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4-hers come together Tawni Kjenner and Lindsay Gartner show off the 4-H Beef Club’s charity steer Cookies

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What a letter can change Story on page 12 & 13

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Renovation talks begin for new Outreach School “Some of the concerns around that brick building is it’s very much a typical school structure,”

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“So they asked if it would be possible if they could give it a different kind of a feel,” he added.

Each year the school division receives $50,000 for each of its outreach schools. “So if we move them into the Brick Building . . . The board might agree to upfronting the cost of that,” said Jacobs.

The money the board loaned for the project would then be paid back over a designated timeframe.

The WCPS board of trustees has decided to provide up to $100,000 to help foot the cost of the renovations. The total cost of the project is estimated between $160,000 and $200,000.

“They have raised about $80,000, they intend to try and raise another $20,000,” said Jacobs.

The Outreach staff want to put holes in three of the Brick Building’s walls, take out a wall for a reception area near the front door, build a smudge room and fan, and develop a science area.

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Next year will bring an important addition to Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) with the development of a new director of people services position.

WCPS announced recently that Corrine Thorsteinson will take on the new role Aug. 25. Planners have a general idea of what the job will entail and Thorsteinson says the rest will come once she gets a better feel for the position. “My role was created to play the supportive piece.”

She takes on some of the jobs such as teacher contracts and payroll that Jayson Lovell, assistant superintendent of schools, has with WCPS. This will allow Lovell to focus more on working closely with teachers and staff as the new Alberta curriculum, Inspiring Education, starts to become a reality.

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to support it at its highest level,” explained Lovell.

He will be spending more time with schools and their administration and some of that work will be helping to improve literacy and numeracy teaching within the school division. “We anticipate there will be benchmarks in literacy and numeracy.”

With more than 1,000 employees at WCPS, Lovell said he normally handles the human resources side of the job and suggests he will need some extra flexibility to assist schools when needed.

“This is a great part of my role… (it) is to get the opportunity to work in our schools,” said Lovell.

He feels this will give him the chance to be more hands on with schools and Thorsteinson will be able to take on the day-to-day aspects of Tine Roelofsen human resources. Issues such as teacher hiring, leave of absencPonoka es will be part of the Alberta 10am - 8pm Hospital jobs she takes on.

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Although it won’t be moving to the Brick Building — currently a portion of Ponoka Elementary School — until the fall of 2015, Ponoka Outreach School is already plowing into what is needed in terms of renovations.

The Outreach School staff want the inside structure to be more open, similar to their current layout, to remain conducive to the students’ learning styles. “Some of the concerns around that brick building is it’s very much a typical school structure,” said superintendant of Wolf Creek Pub-

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Wolf Creek Public Schools board of trustees have refused twice to fund the Alberta Healthy School Community Initiatives grant program having seen two proposals, but it was a visit from Alberta Health Services-WCPS joint staff that changed the trustees’ minds.

Trustee Donna Peterson was the first to move that the board enter into the grant program, at the May 7 meeting. “I just think it’s a good thing. I think we need to do it.”

Grants under the program, for example, the School District Wellness Implementation Grant, gives a school a total of $120,000 over a three-year period and in return, the school must contribute $60,000 back, over the same amount of time.

The board, as well as superintendant Larry Jacobs, agrees if the $60,000 needs to be taken out of reserves to make the decision work, that is what they’ll do.

“I’m in favour of using $60,000 for this worthwhile project but how is it going to unfold?” Bob Huff, trustee, asked.

The grant money will be allocated to a steering committee for it to determine how the funds will be used.

In previous years, similar funds were used to support the projects of designated “health champions.” But without the health champions in each school to main& CRUISE CENTRE tain health practices in schools, the importance

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of health among both staff and students diminishes, says Jacobs. “It becomes less and less of a priority and just drifts away on its own accord.”

Health champions are school staff members heavily invested in working with their staff, as well as staff from other schools, to make sure students and staff feel welcome and supported in their position, both mentally and physically. They were a popular and well supported project in the past, but have fallen by the wayside in recent years.

Huff also spoke to making health in schools a school initiative for the board so it can be further funded in the future.

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Police had to move quickly last week after a drunken man stole a police cruiser and tried to evade capture by travelling at speeds in excess of 200 km/h.

The event unfolded May 9 at approximately 5 p.m. when a Mountie was attempting to arrest two drunken men near the downtown area of Ponoka. One male fled from the officer, who tried to catch him, and the second, a 39-year-old man from Maskwacis, jumped into the cruiser and took off.

Police say he was eastbound on Highway 53 at a high rate of speed but they were able to track him with equipment built in the vehicle.

Witnesses say they heard the man speaking into the police radio but his speech was garbled and hard to decipher, while officers tried to speak with him.

He was found in the driver’s seat in the ditch near Range Road 254 after the cruiser struck an approach and crashed.

The vehicle suffered extensive damage but the culprit is believed to have received only minor injuries.

Police have charged Paul Rabbit with theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified, dangerous driving and impaired driving. He was remanded in custody and the date of his court appearance was not available at press time.

Rabbit provided blood alcohol samples of .18 and .17.

Pursuit ends in capture of Red Deer man A routine traffic stop resulted in a pursuit that saw police from several municipalities helping to capture two suspects.

Ponoka RCMP attempted to stop the driver of a white Ford F350 May 9 at 12:30 a.m. upon seeing the running lights were not functioning. The truck was southbound on Highway 2A near the Ponoka Airport.

After flashing of the emergency lights by the police, the vehicle is reported to have sped off with the police giving chase, which was halted after the truck was seen getting on to the lane of the oncoming traffic, forcing another

vehicle into the breakdown lane.

The Mountie notified Lacombe City Police of the issue and they saw the truck but lost it on Highway 2A in Lacombe after it sped off accelerating to above 140 km/h. The pickup was later located in Blackfalds at the Boston Pizza by police officers and it was determined the truck was stolen from Red Deer.

Police have charged 50-year-old John Goodheart with possession of stolen property over $5,000 and three counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000. He also received charges for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from police and failing to comply with conditions. He was remanded in custody and faces Ponoka court on May 23.

A 33-year-old-female passenger from Red Deer was also in the vehicle at the time. She faces the same charges of possession of stolen property and flight from police.

Impaired drivers Police dealt with a few impaired drivers last week: The first was May 11 at 3:50 a.m. A 40-year-old man from Olds was stopped by police in a black 2002 Ford SRW and he provided blood-alcohol samples of .16 and .15.

The second was May 12 at 11 p.m. when a 30-year-old Maskwacis man was stopped in a 1999 Chevy Cavalier on Highway 2A. He provided samples of .18 and .17.

Ponoka Fire Department busy A home fire alarm May 9 turned into a real need for the Ponoka Fire Department. The call came in at 8:30 a.m. of a fire alarm at a home south of Ponoka. The fire department believes the fire started in the kitchen and caused extensive damage to the kitchen and extensive smoke damage to the rest of the house.

The fire department also dealt with grass fires and a motor vehicle collision on Highway 2A at approximately 6:30 p.m. May 9.

Police handled 49 calls over the course of the week.

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

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Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship CHURCH DIRECTORY Associated Gospel Churches of Canada

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA

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

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Barbecue time at the Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse gave the orga-

nization a chance at recognizing Mental Health Awareness Week. The group hosted a barbecue fundraiser May 7 partly as a fundraiser for the group and partly to keep reminding people that mental health is for everyone. Here Corey and Dan surround clubhouse executive director Amanda Henderson as they serve up some food.

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Sunday Service 10:00 am.

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

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ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. Donna Willer Rev. Jessie Pei 5120 - 49 Ave. Ponoka

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Loving Mom Throughout the Year This past Sunday was Mother’s Day. On Mother’s Day families pay special tribute to their moms in various ways.

Some buy cards or even make them.

Others take a trip to the flower store to pick out mom’s favorite (or whatever the florist thinks looks nice). Some will take mom out to a restaurant, while others will prepare a meal for her at home.

There may be even a few moms who get breakfast in bed or the day off. These are just a few examples of the many ways we say thanks to our mothers.

I have a confession to make. Normally I love Mother’s Day. I love taking my kids out and letting them pick out something special for mommy. I love getting up early and cooking breakfast with my kids. I love helping them make homemade cards. I love spending time chatting with my mom on the phone since we are thousands of kilometres apart. But this year in the days leading up to Mother’s Day I felt guilty, sad, and a bit like a failure. As I thought about spoiling my wife and my mom on Mother’s day with my

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words, and deeds I realized that so often for me and for most of us the things we do on Mother’s Day are but an attempt to atone for an entire year of neglect, lack of thoughtfulness, and genuine appreciation.

The Bible tells us that we are to “honour” our mothers. It says of the noble

woman in Proverbs 31 that her children will call her “blessed” and her husband will “praise” her. The sad reality is that although we may do a good job at that on Mother’s Day, we often fail to be consistent to show our moms that same love and respect throughout the year. It’s not that we don’t love them or appreciate them.

It’s that we don’t show that love and appreciation consistently. We often fail to express with our words and actions how much those we love mean to us. Then it comes to a birthday, Christmas, anniversary or even Mother’s Day and we try to make up for our short comings.

So I made a promise to God, my wife and my mother this year. I will be better as showing my love. I don’t want to use these special days as atonement for what I haven’t done. I want to make each day special for the ones that I love.

May we all take time to express with our words and our actions the love we have for those important people in our lives. By honoring them, you honor the Lord.

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

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

Response missed the point Dear Editor, In last week’s News, Mr. Julian Hudson spent a good deal of time and space, in attempting to disprove a point I was not trying to make. It appears that either he did not read my column carefully, or he did not understand it.

In that column (April 30), I said two

things: first, I raised a provocative question regarding the sexual orientation of the Ethiopian eunuch in the Acts of the Apostles, and second, I stated an historical fact – that King James I of England lived a gay lifestyle for half his life. And that is all that I said.

I found Mr. Hudson’s response let-

ter to be somewhat mean spirited and demeaning. I’m sorry that he cannot disagree with someone without also being insulting. However, while he gave vent to his bias, he missed my point completely.

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Reflections of Ponoka Photo submitted

The Mecca Glen School east of Ponoka will this year celebrate 65 years of serving quality education to generations of students from a very supportive rural district community.

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the heart of the east country trict was attempted early in 1945 when Asker was without a teacher for three months, and A.A. (Tony) Vold led the effort Like so many of you, I grew up going through the entire to transport 15 of these children to Magic, where they were school system in Ponoka, but always heard a lot about those taught by Elinor Davies. From that time on, Mr. Vold and grand old country schools that were nestled in the active ru- many other parents worked zealously to promote the buildral districts surrounding our community. Over the years, I ing of a consolidated school, stressing that it was foolish to have had the unique opportunity of visiting some of these keep building new one room schools and having to transport closely knit and friendly havens of learning, and I love tell- the growing list of students in so many directions each day. ing their success stories.

Some of the men who led the effort in the planning of the With the ongoing population growth of the lush and roll- new facility were Charles Johnston, Hugh Pugh, Will Hoar, ing countryside surrounding the new Town of Ponoka, the Hugh Ross, and DeForest Nelson, with hearty support from need for many more educational facilities for Grades 1 to 12 the districts. students resulted in the addition of countless rustic one room Building began in 1948 on the NE32-42-23-4 land purschools. As early as 1930, the farmers east of Ponoka had chased from Jorgen Kraft, and was completed in 1949. The exciting visions of a consolidated high school, with students very first magnificent two-story Mecca Glen School would riding on horseback to a central location or finding other become the first consolidated country school in the Ponoka means of transportation to get them to their daily classes.

School Division, with initial plans to accommodate 125 The first small experiment in centralization for this dis- Grade 1 to 11 students from the districts of Magic, Eureka Calumet, Climax, Asker, and Water Glen.

However, when classes began on September 12, 1949, the districts of Schultz, Concord, and part of Ellice had been added to the mix, resulting in an enrollment of approximately 180 students. The modern new school was named after a contest in the districts, which was won by 7-year-old George Jones, who, with the assistance of his grandfather, submitted ‘Mecca Glen’, derived from the first letters of the names of those tiny surrounding schools, Mecca meaning ‘haven of learning’ and the school being situated in a glen.

The steady influx of settlers into the district came from such far-away lands as: Belgium, U.S.A., Norway, Hungary, Sweden, the British Isles, and other Canadian provinces. With the completion of the Mecca Glen Consolidated School, these growing farm families drew much closer as new friends and neighbours for both the children and the adults, and this proud tradition has carried on through the generations to this day for the Grade 1 to Photo submitted 9 students and families.

The colourful history of the This 1950-51 photo shows the original teaching staff at the Mecca Glen School Mecca Glen School east of Ponoka, which still serves as a friendly The first staff members of Mecca haven of learning for rambunctious grade 1 to 9 students from Glen School were Principal Don Thorson, throughout the district. Featured from left to right are: Betty Martha Weiss, Ruth James, Betty Hoar (Hoar) Matejka, Rhoda (Wilcox) Vold, Principle Don Thorson, and Rhoda Wilcox on the teaching staff Martha (Weiss) Kinley, and Ruth James, who together taught and popular Allan James the capable careover 180 boys and girls, cherished the memories, and became taker and jack of all trades. Initial classes lifetime friends. taught included math, science, English,

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social studies, health, and music, with the teachers involved in all subjects, and some of the busy daily sessions featuring over 45 excited boys and girls all very anxious to learn.

Mecca Glen gave many children their first experience with modern conveniences such as running water and electricity.

