Ponoka News, September 16, 2015

Vol. 67, No. 38 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 | 403-783-3311 | WWW.PONOKANEWS.COM

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during an open house session. One of the biggest chal-

lenges for council, says Coun. Marc Yaworski, and deputy mayor as Mayor Rick Bon-nett was away, is planning for projects without stable funding from the federal and provincial governments.

“We have provincial money that we may or may not get,” said Yaworski.

He added that whether money is provided or not, council must still act on im-portant projects such as the

North Bridge and road re-alignment project. To help deal with those challenges, council is looking at dif-ferent ideas to gain more revenue such as the town owning its own utility ser-

vices, explained Yaworski. “It’s something that we talk about.”

Betty Quinlan, director of corporate services for the Town of Ponoka, said plan-ners will take the information provided at the open house and look at how it fits with the operation and capital budgets for the town. As an example, one resident had concerns over speeding.

“By hearing people’s con-cerns, it highlights areas we need to address,” explained Quinlan.

“So we might change our service delivery or cre-ate higher priorities within them,’ she added as an ex-ample.

The goal is to respond to residents’ needs in all ar-eas of the town. Balancing wants and needs can be a tough challenge for budget

planners and Quinlan says it becomes a question of priori-tizing projects.

“There’s never enough money for everything. Capi-tal budgets, usually we have to cut as much as we keep,” explained Quinlan.

In its strategic planning, the town has created guiding pillars that help provide struc-ture in the budget deliberation process. Areas such as quality of life and infrastructure are addressed in these pillars. Quinlan added that infrastruc-ture needs such as water and sewer tend to be the priority as they are a necessity.

The four pillars are: • Vibrant lifestyle infra-

structure• Economic growth• Operational excellence• Leadership and good gov-

ernmentYaworski added that rec-

reation is an important aspect of the planning process for council. He feels recreation will become a necessity due to aging recreation facilities such as the aquaplex.

“We need to have facili-ties for young families who want to move to Ponoka,” said Yaworski.

He feels offering those amenities will help the town grow.

A survey is available for residents to add their thoughts to the process. Find the link here: http://www.ponoka.ca/town-hall/333-2015-budget-survey.

Carlen Cire checks out some of the Town of Ponoka budget considerations Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the Hudson Green Centre during a budget open house. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Ponoka RCMP are look-ing for two Caucasian men involved in a gas and dash on Saturday, Sept. 12.

At approximately 9:30 a.m., police received reports of a white Ford SRW driv-ing away from a Highway 2A gas station with $109 worth of fuel.

Two Caucausian men wearing ball caps were involved in the theft, say police, and the truck was re-ported stolen out of Stettler. Police say a vehicle match-ing that description has been seen in nearby towns related to criminal activity.

A short time later police received reports of two men

Police looking for gas and dash suspects


Speedsters along 64 Av-enue and 51 Street has one town resident looking for increased RCMP presence.

Richard Klassen spoke with town council Tuesday, Sept. 8 during the regular meeting, with the hope that council would take some action to help curb speeding and noisy vehicles.

“We seem to have a lot of problems in the (Co-Op) subdivision with noise and speed,” stated Klassen.

He wants the speed limit be dropped to 40 km/h along the road and request-ed RCMP increase their presence there. “We want some co-operation from the RCMP to have regular pa-trols there.”

One of his concerns is the speed; there are many children in the area and he worries for their safety when motorists speed by. Klassen told council he has recorded licence plate num-bers but does not feel any action will be taken.

Town resident seeks solution to speeding on north end of town

Coun. Tim Falkiner asked about the process to change the speed limit, which is currently 50 km/h. CAO Rachel Kunz replied that the speed limit is gov-erned by the town’s bylaw.

Coun. Teri Underhill mentioned that 38 Street has a speed limit of 40 km/h and asked why. Coun. Lo-anna Gulka offered that she believes it is because there

are no sidewalks on the street.

Kunz added that she spoke with Ponoka RCMP officers about the issue and says investigators are work-ing on a plan for the area.

Klassen had presented a petition to town administra-tion but as the proper steps were not followed in the pe-tition, it could not be acted on.

attempting to steal a truck. They were driving a stolen white Ford F350 with a li-cence plate of BPM 6557.Driver on prohibition

Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit conducted a check stop on Highway 2A on 50 Street on Tuesday, Sept. 8 nabbing a driver without a valid li-cense.

After stopping the 40-year-old Edmonton driver of a 2008 silver Nis-san Altima, officers found the man had a Canada-wide driving prohibition and no drivers licence.

He was charged and released on a promise to appear for driving while prohibited and the vehicle was seized for 30 days.Intoxicated woman lodged in cells

Ponoka RCMP received a complaint of a woman walking in the middle of the road on the yellow lines on Sept 8 at 9 p.m.

Members attended and located a 27-year-old Mask-wacis woman who was

intoxicated walking in the middle of the lane at Hwy 2A and 50 Street. The wom-an was arrested for public intoxication and held in custody until she was sober.Lifetime ban from store

After attempting to steal $20 worth of Advil, an 18-year-old Maskwacis woman received a lifetime ban from Shoppers Drug Mart.

Police say they received a call from the store and that the woman was in custody at the store. It is reported she was co-operative with staff and police. Warrant issued for resi-dent

Police conducted two curfew checks on a Ponoka man on conditions to stay in his residence.

The checks were held Sept. 11 and 13 during the times he is required to be home and he wasn’t. Police issued warrant for the arrest of the 40-year-old Ponoka man and he was charged with failing to comply with conditions.


Travelling at speeds in excess of 177 km/h landed a motorist with a $2,000 fine and a 90-day driving suspension in provincial court Friday, Sept. 11.

Crown prosecu-tor Steve Degen told the court that members of the Ponoka Integrated Traf-

fic Unit pulled Edmonton driver Chris Smith over on Dec. 9, 2014 after clocking his speed at 177 km/h on Highway 2.

It took officers several minutes travelling at more than 200 km/h to catch up to Smith, added Degen. He said they travelled 18 ki-lometres in seven minutes before closing the gap.

The 32-year-old com-puter technician regrets his decision to travel that fast, explained defense counsel David Paull. “There’s just no good excuse for driving that fast on the highway.”

When asked by Judge James Glass if he wanted to say anything about the actions that day, Smith said he won’t be speeding in the

Speedster loses licence after pleading guiltyfuture. He was given until Nov. 30 to pay the fines and surrendered his licence to the court.Man receives fines for vigilante justice

Burning a tent that belonged to two youths brought a Ponoka man

$950 in fines. The Ponoka Fire De-

partment was called to a tent on fire at approxi-mately 11 p.m. on Aug. 4, explained Degen of the

events leading up to the arrest of Chris Lyle, who was charged with arson damaging property.

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Degen said the police were called in when the firefighters saw Lyle and two youths fighting and had to break up the fight.

“Mr. Lyle was intoxi-

cated and had a heavy slur,” explained Degen.

Lyle’s actions followed after his equipment was stolen, and he suspected the youths used the tent to store stolen items, added Degen. He recommended a $500

fine and 12 months of pro-bation.

Defense counsel Paull said the incident was not a result of an alcohol problem but the alcohol put Lyle over the edge. “He had $12,000 worth of tools stolen from his shack,” said Paull.

“It certainly has been an eye-opener for him. He has to continue to report activ-ity to police,” he added.

Paull suggested proba-tion was not necessary and added that one of the indi-viduals he confronted had been arrested for a break and enter offense.

Lyle said it was the wrong thing to do and said he would call police if he suspected criminal behav-iour in the future. Judge Glass granted a fine and did not put Lyle under pro-bation. He was given until Oct. 30 to pay $950 in fines. Man given opportunity to clear record

After being charged with mischief for dam-aging Town of Ponoka security cameras at the Ponoka Culture and Rec-

reation Complex, Ponoka resident Dustin Baird was given a chance to clear his record.

Degen told the court that Baird was seen in sur-veillance footage Oct. 16, 2014, with five individu-als smoking and drinking. Footage shows Baird and a friend throwing rocks and a beer bottle before eventual-ly knocking it out of focus.

A restitution request of $956 to replace the camera and the labour was made by Degen. “Paying the res-titution just corrects the wrong.”

He added that Baird should have a conditional discharge and advises com-munity service. Judge Glass recommended Baird follow through with the require-ments.

“The benefits of a con-ditional discharge to you is if you complete it you won’t have a criminal record,” ex-plained Glass.

He has six months to pay the restitution and fines and 20-hours of community service.

Pleading guilty...

Religion

How was your summer? For lots of us it spells good times at the lake, and some family outings, and even the odd family reunion to attend (whether we want to or not). We’ve had a good summer with lots of happy memories.

I’d like to tell you about a big highlight of my sum-mer! — It was even greater than that — it was a “one-of-a-kind” milestone. Let me start at the beginning.

In March of 2013, two and a half years ago, I felt in my heart that it was time to send in some important paperwork to the govern-

Dual citizenship, earthly and heavenlyment. It was my application for Canadian Citizenship. YUP — I’m an import!

So it was with much an-ticipation (and a little fear) that I took the plunge. I couldn’t believe how much joy and relief. Really, Can-ada has been our home for many years, and I’ve always felt at home here. I couldn’t figure out why I hadn’t done it sooner. Two of our chil-dren call Alberta home and almost all our friends are here, too. It just felt right. It was the right time — the right everything.

They sent me a confir-mation letter, stating that my application had been received, and with a newly acquired file number.

Then came the waiting … and more waiting.

Of course, if you’ve ever dealt with the govern-ment, you know that is par for the course. It can be stressful. There is an inter-net address you can check on it, but it doesn’t tell you much — only that they are “Now processing appli-cations submitted before

________” (your date). At that, it was seven months before I saw my application date arrive on that very im-portant line.

The day finally came (after 27 months) that I was given an appointment for my “Immigration Inter-view” which took place at Canada Place in Edmonton. (Thankfully I didn’t have to sit the test. If you’re over 55 — they let you skip that part).

A few weeks later, on July 28, I , along with 113 other “aliens” were sworn in as brand new Canadians.

WOW — is all I can say to describe the feeling. It is more than just relief or hap-piness. I felt sheer joy flood my soul. And lots of excite-ment, too.

We had a small party with some friends on that day; and then the follow-ing Sunday (Heritage Day) we spilled the beans to our church (it was a carefully guarded secret) and had a coffee and cake celebration with them.

It’s amazing that the Bi-

ble even speaks about this — Talking about believers in Jesus, Paul the Apostle tells us that “our citizenship is in heaven”.

This means that we might say that we have “dual citizenship”. Not only do we have responsibilities to and privileges granted by the Canadian government, but also to the “govern-ment” of heaven. We need to be both loving and very loyal to both, because the Bible says that “Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of Lords”

It’s also interesting that we also need to make an “application” for our heav-enly citizenship. The only requirement is to “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved…” (Acts 16:31). Also the verse I referred to is Philippians 3:20, it says this — “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ…” (NKJV)

Thanks again for this short visit. Hope to visit with you again sometime.

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PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCHPastor Rob McArthur 403-783-5659

Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.Corner of Hwy 53 & Hwy 2A (former Crossroads Restaurant)

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHPASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN

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Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St.Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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Rev. Mitch Ramkissoon Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.www.parklandurc.org

Associated Gospel Churches of CanadaCHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE

Pastor Jerry Preheim • Pastor Matt Sealy3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKASr. Pastor Paul Spate

Erin Dirsten - Fac. Youth & Family Min. & James Crosina - Fac. of Community Life5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org 403-783-5533

Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner [email protected]

Sunday Service 10:00 am.

5020-52 Ave. Ponoka Phone: 403-783-4087

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Mass Times: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 9:00 a.m. Sunday5113 - 52 Ave., Ponoka, T4J 1H6 403-783-4048

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Reflections of Ponoka

Remember When...

Photo submittedThis 1980s photo shows the young girls and boys of the Royal Canadian Legion Air Cadet Squadron No. #65 Ponoka poising

in front of ‘old blue’ the Legion bus on their way to a fun gliding session in Olds. The local squadron meets every Tuesday evening

at their new home at the former Ponoka Elementary (pink) School, with many activities planned, new members always welcome, and information available at phone 403-783-4181.

There would be a lot of excitement in and around town in September 1954 when Orton Dodds, a Ponoka butcher and chair-man of the local civilian committee for the Air Ca-det League of Canada announced the plans to form the very first air cadet squadron for the girls living in and around our town and surrounding districts. The initial parade was held on Sept. 14 in the local armories on the south end of Railway Street, which would serve our local air cadet program and many other activities for many decades. As early as 1946, the Royal Canadian Air Force had nationally in-troduced flying scholarships and gliding training at little or no cost to the families of young participants, while active school life and guid-ance programs were also in place for all students.

Although the newly formed Ponoka Girls’ Air

Cadet Squadron, with over two dozen energetic young ladies 14 years of age and over taking part was not of-ficially affiliated with the Royal Canadian Air Force, it did receive every assistance and encouragement from Flt. Lieutenant G.G. Ranks, who headed the local boys’ cadet squad and would serve as the RCAF liaison for both groups. Members of those first Ponoka lady cadets included Maxine and Yvonne Pelletier, Mavis and Norma Stuart, Bev Rimbey, Delores Abt (Somshor), Audrey Burchnell, Flor-ence Guertin, Jean Strause, Violet Cleveland, Judy Clis-sold, Arlene Klein, Jewel Baisley, Heather MacLeod, Peggy Wiggins, Marjo-rie Young, Carol Mattern, Lesley Drummond, Carol Mattern, Joan Kerns, Myrna Donnelly, and Joan Trainor (Staldecker), who was one of the first to get her ser-geant stripes.

