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Wind across the prairies: Ponoka County was battered with heavy winds and blowing snow recently, which made travelling tricky on highways.
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Despite setbacks, PAECS board moving forward By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye It’s business as usual at the ag event centre. Despite the recent firing of general manager Chas Lambert, Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society (PAECS) directors are moving forward with plans to promote rentals and complete the building. Vice-president Sherry Gummow gave an update to members of the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce Feb. 19. The first load of permanent seating arrived Feb. 19 and work is underway to construct an upper level for spectators a
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bird’s-eye view of the arena during events, she explained. Gummow feels the ag event centre can be a benefit to businesspeople in town but they need to do some of the work. “I respectfully submit that it’s not up to the Stampede Association or the ag centre to get new customers to your stores.” She suggests one of the ways to get involved is to approach event organizers directly and offer coupons or other sponsorship to those events. “For very small investment, $50 or $100, you can sponsor a class at most of those shows,” she advised.
There was a suggestion that an electronic sign at the centre would help create more awareness of special events. For the time being the board has an agreement with the Town of Ponoka to use its electronic sign at the intersection of Highways 2A and 53. “If you know somebody that wants to contribute $100,000, we’ll put the sign up that we are quoted,” she said. “We are obviously still in a fundraising mode for that sign.” PAECS director Dale Olson said he knows the community would like to see a large sign informing people of events.
“But at the moment our last bit of funding and cash that we have on hand is going to be used to finish off the seating and some of the other things that are much more functional to the building.” Another suggestion was for the board to use a freestanding sign for the interim. Gummow said it has been discussed but no decision has been made. Sponsorship for the barn stalls is still available as well as 500 sponsorship plaques for the retractable seating. Directors Terry Jones and Don Letwinetz can be contacted for sponsorship. More chamber news on page 12
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Efforts drawing students to Satinwood restricted By Amelia Naismith Parents and supporters of Satinwood School near Blackfalds have been granted another month or so to recruit enough students from other school divisions to help keep the school open. After a presentation Feb. 19 by two parents and a student, trustees and superintendent Larry Jacobs are now giving supporters a little more time to find students who would be willing to return to the Wolf Creek school division and attend Satinwood. However, it’s been stipulated students cannot be recruited from within the school district, especially Blackfalds. Satinwood’s committee already held a meeting in Blackfalds looking for students. “That meeting had a low turnout, and we did ruffle some feathers,” said Lisa Stewart, one of the parents who represented Satinwood at the school board meeting. The trustees have made a new school in Blackfalds one of their top capital pri-
orities and they know if Blackfalds loses students to Satinwood there’s less chance a school would be built. Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol attended the school board meeting to present a petition with 650 signatures from an organization called High School for Blackfalds. While a high school may be a popular choice, Stol wants a kindergarten to Grade 12 solution in Blackfalds, which becomes less likely if their elementary student numbers decrease. “We see those pressures at every level,” said Stol. During her presentation, Stewart also told trustees what Satinwood School means to her. “I sought out Satinwood School, even though my area is zoned for Lacombe,”she said. Stewart wants to ensure her children received the education that comes with attending a rural county school. “Satinwood is a place where the children run into the arms of the staff on the first day
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of school, where the principal greets each student by name and there every child gets a high-five on the way out the door after school.” “The staff and other parents have become an extension of my home and it’s become the heart of my community,” she added. Ken Chessor, the second parent who represented the school, talked about the devastation that’s happened when other county schools were consolidated. “Most of those small county schools are just a rock with a plaque. The hub of the community is gone. I really just want to stress this point, it’s a community you’re going to be affecting.” Isabel Deutcher, a Grade 5 student at Satinwood, told the trustees what her school means to her. She feels the school is important because each student is treated as an equal. “People love this school.” Satinwood encourages students to expand their personal perceptions of the world by being involved in charities, as well as exploring their individuality through academics; something smaller schools with the ability to provide individual attention to students can afford. “I think we should not totally give up on the fighting for the school but do school activities . . . Things the students can help with,” said Deutcher. “Satinwood is small but great.” Deutcher also told the board about her younger sister, who has Down Syndrome. She says her sister, no matter where she goes, is always treated with pride, kindness, hugs and high-fives by former Satinwood students. Stewart feels, because of the state of the provincial
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government, the limited number of modulars being built and other school projects being pushed back, that it could be years before Blackfalds receives a new school, and Satinwood is a good option to alleviate overcrowding. She is concerned even more students will decide to leave the school division because of crowding, meaning some students could be subject to a 1.5- to two-hour bus ride each way. “For every student that goes to Blackfalds one goes to Red Deer or Lacombe.” Stewart wants to bring back the students opting for Red Deer. However, trustee Karin Engen feels many students from the Wolf Creek division go to Red Deer to attend schools of faith. Re-entering the division to attend Satinwood would hold no appeal for them. Chessor agreed with Stewart, saying Satinwood is a good way to alleviate pressure in Blackfalds and having Blackfalds students attend Satinwood would need to take affect for only five to six years, until a new school is built. He also asked the board, if, with so much overcrowding in Blackfalds, they have the room to teach the students effectively. Trustee Donna Peterson wanted to know what would happen to Satinwood when those five to six years are up. “I think that we have to communicate that our job as trustees is we have to be proactive and visionary, and we don’t want to make a decision like this that’s only going to be productive for five years,” said trustee Bob Huff. Stewart asked the board to create new bus routes that would bus some Blackfalds students to Satinwood, which she feels would be cheaper than modulars. However, according to trustee Trudy Bratland, the school division would have to pay for the new bus routes themselves without financial assistance. The board is also refusing to adjust the catchment areas of the schools and without that there aren’ t enough students to make another bus feasible. Bratland says Blackfalds parents aren’ t going to want to pay for their children to be bused away from their hometown, where the school and other aspects such as sports and other extra programs are conveniently close. The idea of sending town students from Blackfalds to Satinwood was rejected by the board because it would be to difficult to delegate which students would have to leave their hometown to attend a county school. “To them, the solution to this problem is us. It’s simple, move the catchment area,” said Huff. The board doesn’t want to be the solution and mandates the Satinwood parents do the work and find the numbers to increase the population of their school. According to Stewart, Satinwood needs 45 to 60 students to keep Satinwood feasible. Satinwood has 46 students and if more don’t arrive the school could be looking at triple grading the classrooms next fall.
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Ponoka man found in Red Deer with drugs, guns By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye A Ponoka man was arrested Feb. 18 in Red Deer after police found him with a stolen vehicle and firearms. Stephen Richmond was stopped during a routine traffic check when a Mountie saw the licence plate did not match the vehicle. Numerous improperly stored firearms, determined to be stolen, were Ponoka resident Steseen in the vehicle. phen Richmond was There were rifles, arrested in Red Deer two hunting knives, sto- Feb. 18 after belen identity cards and ing found with stomore than 28 grams of marijuana in the vehicle len firearms, knives, as well. Richmond was marijuana and stolen subsequently arrested identity cards. and faces several charges. • 29 counts of weapon and firearm related offences. • Three counts of possession of stolen property. • One count of possession of a controlled drug and substance. • As well as additional charges under the Traffic Safety Act. Chase leads to arrest and charges Results of a police investigation Feb. 21 and 24 have found seven people facing charges of dangerous driving and possession of property obtained by crime. A call was made to RCMP Feb. 21 at 10 p.m. that a suspicious vehicle was parked in a downtown alley with its lights off. When Mounties arrived to investigate the vehicle drove away through the alleys. A short pursuit ensued and the vehicle ended highcentred in a snow bank on 51 Street and 46 Avenue. There were five occupants in the vehicle, four men and one woman, and they then fled on foot. Police followed and three men were caught but the driver and woman were still at large. Investigation showed the vehicle they were driving was stolen from Calgary. The driver was located with another stolen vehicle in Hobbema on Feb. 24 in the morning after trying to evade police. Two other men were with the driver and they were also arrested. The two passengers have been charged in relation to the events in Ponoka. The seven suspects face these charges: • Seven charges of possession of property obtained by crime. • Two charges of theft as two stole liquor from a downtown liquor store. • Five charges of resistSubway Fresh ing arrest. • Five charges under the Try Our youth criminal justice act. • Three charges of failing to comply with recognizance. The woman still has charges pending against her and would be the eighth person involved.
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PET OF THE WEEK Of the eight suspects, two youths were involved. Stolen vehicle found A 1997 Dodge Stratus was found abandoned Feb. 22 at midnight on a service road near the Super 8 motel. The ignition was damaged and investigations show the vehicle was stolen from Calgary. Police believe they have the suspects in custody. Peeping Tom Police were called to a home Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. after the owner reported a man looked through their window briefly and walked away. Located on the 5100 block of 46 Avenue police could not find the man and the only description they have of him is that he is 5’6” and wearing an old style hat. Man jumping into traffic Several calls were made to police of a man walking along Highway 2A south of Ponoka Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Police say vehicles had to swerve to avoid the man as he was walking down the centre of the road. The 42-year-old man from Inuvik, NWT appeared to be emotionally unstable but after speaking with officers calmed down and stated he was hitchhiking to Edmonton. For his safety
police gave him a lift to Lacombe. Early morning drinker A 22-year-old man from Red Deer faces charges of impaired driving after providing breath samples of .16 and .15 Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. Police were called by concerned motorists on Highway 2 northbound of a 2007 Ford F150 swerving in and out of lanes. The man was also charged with driving while suspended. Drunk driver charged Police stopped the driver of a vehicle Feb. 25 at 11 p.m. after seeing a 1998 Dodge Durango swerving on Highway 2A northbound. The 29-yearold driver from Hobbema failed the roadside screening test and supplied blood alcohol samples of .16 and .15. Drunks throwing cups A 23-year-old man from Dauphin, Man. and a 31-year-old man from Val Marie, Sask. spent the night at the Ponoka police detachment after throwing cups and acting aggressively to staff at a downtown bar. After being asked to leave the men kicked the door on the way out. They were reported to be heavily intoxicated and were arrested for being drunk in public place.