In those early days, the single teachers were required to live in the teacherages at the school, but moved into their own homes when they got married. Right from the beginning, the amazing efforts, dedication and team work from everyone at the pristine new east country school helped this new adventure in education to come together exceptionally well.

As other small schools around the districts closed all or in part like in Star, Eastside, Rutherford and Manfred, one pupil from Sylvanside joined Mecca Glen. As area bus routes improved and enrollment increased, it was necessary to build an additional four classrooms, which went into service in September of 1953. Each school morning was a real event at the Glen, as buses came in from all areas to deliver their precious cargo, then picked them up for the home run at 3:30 p.m. The bus drivers were real characters, and the kids were so enthused on their ride that they sung most of the way. The last Grade 10 graduation class at Mecca Glen was held in 1967, after which the Grade 10-11-12 students were bused to the Ponoka Composite High School.

October 19, 1955 was a very dark day for Mecca Glen.

An overheating pile of coal resulted in an evening fire which burned the school to the ground and destroyed most of the contents. During the following long and cold winter, the teachers and students rose to the occasion with classes being held in a bus garage, at some of the one room schools, in storage sheds, and teachers’ basements, while other schools in the area kindly provided desks and supplies. Another amazing community effort resulted in the new school being completed in 1956, just in time to start a new semester.

To put together this Reflections story of the Mecca Glen history, I had a delightful interview with two of the original teachers Rhoda (Wilcox) Vold and Betty (Hoar) Matejka, as well as a later teacher Barbara Uhl, who shared some of these great memories with me. *On the very first day of school at Mecca Glen the Principal Mr. Thorson had to drive one of the school buses, had a flat tire, and was late for class. With all those students coming together for the first time, the pesky childhood diseases such as measles, chicken pox, scarlet fever, colds, quinsy and others went wild, at least until the immunization programs began. *Also in the first year at the school, the weather was great so not too many classes were missed due to bad conditions. In 1951, one of the worst blizzards in history hit the district, the plows got stuck, the drifts were up to the top of the telephone poles, the teachers went tobogganing, and the school was closed for over a week. To make up for lost time, classes were held during the regularly scheduled Easter holidays. There were no computers in those days, but the kids loved to head outside to the skating rink, join their groups to and play lots of games, or to practise up for the upcoming Wood River Festival or a school concert or special event.

Annual home and school meetings were also very popular.

Many gala reunions have been hosted for hundreds of former Mecca Glen students, teachers, staff and families over those glorious 65 years, and we will feature some of these names and great tales in a future Reflections feature in your Ponoka News.

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Opinion

Problems of information manipulation We have been hearing for quite staff due to the cuts in their budget.

And in protest at the decision, some time now that the society has reached the information age, a time two of CBC’s most well known jourwhen information means, if properly nalists, Alison Smith and Lynden used, power, wealth, influence and MacIntyre have announced that they were leaving the pubcontrol. lic broadcaster.

Last week two CBC, despite some news items, both comof its shortcomings, ing from Canada’s remains as one of the public broadcaster and few properly functionfocusing on informaing public broadcasters tion issues resonated in the world and like widely. many other truly CaThe first one was nadian institutions, it the announcement has been suffering for that our government, years from various through its various Mustafa Eric ways of interference agencies and instituEditor

by Stephen Harper’s tions, is gathering government. information on this Since the 90s, country’s citizens “without regard for acwhen the introduction curacy, currency and accountability” of satellite technology to electronic as stated by Canada’s interim privacy media made it impossible to remain commissioner Chantal Bernier. The in the market without a substantial statement emphasized that the infor- capital base, broadcasting industry mation collected was being gathered and, most importantly, broadcast from the social media accounts of in- journalism have lost a lot of their individuals “for no good reason.” dependence.

There were hundreds of comSince then journalism standards ments on the news from a wide have seriously declined and the News variety of age groups some saying of the World scandal that broke out that Canada as we knew it was no in Britain a few years back showed more, others suggesting that the time that a media mogul like Rupert Murof 1984 as predicted by George Or- doch could get away with unethical well’s famous novel had arrived. behaviour without impunity.

The last point does not seem to In short, as in almost every other be an exaggeration any more: In ad- sector, big media are now under the dition to collecting information from thumb of big money and organizasocial media sites, various govern- tions like CBC, which operate with ment agencies are reported to have public funding, are losing ground to put in a total of 1.2 million requests privately owned broadcasters. to telecom companies for inforThat will, probably in the near mation on their subscribers over a future, mean the death once and for period of one year. all of high standards of journalism So big brother is watching and that once dictated the principles on privacy is almost non-existent for which the public would be informed any individual who is literate in com- in an accurate and unbiased fashion. munication technologies.

With our personal information Whether this snooping on citi- getting exposed through government zens can be justified as a necessary intrusion and the way we receive measure to ensure security and safe- our information being increasingly ty is mostly conditioned by where conditioned by the controllers of one stands in terms of political af- big money (which one can safely filiation, with conservative right bet to be good bed fellows with generally being in support of it. government), one wonders if the inThe other news that surfaced was formation age is really working for that CBC would have to lay off 657 the good of the citizenry.

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Response to Kyle Morrow Recently your paper published a letter to the editor from Kyle Morrow, the defeated provincial Liberal candidate in the 2012 election. In his letter, he produces some blatant misinformation regarding the Fair Elections Act. I feel compelled to correct these misleading comments.

First, the Fair Elections Act will not prevent Canadians from voting, Bill C-23 is clear in its intent – you need to provide identification that verifies your address and who you are. Kyle’s claim that our prime minister is trying to turn the clocks back or in any way prevent people from voting is factually incorrect and wilful disregard for the contents of the legislation.

The Fair Elections Act contains 39 forms of authorized identification that Canadians can choose from to prove their identity and residence, Mr. Morrow fails to mention that in his letter. In Quebec, for instance, the province only allows five forms of identification at the polls, all of which are included in Bill C-23. Moreover in Alberta; when voting, our current laws are similar to the proposals contained in the Fair Elections Act. It is not unreasonable to expect that Canadians would have to show identification when voting, especially when you consider that to borrow a book at a library you are required to present photo ID or if you want to purchase alcohol or enter a bar you have to produce identification. In a recent poll conducted by Ipsos Reid, 87 per cent of people polled said it was reasonable to require someone to prove their identity and address be-

fore voting and I agree with them.

Mr. Morrow took particular issue with the provision to remove ‘vouching’ and the removal of Voter Information Cards as a form of authorized identification. According to the Neufeld Report commissioned by Elections Canada, vouching procedures are complex and there were irregularities in 25 per cent of cases where vouching was used. Furthermore, in areas where Onsite Conformity Advisors were applied, vouching irregularities averaged 21 per cent - the overly complex procedures cannot be remedied by simply improving quality assurance.

Canadians believe it is acceptable to eliminate vouching and require voters to personally prove their identity and address before voting. You have to ask yourself why the Liberals and Mr. Morrow are not listening to Canadians.

When Mr. Morrow speaks about removing Voter Information Cards, he fails to mention that other than as pilot projects in recent elections, Canadians have always voted without using Voter Information Cards as proof of identity and residency.

While Kyle and his Liberal Party friends continue to support the weakening of our democracy by supporting these risky practices, our government will continue to fight to ensure our democratic institutions are protected.

Election results should be determined by secret votes, not secret voters.

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Town Times Come visit us: 5102 -48 Avenue; Ponoka, AB T4J 1P7 Phone: 403-783-4431 Fax: 403-783-6745 Email: town@ponoka.org Or Check us out Online: www.ponoka.ca

NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Town Hall Closure The Town Office will be closed Monday, May 19 for the Victoria Day Holiday. Payments

and correspondence can be left in the drop box at the front door.

Sidewalk Repairs Does the sidewalk in front of your residence have any trip hazards we should know about? Winter frost conditions can cause heaving at the joints. We would like to hear from you. Go to our website www.ponoka.ca and fill out a community feedback form, or call the Town office 403-783-4431

Waste Transfer Station Hours Tuesday through Saturday – 10am to 6 pm There is a minimum tipping fee of $8.00 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 Spring Clean-Up The Annual Town of Ponoka Spring Clean Up Week is scheduled to begin May 20 and will continue until completed. Pick up is restricted to compostable materials (e.g. Landscaping waste such as leaves & grass clippings) and small amounts of tree branches that are no longer than 3 feet. Materials not picked up include: sod, rocks, construction material, wood, dirt, household waste and pet excrement.

Preference is to have all materials in a pile and not bagged. Make sure your yard waste is set out adjacent to your normal household garbage pickup location. If yard collection is not completed that week, it will continue the following week. The Town will only make one trip per street/avenue.

Library Activities

Farmers Market open for business: Bryan Bennett of Jelly Barn helps kick off the first day of the Ponoka Farmers Market May 7. It’s too soon for fresh produce but crafters helped fill the market.

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Last week in the community Mothers’ Day Tea at Fort Ostell Museum The Ponoka Whitecaners peer support group hosted a Mothers’ Day tea, in English High Tea format, at Fort Ostell Museum on May 7, 2014 at noon.

Invited guests were the Wetaskiwin Twilighters, a support group for those in Wetaskiwin with low vision, and some family members of the Ponoka group. Good humour and good conversation encouraged reconnection between everyone in attendance.

A special thank you goes to Sandy Allsopp and her assistants who prepared the delicious food for the event.

Meetings for the Ponoka Whitecaners peer support group are held on the first Wednesday of every month at the St. Mary’s Anglican church, located at 5120 49 Avenue in Ponoka

at 1:15 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact Sue Boman at 403-783-3194 or Lynn Houcher at 403-783-2193.

Annual Seafield Fundraiser The 25th annual Seafield Fundraiser was once again a huge success. this event was held at the home of Neil and Linda Cunnington on April 25. Many enjoyed crazy whist which was followed by a brisk auction of many lovely items. Thanks to Linda, Shane and Katie of Big Strapper Auction for donating their time and expertise, making the evening full of fun. This event raised over $6,800. How wonderful! The money raised goes to assist people who encounter unfortunate situations. Thanks to anyone who helped in any way....this is a great community event.

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FAMILY LEGO CLUB: Ponoka Jubilee Library invites children & adults to take part in our Family Lego Club. Come build whatever your imagination can come up with! All Lego will be provided by the library, and the masterpieces will be put on display for all to see. Regular meetings are every second week, alternating between Thursday & Friday from 3:30-5:00. Our next meetings are May 23rd, June 5th & June 20th.

FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS: On Saturday June 21st, Ponoka Jubilee Library is hosting a Flower Arranging Class! From 12:00-3:00 you will be learning how to build your own mixed vase arrangement; personalizing it to make it really special to you. Cost is $65.00/person and includes a full flower bouquet, arrangement instructions & items needed for arranging. Space is VERY limited, so please come to the Library to sign up today! Don’t allow a beautiful bouquet of flowers to ever look awful again!

Aquaplex & Recreation Update: May 16th PD Day swims 1-3pm May 19th STAT Holiday hours Family Swim 2-4pm, Public Swim 4-6pm Start training for the Tri Services Triathlon held June 15th! Are You An Artist? The Aquaplex is searching for a local artist to design a mural for the vacant wall above the whirl pool. The design should incorporate the town`s ideals, and spirit. Deadline for a design is July 31st. Drop off at the pool.

COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO Next Town Council Meetings May 27, 2014 @ 7 pm Visit our website @ www.ponoka.ca for copy of the agenda.

Trailer Parking On Streets As per Town Bylaw 200-06, trailers (holiday or otherwise) may not be parked on the road unless it is attached to a motor vehicle by which it is carried, drawn or propelled. When attached to a motor vehicle, a trailer is deemed to be part of the motor vehicle. The penalty for failing to comply with the Bylaw is a $60 fine.

In addition, no person shall park a vehicle or holiday trailer on a highway for any continuous period in excess of 72 hours or it will be deemed ‘abandoned’.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you’ll move mountains.” ~ Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You’ll Go!)

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Education report draws fire from teachers’ union principle: for every child, in every class, there is an excellent teacher.

The 228-page report provides detailed recommendations on teaching and teaching supports as the new Alberta school curriculum Inspiring Education starts to become a reality.

Feedback from many organizations, including the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) and the College of Alberta School Superintendants (CASS) was sought as well as public input from teachers, parents and other stakeholders.

Some of those recommendations have brought scathing criticism from the ATA, mostly over stricter recom-

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The impending release of the curriculum change in Alberta brings with it some uncertainty, especially for teachers, and a new report makes bold recommendations on how that teaching will look. But not everybody likes what they see.

An appointed group called the Task Force for Teaching Excellence (TFTE) has spent months compiling surveys and research on how students can receive a better education.

They provided recommendations to Alberta Education.

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mendations for teachers. Mark Ramsaker, ATA president, stated in a press release that the task force lacked transparency and legitimacy.

“This seriously undermines teachers’ trust in (the) relationship with this Progressive Conservative government,” Ramsaker stressed.

ATA concerns: The areas of most worry to the ATA relates to teacher recertification every five years, granting teaching certificates to individuals who do not have a teaching degree and suggestions that principals be separated from the ATA union. The ATA calls it an “attempt to extort compliance from the association by threatening to remove principals from membership and/or break it up.”

The press release claims that the Minister of Education Jeff Johnson and staffers have tried to direct the work of the task force.

Decisions behind the task force recommendations Shelley Ralston is one of the 16 members on the task force. She is the chairperson of the Red Deer College Board of Governors and provided a response to the ATA’s statement.

“I think it’s disappointing that they have chosen to respond in a fashion that it is an attack or an alienation,” said Ralston.

She said students, and how they learn, were the priorities of this report and many of the recommendations are meant as a means to help teachers rather than hinder them.