Photo courtesy of Del AbtPonoka’s first all girl Air Cadet Squadron was formed in 1954 by Orton Dodd’s, G.G. Ranks and Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Ellis. The names of the first two dozen ‘lady cadets’ shown above are listed in the story below, the squad lasted for two years and then later joined the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 Squadron for a proud tradition that has thrived in our community for 74 years.

Air Cadet Squadron for Ponoka girls

started in 1954BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

With the ongoing support and encouragement of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 and the community, our Ponoka Air Cadet squadron #65 has hosted thousands of young boys and girls to a unique training and social ex-perience for 74 exciting years and counting. Some of the activities that those young lads from Ponoka and districts took part in the early days of the thriving cadet move-ment included....marksmanship, drills, health and safety programs, band, summer and winter campouts, social and community activities and lots more marching and drills.

Cadet squad for girls formed in 1954

In chatting with Joan Staldecker and Del Abt, they both fondly recalled their weekly sessions with the Ponoka Girls’ Cadet Squad-ron, looking resplendent in their blue skirts, straight black ties, wedge caps, black nylons, and black Cu-ban heel shoes. Instructors included Mr. and Mrs. Er-nie Ellis, Orton Dodds, G.G. Ranks, and others, who led them through courses in physical training, photogra-phy, St. John’s Ambulance, marksmanship and drills, as well as a special course in first aid and home nurs-ing. They also really looked forward to parading once a month with the boys’ air cadet squadron in the field behind the armories, in the arena or around the commu-nity for special events. The girls also enjoyed socials

and pot-luck suppers, and really looked forward to the shooting competitions in the basement of the armories with the boys of #65 squad, who they were quite often able to beat, then enjoyed the bragging rights, and in later years would use these ‘eagle eye’ skills to go out hunting with their fathers.

The Ponoka Girls’ Air Cadet Squadron operated for about two years, but dur-ing that time, over 60 young ladies from Ponoka and districts enjoyed the train-ing programs and various social, sports, and commu-nity involvement. Following several years of ‘unofficial participation’ by some all Girl’s Air Cadet Squadrons throughout the Province, The Air Cadet League of Canada approved the forma-tion of combined boys’ and

girls’ air cadet squadrons on July 3, 1975.

Over the years, the Royal Canadian Legion Air Cadet Squadron #65 Ponoka has hosted hundreds of 12 to 19-year-old boys and girls from community and districts to a reward-ing experience of vigorous training, social activities and keen camaraderie. Thanks to the ongoing traditional support of the Ponoka Le-gion and the community as well as the dedicated leader-ship of officers, instructors, volunteers and parent groups, our local squadron has thrived and continued to be one of the most active air cadet movements among the 458 currently operating in Canada. As a proud mem-ber of the air cadets, the young participants are giv-en the unique opportunity

of extensive training pro-grams that include aviation, citizenship, drills, fitness, sports, band program, marksmanship, discipline, survival and team-work, with amazing benefits such as scholarships, awards, medals, promotions, na-tional courses, International exchange programs, and camps at Sea Island, Pen-hold, Camp Borden and so much more.

The Ponoka Air Cadet Squadron have just moved from their long-standing 5006-51 Avenue location into new headquarters at the former Ponoka Elemen-tary (pink) School, and meet every Tuesday night. For a ‘youthful experience of a lifetime’ in the Air Cadets please contact Phone 403-783-4181 or Email: [email protected].


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Conservatives pulled it off again; with the an-nouncement of a single statistic, they changed the main topic of discussion in the election campaign and steered it in the direction, which they think they can benefit from.

Dear Editor,

After having read the recent letter in the Ponoka News of Sept. 9 in which an attempt was made to draw a comparison between the Muslim refugees of today and the Jewish Holocaust of WWII I was left dumbfounded. It seems to me that there is a constant and misguided penchant for those who sympathize with the Muslim cause to draw parallels that don’t exist be-tween their plight and the serious wrong that was done to others in history. I find the attempt to draw a parallel between the Jew-ish Holocaust of WWII and the Middle East refugees of today to be seriously disturbing and out right wrong.

The Muslim refugees who are flooding into Europe are not victims of persecution by anyone other than their own government or economic hardship. No one is hunting them down and placing them into concen-tration camps. No one is doing experiments on them and nor are any of them wearing government issued identification docu-ments that prevent them from being able to hide amongst the general population. Every single Muslim who has made it to Europe has previously spent part of his/her jour-ney in a country of safety. The same cannot

be said of the Jews of WWII. The Syrian refugees are victims of their own failed government and their attempt to overthrow that government.

To compare the Muslim refugees with the Jewish Holocaust victims of WWII when you consider that the followers of Is-lam reject the historical occurrence of the Holocaust as a Jewish deception. Also Is-lam considers Jews to nothing more than infidel dogs and Islamic governments have historically persecuted Jews after having decimated their numbers in a Muslim led Holocaust. On the same day as this letter to the editor was published the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated that Israel will not be around in 25yrs. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/world/middleeast/iran-ayatollah-khamenei-israel-will-not-exist.html

Now some may jut want to dismiss this as simply hyperbole but the Iranian lead-ership has historically been consistent in dedicating itself to the destruction of Israel.

There is also a big difference in the historical relationship between the Jew-ish religion and the West as compared to the Muslim religion and the West. The Ju-daeo/Christian religion is the bedrock upon which Western culture is based. It has given

us modern science, pluralism, technology etc. In other words all of the things that are beneficial to human life and the things that draws people to live in the West. Sadly though these are the very things that are anathema to Islam. Islam is not a demo-cratic, tolerant religion. As proof all that you have to look at is the fact that the Mus-lim refugees are not pushing their way into Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Instead of FLEEING to other Muslim countries that are a lot closer and that share a com-mon culture and make a less dangerous trip overland they are going out of their way to Europe where there is no Sharia law and where they have to live with pigs, dogs, free speech etc.

It is the obligation of any state to con-trol its own borders. The government which has control over a given geography has an immediate moral obligation to its residents before anyone else. A government also has an obligation to preserve the integrity of its culture and society. It is a telling indict-ment of Islamic societies that people aren't flocking to them as places to live as landed immigrants or citizens. There are many people who go to the oil producing states because of work but it is notable that most

of those states have laws which bar access to citizenship for these workers. Even if the workers wanted it. It is also notable that Is-lamic countries restrict any exercise of the freedom of religion and some even ban the construction of churches. In Islam conver-sion to any other religion is punishable by death for the convert the one who assisted in the conversion. Blasphemy laws are in place and are a definite restriction on free-dom of speech.

For any Western nation to welcome in people who follow a religion that is dedi-cated to destroying that nation is a foolish thing to do. Liberals know this but to admit it would conflict seriously with their liberal idea that all cultures and religions are equal in value. So even though such things as Islam's murderous teachings, Fascist under-pinnings and misogyny etc. are not a secret yet they still feel compelled to advocate for it.

Sincerely,Julian Ross Hudson

Editor’s Note: It is saddening to realize that some people can still look at a humani-tarian tragedy from an angle of religious animosity.

West should not accept Muslim refugees

Opinion

Mustafa EricEditor

Is economy for people or politicians?The statistic is the (al-

leged?) budget surplus: Just under $ 2B. When? Last year. How? No one knows.

Is this surplus the result of another set of unspent allocations, which were re-turned to the government?

One might remember that in the course of the past six months alone, journal-ists uncovered millions of dollars, originally slated for First Nations housing and RCMP investigations to create databases being re-turned to the federal coffers.

The fact that this figure was released at the request (!?) of Joe Oliver, Minis-ter of Finance, right at the midpoint of the election campaign is stinky enough and it should call for some questions.

But there may be something else that we as

electorate should be ask-ing, a broader question, which is: Why are we judging economy using the same yardsticks as the economists, government spokespeople or so called analysts do?

Why is a budget deficit or surplus important for a resident of, say, Alix or Red Deer or Calgary?

Yes, we have been led to believe for a very long time now that budget manage-ment is the most important function of a government and that the failure of a gov-ernment to pass a budget means that very govern-ment is unable to govern.

But with so many detailed pieces of legisla-tion that no lay man can comprehend without guid-ance, with so much fraud and wrongdoing (Senate

scandals, abuse of privi-leges, nepotism etc.) and so many intricate governance regulations, who can say that budget is really being implemented as it is prom-ised?

Are we really supposed to decide whom to vote for by comparing how much budget deficit or surplus this or other leader is prom-ising?

One major problem with the kind of election campaign that we are going through now is that with all the publicity campaigns and the impact of the me-dia, we, as individuals, are prone to becoming exten-sively influenced by herd mentality when it comes to making political decisions.

And political leaders, well aware of their power to swing individuals’ psy-

chology with a few phrases that touch their softer sides, exploit that ability to the maximum in order to trans-form the sympathy to votes on the balloting day.

Returning to the matter of budget, I am wondering why none of the leaders have been touching on the matter of widening poverty among the seniors?

Why is budget surplus or deficit, as a figure, taking precedence over some poor kids’ inability to afford to enroll in a hockey or extra curricular program?

Unless the voters push for it, political leaders will never put a human face to their election promises, in other words, they will keep treating economic statistics as the priority over what the economy is for, the people.

As long as $15 daycare

continues to be a statistic to be aimed for in the eyes of NDP leader Tom Mulcair, $10 million as an annual target for deficit for Justin Trudeau and $1.9 billion surplus a good thing in and for themselves, regardless of the methodology the government is elected, the democratic nature of the system of governance will likely to continue to weak-en in the years and decades to come, as it has been do-ing for decades.

We might be compla-cent in our comfort zone, content with the thought that our system of checks and balances will save the representative form of government from being degenerated, but that com-placency may cost us big time even in the lifetime of the next generation.

PONOKA CLASSES

HIP FITHip Fit is a dance workout that blends hip hop, salsa, strength, burlesque, belly dance with a little bit of cardio kickboxing thrown in for fl avour. This is a fun, non-competitive, welcoming class that will really rev you up. All levels welcome because you set your own limits. At the Ponoka Elementary School Gym.• Mondays, 7 pm – 8 pm, 10 classes, Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 19, 26,

Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23; $87.50• Wednesdays, 7pm – 8 pm, 10 classes, Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14,

21, 28, Nov. 4, 18, 25; $87.50• All Monday & Wednesday classes for $155

COMPUTER BASICS LEVEL 1An overview of the very basics of computers.• October 3, 10 am – 1 pm, $35 per person• Senior’s Drop In Centre

COMPUTER BASICS LEVEL 2If you want to learn a little more in depth about computers, you can continue with Level 2. You must have taken Level 1 in order to take this class.• October 24, 10 am – 1 pm, $35 per person• Senior’s Drop In Centre

EXCELIn this beginner class you will learn about rows, columns, cells, worksheets (spreadsheets), and workbooks. You will learn how to add rows and columns, and how to move data around in a worksheet. This is a perfect class to take to get you started using Excel.• November 21, 10 am – 1 pm, $35 per person• Senior’s Drop In Centre

MY FIRST BOOK FOR BABIESLiteracy and learning start from infancy.• Date and location to be announced.• Call us 403-783-3285 for more information

POSITIVE PARENTING SEMINARThe Triple P Seminar Series® provide tips on general parenting issues and common everyday behavioural issues. • Starting September 22, 10 am – 12 pm• FREE but you must register• Ponoka ParentLink Centre

BALLROOM DANCE FOR BEGINNERSHave you ever wanted to learn how to ballroom dance? Now’s your chance to join professionals Christie and Tyson Wilson.• Tuesday evenings; 6:45 – 8:15 pm starting October 6• Registration Deadline September 30• 10 lessons• United Church Hall• $220 per couple

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RIMBEY CLASSES

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COMPUTER BASICS LEVEL 1An overview of the very basics of computers• October 7, 6 – 9 pm, $35 per person• Rimbey Provincial Building

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GED PREPERATIONPresented by Academic Express. Included in the class is: 100 hours of GED prep instruction via videoconferencing, books and calculator, GED exam fee. Free but please call to register.• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 5 – 8 pm• September 16 – November 27• Rimbey Provincial Building

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Paige Raugust representing Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ponoka Youth Centre presents Tom Webber with a cheque for $1120.00. Tom won the very rst draw for the Ponoka Gold Rush Monthly Lottery.

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Old MacDonald Kennels Old MacDonald Kennels A “No Kill” shelter for

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The shelter is in need of:Blankets - Fleece if possible, Laundry Detergent,

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After hearing from con-cerned residents, town and county of Ponoka councillors are working towards a new fire services agreement.

Councils of both municipali-ties came together at a public meeting Monday, Sept. 14 with residents of both communities and members of the Ponoka Fire Department (PFD) in attendance. Also in attendance was a full cohort of town employees.

Mayor Rick Bonnett opened the meeting saying the town is interested in keeping the same service agreement, which was signed in 1994 with Ponoka County. “Our position is obvi-

ously status quo,” the mayor emphasized.

The county’s position, however, is to regionalize fire services within the county, which would include the Town of Ponoka.

“We’re looking at region-alizing fire service … We’re looking at hiring a regional fire chief. We’d like to hire the chief with the mayor of Ponoka,” ex-plained Reeve Paul McLauchlin.

One message that came across clearly to councillors is residents don’t want to see unnecessary duplication of infrastructure. Oliver Mickey suggested separating the depart-ments would bring unnecessary costs to taxpayers.

