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Vol. 66, No. 26 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014 | 403-783-3311 | [email protected]

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY

Indians played a big role in our early settlement

Story on page 5

Cowboy poetVic Stuckey reads some of his poetry during the Cowboy Music and Poetry

weekend at the Ponoka LegionStory on page 7

Flora class:Jaclyn Berry (left) and Lynda Smith insert wire into sunfl owers so their stems can support the head during a fl ower arranging class held at the Ponoka Municipal Library, June 21.

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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Town councillors are consid-ering the benefits of large fines under proposed behaviour bylaw that passed first reading in March.

Ted Dillon, director of protec-tive services for the Town of Ponoka, pre-sented some changes to the proposal June 19 during a committee of the whole meet-ing. He says this bylaw covers similar issues found in the Criminal Code but fines will not be reflected on an offender’s permanent record.

“This is a way to address the fighting, especially downtown,” ex-plained Dillon.

Mayor Rick Bonnett said he would like to see high figure fines

for people who break these rules as it may be a preventative measure to trouble makers.

Coun. Loanna Gulka asked if the offenses are already dealt with under Criminal Code, then why a bylaw was needed.

Dillon said that the bylaw can bring hefty fines and he said some communi-ties charge as much as $5,000 for an offence. “If we raise our

penalties…it has more teeth than the Criminal Code.”

There was some concern that RCMP have other priorities and asking them to catch culprits over the bylaw is an unrealistic expecta-tion.

“It doesn’t seem like we’ll be able to enforce it,” said Coun. Marc

Town considers behaviour bylaw changesYaworski.

Bonnett suggested that the benefit of the by-law is if a person does get caught offending, then laying a fine would be a deterrent. “If they’re bel-ligerent and they keep on going…they (police) have the tool to give them everything they’ve got.”

Acting CAO Betty Quinlan said summer is the busiest time for police.

As this was a com-mittee of the whole meeting, no decisions were made.

Council looks at

off-site levies

Councillors recent-ly heard information about proposed changes to the town’s two off-site levies bylaws, which have not been changed since 1978 and 1987.

There are two off-site levy bylaws that deal with different infrastructure needs.

These proposed changes were first presented by Tagish Engineering during a committee of the whole meeting April 15, it gave councillors a chance to discuss the merit of adding levies to developers.

Betty Jurykoski, planning and development officer for the Town of Ponoka suggests council follow Tagish Engineering’s recommendation to implement the bylaw in stages.

Councillors worried that the fees, which are higher than current rates, would be a deterrent

for developers interested in Ponoka but Jurykoski said most developers expect to pay some fees. “That’s a standard practice for development.”

Quinlan added that without off-site levies, paying for future infrastructure development is be a challenge. “That’s a big piece of the funding puzzle.”

As new developments add to infrastructure needs in Ponoka, paying for that need must be ac-

counted for somehow and the town’s current off-site levies do not adequately prepare for infrastructure needs.

“We do collect, but it is by no means eq-

uitable…and it is not reflective of the market,” explained Jurykoski.

Quinlan says the capital reserves for infra-structure growth is relatively low at $1.8 million.

Speeding an issue within the town

Speeding motorists are causing concern for some councillors who have received complaints over the issue.

Quinlan suggested one option is to install speed “humps” on streets where there are chronic speeding issues. She says the humps, which are not the same as speed bumps, can be installed for approximately $1,200 and can be removed in the winter.

“I would suggest that we may want to do some pilots,” added Quinlan.

Coun. Tim Falkiner did not like the idea. “For someone who doesn’t speed, they are a pain in the ass.”

He feels the speed humps are more of a punishment to indi-viduals living on that street than to the of-fenders.

This brought about some passionate de-bate from Coun. Teri Underhill, who feels if the humps slow down speeders, par-ents would feel safer walking their children on the sidewalks or streets where there are no sidewalks. “I would much rather hit a speed bump than hit a kid.”

Coun. Loanna Gulka agreed. She feels the humps would be a way to garner feedback from resi-dents and suggested that a speed limit for some motorists is not necessarily law.

“To the people that speed, it’s a sugges-tion,” said Gulka.

Coun. Yaworski added that if they did not use speed humps then photo radar may be the only other op-tion. “In my mind, they will work as a 24-hour deterrent.”

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Ponoka RCMP had to move quickly after a motorcyclist clipped the mirror of a stopped car during a traffic stop.

Police had pulled over a vehicle east of Ponoka on Highway 53 June 21 at 2 a.m. for possible impaired driving and while the Mount-ie was speaking with the driver, a motorcyclist, driving on the shoulder clipped the passenger’s side mirror of the stopped car.

The biker, a 42-year-old man from Ponoka, failed to stop at the scene and of-ficers were immediately called to find the man. A short time later, the first of-ficer saw the biker return to the scene and tried to wave him down, but he failed to stop.

He was eventually found at his home and arrested. The biker was charged with failing to re-main at the scene and the event is still under investi-gation.

The driver of the car that was originally stopped provided a caution on her roadside screening device. She is a 20-year-old from Maskwacis and as she had a graduated driv-er’s licence, her car was seized for seven days. There were seven people in the car that could accommodate five people.

STARS called in after Highway 2 collisionEmergency crews were called June 18 at

8:15 a.m. to aid a 19-year-old Edmonton man who was ejected from a white Chevy Express van.

The vehicle was southbound on Highway 2 just south of the Highway 53 overpass when the van hit the ditch and collided with a tree.

The driver did not have a seatbelt at the time and was thrown approximately 30 feet before landing on a tree branch. STARS Air Ambu-lance from Edmonton flew in to transport him for care.