Three thousand Albertans contributed to the report, explained Ralston, and many of them were teachers or parents or school administrators.

There were seven methods of consultation: online surveys, online bulletin boards, regional consultations, focused dialogues with key stakeholders, written submissions from organizations, one-on-one meetings and questions posed at an Inspiring Education symposium in February.

Biggest challenge to implementing the recommendations “We’re not trying to fix something that is broken. We’re trying to take something that is good to great,” stated Ralston.

She suggests that 30 years from now, the education landscape is going to look different and Alberta needs to be ready for that. Where the task force had issues is pockets of educational advances in Alberta but no consistent provincial standard that guides teachers and school leaders.

“That’s not fair to every child in every classroom every day,” said Ralston.

She feels the biggest challenge will be in Alberta Education implementing only part of the recommendations from the task force. “If we unpack these and only do one thing, we will move the bar and it will be good, but it won’t be great,” she added.

Many of the recommendations are “interdependent” and one without the other may bring some benefits to Alberta’s education system but not to the whole.

Response from the College of Alberta School Superintendants (CASS) Larry Jacobs is the president of CASS and the Wolf Creek Public Schools superintendent. He said that many superintendents are pleased with the report bringing clarity to teaching excellence and how it will look in the future.

“I think that’s going to benefit not only teachers but principals and central office people across the province,” said Jacobs.

He suggests that if society can agree on what teaching excellence should look like, then they can move forward with plans to provide it. “Now the principal knows the guidelines or the standards by which they can evaluate the teachers.”

Jacobs is pleased with provisions for teachers’ supports such as a paid practicum in their first year so they have a chance to experience teaching first hand.

This puts the pressure on post-secondary schools to provide a more thorough program and evaluation.

“Looking back at Show support to the 2014 my history, they (teachSt. Augustine grad class this year and ing courses) were very content-oriented.

So congratulate them on all of their efforts universities spent a lot and success. of time with the content Publishes: May 28 of an area, not necessarily the structures Deadline: May 23 - Noon around, ‘How does this get delivered in the most effective manner to the students?’” Jacobs stated.

Non-certified teachers allowed to teach Among the issues posed by the ATA is the This section will show support recommendation that non-certified individuto the grads and congratulate them als be allowed to teach on their efforts and success. in schools, yet teachers are required to provide Publishes: June 4 certification before beDeadline: May 23 Noon ing allowed to step and teach children. Jacobs Reserve your advertising space by calling feels this gives students an opportunity to learn from experts in certain fields. continued on page 9

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Teachers’ union not impressed continued from page 8 “We’ve got so many people, so highly skilled in different areas that could come and assist in terms of student learning,” said Jacobs.

Making this change is not going to be easy however, as the Education Act states a teacher must be certified. That would have to be changed before the recommendation would be allowed.

Ralston sees some cultural benefits to this recommendation. She suggested that since Ponoka is so close to Maskwacis, educational leaders in that community might be able to provide an alternative method of learning math. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have an elder come in and help teach math skills about the fur trade?”

Recertification every five years for teachers The ATA took serious issue over the task force’s recommendation that teachers be required to take a five-year recertification. Ralston suggests that most professional institutions require this of their staff.

“Many of our teachers do do that, but the system doesn’t ensure that they all have to do that,” explained Ralston.

She suggests the ATA sees this as a witch-hunt, but the goal is to ensure students are getting the best education from engaged teachers.

Jacobs agreed and used his 1970 graduation as an example: “I didn’t do this, but it’s very possible for me to still be teaching in the school system and never ever being forced to take one ounce of professional development and learning.”

An educator could still be using outdated teaching styles. “Without any gentle guiding to

improve, I could just sit there,” added Jacobs.

Removing principals from the ATA One recommendation takes principals out of the ATA. This means they would not be part of the collective ATA agreement and would be exempt from those discussions. The report states these school leaders need to be empowered to uphold recommendations.

“In British Columbia they did that,” said Ralston.

She suggests there should be a distinction between teachers and school leaders but does not feel the ATA will work with them on this issue.

“I hope they will come in time to look at what they can do,” she added.

The first 65 pages of the agreement provide the 25 main recommendations from the task force and Albertans are encouraged to provide feedback on the report.

How to provide feedback Albertans have 30 days from May 5 to provide input on an extensive document that will shape the way teachers provide education in the future, for the province.

Feedback can be provided in the form of an online survey at the Inspiring Education website at: inspiring.education.alberta.ca/initiative/taskforce-for-teaching-excellence/ or through email at: EDC.TeachingExcellence@gov.ab.ca.

Also there is a discussion board on the Inspiring Education website.

Michael Doll, ATA representative for central south region Alberta did not reply to questions.

Task Force for Teaching Excellence members: Here are the 16 members involved with the task force. Most of the members have a teaching background except for some of the MLAs: • Dr. Glenn Feltham, chairperson.

Feltham is the president and CEO of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; • Sandra Jansen, vice-chairperson.

Jansen is the MLA for the CalgaryNorth West area; • Naresh Bhardwaj is the MLA for the Edmonton-Ellerslie area and is the only MLA on the task force with teaching in his background; • David Dorward is the MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar; • Everett McDonald is the MLA for Grande Prairie-Smoky; • David Fraser is the executive director of corporate services with Edmonton Public Schools; • Dr. Sharon Friesen is the vice dean and the associate dean of Professional and Community Engagement in the Werklund School of Education at the University of

Calgary; • Dr. Irene Lewis is a retired president and CEO of SAIT Polytechnic; • Dr. Craig Loewen is the Dean of Education at the University of Lethbridge; • Mackenzie Martin is a student leader focused on education and public health; • Brent McDonough is a teacher with extensive experience at the secondary school level; • Michele Mulder is the executive director of the Alberta School Council’s Association; • Andy Neigel is currently a board director, president and CEO of CAREERS: the Next Generation Foundation; • Shelley Ralston is the chairperson of the board of governors of Red Deer College; • Laurie L. Thompson was appointed Principal of Kikino School; • Ron Young is a former principal and teacher at the 4 Wing Cold Lake.

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THANK YOU FROM THE FRIEND’S OF ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL! The Friend’s of St. A’s would like to take this opportunity to recognize everyone who contributed to the fundraising and building of our Grade 4-6 Playground and refurbishing the Red Playground in 2009.

We would like to thank our corporate sponsors from the magic show we held in May of 2010.

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• The Friend’s of St. A’s Committee: Karen Williams, Erin Fleck, Curt Baron, Gail McGinnis & Joan Wyering, Past members Kevin Prediger, Crystal Cire & Leanne Dillon.

• To the parents, grandparents, friends and community members for participating in all the fundraising we did to reach our goal. The students and teachers for all your support and help.

• Kenny Groot, Darren Fleck & Kevin Prediger for all your volunteer hours getting the site prepped and ready for the structure.

• Key Trucking for donating the gravel and trucking.

• Inland Concrete for employee pricing on the pea gravel.

• To our volunteers who helped build the playground and refurbish the red playground. Thank you to Ryan & Darren Zimmer and all your welding friends.

• Howie & Greg Rowland, Allison Klimec, Liza McGinnis, Nathan Williams, Gail McGinnis for spreading the pea gravel once the playground was built. That was hard work!

• Ted Attlebery from Attplay Ltd. For installing the structure.

• Wyering family for hosting Ben Crane.

• Bob Leavitt for painting the red playground.

• Rod Fox, MLA Ponoka/Lacombe for Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

• Lottery Funding Program (CFEP) for the Grant of $51,226.00.

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Without the support of everyone we wouldn’t have this beautiful playground. Thanks Again!

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Correction of spelling paves way for comprehensive research

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“It all started with one phone call” says Percy Johansen of Ponoka, as he begins to tell the story of how a young Ponoka student developed a passionate curiosity into the life and heritage of Frank William Amies, his uncle, a young immigrant to Canada in early 20th century, whose plans to raise a family and grow roots in Ponoka were shattered by WW I. Ron Labrie, Social Studies teacher at the Ponoka Secondary Campus, was in the process of identifying names of Canadian soldiers who fought in either of the world wars to be assigned as research subjects to students under the Broncs World Tour project.

When his efforts to gather satisfactory information about Amies failed to produce adequate information, Labrie put an ad in Ponoka News asking for people with information about Amies to come forward and, who else, Percy Johansen responded to the call.

“The name was in the paper and that happens to be my uncle, so I phoned him and told him that he was my uncle,” Johansen recollected as he began telling the story.

Although Amies was his uncle, Johansen had never seen Frank Amies and actually did not have much to offer in terms of detailed information. But there was one thing he could offer, something that would prove to be the key in opening avenues to information.

“We talked for a little while and before he hung up, I said to him that the name was spelt A-M-I-E-S and in the paper it was A-M-E-S,” said Johansen.

The correction of the spelling was what was missing in the equation; once it was identified Labrie was by all means ready to assign a research project on Amies to a student.

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Research pays off “Frank is not just a name to me anymore.”

Shellbey Merrill,

continued from page 12 She now plans to find out further by pursuing her research on Claire’s three daughters, two of whom reside in Alberta with the third daughter having settled in B.C. “Frank is not just a name to me anymore,” said Merrill, “it (the research) is not a course any more.”

“Exactly,” Merrill responded when suggested if she now feels that she is somehow associated with story of Frank Amies and his legacy.

Percy Johansen says he is grateful to Shellbey Merrill for her extensive research on his uncle’s story and his heritage as an individual.

As for Merrill, she says the research she has done on Frank will be an invaluable asset as she moves ahead on her planned career path as a social worker.

“I want to know a child’s story so I can do my job correctly, find that child a home or help that child in some way, and that is not just looking at a piece of paper about the history of that child.”

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Students exercise for a good cause

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Kids at Mecca Glen School jumped their hearts out last week to raise funds for the Jump Rope for Heart program, which raises awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

“Basically we’re making sure everyone is aware of heart disease,” explained Lorraine Gladue, Grade 2 and 3 teacher and organizer of the event.

Their efforts raised more than $2,400 to the cause and the halls of Mecca Glen were “It’s the kids full May 6 with kids from Kinderthat make it garten to Grade 9 happen.” jump-roping and Lorraine Gladue, Grade 2 hoola-hooping. Muand 3 teacher. sic kept everyone entertained as some even tried their skills with Double Dutch.

Gladue said students received sponsorship to jump rope and she enjoyed training them to increase their jump rope skills. Many of them were eager to see how high they could jump, but what Gladue was most proud of was seeing students develop a strong sense of community and world citizenship.

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This column is going to the dogs Throughout the course of our life-time, just about all of us have or will be blessed with having the joy of owning a dog as a favourite pet.

Whether your rambunctious pooch is a registered purebred or a Heinz-27 variety, we will always cherish most of those countless memories that we shared and nurtured together as individuals or families over many exciting years from infants to seniors. Dogs, no matter what their size, nationality, or temperament, have feelings just like the rest of us, and here is what they would likely tell their beloved masters if they could talk. *Don’t be upset when I jump for joy when you come through the door.

I only live 10 or 15 years, and you are what makes that time so enjoyable. It’s hard on me when you go away, I get lonely, and that’s why I sometimes make a mess or chew up your favourite slippers. *Give me time to understand what you want from me. I don’t always get it right on the first try, but I promise I’m trying as hard as I can. *Give me your trust, just like I trust you with my life. *Don’t be angry with me for too long, and please don’t lock me up to punish me. You have your friends and family to keep you happy and entertained, and I only have you. *Take me inside when the weather gets bad. The back yard doesn’t have air conditioning or a heater. You don’t have to let me on the couch, but a small part of the kitchen or an old blanket is much better than sleeping in the snow or rain. *Talk to me. Sure, we don’t speak the same language, but the sound of your voice always brightens up my day, and I do understand your gentle

*Touch me. Nothing makes me feel more than commands. make me wag my tail extra hard. *Comfort me when *Please don’t hit me. Occasion- loved than when you take time out to give me I’m scared. You know ally I might growl or even bite, but some one-on-one attention, massage me around a lot more about loud instead I would rather cover you the ears, or rub my belly.

We only have our dogs for a little while, so let noises, strange people, with sloppy wet kisses, because I and new places than I choose not to hurt you. Try to make us treat them as one of the family and as a precious do. I need to know that the choice not to hurt me but to four legged friend and loyal companion.

Have a great week, all of you. you’ll always protect somehow forgive me. Introduce me me from bad things, to people that I don’t know so that and that I can always I won’t get over protective or bark feel safer when I’m too much. with you. *Try to understand that I need *Remember that I my alone time. I love you more than will never forget how anything, but even though it’s rare, I Mike Rainone you treat me. Teach me don’t always want to play or cuddle.

Hammertime that humans are made Please don’t be sad if I’d rather sleep of love, not pain, and on the cold tile floor instead of your don’t let me forget it. bed on hot summer nights, and if I *Come outside with me. The don’t always play as much as I did when I was a sights, sounds, and scents of nature puppy. are some of my greatest pleasures *Show me your world. The house and yard in life. I don’t care if we play, go might be the only places I ever see unless you let for a walk, or just sit under a tree me come with you. A trip to the pet store, to the together....I just want you to experi- park, or just a ride in the car is always so exhilaence them with me. Please don’t lock rating for me. I can’t wait to see what you want to me in the car or keep me cooped up show me, and I love to run with you beside me, or for too long, because like you, I also to chase a ball or a stick. have to go to the bathroom. If you *Teach me new things. Learning new tricks use that plastic bag when we are out keeps my mind active, but most of all it gives me on a nice stroll, then the neighbours a way to impress you. I love showing off for your won’t be mad at you, or blame the friends, looking up at you, and seeing how proud dog for everything. you are of me. *Let me make new friends. In*Let me get dirty one in a while. Your world troduce me to other dogs, cats, or is inside, but I thrive outdoors. Sometimes I find a even bigger animals. We might not lot of mud or a lake that smells like all of it fishy always get along in the end, but hav- inhabitants. I understand that you don’t want to ing some more friends that look, act, wash that stuff off every day, but as long as it’s and smell like me makes my life so safe, let me go back to my wild roots every now much brighter. and then. Hosing me down in the back yard is *Give me a treat once in a while. much better than a bath.

