is really offsets the small business tax reduction that was introduced. One can’t argue with the positive intent of the legislation - clean air, a healthy place to live and the need to take action,” Orr stated.

“But we need to be careful to mitigate the impacts on our economy. By not addressing it effectively, we add negative effects and unintended consequences that place a burden on business and residents at a bad time.

It also damages our competitiveness.”

As an example, Orr cited a baker than makes a loaf of bread that currently costs $2 will see that same loaf cost $3.60 to produce as the ripple effect of the carbon tax adding to the expenses of natural gas along with the increased fuel and resulting transportation costs to ship ingredients and other products.

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Toss in the movement toward full implementation of the $15 per hour minimum wage and Orr believes businesses who are worried now are really going to feel it, just as many in the general public will also.

“What we needed is evidence-based policy, not just an idea.”

Orr also referenced the latest NDP budget, which the Wildrose feels has too much spending.

“A big deficit or huge cuts - those were not the only options the NDP had. We felt there was a plausible middle ground that can ensure sustainability and maintain our front line services through better government and priority spending along with attrition and a hiring freeze,” he said.

“That kind of a budget would bring more investment into the province and that puts more money in everyone’s pockets and is better for all,” he stated.

Orr also said the federal government is to blame as well for the situation as the delays in approving the three pipelines from Alberta plus the regulations tied to the industry have made it harder to do business in and with Alberta.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr speaks to area business leaders about the current economic situation and what the Wildrose would propose be done to help Albertans during an economic forum hosted by Servus Credit Union on Wednesday, June 8 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre.

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Local economy slow but moving forward Building business relationships important to success

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS With much of the central Alberta running at the same level as much of the province, Ponoka isn’t faring too badly when it comes to economic development.

Stephen Novak, Ponoka’s economic development officer, was one of the local speakers at a forum on the Alberta economy hosted by Servus Credit Union at the Calnash Ag Event Centre and provided an update on the progress of some ideas and developments in the community.

Novak explained that the overall slowdown in central Alberta has limited both commercial and residential development in town, though while the number of permits issued so far are down, the amount of those permits has remained similar to this time last year.

He also mentioned that the downtown revitalization (DRC) and airport committees are making some progress.

“The (DRC) have just started to look at the report made in 2007 to see where we can go. We do need new business, but we can’t forget about our existing ones,” he said.

“Meanwhile, authority for the airport has now been transferred to the town and there are plans to extend the runway and taxiways to turn it into more of an industrial airport.”

He added there is some development progress being made at the airport and there may be future opportunities to pick up some smaller businesses as both Edmonton and Red Deer move more into passenger and bigger freight service, so long as Ponoka’s airport has what they need.

In addition, talks continue on the proposed renovation of the recreation centre and a new town hall with cash possibly being freed up next year after the new bridge is completed as well as work on developing Highway 53 corridor west of town.

“Presently, we have a substantial corri-

dor available on northside of Highway 53 between Highways 2A and 2, but there are no services out there. There is some hesitancy, but finding a way to extend services makes sense,” Novak said.

He also mentioned there is a prospect of bringing some big box stores to that corridor in order to bring people in for larger purchases and keep them for smaller purchases at the local stores.

Local business succeeding Building relationships and innovation are the keys to making business work in tough times.

Those were the words of wisdom from Bruce Clark, owner of Ponoka-based Strand Media, made to area business leaders at the forum.

“The world is changing and you are struggling as well as your suppliers and vendors, talk to them as they are valued resources,” Clark said.

“Just like your bank or credit union, they realize you are the most valuable if you are a client and can keep going.”

He provided an example that has helped his business adjust to the changing times and it involved talking to some of the leading edge companies, even competitors, in his industry.

“If you can establish and build on those type of relationships, there are benefits you can get through feedback,” he stated.

“One example is Xerox, who ask if we had ever considered scanning as part of an electronic document management system. They have what is considered the strongest software in the world and as they move toward a paperless environment, companies have legacy documents that need to be kept and told us we have the equipment to do, so we began to look at it as a way to offset the revenue decline from our other streams.”

Clark added it’s often those kinds of ideas - from businesses you deal with or competitors in the same line of work - that you get from just talking to them and can be a compliment to what your business is currently doing.

“You always have to figure out how to keep things going. You can either keep the status quo, wait or lead,” he explained.

“We chose to lead since it has the same risk and is more exciting, but you need to spend time on your business in order to see those opportunities since you never know what may come across your plate.”

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Students and residents reap benefits of JJ Collett area

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS A new donation for the JJ Collett Natural Area in Morningside will help both hikers and Grade 6 students of the area schools to continue to enjoy the benefits of a natural reserve, which has served the community for 15 years.

Thanks to a dedicated board of directors, and through corporate sponsorship, the trails on the

almost full section of land —635-acres — continue to be a source for recreation.

The most recent donation of $5,000 from Ember Resources for the area is the second by the organization, explained Devaney Fraser of Ember community relations.

“Our number one community focus is kids and education,” she explained.

“This is a beautiful place,” she added of the JJ Collett Natural Area.

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A $5,000 donation from Ember Resources helps continue the Grade 6 science curriculum field trips at the JJ Collett Natural Area. Here representatives of Ember Resources and the natural area, as well as students from Clive School pose before a field trip Thursday, June 9.

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good use, explained Roger Stawart, vice-president of the area. Schools don’t have to pay to take the tour as the natural area provides the supplies and ensures they meet the science curriculum for Grade 6.

“To give it that respect that is due,” explained Stawart.

“The kids identify native trees and plants in the area,” added Lavonne Baehl, treasurer.

Many of the trees are found in central Alberta are in the natural area and students need to identify those trees for their science program. Stawart said the goal is to keep the trail system as it sits and let the natural area be just that, a natural area.

“We are in the process of building a handicap trail,” added Baehl.

The trail is in the design phase and they hope to create a short trail that is wheelchair accessible. The group is also working on a new front gate. Stawart estimates they receive 10,000 visits a year.

LIONS PURIN A WALK FOR DOG GUIDES Ponoka Lions Club would like to thank all the sponsors listed below for making the 4th annual Lions Purina Walk for Dog Guides possible. Without all the help from the community we would not be able to put these events on. Thank you to all the walkers that raised the funds so people are able to get these wonderful dogs that can change people’s lives so much.

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Thank you also to Russell Adams for the use of his sound system, Vance Adams for his generator, Ron and Rena Carlson for use of their truck and trailer, and Randy Hammond for the use of his trailer. Thanks to all the young anglers that came out, and a big thank you to Canadian Search and Disaster Dog Association (CASDDA) for again putting on their wonderful demonstrations.

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Athletic successes awarded at PSC praised coach Kelly Smith for his dedication to the game.

Among the awards are the coveted Bronc and Athlete of the Year, which are awarded to a male and female athlete in each grade.

For the Athlete award coaches and staff take into consideration actions over and above the call of duty for that athlete, explained athletic director Paula Chapman. For the Bronc of the Year they consider not only athletic accomplishments but how that athlete represents the school overall.

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Athletes at Ponoka Secondary Campus (PSC) were treated to a special day of awards and recognition for their hard work over the school year.

Celebrating along with the athletes were coaches and family members Wednesday, June 8 at the school.