Residents want town and county to work together on fire department dispute

Bill Crawford, a former deputy chief with the PFD, suggested the cost to the town separating from the county and not receiving financial support would bring a negative effect. “As a town, we cannot afford to have a disagreement with the county.”

The biggest concern for one resident was how that decision would affect the PFD. Former PFD captain Kelly Moore spoke plainly about his opinion of the situation. “You guys gotta pull your heads out of your asses and talk,” he stated.

How would a regional/col-laborative service look?

Determining what a regional service would look like remains unclear with both councils suggesting more information is needed before coming to an agreement. Town Coun. Carla Prediger provided council and attendees with a list of fire de-partments across the province that are regionalized and those that are not.

On the list are only three communities that do not have a regional service agreement: Blackfalds, Grand Cache and Hanna.

Prediger suggests both coun-cils need to research how the regionalization has worked, a stance the county has been taking since these discussions began.

She also provided an idea of how the organization of the regional service could look.

Prediger suggested a region-al board with a district/regional fire chief who would answer to that board and be provided administration support. Within the municipalities there would be a Ponoka deputy fire chief, or fire chief, and the same for Rimbey and Ponoka County.

“Each fire chief would be responsible for their own facil-ity,” Prediger offered.

While he didn’t provide an

exact idea, McLauchlin said a new agreement could look simi-lar to that model.

“I don’t think we’re going against an advisory function,” he said in response to the idea of a collaboration board.

To help with the negotiations of how the agreement could look, the county is going to hire a fire chief as soon as possible, he added. McLauchlin suggested the two municipalities have mutual goals.

“It fits your structure other than some autonomy,” said McLauchlin.

Town Coun. Marc Yaworski disagreed stating the county’s needs are in the west near Gull Lake, which may not apply to the town but McLauchlin replied that west of Ponoka is an impor-tant area for both municipalities.

“The Highway 2 corridor is a huge benefit to both of us,” said McLauchlin.

County wants more say One of the reasons Ponoka

County provided notice to the aged service agreement was over concerns it had no say in the town’s operations.

Town Coun. Loanna Gulka suggested the agreement does not state anywhere that the coun-ty is required a say. “It’s driving a wedge, especially between our firefighters. You’re asking them to choose.”

McLauchlin replied that the goal is to remove that wedge. He added that the two councils met last May to ensure there is more communication between the two municipalities on the department.

Yet when two firefighters, Donna Noble and Dennis Jones, both 10 year veterans, provided notice of their retirement from the department a week prior to the meeting, county council and administration were not notified.

Coun. Teri Underhill sug-gested that if she provided half the funding for something and was not allowed any say in its operation, she would be upset as well. “Let’s think about our

side.”“They (Ponoka County)

want a say. Why shouldn’t they have a say?” asked Underhill.

An area of large growth in the county is west of Ponoka near Meridian Beach and Gull Lake areas, offered Bonnett. He suggests the county is trying to ensure fire protection of its residents and not to fight with the Town of Ponoka.

“The growth in the county is bigger than the growth in the town,” said Bonnett.

County CAO Charlie Cut-forth suggested over the years the service agreement has been mutually beneficial in such a way that it was followed in Al-berta. “We’ve been considered a model for the province in com-munities of this size.”

While the county is con-sidered a client, it was always treated like a partner, he added. Regardless of the county’s re-lationship in the agreement, he said the county should have some opportunity to ask ques-tions and receive answers on agreements.

The firefighters’ perspec-tive

From an operational per-spective, Fire Chief Jamie Wilkinson’s biggest concern is to keep his department unified.

“Going forward, we have to have a department built on trust,” he explained.

Some firefighters also raised their concerns over how this agreement would look.

Deputy chief Kelsey Hycha suggested having multiple fire chiefs in different jurisdictions under the same building would create confusion for firefight-ers. “Sharing the roof, that’s like having two coaches on a hockey team.”

He did, however, add that a regional fire chief, similar to that of Lacombe County’s does bring benefits to operations. Hycha suggested that each community would have their own fire chief and they would take care of their operations but answer to the

regional chief. “That way you have one

leader,” said Hycha. This would ensure firefight-

ers know who to answer to at any emergency scene.

As for the management of the department some firefight-ers spoke in favour of the new modus operandi.

In a clear demonstration of how high emotions have been running among the firefighters, PFD member Derek Lewis al-leged a wedge was created by former Fire Chief Ted Dillon and that he felt county council is getting misinformation from other parties. He also alleged that Dillon played favourites within the department and neglected to maintain equipment. Having recently retired, Dillon was not present at the meeting.

In another expression of a personal standpoint, PFD member Ken Kraft claimed the two firefighters who resigned recently were “two cancers” to the fire department. He was also concerned Dillon would be hired to work for the county.

County Coun. Bryce Liddle reassured the PFD members that the services provided by the de-partment is not, and has never been the issue. “We’re getting too personal here,” he suggested.

County invites mayor into hiring process

McLauchlin said that the county wants to conduct an open bid for the new fire chief posi-tion and he invited Bonnett into the hiring process. “This is our most important service … we need the town.”

“Our goal is to do what’s right for everyone,” he added.

Ponoka County CAO Char-lie Cutforth later reported that county council had decided fol-lowing an emergency meeting to advertise a fire chief position for the county with the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association. He said mayors of Rimbey and Ponoka and a consultant Ken Kendall would be invited to be part of the hiring process.


HOMETOWN NEWS HOMETOWN EVENTSCOUNCIL UPDATES

The next meeting of Council will be on MONDAY September 21 at 7:00 PM, Hudson’s Green Activity Centre. Agenda packages are posted on the website in advance of every Council meeting.You are welcome to attend all Town Council meetings to listen to discussions and decisions.

GET INVOLVED!What matters to you? Survey Says! Your opinions matter to us! Visit the home page of the website to take the 2016 BUDGET SURVEY and the RECREATION AND CULTURE SURVEY. Help shape Ponoka’s future.Land Use Bylaw – Planning and Economic Development is reaching out to the community over the coming month. Watch for notices and please come chat about this important update. Look under Events for information about Morning Coffee with Trish and Stephen on September 23! RECREATION MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, Tuesday, September 29 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Kinsmen Community Centre. We would love to see you there!

TOWN NOTICESAquaplex - Annual maintenance is completed! The Aquaplex is open again, and the diving board is fi xed! Check the website at Ponoka.ca for the Fall swim schedule. Did you know the Aquaplex schedule is the most popular page on the Town’s website! We know you love it, and we love it when you come out. Join the TOP Team – Town of Ponoka Employment – Current opportunities are posted on the website. The Aquaplex is looking for Lifeguard / Instructors and a permanent part-time casher.

50th Avenue Bridge and Road Project has started!

The original bridge on 50th Avenue was built in 1908 and has served us well. It is being replaced for safety, transportation improvements and to align the roadway over the Battle River. The new bridge will have improved construction methods and will be safe for vehicles, pedestrians and bicycle traffi c. It will be built to withstand water levels as well.

Project timelines:• Earliest date of bridge construction commencement: October 1, 2015• Conditional Construction Completion: May 31, 2015• Construction Completion: July 31, 2016 (Bridge)• Bridge Removal: August 31, 2016 (3 weeks after road completion and after

migratory bird act (i.e. June 30th)

Highlights of new bridge include:• 14m - 20m - 14m SLC Girder Bridge• 9.94 metre clear roadway width• 2.5 metre sidewalk with lots of room for people and bicyles• Bridge barriers and 1.37 metre high pedestrian/cyclist rail• 150mm concrete deck with water proofi ng membrane and 80mm ACP

The road re-alignment will make the approach to the bridge safer and straighter.

Ponoka Fire Department Weekly ReportPONOKA FIRE WEEKLY REPORT: SEPT. 3 – SEPT. 9

Question of the Week - With Fire Prevention Week coming up soon, how happy are you with the Ponoka Fire Department? Please visit the website - Ponoka.ca - and let us know!

Safety Reminder: Please obey School and Playground speed zones. Now that children are back at school it is important to keep an eye on crosswalks in these areas and drive the speed limit.

PFD responded to 4 emergency calls.

• 2 Alarms ringing • 1 MVC • 1 HazMat Incident

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September 23 - Morning Coffee is on us! Trish and Stephen are live on location at the Calnash Ag Event Centre from 7:30 – 9:30 AM – Drop in and chat with the Town’s Director of Planning and Economic Development Offi cer about planning, economic development and of course, the Land Use Bylaw! U of A vs U of C Ladies Hockey Game – September 18 at the Arena hosted by Ponoka Minor Hockey. Puck drops at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $5 in advance and at the door. Check the Town Calendar on the Ponoka.ca for details. Good news! Arena will be open starting September 16.

WEEKLY PROFILESandra Lund, Finance Manager, Corporate ServicesLast week, we shared a profi le of Betty Quinlan, the Director of Corporate Services. Sandy is a crucial member of Betty’s Finance team! Sandy’s grandparents settled in this area and she was born and raised in Ponoka with strong ties on both sides of the family. Not only that – but Sandy is the 3rd in her family to work for the Town – her father and her aunt both worked for the Town of Ponoka too. Sandy supervises the Finance team. She is currently completing her Accounting degree and is known as a numbers

wizard who plays important role in preparing and presenting the budget every year. Sandy and her husband Doug just settled their daughter Alex in at Red Deer College. No surprise to learn that Alex also worked for the Town for one summer! Thanks to Sandy for her great work for Ponoka residents!

The walking trail is closed in the construction area – please use alternate entrances to enjoy the trail. The Road Contractor is In-Line Contracting. The Bridge Contractor is Volker Stevin. They will post signs and plan for traffi c accommodation during the project.

Watch for future updates, and thank you for your patience during the construction.


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Funding set for the Town of Ponoka’s admin-istration was reallocated to help pay for the temporary move to the old Ponoka El-ementary School building.

In a vote of 4-2 at the

Tuesday, Sept. 8 regular meeting, council reallocat-ed $120,000 set for the roof repairs and main floor reno-vations at Town Hall. As the building is being vacated this fall over safety con-cerns, CAO Rachel Kunz requested the reallocation

Town council approves $120,000 funding reallocationto allow for the move and setup of equipment.

Kunz said the majority of costs are not overly high but the technology being moved is costly. “What’s expensive is the security system, moving (computer) servers. A simple discus-sion with phone lines is not simple … everything goes through Town Hall to get to the building,” she ex-plained.

“What kind of money are we talking about spend-ing?” asked Coun. Sandra Lyon.

Kunz believes it will cost about $9,000 to move technology cables, plus an-other $20,000 to move files and furniture and another $10,000 to refurbish the space.

Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) just en-tered into a 10-year lease agreement with the town for the library space, the music room and one classroom at the former elementary school (pink) building for $10 a year. In the WCPS meeting, it was indicated that some repairs to the north side façade

and improvements to the security system would be a proviso in the lease agree-ment as well.

Coun. Carla Prediger took issue with the 10-year lease and reallocating the entire $120,000 but Coun. Tim Falkiner said because of the health worries de-tailed in a recently released report, he did not feel it would benefit town staff to work in the building.

“I don’t think we would want to work in a building in January or February with the windows open,” stated Falkiner.

“I think there has to be some trust in this . . . we need to expedite this,” add-ed Coun. Marc Yaworski.

Councillors Teri Un-derhill and Prediger voted against the request. Mayor Rick Bonnett was away during the meeting.

Town eager to move ahead with airport plans

Town council approved the airport development by-law, which sees the creation of the Ponoka Airport De-velopment Board.

Second and third read-ing of the bylaw was passed

during the meeting and sets the stage for the future of the airport.

Underhill suggested the sooner the town can move forward with plans for the airport, the better. “We do have people interested in buying lots,” she stressed.

She has heard develop-ers cannot take any action until the plan gets under-way. She added that Ponoka County – the airport sits on county land – is eager to work with the town to de-velop the airport.

Tax forgiveness tabled Council received two

tax penalty forgiveness re-quests.

The first from Prai-rie Boys Truck Wash for $2,365 and the second from resident Sandra Dyck for $274.

In previous years, coun-cillors have not been wont to forgive these requests but there was some question on how the town provided the notices.

“What were the actions from the town in regards to this?” asked Prediger.

For the truck wash, Kunz said notices were sent

but the company’s book-keeper and the company were unaware that the no-tices were not received. In a request to the town, the company states this was the first time this mistake occurred and taxes were paid as soon as possible, the hope was to have it for-given.

Falkiner stated he usu-ally wishes to forgive these types of requests but sug-gests council will be setting a precedent if these are for-given.

Lyon feels the amount of the penalty shows the company pays a signifi-cant amount of taxes and forgiving the penalty may be worthwhile. As there was little information on how the town proceeded with the notices, Prediger requested the decision be tabled. Council approved the request.

Coun. Loanna Gulka was against tabling the de-cision.

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Ponoka County council approved a $523,000 boat launch project for Gull Lake.

The decision was made Tuesday, Sept. 8 during a regular meeting after hearing Al Saunders Contracting provided the lowest bid for the Westlake project.

CAO Charlie Cutforth said the next lowest tender was from Iron Horse Earth-works at $616,000 and the

highest was from Tyschuk Construction at just over $1 million. Besides being the lowest bid, Al Saunders also has experience with work in the area, he added.

“Al Saunders contract-ing did the work on the east boat launch,” said Cut-forth.