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Putin Backs Down?

Did he just blink? I think he did.

Only one week ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said that in the present circumstances he regarded the presidential election scheduled by the Ukrainian government in Kiev for 25 May as “absurd”. Last Wednesday, however, Putin conceded that the election could be “a move in the right direction.”

Putin also said that he was going to pull back the 40,000 Russian troops who have been doing “military exercises” close to Ukraine’s eastern border. He even asked the heavily armed pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk, who have seized government buildings in a dozen eastern cities, to postpone the referendum on independence or unification with Russia that they had scheduled for this Sunday.

So a lot of people hope that he has decided to call off the confrontation. Maybe he has, but you have to read the fine print.

What Putin actually said about the presidential elections that the government in Kiev has called for the 25th was less than enthusiastic: “I would like to stress that... while they are a move in the right direction, [they] will not decide anything if all the citizens of Ukraine fail to understand how their rights are protected after the elections are held.”

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Gwynne Dyer their referendum on indeNobody can read Putin’s Think pendence, they rejected it mind, but there is reason to Globally the next day. Russian agents suppose that his change of have been heavily involved tone might be genuine, bein orchestrating the seizure of cause he is saying he will do government buildings in eastern Ukraine exactly what level-headed strategic advisfrom the start, so it’s hard to believe that ers in his entourage would be urging him he couldn’t get the separatists to cancel to do. If this confrontation continues down the referendum if he really tried. And the road it has been travelling recently, it though he has promised to pull his troops will hurt Russian interests, and even his

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Putin has little to gain from a local victory in Ukraine. Seizing the country’s eastern provinces would simply land Moscow with the permanent job of spending a great deal of money to support an industrial museum. And taking control of all of Ukraine might lead to a long counter-insurgency war against Ukrainian nationalists.

The external costs of “victory” would be even higher. Already NATO is moving troops into the Eastern European members of the alliance to reassure the local populations, who live in permanent fear of another Russian take-over. (Previously it did not station foreign troops in those countries, in order not to frighten the Russians.) Even the Swedes and the Finns, who are neutrals, are discussing closer cooperation in defence matters.

The next round of Western sanctions will really hurt the Russian economy, and that would undermine Putin’s political popularity at home. And if it really turns into a new Cold War, Russia would lose far faster than it did last time. The Russian Federation has only half the population of the old Soviet Union, and considerably less than half the industrial resources and technological prowess of that former superpower.

It would make sense for Putin to end this confrontation: he has already taken Crimea, and that is victory enough. Russian-speakers are not at risk in Ukraine, and never have been. Ukraine is not going to join NATO or the European Union no matter who wins the elections on 25 May. Neither organisation would let them in. But he can’t just throw his cards on the table and walk away: he has to save face.

That may be enough to explain why his statements and actions this week have been shrouded in a good deal of ambiguity. Alternatively, he may just not be listening to his advisers, or they may be too intimidated to tell him what they really think, in which case he hasn’t really changed course and all this talk is a ploy to gain time.

But Putin has been running Russia for fourteen years, and in all that time he has not made a major strategic error. He is not stupid, and he has shown no signs of being delusional. My guess is that he has decided to shut the confrontation down.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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McHappy Day raises funds for families in need “Our goal is to serve fast, friendly and accurate and at the same time we can have more transactions so more money can go to charity.”

Janice Uy, Ponoka store manager McDonalds

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Members of the community were invited to try their hand at serving McDonalds customers, May 7, during the national fundraiser called McHappy Day, which is an endeavour by McDonalds restaurants across the country to raise funds for different charities.

Throughout Canada restaurants picked a local charity they wanted to support and Ponoka’s choice was to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer. Across the nation, every person that bought a Big Mac, Happy Meal or McCafe beverage had a dollar donated to their charity. Approximately $4.2 million was raised in Canada with Ponoka’s McDonalds raising $1,500.

Janice Uy, Ponoka store manager enjoys how busy McHappy Day gets.

“It’s a time to work together with some of our guests and it’s the common goal of serving the customers, and at the same time, giving back to the community.”

The busier the better, says Uy

because with more customers buying a Happy Meal, Big Mac or McCafe beverage, the more money will be going to the Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer.

“Our goal is to serve fast, friendly and accurate and at the same time, we can have more transactions so more money can go to charity,” explained Uy. Staff at Ponoka’s McDonalds will also volunteer their time to cook a meal at the Ronald McDonald House for clients. The first Tuesday of the month they are invited to cook a meal at the house and Uy says it is always a fun experience.

Owner Tony Hoffman says McHappy Day is a great day with guests and volunteers helping out.

“It’s a wonderful day. We’re really happy that we have a Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer.”

Clients of the house come from around central Alberta and pay a small amount to stay their while their children receive treatment. In 2013, a room cost $12 for clients but the actual cost to run the room was $200

Ernie Hoffman helps out during McHappy Day at the Ponoka McDonalds. Ponoka’s store raised approximately $1,500 for the Ronald McDonald House.

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Farmers started seeding despite cooler weather farmers over the summer. “It’s a great big unknown,” Brook stated.

Despite the late Alberta spring, farmers are eager to get He says Environment Canada is pretheir seeds in the ground. dicting a 50 to 60 per cent chance of a Harry Brook, crop specialist cooler summer than with Agriculture and Rural Delast year, which could “There’s usually not velopment Ag-Info Centre, says affect crop yields. He seeding started about one week enough hours in the day says that is one reason later than what farmers would producers are so eager to get things done.” normally hope for, but this was to get seeding done Crop specialist Harry Brook fast as that they do not the same situation as last year. with Agriculture and Rural want to extend their The challenge for farmers is Development Ag-Info Centre ensuring the seeds get into the plant growth cycle. ground soon, as the production Rumors of fertilizwindow is so small in Alberta due er shortages have also been discussed to cold winters and frost concerns. but Brook says he has not seen proof of what types of “There’s usually not enough hours in the day to get fertilizer are not available. He suggests some of that may things done,” said Brook. be localized as he did speak with one farmer in the Peace How crops will look in the long-term is always an un- River area who said they were going to have a challenge certainty as no one can predict what the weather will bring finding phosphate.

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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

If producers have concerns or questions with regard to agricultural issues, Brook recommends they call the AgInfo Centre at 403-310-3276.

Crop specialists at the centre field calls and provide help or advice on many farming aspects such as planting, cattle and farm management.

Despite having served the students of St. Augustine for the entire school year, the staff and students of the school held the ribbon cutting ceremony for their newest playground only last week.

“We’ve had it for the whole year and we’ve just been trying to co-ordinate everybody,” said principal Curt Baron with a laugh. He had hoped to have the ceremony last fall but when an early winter hit, that idea froze in its tracks.

Back in 2009, St. Augustine had applied for a provincial grant to have their red playground refurbished. They were denied and turned to the St. Thomas Aquinas school division for the money, which came in the form of a loan.

However, staff still felt the playground was too far away from the older grades and was overly congested.

They decided to go back to square one and applied to a grant for a brand new playground.

Karen Williams, treasurer of Friends of St. Augustine School, says the provincial grant provided the project with $51,226 out of the $103,000 total cost. “We need to

Ribbon cutting ceremony held last week thank them for sure . .

“We had to . They were very genhave our money erous,” said Baron.

The school had upfront before to pay the difference. we got the grant “We had a different money” fundraising function,” Karen Williams, treasurer of said Williams. “We Friends of St. Augustine School had to have our money upfront before we got the grant money.”

Parents, including the Friends of St. Augustine School, put huge amounts of effort into the project, from the early fundraising efforts to throwing in their time and elbow grease at the end of the project when it was determined low-lying portions of

the school’s grounds would have to be drained in order for the playground to be used year round.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox also attended the ribbon cutting ceremony to give his congratulations to the school, dubbing it “the little engine that could” after staff and parents refused to give up in the face of rejection, always pushing toward what was best for the students.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA “Through hard work and Rod Fox attended the ceremony determination on the part of parents, teachers, students, families, and community members alike, this new playground is now playing a huge role in allowing children to explore and play,” said Fox.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Mixed media artist: Artist

Shane Okeymow, Grade 6, cuts the ribbon — along with Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox and principal Curt Baron — to officially inaugurate the new playground at St. Augustine Catholic School, which was installed last summer.

Annette McKinley showed off some mixed media art at the Corner Bookstore last weekend.

She wanted to show people the benefits of mixed media, in this case, stamps from the Corner Bookstore.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

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Playground built after initial provincial rejection

Farmers started seeding despite cooler weather farmers over the summer. “It’s a great big unknown,” Brook stated.

Despite the late Alberta spring, farmers are eager to get He says Environment Canada is pretheir seeds in the ground. dicting a 50 to 60 per cent chance of a Harry Brook, crop specialist cooler summer than with Agriculture and Rural Delast year, which could “There’s usually not velopment Ag-Info Centre, says affect crop yields. He seeding started about one week enough hours in the day says that is one reason later than what farmers would producers are so eager to get things done.” normally hope for, but this was to get seeding done Crop specialist Harry Brook fast as that they do not the same situation as last year. with Agriculture and Rural want to extend their The challenge for farmers is Development Ag-Info Centre ensuring the seeds get into the plant growth cycle. ground soon, as the production Rumors of fertilizwindow is so small in Alberta due er shortages have also been discussed to cold winters and frost concerns. but Brook says he has not seen proof of what types of “There’s usually not enough hours in the day to get fertilizer are not available. He suggests some of that may things done,” said Brook. be localized as he did speak with one farmer in the Peace How crops will look in the long-term is always an un- River area who said they were going to have a challenge certainty as no one can predict what the weather will bring finding phosphate.

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

If producers have concerns or questions with regard to agricultural issues, Brook recommends they call the AgInfo Centre at 403-310-3276.

Crop specialists at the centre field calls and provide help or advice on many farming aspects such as planting, cattle and farm management.

Despite having served the students of St. Augustine for the entire school year, the staff and students of the school held the ribbon cutting ceremony for their newest playground only last week.

“We’ve had it for the whole year and we’ve just been trying to co-ordinate everybody,” said principal Curt Baron with a laugh. He had hoped to have the ceremony last fall but when an early winter hit, that idea froze in its tracks.

Back in 2009, St. Augustine had applied for a provincial grant to have their red playground refurbished. They were denied and turned to the St. Thomas Aquinas school division for the money, which came in the form of a loan.

However, staff still felt the playground was too far away from the older grades and was overly congested.

They decided to go back to square one and applied to a grant for a brand new playground.

Karen Williams, treasurer of Friends of St. Augustine School, says the provincial grant provided the project with $51,226 out of the $103,000 total cost. “We need to

Ribbon cutting ceremony held last week thank them for sure . .

“We had to . They were very genhave our money erous,” said Baron.

The school had upfront before to pay the difference. we got the grant “We had a different money” fundraising function,” Karen Williams, treasurer of said Williams. “We Friends of St. Augustine School had to have our money upfront before we got the grant money.”

Parents, including the Friends of St. Augustine School, put huge amounts of effort into the project, from the early fundraising efforts to throwing in their time and elbow grease at the end of the project when it was determined low-lying portions of

the school’s grounds would have to be drained in order for the playground to be used year round.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox also attended the ribbon cutting ceremony to give his congratulations to the school, dubbing it “the little engine that could” after staff and parents refused to give up in the face of rejection, always pushing toward what was best for the students.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA “Through hard work and Rod Fox attended the ceremony determination on the part of parents, teachers, students, families, and community members alike, this new playground is now playing a huge role in allowing children to explore and play,” said Fox.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Cree student wins first ever FNMI Shining Star award ronmental courses in university, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so I can help the land because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on right Not only did a dedicated Ponoka student win now.â&#x20AC;? first place for the Alberta School Board AssociaEven before winning the award for being rection Indigenous Shining Star award, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the ognized as an innovative leader, Northwest spent first to have ever won the award, period. her energy challenging stereotypes colouring First Latiya Northwest, a Grade 11 student at St. Nations people in a negative light. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Augustine Catholic School, good . . . Just a small miis proud and humbled to have nority of people bring the won the award in the name of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think winning this bad publicity to my comher Maskwacis community. munity. I think winning award has shined a lot Northwest discovered this award has shined a lot of light on the people she was the inaugural reof light on the people able cipient of the award a few to do good.â&#x20AC;? able to do good,â&#x20AC;? weeks ago in her principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I set a good Latiya Northwest office at school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was reexample for my peers by ally honoured. I was happy I abstaining from drugs and was being acknowledged as a alcohol,â&#x20AC;? she added. leader.â&#x20AC;?

Northwest is hoping to inspire others in her Northwest takes an active role in representing community to achieve their best by opening herher community reciting the Cree prayer for cultur- self up to new opportunities and continuing to al events. She also regularly receives honours for grow as a person. While she mostly focuses her her grades, is a member of the student council and leadership skills on her community, Northwest is plays hockey for the Maskwacis Midget Female not averse to putting in the hard work needed to team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I strive to get good marks in school to get positively impact the bigger region around her. into a good university.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a Cree person, it (culture) keeps us She is planning on taking science and envi- grounded in our identity. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to be preserved,â&#x20AC;? said Northwest.