The banquet also gave coaches or athletes a chance to recognize dedication in football, cross country, golf, volleyball, basketball, curling, badminton and track and field.

Bantam football coach Todd Lewis recognized both his team and the senior football athletes for a strong year. He is eager to see what his players moving up to the senior program will do to keep the momentum. “I was extremely lucky. We had awesome coaches and staff to help,” said Lewis.

Co-coach for the senior team Cody Baird added that the big accomplishment for the year was their first win. Considering the program is only several years in, he looks forward to upcoming seasons.

For volleyball there were accomplishments to mention including the senior girls landing a spot at provincials. While at provincials. the team earned most-sportsmanlike title of the tournament, explained team member Delaney Brachman. “(It was) a year filled with success and great memories,” said Brachman.

For some teams, it was a year of learning and growth. Adrian Paolinelli, the junior girls’ basketball coach said the girls had some challenges at the second half of the season playing against tougher teams.

Despite those challenges, he is happy with how the season finished off.

Senior boys’ basketball coach Tylor Johnson said while there were some tough games over the season

BRONCS OF THE YEAR FOR GRADES 7 TO 12:

Grade 7: Emery Young, Gina Mercer and Ashton Bandet Grade 8: Emily David and Nick Mercer Grade 9: Paisley Wilson and Travis Hyink Grade 10: Hayden Krzywy and Dakotah Nichols Grade 11: Jayden Hagemann and Sarah Morin Hailey Boser (left) and Tess Pearman receive their Ponoka Athletics Award for skill, attitude, effort, leadership and commitment to their team Wednesday, June 8 during the PSC athletic awards banquet.

Grade 12: Samira Rowland, Hailey Boser and Darcy Hoogers ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FOR GRADES 10 TO 12:

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

his team never gave up. He had coaches come up to him after games praising the athletes for their dedication to playing hard in all four quarters.

Curling saw Ponoka’s first medal at provincials after a dry spell for some years. Senior girls’ skip Nikki Smith was proud to have earned a bronze medal. She

Grade 10: Clayton Raugust and Kiana Weed Grade 11: Jaden Sandin and Tess Pearman Grade 12: Iggy Cattleman and Mackenzie Henderson.

Chicks for Charity Society proudly presents:

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Saturday, July 2 Stage Coach Saloon 8:00 am to 11:30 am Doors Open at 7:30 am

New added features this year!

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For donations or further information,

please call Jane at 403.358.8770 Ponoka News - Proud to Support our Community

Proceeds to Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter and Ponoka Stepping Stones Program.

16 PONOKA NEWS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

Nominate your neighbour for Pride in Property contest

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Anyone who shows love and care to their property are eligible to win utility gift certificates from the town and there is still time to nominate someone

BOB TILTGEN

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real estate central alberta 6000 - 48 Ave., Ponoka

NEW ACREAGES THIS WEEK VERY SECLUDED

as the deadline is Thursday, June 30.

The Town of Ponoka is offering utility gift certificates to three lucky residents and two commercial businesses through its “Pride in Your Property” campaign, which provides a way to recognize landowners for their dedication to beautifying their property, explained Wes Amendt, director of community services.

The initiative started approximately six years ago.

“It was a way of recognizing people for their efforts in taking care of their yards,” explained Amendt.

Last year there was a total of 20 nominations, but Amendt estimates there could be at least 100 properties on that nominations list. He said residents should not be afraid to nominate their neighbours and themselves if they feel they deserve the accolade. In the past, there have been times where a whole block was nominated.

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Photo courtesy of the Town of Ponoka

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to beautifying their properties.

Riverside bungalow on ½ treed lot. Lots of potential here with 2 & 1 bdrms, large sun-room, double car garage. Private back yard.

Very private acreage in Morning Meadows with many upgrades incl. granite tops on cabinets & vanities.

Large triple garage.

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One of the benefits of having a beautiful property is it gives people new to the community a good first impression.

This positive first impression ties in well with the Communities in Bloom program, of which the town is a member. This will be the third year of the program and each time judges come to town, Ponoka has come close — short by one per cent — to a five bloom review.

Communities are rated based on an in-depth look at the community, which not only includes beautiful streets but also infrastructure.

Evaluation criteria for communities are tidiness, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape and floral displays. Amendt suggests a good first impression of a community helps tourism and residential and business retention.

“They look at other criteria such as the waste management recycle (program),” explained Amendt.

Judges are set to tour Ponoka in July and a special barbecue is set for July 14 when judges will be able to see winners announced. All those nominated for the “Pride in Your Property” program are invited to attend the barbecue.

Utility gift certificate prizes offer $300 for first prize, $200 for second and $100 for third. For commercial properties, prizes are $300 for first and $200 for second.

Forms can be found on the town website at This property won first place in last year’s Pride in Your Property www.ponoka.ca or at contest. Winners will receive utility gift certificates for their dedication Town Hall.

Call Brian 403-704-7018 13.5 ACRES CLOSE TO TOWN

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

PONOKA NEWS 17

Seniors’ Week recognizing seniors for 30 years

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS For the last 30 years, Seniors’ Week has been celebrating elders and seniors and in Ponoka it was no different with a day of festivities at the drop-in centre.

Among the many activities held Tuesday, June 7 was a senior gymnasts’ presentation by a group called the Dynamos, a drum circle and Tai Chi presentation. It was a time to celebrate seniors and 30 years of the dropin centre being built, said Glenda Johnson, one of the drop-in centre board members.

To help make the day work, the centre teamed up with Ponoka Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).

“We’re hoping to increase exposure to both the programs that FCSS offers and the programs that the Ponoka Drop-in Centre offers for seniors,” she explained.

As long as someone wants to bring programs into the centre, the board is open to seeing them held, explained Johnson. She said for people aged 55 years and older there are many different events occurring at the centre.

“It’s pretty easy for people to participate in activities here.”

“I hope to see it grow a little bit,” she added.

FCSS program co-ordinator Shelly Van Eaton enjoys being able to work with other community groups on events that benefit residents. “I think FCSS is a huge resource/link to bringing everybody together.”

This year happens to be the 50th anniversary for FCSS in Alberta (42 for Ponoka’s FCSS).

She is pleased with the turnout and says Ponoka’s FCSS has several programs planned for in the near future.

Mayor Rick Bonnett took some time to meet with attendees. He thanked all seniors for paving the way. “You guys have done your job and made this country great.”

Seniors Week was celebrated in style Tuesday, June 7 at the drop in centre with a day of presentations including senior gymnasts and a drum circle.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

PES playground project starts in August

Over the last two years Ponoka FCSS has donated $30,000 ($20,000 most recently) towards the PES playground project.

Celebrating the donation (l-r) are Doug Gill, FCSS chairperson; director and county Coun. Mark Matejka; Shannon Boyce-Campbell, executive director; director Lauralee Wygiera; director Lauraine Weir; fundraising committee members Jennifer Bartley and Layna Palechek plus kids Nik, Cole and Jake Palechek.