One of the biggest costs of the project is for $130,000 worth of dirt to build up the launch, which put the project over the budgeted $400,000. Cut-forth said the actual boat

County approves Westlake boat launch project

launch construction is under budget but the dirt work raised the cost.

Development author-ity for the Ponoka airport

County planners are working with Town of Ponoka planners over the Airport Development Board.

The town is working on a new development plan and needs some changes made to the county’s area structure plan as the air-port is on county land but Cutforth is hoping to ac-commodate those changes with a bylaw rather that amending the structure plan.

“We just want to find the least painful way that the town can have devel-opment authority at the airport,” explained Cut-

forth. He is waiting for more

details from the lawyers involved in the drafting process, the same lawyers who deal with the county’s bylaws.

Coun. Mark Matejka was appointed by council to the new airport develop-ment board.

County ceases sewage dumping at Bluffton site

In an effort to reduce unpleasant smells in homes in Bluffton, Ponoka Coun-ty has stopped the practice of dumping sewage at that site.

Cutforth received com-plaints from residents when septic trucks would dump sewage into a man-hole to be treated in a sewage treatment facility.

Sewage odors were report-ed to be felt in the homes.

The county now has an agreement with the Town of Rimbey to allow contractors to dump the product, which will then be treated at the Rimbey facil-ity, explained Cutforth. He added the county may still have to use the Bluffton site, but only in an emer-gency situation.

Public hearingsCounty council ap-

proved first reading on a reclassification request af-ter hearing no opposition to change approximately 12-acres to country resi-dential hobby farm from agricultural district.

The request was made by William Beekman with the intent to sell the 12-acres and keep the re-maining land for farm use.

“We’d like to move closer to our work,” he ex-plained to council.

The area is on Range Road 40 near Rimbey.

Another request came from Brad and Billie-Jo Poitras to close one mile of road on Range Road 240

and Township Road 434. Mrs. Poitras explained

in a letter to council that GPS mapping indicates the road goes through their property but she has found that motorists get lost and end up in the farm land. In May her husband’s weld-ing truck was stolen and another vehicle was left burning in front of their property, which has caused the family some concern over their safety.

She added in the let-ter that traffic can be busy in the late hours of the evening. The request was to use a gate on the lot to prevent motorist from en-tering the property.

Council received no protest from neighbours, rather support, to allow the Poitras family some pri-vacy.

Council voted in favour of first reading of the bylaw and Cutforth said he would pass the request on to the Ministry of Transportation. As the area is considered a statutory road allowance the minister must make the final decision, he added.

“We just want to find the least painful way

that the town can have development authority

at the airport.”Charlie Cutforth


Two local business ventures

are continuing to make a tre-

mendous difference for local resi-

dents and business owners in the

Central Alberta region.

An open house is set for Sept.

25th from 2 to 7 p.m. where visi-

tors will be able to tour our cur-

rent light industrial projects, the

Wood Group Business Centre and

Garage World – both operated

under the Blackfalds-based Drive

Capital Corporation.

The event will be held in the

upstairs unit #1, at 5220 Duncan

Ave. in the Valley Ridge Industri-

al Park, Blackfalds.

Those interested in attending

are asked to RSVP by Sept. 19th

by calling 403-506-3373 or email-

ing [email protected].

Wood Group Business CentreOnly minutes from Red Deer,

the Wood Group Business Cen-

tre has a prime location in the

new Valley Ridge Industrial Park

subdivision at the south end of

Blackfalds.

The front of the building faces

the QEII Hwy. providing superb

visibility and access for vehicles

travelling the Edmonton-Calgary

corridor. “This commercial space

is well suited for light industrial,

oilfi eld, wholesale or retail busi-

nesses,” said Jim Armitage, who

oversees sales and marketing.

“Phase 1 includes four Units and

is currently ready for occupancy.

The structure will include three

phases with a total of 13 Com-

mercial Units.

“One huge advantage here is

highway exposure to 30,000-plus

vehicles every day. The units can

be customized to suit individual

business needs. Interior develop-

ment can include a spacious shop

area and offi ces on the main fl oor

with additional offi ce space on a

mezzanine overlooking the QEII.”

Garage WorldGarage World is a safe, secure

investment where you can build

equity and solve your storage is-

sues as well. Take back your res-

idential garage and yard space

by owning or leasing our per-

sonalized storage spaces. Garage

World continues to solve ‘lack of

space’ issues for business owners

as well.

“Garage units in this secure

and private gated community

range from 822 to 3,679 sq. ft,”

said Armitage, “And the spaces

are ideal for a range of storage

uses, from parking recreational

vehicles, boats, hobby cars, heavy

trucks to storing business equip-

ment.” Garage World is located at

5217 Duncan Ave in Blackfalds.

What also makes Garage World

unique is the sturdy and fi re re-

sistant concrete construction.

The units can be fully customized

to suit the owner’s tastes and can

be used for a variety of purposes.

“To date the number one stor-

age item is vehicles - classic cars,

RVs and even heavy trucks. The

space is a lot more than storage

as owners enjoy their time there

fi xing and polishing their prized

possessions. The facility really

offers them a place to go to and

hide from all the noise.”

These highly-secured facilities

and fully customizable units are

the ideal place to create an ulti-

mate hobby space to meet indi-

vidual needs. This development

will be completed in fi ve phases.

Phase 1 and 2 are complete and

currently 60% sold.

Vacant Lots for Build to Suit OptionIf the above projects don’t suit

a client’s specifi c needs, we also

feature 3-7 acre parcels of land

zoned Light Industrial that can be

purchased or we will build to suit.

For more information about

the development or the upcoming

open house, call Lana Pusch at

403-506-3373 or Jim Armitage at

403-848-4428. Visit www.drivecap-

ital.ca and www.mygarageworld.

ca for further details as well.

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Business Profi le

September 23Morning Coffee is on Us!

Trish and Stephen are live on location at the Calnash Ag Event Centre from 7:30 – 9:30 AM

Drop in and chat with the Town’s Director of Planning and Economic Development Offi cer about planning, economic development and

the Land Use Bylaw!

We look forward to seeing you there!

As I watch the kids jumping for joy (??) on their way back and forth to school, as a senior, I wonder if I can ever gain enough energy and enthusiasm to keep busy and staying in some sort of shape during our long winter ahead. Like so many of you who have entered into the golden gates of retirement, we have likely had just a little fear of not having enough to do,

How seniors stay in shape in the winter

Mike RainoneHammertime

not being able to keep up to our grandchildren, or turn-ing into a couch potato.

Yours truly has always been a bit of a ‘worry wart’, but I was quite wrong about fussing over getting bored and ‘seizing up’ in the cold months ahead. After moving into a condo a few years ago, we have had the great pleasure of meeting so many vibrant seniors who are busy having fun doing their own thing on their own time, as well as encouraging others to join in. Here are just a few ex-amples which I am sure are happening each and every day in all of our communi-ties.• At the age of 73, I am

one of the youngest members of our Golden Age Bowling League, where we have weekly birthday parties and prizes, and everyone tosses the ball at their own speed and style without worrying about the score.

• Several people in our complex go out every morning for their walk

and fresh air, but they faithfully take along a garbage bag and their nifty pick-me-up sniper to clean up the neigh-bourhood garbage. If the weather is bad or there are some who are unable to venture to far, they put on their ear phones and stroll through the halls in tune to their favourite music. Casual or a little more serious exercise sessions can also be en-joyed at home or at fully

equipped fitness centres around our community, where the hosts of your chosen activity will be happy to organize a pro-gram to fit everyone’s age and needs, and all are a great place to meet friends while having a few brisk or layed back laps on the treadmill or bike while watch-ing your favourite soap or sports event. I might even join a water aero-bics session at the local

pool, as long as I can keep my feet on the bot-tom, and do not have to show off my ‘lily white’ aging body to much.

• During a delightful visit to the Rimoka Lodge a while ago, it was a real treat to watch many of the guests going through their morning workout with always congenial Christie, while others were playing games and some were getting a workout with some ex-

citing action on the big screen TV. Down at the Ponoka Drop-In Centre at 5015-46 (phone 403-783-5012) Avenue, the busy schedule of activi-ties for the 55-plus set include billiards, bridge, whist, yoga, excerises, shuffleboard, sewing, crib, pickle ball, floor curling, weaving, and ‘500’ as well as the pop-ular music jam sessions on Saturdays at 1 p.m.

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THANK YOUI would sincerely like to thank Barb and Murray Dux, Kate and Rob Johnson, Donna Noble, Dale Morrow and Dennis and Tara Jones for arranging a very incredible retirement send off for me.

Thank you to the Alberta Fire Chief’s Association, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ermineskin Cree Nation Fire Department, Muskwachees Fire Department, Ponoka County as well as the organizing committee for their recognition.

To all my family, friends and former colleges, thank you for attending, for your gifts, your kind words and for making the day so memorable.

To all the residents of the Town of Ponoka and Ponoka County, it has been a pleasure and an honour to serve you for the last 25 years.

To the volunteer fi refi ghters who I have worked alongside during my years as chief – thanks for the memories.

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With a new home come new potentials and the Ponoka Air Cadets have both.

The # 65 Ponoka squadron celebrated the grand opening

of their new location located at the old Ponoka Elementary School – the pink building – Tuesday, Sept. 8 with much excitement of parents and the cadets themselves.

Commanding officer

(CO) Capt. Tracy Fiedler said this new location, which includes the gymnasium and five classrooms, allows the cadets to delve further into their programs, training and sports activities.

Air Cadets celebrate grand opening of new location“Now we just have more

room to get cadets,” added Fiedler.

Among the many pro-grams offered at the squadron are flight simulators, speech taking, sports and hosting area conferences. Fiedler said the gym will be host to an area cadet conference for commanding officers in the near future.

Another area of ex-citement this season is the

celebration of the 75th an-niversary of the Canadian Air Cadets. Ponoka squad-ron was created the first year the cadets were founded and joined the national organiza-tion in 1941. Fiedler said the squadron’s main parade will be held in June, 2016 with all alumni being invited.

Stan Monkman, the direc-tor of public relations for the provincial committee of the Air Cadet League of Canada,

said Ponoka had a special place in his heart. “What a change. I was the CO way back then,” stated Monkman proudly.

He led the squadron for five years starting around 1997 and he feels this new space will bring positive op-portunities for the Ponoka team. “There’s a lot more room for a lot more cadets,” he said. “I wish them every success in this new building.”

Ponoka Air Cadets’ commanding officer Capt. Tracy Fiedler and Grace Durand, chairperson of the parent committee, officially opened up the new home for the cadets Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the old Ponoka Elementary School. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye


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Graffiti to campaign signs: NDP candidate Doug Hart had to deal with graffiti and spray painted swastikas on his campaign signs last week. While the graffiti was unnerving, explained Hart, the public should know there are individuals “who would impose their beliefs over the beliefs of others.”

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continued on page 16• For those of us who have

had the joy of being a volunteer, we know that there is absolutely no age limit when it comes to helping others or get-ting involved for a few precious hours a week or month. Many of us have sat in on performances at our hospitals or care centres of happy-go-lucky bands and groups of all ages playing or dancing to all sorts of music from country rock to old time, where everyone watching can’t help but get their hands a clapping and their toes a tapping. Volunteering is a gift right from the heart that is so appreci-ated and will never be forgotten, so if you are interested please phone Leanne at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Cen-tre (403-783-7782) or Janice Mackie at the Centennial Centre (403-783-7600).

• There are so many in-door hobbies that take up the ‘down time’ over the winter months where individuals or groups are invited to share their skills to make amazing items that can become wonderful gifts for all occasions. Please check the Ponoka News or posters for local registra-tion dates for everything from ballroom dancing to zumba, from cooking to computers, from pot-tery to photography, and on and on.

• Many of us hardy Al-bertans sneak away from the deep freeze as ‘snowbirds’ into the warmer climates, but if we stay at home there are many bus tours that offer great excur-sions throughout the province and beyond, while the comfortable Ponoka Lion’s Club Bus hosts many great trips throughout the year, and the Ponoka Legion has a Legion 55 Club, which apparently loves to let loose and have some fun. Fall is also the per-fect time to get involved in a church choir or express your acting or musical skills by joining

Seniors stay in shape

the Klaglahachie Fine Arts Group, the Ponoka Art or Pottery Clubs, senior curling or bowl-ing leagues, and many others.

• For the outdoorsy types, there are many folks

who have organized ‘coffee groups’ to share the morning news, tak-ing advantage of the special rates for se-niors, and maybe even shareing the driving or offering a ride for those

who would like to join in, then maybe later stopping to visit a friend who is confined to home, hospital or spe-cial care. Cross country skiing or snow-shoeing around the golf course is

also invigorating; there will be several outdoor rinks or the complex for public skating ses-sions, and watch out for all sorts of sports games and events to cheer on at the arena or local

schools. As we plan our fall and winter activities this time around, let’s make sure to share the fun with family and friends, and then just go ahead and have a great week, all of you.



Ponoka youths are finding a safe place to hang out, but without help from community volun-teers, programmers will be forced to reduce the num-ber of kids that can take part.