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CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE Pastor Jerry Preheim 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA Sr. Pastor Paul Spate 5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org 403-783-5533 Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST REFORMED CHURCH Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Everyone Welcome! www.baptistreformedponoka.org
PARKLAND REFORMED CHURCH South on 2A, West on Spruce Road 403-783-1888 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Rev. Mitch Ramkissoon www.parklandurc.org
PONOKA ALLIANCE CHURCH 4215 - 46 St. Pastor Norm Dibben 403-783-3958 Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. The Christian & Missionary Alliance
PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur
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PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner
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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN 6230-57 Ave. Ph. 403-783-6404 Saturdays 9:30 - 12 Noon dsjjb@xplornet.com ponokaadventist.ca
SONRISE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Pastor W. Delleman Worship Service 10:30 a.m. ½ mile south of Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury
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Lent empowers us to improve This weekend will mark the Third Sunday of Lent and a reminder that our progress toward the Feast of Easter is fast upon us. For most of my life, Lent has been a time of “giving something up,” partly to show that I was ready to give sacrifice just as Christ did. I remember as a child the most difficult thing to give up were the Saturday matinees at the Capitol Theatre. We were also encouraged — and I use the word lightly — to give up candy, TV and other such necessities of life that made childhood bearable. Any money that would have gone to these small pleasures were to be tucked away so that we could make a donation to those less fortunate than us. When Tarzan was playing at the Theatre during Lent and all my non-Catholic friends were going, I could think of no one less fortunate than me. The passage of time, and I dare say the hand of God, plays a great role in shaping and form-
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Winter bowling fun: The Ponoka Christian School held their Winter Fun Day Feb. 22 at Leisure Lanes Bowling Centre and the Scott Seaman Outdoor Rink. Ava Ingwersen waits anxiously for a strike. Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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and feel to presence ing us. I might also add of God in our lives. that for me, the past four That is what Lent years of study, leadcalls us to do. ing up to my ordination We can choose to as a Deacon have also give up things or add brought a small sliver them in. That part of illumination. The doesn’t matter. It is whole idea of sacrificthe intention of the ing and giving up things heart that matters. It in Lent can be viewed in Deacon Rollie Comeau, is our desire to purge a couple of ways. If we St Augustine Catholic Church ourselves from those are able to forego some things that hurt our of the smaller things like sweets or going out for supper, we relationships and be called to those may be more inclined and empow- things that build our relationships ered to tackle some of the bigger both with God and humanity. There are some who ask the questhings that are stumbling blocks to tion, “Why bother,” what difference relationships with God and others. Self-discipline in the smaller will it make in my life if I choose to things of life can lead to thoughtful do nothing during Lent? For those discernment in the bigger issues we who feel this way I suspect nothing face. The other part of this is that will change in their life, things will when we do give something up, it continue to go on as before. Howdoes cause us at that moment of sac- ever, if we believe that we are indeed rifice to ask ourselves, “Why am I created by God and are being called doing this”? It is at this point when by Him to share in eternal life, then we can’t fail but consider our own re- we need those expressions of love lationship to God and his call to draw embedded in the seasons of our lives, so that we turn ourselves from our us into himself. For many it becomes not so much secular and materialistic world and giving up, but adding things to our centre our being on the call to holilife that helps fulfill our call to ho- ness, to conform ourselves more and liness. When we make a conscious more to God’s will. Lent is that time in our Liturgieffort to be more generous in our giving, to only make positive com- cal calendars where in anticipation ments about others, to add one extra of the great feast of Easter, the Resact of charity each day, to give God urrection of Jesus from the dead, 15 minutes of conversation in our we are called to renew ourselves in 24-hour schedule, we slowly begin Christ and be reminded of the trethe be drawn into the Divine, to taste mendous love God has for us.
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Reflections of Ponoka Ponoka Lions mark 65 years of community service By Mike Rainone for the News As the Ponoka Lions Club plan for 2013 they will proudly look back a little and celebrate the active and colorful 65 years they have served our community and surrounding districts in so many ways. Several generations of loyal members and their families have supported the global causes of the International Association of Lions Clubs, as well as taking on many exciting challenges and projects that have and will continue to benefit citizens of all ages for decades in and around Ponoka. After receiving their official charter from District Governor Lion A. G. Kustine at a gala Dec. 1948 ceremony and banquet at the Elks Hall, the club set out to achieve their prime initiative of creating a better relationship between the town and country, as well as being of ongoing service to the community. The first executive consisted of: president and organizer Norm MacLeod, vice-president Doug Bresee, second vice-president Bruce MacDonald, third vice-president Trevor Jenkins, secretary-treasurer Rees Jones, Lion Tamer Don Hoar, Tale Twister Jack Hoar, and directors Emil Tiltgen, Mike Bures, Jim Easton and Roy Brawn. Among the most vigorous early projects for the new Ponoka Lions Club included: a cement floor for our community’s first indoor arena, construction of central playground, financial and labour assistance for skating and curling rinks at Mecca Glen, Ferrybank and Calumet, as well as with numerous vital benevolent cases in the area. They also fully equipped a complete room at the first Ponoka General Hospital, grew tons of potatoes and sold them to the public, canvassed for the Red Cross and took on the sponsorship of the Ponoka midget hockey and baseball teams, which carried on for many exciting seasons. In the early years the Lions were instrumental in encouraging the establishment of Ponoka’s first park on the west side of town, then in 1966 provided the initial $12,000 for development of the project, which was dedicated as Centennial Park in 1967. In 1996 the Lions Club members decided to get involved in the enhancement of the park, an ongoing $250,000 project that resulted in an additional kilometre of paved and lighted pathways, a memorial garden, fences, more picnic shelters, tables and benches, a wheelchair accessible pier to allow everyone to fish near the pond, a lighted entertainment stage and a playground. The magnificent initial refurbishment of what is now the Ponoka Lions Centennial Park was completed in the fall of 1999, and was funded by the Lions ($74,000), the Town of Ponoka ($67,000), and a $105,000 Municipal 2000 grant. The latest addition to the well-used and enjoyed park was the exciting splash park, which was a joint community project, vigorously undertaken by local clubs. With the ongoing assistance of many year round fund-raising projects, excellent revenue from a previously very strong community bingo program and the dedicated support of the Ponoka Lioness Club and the community, the Ponoka Lions Club has managed to stay strong and continue their many worthwhile and vital programs and new interactive projects to assist their fellow citizens. Here is a list of that long legacy of giving to the community, to which we will always enjoy and be most appreciative of. • Another longstanding project for the Lions Club began in 1975 with the purchase of a $16,500 community bus, which to this day has upgraded the fleet and become a colorful ambassador of Ponoka Town and County, and has provided safe and comfortable transportation for thousands of citizens, teams, and groups of all ages throughout our province year-round. There have been many drivers who have kindly taken the bus and passengers thousands of miles to countless events, and the present crew includes Frank Thomisar, Wally Rausch, Ron Buffalo and Murray Dux. • Donations and efforts for International Lions proj-
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Members of the new Ponoka Lions Club and their wives attended their first convention in 1949 at the posh Trocadero Hotel in Edmonton. Shown in the back row are: Norm and Pearl MacLeod and Mr. and Mrs. Bradden; then seated in front is Walter and Mrs. Young, Merl and Hilda Cissell, Bruce and Olive MacDonald, Blanche and Don Hoar, Doug and Elsie Bresee, and Jack and Mabel Hoar. ects have included: collection of used eye-glasses, K-9 vision program, $12,000 to Lions Quest, the a school project related to adolescents for prevention of drug abuse and encouragement to get along with others, and ongoing sales of Easter Seals, which helped to purchase a $2,900 scooter for a Ponoka youth. Along the way they also sponsored the formation of the Bashaw Lions Club, which is also a very active group. • The Lions introduced their first All-Girls Rodeo to Ponoka in 1974, an event that carried on for many summers, and added a beer gardens and dance in 1977. The Lions have operated a popular food booth at the Ponoka Stampede as a major fundraiser since early 1950s, and also assisted the Stampede Association with ongoing donations, including $20,000 for a new grandstand ticket booth in 1993. • Vital donations by the Lions to providing medical equipment around our community have included: $90,000 for a new rescue command unit for the Ponoka Fire Department in 1993 as well as $8,000 for two defibrillators for the ambulance. Ongoing assistance by the Lions for the operation of the Ponoka Hospital has included: $35,000 for new equipment in 1985, eight new air-conditioning units and $47,000 for the construction of the Stars Heli-Port. • In support of community culture the Lions donated $9,000 to Royal Canadian Legion Branch #65 Air Cadet Squadron for band instruments, as well as an additional $4,000 when the Legion constructed their new building along Highway 2A south. On one occasion they collected $1,800 and a truckload of food for the Ponoka Food Bank, and the Lions lead the festivities each year when the CPR Holiday train came to town. • There have also been decades of donations by the Ponoka Lions Club for Ponoka and district recreation facilities including: the first mechanical ice machine and electronic score clock, a new PA system for the complex, $27,000 for the aquaplex renovation project, as well as 1,300 hours of painting and labour, and $25,000 for the river valley ball diamonds. In 1986 the Lions Club International changed their constitution to allow women to become members. Current Ponoka Lions Club members are: Darrell and Vance Adams, Irene Ballant, Bruce Blackmore, Bill Chorney, Rob Gingera, Elgin Grant, Larry Henkleman, Jerry Kawamura, Barry Neath, Bob Peters, Jamil Rawji, Ron Rogeau, Dixie Tyndall, Donna Hopper, Jessica Kolar, Harrison Polson, Ron Buffalo, Len Standing On The Road and Barb Fowell. New members are always welcome.
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The Ponoka Lions Club received their charter from the International Association of Lions Clubs on Dec. 14, 1948 and this year is proudly celebrating their 65th year of service and dedication to the community and districts. Original charter members are listed on the bottom of the document, which is prominently hanging in their clubhouse at 5405-49th Street.
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Opinion Childhood imagination leads to healthier lifestyles What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you want to be a couch potato? Overweight? A junk food addict? Probably not. Me neither. It seems none of us adults living in the big people’s world with jobs and bills and responsibilities ever wanted
to grow up and live in a world ruled by stress, high blood pressure, heart attacks and just, overall, being in really bad physical shape. But, according to statistics, which are sometimes, but not always, correct, being overweight, physically inactive and eating crap, which ironically all fit together like a big puzzle,
Summit saw negatives rather than solutions On Feb. 9 I atbetween West Texas Intended Premier Alison termediate and Western Redford’s Alberta Canada Select (on Feb. Economic Summit in 9, 2012 the differential Calgary. I was hoping was $34.20 on Feb. 8, for a positive discus2013, it was $25.70). sion on ways to address The government Alberta’s economic fucould improve the situture. Unfortunately, the ation immediately by premier stacked the panaccepting the proposals els and the result was of the Wildrose OffiRod Fox a discussion weighted cial Opposition to end MLA heavily in favour of wasteful spending. They levying unfair taxes on could end the practice hardworking families. of corporate welfare Most of the premier’s handpicked through $2 billion for carbon capture panelists favoured dismantling the and storage, or the $3 billion for oil Alberta Advantage by bringing in a companies to develop technology via provincial sales tax. Alberta is the only AOSTRA 11. Of course, there’s the province without a PST. It is a sign of $275 million for luxurious new offices our achievement and economic sucfor MLAs. And how about the limitcess that we have been able to do just less expense policy for bureaucrats fine without one. and executives, or their bonuses and It is surprising the premier chose to severances? give a platform to so many PST cheerThere are savings to be found, unleaders considering she is regarded by fortunately, the PC government plans many as liberal-leaning. Consumption to make hardworking Alberta families taxes hit low income people the hardpay for government mismanagement est. For instance, someone with a low annual income, a five- to eight-per- by cutting in the wrong places or by cent tax at the till will certainly cause raising taxes. I look forward to the re-opening of problems. It’s time for the government to the legislature on March 5. This will be put forward a positive vision for the an opportunity for both myself and the province by balancing the books re- Wildrose Official Opposition to bring sponsibly — without hurting the forward new and refreshing ideas to bring the budget under control . economy. I also look forward to hearing from Premier Redford and Finance Minister Doug Horner like to pretend their you, the constituents of Lacombe-Pobudgetary problems come as a surprise noka, with your ideas of how to bring but this could be seen coming from control into the chaos created by this miles away. The premier banked on a government. Please contact my ofridiculous estimate for the price for oil. fice at #101 4892 46 Street, Lacombe, Instead of owning up to the mistake, AB T4L 2B4. Phone 403 782 7725 or the premier and her ilk are blaming email: Lacombe.ponoka@assembly. the budget on the price differential ab.ca
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are huge issues. And, another missing piece to the giant jigsaw, is, of course, having an ungrateful heart and lungs. And, as a final piece is the worry of bad things happening, really bad things, like a heart attack or stroke. Treena Mielke It appears being On The Other Side overweight, not active and eating crap is like an invisible ball and chain hooked to lots of people. And, instead of taking the initiative to get free of it, some of us decide to lay the blame somewhere else. I, personally, kind of like the idea of blaming someone else for my lifestyle as I lay on the couch, crunching my way through a bag of chips and listlessly pressing the remote. In fact, at our house the other day, a crisis occurred. We could not find the remote. It was a sad day; a very sad day And as I hung my head in despair I knew I should go walk around the block so my heart and lungs would thank me for it, but I simply couldn’t. I was too depressed. Seriously, a recent survey I read shows that lots of people are stressed out about being overweight and inactive. Weird how the two are connected. Anyway, a collective SOS call went out to the
universe about this little problem that was immediately picked up by this mysterious force and tossed it back to the powers that be. And, quicker than the demise of the penny, the powers that be went into action. And formed a committee! There’s your answer. And, of course, some seed money was handed over to the committee so the deprived age group, who apparently has nothing to do, can quit being part of the “gap” in recreation. It may or may not work. For some reason the old saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink,” comes to mind, but time will tell. For me, as a kid, and now as a big kid, I have learned that, unfortunate as it may seem, the shortest route to a healthy lifestyle lies right inside my own head. I was fortunate enough to grow up as one of those poor, underprivileged kids who lived on the wrong side of the tracks. As such a kid, I learned that as long as I had my brothers to hang out with, a tin can could become a football, a front yard a baseball stadium, and an unplanted garden a broad jump pit. In short, I learned there’s nothing like a little imagination to pick up the slack if I wanted to remove my derriere from the chesterfield. And, because I am convinced there is no age limit on imagination or choice, I’ve decided that fact still holds true. So I’m going to quit looking for my remote. And go for a walk!