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Thank You 2016 Race for Kids Sponsors CHECKPOINT SPONSORS: • Servus Credit Union • Bob & Company Catering • Ponoka Dental Centre • Jorgenson Homes • Ponoka Lion’s Club • Ponoka Order of the Royal Purple • Thirsk Automotive Distributors

CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS: • St. Augustine School • Ponoka Elementary School • Ponoka Stampede Association • Central Office Supplies • Ponoka Fire Hall

PRIZE SPONSORS • Boston Pizza - Ponoka • Wolf Creek Golf Course • Ponoka Book Store • Altitude Laser Spa • WestJet Cares For Kids • LaserQuest Edmonton • Shoppers Drug Mart • Resorts of the Canadian Rockies • Ponoka Stampede Association

• Wedin’s Team and Corporate • Cilantro & Chive • Reynolds Museum • Subway - Ponoka • Heritage Park • The Brick • VIA Rail • Purdy’s Chocolates • TanTec Electronics • Canalta Hotel

The Ponoka Youth Centre and Boys and Girls Clubs of Wolf Creek would like to thank every prize and checkpoint sponsor, volunteer, racer, team and community location for making our Race for Kids 2016 fundraiser a success! $16,800 was raised for our 13 different programs for youth ages 5 -18.

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It’s been two and a half years since fundraising began for the Ponoka Elementary School (PES) playground and planners are ready to start construction at the end of August.

Layna Palechek is the co-organizer of the PES Playground Redevelopment Project and after receiving $20,000 from Ponoka Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) — the committee received a total of $30,000 from FCSS — the group is even closer to having everything needed to get construction started.

Palechek said they are still fundraising to try and bring a complete set of amenities to the fully accessible playground. The installation work isn’t going to be easy, so the committee is bringing together playground company PlayWorks, Galloway Construction and Almita Piling to help with the specialty playground equipment installation.

Getting to this point is something Palechek is grateful for. She commends all the companies, individuals and community organizations for their dedication to the project. “I was really surprised at the level of support that they have shown (to) this project.”

Some of the memorable fundraising events included ATB’s Outlaw Roundup, $25,000; duelling pianos, $36,000 and a hockey fundraiser at $10,000. There have also been several large, anonymous donations that Palechek says she is grateful for as well.

Not only have members of the community been strong supporters but PES students have given money to the project. “There’s been tooth fairy money brought to us.”

Over the entire project strong community connections have been made and Palechek is pleased to see that the Rotary Club of Ponoka and staff from ATB Financial are planning to help with the installation. She added there may be a need for volunteers to help for one or two days.

Anyone wishing to help during the installation can call Palechek at 403-785-7776 or Jennifer Bartley at 403704-0914.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

PONOKA NEWS 19

Artists fill the room during Paint Nite

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Eighty would-be artists had a chance to try their skill with paint and canvas during a special Paint Nite event in Ponoka last week.

The Ponoka Kinettes hosted a special evening combining painting and fundraising Friday, June 10 at the Kinsmen Community Centre bringing the popular Paint Nite group into town. The room was fully booked with 80 participants of all kinds of skills who had a chance to learn tips and tricks to painting.

At the same time, the evening was a fundraiser to purchase dementia dolls for local long-term care facilities, explained organizer Amanda Hamilton. Along with being a fundraiser night, it was also a time to be with friends and learn some positive painting techniques.

Dementia dolls are used for patients suffering dementia and Alzheimer’s and provide some therapy to them. The dolls create some stress release to patients and Hamilton said the goal is to bring these dolls to any patient who needs them.

“The more money we will make, the more we buy,” said Hamilton.

“Wherever needs it, we will spread them out.”

These dolls are fully sanitized and are said to provide patients with some joy, she added.

The event was so popular the Kinettes are planning for a special double-header tentatively set for Sept. 10 with Paint Nite coming out at noon and at 7 p.m.

Treasurer Tina Dykstra suggests the event allows for a fun

time to go out and paint with friends or for a date night.

One of the benefits of Paint Nite is organizers pick their painting before the event and all attendees paint the same work so that everyone can follow along, said Hamilton. Whether a person has training in painting or they have never painted anything before, the event is open to everyone.

“They take you step by step exactly how to paint it,” said Dykstra.

The Kinettes have had a busy few weeks with planting at the summer garden at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre recently.

The group has also started planning its group Christmas party for December.

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The Kinettes hosted a special Paint Nite Friday, June 10 at the Kinsmen Community Centre raising money for dementia dolls.

The event sold out with 80 people attending. Here MacKenzy Hatala enjoys painting her canvas.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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20 PONOKA NEWS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

Hope is fans will Ride, Rock & Roll all night long

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS For those that grew up in the mid-80s and 90s, Ponoka will be the place to be.

Ponoka Capitol Theatre 4904 - 50th St. Ph. 403-783-3639

PLAYING

June 17 - 23

The big lead-in to the 80th edition of the Ponoka Stampede will be a professional bullriding event on Saturday, June 25 with all of the thrills and spills followed by something unique - a rock concert.

Called Ride, Rock & Roll, the event is hoped to bring a bit of a different feel and attract maybe some new rodeo fans by bringing in something they like.

And the concert that follows the bullriding features two of the big Canadian alternative rock bands that many of those 35 and older will remember - Big Sugar and 54-40,

both of whom remain extremely popular on what is now called classic rock radio.

Most will know the Vancouver-based 54-40 for ‘I Go Blind’ - which further vaulted their popularity when it was covered by another Canadian band and made the Friends television soundtrack.

As for Big Sugar, their big hits include ‘Open Up Baby’ from 1996 and their 1999 single ‘Turn the Lights On’ that continues to get air play on radio stations across the country.

The Ponoka stop is also part of the band’s effort to

Big Sugar are coming to Ponoka on Saturday, June 25 as part of the Ride, Rock & Roll professional bullriding event and concert at the Stampede grounds.

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• Bob Hepp

• Bruce’s Tru Value

• Rowland, Parker & Associates

• Tangerine Curls

• Ponoka News

• Bob Ronnie’s Catering

AGES 12-64 $9.00

• Wedins Team & Corporate

AGES 2-11 & SENIORS $7.00

• Adams Chevrolet Buick

• Birchland Dental Clinic • Ponoka IODE

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• Tim Hortons

• Rip N Ronnies

• McDonalds

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Ponoka Stampede WCA MIDWAY BRACELETS on SALE ONLY until 9 p.m., Monday, June 27, 2016!

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promote their new album, called ‘Calling All The Youth’, that was released last year.

Kelly Hoppe, who plays harmonica and tenor saxophonist, is also known as Mr. Chill and - along with the band’s founder Gordie Johnson and bassist Garry Lowe - are considered the band’s original members.

“We kind of bridge two or three generations now,” Hoppe said in a phone interview last week from Toronto.

“Even after a six year hiatus, where we kind of all went out and did a few of our own projects, our songs were still getting major play on the radio, so we decided to come back together. However, we didn’t just want to go out and tour, but wanted to get back to making albums.”

And that’s what they did when they returned to the studio in 2010, having put

out four albums since.

“The new album is like what we have always kind of done, made it in the moment,” Hoppe stated.

“It is Gordie’s ship, but the song ideas are just out there and we collect them together so there is a lot of stuff to bounce off each other. What came out is more of a conversation that just happens from us being together and a lot of it was just done live off the floor.”

Hoppe has also added keyboarding to his repotorie, something that has helped influence their new music, though it remains a blend of roots, rock and reggae that has kept the band so popular over three decades.