The Ponoka Youth Centre (PYC) is seeing al-most double the number of

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We’re very excited to have Kate A. Boorman at Ponoka Jubilee Library this Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. Kate’s book Winterkill was nominated as an Alberta Readers’ Choice Award finalist this year; the winner will be announced this Friday and we have our fingers crossed for her. Kate will be doing a media presen-tation for participants, as well as reading an excerpt from her book, and doing a Q&A session. Winterkill is a novel set in a bleak world, where a powerful enemy lurks outside the walls of Emmeline’s set-tlement and she is watched closely for wayward-ness, the rule-breaking behaviour that sent her grandmother to her death. When one of the settle-ment leaders asks for her hand, Emmeline has the opportunity to wipe the slate clean, ridding her-self and her family of the

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stain of her grandmother's crimes, even if her heart belongs to another. But before she's forced into an impossible decision, her dreams urge her into the woods, where dangerous secrets lurk. Take this op-portunity to interact with an up-and-coming Alber-tan author and watch for the second part of the se-ries, Darkthaw, which will be available in October.

We are very pleased to be offering ‘Meno-pause 101: Embracing the Change’, an informa-tion night at the library on Thursday Oct. 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The session will feature presentations from Wendi Lautenbach (RN), Lori Labrie (RD), and Erika Lutz (LPN), all from Wolf Creek Primary Care Network. They will be speaking on how meno-pause can affect women and different ways to ap-proach it through hormone therapy, diet and a number of other factors. Come take part in this women to women evening, and learn to embrace the next stage in your life. Please stop by the library at 5110 48 Av-enue or call 403-783-3843 to sign up.

Don’t forget that next Thursday, Sept. 24 will be our first ‘Makerspace at the Library’. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., come explore your creativity using tech-nology. Play around with our Raspberry Pi, Makey Makey, Kano Kit, one of our three Little Bits kits, or our Intous tablet. Regular Makerspace meetings will be the last Thursday of the month, and are limited to youths 12 and over, due to the fragility of some of the items. This is a drop-in activity, no registration or payment is required.

And speaking of Intous tablets, you could win one by entering Parkland Re-gional Library’s ‘Comic Strip Contest’; all part of Library Card Sign-up Month. Submit your origi-nal comic strip between Sept. 4 and 25, and you will be entered for great prizes. Go to www.prl.ab.ca/comic_contest for more information.

Coming Soon: From Clara Hughes, one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians, comes Open Heart, Open Mind; a raw but life-affirming story of one woman’s struggle with depression.

PYC program’s growth finds need for community volunteers

youths taking advantage of the centre’s teen drop-in nights, held Thursday and Friday nights, explained Andrew Heinrichs, teen program co-ordinator with the centre.

This past summer ap-proximately 25 to 30 youths aged from 12 to 18 years old would come to the drop-in nights but with school back, the number has increased to 50 or more kids, said Heinrichs.

To help ensure the program continues, the PYC is seeking volunteers to come help out once a month. Beth Reitz, execu-

tive director of the PYC, says having community volunteers be part of the teen night helps bridge the gap between youths and adults.

“It’s a safe place in the community for kids to hang out with their peers,” added Reitz.

She said the PYC is en-gaged with students in all schools in Ponoka and that involvement has brought more youths to the centre.

Anyone wishing to volunteer should call the PYC at 403-783-3112.

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This past week, two members of the Notley government made public statements about spending and debt. The first came from Finance Minister Joe Ceci, who indicated that the government is going to spend $8-$9 billion more this year than it will collect in taxes, fees, and royalties. Wildrose Finance Critic Derek Fildeb-randt said his calculations put the shortfall at $9.1 billion. Overall, Ceci said, the NDP plans to spend more than $50 billion.

No Alberta government has ever spent $50 billion. As recently as the fiscal year ending in 2007, provin-cial spending was less than $30 billion. The interest on provincial debt will cost tax-payers over $800 million this year.

When politicians and the news media start talking about the millions and billions that are being spent, borrowed, or sometimes wasted, many of us get lost in the numbers. Most Canadians don’t write million-dollar cheques. Indi-viduals and their families buy farms, businesses, and homes — but not regularly. And very few of us even know anyone capable of writing a billion-dollar cheque.

The gap between spend-ing a million and spending a billion is enormous. If a government department is spending at the rate of a dollar a minute, it takes 23 months to plough through a million dollars. Spending a billion dollars at the same rate would take 1,900 years. And remember, Alberta’s

DAN SVITICHSTAR CATHOLIC

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When a new year starts many prepare with excite-ment, hope and optimism! They make resolutions and plans to improve so as to make it the best year it can be. The same can be done with the start of a new school year. It is a chance to look with open wonder about the possibilities that exist for students, as they meet new challenges in academics, extracurricular pursuits and spiritual growth; for staff as they greet a new class of young minds ready to learn, and for parents and families entrusting their most pre-cious gift to our schools.

Everyone involved ap-proaches the school year with a renewed energy, ready to do what is neces-sary to reach achievement goals. Part of ensuring that achievement comes when all involved are on the same page and connected in that common goal of suc-

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cess. Getting on that same page comes through open communication and en-gagement.

This past year, STAR Catholic Schools saw tremendous examples of en-gagement from its parents, staff and students. From our Leduc reconfiguration pro-cess, where we examined the grade and catchment structure of our STAR Catholic Leduc schools to the naming of École Moth-er d’ Youville School, our future school planned for Beaumont, the feedback was invaluable and showed a level of interest that we as STAR Catholic stakehold-ers can be proud of. The same is true about recent surveys across the school division, which sought feedback on everything from academic achievement to faith to how we can bet-ter serve our students and families in transportation. We hope such interest con-tinues this school year as we invite all STAR Catholic stakeholders to take part in

an online survey (Sept. 14 to 28 on school websites) in review of our Mission and Vision statements.

Families are busy. There are demands on parents that were not there only a de-cade ago. To have continued engagement with parents is the best way to ensure that optimism and resolution for a successful new school year becomes reality. That engagement can come in the form of participating in the public consultations mentioned earlier or it can be simply by asking more questions and having that open dialogue with teach-ers and administrators at the school or a dialogue around the supper table with your child.

For our students and families, we are here to serve you in learning and in faith. Our schools are committed to the academic and spiritual development of our students from Kin-dergarten to Graduation. As you prepare for a new set of challenges, a new teacher, maybe some new friends and classmates, know that your teachers and our staff care deeply about your education and about you. They are open to listen and to help. Just as parents and families should commit to being involved, so should students be not afraid to engage with their teach-ers to truly know how well they are meeting academic goals, but also what they

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NDP government is running a one-year shortfall of $9.1 billion. At the rate of a dol-lar a minute, it would take 17,000 years to eat through that much money. At $100 per minute, it would take 170 years.

The one thing Minister Ceci never mentioned is that Alberta’s government has grown way too expensive. This year, the NDP will spend nearly $50,000 for every family of four in the province. (The actual number is calculated at $48,112.16.) Yet according to Ceci, there is absolutely no way that the Notley government will trim the size of Alberta’s civil ser-vice. Apparently, he thinks a top-heavy government should cause every Alberta taxpayer to heave a sigh of relief.

The second statement made this week about gov-ernment spending and debt was trumpeted by Bruce Hinkley, the NDP MLA from Wetaskiwin-Camrose. Hin-kley said that ordinary people get mortgages to buy homes (and think it’s an okay thing to do), so why shouldn’t the Notley government go into debt to spend money on pro-grams.

Hinkley looks right past the fact that government debt and mortgages are worlds apart. When families obtain a mortgage they gain owner-ship of an asset that generally increases in value. Monthly payments build equity and pile up net worth. The proper-ty can be sold and converted to cash. Parents and grand-parents can use the equity to pay for retirement, or else leave it to their estate. Their beneficiaries receive the ac-cumulated value of the asset.

When governments bor-row and spend, there’s no marketable asset. There’s only debt. It’s like using a credit card to buy pizza. Even when governments borrow to spend on bridges and high-ways rather than programs, the debt is still not connected to a marketable asset. It’s a liability. Mortgages can be liquidated. Houses can be sold. Who buys used govern-ment bridges and worn-out highways?

All things considered, it is irresponsible for the NDP to claim that government debt is the same thing as a home mortgage. It’s not.

can do to secure success. For staff, it is a time

of excitement. Your ideas, instructional skills and cur-ricular expertise are crucial in bettering our schools across the division with the goal of constantly pro-viding the highest quality faith-filled learning envi-ronments we can.

As Trustees, the Board wishes to welcome you all back for another exciting school year and we pray we can continue to see an open, caring and welcoming en-vironment at all our STAR Catholic Schools. May you experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the halls and classrooms and may He guide you through another wonderful school year.

Dan Svitich [email protected] is a Ponoka Trustee on the STAR Catholic Schools Division Board. STAR Catholic Schools has more than 3,500 students in 10 schools located in Beau-mont, Drayton Valley, Leduc, Lacombe, Ponoka and Wetaskiwin.

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Agriculturalists are becoming increasingly concerned over findings of jimsonweed – (a.k.a) Devil’s Trumpet – in areas of Alberta and most recently in Ponoka County.

The invasive weed is showing up in canola fields and about 40 plants were found on a farm northwest of Ponoka, explains Justin Babcock, agriculture services manager for Ponoka County. The real concern is the toxic nature of the plant.

Farmers are recommend-ed to remove the plant first before combining or swathing as the seeds in jimsonweed are almost the same size of canola. He strongly recom-mended that when removing

the weed farmers wear gloves and have a long sleeve shirt.

What to look for:The plant can reach two

metres tall and has a trumpet looking flowers and a thick purple stem. Growing within the plant are seed pods with sharp, pointy spikes that can carry up to 600 to 700 seeds per capsule.

Leaves are reported as having irregular toothed margins that are 10 to 20 centimetres long. It is said to have a distinct sour odor and the capsule explodes once seeds mature.

“If you’re seeing it, let me know, I can come identify it,” said Babcock.

The real issue, says Bab-cock, is Alberta has not really had to deal with jimsonweed before as this is a new issue.

He says agriculture planners in the province are working on a way to deal with the issue.

“Make sure you bag it as soon as you keep the plant contained,” said Babcock.

He advises against burn-ing the plant as that will release toxic fumes in the air.

Alberta Canola Council clarifies concerns over the weed

According to the Canola Council of Canada, fear of toxicity in canola oil from jimsonweed is unfounded.

“While jimsonweed itself can be poisonous, the heat-ing process in canola oil and meal processing denatures toxic alkaloids, so there isn’t a health concern in processed canola products,” said Curtis Rempel, vice president of

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Reports of jimsonweed in Ponoka County and other areas of the province, have agriculture planners looking at solutions to the problem.

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crop production and innova-tion, in a press release.

The press release further adds that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency proposed the weed’s reclassification from prohibited to primary weed.

Jimsonweed is also re-ported to be found within the Town of Ponoka.

Ponoka County tackles weed issues

Noxious weeds reported in fields in Ponoka County have Coun. Doug Weir con-cerned; he believes there needs to be stricter rules on farmers to deal with the issue.

“It seems to be the land-owners are not taking us seriously on noxious weeds,” said Weir during the most recent regular meeting of the county council last Tuesday, Sept. 8.

He asked if there was a way to ensure farmers follow through with weed control. He

heard that some counties post weed notices and require a letter from the farmer stat-ing how they will deal with the issue.

Coun. Mark Matejka sug-gested before any decisions are made, the county seek feedback from Red Deer and Lacombe counties. Babcock

said how he typically deals with the issue is through ver-bal communication with the landowner.

He added that he could create a form letter to pro-vide landowners if the issue has not been addressed after the verbal communication to ensure compliance.


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Dean Hill of Ponoka Food Bank, flanked by Joanne Dartana of Alberta Morgan Horse Club (left) and Betty Tracey of Alberta Morgan Horse Show committee, poses for a photo to mark the $905 and two pallets of food donation to the foodbank on Sunday, Sept. 6, when the Alberta Morgan Horse Show decided to make the donation. The money for the donation was raised through a special event held the previous night in which horse trainers were challenged to ride in “The Trainers Equitation Challenge class” by nomination in return for a fee or in-kind food donation. Submitted photo

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Thirty-eight drums of household waste, 16,000 litres of paint and six bins of electronics were collected Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Town of Ponoka’s Recycle Roundup.

This is the last year of the roundup as materials will now be collected year round at the town’s transfer station northeast of Ponoka, explained Jill Owen, manager of oper-ations. She said a full list of what products can be accepted will be made available soon.

She added that making the roundup year round enables residents to remove their household waste or paint at their convenience. Paint will be accepted in their cans in large bins near the blue building and will be collected by Clean Harbours.

Community groups also helped out with the roundup, said Owen. Ponoka’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) teamed up with the Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse to collect materials from residents who have a challenge getting around the community.

Also helping out was Paper Cuts who asked for dona-tions to be made to FCSS for their services. Owner Peter Kocher worked with the roundup for the last three or four years.

“We service some clients in Ponoka and it’s always good to give back to the community you’re in,” said Ko-cher.

“Lots of times residents don’t have anywhere to take it (paper documents),” he added.

Paper Cuts shredded the paper on site and Kocher says it gets recycled.

Fire Chief Jamie Wilkinson and deputy chief Kelsey Hycha helped collect the electronics recycling.

Fire Chief Jamie Wilkinson and deputy chief Kelsey Hycha help sort electronics Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Town of Ponoka transfer site. This was the last recycle roundup for the town as materials will be collected year round.


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A registered nurse-turned politician is appealing to people of the province to provide feedback on the quality of mental health services with a view to improving condi-tions for such services, and making life better for those suffering from mental ail-ments or addiction.

“This is not to build on previous reviews that have been done before, but to come up with clear, actionable items,” said Danielle Larivee, MLA for Lesser Slave Lake with, reference to the new sur-vey which has been open to public participation at https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/opinio6//s?s=27307 .