St. Augustine school councillor Tara Newton nominated Northwest for the award and in doing so was required to write a 1,000 word essay on her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just some- Latiya Northwest, a Grade 11 Cree student, won first place of the body that I see as such Indigenous students Shining Star award.

Photo by Amelia Naismith a role model for all girls but especially IndigWhen Newton heard of the award she says enous people.â&#x20AC;?

Northwestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name immediately came to her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just such as beautiful person, inside and just really proud of her and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited for out,â&#x20AC;? she added. what the future holds for her.â&#x20AC;?

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Slightly Worse Than Expected We’re starting to see planting conditions improve as field activity is increasing on both sides of the border. Tensions in Ukraine remain relatively high as pro-Russian separatists are amplifying their voice in non-eastern parts of the country, such as Odessa, which is Ukraine’s third-largest city and a major grain export port. Already it’s expected that Ukraine’s wheat and corn exports will fall considerably from the 2013/14 marketing year thanks mostly to a smaller crop. Here in North America, it’s expected that by mid-May, at least 60 per cent of the U.S. corn crop should be planted but dry conditions continue to affect the winter wheat crops. If the predicted El Nino event surfaces late this summer, it could prove positive for the U.S. corn crop though. On that note, Environment Canada is forecasting a bigger chance of a cooler May, June, and July for most of the Canadian Prairies. While they admit there is some chance for warmer temperatures too, it’s less likely that scorching Celsius numbers will be seen (you should still be able to get that farmer’s tan though!).

Statistics Canada put out the March 31st grain stocks report and wouldn’t you know it, there’s a lot of Canadian grain available. Total wheat inventories totalled 21.25 million tonnes, up 47 per cent from a year ago, while available canola came in at a whopping and new all-time high of 9.02 million tonnes, way up from last year’s number of 4.53 million tonnes. All cereal grains supply is notably higher while decreasing available stocks is seen in rye (-39 per cent to 80,000 tonnes), canary-

seed (-54 per cent to 39,000 tonnes), soybeans (-13.6 per cent to 1.2 million tonnes), lentils (-41 per cent to 648,000 tonnes).Granted, this numbers have likely dramatically changed since the survey was taken as railroad movement has improved thanks Brennan Turner to the government’s Farm Lead prodding.

U.S. railroad company Burlington Northern is spending one billion dollars in its Northern Corridor states, including $560 million for North Dakota and Montana (this is important for Canadian grains’ access via railroad into the U.S.).

One of the grains we’re seeing going across the border more is wheat as the U.S. winter crop is having a heck of time developing. However, the U.S. is not the end of the line when it comes to

wheat production and Informa recently put their 2014/15 world wheat crop estimate at a record 713 million tonnes, despite smaller crops forecasted for Russia, Ukraine, and the US (as mentioned). One region seeing pretty good conditions right now is the E.U. with crop development ahead of schedule (especially wheat and rapeseed). Combine this with the large carryout here in Canada and what looks to be another decentsized crop coming off in the Prairies, it unfortunately sets up more a bearish scenario through til next spring versus anything definitively bullish.

To growth,

Brennan Turner, President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead. com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android).

His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@ farmlead.com) or phone (1-855-3327653).

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American hunters should be restricted

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Dear Editor, D The ducks and geese are returning to the Prairies now and as waterfowlers, we look forward to this time of year. However, the prospects of enjoying the fall hunting season are diminishing year by year as the competition from guided (mostly American) hunters increases. We believe this competition is one of the reasons why mentors are reluctant to take young hunters into the field, so difficult is it now to obtain shoots. And without young hunters, the legacy of waterfowling that we would like to pass on to future generations will die. The huge increase in guiding has made it very difficult for the average hunter to take his son, grandson, or neighbour?s kid out hunting because, in the limited time available, shoots are nearly impossible to come by. Many of the hunts booked by outfitters are not even shot because the bird numbers do not build up to fulfill an outfitter?s desire for a limit shoot for his clients. This same shoot would have been perfect for a father with his son before school or on a Saturday morning.

In our opinion, bird outfitters who tie up the land base are contributing in a major way to

Summer is coming so be sure to check for changes to your favorite program!

Saturday Jam Sessions at 1pm May 17 & 24. Finished until Sept.

Sunday Gospel will be May 18 @ 7pm. Program by “Strings ‘n Things” General Meeting & Pot Luck last Friday (May 30) at 5:30. Bring a dish to share & table service. Good company.

Monday Billiards 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday 50 cents per game. Honor system.

Monday Bridge 1:00 p.m. - continues through summer Monday Whist 1:30 p.m. - continues through summer Tuesday and Thursday Exercise class 9:30 a.m. Stimulating, invigorating Tuesday Shuffleboard - See you in September Wednesday Sewing Guild 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday Cribbage 1:00 p.m. continues through summer Wednesday Duplicate Bridge 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday Floor Curling - See you in September Thursday Weaving 1:00 p.m. Phone Betty @ 783-3029. Welcome-drop-in to see how it’s done Thursday Bridge 1:00 p.m. - continues through the summer Thursday Art Club – Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Thursday Pickle Ball 7:00 p.m. Continues through the summer!

Friday “500” 1:00 p.m. continues through summer Memberships still available. $10.00 person. To rent our facility contact Dorothy @ 403-783-3027 or George @ 403-783- 3514 or leave a message @ 403-783-5012.

Rentals are increasing and we would like to invite our town administration, business groups, and general public (Wedding, funeral, and Birthday groups), to inquire about rentals services and prices early in their planning. We may fit your bill!

All performances are at Ponoka United Church 5020-52 Avenue, Ponoka

the decline in hunter numbers, so evident in the licence sales over the past decade. The outfitting industry will claim it brings money into the economy and supplies jobs to locals but all reports show that it is the resident sportsmen who bring the most money into the local economy. We recall many a small Alberta town bar in days past, full of non-guided Canadian hunters staying in the hotel, eating and drinking, and spending money in the local economy. This no longer happens. After talking to some of these hunters, it is apparent that they no longer patronize the small towns because they cannot get shoots, as the permission is tied up by outfitters.

We urge hunters who have experienced difficulties in obtaining access to private lands to hunt public birds to write the Hon. Robin Campbell, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (robin.campbell@gov. ab.ca). Request that he implements regulations to curtail the number of days an outfitter can operate in the field. This could be done through restricting the seasons for non-resident alien hunters (as both Saskatchewan and Manitoba do), allocating a finite number of “hunter days” to each outfitter or using tags or punch cards to account for the birds that are shot.

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Top 10 performers will appear at the Ponoka Stampede on Thursday, June 26 on the big stage with a full band.

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Standing in the vast foyer of the Supreme Court of Canada after the judgment on the Senate reference was made public, former Liberal leader Stephane Dion demonstrated, once again, the legendary tone-deafness to the electorate that ushered him into electoral obscurity in 2008.

To listen to Dion, the millions of Canadians demanding action on Senate reform should simply shut up: the Supreme Court has spoken. Forget about electing or abolishing the shameful bordello of back-scratching, he suggested. Instead, we need to accept an unelected and unaccountable upper house, recommended perhaps by a panel of academics and jurists — graduates all, no doubt, of the best schools, the product of the best families.

Dion hailed current Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s initiative in expelling senators from the Liberal caucus. He suggested that Prime Minister Harper follow Trudeau’s example — thus eliminating any elected authority over the senators who vote yes or no on every decision of the House of Commons.

On the Senate’s many deficiencies — the corruption, the criminality, the expense-padding, the partisanship — Dion was silent. On the ongoing Liberal party activism of the senators expelled from the Liberal caucus, their fundraising, their organizing, their attacks on the Conservative government, Dion had nothing to say.

On the bizarre composition of the upper house — substantially unrevised in 150 years — Dion had nothing to say: that 7.5 million Canadians living in B.C. and Alberta get 12 votes in the Senate, while seven million Quebecers get 24, and two million Atlantic Canadians get 30 — well folks, that’s just how it goes in Canada, according to Dion and his leader.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has campaigned actively for a national referendum on abolishing the Senate over the past year. Eighty-two per cent of our supporters in a 2013 survey favoured a national referendum, while 65 per cent supported abolition outright.

In the three days following the court’s decision, hundreds responded to our online question — what now for Canada’s Senate? — with more than 50,000 words of irate, but emphatic demand for change.

It’s easy to understand why the prime minister washed his hands of the Senate file in such haste. The Senate is a national disgrace, with one former senator just completing a jail sentence for fraud on the taxpayers, two more facing criminal charges, two more under RCMP investigation, and the rest anxiously awaiting the outcome of a forensic investigation led by a battalion of accountants from the auditor general’s office.

With an election coming in 12 to 18 months, the Senate is a dirty word in the Conservative war room.

And it’s a word we’ll be hearing lots between now and the election, as the RCMP, the auditor general and the director of public prosecutions do their thing.

Meanwhile, the federal finance department recently reported a $5.1-billion surplus, just for the month of February — the biggest monthly surplus since the 2008 financial meltdown. It is the most concrete evidence yet that we’re heading for a balanced budget, sooner rather than later, and with it, hopefully lower taxes and lower public debt, part of the virtuous circle that leads to a growing economy and more jobs.

“Jobs,” “bigger paycheques,” “bigger payrolls” are the words we can expect to hear from Stephen Harper leading up to the election, not “Senate,” “senators,” “Senate reform,” “constitutional negotiations” or “referendum.”

But Canadians are not so easily spun. Canadians are demanding an end to the corruption, the entitlement and the featherbedding so synonymous with the Senate.

Savvy politicians, starting with official Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair, popular cabinet minister Maxime Bernier and Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall, the nation’s most popular premier, know a winning issue when they see one.

Canadians want a vote on getting rid of the Senate.

They’ll vote for politicians who respect democracy as much as they respect the courts. If Harper and Trudeau ignore the Senate, they do so at their peril.

26 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Time for tea: Mia (left), 3, and Adelle Bos, 5, enjoy tea and goodies with their grandmother at the Rimoka Spring Tea, May 7.

Photo by Amelia Naismith

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Kash Bonnett was at the Alberta High School Rodeo Association Jr High Finals in Nanton last weekend when he qualified to represent Alberta in the breakaway roping in Des Moines, Iowa at the Nationals. Kash was the 2013 season leader in breakaway roping. He also competed in team roping, ribbon roping, chute-dogging and goat tying at the finals.

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6000 • 48 Ave, Ponoka Cooper Jones qualified to compete at the nationals in Des Moines, Iowa in breakaway roping as he placed fifth in the standings at the end of the season at the Alberta High School Rodeo Association finals over the weekend.

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Team ropers converge on Ponoka for world qualifier

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Ray Lane said 13 teams qualified for the finals in Las Vegas. He said 586 teams competed in Ponoka for the chance of team roping glory.

“It’s the largest World Series team roping event we’ve had in Alberta to date,” explained Lane. continued on page 29

Cowboys had a busy weekend at the Calnash Ag Event Centre during the World Series of Team Roping world qualifier. The best team ropers vied for a chance at making it to the World Series of Team Roping set for the first week of the National Finals Rodeo

Dec. 4.

In an effort to keep Bob Tiltgen up interest, Team Ropreal estate central alberta 403-704-0644 ing Canada also held Whether Buying or Selling… I’m here to help! their qualifier for its own finals set for Sept.

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Beautiful Open Kit w And it was busy, Island trailers filled the park- Main Floor Laundry ing lot at the ag event - Attached double garage centre and ropers con- Large Lot tinued to rope cattle all - Grass will be seeded day.

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28 PONOKA NEWS

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

4-Hers come together for big spring show

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Months of hard work and animal care culminated in the biggest spring event of the Ponoka 4-H Beef Club’s season, the annual Show and Sale.

Held at the Calnash Ag Event Centre Heritage Barn May 5 and 6, members spent most of their time prepping their charges, mostly steers but also heifers and cow-calf combinations. Each animal was washed, given a haircut and spruced up for the judges. The 4-H members have been busy since October with these animals and the excitement in the air was obvious.

This year’s grand champion was intermediate club member Chase Fleck and he said he was pleased to see his steer Argo win. “I am glad he was pretty calm today.”

He hopes to continue on with the club for some time. The reserve champion was young Colter Bresee, in his first year of 4-H, and he said he was most proud of his steer Tick Tock. For him the biggest lesson was learning how to take care of a calf.

Charity steer Cookies The club also has one extra steer that is raffled off at the Show and Sale and this year, senior member Lindsay Gartner took charge of the Cookies, the club’s charity steer.

She enjoyed caring for her own project steer while raising Cookies. Gartner says 4-H gives members a Chase Fleck shows off his grand champion steer at the 4-H Beef strong sense of accomplishment, not only with raisClub’s annual Show and Sale May 6.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye ing animals but also with other projects such as public speaking and community projects.

Cookies raised $6,665 in raffle tickets LISA SMITH SANDRA FIRST CHOICE and the lucky winners, LYON Associate REALTY Brent and Erin Fleck Broker/ (PONOKA) LTD. real estate central alberta 403-704-0646 Owner donated him back to 6000 - 48 Ave., Ponoka the club to be auctioned TYLER Bay 6, 5103 - 48 Ave. off where excited buyFESSLER Box 4325 Ponoka, AB T4J 1R7 ers paid top dollar for Associate him. Melodie and Craig 403-783-8881 JUST MINUTES FROM TOWN Woods of World Financial Group bought • Terrific starter acreage NEW LISTING Cookies for $2,928, mak• Cozy 3 bdrm & 1 bath Bright open duplex with home • New tile flooring & attached garage at the bathroom remodel back! Great location being • New exterior doors & walking distance to all most new windows amenities. 2 bdrms and a • Insulated double garage full bath. No basement & no condo fees!