“We can’t help but play as we are and I think that’s why people in that (35plus) age range continue to soak it up and hopefully it appeals to more people,”

he said.

“Times have changed and we all went onto explore different avenues, but when we came back together - it was like we just stepped right back to where we were after our last gig.

“And just like we have our old and new favourate songs, we have our old fans that remember back the early times and we have a lot new fans that found us through our acoustic tour a couple years ago.”

The professional bullriding event gets under way at 7 p.m. at the Stampede grounds with the concert beginning immediately after. Tickets are $40 with children 12 and under getting in for $20. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Stampede office at (403) 783-0100 or head to the website at www.ponokastampede.com.

Ponoka Drop-In Activities 5015 – 46 Avenue

Drop-ins welcome at all events.

June 19 - Gospel Concert 7 pm with “New Song Band” Billiards - Weekdays 1:00pm. Mon through Sat – 50 cents per game. Honour system Monday Bridge 1:00pm Monday Whist - 1:30pm Monday Yoga - 6:30pm Tuesday Canasta - 1:00pm Tuesday & Thursday Exercise class 9:30am - no classes till fall Tuesday Shuffleboard - finished until Fall Wednesday Sewing Guild 9:00am to 4:00pm Wednesday Cribbage 1:00pm Wednesday Yoga - 6:30pm Wednesday Duplicate Bridge 7:00pm Thursday Floor Curling - 1:00pm - finished until Fall Thursday Weaving 1:00pm Welcome to drop-in to see how it’s done Thursday Bridge 1:00pm Thursday Art Club Drop In Noon to 4pm Friday “500” 1:00pm Saturday Yoga 9:30am Memberships available for 2016 - $10.00 per person. To rent our facility contact Dorothy @ 403-783-3027 or George @ 403-783- 3514 or leave a message @ 403-783-5012. Rentals are increasing and we would like to invite our town administration, business groups, and general public (Wedding, funeral, and Birthday groups), to inquire about rentals services and prices early in their planning. We may fit your bill!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

PONOKA NEWS 21

Local 4H Beef clubs present awards

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS All three of the Ponoka 4H Beef clubs came together on the weekend to hand out their annual awards.

The West, Central and East Ponoka clubs showed off their members’ accomplishments at the Ponoka Royal Canadian Legion Auditorium on Sunday, June 11. The showcase also included the presentation of club and district awards, which included those for grooming, judging, showmanship, record book keeping, public speaking and perfect attendance.

The clubs also combined to donate $7,600 to the Ronald McDonald House of central and southern Alberta, the proceeds of the charity steer that was sold at the annual 4H show and sale earlier this spring.

Among the major award winners were: East Ponoka 4H Beef club - Julianna Harvey (senior grand and club champion heifer and cow/calf), Megan Bolton (senior reserve club champion steer, heifer plus club and district champion cow/ calf), Dakotah Nichols (senior club champion steer), Hunter

All of the members of the three Ponoka 4H Beef clubs at the annual award banquet on Sunday, June 11 pose with the huge donation of $7,600 they are making to the Ronald McDonald House of central Alberta. The amount was what was raised through the sale of the charity steer at their recent 4H show and sale.

Photo by Jordie Dwyer Nichols (intermediate district reserve champion steer); Central Ponoka 4H Beef club - Jesse Stretch (senior club champion heifer and cow/calf, inter-club reserve champion judging), Hannah Stretch (senior reserve club champion cow/calf), Lisa

Winter (senior club and inter-club champion steer, reserve champion carcass steer, inter-club grand champion showmanship and grooming, inter-club reserve champion judging), Quaid McKinney (junior reserve club champion steer, cham-

pion carcass steer, inter-club grand champion grooming, showmanship and judging); West Ponoka 4H Beef club Emily Hagemann (senior club and reserve champion cow/ calf), Patrice Stalder (club champion steer, inter-club reserve champion showman-

ship, inter-club pen of three and highest rate of gain), Jace Jacklin (intermediate inter-club champion grooming and reserve champion judging), Colter Bresee (intermediate inter-club reserve champion showmanship and pen of three), Wyatt

McAllister (junior reserve champion heifer, inter-club reserve champion judging and grooming), Emily Cline (junior club champion heifer, inter-club reserve champion heifer), Carter McDowell (junior reserve champion steer, inter-club pen of three).

A great 4-H year comes to end SUBMITTED BY MACKENZIE GILLARD Achievement’s Day turned out to be a great day for the Crestomere 4-H Multiclub, with amazing weather outside and some outstanding displays inside the venue.

The club’s annual event was held on May 28 at Crestomere School. Each member presented a display board that showcased what they did throughout their 4-H year using pictures and more.

The members in sewing, woodworking and veterinary science projects each presented their own boards. The members in sewing had pillowcases, pajama pants and some very colourful boards to show. As for the woodworking project, they had some striking boards as well as displayed wooden semi-trucks, lap desks, and one member even built a cooler stand. Veterinary science had lots of pictures and diagrams of what all they learned with their leader.

The small engines project displayed a couple of boards, one showing the lawn mowers that they restored, and another showing step by step instructions on how they re-purposed

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a truck into a dune buggy that they later drove around for everyone to see, or should I say hear.

Once the boards were judged, there was a sheep show outside for everyone to enjoy. Each member did an excellent job leading their sheep around the ring to showcase what they had learned throughout the year. All their hard work had really paid off in the end, clearly shown by each sheep that strutted their stuff.

This year has turned out to be a great success and lots of fun. The club did many things during this 4-H year, from playing bingo with seniors in Ponoka and Rimbey, public speaking, highway cleanup, and a winter party. Each event

was oh so tiring, but was oh so fun. We did so many things this year, it is hard to sum it all up, but overall this year has been one of the best.

We hope everyone has a great summer and we hope to see you next year.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 Hector Ibarra of Ponoka U18 boys (White #13) hits a header from a corner kick creating one of the many scoring opportunities against the visiting Camrose team on Monday, June 6.

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A good week for Ponoka soccer

BY MUSTAFA ERIC PONOKA NEWS It looked like Ponoka’s representatives in the Battle River Men’s Soccer League, the Storm FC, needed only to gather an adequate number of players to field a team to maintain their pursuit of a third league championship when they convincingly defeated the Pylons of Wetaskiwin by a score of 10-1.

In the low intensity game, in which the Storm scored almost at will with only one substitute to finish the 90 minutes, Ponoka’s Eric Ehscheid scored six goals with the tally being completed by one goal each from Thomas Hefti, Gurjit Sandhu, Glynn Hurst and Nathan Huzar.

The Storm have a bye this weekend and will travel to Stettler on June 26 to play their next game.

U12 boys win gold In minor soccer, there was a championship trophy brought to town by the United U12 team who won their gold medals at the Millet tournament without a single loss. They defeated Wetaskiwin 6-1 in the final match.

As for the U18 boys, they took part in a tournament for a higher tier of soccer over the weekend and they won their first game and lost the last two. But head coach Gurjit Sandhu said the defeats were mostly because several key players either couldn’t make it to the tournament or had to withdraw in the later games due to injury or health issues or

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League play nearing end In regular league play, most of the Ponoka teams proved unbeatable for yet another week.

On Monday, June 6, U14 girls lost to Stettler in an away game, with only point for the local girls scored by Brooklyn Budd.