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Woman mistreated in stores, business lost from racial profiling Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the treatment my wife received recently while shopping at several businesses in Ponoka. We do not live in Ponoka, but do shop there occasionally, as there are some fine stores that have amazing staff. Unfortunately there are some people who have such a strong prejudice toward assumed ethnicity they fail to provide equal service to all their customers. Here are two recent examples: A staff member at a small gas station/convenience store was so certain my wife was trying to steal from her that she went out of her way to try to spy into her purse. While the salesperson was so busy implying my wife was trying to steal from the store three
Prominent twins already missed Dear Editor: We would like to thank Mike Rainone and the Ponoka News for printing such a great tribute to Arthur and Allan Dickau. These two were real gems in our town. Always smiling, always happy and so pleasant to all who knew them and how we wish we had the memory they both had. The citizens of Ponoka who knew them will truly miss them. These two earth angels have now gone home. Stan and Peggy Pugh
white punks were doing exactly that. While trying to use a coupon at a local store she was told since she did not have a receipt to prove she had received the store coupon legitimately it would not be validated. This was a coupon that was supposed to be valid at any store within the chain— nothing on it to show restrictions outside of the usual sales items, tobacco, etc. I know if I were to go into either of these two stores and follow the exact footsteps I took I would be treated very differently based on being a middle-aged white man. I have worked in retail, as well as other jobs, so I am fully aware of the challenges of operating a business. The bottom line is the customer pays you bills. I have actually found those of a pale heritage to be the biggest challenge, regardless, I always treat any customer as I would like to be treated. I would encourage all consumers to thank those who give good service and let those who treat you poorly know just why you will no longer shop at their store. There are at least two stores in town that will never see another dime from my family. Their decision to judge a person by their colour means I can judge them with the colour of my money. Something to consider as more people decide to shop outside of the small communities, it might not always be based on possible cost savings. Robin Burns, Rimbey
Government commits to taxpayers Lots of people Canada could be eligiaround the riding are ble for Canada Student wondering what our Loan forgiveness. By government has in store offering Canada Student for this session of ParliaLoan forgiveness, we’re ment. The government doing our part to encouris committed to keepage family doctors and ing taxes low, returning nurses to serve Canadito balanced budgets and ans in rural and remote respecting Canadian communities and imtaxpayers’ dollars. prove access to primary Our government health care. recently announced The Government of MP Blaine historic public sector Canada is also looking Calkins reforms that will bring at making those who pension contribution use government dolrates more in line with the private lars more transparent with bills such sector. This will result in substantial as C-27, The First Nations Financial savings for Canadian taxpayers with Transparency Act. As well, we are MPs leading the way. The reforms, making political parties more accountintroduced in the Jobs and Growth able and transparent with C-21, which Act, 2012, result in contribution rates will strengthen the Election Act based for public service employees moving on recommendations from the Chief to a 50-50 cost-sharing model. The Electoral Office. Additionally, we have retirement age for new federal hires also introduced legislation that will also increases from 60 to 65 years of make the RCMP more accountable age. Over the next five years these by modernizing the RCMP discipline, measures will save Canadian taxpay- grievance and human resource maners $2.6 billion. agement framework, including new Our government is committed to measures to create a single, seamless strengthening health care for all Cana- and comprehensive investigation and dians, including aboriginal peoples. In resolution process for sexual harassa country as vast as Canada, providing ment complaints where the accused is health services in proximity to every a member of the Force. citizen is a real challenge. Family docOur Government is also working tors, nurses, nurse practitioners and to keep Canada safe from criminals of residents in family medicine in more all kinds, than 4,200 rural communities across Continued on page 14
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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Water Conservation Corner – Water Saving Tips Check your toilet for leaks. Put a little food coloring in your toilet tank. If it appears in the bowl without flushing, then you have a leak which should be repaired immediately. Leaks can waste 14% of all the water we use in our home.
Waste Transfer Station Hours Tuesday through Saturday – 10 am to 4 pm There is a minimum tipping fee of $7.50 per visit. There is no charge for compostable materials (grass clippings, garden waste, leaves, branches) or tires. Call 403-783-8328 for more information.
EVENTS AND RECREATION Dinner at the Library: A Slow-cooker Potluck Event Ponoka Jubilee Library invites everyone for dinner on Thursday February 28th from 6:00pm 8:00pm. We ask everyone to bring one slow-cooked item, as well as the recipe, which will be copied and shared with all participants. Beverages, buns, cutlery and plates will be provided. Please call the library at 403-783-3843 to confirm your attendance. We look forward to seeing everyone and enjoying the fabulous food!
Donate your pennies to the Library Are you overwhelmed with excess pennies? If so, the Ponoka Jubilee Library will be glad to help alleviate this penny burden from your shoulders. We are collecting pennies as donations to help support the library and literacy within our community. Thank you to all those who have dropped off pennies in the past.
New Wines in the New Year A Wine Tasting Event. Come learn the basics of wine tasting, as well as sample 4 red and 4 white wines on March 15th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Ponoka Jubilee Library. Cost is $25/person, and space is limited to 25 participants. Come to the Library to purchase your tickets, cash or cheque only or call 403-783-3843 for more information. All participants must be 18+.
Aquaplex Update: Register now for morning spring break lessons! Schedule is available for viewing at www.ponoka.ca.
Public Skating: Monday -Friday: 12 noon -1:30 pm • Saturday & Sunday: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Recreation Facilities Schedule is On-line Check it out at www.ponoka.ca and click on ‘Recreation in Ponoka’.
COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Business Hours Bylaw On-line Poll Town Council would like your comments and feedback on the proposed Business Hours Bylaw. Please check the Town’s website at www.ponoka.ca to complete the online poll/survey by March 15, 2013. Copies of the poll/survey are also available at the Town Office for pickup.
DID YOU KNOW...? Ice removal is the responsibility of the resident and/or property owner. The warm weather has created icy conditions in many areas. The Town asks that residents remove ice build-up from their sidewalks and apply ice-melt as required.
Reminder… Spring is just around the corner, with this in mind, we encourage all pet owners to be responsible. Animal Control Bylaw No. 114-01, states that if a dog defecates on any public or private property other than the property of its owner, the owner shall remove it immediately. Failure to do so is a fineable offense. Please also remember that dogs are not permitted on school grounds or playgrounds. Dogs are permitted in parks, provided they are kept on a leash, and under the control of their owner. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
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Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance. ~ Yoko Ono
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Winter Carnival at the Ponoka Elementary School
Throwing fruit for fun: Brooklyn Bailey and teacher Heather MacMillan watch on as Jackson Saunders throws a plastic fruit into the mouth of a cardboard monkey during Ponoka Elementary School’s Winter Carnival Feb. 20. More photos on Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye page 9.
Golf time: There were many games for students at the Winter Carnival including a golf challenge. Here Addison Saunders waits her turn after Kobe Schmidt tries for a hole in one.
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Students interested in the air they breathe, the water they drink and the land they live on will be keen on entering the Caring for our Watersheds contest. Geared for grades 7 to 12 students, individuals interested in the environment can submit their ideas to the Caring for our Watersheds program for a chance to win $1,000 for themselves and $1,000 for their school. More than $15,000 in cash awards is up for grabs plus an additional $10,000 in funding is also available to help implement the contest ideas. Making stewardship fun was easy for Kaitlin, Katie, Vickie and Melissa who became involved in the Caring for our Watersheds contest as a classroom project at St. Augustine School in Ponoka. Their idea was to create a fun and educational books series for students in grades 2 to 4 about how their actions impact the watershed and what they can do to help. The book has been published and distributed to all members of the Parkland Regional Library system, as well as through school visits by the Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA). Agrium Inc. and the BRWA bring this international competition to Alberta. “Through the years students have provided viable answers to the question: What can you do to improve your watershed?” explains Lindsey Metheral, Agrium program advisor. “The creativity this contest affords students is beneficial for our environment and the communities we serve,” says Nathalie Stanley with the BRWA. “Anytime we can engage and involve our younger generation in environmental conversation benefits us all. They are actively seeking ways to make our communities sustainable for future generations and we are here to help them.” The entry deadline for students living in Alberta, north of Calgary is March 27. The top 10 finalists will be judged on May 11. For more information visit www.CaringForOurWatersheds.com
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Ten things you need to know about RRSPs No matter what the markets are doing, Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) are still one of the best ways you can save for long-term goals such as retirement. Servus Credit Union offers the following tips to keep in mind when thinking about RRSPs: Contribute annually Skipping just one annual contribution of $5,000 could reduce the value of your RRSP by almost $17,000 at the end of 25 years (assuming a five-per-cent annual rate of return). It is important to contribute every year to take advantage of tax-sheltered compounding growth. Start early Avoid scrambling to contribute just before the RRSP deadline by arranging for pre-authorized amounts to be regularly deducted from your chequing account throughout the year. You will get the advantage of dollar-cost-averaging, improve your ability to max out your RRSP every year and get tax-deferred compound growth working for you earlier. Take time to consider your decision If you are rushing to meet the deadline, it is easy to make a bad investment choice or none at all. If you are not sure, make your RRSP contribution in cash. Then, later, when you have carefully evaluated your options, transfer your “parked” money into an appropriate investment. Think beyond cash If you do not have enough cash on hand to contribute then consider moving investments from your non-registered plans to your RRSP. This “in-kind” contribution can be made with various investments deemed eligible. Remember you will have to report any capital gains earned on your investments up to the date of the transfer. Understand your contribution amount You are allowed a $2,000 lifetime over-contribution. If you exceed this, you may be subject to penalties of one per cent per month. So before making a contribution check the Notice of Assessment the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) sent you for your allowable contribution room. Avoid dipping in prematurely Cashing in a portion of your RRSP has significant tax consequences unless you are doing so through the Home Buyers’ Plan or
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Celtic entertainment: The band St. James Gate had attendees dancing and singing with their modern Celtic music.