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ing a total of $9,593 that the club will donate to STARS Air Ambulance.

Members also learn the value of promoting themselves by inviting businesses to the sale. President of the 4-H Beef Club Mark Matejka says there are approximately 40 kids involved in raising steers and some of them also raise heifers.

“I think it’s important to the agriculture sector because anyone that’s going to be involved in agriculture should be involved in 4-H because it’s a direct reflection of what’s going on,” said Matejka.

He feels kids members of the 4-H Beef Club will gain a strong understanding of the importance of animal care and provide them with a sense of responsibility and work ethic. “They take care of the animal every day.”

Tawni Kjenner is also a senior 4-H member and she had to feed her steer every morning and every night. This is her seventh year in the club and her biggest challenge has been trying to handle a steer that is so much heavier than her.

“Usually you have to stay calm and stay in control of them. If you stay calm, they stay calm,” said Kjenner.

She says the club is a positive experience that taught her a love of animals and helped develop skills such as tracking and documenting a steer’s weight. She recommends the club to anyone interested.

Keen judge’s eye Fred Taylor was asked by the 4-H to judge the steers this year. He is in charge of beef grading at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River and his job was to provide key tips to 4-H members on their steers.

“We know what we like to see and what the industry wants,” said Taylor.

He says buyers such as restaurants and chefs are looking for a lighter steer than what people are used to.

A steer that is 1,400 pounds or higher has primal cuts that are too big. Taylor said most members had steers with a decent build but some were on the heavy side and others needed a few months before being ready to purchase. He feels the demand will continue to be for a smaller carcass.

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Tawni Kjenner and Lindsay Gartner show off the 4-H Beef Club’s charity steer Cookies May 6 during the club’s annual Show and Sale.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

PONOKA NEWS 29

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Team ropers converge for world qualifier continued from page 27 He said the finals is the third highest paid team roping event in the world and draws international competitors.

A team has to earn $5,000 for a chance to make it to the World Series and depending on their skill level, riders will compete at different handicaps.

“To get one (qualifier) is not that easy,” said Gallais.

For Team Roping Canada, Gallais said there was $90,000 in prize money and 18 saddles were given out.

Gallais said demand for the World Series is a global phenomenon as he has seen qualifiers in Europe and Czechoslovakia. There were approximately 350 to 400 ropers, comprising a large number of teams as some riders compete with other partners. The teams competed in each of the events last weekend and organizers moved riders through each class relatively quick.

Gallais said a good rate is about 110 to 130 teams per hour.

The next World Series qualifier is set for July 4 and 5 in Claresholm and July 26 and 27 in Medicine Hat. World Series Team Roping qualifiers: Division 13: • First: Klay Rowley and Rocky Ross with a time of 36.71 to win $3408 per man • Second: Murdock Keith and Wayne Skocdopole, 40.97 to win $2556 per man Division 12 • First: Nevada Roy andTravis Booth, 35.25 to win $4608 per man • Second: Dirk McCarroll and Kasper Roy, 38.08 to win $3456 per man Division 11 • First: Kyle Dalgliesh and Kelly Hiltz, 41.61 to win $4823 per man • Second: Delvin Stuber and Blair Stroh, 41.63 to win $3445 per man • Third: Daniel Kaiser and Thomas Kaiser, 44.25 to win $2618 per man

Division 10 • First: Kyle Dalgliesh and Warren Boles, 39.35 to win $5502 per man • Second: Trevor Helmig and Garth Dorin,

47.53 to win $3851 per man • Third: Steve Scharien and Sam Johnson, 51.72 to win $2935 per man Division 9 • First: Ivan Lambert and Bob Rice, 35.71, to

win $5358 per man • Second: Rocky McLeod and Alvin Larocque, 36.47 to win $3750 per man • Third: Jarrett Dias and Mark Taylor, 49.29, to win $2858 per man Last weekend saw 586 teams compete in the World Series Team Roping qualifier. Over 350 competitors came from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon and Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye the United States.

VJV MARKET REPORT MARKET REPORT MAY 7, 2014 On Wednesday, May 7, 2014- 1565 head of cattle went through our rings TOTAL - 1565

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Brynne Louis of the U16 girls Ponoka Storm team keeps a strong offense as a Stettler FC defense player returns the ball last week in Ponoka. Storm won 5-2.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

U16 girls show strength in first game of the season PONOKA NEWS STAFF

The first game of the season for the U16 girls Ponoka Storm soccer team was a strong opening with a 5-2 win against Stettler FC. The girls played May 8 at the Ponoka Secondary Campus soccer pitch and showed their strength against Stettler by playing strong for the entire 90 minutes. Coach Myron Pearman could be heard encouraging the girls to have a strong defense against Stettler and pushing to get the ball in their opponents’ half of the pitch.

“I was very pleased with the girls’ work ethic,” said Pearman.

He said he was unsure how the team would do considering it was their first game of the season but the team proved itself ready for this soccer match against Stettler.

For their part, Ponoka’s U-16 Storm proved that their 3-1 win over the Rocky

Mountain House at the Camrose tournament was no accident: In their first league game at home, they delivered a 7-1 defeat to Rocky Mountain on Tuesday, May 6 with a solid game on both offensive and defensive ends.

Markus Baitinger scored four, and Zane Fessler, Hector Ibarra and James Hemingson added one each to complete the tally.

The victory had its costs, however, with several players receiving injuries, some serious enough to leave the Storm shorthanded in their next game against Wetaskiwin on the opponent’s turf on Thursday, May 8.

Coach Gurjit Sandhu said the boys had managed to deal with their shortened roster for the game and could take out a 2-2 draw from their trip with both scores coming from Markus.

Sandhu said he was particularly happy with the solid defense of the boys.

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Ponoka F.C. in winning start to Battle River Men’s League SUBMITTED BY MICHELLE BLANCHETTE

Ponoka’s local men’s team made it a winning start to the season Sunday, May 11 when they overpowered Manluk F.C. 5-1 in the season’s first game in Wetaskiwin.

Manluk scored on a penalty early in the first half. Ponoka had some good scoring opportunities in the first half, but Manluk’s keeper was solid. Manluk remained ahead 1-0 at the conclusion of the first half.

Bryce Sharpe scored for Ponoka from a corner kick in the second half and the team never looked back. Additional goals came from Josh Simons, Maarten Opsteen, Eric Ehscheid and Christoph Dittmar.

Next match for Ponoka is a home game, Monday May 19 at 6:00 p.m. vs. Diablos F.C. at the Ponoka Secondary Campus field.

All Battle River Men’s league opening matches were originally scheduled for Sunday May 4, including a home game for our Ponoka team, but were postponed due to the snowfall. That match will be rescheduled to sometime in July.

Locos win one, lose one SUBMITTED BY WES AMENDT, LOCOS HEAD COACH

The Lacoka Tier II Jr. B Locos team beat the Innisfail Yetti 9-7 in Innisfail on Friday night, May 9.

Dustin Bell led the way with six goals and two assists for the Locos; Tucker Dougherty chipped in with two goals and three helpers.

Andrew Kooiman added the other goal for the Locos.

Sawyer Gervais led the Yetti with three

goals and an assist, Aric Bosomworth two goals and two assists while Kaden Christensen had two goals and one assist for the Innisfail squad.

On Saturday, however, Locos suffered their first loss of the season at the hands Wranglers from Calgary with a score of 12-5.

Locos’ practice and game schedule now moves to Lacombe and the team will not have another game until May 24.

Bandits kick of season with strong win SUBMITTED BY LUCAS WILLIER, SOFTBALL COORDINATOR

On Thursday May 8, the Ponoka Bandits fastball team beat Red Deer Rage 13-10.

The Bandits fastball team was finally on the field Thursday and proved that the long winter wait was worth it.

Defensively the bandits had all the answers, holding the Red Deer Rage to a single run in the final innings. Offensive stars Camryn Hutchison and Sydney Raby both hit home runs to carry their team to the first victory of the season.

Buccaneers Update The Central Alberta Buccaneers hosted their second annual Buc Pub Night at Bo’ Bar & Grill, Saturday, May 10. Those in attendance were able to enter into a 50/50 raffle, bid on silent auction items, stand a chance of winning door prizes, and rub elbows with the Bucs.

The Bucs would like to thank everyone in attendance as well as the generous sponsors who donated auction and door prize items.

With their support, the team was able to raise the funds necessary for the 2014 season.

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At the beginning of May the U17 Central Rage Volleyball Club team walked away from nationals with gold medals.

Submitted photo

Central Rage volleyball prevails after battle for gold

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Heading into nationals, ranked sixth in the province, the girls of the Central Rage Volleyball Club team, comprising players from Ponoka, Red Deer and Bashaw among other communities, finished the aggressive tournament with newly earned gold medals shining around their necks.

On the weekend of May 9 to 11, the U17 team headed to Edmonton to take on the top teams of Division 1.

“Our first pool play was tough, having our starting left-side Danya Brachmann and middle, Zoe Cire out with injuries. We lost every game in two,” said head coach Joely Churchill.

Brachmann was able to return to the games after her injury was taken care of, but Cire remained incapacitated for the entirety of the weekend because of an ankle injury.

During the second day of nationals the team didn’t fare much better and the girls placed fourth

in their pool.

The final day of the tournament was a turnaround and the Rage was ready to fight for the gold. The morning game against WaLa Xtreme out of Saskatchewan was won, as was the semi-finals against the Jr. Huskies club out of Saskatoon.

Entering the gold medal match, Churchill says the girls already knew their opponent, Waldheim United, the top ranked team in Saskatchewan and 25th overall in the country, as they played in the same pool as Rage during the first day.

Going to three sets, Joely Churchill Central Rage won 15-10.

Head coach “The girls worked hard and earned every bit of the gold. They played as a team and kept positive attitudes throughout the day. Most importantly, they played with heart, not letting one ball hit the floor,” said Churchill.

The team’s road to nationals was a long one — as tryouts were held in December — filled with hard work and multiple other tournaments.

Three were Alberta volleyball premiers and the

fourth was a side tournament held in Caroline, in which the team took silver.

During the first premier tournament, the girls placed sixth out of a total of 36 teams.

“We were then combined north/ south after the results of the first premier. We placed 14th in Division 1 out of a total of 64 Teams, including Divisions 2, 3 and 4,” said Churchill, referring to the second premier tournament.

Because Rage was one of only three remaining Division 1 teams after the second premier tournament, they were brought down to Division 2.

The third premier tournament was held at the end of March, in which the girls lost the crossover game against the U18 team, won every game in the consolation division and took the consolation medal.

The team’s provincials took place at the end of April in Edmonton. “We had a heavy team discussion about starting a fire on this weekend. We were adding more fuel at practices and the team goal was to light the match at provincials,” said Churchill.

“We beat everyone in our pool to claim the first spot,” she added.

The quarterfinals opened with Rage against the U17 Dino’s club, who had won every premier tournament. Despite giving the “token winners” of provincials a run for their money Rage lost to them and also the following game to the Grand Prairie wolves. “We had expended a lot of energy in the previous game, and ended up playing the U17 Queen’s again for 7th place,” explained Churchill.

Central Rage Volleyball Club team — which is in its third year of existence — saw players from Ponoka, Red Deer, Bashaw, Bawlf and Wetaskiwin come together this year in the fight for gold.

Churchill says onlookers would not have been able to tell the girls came from a variety of communities for how well they worked together.

“As coaches, we could not be more proud of how we have grown over the past four months. If there was any time for this team to have blossomed, they definitely have chosen the right time. Provincials showcased our true level of heart and skill,” said Churchill.

“The girls worked hard and earned every bit of the gold.”

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THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic Church basement. 52 Street & 52 Ave. Ponoka.

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Wrap for $25 OR bring a generous food donation ($10-15) and wrap for FREE! Wrapping starts @ 7:00pm.

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HUGE amount of items Tools, hardware, household, clothing, etc Collectables – bottles, old wall phone, NAPA toys, etc PLUS 2008 Lincoln MKZ 6108 55 AVENUE, PONOKA Thursday – 3pm – 7pm Fri & Sat. – 10am – 7pm IF SNOWING – sale will be following weekend

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In search of a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Petrofield team.

You will responsible for material handling and deliveries. This position requires the following Medical competencies: vehicle operation, vehicle EMPLOYERS CAN’T FIND inspections, preventative the work-at-home Medical maintenance, administraTranscriptionists they need tive reporting, projects and in Canada! Get the training other assignments. The you need to fill these qualifications needed are positions. Visit the following: grade 12, CareerStep.ca/MT minimum 2 years’ to start training for your experience in similar type work-at-home career today! trucking and experience in a manufacturing environment, valid driver’s license class 5 and a clean driver’s Oilfield abstract. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environAN ALBERTA OILFIELD ment with advancement for company is hiring motivated individuals, and experienced dozer an excellent benefit and excavator operators, package. Wage would be meals and lodging commensurate with provided. experience/skills. Please Drug testing required. email or fax resume to 780-723-5051.

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Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following position: Administrative Assistant, Learning Support & System Improvement Division Of¿ce Ponoka, AB For further speci¿cs on the above position, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca or contact the Division Of¿ce at 403-783-3473.