On the same day, U14 boys travelled to Sylvan Lake for a rescheduled game and returned with a comfortable 6-3 win, scorers being Niklas Schlak, JanHarm Bakker and Jayce Van Scheik with two goals each.

U18 girls had their game rescheduled to Monday, June 20.

U18 boys repeated their feat against Camrose at home just like they did on the road the previous week, winning 6-0. Scorers were Zane Fessler (2), Dillan Bouma, Jarret Henderson, Hector Ibarra and Lewis McDowell.

On Tuesday, June 7, Ponoka U12 United boys won over Red Deer #1 with a score of 9-3 with goals by Luis Baitinger (4), Levin Spitzer (2), Ben Hinton, Brayden Lubach, Denzell Wolfe.

In the other U12 boys’ game, Ponoka “Y” beat Rimbey by a score of 2-0 with scores coming from Cameron Haagsma, Drayden Ramage.

On the same day, U16 girls drew 1-1 with Camrose in away game with Ponoka’s goal coming from Emma Bendera.

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Ponoka United Storm U12 soccer team posing with their gold medals and trophy they won at the Millet tournament over the weekend after defeating Wetaskiwin 6-1 in the final game. Submitted photo.

On Wednesday, June 8 U14 girls lost to Camrose at home with a score of 2-1 with the only point for Ponoka side coming from Brooklyn Budd.

The same day, Ponoka U14 boys had a handsome win over Stettler: 6-2.

Scorers for Storm were Niklas Schlak and JanHarm Bakker with three goals each.

Again on Wednesday, U18 boys sent Wetaskiwin home empty- handed with a comfortable 4-2 win over the visitors.

Lewis McDowell scored three times and Hector Ibarra completed the tally.

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Blackfalds on the road with a 12-1 victory. Scorers for the United U12 team were Ben Hinton and Brayden Lubach, four each with Levin Spitzer (3) and Luis Baitinger. The other U12 boys team lost to Camrose on the road with a score of 7-0.

U14 boys for their part overpowered hosts Wetaskiwin on their own turf 5-0 with scores coming from JanHarm Bakker (2), Niklas Schlak, Randall Dijkstra, Jace Van Scheik.

U16 boys lost 3-2 to Rocky Mountain House at home on Thursday, June 9 with scores for the hosts coming from Shawn Pallin and Tyler Lagarde.

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He’s out! Ponoka’s Peewee boys had a fun game Thursday, June 9 against Lacombe. Here David Kawahara, with help from number 33 Lane Gross, tag a player out between second and third base.

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“Earning The President’s Award signifies our entire staff’s dedication to delivering superior customer satisfaction day in and day out,” says Ross North General manager.

“I couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition, especially since it comes from the people we value most – our customers. They’re the reason we are able to accept this award.” Legacy Ford also won the Ponoka & District Chamber of Commerce large business of the year award in 2015.

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Legacy Ford is a true believer in community involvement, they are huge supporters of the community. They are the presenting sponsor of the Ponoka Festival of Trees and are very involved with local 4H and rodeo events.

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Change is the word in sports and doping Just an Observation The more things change, the more they stay the same. lt’s sometimes an over used phrase in all areas of life. However, it can be far too true when it comes to the world of sports, though especial-

ly so when it comes to the top competition of all - the Olympics.

Ever since the Olympic Games were invented in ancient times by the Greeks, there has likely been controversies over some team or someone

cheating. The difference lately is that everyone - from the competitors, the coaches and drug companies to the international sports governing bodies, officials, and testing laboratories - are trying extreme-

ly hard to accomplish their goals, which involve either beating the system in order to win or to find ways to catch them.

In simpler times, all officials had to worry about was someone

hoping to gain an edge - which could usually be detected either before or during the competition, such as a wrestler getting ‘greased’ up before a match or someone trying to take out an opponent ala Tanya Harding.

Fixing the outcome of some events through influencing the officials in charge of supervising or judging the event think of the fiasco that surrounded figure skating a couple of decades ago along with the long-term speculation regarding soccer that finally surfaced recently - has been part of the Olympics for a long time, especially given the greed and struggles for power among the elite in the sports community. Fortunately nowadays, its bubbling up into the light more and more, though unfortunately its still bubbling and will likely continue to as long as people are involved.

JORDIE DWYER Reporter

The advent of steroids and performance enhancing substances first when the former block of Communist countries started winning practically all of the weightlifting and swimming medals then moving onto pretty much all sports - was the next big wave of cheating to hit the sports scene. continued on page 25

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Everyone who was around remembers the shock and dismay that surrounded Canada in 1984 when Ben Johnson had not only his gold medal in the 100 metres taken away, but a world record wiped off the books to go with what ended up being an end to his sprinting career after a positive test.

That was in the very early days of athletes using drugs to assist in doing whatever they could to be bigger, stronger, faster in order to win. However, it was also just the beginning of basic drug testing, which didn’t always catch those cheating the system.

In fact, that’s what is continuing to take place to this day.

From the now disgraced ranks of athletes like Marion Jones who was caught in 2006 and then also admitted to doping when she won her five medals in 2000 to the blood doping scandal that eventually toppled Lance Armstrong who was striped in 2012 of his seven Tour de France titles, the stories continue to pop up as the technology of detection improves.

Case in point is the latest report that may see one of the best sprinters of all time lose a gold medal, though only due to one of his teammates potentially positive.

Usain Bolt, who has dominated the sprinting world since entering the scene in 2005 and is the only man to win six gold medals at one Olympics, may lose a gold medal in the relay from the 2012 Olympics after one of his teammates in that race has had the first of two drug screens test positive.

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SPELREM (Vold) Opal Dorothy Opal Spelrem was born on March 5, 1915 east of Ponoka and passed away on June 8, 2016 at the age of 101 years.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ingrid Wilford on May 29th, 2016. Ingrid (Nass) was born in Elbing, Germany in 1942. She, with her mother and sister, Ethel, fled the war and came to Canada as a small child. (Needless to say, this was much harder than it sounds!) She was employed at the Alberta Hospital (Ponoka Centennial Center) for many years until multiple sclerosis forced her early retirement. She moved into Northcott Care Center in 2003 where she resided until the time of her passing. Ingrid was a strong, caring, selfless woman, who always made the best of what she had, and who always put her family first. Ingrid is lovingly remembered and missed by her children: Pam Voysey, Rick (Lora) and Ivan (Donna); her grandchildren: Kim (Ron) Jones, Michael Voysey, Rob (Lyndi), Derek (Melinda), Maverick, Dylan and Dallas; her siblings: Ethel Baumgarten, Albert (Barb) Brandl, Betty (Dave) Phalempin, and Wilbur Brandl, as well as many nieces, nephews and great grandchildren. Ingrid was predeceased by mother, Martha Brandl; brother-in -law, Lloyd Baumgarten; niece, Theresa Grandy (Baumgarten) and close friend, Skip Cook. We would like to express our deepest thanks and appreciation to all the staff at Northcott Care Center, for the wonderful care and kindness that was shown to Ingrid over the last 13 years.

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AG EQUIPMENT

59

Meetings

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

PLUMBING

ALATEEN

Weekly meetings Tuesdays @ 8 p.m.

Neighborhood Place 5110 - 49 Ave. Ponoka For more info.