“The whole focus is now on engagement, try-ing to listen to a variety of people in the government, NGOs, people challenged with mental issues and addictions and their fam-ily members, to get a good picture and come up with the best ideas to make the system better.”

Reminded that Pono-ka’s Centennial Centre is one of the biggest service providers in the province for mental health patients, Larivee said she would particularly be interested to know what the staff at Ponoka’s Centennial Cen-tre think about the current state of mental health ser-vices.

“A lot of people at the frontline have great ideas, the problem is we can’t listen to everybody’s ideas face to face, I would en-courage them (Centennial Centre staff) to respond to the questionnaire,” Larivee stressed.

In addition to the responses to the question-naire, the review committee is also meeting stakehold-ers either in groups or as individuals to gather the maximum widest feedback on how the system can be improved.

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Klaglahachie Fine Arts Society choir performs a musical piece from “The Fiddler on the Roof” at the newly renovated hall of the society at the United Church on Sunday, Sept. 13.Photo by Mustafa Eric

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

There was much joy and a celebratory mood at the United Church on Sunday, Sept. 13, when the Klagla-hachie Fine Arts Society held

an hour-long celebration of the completion of the renova-tions at the auditorium with elevated seating and new furnishing.

Chairman of the society Richard McKelvie gave a

brief speech at the opening of the celebration thanking all the people contributing to the renovations and to the fundraising effort, which made it possible.

McKelvie said Kla-

Klaglahachie Fine Arts Society celebrates renovated hall

glahachie had a goal of “improving the lives of the people it touches” and add-ed that the new auditorium would help achieve that goal in a much better way.

Then the choir of the Klaglahachie Society per-formed several musical pieces from “The Fiddler on the Roof”, “Sound of Music” and “”Anne of Green Gables”, with MCKelvie giving thank you messages between the songs.

Among the people who McKelvie thanked were six volunteers, inmates at the Pe Sakastew Centre who pro-vided the main labor force for the renovations. Three

of the volunteers present at the ceremony also thanked the society and the Ponoka community for welcoming them and for appreciating their work.

Members of the soci-ety, a representative of the Red Deer Presbitary and the executive director of the Pe Sakastew Centre also made short speeches congratulating the accomplishment.

McKelvie said in an in-terview that a good theatre needed three basic features, good sound, good lighting and good sightlines. He said with the elevated seating, they had improved both the acous-tics and the sightlines and

they were in the process of improving the lighting with an added 12 installations of led light bulbs on top of the existing 18.

The renovations were funded by money raised by the society, matched by the Ponoka County and the sum of that amount matched by the province’s Community En-hancement Facility Program. The society gathered $30,000, with the county adding a simi-lar amount and the province contributing $60,000.

All in all, the renovations are reported to have cost some $130,000 with the seating capacity of the auditorium now standing at 319.


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Soapbox racers brought their boxcars to maximum speed Saturday, Sept. 12 during the Downhill Derby. Thirty-two racers competed in the derby.



Kids of all ages pushed their soapbox racers to the limit Saturday, Sept. 12 dur-ing the Downhill Derby on 42 Avenue.

One racer made it up to 41 km/h on a 30 km/h zone with his soapbox. Logan Heidt said he has been rac-ing for several years now

and he enjoyed getting up to a high speed. “It’s fun and it gives us kids a chance to race,” said Heidt.

His father, Ryan, added the event gives families an opportunity to work together on a fun project. “It’s fun and inexpensive,” said Ryan.

But for Heidt it comes down to one simple thing: “It’s racing.”

Co-organizer Greg Row-land said the derby came about as an economic devel-opment project for the Town of Ponoka 11 years ago but it has since grown to a fun, family day. It is also an op-portunity to give kids some lifelong memories.

“I know I’d remember if I was in a derby like this,” Rowland said.

The Downhill Derby committee’s goal is to cre-ate lasting memories and create a family environ-ment. While the committee does buy back old soapbox racers, some kids refuse to give them away.

“There’s quite a few kids that won’t let it go,” he explained of their desire to have the racer as a keepsake.

To help parents get in-volved the committee sells front-end steering units, which Rowland says can be tricky to put together. Next year planners intend to work with Red Deer Col-lege, which hosts a summer camp for kids to build racers.

This year three kids came from the program to race their soapboxes as

Kid racers tackle Downhill Derbytheir race was rained out, said Rowland. Planners put together a new division to accommodate the Red Deer racers.

Rowland is grateful to the residents for allowing the races to continue and for the committee for work-ing many hours to keep the races going.

Rowland added that new starting lights and hydrau-lic ramps were developed by Peter Oakes of Alberta Flares. He said Oakes has been with the committee since its inception.

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Farmers in the Battle River area may be eligible for financial grants that will help restore its river-banks.

Sarah Skinner is the watershed planning co-ordinator with the Battle River Watershed Alliance and she took some time Wednesday, Sept. 2 during registration night to speak with farmers about a new program with the alliance.

In an effort to restore the riparian areas along the Battle River in Ponoka, the alliance has developed a program that brings wa-ter to livestock without the animals having to trek far or too close to the river.

Skinner said funds are available to farmers who want to develop ways to do this. “We can fund 100 per cent of projects that they have, up to a certain amount of money. A cap of $5,000 is the limit per project.”

She said the alliance

had developed several ways to not only benefit the farmer but that see im-provements in the land and riparian areas along the river. Some of those benefits include cleaner drinking water, said Skin-ner.

The funding appli-cation process has been streamlined to give farm-ers an opportunity to start a program sooner rather than later. The group’s first project similar to this started in the Ferry Point Reach area in Camrose County and the alliance has used the data and find-ings from that project to build Ponoka’s.

This project will continue into 2017 and Skinner recommends farmers interested in the program contact the Battle River Watershed Alliance soon to see its full ben-efits.

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Sarah Skinner with the Battle River Watershed Alliance spoke with farmers Wednesday, Sept. 2 during registration night regarding a riparian area project. Farmers are eligible for grant funds to develop easier ways for livestock to access river water. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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On Friday, September 11, 2015 (a historic date in its own right), we got the U.S.D.A’s most re-cent version of their world agricultural supply and demand estimates, and most expectations going into the report were that the world crop soothsay-ers would keep things relatively mute on a global level, and downgrade U.S. production. Alas, the boys and girls in Washington, D.C. had other plans in mind, specifically, increas-ing U.S. soybean yields to 47.1 bu/ac, a full bushel above what the market expected. On corn, U.S. yields were felled to 167.4 bu/ac from the previous estimate of 168.8 but still above the market’s pre-re-port expectation of 166.6 going into the report. De-spite the actual number still being greater than the

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Globally, corn car-ryout for 2015/16 was seen falling more than the market was expecting to 189.7 million tonnes while soybean 2015/16 ending stocks are expect-ed to grow to 85 million tonnes on bigger U.S. and South American crops. When it comes to wheat, the U.S.D.A. followed the lead of many other ana-lysts/firms and raised their production and ending stocks, both domestically and internationally, with the global inventories at the end of this marketing year climbing to 226.56 million tonnes, up from 2014/15’s 211.3 million tonnes.

While more accurate production will be avail-able in another month, given the current outlook of a big global output across all the major row crops, the question is where will demand fit in? For North America, the outlook for corn de-mand remains relatively bleak, given lower oil prices (affects ethanol),

lower exports (thanks to bigger competition from other export players like Ukraine, Argentina, and , of course, Brazil), and softer feed demand (mostly because of the plethora of cheap wheat available). While China recently upped its ante to say that they will continue to buy a lot of soybeans (despite their economic troubles, people still want meat and those piggies need to be fed!). However, much like the situation in the Black Sea regarding strong-domestic/weak in-ternational wheat prices, the devaluation of South American currencies to the U.S. dollar has created more buying power for the likes of China from those regions, yet giving those producers a better price domestically.

On that note, we’ve seen prices in Western Canada generally track sideways with the rest of the market but harvest pressures have started to hit some crops, notably flax, durum, and some of the pulse crops, includ-ing small red lentils and yellow peas. Rumours continue float around that India’s back teeth are floating with small red lentils purchases while China’s buying may slow a bit as a result of their strong purchasing. Prices in chickpeas continue to be pressured by decent Canadian yields, but also

a much bigger acreage and corresponding produc-tion number in Australia. Canola and wheat prices should continue to track the broader futures mar-kets but quality coming off this Harvest 2015 con-tinues to be pretty good. Surprisingly, it’s the same theme across all other ma-jor growing regions and quality continues to im-press.

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BY MUSTAFA ERIC

As Broncs hosted Stettler’s Wildcats in the second home game of the season on Thursday, Sept. 10, there were more promising signs of improvement in both the defensive and offensive plays, but the scoreboard still showed 37-8 for the visitors at the final whistle.

It was clear from the start that it would be a big challenge for the defensive line to stop the taller and faster Stettler offense, and even a bigger challenge for the offense to breakthrough the experienced defense of the visitors.

Wildcats did not take long to get on the scoreboard but with only a field goal instead of a touchdown after Broncs defense forced them to resort to a kick when they stopped them beyond their 10-yard line in a second down. Wildcats scored their first touch-

down in final minute of the first quarter and with a two-point conversion the score stood at 11-0. Wildcats scored again twice in the second quarter but failed to convert after each TD to make the score 23-0 as the first half approached its end. In the final minute of the half, as Broncs offense was strug-gling to approach the Wildcat red zone, a penalty on procedure against the Wildcats put the Broncs offense within six yards of the goal line. Ponoka boys tried hard but could not produce a TD out of the play, in-stead forcing the Wildcats to a safety, which still put the hosts on the scoreboard with two points:23-2.

With the second half, Wildcats kept their intense pace but Broncs also stepped up their game in both offense and defense.

The visitors scored two more touch-downs, one in the third quarter and the second in the last, with the converts bring-

ing one point after each one, the score stood at 37-2 as the game went into the last two minutes of the regulation. That was when the Broncs finally managed to penetrate the Wildcats’ red zone and quarterback D.J Horne scored the sole touchdown for the Ponoka side but the two-point convert at-tempt after that was not fruitful.

Offensive coordinator for the Broncs Jamie Blinkhorn was sanguine about the game despite the score. “Our schemes work, offense moved the ball and defense was great,” he said. “We just need better ex-ecution of them.”

Blinkhorn stressed, however, that condi-tioning would be a greater challenge as the season progressed because of the limited number of players available for the games. Because some of the players have both of-fensive and defensive functions, they are likely to get exhausted during the games

unless their physical fitness improves. Junior Broncs lose to Lacombe As for the junior Broncs, their Saturday,

Sept. 12 game in Lacombe ended with a 56-12 loss with A. J. Perez and Jared Bus-siere scoring the two touchdowns for the Ponoka boys.

Junior Broncs head coach Todd Lewis praised the defense for making several goal line stops again and said the hosts had a big advantage in terms of size and game execution. Howvever, he admitted that they would have to keep working on spe-cial teams execution with a few their punts blocked at their own end.

Junior Broncs will travel this week to Stettler on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Senior Broncs for their part will host the league’s newest team Drayton Valley at 4:30 at the high school field on Thursday, Sept. 17.

Broncs keep improving but not enough to win, yet

Hunter Dedio of senior Broncs lifts the Wildcats ball carrier to throw him down as Jaden Sandin (#87) follows the position in one of the successful defensive moves during the home game on Thursday, Sept. 10. Photo by Mustafa Eric


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Dozens of competitors converged on the Ponoka Stampede grounds over the weekend of Sept. 12 and 13 for the Ponoka leg of the provincial high school rodeo circuit with young enthusiasts of equine sports show-ing their talent to a group of spectators composed mostly of their families.

Boys and girls from a wide ranging area com-peted in both timed and rough stock events with pole bending and barrel racing categories drawing most of the competitors, followed by goat tying and breakaway roping.

The weather coop-erated throughout the weekend and although it turned breezy and cooler on Sunday, the event still went on without any letup in the enthusiasm of all in-volved.

It was no time for all of the competitors in bronc riding throughout the weekend and bareback on Sunday as all of the rid-ers were bucked off, so the winners in bareback were decided on the points earned in the Saturday section of the event.

Wyatt Simpson is in his second ride in the bronc riding event on Sunday after his first horse rolled over as soon as it left the chute. Simpson was not able to finish a qualifying ride in his second attempt, either. Throughout the weekend, there was no qualifying bronc rider.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

Battle River High School Rodeo takes place under bright sunshine

Saturday:

Barrels: Madelyn Schauer, Kashley Seitz, Mackenzie Loren;

Pole bending: Bradi Whiteside, Cheyenne Klepper, Bailey Hines,

Bull Riding: Joey Wolf

Bareback: Danten Metzger, Jake Plotts

Tie-down roping: Luke Skocdopole, Logan Spady, Kagen Schmidt

Breakaway roping: Kyla Gordon, Maria Robinson, Cassidy Clark

Steer wrestling: Travis Speer, Trey Purdie, Logan Spady

Team Roping: Evan Spady- Thomas Grady, Jace Harrish-Dane Harrish, Jason Smith-Kyla Gordon

Goat Tying: Bradi Whiteside, Emily Massing, Tory Brower

Sunday:

Barrels: Cheyenne Klepper, Kylie Whiteside, Kashley Seitz

Pole bending: Jamie-Lee Spady, Kashley Seitz, Mackenzie Loren

Bull riding: Riley Gagnon, Ashton Sahli

Tie-down roping: Shane Smith, Lance Gordon, Logan Spady

Breakaway roping: Mackenzie Loren, Bailey Hines, Jessica Gunsch

Steer wrestling: Clay Guthrie, Trey Purdie, Kagen Schmidt

Team roping: Jackson Braithwaite-Hayden Warren,Lucas Brown-Jessica Gunsch, Tatum Wilson-Paige Wilson

Goat tying: Madelyn Schauer, Taylor Schmidt, Kashley Seitz

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After the dust settled from the Parapan Am Games, paralympic swimmer Tammy Cunnington has been able to relax and take a break before she ramps up her training.