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Alberta, is now hiring FULL TIME Wages are $12.50 to $13.50/hr, Food Counter Attendants. depending on experience and availability. Candidates PART TIME must be able to work a applications will be variety of shifts and have 3 accepted from Canadian to 5 yrs. previous experience and Permanent Residents in fast food and supervisor currently living in Canada. exp. Must be able to superBasic duties include vise crew of up to 20 people making food and serving at one time. Part time customers. All stores are applications will be 24 hours, except Stettler, accepted from Canadians which has extended late and Permanent Residents night hours and applicants currently living in Canada. must be willing to work Apply in person at flexible shifts, including 37479 or 37428 Hwy 2, evening, weekends and Red Deer, or email resume nights shifts. Students, to: cbay22@telus.net stay home moms, retired or fax to 403-783-4251. persons, we offer part time flexibility to fit your lifestyle, as well as scholarship CAMERON BAY programs for students.

HOLDINGS INC. Wages range from $10.25 o/a McDonald’s to 11.00 per hour and we in Stettler and Lacombe will train. Benefits are is now hiring F/T & P/T included and we offer Food Service Supervisors. opportunities for Wages are $12.50 to advancement. Apply in $13.50/hr, depending on person at any of the experience and availability.

Candidates must be able following locations: Ponoka 4419 Hwy 2A; Lacombe to work a variety of shifts 5510 Hwy 2A, Red Deer and have 3 to 5 yrs. previous Gasoline Alley at 37479 experience in fast food and Hwy 2 and 37428 Hwy 2 supervisor exp. Must be able to supervise crew of up and Stettler at 4721A 70th Street or on line at to 20 people at one time. cbay22@telus.net or fax Part time applications will resume to 403-783-4251 be accepted from Canadians and Permanent Residents currently living in Canada. Apply in person at Teachers/ 5510 Hwy 2A, Lacombe, T4L 1W3 or Tutors 4721A 70 Street, Stettler T0C 2L0 or YELLOWKNIFE email resume to CATHOLIC SCHOOLS cbay22@telus.net is hiring for a or fax to 403-783-4251.

French Immersion Primary Teacher.

FRONT DESK AGENT F/T For application instructions and P/T needed at Ponoka please view our Stampeder Inn, Rate of employment ad at pay dependent on experiycs.nt.ca. ence, at least $11.75/hr.

Resumes dropped at front desk or email: stampederinn@gmail.com

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.

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This positions requires individuals with a strong mechanical aptitude.

SolidWorks experience is an asset. Individuals with creativity, attention to detail and an interest in working with equipment are preferred.

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We offer:

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY Afternoon Shifts for CNC Lead Hand / Supervisor and Operators Nexus Engineering is currently looking for Afternoon shift Lead hand/supervisor and operators.

Duties include, ensuring production flow on Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, trouble shooting, min 1 years experience as a lead hand/supervisor in a machine shop.

We offer competitive wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan.

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HD LICENSED TECHNICIAN for several Alberta areas.

Must have or willing to obtain CVIP licence.

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PETROFIELD Industries, the Leader in manufacturing Hydrovac trucks, is accepting resumes for the following positions: * General Labourers * Industrial Painters * Sandblasters * Material Handler * Automotive Electrical Technician * Journeyman Welder / Apprentice * 2nd Yr Welder with Aluminum experience Visit our website at: www.tornadotrucks.com for more details. Our Company has an enthusiastic fast paced working environment, with advancement possibilities for the motivated person, and offers an excellent benefit package. fax 403-742-5544 e-mail: hr@petrofield.com

Pressure Control Assembler Technician Nexus is currently seeking a mechanical individual to perform assembly & testing of all BOP’s and Pressure Control Equipment. Duties include heavy lifting, manual labour, operating forklift and overtime as necessary. We offer a competitive wage, benefits and RRSP plan.

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TIRE REPAIR PERSON

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

Excellent wages and company benefits.

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

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880 TOYOTA City

Wetaskiwin

The wonderful staff of Toyota City Wetaskiwin is looking for YOU!

• Product Advisor Great family atmosphere, excellent benefits package.

We offer both commission and non commission based pay plans.

Please submit your resume to: 4120 - 56 St., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1V3 Fax: 780-352-5750 toyotaab@telusplanet.net

PONOKA NOW HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Full & Part-time Staff Wages negotiable and benefits available.

Drop off resumes at 6707 Hwy 53 or phone 403-783-0787

CALNASH AG EVENT CENTRE

NOW HIRING CONCESSION STAFF BARN STAFF OFFICE ASSISTANT For more information call Joyce or Dennis at 403-755-8490 Drop off resumes or apply in person at 3611 Hwy 2A, Ponoka

Sungold Specialty Meats Ltd. Located in Innisfail Alberta is currently recruiting for the following positions:

• Labourers • • Meat Butchers/Cutters • We are looking for team players, willing and able to work in both slaughter and fabrication depts.

Previous experience in the food industry, meat processing an asset but not necessary. We provide on the job training.

Steady year round employment and job rotation.

Competitive wages starting @ $14.25/hr with the potential to earn $19.50/hr plus performance related bonus potential.

Full benefits program including registered pension plan.

For more information or to apply you can: Visit our website @ www.sungoldmeats.com Fax: 403-227-1661 Attn: Ashley Ford HR Coordinator In person @ 4312-51 Street Innisfail, Alberta T4G-1A3 Email: ashley.ford@sungoldmeats.com

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Truckers/ Drivers

880 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association is ready to add to our winning team and are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join us.

The right individual will innovate and grow Provincial and National Agency business, work to grow and develop opportunities and manage our advertising account list as Advertising Director for Alberta’s community newspapers. Manage client relationships and work with our Advertising Committee

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Position Type: Team leader Schedule: Full-time Job Location: Edmonton, For a complete list of responsibilities and qualifications please visit:

http://albertacareers.net/marketplace/ad/73907/advertising-director Please apply, with salary expectations, by fax 780-430-5380 or email at info@awna.com.

No phone calls please.

Employment Training

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Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

FREIGHTLAND CARRIERS, a tri-axle air ride flatdeck carrier is looking for Owner/ Operators to run Alberta only or 4 Western Provinces.

Average gross $18 - 25,000/month.

1-800-917-9021.

Email: ed@freightland.ca.

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GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.tcvend.com.

Looking for an opportunity to work from home, and earn a full time income? Come join us for an information night at the Rimbey Best Western, May 21 at 7:00. Contact Emily (403) 963-1482 or Stephanie (403) 505-1802 for more information or to reserve your spot.

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Now hiring SUMMER HELP in your local city/town. Flexible schedule, $17.00 base rate-ofpay, cust. sales/service, no experiencerequired, training provided, conditions apply. Visit www.vmcanada .ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to APPLY NOW! PUT YOUR EXPERIENCE to work - The job service for people aged 45 and over across Canada.

Free for candidates.

Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca or call toll free 1-855-286-0306.

REQUIRED Production Welder Painter Shop Laborer Polisher Full or Part Time Crestomere area BANDIT INDUSTRIES 403-783-4284 SEEKING A CAREER in the Community Newspaper business? Post your resume for FREE right where the publishers are looking. Visit: awna.com/for-job-seekers.

Employment Training

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Legal Services

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to process & submit billing claims for hospitals and doctors!

No experience needed!

Local training gets you ready to work!

1-888-627-0297.

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

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

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

DENTAL CARE BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

4037835225 • 4037835235

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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

DR. HUGH PORTER • DR. RICK BARR DR. JEFF BARR • DR. GREG EDWARDS

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- General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations “WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

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

Being a new parent isn’t

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5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

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

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

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

Business Services #1000 - #1430

SHOP/PARTS PERSON The responsibilities will include ordering and organizing parts, data entry, record keeping and general shop duties. Reporting directly to the operations manager, the individual will have excellent communication skills, organized and general computer knowledge. Some training will be provided, but must have some general trucking and parts background.

Excellent wages and company benefits Please submit applications to: Calnash Trucking 6526 44 Avenue, Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1J8 Fax: 403-783-3011 E-mail: hr@calnashtrucking.com (Attn: Shop/Parts Person) Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

No Phone calls please.

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DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

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easy . . .

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880

Cleaning

RIMBEYDENTALCARE

900

IN PONOKA requires an immediate

Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

DENTISTRY

FASTER IN THE FIELD! Get more work done faster and save on fuel.

Chip Tuning Safely gives you 15% more power.

AG equipment, semis.

1-888-920-1351; Dieselservices.com.

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CALNASH TRUCKING LTD

MÉTIS ENVIRONMENTAL CAREER PROGRAM 12345

Are you a Métis youth between the ages of 15 and 17? Are you interested in careers in the environmental field, such as fish and wildlife officer, forest technician, or park warden?

Space is limited, so apply today!

Application Deadline: June 16, 2014.

Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

For taxi and/or deliveries Clean abstract Call Ken 403-963-3242

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MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCCESING TECHNICIAN 12345

Rupertsland Institute Métis Training to Employment is looking for Métis people between the ages of 18–30 who are interested in a career in the Medical Technical field.

Space is limited, so apply today!

Application Deadline: June 16, 2014.

Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

RELIABLE DRIVER

Business Opportunities

MÉTIS CANADIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 12345

Rupertsland Institute in partnership with Katimavik are seeking 4 male & 4 female Métis youth interested in volunteering, leadership and learning to learn, travel,enhance your leadership skills and earn a wage!

Application Deadline: June 1, 2014.

Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

Wanted

LOOKING FOR COMBOVAC AND HYDROVAC OPERATORS for Whitecourt, Alberta area.

Competitive wages and benefits immediately.

Resume to Laurier Laprise at laurier.l@ironwing.ca or fax 780-396-0078

MÉTIS YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Rupertsland Institute Métis Training to Employment Services and Junior Achievement are looking for Métis youth ages 15 – 17 to participate in the Youth Entrepreneur Leadership Workshop.

Space is limited, so apply today!

Application Deadline: June 6, 2014 Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

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Cleaning

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PER WEEK

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

Personal Services

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Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

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

Call 403-783-3311 HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Robin Esau

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

Funded in part by the Government of Canada.

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

TIDI TONI’S Commercial & Residential Cleaning

403.783.3311

403-963-4750 tiditoni@gmail.com

DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships. Free to try!

1-877-297-9883.

Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015.

Meet local single ladies.

1-877-804-5381. (18+).

TOP REAL PSYCHICS Live. Accurate readings 24/7. Call now 1-877-342-3036; Mobile dial: # 4486; www.truepsychics.ca We change daily to serve you better.

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

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Contractors

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Kwik Kerb

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

Continuous decorative concrete borders Many colours, stamps and patterns.

Landscape curb and edging for gardens, flower and rock beds

Check out our new continuous natural rock ďŹ nish Call for a free estimate 403-783-6115 or 403-352-5372 (cell) kwikkerb@platinum.ca â&#x20AC;˘ www.kwikkerbparkland.com

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

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OUR SPECIALITY

Pet Services

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Rental Misc

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Need RV or Self Storage?

CLINKERS KENNELS

8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; X 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; mini storage units available for rent.

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

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

First Call Towing

403-783-6272

www.clinkerskennels.ca

783-3636

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

We change daily to serve you better.

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

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Travel

Travel

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Pardon Services Canada.

Established 1989.

Confidential, fast & affordable. A+BBB rating.

RCMP accredited.

Employment & travel freedom. Free consultation 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366); RemoveYourRecord.com

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

CALL:

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1-877-223-3311 To Place Your Ad Now! Misc.

Services

1290

Let us amplify your message!

5407 - 36 Ave., Wetaskiwin. (708)

Yard Care

387-5553

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THE ROTOTILLER GUY Garden Rototilling & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957

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

Dr. Bruce Wine

CONCRETE SERVICES

Add this feature to your next career ad booking

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

Refrigeration and Appliance Service

403-783-4880

Phone 403-391-1684 Í´Íś Â&#x160;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2014;Â&#x201D; Â?Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2030;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2026;Â&#x203A; Â&#x192;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D;

Berni's Health Care

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- Residential - Commercial - Agricultural - Stamped Concrete - Exposed Concrete

Leo Cabral

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

VETERINARY SERVICES

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Health Care

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TRIPLE CLICKS W3 WAVE 3 JOIN THE WAVE TODAY AND RECEIVE: How would your life change if you could no longer speak??

What would you do if you lost your hearing overnight??

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5 FREE Monthly TCredits! (a $59.40 annual value)

Registered Speech-Language Pathologists and Registered Audiologists can help!

50 FREE Monthly Member Rewards Points!

Specializing in:

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FREE Song-of-the-Month download!

Win $100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in our weekly cash drawings!

Earn unlimited additional TCredits!

Exclusive member specials and more!

Join today at TripleClicks.com/w3

Please visit: www.acslpa.ab.ca ; To learn more about speech-language pathology and audiology ; To view the General Register of qualified professionals in Alberta ; To find a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist or Registered Audiologist in your area

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Welding

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1400

Well Drilling

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RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide)

Free Stuff Every Month Welding

Well Drilling

Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

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View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. â&#x20AC;˘ Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call Dr. Bill Frischke â&#x20AC;˘ Dr. Kelly Loree â&#x20AC;˘ Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook â&#x20AC;˘ Dr. Patricia Kelly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Stereos, VCRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940

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Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200

Reaching 6000 households weekly

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

Misc. for Sale â&#x20AC;˘ B-PRESSURE â&#x20AC;˘ PIPELINE â&#x20AC;˘ OILFIELD â&#x20AC;˘ ASME Section VIII Division I VESSEL FABRICATION & PIPING â&#x20AC;˘ SHOP/PORTABLE â&#x20AC;˘ CNC PLASMA CUTTING â&#x20AC;˘ ALUMINUM â&#x20AC;˘ SHEARING & FORMING

MAIN: (403) 783-7591 FAX: (403) 783-8178 Website: www.harbinwelding.com E-mail: bharbin@telus.net

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WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR? ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.