403-783-4557 or 403-783-8371

Rimbey Implements Ltd.

Al York

General Manager

Employment #700 - #920

Ponoka has immediate openings for

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

LATE NIGHT MEMBERS

THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic Church basement.

52 Street & 52 Ave. Ponoka.

403-783-4347 403-783-3442

• Benefits • Employee discount

11pm - 7am $14/hr

Apply in person with resume

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

Rimbey, AB

Fax: (403) 843-3430

ANIMAL SERVICES

Reached a Milestone?

+

Whatever You’re Selling...

We Have The Paper You Need!

CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311

403.783.3311

CALL NOW TO FIND OUT MORE

Coming Events

52 You can save a life by learning

TAKE A the FAST signs of stroke – our MINUTE volunteers are sharing this vital information during Stroke TO SAVE SO008801

CONCRETE SERVICES

a life

WETASKIWIN READY MIX •

Residential • Commercial • Agricultural

OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY Ph: 587-786-3142 780-352-4301 dmarkevich@wrmconcrete.com

Month in June. Please give, and learn to save a life.

Automotive Painter

A & J AUTOMOTIVE A & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

Gustafson’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep has an immediate opening for an experienced automotive painter. We are a very busy shop providing quality repairs in Williams Lake for over 25 years. We have up to date equipment to provide for a very productive work environment that will provide for a flat rate technician to meet high production targets.

6701 - 46 Ave. 6701 46 Ave. Ponoka, AB - T4J 1J8 Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 (403) 783-8755 (403) 783-8755 Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator

We offer a full benefit package along with a very competitive compensation package. Relocation assistance will also be provided to the successful applicant.

Please forward your resume: gusltd@shawcable.com or fax: (1)250 392 6320

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

Business Opportunities

870

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...

790

BY EMPLOYER REQUEST, CanScribe is training to fill 400 medical transcription positions.

Train with the only accredited and AHDI approved online Canadian school. 1-866-305-1165; www.canscribe.ca.

MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals & doctor’s offices need certified medical office & administrative staff! No experience needed! We can get you trained! Local job placement assistance available when training is completed. Call for program details!

1-888-627-0297.

Oilfield

800

LOOKING FOR

Oilfield Maintenance Labourer

Restaurant/ Hotel

850

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

Medical

Must have safety tickets.

No experience necessary.

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

heartandstroke.ca/help Trades

Caregivers/Aides................710 Clerical ..............................720 Computer Personnel ..........730 Dental ................................740 Estheticians........................750 Hair Stylists ........................760 Janitorial ............................770 Legal ..................................780 Medical ..............................790 Oilfield ................................800 Professionals......................810 Restaurant/Hotel ................820 Sales & Distributors ..........830 Teachers/Tutors..................840 Trades ................................850 Truckers/Drivers ................860 Business Opportunities......870 Miscellaneous ....................880 Volunteers Wanted ............890 Positions Wanted ..............895 Employment Training ........900 Career Planning ................920

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

820

MCDONALD’S Restaurant Ponoka, Cameron Bay Holdings Inc. has Full and Part time positions for Late Night shift. We’re looking for night Owls who are detailed orientated, energetic and thrive in a team focused environment.

• 11 Pm - 7 AM • Flexible days of work • Free uniforms • 50% off meals across Canada • Medical/Dental benefits (full time) • Scholarship program (part time) • $12 - $15 per hour • Employee outings and Activities • Advancement opportunities.

If you have excellent verbal communication skills and a passion for Customer Service, send your resume to cbay22@telus.net or visit us in person at 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, AB.

Trades

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

403-304-7770

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

BOBCAT SERVICES Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 or Cell:783-2764 587-729-0092 Call Jim Ashbough or Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

OVERHEAD DOORS

Gerald & Tina Owners

#4, 3616 67 St. Ponoka, AB www.doorsondemand.ca

403-783-2454 CARPENTRY

Worth While Carpentry Services Since 1999

• Finishing • Stairs • Decks • Basement Framing • Exterior Carpentry & more Brian Worth 403-302-1518 (cell) 403-783-4728 (office)

BOTTLE DEPOT

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT Open Monday - Saturday 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

850

NOVA PAVING IS looking for experienced heavy equip operators, general laborers and concrete finishers.

Competitive wages, working in Regina and southern Sask. Apply at pspring@novapaving.ca

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

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

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DENTISTRY

RIMBEYDENTALCARE

BUSINESS AND SERVICE DIRECTORY Misc.

Services

DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

1290

Business Services #1000 - #1430

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

DENTAL CARE

Caregivers

1060

HELPING HANDS Home Support for Seniors • Cooking • Cleaning • Companionship

DENTAL CLINIC 403-783-5225

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

www.birchlanddental.ca • DR. RICK BARR • DR. STELIAN LISMAN - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

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

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•

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

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

At home or a facility

403.346.7777 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Construction

BUILDINGS - Prairie Post Frame, Heavier 28g steel, 75 year Warranted Laminated Posts made 8’ longer than wall height allowing full 6’ bury 2’ longer/deeper than competitors. Example 40’x60’x16’ $29,860.00 Built, 54’x100’x16’ $55,380.00 Built.

Buildings 24’ to 100’ wide.

Info Contact Howard at (403) 586-7678 howard@ prairiepostframe.ca Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

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

This space could be yours for

35

$

PER WEEK plus $2.25 webcharge

Call 403-783-3311 HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Robin Esau

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

1085

Financial

1170

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.

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.

EASY ALBERTA DIVORCE. Free Consultation 1-800-320-2477; www.canadianlegal.org.

CCA Award #1 Paralegal. A+ BBB Reputation. 26 Years Experience.

Open Mon. - Sat. Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Well Drilling

1400

IRRIGATION Ponoka Irrigation

(403) 783-1944 4204 38 Street Ponoka, AB T4J 1A8

NEW IN TOWN?

LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! Be sure to call

Elena Payan 587-409-7242 elenapayan@yahoo.com.mx Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

EMERGENCY DEVICE for Seniors. Free equipment, monitored 24/7. Stay safe in your home for less than $1. a day. For free information guide call toll free 1-888-865-5001 or www.LifeAssure.com.

NEW HOLLAND Dealership Salesperson required.

Self-motivation, strong people skills and hard work will create an excellent income. Fax Challenger New Holland, Claresholm 403-625-4556.

Call Royce 403-625-3321..

REACH OVER 1 Million Readers Weekly. Advertise Province Wide Classifieds.

Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less).

Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com.

Personal Services

1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

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

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

HIP OR KNEE Toll free 1-888-511-2250 Replacement? Restrictions or www.canada in walking/dressing? benefit.ca/free-assessment. $2,500 yearly tax credit.

Classifieds...costs so little $20,000 lump sum cheque.

Saves you so much!

Disability Tax Credit.

Expert Help: Start your career!

1-844-453-5372.

See Help Wanted

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Attention: Farmers We can deal with your refrigeration problems quickly, efficiently and reasonably

Berni's

Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

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

Need RV or Self Storage?

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

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

First Call Towing

783-3636

www.clinkerskennels.ca

RURAL READERS

CALL 1-877-223-3311 CLASSIFIEDS HOT-LINE WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING...

WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!