The winning key: Tracy Larsen and bystanders react as Larsen’s key opens the Mystery Chest at the Kinette’s fundraiser Feb. 23 at the Kinsmen Community Centre. Total fundraising dollars are not in yet but the group is still accepting donations.
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More than $1.7 million was spent during the Passport to Christmas promotion last year. The amount is $126,900 more than at Christmas 2011, director Melodie Helm told the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce. “We’re really pleased.” The chamber met Feb. 19 to discuss its monthly reports and financial statements. “The thing to know is we were up from out of town passports completed,” Helm added. There were 5,756 passports completed and 696 were from out of town, 133 more than in 2011. Hobbema residents showed the biggest increase with 135 visits in 2012 up from only 40 in 2011. Residents of the cities of Lacombe and Red Deer also enjoyed shopping deals in Ponoka; the former was up 17 passports with 135 and the latter was up to 43 from 11. “In my mind what that says is that we are slowly becoming a destination place for our small businesses and if we can keep that going that’s even better,” suggested Helm. Chamber president Jim Hamilton thanked her for the report. “That does bode well for the town.” Trade fair updates The chamber’s trade fair is already 70 per cent full, reported chamber manager Les Jaster. Scheduled for April 19 and 20, the theme is It’s a Jungle In Here. The Town of Ponoka reduced financial support for the chamber but is providing a discount on renting the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex. “They did give us a break on the trade fair.” Jaster expects an increase in attendees as Ponoka’s trade fair is going to be on a different date than Lacombe’s. Last year the trade fairs coincided with each other. Next month Jaster intends to have more information for chamber members on specific details of the trade fair. Business bylaw survey The chamber is going to launch a survey through Survey Monkey to get feedback from its members on the Town of Ponoka’s proposed business hours bylaw. Hamilton said the purpose is to get a feel for what businesspeople think about it. The chamber wants to provide the results to the town for research purposes. “It’s strictly to find out if the businesspeople of the town are aware of the bylaw and if they are, what are their thoughts?” A copy of the bylaw will be made available to members for the survey. “As the chamber we have an obligation to work with the town and give as much information back as we can,” he added.
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Through the beams: Rylie Fricker and MacKenzie Murray of Allee Construction install galvanized steel beams at the ag event centre Feb. 20. A viewing deck will be constructed here and retractable seating underneath. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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Mayor awarded enviable Diamond Jubilee Medal By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye For 21 years of service to the Town of Ponoka, Mayor Larry Henkelman has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Henkelman is now among one of
60,000 Canadians who have received the medal; in his case the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) nominated Henkelman for his contributions. “I was surprised, especially that it came from FCM,” he stated.
The organization advocates for most municipalities across the country and Henkelman is grateful for the acknowledgement. Looking back over the years, Henkelman has been able to develop some
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strong relationships with other municipalities and the provincial government. “I’ve built up some really good relationships with provincial powers.” For Ponoka he is proud of keeping the town’s infrastructure maintained for future growth. Other communities are facing an aging system that is need of repair, which will require funding and planning. “I believe we’ve set our town out financially for the future,” he stated. The mayor also feels Ponoka has a strong reputation of being a friendly and welcoming place to stay. “It’s a great place to thrive…You couldn’t ask for a better community.” One of the biggest challenges he feels the town had was in annexation of land for future commercial development. He remembers times when there was no industrial land for sale, which made growth difficult. “That was a major project for the Town of Ponoka.” Being a politician can have its and ups and downs but Henkelman feels the greatest part about representing residents is the chance to see and talk with residents and councillors across the province and country. “It’s the social contact that you have with people,” he said. He credits past and present councillors for their ability to support a council’s decision and has enjoyed the camaraderie with those councils. “We’ve always had great councils in that respect; if they (councillors) voted against something, they would still support the democratic decision,” explained Henkelman. The mayor started as a councillor in October 1980 until 1989 when he took a break from public service. Henkelman became a councillor again October 2001 and was elected mayor in 2004. There are more than 2,000 communities across Canada who have membership with FCM. The organization deals with the federal government on different issues faced by municipalities such as roads, housing, policing and even green innovation.
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Free session helps improve heart health Ponoka residents looking to manage their cholesterol and blood pressure can access an upcoming information session to better understand their heart health. Heart Wise is a free, three-hour group session offered by Alberta Health Services. Nutrition and food services professionals will share their expertise and guide interactive discussions that can help individuals
manage their heart health. The session is open to anyone interested in developing a healthier lifestyle and is recommended for people diagnosed with high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol or those diagnosed with risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes or family history. Participants will learn about: High blood pressure: its causes, risk factors and complications.
• High cholesterol: its causes, risk factors and complications. • Heart healthy diets and lifestyle choices. • How to measure blood pressure. • Setting goals to live better. Heart Wise will be held March 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the chapel of the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre, 5800 57 Avenue. For more information, or to register, call 1-877-314-6997.
MP’s report Continued from page 7 and ensure the rights of victims come first during their times of need. We are already in the midst of passing C-43, the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act, which will close loopholes in Canada’s immigration system that allows foreign criminals to file endless appeals over their deportation status. By cleaning these red tape issues, Canada will be able to send violent criminals back to their country of birth. Finally, we are also in the middle of passing C-37, which seeks to increase offenders’ accountability to victims of crime. Please contact my constituency office if you have any questions or concerns on any federally related matters, postage free, at: Bay #6A, 4612 - 50th Street, Ponoka, AB T4J 1S7; tel: 403-783-5530; toll free: 1-800-665-0865 or visit my web site: www. blainecalkinsmp.ca or on twitter at www.twitter. com/blainecalkinsmp
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Leaders of Tomorrow seeks youth volunteer nominations
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The Leaders of Tomorrow Awards wants you; the time has come to nominate Ponoka youths for their volunteer work. Deadline for nominations for the 17th annual Leader of Tomorrow Awards is March 15, said chairperson Leanne Brusegard. She feels the awards are a way to recognize outstanding contributions to the community. “We’re looking to recognize youth in the commu-
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Beautifully renovated & ready to move into! Â This Riverside bungalow offers 5 bdrms & 2 baths. Many renovations include new paint, flooring, kitchen backsplash, bathrooms, weeping tile, landscaping & electrical. Also has double detached garage
Hillside bungalow located across the street from playground in Riverside. Fully finished up & down, offers 3 bdrms up, 1 bdrm down, open kitchen with island, hardwood floors on the main, main bathroom recently redone. Large double attached garage and extra parking at the back.
Bare lot located in the north end of Ponoka on a quiet residential street. Zoned R2 for duplex possibilities or Single family home. Easy access to schools, playgrounds, downtown area.
$239,000.00
$304,000.00
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Bowling in costume. Fundraisers had fun at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl-a-Thon Feb. 22. Far left: Bailey Donison in a 1900s costume takes a stab at a strike. Middle: Kelly Gran Deb Stevens Associate Broker ville, Dayna Wittal, real estate central alberta 403-704-3152 Sylvia Brendel, Char6000 - 48 Ave., Ponoka lene Purcha, LindGREAT FAMILY HOME sey Schamber and • 1022 sqft Bi-Level, Kim Svitich of the St. 5 Bdrms / 2 Baths Augustine Queens • Granite Counters, strike a pose in their Island & Marble Backsplash 1970s attire. Above: • Jetted Tub Mark Jorgenson gives • In-Floor Heating in son Graysen a hand. Basement • Double garage More photos on page • Fenced yard 17.
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6000 - 48 Ave.
(Beside The Old Iron Horse Restaurant)
real estate central alberta EXCEPTIONAL STARTER REDUCED
- Extensive Upgrades! - Original Hardwood Flooring - Mature yard, Corner Lot - Garage has NEW door, door opener & shingles - Great Location!
403-783-5007 THIS ACREAGE HAS EVERYTHING
- On Red Deer Lake - 2 bdrms & 1 bath - Updated kitchen, bath, paint, electrical, plumbing, & ooring throughout - Private, multi-tiered de deck -- Landscaped Landscaped & shed
RECREATIONAL PARADISE
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$125,000 Call Lisa - 3 bdrms / 3 baths - Fully ďŹ nished on 3 levels - Security system - Parking stall with power - Close to downtown & rec facilities
- 1340 sq. ft. bungalow - Modern design! - Dream walk-in closet and ensuite in master - Large corner lot - Appliances included - 24’x26’ attached garage
ITS A GEM
- 2 bdrm & 1 bath bungalow - Superb location - Extensive upgrades - Tenant willing to stay if purchased as investment - Shows like new!
$168,000 Call Jane
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- 1453 sqft Bungalow 3 bdrm, 2 bath - Picturesque River Valley View GREAT ACREAGE OPPORTUNITY - Gas Fireplace - 1784 sq ft Executive Hillside Bungalow Upgrades! - Numerous Upscale Outbuildings $YHQXH 3RQRND -- Quality 10 acres close to P Ponoka/Lacombe - Commercial Potential - Well treed 30x42 Metal Shop 1 RUWK (QG RI WKH 2OG ,URQ +RUVH 5HVWDXUDQW
with 30x - 81 Scenic acres - Fenced & cross fen fenced for animals - Fantastic Location w/ easy access - Quick possession! possession!!! to hwy 2
PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP
- 9.21 acres w/1.5 Storey Cabin - Well built & fully insulated - Functional kitchen & living area - Loft bedrooms - Additional bunkhouse & shed - Walking trails & ďŹ re pit area - Property offers many possibilities!
EXECUTIVE STYLE SUBDIVISION
-Â Country living within a mile of Ponoka -Â 15 lots ranging from 1.05-1.15 acres - 4.62 acre lot also available (please call for information) -Â Some lots offering walkout potential
$129,900 – Call Lisa
- Great 1+1 bdrm bungalow - Detached single car garage - New windows on main, new ooring and paint. - Backs onto green area - Incls all appliances
RIVERSIDE CUL-DE-SAC REDUCED
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- Hwy 2A access - 6900 sq. ft. multi use bldg - Front showroom or ofďŹ ce space - 40x75 & 40x60 shop area - 3 phase power & front area air cond.