For Cunnington that means 1,400 metres of swim-ming a day and two low stress workouts a day. “Keeping my heart rate at 130-ish (beats per minute),” she explained.

She says serious train-ing routines usually bring her heart rate up to 165 to 170 BPM.

“The light training is a chance to focus on your tech-nique,” she added.

Training with aerobic: building a heart rate up and anaerobic: building her mus-cles up, helps Cunnington work on style and form and then push her body to become stronger. These exercises are helping her focus for the next Can-Am parameet set for De-cember in Bismarck, North Dakota.

“It will be our last chance to earn a spot allocation for Rio,” said Cunnington.

This meet will be a team effort because the better the Canadian Paralympic ath-letes do, the more spots they will have in the swimming category for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“I’m really excited at the potential of making it to Rio,”

Swimmer Cunnington

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Former Ponoka resident Tammy Cunnington is ramping up her training in her goal to make it the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in 2016. Photo submitted


More than 45 volleyball coaches from around central Alberta took part in a coaches’ training camp last week.

The informal camp was held at St. Augustine Catholic School Wednesday, Sept. 9 and was hosted by the school’s senior girls’ coach Darren Josephison. He invited Talbot Walton, Red Deer College’s female volleyball head coach for the Queens, to provide the training.

Walton jumped at the chance to instruct coaches. “I’ve always kind of discussed the possibility of coming up and doing something here,” said Walton.

“Hopefully we give them a few different looks at vol-leyball,” said Walton of the day.

He provided basic coaching skills but also drills con-ducted at the college level to give coaches an idea the level of volleyball being played.

“But also, sometimes let’s not overthink volleyball too much. Just make sure they’re really good at a few basic things,” said Walton.

He added that sticking to the basics and working drills around that can always improve a player’s abilities.

Josephison said this was a first time bringing Walton to the school to help coaches and he was pleased with the strong turnout. He hopes this can be turned into an annual event. “We just invited anyone who wanted to come.”

Players from the senior girls’ volleyball team were there to receive direction from Walton.

St. Augustine hosts coaches’ volleyball camp

Talbot Walton, the Red Deer College Queens volleyball head coach, showed central Alberta high school volleyball coaches some tips to help improve a team’s performance Wednesday, Sept. 9 at St. Augustine Catholic School.


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CLASSIFIED N.W. BUY

• Ponoka • Rimbey• Eckville• Sylvan Lake• Lacombe• Pipestone Flyer

Starting at 25 words for $45.90

Call toll free 1-877-223-3311

or Local 403-309-3300

ClassRegistrations 51

ComingEvents 52KIDS Day with Horses on

Sept. 26 at www.WindhorseRetreat.comTaking only 8 participants

from 5-10 years old. Come for the morning ($40) or the afternoon

($59) or both - bring your own lunch. Morning from 9 - Noon. Much More than Horsing Around -

learn about and interact with horses (no riding).

Afternoon from 1-4. I Can Help! - horse fi rst aid includes reference

book, practice with horses,certifi cate. 403-700-7880

[email protected]

ComingEvents 52

SCOTT SCHOOL POKER RALLYSUNDAY, SEPT. 27

Breakfast 9 a.m

Registration startsat 9 a.m

Ride at 10 a.m

No loose horses,

no stallions, no dogs

No alcohol

Info: Bernice403-783-6858

or Linda403-783-2675

GET MORE COVERAGE

WITH YOUR AD

JUST ASK FOR THE CLASSIFIED

N.E. BUY

• Ponoka News• Stettler Independent• Bashaw Star• Castor Advance• Weekender• Lacombe Express• Pipestone Flyer

Starting at 25 words for $53.55

Call toll free 1-877-223-3311

or Local 403-309-3300

ComingEvents 52

Meetings 59

ALZHEIMERCOFFEE BREAKJoin us and make your coffee count!Thursday, Sept. 23, 9:30–11:00 amSt. Mary’s Anglican Church Hall

5120 49 Ave

Guest speaker – Dr. D. Danyluk,Geriatric Psychiatry Centennial Centre

Door Prizes • Tim Hortons

Door Prizes • Tim Hortons

Coffee & Muffi nsCoffee & Muffi ns

Support group is held at Northcott Care Centre the second

Tuesday each month at 2pm

MSW FARMS / McCFeeds3rd Annual Poker RallyCome ride the beautiful Battle River Valley

Sept 19-20. Ride one day or ride both.Camp all weekend.

Supper Saturday and Late Lunch Sunday.

Call to reserve a camping spot or cabin403-783-0226

Prize money to the top 4 winning hands each day

More information & directions atwww.mswfarms.com or McCFeeds store

4201-66 St, Ponoka

Silver Valley 4H Riders

PLANNING MEETINGThursday, Sept. 24 7PM

• Parents• Upstairs Meeting Room, Ag Event Centre, Ponoka

• New Families Welcome

1ST CLUB MEETINGThursday, Oct. 1 7PM

• Meetings will be held in Servus Classroomat the Calnash Ag Event Centre

For more information

call Jeff at 403-348-3993.

Everyone Welcome!

REGISTRATIONfor the

LEGION DART CLUBWednesday, Sept. 30

7:00pm - 8:00 pmContact Chad 403-505-2600

or Don 403-783-4076

Regular play begins October 7

All skill levels welcome!Royal Canadian Legion3911 Hwy 2A

Book Your Table Now for Ponoka Farmers’ Christmas Markets

At the Royal Canadian Legion, Hwy 2AWed., Nov. 18 11:00 am – 3:00 pmThurs., Nov. 19 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Wed., Nov. 25 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Wed., Dec. 2 11:00 am – 3:00 pmThurs., Dec. 3 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Wed., Dec. 9 11:00 am – 3:00 pmThurs., Dec. 10 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

For tables or more information callDonna at 403-783-6776

Last Market: Wed., Sept. 30

Debbie and Kelvin Riley are pleased to announce the engagement of their

daughterLynnsey to

Andrew Hendersonof Calgary, son of

Gwen Henderson Wedding to take place

July 16, 2016 at the Riley Farm

ComingEvents 52

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Announcements What’s Happening50-70

Employment700-920

Services Directory1010-1430

Items Buy/Sell1500-1990

Agriculture2010-2210

Rental & Real Estate3000-4310

Vehicles5010-5240

Public Notice6010

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announcementsEngagements

TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly ad taker.

Celebrating the birth of your child? Share your happy news

with family & friends with a special announcement in the

classifi eds.

1.877.223.3311

WELCOME HOME!

Lost 54LOST CAT

in RiversideGrey with some black & white.

Has a red collar with bell.

Reward o ered.403-704-6554

Meetings 59NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Ponoka/Rimbey Adult Learning and Family Literacy Council

September 28, 2015 at the Rimbey Provincial Building 5:30 pm

Resolutions presented at the AGM can only be voted on by members of the Ponoka Rimbey Adult Learning Council.

If you would like to become a member of our council please call 403-783-3285 for more information.

AL-ANON WEEKLY MEETINGFOR FRIENDS AND

FAMILY OF ALCOHOLICS.Tuesdays 8 p.m.

Neighborhood Place5110 - 49 Ave., Ponoka

For more info 403-783-4557

ALATEEN Weekly meetings

Tuesdays @ 8 p.m. Neighborhood

Place5110 - 49 Ave.

PonokaFor more info.

403-783-4557 or 403-783-8371

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

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

Catholic Church basement.52 Street & 52 Ave.

Ponoka. 403-783-4347403-783-3442

Medical 790

TOO MUCH STUFF?Let Classifiedshelp you sell it.

ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY

Employment#700 - #920

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

Caregivers/Aides 710

IN HOME caregiver for elderly parents, optional

accommodation avail. at no charge on a live in basis, this is not a condition of

employment, driving req’d, F/T on farm near Rimbey,

$15.75/hr. Equal opportunity employer.

Encourage all applicants. email:

[email protected]

Medical 790MEDICAL

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!

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS

are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top medical transcription school. Learn from home and work from

home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535; www.canscribe.com. info@

canscribe.com.

MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals &

doctor’s offi ces need certifi ed medical offi ce &

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.

Restaurant/Hotel 820

CAMERON BAY HOLDINGS INC.

o/a McDonalds’s in Ponokaand Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) is now hiring full time and part time Food Service

Supervisors. Wages are between $13.95 to $16.00

per hour, depending upon experience and

qualifi cations. Candidates must be able to work a

variety of shifts and have 3 to 5 years previous experience. Must be

able to supervisor up to 20 crew. Part-time applications will be

accepted from Canadians and Permanent Residents. Apply in person 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, 37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer, and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer or email re-

sume to [email protected] or fax to 403-783-4251.

Trades 850Heavy Duty Mechanic

required in the Hinton, AB area. Must have extensive knowledge in Caterpillar

equipment. Respon-sibilities will include

rebuilding and repairs to Cat motors, power shift

transmissions and hydraulics. Fax resume

with references and driversabstract to 780-865-9710

BusinessOpportunities 870

GET FREE VENDING machines. Can earn

$100,000. + per year. All cash-locations provided.

Protected territories. Inter-est free fi nancing. Full

details. Call now 1-866-668-6629. Website:

www.tcvend.com.

Misc.Help 880ACADEMIC Express

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

NOV. START

• C o m m u n i t y Support Worker Program

• GED Preparation

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930www.academicexpress.ca

Sales &Distributors 830

Sales &Distributors 830

Trades 850

Misc.Help 880Sunterra Meats in Trochu,45 minutes South East ofRed Deer is looking for

enthusiastic, hard workingindividuals to join their

team at their processing plant. Experience in the meat industry a defi nite

asset. Training provided. Wages $14.00 to $18.00 based on skill and experi-ence. Benefi t package and

transportation from RedDeer. For more informa-

tion, contact Trish at 403-442-4202 or

[email protected]

Rimbey Implements Ltd.

Al York General ManagerAl York General Manager

Rimbey, AB

Cell: (403) 783-0593

Bus: (403) 843-3700

Fax: (403) 843-3430

AG EQUIPMENT

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

A & JA & J AUTOMOTIVEAUTOMOTIVEREPAIR6701 - 46 Ave.

Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8(403) 783-8755


A & J AUTOMOTIVE


A & J AUTOMOTIVE

6701 - 46 Ave.Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8

(403) 783-8755

ANIMAL SERVICES

WETASKIWINREADY MIX

• Residential • Commercial• Agricultural

OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAYPh: 587-786-3142

[email protected]

CONCRETE SERVICES

FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION NEEDSFOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION NEEDS

•ELECTRICAL•ELECTRICAL• INSTRUMENTATION• INSTRUMENTATION

Jim KellyJim Kelly403-304-3707403-304-3707

Trent KellyTrent [email protected]@live.com

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

To work days & evenings & nights.Salary commensurate with

training and experience. Excellent benefi t package. Must have valid

registration with CARNA.

Position to start immediately.

Apply in writing to:Donna LantzCare Manager

Northcott Care Centre4209 48 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1P4

[email protected]. 403-783-4764 Fax. 403-783-6420

RNCASUAL

Employment Opportunity

Sales Consultantfor Legacy Ford Ponoka

Are you ready to be a part of a unique and growing dealership?

We are looking for a full time Sales Consultant that is/has:

- Performance driven and self-motivated- Outgoing and has worked directly with the public- Excellent customer service skills- Ability to succeed in a team based environment- Organized and professional- A valid driver’s license is required

We offer an excellent work environment, well above aver-age wages with a competitive bene ts package.

Please submit resume attention:Pat Boardman or Ross North

Either in person or Fax: 403-783-5504email: [email protected]

Join Our Team

To apply for this position, drop your resume to

Jones Boys Saddlery & Western Wear4209 Hwy 2A, Ponoka

For more information contact Terry Jones at

403-783-0963

is looking to hire the following positions:

FULL TIMEMonday - Friday

PART TIME2 weekends per month

Fraser River Chevrolet, Quesnel BC is currently looking for a 2 full time:

Certified GM Journeyman Technicians Immediately!

Fraser River GM offers a full benefit package including Medical, Dental, Life Insurance and RRSP plans. Compensation to be determined based on

experience and skill set.

Please apply in person with resume to Shane Thon or Laura Lockhart – please include references and a drivers abstract.

340 Carson Avenue, Quesnel, BC, V2J 2B3 or email: [email protected]

Ponoka

ESTATEGARAGE SALE

3917 – 46 St.Saturday, Sept. 19

10 a.m – 4 p.m

Garage Sales

Business getting nowhere?

ADVERTISE!