Well Drilling

1400

1350

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

1370

Roofing

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

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

Also: Rural Water Treatment (Province Wide) View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

VERNON SERVICE COMPANY requires Journeyman Refrigeration/Gas Technician. D.L. required.

Call 1-250-549-4444; pres@aslanservices.ca.

Misc.

Help

880

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

Employment Training

900

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

Funding & Housing Available! Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certification proof. Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

24 HOUR

www.tallpinedrilling.com Water Incentive Programs for Farmers Welding

1410

Welding

1410

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

Auctions

1530

ANDRESEN AUCTIONS Antique & Collectible Sale.

June 26, 10:30 a.m., Breton Hall. Coins & bills, glassware, automobilia, binoculars, books, forge containers, tools, lamps, furniture, miscellaneous oddities cons/accepted.

780-696-2428.

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS

783-4880

Big Iron Drilling’s patented

ICBC ACCREDITED Body Shop and Glass Express facility has an opportunity for a third or fourth year apprentice, or journeyman, as well as paint prepper.

Full-time, competitive salary and benefits package, able to work as a team player in a fastpaced and busy shop.

Reply in confidence by email to: dkosmino@ hilltopsubaru.com.

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

and Appliance Service

1-800-BIG IRON (244-4766) Aspartxrick@gmail.com

Pet Services

Rental Misc

Refrigeration

NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN

Rick Bonnett

• Underground Irrigation • All Makes/Models • Expocrete Retaining Walls

1290

DISABLED? Receive up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

We get you a tax refund or our service is free. Free assessment call 1-888-353-5612. Visit www.dbsrefund.com.

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

Misc.

Services

850

Trades

at The Moose Hall, 2 miles south of Ponoka on Hwy. 2A.

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

MAIN: (403) 783-7591 FAX: (403) 783-8178

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

Weekly sales Wednesdays @ 6 pm No Antique Sales for summer.

Estate Location Auction Fri., June 24, 1 p.m.

6104 - 51 St., Ponoka, AB TO BOOK YOUR SALE CALL 403-782-5693 or 403-304-4791 Check website for full listings www.bigstrapperauctions.net Like us on Facebook

EASY!

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

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HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Misc.

Help

880

Auctions

Graphic Artist Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

CONCRETE SERVICES

CABRAL CONCRETE Ponoka / Wetaskiwin, AB

Leo Cabral

Free Estimates

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

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

VETERINARY SERVICES

Bovine Veterinary Services On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services

Central Alberta Designs is accepting applications for a vacation relief position for a Graphic Artist based in Red Deer.

Working in a high volume, fast paced environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for ad building, designing and processing ads. They must possess a positive attitude, strong work ethic, keen eye for detail and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Mac-based Adobe InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite are definite assets.

Interested candidates should forward their resume stating Graphic Artist by Noon on Tuesday, June 21 to: Jessica Crandall Regional Production Manager Central Alberta Designs Email: jcrandall@cadesigns.ca

We thank everyone for their application however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ultrasound-aided ReproducƟve Programs

CA Designs

CETA CerƟĮed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer blackpress.ca X bclocalnews.com

Herd Health

Phone 403-391-1684 ʹͶ

Dr. Bruce Wine

TREE SERVICE Hillbilly Tree Mulching Ltd. • FENCE LINES • CUT LINES • POWER LINES • PIPELINES • BRUSH & BUSH • STUMPS MULCHING TO SUIT ALL NEEDS

Doug Casey

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 • Dr. Candace Wenzel

Auctions

1530

AUCTION PLACE LTD Sat., June 18 10am 3924 46A St (Scout Hall) Offering for sale: Tools, furniture, antiques, home décor, camping supplies, Harley Davidson bbq grill, prints & more Check out our website www.auctionplaceltd.com Pre-view of items and pre-register Friday, June 17 Auction Place Ltd. buys, sell, Estate sales, Antiques and On Location sales Cosigners welcome Locally owned and operated by Dwayne Jolliffe 10% BUYERS FEES! We accept cash, debit, and credit cards Proceeds from concession go to FIRST PONOKA SCOUTS

Celebrate Your Marriage With a Milestone Announcement • 1.877.223.3311 Remember to share the news with your friends & family!

Misc. for Sale

1530

$35 per week this space could be yours!

Plus $2.25 webcharge

403-783-3311

1660

LOGS CANADIAN PUBLIC Semi loads of pine, spruce, AUCTION. We now do tamarack, poplar, birch.

Farm Sales. Complete Price depends on location dispersals, appraisals & of delivery. Lil Mule net minimum guarantees!

Logging 403-318-4346 For a free, no obligation quote call today!

403-852-8721 or www.canadian publicauction.com.

Garden MEIER GUN AUCTION. Supplies Saturday, June 4, 6016 72A Ave., Edmonton.

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE Handguns, rifles, TREES 4-6 feet, $35 each. shotguns, hunting and Machine planting: $10/tree sporting equipment. To consign call 780-440-1860. (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75-$125/ order. Quality COLLECTOR CAR guaranteed.

AUCTION! 9th Annual 403-820-0961.

Calgary Premier Collector Car Auction. Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, June 17-19. Time to consign, all makes & Lawn models welcome.

1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; Tractors Consign@egauctions.com; EGauctions.com.

1680

1690

FOR SALE

FARMLAND W/GRAVEL RESERVES - Cardston, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, July 21 in Lethbridge. 130.65+/- title acres, gravel reserves in excess of 2.4 million m3.

Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY & SHOP - Strathmore, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, June 15 in Edmonton. 2+/- title acres industrial property & 8000 sq. ft. shop. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652. Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.

PRE SUMMER Equipment Consignment Auction.

Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m., MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta. Selling tractors, farm machinery, 3pt equipment, skid steer attachments, trucks, vehicles, classic cars, ATV’s, RV’s, boats, equipment & enclosed trailers, skid shack, commercial storage canopies & party tents, livestock equipment, lumber & trusses, lawn & garden equipment & supplies, trees, tools & misc.; www.montgomeryauctions.com 1-800-371-6963.

EquipmentMisc.

1620

A-STEEL SHIPPING CONTAINERS. 20’, 40’ & 53’. 40’ insulated reefers/freezers.

Modifications possible windows, doors, walls, as office, living work-shop, etc., 40’ flatrack/bridge.

1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

1760

L-130 John Deere lawn mower 48” deck, 22 HP, hydrostatic trans Good condition 403-704-3252

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Misc. for Sale

780 440 4037 | SEACAN.COM

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr. Murray • Murray Jacobson, DVM • Jacobson Clayton West, DVM Dr. Clayton West • Nicole Macdonald, DVM • Katie Graves, DVM Dr. Ashley Shannon

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

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

1760 PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING

SAWMILLS from only $4,397. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & dvd: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899 ext.

400OT

• JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER REQUIRED

We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts 5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm 8:00

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

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

Farm Equipment

• 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

2010

BRAND new quonset, 26’ x 25’ x 19’, never erected, $10,500. 403-485-2532

2100

FOR SALE. Simmeron Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings and 1-2 year old polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines, very quiet, muscled.

780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.

Customizable and secure. From storage to workspace.