Auctions

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BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS SALES EVERY WED. @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A NEXT ANTIQUE SALE Sun., May 4, 1 pm WE BUY FOR CASH. 403-304-4791 Check website for full listing

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www.bigstrapperauctions.net

Customizable and secure. From storage to workspace.

Steel containers from 8' to 53'.

20' & 40' skids with optional 4' landings available. Mount with twist locks.

780 440 4037 | SEACAN.COM

WHEATLAND AUCTIONS Unreserved Estate Dispersal of E. Davidson and Consignment Auction May 17th in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Antique farm equipment, tractors, tools and more!

Phone 403-669-1109; www.wheatlandauctions.com

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Livestock

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Very competitive prices!

Largest colour selection in Agricultural Western Canada.

Available at over 25 Alberta #2000 - #2290 Farm Equipment ..............2010 Distribution Locations.

Haying Equipment ............2020 40 Year Warranty.

Tractors ............................2030 Call 1-888-263-8254.

Garden Supplies

1680

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 ft., $35 each. Machine planting; $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer).

20 tree minimum order.

Delivery fee: $75 -$125/order.

Quality guaranteed.

403-820-0961 MASSIVE TREE SALE. Hardy tree, shrub, and berry seedlings.

Perfect for shelterbelts or landscaping. Full boxes as low as $1/tree. Bundles of 10 as low as $1.29/tree.

Free shipping.

Replacement guarantee.

1-866-873-3846 or treetime.ca

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EVERY WATER WELL on earth should have the patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thousands of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. LAKE AERATION EQUIPMENT. OEM Medical Compressors $299.95. Ω” polypipe $60/100 ft. Lineal or single diffusers. Fresh Water Treatment Systems Ltd. Phone 780-356-2928; www.fwtsltd.com; fwtsltd@gmail.com SAWMILLS from only $4,397. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & dvd: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT. 1-800-566-6899 ext. 400OT.

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

Farm Custom Work

2080

CUSTOM seedbed preparation with Lemken 403-704-3509 No Sun. call please

Livestock

2100

20 Bulls For Sale

Registered Yearlings

Black Angus Call Jim (780)

387-6050

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

Fully guaranteed.

Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825, Terry 403-740-5037 Ricky 403-740-5711. email bardale@xplornet.com

2100

LIMOUSIN Bulls Polled Red and black two year olds and yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin Farm. (403)742-5211 PUREBRED red and black Angus bulls. 1 and 2 year olds. Semen tested and delivered.

Vicwin Farms 403-784-3517, 403-318-7363.

2140

Horses

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

Jerry Dodds 403-783-0303

Pasture/Land Wanted

2180

PASTURE WANTED 10-50 cow/calf pairs.

Phone Ron 403-782-2754

Grain, Feed Hay

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE, Come see us at: 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED! 403-782-3333 Dealer of Masterfeeds

2200 BARLEY

AC Metcalfe, Busby, Seebee, Sundre.

OATS AC Juniper, AC Morgan, AC Mustang, Derby.

1900

BLACK ANGUS YEARLING BULLS SIRES, TOMBOY, SITZ UPWARD Quiet disposition, quality genetics & semen tested.

Vaccinated. George Lane 403-885-5732 or Ross Lane 403-860-2973

CDC Go Wheat, Winter & spring Triticale, Silage Peas CDC Meadow field peas, NON GMO Canola, Polish & Argentine 403-556-2609 MastinSeeds.com

GRIZZLY BEAR TOUR. Experience a unique one day charter flight and cruise ship adventure to Khutzeymateen, BC this summer. Calgary and Edmonton departures.

1-866-460-1415; www. classiccanadiantours.com

FOR SALE. Simmeron Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh yearling bulls, polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines, very quiet, muscled. Website: simmeronranch.ca.

Martin 780-913-7963.

BRIGHT’S SEED FOR SALE Wheat-Cert. Harvest HRS/Foremost CPS Barley-Cert. Copeland/ Cowboy/Coalition Oats-Seed Oats. Call 780-855-2240/780-678-6329

Travel Packages

Farm Equipment

2010

Suites

2200

403-704-3349

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

CLASSIFIEDS Sell it Best! To place your ad phone 1-877223-3311

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WE ALSO DO SEEDING, SILAGING, BALING, HAY HAULING

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

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

EXCLUSIVE LUXURY RIVERFRONT CONDOS FOR SALE in Downtown Red Deer.

Call Renee at 403-314-1687 for Inquiries.

Manufactured Homes

4090

BY OWNER

Parkland Estates, 1500 sq. ft. incld’s addition, 3 bdrm., PONOKA avail. immed. large 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite, family rm., stone gas firenew reno, 4 appls, seper- place, 1 1/2 baths, 5 newer ate entrance, large yard for appls., new paint, water quiet working tenants only lines, skirting carpet & lino. $65,000. 403-348-5016 403-704-1645 MODULINE * RIVERSIDE APTS. * MANUFACTURED HOME Newly renovated 1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

403-357-0287

“Mansura” Eclipse reduced for immediate sale.

Tons of options.

To see this home call 1-855-380-2266.

See this on our Craigs Home website; www.craigshomesales.com SHOWHOME SALE. Substantial savings to be had! Need room for whole new display!

Visit Grandview Modular Red Deer to see the quality and craftsmanship that set us apart.

1-855-347-0417; www.grandviewmodular.com; terry @grandviewmodular.com

Cottages/Resort Property

4130

WITH CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311

Garage Space

ELINOR LAKE RESORT. Lots selling at 25% off listed price, or 5% down on a rent to own lot with no interest over 5 years.

1-877-623-3990; elinorlakeresort.com.

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COMMERCIAL

BAYS

DELUXE 2 BR SUITES FOR RENT

FOR RENT

Includes: Fridge, Stove, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Window Coverings, Oak Cabinetry with Corian Countertops, Balcony, High Security Card Locks, All Utilities except Telephone.

34’Lx16’W with 16’ high ceiling. Suitable for Truckers, Farmers, Boaters, Contractors, or Anyone needing Secure, Heated Storage.

4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, AB

Hank: 403-783-1270 Darren: 403-704-0843

403-357-0654

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD. JAMES AVERY “Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311 PLUMBING

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

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

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

Reaching 6000 households weekly for just

30

$

PER WEEK

This space could be yours!

403-783-3311 PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

LittleJONS’ Hand Wash Stations Handicap Units Trailer Units New Solar Powered Units with Running Water

Serving Central Today!

Alberta Book On-Line

• HIGH SPEED DISC AVAILABLE

CALL MEEREVO FARMS

N/S, N/P Available June

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

PLUMBING

3050

3060

RENT ME! • RENTAL OR CUSTOM

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

CERTIFIED SEED AVAIL. JUNE 1ST FOR SALE. IN PONOKA Busby Barley, Stride Oats, 2 bdrm. spacious downstairs Jordan Oats. suite in 4 plex. 4 appls., Guaranteed, fully tested.

N/S, NO PETS, MAGIC SEED FARM $700 rent & d.d., Greg Jones 403-783-6495 403-704-1706 or 403-704-6277 Vicki or Mel FORAGE SEED RIMBEY FOR SALE. Avail June 1st.

Organic and conventional.

Bright open 2 bedroom.

Sweet Clover, Alfalfa, Includes most utilities, Red Clover, Smooth parking, storage Brome, Meadow Brome, & onsite laundry.

Crested Wheatgrass, Phone 403-843-4894 Timothy, etc. Free delivery!

Birch Rose Acres Ltd. 306-863-2900.

SEED Barley & Seed Oats for Sale. 2 Row & 6 row Suites high yielding varieties available. Suitable for grain or silage. High germination 1 bdrm bsmt suite & vigour. Seed treating All utilities included available. On Farm scale.

Larry Trautman, N/S, N/P 403-843-2733, $725/month Mark Trautman 403-843-3474 $725 D.D.

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

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

Buying damaged or offgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

Seed Grain

Seed Grain

Quiet Adult Complex, Age 40+, No Pets, Special Spring Rental Rates!

Call ERNIE at 780-335-6767

4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, AB

SPECIAL SPRING RATES! Call ERNIE at 780-335-6767

403.783.8322

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VETERINARY SERVICES

Public Notices

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr. Murray Jacobson Dr. Clayton West Dr. Ashley Shannon

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

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

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THIS SPACE COULD BE YOURS FOR

$30

PER WEEK.

CALL 4037833311 ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

$

30

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

6010

Houses For Sale

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NOTICE Financial #4400 - #4430 Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Money To Loan

4430

DO YOU NEED TO BORROW MONEY - NOW? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - It’s that simple. 1-877-486-2161.

Public Notice #6000

Sunday, May 25 @ 1pm; gates open @ 12:45

Business getting nowhere?

Must clean out units due to non-payment of rent.

ADVERTISE!

Mel Fuson: Units 7 & 8, owing $767.50

403.783.3311

Devon Hoy:

4004 – 50 AVENUE 3 BEDROOM

$

Unit B, owing $1172

99,500

5117 – 48 AVENUE 2 BEDROOM

Advertising and Auctioning costs evenly divided between the 2 units.

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & debt free in half the time!

Avoid bankruptcy!

Free consultation; www.mydebtsolution.com or toll free 1-877-556-3500.

BBB rated A+.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills?

Unemployed? Need money?

We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify.

Pioneer Acceptance Corp.

Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.

AUCTION

(Storage War Style)

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

4020

Houses For Sale

4020

95,500

SOLD

Contact 403-843-3691 or 403-783-1150 We change daily to serve you better.

$

4301 – 54 STREET 2 BEDROOM

$

92,500

5105 – 55 AVENUE 2 BEDROOM

$

89,900

INVESTORS – ANNUAL GROSS INCOME OF ALL FOUR PROPERTIES IS $37,200.

ALL PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY RENTED.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CALL MARY AT 403-783-6609 Misc.

Automotive

5240

Transportation #5000-5300 Fifth Wheels

12345

5110

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Darcy Schmidt Ph: (403) 783-2220 Fax: (403) 783-8828 Email: darcysdrillingservices@hotmail.com

WATER WELL SERVICE

ECKLUND Water Well Service • Install & Service Pumps • Shock Wells • Pressure Systems Serviced & Installed Home: (403) 783-3712 Cell: (403) 704-3413

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

2007 SPORTSMAN

Public Notices

LX, 3254, 3 slides,thermo windows, fireplace, lots of extras. MINT $26,900. trades cons. 403-598-0682

Holiday Trailers

Tires, Parts Acces.

THE TOWN OF

PUBLIC NOTICE 2014 ASSESMENT/TAX NOTICES 2014 combined assessment/tax notices have been prepared and mailed to all property owners in the Town of Ponoka.

The assessment and taxroll is open for inspection during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday until June 30, 2014.

5180

WRECKING AUTO-TRUCKS. Parts to fit over 500 trucks.

Lots of Dodge, GMC, Ford, imports. We ship anywhere.

Lots of Dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff. Trucks up to 3 tons.

North-East Recyclers 780-875-0270 (Lloydminster).

6010

Ponoka

5120

FOR SALE - 2011 30’ CATALINA COACHMEN. Excellent condition.

Queen island bed and bunk bed. Sleeps 6-8.

3 burner stove/oven.

Bathroom at back with tub/ shower. Outdoor shower.

Equalizer hitch. Underside covered for winter protection.

Extended warranty available till June 2017.

Phone 403 437-2729

YOUR PAPER!

• water wells drilled & serviced • new pump & pressure system installations • all types of pump repairs • well shocking

RECYCLE

Darcy’s Drilling Services

Acreages

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

4050

ACREAGE FOR SALE

3.50 acres minutes from town. Hill location, amazing view, city lights at night. 2012, 1336 sq. ft. walk-out bungalow. 26 x 42 oversized garage.

Quick possession.

MLS#CA0035S79

CALL ANN CRAFT COLDWELL BANKER

403-343-3344 or 403-357-8628

If you have not received your 2014 assessment/tax notice, please contact the Town of Ponoka Office in person or by calling 783-0127.

Dated at Ponoka, Alberta this 6th day of May A.D. 2014.

We want to hear from you!

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2013 Ford Focus Titanium

2013 Ford Taurus SEL

alloy wheels,, nav system y C00022

MSRP $30349

Sale price

$

$

23985 or 173 bw

2014 Ford F150 Scab

Sale price

$

MSRP $38199

Sale price

$

302a pckg, dual moon roofs, na nav av T02088

$

27975 or 199 bw

2014 Ford F150 XTR Crew Cab

xlt T0529

MSRP $43034

2013 Ford Explorer Limited

201aa pck, moonroof 011 C0011

29850 or 214 bw

MSRP $48064

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Sale price

$

39995 or $286 bw

2014 Ford F350 XLT Crew cab

5.0l T0460

$

MSRP $50149

6.7l diesel esel T0414

$

33925 or 243 bw

MSRP $65024

Sale price

$

49985 or $357 bw

Pmts based on 84mth, 5.9% apr oac. prices are plus gst. eg cost of borrowing 13 Ford Focus @ 84 mths $5910

USED AUTO OUTLET (over 200 to choose from) 2008 FORD F150 KING RANCH CREW CAB

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2010 FORD EDGE SPORT AWD

2011 FORD F350 CREW CAB LARIAT

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2011 FORD F150 KING RANCH CREW CAB T0523A

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