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LUCAS HEIGHTS BUNGALOW
- 3 bdrms and 2 baths - Spacious bungalow w/upgrades throughout - Fully ďŹ nished basement - Many extras like wet bar, multitiered deck, and RV parking
$279,000 - Call Jane
- 2+2 bdrm, 2 bath - Recent paint, bthrm reno & ooring upgrades - Fenced corner lot - Covered deck & patio - Located near General Hospital / playground
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43 ACRES
- Newly reno’d 952 sq ft - Perfect for 1st time buyers or revenue property - 2 bdrms & 1 bath bungalow Single detached garage
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- 1600 sq ft home - Fully ďŹ nished with walk-out basement - Large kitchen, granite, ďŹ replace - 42’x48’ quonset with 14’ walls - Unbelievable golf course with artiďŹ cial greens
$650,000 - Call Bob to view
DOWNTOWN LOT
- 75’ x 120’ lot - Well suited for any commercial venture - Good front exposure & alley access - Ready to build on - Zoned C1
$159,000 – Call Todd
$234,900 - Call Todd
TONS OF POTENTIAL
- 1780 sq. ft. open concept design - 3 bdrms w/2 full baths - 26 ft. vaulted ceiling in livi living area - Natural gas ďŹ replace - Perfectly detailed kitchen - 900 sq. ft. covered wrap aaround d veranda
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- Excellent 1217 sq ft Bi-level - Fully ďŹ nished basement - Upgraded kitchen & ooring - 2 ďŹ replaces, 4 bdrms, 3 bths - New doors, windows & paint - New deck  off dining room
- 1120 sqft, 3 bdrms & 2 baths - Numerous upgrades - Lrg family room w/ wood burning ďŹ replace - Well maintained on large lot - Sheltered deck & mature yard
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Bowling raises thousands
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Making the shots count: Ponoka Elementary School won best costume for their tribute to the Big Brothers Big Sisters centennial. Above: Cindy McLaren tries to balance her cake and bowling ball.
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Above right: Jayce Budd in a costume inspired by the movie Grease takes a shot.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters held their Jane Wierzba 403•358•8770 annual Bowl-a-Thon real estate central alberta Buying or Selling, Feb. 22 and raised 6000 • 48 Ave, Ponoka call Jane! $18,767 with some pledges still to be talNEW LISTINGS lied. First place for PERFECT STARTER team costume went to • 3 bdrm & 1 bath in 1037 sq ft the Ponoka Elemen- $YHQXH 3RQRND • Some upgrades include bathroom and vinyl siding 1 RUWK (QG RI WKH 2OG ,URQ +RUVH 5HVWDXUDQW • Comes w/ fridge and stove tary School with their • Situated on large mature lot fancy cakes and the • Priced to Sell!! Rowland Grandkids — $ 134,900 Serge, Avery and Baily LIKE NEW CONDO — won for best youth • 2 bdrms & 2 baths in 1108 sq ft costume with their old • Condo in four-plex • Open oor plan fashioned look. Dom• Balcony, low maintenance laminate ooring, darker ino’s Pizza raised the wood ďŹ nishings • Excellent starter or revenue property most funds of $1,267. $ • Great Location!! 194,900 194 19 94 90 900 0 Individuals who raised the most were: • Susan Whitecotton, $585. Jane Wierzba • Best youth, Tommy 403-358-8770 real estate central alberta Malcolm, $381. Buying or Selling, 6000 • 48 Ave, Ponoka call Jane! • Online was Jennifer Hindley.
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Full time living or recreational property at Red Deer Lake. Â 3 bdrm. Â Very clean property shows pride of ownership. Â Mature subdivision. Â $
1-800-392-8658 GREAT LOCATION
Super view of Battle River valley. Â Newer home on 72 acres close to Ponoka. Â Too many features to list. $590,000
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LARGE MOBILE ON 22 ACRES Remarkable view of river valley within short distance of Ponoka
$425,000
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195,000
89 acres bare land with beautiful view of river valley. $325,000
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GREAT LOCATION - COMMERCIAL BUILDING Great location, high traffic area across from 2 schools and neighbouring businesses. Â Selling building and land only.
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Exclusive acreages in upscale subdivision Beautiful building sites just a short drive south of Ponoka in Jada Estates. Â Building restrictions make this property an exclusive area for upscale homes. Eight acreages available.
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EXCLUSIVE LISTING
Your choice of 2 - 2.4 acre parcels located within ½ mile of Ponoka town limits to the north. These properties are priced to move quickly.
4.6 ACRES
STARTING AT $89,000.00 EACH.
Close to QEII with 1260 sq.ft. house, finished up and down. Also has a 40’ x 60’ quonset which could be used as a shop or for storing your boats, RV’s quads.
Call Brian 403-704-7018
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL
This 10 acre parcel is a perfect choice to build that dream home and have plenty of room to keep livestock, grow trees or organic gardening. Nice lay of land with #1 soil, service borders property. Located just minutes north of town.
ASKING $99,500.00
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RIVERSIDE
.64 acre, great development property. Chance to develop up to 5 lots. Property priced $20,000 under assessed value. Offered for sale at $60,000. Call Brian 403-704-7018
For more details call Annette 403-704-7023
ACREAGE LIVING CLOSE TO TOWN NEW PRICE
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403-783-5512
Well kept older home on quiet street, close to downtown and all amenities. Small but charming 2 bdrm with open loft, mature treed lot, off-street parking and many more nice features. This home is offered for sale under $150,000.00. Good revenue or first time home-buyer property. Call Brian 403-704-7018
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Jam session will take place as usual Saturday, March 2nd starting at 1:00 pm. Cost $2.00 at the door. Have to mention we had a great turn out of dancers and musicians/singers at our last jam. Just great! Lot’sa smiling faces. Come on out and join the fun. Our gospel evening was also a success with the featured group, “Generations.” Just delightful! The “NewSong” band will be playing March 17th. More about that later. Activities Monday: Billiards 9:00 am Monday through Saturday 50 cents a game – Honour system Monday: Bridge 1:15 p.m. Winners not known \Monday: WHIST; 1:30 p.m. - Lil Raugust, Mary Ellen Brown Tuesday and Thursday: Exercise class 9:30 a.m. - Come join our group. Tuesday: Shuffleboard 7:00 p.m. Winners not known Wednesday Partner Bridge 7:00 p.m.- Winners not known Wednesday: Sewing Guild 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday: Cribbage 1:30 p.m. Elgin Grant, Helen Murray Thursday: Floor Curling 1:30 p.m. Winners not known Thursday: Weaving 1:00 p.m.. Thursday: Partner Bridge 1:15 p.m. Friday: “500” 1:00 p.m. Jimmy Rawji, Margaret Martin To rent our facility contact Dorothy @ 403-783-3027 – or George @ (403) 783-3514 Alcohol beverages may be served after you obtain a permit and accept all responsibility. Have a Great Week.
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Young widows club aids healing You were young (too young) and in love when you walked down the aisle, nervous and sparkly-eyed. “For richer, for poorer” were just words. “For better, for worse.” Marriage has its ups and downs; everybody knows that. No problem. Then, “In sickness and in health, until death do you part.” Whoa. That’s a long ways away, right? For author Becky Aikman, it wasn’t. Blindsided by the early death of her husband, she explains how it takes a small village to raise one’s spirits in the new book Saturday Night Widows. Becky Aikman’s husband, Bernie, was supposed to become an old man one day. They were supposed to retire together, travel together, spend weekends sharing a newspaper and watching the sunset. He was not supposed to die young. But he did, and once the shock had softened a bit, Aikman tried finding support at a widow’s group. There, she learned that she was decades younger than those peers and they seemed to resent her. She was uninvited to return. Years later, once returned to normalcy and newly in love again, Aikman decided to learn more about herself and her widowhood. She asked around and found five young widows, all who agreed to Aikman’s “plan” to support one another for one year. “We would share our stories, and we would share one story,” said Aikman. Widowed just months, Denise was raw from her loss and would need the most tender support. Dawn was “pure confection,” a beauty with two small children to raise. Homebody Lesley was starting a relationship that gave her hope. Marcia, a lawyer, “never cracked.” And Tara was holding extra hurt about her husband’s death.
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By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye The Broncs senior boys’ basketball team was on fire last week as they soundly defeated the Wetaskiwin Sabres. The win has put them in a positive spot for playoffs with a record of 7-3. The Ponoka Composite High School Broncs know they face strong competition at zones and head coach Blaine Haines feels the players must play a strong 40
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Broncs boys head to zones with strong team unity minutes to win a game. “For the first time in years we’ve got multiple weapons.” Some players are strong guards and others are able to drive the lane to score two points. The best way for his team to do well is to apply pressure to their opponents. That is one of the tools the better teams have used and he believes the Broncs best applied that pressure on the Sabres Feb. 19 when they won 81-62. “We’ve got a lot of guys starting to put the ball in the hoops,” he added. The biggest challenge they face is consistency in a 40-minute game. Haines has reminded them to play strong for each quarter, which will bring them wins. Despite the challenge, the Broncs have learned some valuable lessons about teamwork and have become unselfish about personal records. “I think we started off with players worried about personal statistics,” explained Haines. “The other night was a classic example of what working hard together can do.”
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Only one team can represent their zone so the Broncs have to win the playoffs to move forward and Haines knows the competition well. Wetaskiwin is first in the league and has home court advantage and the next few weeks will decide the fate of the Broncs. “Anything can happen in the playoffs. Especially if we get hot at the right time,” he stated. Co-captains Chandler McLaren and Douglas Wilton have been working with their team to keep a strong focus on the tasks at hand. McLaren feels positive team chemistry has made them stronger. “We just bond a lot.” Each player brings something to the team and they will change the players’ lineup to find the best combination at different games. With only three players graduating this year the team has strong potential; the seniors work with their younger counterparts and remind them they can win with hard work. Wilton feels they have been build-
ing toward the playoffs all year. Playing against tougher teams at tournaments has also made them stronger. Their game against the Sabres was one example of that strength as the Broncs were ahead only by one point at halftime. “We came back at them hard in the third.” The Broncs also try to stick together as a team and will go out for dinner together before many of their home games. Players will give each other rides to school and try an get to know one another. That unity has helped them during games. “If a player is doing well, we’ll pass more to him,” added Wilton. He is proud of their sportsmanship this year. “We’re in a good position right now at the end of the year…We gotta keep trying our hardest.” The three players who graduate this year are Kenton Rodney and co-captains Wilton and McLaren.