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

VETERINARY SERVICES

PLUMBING

Livestock

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

Firewood

Horses

2140

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

Jerry Dodds 403-783-0303

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

35 PER WEEK. $

PLUS

$2.25 WEBCHARGE

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

30 PONOKA NEWS Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

Seed Grain

2200

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, 403-783-1564 Mark Trautman 403-704-3157

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 BEDROOM

DUPLEX IN PONOKA

- c/w fridge, stove, washer & dryer - Small storage shed, parking pad in back - Nice little balcony off the duplex - Quiet neighborhood next to the Christian school - Will consider 1 or 2 cats - Includes Town of Ponoka Utilities (water, sewer & garbage)

$900.00/month $900.00 Security Deposit

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Contact Karen at

(403) 704-6903 PONOKA newer 3 bdrm. townhouse, 6 appl., 3 bath, walk-in closets, deck, lrg. laundry storage room, $1195.

403-704-1221

Condos/ Townhouses

YOU DESERVE THE BEST!! Picture yourself relaxing in this 3 bedroom PONOKA town home is only 9 years old and is complete with laminate Áooring, main Áoor laundry, 6 appliances AND the landlord pays the water sewer and garbage.

Plenty of storage and comfortable deck. No pets and smoking on deck only helps keep this home pristine for people like you.

Call Mary at 403-783-6609.

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390 Manufactured Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Homes 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

3020

AVAILABLE NOW Spacious 3 bdrm duplex with large front deck 4 appliances

$1050 incls all utilities N/S, N/P

3040

MATURE couple, 1 bdrm.

2 baths in Rimbey Mobile Home Park. Ref’s required, n/s, no pets. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. $500./mo.

1-780-465-7107

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

Suites

3060

Call 403-302-4679

AVAILABLE JUNE 1

CLEARVIEW 3 bdrm. duplex, 2 bath, fenced yard, n/s, no parties, will consider small pets, $1175/mo., $1000/dd.

Ref. req. 403-343-0306

1 – one bdrm suite 1 – two bdrm suite Downtown, N/S, N/P

Farm Custom Work

403-357-0654

2080

PONOKA 2 bdrm. well maintained quiet adult building, no pets $790/mo. + power, heat/water incld. avail. July 1.

Brian 403-348-6594 PONOKA lrg. 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite avail. for quiet working people.

403-704-1645

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

403-357-0287

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

6010 Request for Proposals Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex – Skate Sharpening Services

The Town of Ponoka invites written proposals for businesses to enter into an agreement for the use of space on the mezzanine of the Arena Complex for the provision of Skate Sharpening Services for a period of up to 5 years.

Proposal Information packages are available to pick up at the Ponoka Town Ofwce For more information contact Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services. Site visit may be arrange by contacting Norm Morrow, Complex Operator at 403-785-7404.

Proposals must be submitted in writing to the undersigned no later than 2:00 pm on Friday, July 8, 2016. Faxed or electronic mail submissions will be accepted.

Wes Amendt Director of Community Services Phone: 403-783-0118 Town of Ponoka Fax #: 403-783-4086 C, 4900 – 54 Street Email: wes.amendt@ponoka.ca Ponoka, AB T4J 1N8

PUBLIC NOTICE 2016 ASSESSMENT/TAX NOTICES 2016 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 (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday until June 30, 2016.

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.

If you have not received your 2016 assessment/tax notice, please contact the Town Office in person or by calling 7830127.

Dated at Ponoka, Alberta this 6th day of May A.D. 2016.

We want to say a huge thank you to the Ponoka Early Childhood Development Coalition for their generous donation of $500 towards the refreshment of our board book collection. With their donation we have been able to purchase almost 100 of the hard cardboard-like books that are geared towards babies and toddlers. The Ponoka ECMap Coalition is a group of local citizens and agency representatives who work collaboratively to support and improve the healthy development of our children at very young ages, to ensure success in later life. You’ll see them partnering with Parent Link for programs such as Art Attack, or attending events like the community wellness fair. Any child who attended the Bright Futures pre-k information session would’ve received an awesome backpack stuffed with items to prepare them for the school days ahead. And now they are providing the children of Ponoka with another great resource to help them develop their language and thinking skills, one of the key pillars that the ECMap coalition is trying to improve. To learn more about the Alberta early childhood mapping project please visit www.ecmap.ca, or check out the Ponoka Early Childhood Development Coalition Facebook page.

The Ponoka Stampede is coming up soon, and there are a couple of things that we want everyone to know about. First off, on Parade Day, Thursday June 30, the library will be closed until 1 p.m. But that doesn’t mean you can’t come see us, because we will be having a BBQ fundraiser in front of The Brick! They have been so kind as to arrange another BBQ for us; they purchase all the supplies and we keep all the proceeds. We’ll be right along the parade route, so come on by and grab a hot dog, burger or cheeseburger, along with a pop, coffee or water and support your library.

We will also be closed on Friday, July 1; Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3 for the Canada Day long weekend. We hope everyone has the chance to enjoy some fun down at the midway or rodeo grounds, or a weekend away. We will be back open on Monday, July 4, to finish off the prep for our ‘Wild’ Summer Reading Club.

Registration for the Summer Reading Club started on June 13 and runs through until June 30. Come on down to the library to register your children ages five to 12. The programs run Tuesdays and Thursdays, with children ages five to eight meeting from 10:30 to 11:45, and ages nine to 12 meeting from 1:30 to 2:45. Children will be doing crafts, playing games and having adventures with Ms. Emma, as well as keeping track of their reading minutes to win prizes. Keep your children engaged in reading over the summer months and watch how it helps them greatly when they head back to school in September.

Coming soon: From Laura Griffin, comes ‘Deep Dark’, the 10th novel in the New York Times bestselling Tracers series, a well-crafted, gripping, and suspenseful romantic thriller.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

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Ponoka cowgirl heading to U.S. for rodeo finals

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWST A young Ponoka cowgirl is heading to the United States to represent Alberta in the National Junior High School Rodeo Finals in Lebanon, TN. Macy Auclair, 13, is going to the nationals, set to start Sunday, June 19 and last till June 25, to compete in two events: breakaway roping and ribbon roping.

She placed strongly at the qualifiers recently and is ready for a competitive run as this is her second year heading to nationals in the US. The busy rodeo week will feature the best young cowboys and girls from around the world, explained Auclair.

Athletes from Canada, the United States and Australia will be vying for top place, says Auclair, who feels a lot more confident than she did last year.

For 2016, she knows what to expect.

“I feel way more confident because last year I competed in one event,” said Auclair.

Getting to this point was no easy task considering she had a crash with her horse, Chex, in April. Auclair was making a run when her horse tripped

and she was catapulted off. Luckily, she was thrown in front of the horse rather than under and both came out relatively unscathed although it took her horse some weeks to heal.

Her goal this year? “My goal is to make it to the short go at least.”

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Ponoka’s Macy Auclair, 13, is heading to the United States for the National Junior High School Rodeo Finals. She is competing in breakaway roping and ribbon roping.

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For the kill: The Queens, one of the four women’s volleyball teams competing over the weekend attack for a point on Saturday, June 11. After their successful organization of a local basketball league, attracting players from all central Alberta communities, the Filippino community in Ponoka has now expanded their sports activities to women’s weekly volleyball league with the understanding and support of the St. Augustine School, allowing the use of their main gym.

Jerry Nepomuceno, the lead organizer, said the Derepite family had provided great support for the women’s volleyball league.

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