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Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 PONOKA NEWS 35

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CARRIERS REQUIRED

To deliver theCENTRAL AB LIFE

1 day a week in:

RimbeyPonoka

Please call Debbie for details403-314-4307 or email: dreitmeier

@reddeeradvocate.com

AdvocateOpportunities

Misc.Help 880

EmploymentTraining 900

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

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

Auctions 1530UPCOMING ESTATE

AUCTIONS Wed. Sept. 16, at 6 pm. and

Wed. Sept, 30 at 6 pm.

both at The Moose Hall, 2 miles south of Ponoka on

Hwy. 2A ~~~~~

TO BOOK YOUR SALE CALL

Big Strapper Auction403-782-5693

Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net

Auctions 1530UPCOMING

ESTATE SALESat MOOSE HALL, PONOKA, AB

• WED., SEPT. 30 - 6:00pmTools, ladder, freezer, patio furniture, bedroom suite, bedding, towels, kitchen table/chairs,

antique rocker, rugs, jewelry, loveseat & more!• WED., OCT 14 - 6:00pm

Estate sale including antiques, tools & household.• WED., OCT 28 - 6:00pm

Detail to followPresented by

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONSLinda Dunbrack 403-304-4791 (cell)

To view items:www.bigstrapperauctions.net

Pymt: Cash or Cheques.No buyers premium.

Canadian Texas Longhorn Association Presents

SELECTLONGHORN SALESept 26th at the Calnash Ag Event Centre -East Building, Ponoka, AB.

Activities all day10:00 am Horn Measuring

Bull Alley -all day11:30 Heifer Futurity

1:00 pm Lunch2:00 pm Select Texas

Longhorn SaleView the catalog on line at

www.ctlalonghorns.comCall Jeff for more info

780-966-3320Or email offi ce@

ctlalonghorns.com

FARMLAND/GRAZING LAND near Keephills, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 inEdmonton. 6 parcels - 855+/- acres West of

Stony Plain. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;

rbauction.com/realestate.

FIRST CANADIAN?Collector’s?Club Antiques

& Collectibles Show?& Sale! Saturday, October 3, 2015 9:30a.m. to 4:00p.m.

Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Hall, 5600

Centre St. North. Admission $4

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL LOTS in High River, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2 parcels -

Paved street, zoned Direct Control/Highway

Commercial Industrial. Jerry Hodge:

780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

LAKE FRONT HOME at Jackfi sh Lake, Alberta.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction,

October 29 in Edmonton. 6400 +/- walkout

bungalow, interior to be completed, 2.08 +/- title

acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;


MEIER Classic Car & Truck Auction. Sundat

September 20, 11 a.m., 6016-72A Ave., Edmonton.

Consign today, call 780-440-1860

UNDEVELOPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL

LOTS at Baptiste Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in

Edmonton. 2.05+/- and 1.62+/- title acres, power & natural gas at property

line. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;


UNRESERVED AUCTION. Complete Dispersal of

Spruce Creek Antiques. Furniture, advertising,

showcases, collectibles, truck, much more! 9 a.m., Saturday, September 19, Legion, Hall, Wainwright, Alberta. 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

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 783-2764 or Cell: 588-0599Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

BOBCAT SERVICES

SALES & SERVICE

BOTTLE DEPOT

Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764or Cell: 587-729-0092

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT

Open Monday - Saturday10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays

We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

3, 5520 Hwy 2A(Across from Husky)

403-783-6875

Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pmSaturday: 9 am-3 pm

403-783-51851-800-662-7135

Fax: 403-783-4635

Motorcycles & ATV’s

OVERHEAD DOORS

www.doorsondemand.ca

403-963-5000

5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7

PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

“Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs”Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning

-24 HOUR SERVICE-

PLUMBING

SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD.

JAMES AVERY

LANDSCAPING TREES

Ponoka- located 1.5 Miles North of High SchoolPhone (403) 783-5072 Cell: (403) 704-5384

www.brtrees.com

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

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESIMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR:

• Winch Tractor Driver• Bed Truck Driver • Picker Operator

• Pilot Car Driver • SwamperFor Local & Camp WorkPlease submit applications to:

Calnash Trucking6526 44 Avenue, Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8

Fax: 403-783-3011Email: [email protected]

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

COACHES NEEDEDWe are looking Certi ed Level 1, Level 2, or higher

Coaching is required for all level programsWages are competitive and negotiableupon experience and quali cations.

Contact Faron Leclerc [email protected]

MÉTIS POWER LINETECHNICIAN PROGRAMREACH NEW HEIGHTS WITH A NEW CAREER

Gain the skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience that will prepare you for employment as a first year Power Line Technician or Power Systems Electrician Apprentice. Space is limited, so apply today!Application Deadline: October 1, 2015Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

DENTISTRY

Family Friendly Dentistry

Box 11004905 50 St.Rimbey, ABT0C 2J0

RIMBEYDENTALCAREDR. STEVE CALDER BSC DDS

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

HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

EYE CARE

Drs. Heimdahl, ZoBell & Kallal403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168

WWW.4YOUREYESONLY.CA • 5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

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

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

OFFICE HOURSOFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday: Monday - Friday8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC

- General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers

- Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings- Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

• DR. RICK BARR • DR. JEFF BARR • DR. STELIAN LISMAN

• DR. DAVE CHORKWA • DR. PREETY BACHAN

PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

4037835225 • 40378352355118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

DENTAL CARE

Ph: 403-782-7722

Fax: 403-782-7499

Robin Esau

[email protected]

www.KlesMechanical.com

CONCRETE SERVICES

METAL RECYCLING & MORE

SERVING FARMERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & THE GENERAL PUBLIC

• Mobile Shears/Magnets/Grapples

• Mobile Flattener/Baler• Mobile Excavators/

Loaders• Scrap Metal Bin Service• Demolition &

Decommissioning• Earth Moving/

Excavating/Landscaping• Scrap Metal Depot

Hwy 12 East Lacombe403-357-4415www.prometalscrap.com

CABRAL CONCRETEPonoka / Wetaskiwin, AB

Leo Cabral

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

SPECIALIZING IN:~ Curbs / Sidewalks ~

~ Driveways ~~ Basement Floors ~

~ Stamped Concrete ~~ Exposed Concrete ~Free Estimates

Misc.Help 880


Auctions 1530 Clothing 1590GENTLY USED

PLUS SIZE CLOTHING SALE(over 150 items!)

Fri Sept 18 10am - 5pm

Sat Sept 19 10am - 5pm

Labels include• Jones New York• Talbots• Ralph Lauren• INC

4235 41 St Close

No early birds please!

Equipment-Misc. 1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, DMG $2450. Wanted:

Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108;

www.rtccontainer.com.

Misc. forSale 1760

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4-6ft. $35.00

each. Machineplanting:$10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delvery fee $75-$125/

order. Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0967

WantedTo Buy 1930WANTED: WILL PAY cash for construction equipment,

backhoes, excavators, dozers, farm tractors w/loaders, skid steers,

wheel loaders, screeners, low beds, any condition

running or not. 250-260-0217

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

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

FarmEquipment 2010BALEMASTER round bale wagon, hauls 14 bales, self loading, tractor pull, $17,500 403-740-5354

FUTURE steel building, ready to be erected, 26’ x

25’ x 19’, located in Central AB, great for farm or small

acreage, must sell, reduced $11,000

403-485-2532

IH White Top 914 combine, 1 owner, shedded, and

8” x 45’ Brandt PTO auger. 403-741-4353

Grain, FeedHay 2190

615 ACRESOF BARLEY STRAW

SHOULD YIELD600 TONNES

403-704-9234

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:

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

or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan

Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

ROUND BALES - Hay, green feed, straw and bulk

oats. Delivery available. No Sunday calls please. Phone 403-704-3509 or

403-704-4333.

ROUND hay bales. Hay, green feed and straw.

Delivery avail. No Sunday calls please 403-704-3509

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Reaching 6000households weekly

For just$30 per week this space could be

yours!

403-783-3311

VETERINARY SERVICES

VETERINARY SERVICES

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday24-hour Emergency Call

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

Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka

403-783-5200

Commercial - ResidentialInstallations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponokawww.wcmltd.ca

[email protected]

On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services

Ultrasound-aided Reproduc ve Programs

CETA Cer ed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

Herd Health

Bovine Veterinary Services

Dr. Bruce Wine

Phone 403-391-1684

Doug 1.403.318.0498Casey 1.403.358.0452

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

MULCHING TO SUIT ALL NEEDS Can do trees up to 15” wide

TREE MULCHING

BOBCAT SERVICES

A division of 1127730 Alberta Ltd.• Tree stump grinding • Gravel pads

• Dirt removal/spreadingNO JOB

TOO SMALL!

Locally owned/operated

CALL BRIAN HEBERT403-506-3377

- Compact bobcat- Dump trailer- Stump grinderWCB • Insured • Licensed

PONOKA BOBCAT SERVICE

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There were 597 entries for the Black Elk Cutting Classic Fall Special Show, which took place between Thursday, Sept.10 and Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre in Ponoka. Hundreds of riders and their horses of various categories, coming from Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C. and one from Montana, competed to get a share of the purse, which had an added $40,000 for this particular event. Here Les Timmons is competing in the $15,000 novice horse category on a horse named Rios Destiny.

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The Central Alberta Buccaneers en-tered the semi-finals on Aug. 29, they were matched up against the Monarchs in Fort McMurray (the #2 seeded team in the AFL). The Monarchs had handed the Bucs one of their two regular season losses, with a score of 33-9.

While the two teams went toe-to-toe for much of the first quarter, the pirates eventu-ally struggled to hold the line against the high-powered Monarchs. The Buccaneer defense (one of the strongest in the AFL) had its hands full trying to contain the pow-er running of the McMurray runningbacks. When on the offensive side of the ball, Buc quarterbacks had little time in the pocket; as a result, running and passing plays were slow to develop. The ball was punted often, which lead to poor field position, which lead to Monarch scoring. The final score was 43-7. Despite playing from behind for the majority of the game, the Bucs “showed a lot of character and stuck together no matter what,” said team captain, Mark Fay. The Monarchs travel to Calgary, September 12th, to battle the Gators for the AFL cham-pionship.

When the Bucs began their 2015 sea-son, they did so with one goal in mind: win the AFL title. While they did fall short of that goal, there were many positives to take away from 2015. “The level of accountabil-

ity and competition was a lot higher this year. We have gone away from the mental-ity of being a second tier team and began fostering a championship mindset,” said #21 Brett Lapointe. In addition to establish-ing a new, winning attitude, the Buccaneers have expanded their roster in terms of num-bers and talent; these new Bucs will add to the team’s core, establishing a strong foun-dation to build upon in 2016. Buccaneer veteran cornerback, Tylor Johnson, said “I feel very optimistic going into next season. Our mistakes will be addressed and I know most of us have already started to hit the gym. We didn’t achieve what we wanted, but I know that will fuel the fire.” Addition-ally, the Bucs will be building off one of its most successful seasons in franchise his-tory. A regular season record of 6-2 and a semi-final berth can hopefully be a launch-pad for success in 2016.

The offseason for 2016 began im-mediately after the final whistle in Fort McMurray – the Buccaneer coaching staff and executive are in the process of re-cruiting new players as well as new team sponsors and partnerships.

The Bucs would like to thank the nu-merous people and organizations that made 2015 possible. Volunteers donated their time and energy so that gamedays ran smoothly; sponsorship support and invest-ment covered many of the team’s expenses; the Whisker Rescue Society and the Line

Bucs end season with the semifinalsof Hope were fantastic partners and co-organizers of key community events; the Lacombe Athletic Park Association was a huge help all season and ensured we had a

place to call home; and, most importantly, the fans showed outstanding support and Buccaneer pride. Thank you, see you in 2016.


Cyclists from around Canada are taking part in a cross-country trek to raise money and awareness for kids’ cancer treatment pro-grams.

A group of 24 cyclists rode through Ponoka Sun-day, Sept. 13 and stopped at the Wolf Creek Golf Re-sort before heading to Red Deer. The group is part of two teams that started just three days prior in White Rock, B.C.

Called the Sears Na-tional Kids Cancer Ride (SNKCR), cyclists will eventually end in Halifax, N.S. on Sept. 26, just 17 days later.

While the organizations are working to raise funds and awareness, it is the cy-clists who bring their own stories to the cause.

Lynn Fast is a Calgary resident who signed up to do the first leg of the ride last year. This year she is riding completely across the country. She says the physical work is demand-

ing but it is worth the effort. Fast is riding in memory

of her daughter who died of brain cancer six years ago. “My greatest reward is to give back; to pay it forward and also by paying it for-ward it helps me cope with her loss,” explained Fast.

Cyclist Hannah MacK-enzie was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leuke-mia in 2009 and her goal is to be able to tell other kids that life goes on after cancer. After two and a half years, MacKenzie complet-ed her treatment and she was recently diagnosed as cancer free for five years. “This is how I’m marking it.”

“You can still be ac-tive post-treatment,” added MacKenzie.

She has volunteered to assist the ride but this year was her first time riding. The only thing she would have done differently to prepare? Train for the ride, she joked.

Carlo di Domizio is the crew chief for Team 1 and

he said last year the group raised over $1 million from SNKCR. “One hundred per cent of the donations go to the kids, because it is a vol-unteer base.”

This year’s ride has al-ready raised $1 million and the goal is to bring it to $1.5 million with the money go-ing to oncology centres across the country to help with cancer research in children.

Cyclists keep busy by singing while riding along the route and the whole event has created a strong teamwork atmosphere. Just before heading out to Red Deer someone blasted the music and cyclists jumped at the opportunity to dance to the Beach Boys’ Fun Fun Fun.

Riding in relay style the teams cover approximately 150 to 220 kms per day de-pending on the route. The ride is part of the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation, which donated $4.85 million to childhood cancer in 2014.

Cyclists with the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride swept through Ponoka Sunday, Sept. 13 and stopped at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort before making their way to Red Deer. The team is part of a larger crew of volunteers cycling across Canada and raising funds for kids cancer research.


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