Brandt Seibel of the PCHS Broncs senior boys’ basketball team looks for a lane against the Wetaskiwin Sabres Feb. 19. The Broncs won 81-62. Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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The PCHS Broncs senior girls’ basketball team strives to fend off a strong Wetaskiwin Sabres offence Feb. 19 but could not quite make it happen. The Broncs lost 54-36. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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ers not familiar with a temporary coach but she feels the rookies and seniors worked well together. She also looks forward to playing against the Rebels as they lost by three only points the last time they played. “We’re happy to have another shot at it to move forward.” The biggest challenge the team faced this year was trying to minimize turnovers — that and the Broncs tended to be shorter than other teams. “It’s been a challenge to try and improve in those areas and combat those things,” she added. “The girls have really had to try and cope.” Personal tragedy hit one member of the team this year; Morgan Wiese’s brother, Brett, was killed and she left the
team to deal with the loss. “They’ve had to overcome that and really work together as a team,” stated Dortman. To honour Brett and Morgan, the team would write his initials on their wrists before a game. “She certainly was in our minds.” The resilience the team showed in the face of the tragedy is a mark of their personal strength and sometimes the score does not give a true representation of the team’s efforts, explained Dortman. Sportsmanship and respect are other aspects of the game the coach wanted to see in her players and she feels they have grown from those lessons. “They’ve got a more positive attitude about things,” she stated. Dorman will step down and make way for McElroy for next year but she intends to track the four rookies who remain of the team as the rest are graduating this year. Seven players graduate this year and Dorman thanked them for their dedication to the team during a final home game Feb. 19. The graduating players are: Amy Lank, Paige Bonnett, Irene Ha, The Ponoka Curling Club would like to thank everyone who Cassidy Corkery, Kendra contributed to a very successful Mixed Curling Bonspiel. Joyes, Lauren Sieben and Morgan Wiese. A very special thank you to our corporate sponsors: If the Broncs win Agro Ponoka Ponoka Coop Oils they then play against Sylvan Lake. Classic Granite Works Ponoka Fertilizer
A tie for last playoff spot has given the Comp’s senior girls’ basketball team a chance at post season action. The Ponoka Composite High School senior girls’ Broncs did not have the best record but a tie record of two wins and eight losses with the Rocky Mountain House West Central Rebels. They played against the Rebels Feb. 25 but details were not available at press time. Head coach Phoebe Dortman took charge of the team for the season while their regular coach Jody McElroy was away. “I honestly can say they’re a great bunch of girls,” stated Dortman. It can be a challenge for being play-
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Raab pushing for wrestling records By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye Kelsey Raab is in a position to set wrestling records this year. The freestyle wrestler has won three rural provincials — one for each of grades 10, 11 and 12. She has also won open provincials for grades 10 and 11 and coach Glenn Purych feels she has a solid chance again this year. It would be the first time anyone has won both rural and open provincials three years in a row, he stated. “She’s started cranking things
harder.” Raab practices four times a week in Edmonton and sometimes more. Purych appreciates how dedicated the Ponoka wrestler is to her sport. He also is proud of what residents have done for her. “She’s been getting a lot of support from Ponoka…It’s a really neat thing to watch for myself,” he said. Raab just returned from rural provincials in High River Feb. 22 and 23 and Purych believes she didn’t wrestle
more than two minutes over the course of the weekend. She is taking it one match at a time though and feels, “pretty good. Pretty solid. I have a good coach.” This year Raab has been wrestling not only at the high school level. “This year I’ve done more university tournaments compared to last year.” She has had to battle two injuries. The first happened at the Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan last year where she tore an infraspinatus muscle, which is attached to her rotator cuff. A month after healing from the injury, Raab bruised her collarbone and supraspinatus, another muscle near her rotator cuff. She is still healing from
that injury but is able to do push ups again. “You push through it.” Open provincials are March 8 and 9, these are at the high school level. Raab is also going to compete in the nationals in Fredericton, N.B. from March 21 to 24; this is a university level competition. “It’s big.” To prepare for the university nationals Raab is exercising daily and training as much as she can with her coach. “It’s a completely different type of toning,” she stated. Raab also intends to tryout for the Canada Summer Games scheduled for Aug. 2 to 17 in Sherbrooke, Que.
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Drag racers coming to Ponoka By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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Instead of acting as a landing strip for small planes, Ponoka Industrial Airport will host a one-eighth mile drag race this summer. Ponoka councillors and the Airport Commission support the endeavour, said organizer Craig Pateman. “We are wanting to do something for the community.” Other municipalities such as Stettler and Drayton Valley host their own races and Pateman feels the length is exciting for racers. “One-eighth mile is better than 100 feet or 200 feet but not too long that you get out of control,” he explained. The drag race is scheduled for Aug. 9 to 12. Planning has just begun and an organizational meeting is scheduled for Wed. Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Super 8
Into the action: Reniel Camat of the St. Augustine Kings forces a foul Feb. 22 against Ardrossan High during the team’s Shine tournament. The Kings won the consolation game against River Glen by 25 points and the Olds Koinonia Christian School won the tournament. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
motel meeting room. Pateman hopes to get a plan together for the organizers and start to garner interest for volunteers and sponsorship. So far 10 people are involved in the planning and Central Alberta Raceways group in Rimbey has been working with Pateman to offer assistance. He feels there is an interest for racing shootouts. “We expect 150 cars…That would be a pretty good turnout.” There might even be some exhibition cars during the weekend as Pateman has received interest from some teams in the area. “Families may have an opportunity to see larger race cars,” he added. For more information call Pateman at 403-704-3765 or Bob Moss at 403783-5027.
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The inaugural Bryan Trottier Summer Hockey Camp, presented by Coach’s Source for Sports, is scheduled in Wetaskiwin from Aug. 26 to 30 at the Wetaskiwin Civic Centre. Designed by six-time Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Fame member Bryan Trottier, this will be one of the best professional hockey schools in the area. Joined by former NHLer Rob Brown, these elite players and role models have played and trained and taught at the highest level. The Bryan Trottier Summer Hockey Camp is designed for each child to learn and develop their individual hockey skills that will teach them solid fundamentals and take them to the next level. “It’s my mandate that every child who attends this fun one week camp leaves as a better hockey player, has grown as a better person in a positive environment and has a memorable and meaningful time.” Trottier said. “Rob and I are looking forward to teaching these young players quality fundamentals on the ice every day. It’s how we all started.” The five-day camp will have morning and afternoon sessions with four groups, including girls and boys, aged six to 17 years. Each group will be limited to 30 hockey players. Each day the camp will include two hours of on-ice, one hour of off-ice mentoring and one hour of dry land training. For more information contact Don Elliot at 780-352-0173 coachs@ sourceforsports.com
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Wheat prices expected to rebound from drought Undoubtedly, 2012 was the year of the drought. We’re talking everywhere from South America in early 2012 through Eastern Europe, Australia, and the US being hit by some hot, dry weather. Because of those droughts we’ve seen some prices farmers across the Canadian Prairies have been able to benefit from. That being said, 2013 is a new year. Recent rainy/snowy weather in the US Midwest and Plains have many speculators more optimistic about a winter wheat crop that went into dormancy in December in its worst condition ever (aka since records have been kept). Ultimately, the wheat complex, in general, has seen a decline to near pre-drought 2012 levels. Adding to this “return to the mean” is the fact a drought one year is not usually followed by a drought the next year (As you’re reading this you’re probably searching your brain for a specific set of years to tell me I’m wrong). Ultimately though, you have to go off the averages. That’s what insurance does; that what investors do; that’s what even government does. All things considered (yet weather pending as usual), the aforementioned regions affected by dry weather are likely to return to normal, if not higher production. More specifically, more wheat is expected to be planted in Brazil, Egypt, France and Germany, while return to more normal output is expected in the US, Australia, Russia and Ukraine. Apparently, everyone’s chasing high prices. World wheat demand is expected to increase at a relatively equal pace, as pointed out by the International Grains Council’s most recent forecast. Areas of the world that will continue to affect the wheat marketplace are India and China. India has recently begun to sell off its surplus wheat stocks (three years of more than 90 million tonnes will do that) through private exporters into Southeast Asia and the Mid-
dle East (most feed though). Meanwhile, in China, seed, but ultimately push the price down to $12.12 a despite data reporting questions, the country is be- bushel by year’s end. coming better at how they raise a crop. Increases in At the end of the day, production should be highyield have accounted for two-thirds of the produc- er across the board this year and prices will most tion increase in the last decade, while a 10-per-cent certainly reflect this in the long-term. increase in planted land has accounted for the other Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, one-third. Sask. where his family started farming the land in A large amount of the production in Chinas the 1920s. After completing his degree in economBrennan Taylor been attributed to the increase in corn acres, a higher yielding grain. With an expanding commercialized ics from Yale University and then playing some pro FarmLead Breakfast Brief livestock industry as a result of a growing middle hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in ficlass (with an appetite), the demand for feed grains nance before starting is growing significantly in the Asian supernation. FarmLead.com, a riskPlanning a Specifically, by 2022/23, the USDA says China free, transparent online will import almost 20 million tonnes of corn annu- grain marketplace. His ally despite producing more than 200 million tonnes weekly column is a sumthemselves. With China lending $3 billion US to the mary of his free, daily Ukraine to upgrade their agriculture infrastructure market note, the Farmmore corn can be exported back to China. Lead Breakfast Brief. In North America, the corn industry is He can be reached via synonymous with ethanol and corn syrup. A govern- email (b.turner@farmment-subsidized market is definitely a large factor lead.com) or phone in the USDA estimate of 96.5 million corn acres to be planted in the US this year, the most since 1936. (1-855-332-7653). With production forecast to come in over 33RD ANNUAL 364.5 million tonnes, Take Advantage of our SPRING MACHINERY a recent Bloomberg 49 Years in the survey of 17 analysts CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Auction Business. expects the price to deApril 12, 2013 • Rimbey, Alberta We conduct Alberta’s Largest cline to $5.24 per bushel by the end of 2013. Single Day Farm Machinery Including a complete listing for the Similarly, an estimated Consignment Auction held four times Estate of Jack Hansen. soybean planted crop of per year for the past 33 years. 77.5 million (a record) Selling equipment to all four Western We offer: will help to accommo* A Complete Auction Service provinces and the Northern USA. date the rising emerging * Farm, Commercial, Industrial & Real Estate Auctions Listings are now being accepted for the market demand for oil* Competitive rates with straight commission or Spring Machinery Consignment Auction. guarantees
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BOW RIVER GAS CO-OP SEEKING A JOURNEYMAN GASFITTER. Permanent full-time. $27. - $32./hour, full benefits, Natural Gas Distribution experience an asset. Apply to Richard Thorne: rick.t@bowrivergas.ca
Branch Manager (Fox Creek)
Alstar Oilfield is looking for a highly motivated individual to lead our Fox Creek operation. Alstar has been serving the oil and gas construction industry since 1969. If you have….. 5 + years Managing in Oilfield Construction Strong Computer Skills Excellent People Skills Working Knowledge of Pipefitting and Welding Procedures The Desire to be Part of a Growing Company Please email your resume to hr@alstaroilfield.com Please Quote Job # 68939 on Resume For detailed job description and pay range, please email hr@alstaroilfield.com or visit our Career Section at www.alstaroilfield.com
Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
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CENTRAL PEACE NATURAL GAS CO-OP LTD. requires full-time Gas Utility Operator. Experience, safety tickets an asset. Clean valid driver’s licence required. Forward resume: cpngc@telusplanet.net. Fax 780-864-2044. Mail: Box 119, Spirit River, T0H 3G0.
MANAGER INVENTORY & LOGISTICS Predator Drilling is Western Canada’s premiere drilling operator. Predator is a leading service provider in Oil Sands Delineation, Preset Drilling, Shallow Horizontal Oil and Gas well drilling. Predator’s culture of excellence is based around our Core Values: Accountability, Safety, Teamwork and Performance Excellence. Reporting to the VP of Operations, the Manager Inventory & Logistics is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Shipping & Receiving Department, Warehousing of Predator Equipment, Asset Management, Fleet and maintaining all inventory and assets in NAV database.
EXPANDING PIPELINE COMPANY in central Alberta requires Class 1 Winch Truck Operators and Heavy Equipment Technicians experienced in truck, trailer and off road equipment repair. Fax resume to • 403-507-2766. Attention: Phil Dunn. JOURNEYMAN HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predominately shop work, but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanic’s truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051
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Oilfield Maintenance Labourer /Swamper • •
Must have previous Inventory Management & Procurement experience Valid driver’s license Experience with budgeting, cost controls and strategic planning. Please apply directly to abutler@ predatordrilling.com www.predatordrilling.com
NEWCART CONTRACTING LTD. is hiring for the upcoming turnaround season. SAFETY Journeyman/Apprentice; PROFESSIONAL Pipefitters; Welders; Alstar is looking for a Boilermakers; Riggers. Safety Professional to help Also: Quality Control; expand our safety program Towers; Skilled through projects and auditing. Mechanical Labourer; Minimum requirements Welder Helpers. include: Email: resumes * CRSP @newcartcontracting.com. * 5 + years’ experience in Fax 1-403-729-2396. Oil & Gas as a Safety Email all safety Professional and trade tickets. * Strong Safety program development - skills & experience * Excellent computer skills * Internal and external auditing experience * Strong interpersonal skills * Attention to detail; must be very organized * Requires little supervision; TANKMASTER RENTALS works well in a team requires CLASS 1 BED environment TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. CompetiWeekends Off tive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca RELOCATION TO or fax 403-340-8818 HINTON MANDATORY WANTED H2S Alive, First Aid and an - Water & Vacuum Truck In-House Drug & Alcohol Operators. Class 3 test are pre-requisites. w/Q-endorsement, H2S, First Aid, PST, CSTS. Please submit email to Mechanically inclined. hr@alstaroc.com or fax to Day-rate benefits. 780- 865- 5829 Fax 403-934-3487. Email: reception PLEASE QUOTE JOB @mjswaterhauling.com # 68792 ON RESUME NOW LOCATED in Drayton Valley. BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater Operators with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits. Please forward resume to: Email: dv@brekkaas.com. Phone 780-621-3953. Fax 780-621-3959.
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MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS of Ponoka, and Stettler are now hiring full time Food Counter Attendants. Ponoka is 24 hours and Stettler has extended late night hours and therefore applicants must be willing to work flexiable shifts, including evening, weekends and nights shifts. Wages range from $10.45 to 11.00 per hour and we will train. Benefits are included and we offer opportunities for advancement. Apply in person at the store or on line at cbay22.telus.net.
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BAKOS NDT is hiring qualified CGSB Technicians in Whitecourt, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. Benefit package, signing bonus and profit sharing available. Email: admin@bakosndt.com or call 1-888-763-5575.
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PYRAMID CORPORATION IS NOW HIRING! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE
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AG EQUIPMENT Darcy Zimmer - Sales North of Hwy 53 Phone: 403-588-8420 Ferdinand Harkema - Sales South of Hwy 53 Cell: 403-785-7149 Rick Cline - Store/Sales Manager Cell: 403-588-1957
PONOKA JOHN DEERE SALES & SERVICE
24 Hour Emergency Call 403-783-3337 Home Page: www.agroequipment.com
WETASKIWIN READY MIX
Hwy. 53 Ponoka Toll Free 877-783-3338 Ph. 403-783-3337 E-Mail: admin-ponoka@agroequipment.com
Rimbey Implements Ltd.
Now Hiring
CONCRETE MIXER DRIVERS Minimum Class 3 with air.
Al York
General Manager Cell: (403) 783-0593
Please apply in person with current driver abstract & resume 5410 - 50 Street, Wetaskiwin or email dmarkevich@wetaskiwinrm.com
Bus: (403) 843-3700
Rimbey, AB
Fax: (403) 843-3430
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Must have safety tickets. No experience necessary. Will train. Fax resume to 403-746-5131 or email smittysoilfield@gmail.com
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JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/ resumes_add.php
Catholic Social Services is offering the opportunity for an individual or a couple to provide full time care and support in their own home for an adult with a developmental disability. Your are provided with - Remuneration for the care you provide. - Orientation, Training and continuing education. - Support and guidance from professionals. - 24 hour crisis support. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a part of the Support Home Program please contact Dana or Helen at 403-352-5535. Clerical
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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
A & J AUTOMOTIVE A & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
PONOKA OFFICE ASSISTANT Calnash Trucking has an immediate opening for an Office Assistant. In this position you will be responsible for general office duties, data entry, computer skills with knowledge in excel/word, and accounts payable/ receivable. Must be energetic, self motivated, above average communication skills, and organized. We offer training, excellent remuneration and benefit Package. Please submit your resume with references to “Ponoka Office Assistant” hr@calnashtrucking.com or mail/drop off to 6526 – 44 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
6701 - 46 Ave. 6701 46 Ave. Ponoka, AB - T4J 1J8 Ponoka, T4J 1J8 (403)AB783-8755 (403) 783-8755 Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator Al Dickhaut Owner/Operator
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BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction Call 403-783-2764 403-588-0599 CallJim JimAshbough Ashbough 783-2764ororCell: Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 403-783-5283 Cell: 403-588-0597 Jack Surbey 783-5283orCell: 588-0597
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PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Closed Sundays & Holidays We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit
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Tornado Hydrovacs, a division of Petrofield Industries is accepting resumes for: Assembly Department: Industrial Painters, Electrical Technicians; Welders (Journeyman or Apprentice); and Labourers. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, and an excellent benefit package. Please forward resume to hr@ petrofield.com or Fax 403 742-5544
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CLASS 1 PICKER OPERATOR REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY! Living accommodations and potential business opportunity available for the right candidate. Please fax resume, drivers abstract and boom ticket to 780-778-2918. Must be willing to relocate to Whitecourt, Alberta. For further information contact David at 780-778-0422. ONE TON DIESEL TRUCK - Are you an Owner? Put it to work! Haul RVs throughout North America. 1-866-736-6483; www. speedwaymovingsystems.com
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Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm
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DRIVERS WANTED. Terrific career opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No rail experience needed! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation & benefits package. Skills needed Ability to travel 3 months at a time, valid licence with air brake endorsement. Compensation based on prior driving experience. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver. Do not fill in city or state.
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REQUIRED Production Welder Painter Shop Laborer Polisher Full or Part Time Crestomere area BANDIT INDUSTRIES 403-783-4284 $100 - $400 CASH DAILY for landscaping work! Competitive, energetic, honesty a must; PropertyStarsJobs.com.
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SWAMPERS Please submit resumes to 6526 - 44 Ave Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 Fax: 403-783-3011 or Email:
Adult Education and Training
GED classes evening and days Women in the Trades Math and Science in the trades Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be avail.
LACRETE GOLF COURSE requires a Greenskeeper for 2013. Position term: April 10 to October 15. Send resume to: mreagle79@hotmail.com or call 780-285-2349.
Calnash Trucking in Ponoka requires a journeyman 3rd or 4th year apprentice heavy duty mechanic. Must be self-motivated with good written and communication skills. Competitive wages and benefits. Please submit resume by: Fax: 403-783-3011 Email: hr@calnashtrucking.com
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FIELD FOREMAN—TRACK CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE Cando, an employee-owned company supplying specialized rail services across Canada, is looking for a Field Foreman for its Track Construction & Maintenance Department. Successful applicants will be responsible for the daily supervision of the employees on site, assisting the supervisor in keeping the projection on plan and managing SO SO008140 Obudget, 0 81 00 8140 4 the site purchasing and payroll, and liaising 40 with the customer and/or other contractors. Position requires incumbent to work 10 days on/4 days off on the road throughout Western Canada. Living allowance and accommodations provided when on the road.
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Motorcycles & ATV’s
Truckers/ Drivers
Main responsibilities will include transport and delivery of products to our farm customers. Regular and ongoing direct contact with customers in the deliveryt of high quality service is vital to this role. Candidates must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license. Agricultural experience and a Class 3 driver’s license would be considered assets.
To apply, please submit your resume via e-mail
robert.loesch@viterra.com or fax to 403-483-5961. Closing date for applications is March 8, 2013.
G.L.D.C. Gas Co-op Ltd. is currently seeking a
GAS UTILITY OPERATOR / GASFITTER FOR A FULL TIME POSITION Gull Lake Deer Creek Gas Co-op Ltd. is centrally located in Rimbey Alberta, and serves approximately 2250 members within a Franchise area covering 1843 square km’s. We are a member owned Utility and have been providing safe, reliable Natural Gas Service since 1968. For more information on G.L.D.C. Gas Co-op Ltd. please check out our website at: www.gldcgas.com The successful applicant will be responsible, under supervision of management, to assist in the operation and maintenance of the G.L.D.C. Gas Co-op distribution system. A Utility Operator Certificate or Journeyman Gas Fitter Certification is an asset. Applicants must have appropriate work related certificates including a valid Class 5 Drivers license. G.L.D.C. Gas Co-op Ltd. offers a competitive wage and benefits package, along with an excellent working environment. Please forward your resume with Drivers abstract to: G.L.D.C. Gas Co-op Ltd. Attention: Don Hoskin Box 1909 Rimbey, AB. T0C 2J0 Fax: 403-843-1056 or email: don@gldcgas.com Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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Drs. Heimdahl & ZoBell, Optometrists, are proud to have been serving our patients in Ponoka and the surrounding central Alberta area for thirty five years. Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive and thorough vision and eye care service possible for patients of all ages. We offer one of the best selections of premium lenses, designer eye wear and contact lenses available anywhere.
We are currently looking for an energetic individual to fill a position as an Optometric Assistant. This is a flex-time position and professional experience would be an asset. We will provide full training in required areas. Some of the responsibilities include: • Repairing and adjusting glasses. • Preliminary testing of patients. • Reception and telephone answering. • Assisting the optometrist. Personal attributes would include: • Flexibility working in a team environment to deliver patient care. • Ability to resource and work independently. • Able to make decisions and accept responsibility. Working as an Optometric Assistant is a gratifying and stimulating career choice. As a member of our team you will make a difference in people’s lives by providing an outstanding health care service.
Please apply in person with a cover letter and resume to our office at 5120 51 Ave. Ponoka. Our Wetaskiwin Distribution Centre currently has the following opportunity...
Home Hardware, a part of Canada for over 40 years and now with over 1,000 stores across Canada. We offer long term secure employment with competitive wages, medical and dental coverage, and a company pension. If you are interested in becoming part of the great team at Home Hardware, drop off application at 6410 36 Street or email resume to: hrwetaskiwin@homehardware.ca (Microsoft Products Only)
✓Motivated? ✓Goal Oriented? ✓People Friendly? ✓Driven? We have the position for you!
Heritage Chrysler Jeep now requires an experienced
SALES CONSULTANT A leader in the automotive industry, Heritage Chrysler Jeep sets the pace for all others to follow when it comes to inventory, customer service, community service and commitment to people. We have premium new and preowned vehicles to help suit any of our customer’s needs! We offer a great compensation package with benefits along with complete training. Sales experience is not a must though preferred. Look at Heritage Chrysler Jeep as the final step to becoming an industry leader in customer service, job satisfaction and income.
Fax or email resume to:
Heritage Chrysler Jeep General Sales Manager Attention: RYAN BOWES rbowes@heritagechrysler.com Fax: 403.782.3360 We thank all those that apply. Only those selected will be contacted for an interview.
DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS
Would you like a change in career, or a new employer?
Family Friendly Dentistry
Due to an increase in volume we find ourselves in need of a
Box 1100 4905 50 St. Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0
CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR If you have great people skills, computer skills, and a mechanical aptitude we will teach you the rest. We offer: up to date work practices, computer equipment, and exceptional training. We foster a team environment, with monthly bonuses, and above average wage compensation.
Ph. (403) 843-2173 Fax: (403) 843-2607
DENTAL CARE
Please apply now!
BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC
Reply in confidence by email:
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
cpateman@ponokachrysler.com Craig Pateman Service Manager Fax: 403-783-8140
4037835225 • 4037835235 5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5
DR. HUGH PORTER • DR. RICK BARR DR. JEFF BARR • DR. GREG EDWARDS - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations
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PONOKA CHRYSLER JEEP Employment Opportunity
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This position will be responsible for handling Dealer inquiries about product, sourcing and pricing. Liaison between Home Hardware Dealers and Vendors.
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Lumber Building Materials Product Assistant • Previous experience working with Building Materials in a retail or wholesale capacity. • Experience with Word and Excel. • Advertising and Marketing experience is an asset.
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If you are interested in a local route please contact Susan Whitecotton at 403-783-3311 Positions Wanted
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RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL • Heating • Ventilation • Air Conditioning Systems • Custom Metal Fabrication PHONE: 403-783-7443 FAX: 403-783-7454 5210 - 50th Street Ponoka, AB 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE
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Hamilton’s Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair 24hr Emergency Service 3912 - 66 St Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8 www.wcmltd.ca
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FULL TIME GROCERY CLERK F/T 40 hr/ wk with full benefits. Successful candidate will be expected to fill shelves with stock and assist customers with carry out service
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Call Brian 403 704 5608 CHILD SAFETY FREE CAR SEAT INSPECTION 3rd Wednesday of the month
By appointment only To register or for more information call Christine at 403.783.3987 or email christine_swift@cooperators.ca
3 Certified Inspectors on Staff Battle River Insurance Ltd. The Co-operators 5103 48 Ave, Bay #3 Ponoka, AB
VETERINARY SERVICES
Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200 8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call Dr. Bill Frischke • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Emily Ames
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Full Time INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST Duties will include, but not limited to, managing the inventory systems within the Pharmacy; receiving and stocking; assisting customers; running the cash register; and ensuring premium levels of customer service are being met. The successful applicant must: • Be an excellent communicator and have good written skills • Be able to handle stress and work quickly and efficiently in a busy environment • Be able to work independently and in a team setting • Be a self-motivator • Be able to lift up to 50lbs • Be proficient with computer skills • Be willing to pay attention to detail • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent Application deadline is Friday March 8, 2013 Apply to: Dwayne Waknuk or Jamil Rawji, Pharmacists Ponoka Professional Pharmacy #20, 5011 - 48 Avenue Ponoka, AB Email: ponokarx@telusplanet.net Phone: 403.783.7333 Fax: 403.783.7200
(1997) Residential & Commercial • Interior & Exterior • Wallpaper hanging • Free Estimates
Serving Ponoka & Central Alberta for the past 35 years. Jerry Witvoet Jr. Ponoka, AB (403) 783-6335 Cell: (403) 783-1523
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PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Electrical Enclosure & Power Division
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Full Benefit Package & Production Bonuses. Safe, Warm, Modern Working Environment. Fax or E-mail your resume in confidence to: A.C. Dandy Products Ltd. Fax: 780-352-2249
Email: acdandy@acdandy.com
Come Join Our Team! Receptionist/Treatment Coordinator needed for 4 to 4.5 days/wk for busy dental practice. Previous dental reception/customer service a great asset. Must be able to multi-task, work well in a team environment and have strong problem solving skills. Please fax resume highlighting previous experience and knowledge of computer software systems with cover letter to 403-843-2607 or email to rimbeydentalcare@live.ca, Attn: Michele. Office Manager/Treatment Coordinator needed for 4 to 4.5 days per week. Must be familiar with filing systems, staff management/coordination, and be able to implement and monitor business systems and strategies. Management experience a must, management degree preferred. Training provided to successful applicant. Please fax resume and cover letter to 403-843-2607 or email to rimbeydentalcare@live.ca, Attn: Michele.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but advise that only candidates selected for an interview for this competition will be contacted.
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CLASS ACTION Claim Support - Vioxx, others. The Nurses at The Optio Group will help prove your claim and get you the money you deserve. 1-855-939-0499; Claims @TheOptioGroup.ca; www.TheOptioGroup.ca.
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ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS Darci Mitchell 403-783-2662 Misc. Services
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Over 18 Years Experience SPECIALIZING IN DANGEROUS TREES COMPLETE REMOVAL & CLEANUP • Topping • Dropping • Slashing • Stump Grinding & Tree Disposal • Tree Chipping
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CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon. U.S. travel waiver. (24 hour record check). Divorce? Simple. Fast. Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300 or 1-800-347-2540; www. accesslegalresearch.com IS YOUR CRIMINAL record limiting your future? Want it gone? Have it removed today! Canada’s #1 record removal providers since 1989. 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366); www. RemoveYourRecord.com
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IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial. Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346 DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call Factory today! 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifieds. Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $269. + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call this newspaper NOW for details or call 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228.
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A Population Explosion
. . . at your house? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess.
She will bring congratulations and gifts for the family and the NEW BABY!
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CLINKERS KENNELS * Quality Boarding for your dogs & cats *Proof of vaccinations and advance bookings required
Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca
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TRUE PSYCHICS! 4 Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-342-3036; Mobile: # 4486; www.truepsychics.ca
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HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 6 pm; Fri. 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 7 pm; Sat. 9 a.m. - 12 noon; Sun. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.
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Need RV or Self Storage? 8’ X 10’ mini storage units available for rent. Also RV storage. Secure compound. Call Keith at
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Auctions
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RITCHIE BROS Unreserved Auction. Edmonton, March 8. Two Parcels of Farmland located at Grassland, Alberta. For more info contact Jerry Hodge, 780-706-6652 or visit: rbauction.com/realestate
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1 HOME QTR & 18 Parcels of Farmland - Davidson, Saskatchewan. Sorgaard Ranches Ltd - 2290+/- title acres. 3 bedroom bungalow, 30 X 50 ft. garage, selling at the Saskatoon Auction March 19/13. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers: 1-800-491-4494; rbauction.com 75 QUARTERS LAND, Oyen, Alberta - Ritchie Bros Unreserved Auction. 1HQ, 30 Parcels Farmland, 6 Parcels Grazing Lease, $21,000 Surface Lease Revenue. Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate 7th ANNUAL COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION & SPEED SHOW March 15 - 17/13, Red Deer Westerner Park. Featuring Big Schwag & indoor car show! Exhibitor space available. Consign your car; estate today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS SALES EVERY WED. @ 6 pm. Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A
Misc. for Sale
1760
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Dogs
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Firewood
1660
LOGS
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1760
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Livestock
2100
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Houses/ Duplexes
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup� Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252
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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! 36� Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254.
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Building Supplies
Livestock
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Poultry
2130
ORDER NOW For Pick Up on April 18-20. 19 weeks old Isa Brown laying hens. Linden, AB 403-546-3130
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
DEALERS WANTED: Hannas Seeds need agents to sell alfalfas, clovers and grasses plus hay, pasture, turf, native and reclamation mixtures. Contact Esther 1-800-661-1529 or esther@hannasseeds.com ROUND hay bales, $20 $40. We deliver. Self unloading. No Sunday calls Please. 403-843-6380
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GREIG HOLDINGS INC. PROPERTIES FOR RENT COMMERCIAL
3000 sq ft commercial building downtown. Good retail/office space on Chipman Ave. For sale or lease.
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2 bdrm suite above Commercial Bldg c/w fridge, stove, heat and water. $650.00/mo. Available immediately 2 bdrm suite in Lancaster c/w fridge, stove, heat and water. $700/mo. Available immediately • All residences are no smoking and no pets damage/security deposit same as rent unless stated otherwise. Applications and references required for all properties. Working people preferred.
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Suites
3060
** FOR RENT ** WOODRIDGE 2 bdrm. apartments $725/mo. Includes heat & water. No pets. non smokers Avail. immed. Contact Sandra Lyon at First Choice Realty (Ponoka) Ltd. 403-783-8881 FURNISHED BACHELOR SUITE FOR RENT IN PONOKA TV & utils. incld. $650/mo. 403-963-0204
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Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390
Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390
Houses/ Duplexes
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FARM house S.W. of Rimbey, 3 bedrooms, 5 appliances, utilities incld’d, n/s, no pets. $1100. + d.d. 403-843-2733, 704-9502
Suites
3060
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Newly renovated 1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street. 403-357-0287
Roommates Wanted
3080
ROOM for rent incl. parking & patio $500/mo. $300 d.d., ref’s please. Working females apply. 403-790-2246
Rooms For Rent
3090
Looking for a mature employed female to share main oor of my home. Please call Kay 403-704-2213
Real Estate #4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Buildings for Sale ............4150 Lots for Sale ....................4160 Out of Town Property ......4170 Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
Houses For Sale
4020
3 BDRM. country home, 5 kms. E. of Ponoka, avail. Mar. 1, n/s, outdoor pets only, large lot, $1400/mo, $1400 d.d. 403-783-6889
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Public Notices
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PUBLIC NOTICE
AMENDING LAND USE BYLAW NO. 013-97 Ponoka Town Council has received a request to amend Land Use Bylaw No. 013-97 as follows: To reclassify Lots 2, 3, 5, & 6, Block 5, Plan VIIA from Direct Control (DC) District to High Density Residential (R4) District.
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Bouncing with joy: The Gymnastics Club received a provincial grant for $62,500 recently and they celebrated with Brody Bailey, one of their gymnastics enthusiasts. Vice-president Connie Leclerc, and president Faron Leclerc accept the cheque from treasurer Annette Fenske. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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stretched arms. The first very polite and surprising words to his new master were: “I’m sincerely sorry that I may have offended you with my rude language and actions, and I am very remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything to correct my unforgivable behavior, and become your perfect pet forever.” John was stunned at the total change in the bird’s attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird spoke up, very softly: “May I ask what the turkey did wrong?” To God from the dog It may sound just a little silly, but after so many happy days with their favourite family, and before they snuggle up on their favourite bed or couch, if your dog could talk, these just might be their prayers, with hopes that they will eventually be granted a place in “Doggy Heaven.” • Are there mailmen in heaven, and if there are, will I have to apologize; when we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch, or is it still the same old story; and please could we have more meatballs than spaghetti? • Why are there cars and trucks named after a jaguar, mustang, colt, stingray, rabbit, and ram, but not one single one is named after a dog. We do love our nice ride in our family car, so would it be possible to rename the Chrysler Eagle, to the Chrysler Beagle? • We dogs can understand human
verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, IDs, and Frisbee flight paths, but what do humans understand? • Here is a list of just the things I must always remember to be a good dog. -I will not eat the cat’s food before they eat it or after they throw it up, and I must always remember that the cat is not a squeaky toy that I can pounce on and roll around the living room. -I will not munch on “leftovers” in the kitty litter box, although they are quite tasty. -I must always remember: the diaper pail is not a cookie jar, the sofa is not a face towel, the garbage collector is not stealing our stuff, my head does not belong in the refrigerator, and I should never stand up suddenly when I am under a table. -I will not bite the officer’s hand when he reaches for my mom’s driver’s license and registration; I must not play tug of war with my dad’s underwear when he’s on the toilet; I will not throw up in the family car or eat the kid’s treats, and I will not come in from the outside and immediately drag my butt across the floor. -Please help me to learn that if I ever chew my adult’s favourite shoes or slippers or bark at the neighbour ever again, I will be forever banished to the dog house, and may quite likely never gain entry through the “Pearly Gates for Puppies.” Have a great and balmy week, all of you!
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