The severity of his injuries are unknown. Open beer cans in vehicleA Check Stop helped catch an impaired

driver from Bentley June 21 at 1:45 a.m. Police held the stop at 50 Street and 53 Av-

enue when they stopped a 2004 Honda Civic.

There were open beer cans inside the vehicle. A subsequent breath sample of the 24-year-

old Bentley driver showed blood-alcohol amounts of .19 and .18.

Erratic driver stoppedCalls of a dangerous driver June 21 at 6:40

p.m. helped nab a 21-year-old Montreal, Que. motorist.

The driver was operating a rented 2014 Chevy Camaro and is reported to have been

driving erratically and passing on the shoulder. The driver received tickets for careless driving, speed-ing, distracted driving and following too closely.

Impaired motoristsPolice stopped a driver

that was almost three times the legal limit June 21 at 11:30 p.m.

Officers say they wit-nessed the driver of a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am take a corner too wide and sharp-ly overcorrect.

The motorist, a 22-year-old woman from Maskwacis, provided two

blood-alcohol samples of .22 and .21. It was de-termined she was also driving while suspended.

Another motorist provided two blood-alco-hol samples of .23 June 22 at 3 a.m.

The 31-year-old Maskwacis man was driv-ing a 1997 GMC Sierra when stopped and there were three passengers in the vehicle.

Gas and dashPolice are looking for the culprit involved in

a $40 gas-and-dash June 17 at 5 a.m. Witnesses state a white four-door pickup

with a licence plate that did not match the ve-hicle drove off without paying for the gas.

Ponoka RCMP and the Integrated Traffic Unit received 62 calls for service last week.

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

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Results of Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association’s annual “Better Newspapers Competition” for 2013 were announced last week

with Ponoka News receiving two “Awards of Excellence”, one top prize and one second place in two

categories.The judges award-

ed the first prize to Ponoka News in the Best Special Sections and Supplements Awards category for “Believe in the Magic of Christmas” section published with the December 18, 2013 edition.

The second place award was given in the Best Agricultural Supplement category in appreciation of the section published with the March 20, 2013 issue.

Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

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

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHPASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN

6230-57 Ave. Ph. 403-783-6404 Saturdays 9:30 - 12 [email protected]

NEW COVENANT BAPTISTREFORMED 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 CHURCHSouth 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

Associated Gospel Churches of CanadaCHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE

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

Worship Service 11:00 a.m. • [email protected]

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKASr. 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.

PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner [email protected]

Sunday Service 10:00 am.

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

SONRISE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Pastor W. DellemanWorship Service 10:30 a.m.

½ mile south of Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury 403-783-6012 • www.sonriseponoka.com

ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCHFr. Chris Gnanaprakasam, S.A.C.

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

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Sunday Service: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m.www.stmarysanglicanponoka.com

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5501 - 54 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4141Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School: 10:30am

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BY BEATRIX SCHIRNER

I’ve been reflecting on the notion of seeking justice and resisting evil. How do we identify evil?

In a confirmation class I had, I asked the youth if there were any drugs being sold at their school. The answer was yes. We talked about how buying, selling or using drugs was about choices that led to life that was diminished in some way for any and all the people involved. That was evil.

Jesus is about bringing life in all its fullness to people. “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) Elsewhere he clarifies that “…one’s life does not consist in the abun-dance of possessions.” (Luke 12:15) Rather, he is referring to God’s vision: “No more shall there be…an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime…They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my

people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.” (Isaiah 65:20-22)

This is God’s will, plan, and purpose for humanity. There is a clear image of justice here. What is just and good fur-thers God’s will; brings life to others and oneself. Behaviours and choices that do the opposite, that diminish life, that bring death in all its many forms thwart God’s will for us for peace, security and enjoy-ing the simple things of life. Evil occurs where and when God’s will is hindered by human sin. Evil always has tragic con-sequences.

For God and for Jesus, justice is char-acterized by special regard for the poor and the weak. It entails bringing fullness of life to those who get short-changed. We are asked to work against death-deal-ing circumstances (resist evil) and bring about life-enhancing changes for those who need them (seek justice.) In fact, the demand for justice is so central that other responses to God are empty if they exist without it: “I hate, I despise your festivals…burnt offerings and grain of-

ferings…Take away from me the noise of your songs…But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” (Amos 5:21-24) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith.” (Matthew 23:23)

Justice, for Jesus, meant the fair and generous treatment of those who have no advocate, no supporter, and no help. We are to share our wealth and goods substan-tially with the poor and disadvantaged. Look around you in our world. Where do you see people who are desperate for the justice, of which Jesus speaks? In refu-gee camps, in prisons, in schools where bullies are allowed to prevail, in families where abuse is the daily norm. As you look around you, you will spot a dozen places that cry out for just dealing, and you and I are called to bring that justice about. Fortunately, we do not do that by ourselves. Help comes from God, Jesus, and the Spirit through the community of faith with which we ally ourselves.

Who is responsible for justice to be delivered?


Councillors have commissioned New West Geomatics to conduct a survey of 19 gravesites in Ponoka County at a cost of $89,540.

CAO Charlie Cutforth feels this will help the county keep track of the sites as there are some older gravesites that do not even have gravestones.

Survey costs per cemetery range from $4,000 to $6,460. Once the surveys are complete, annual updates will cost approximately $5,000 per year.

Reeve Paul McLauchlin said the newer sites are

Cemetery survey commissioned by Ponoka Countygoing to be easier to survey. “Some of the smaller ones are going to be hard.”

Each individual gravesite will be surveyed and logged with the com-pany and if possible, names will be attached to each gravesite on the completed surveys. The survey will exclude the gravesites in the Towns of Ponoka and Rimbey.

Road naming request approvedCouncil approved the name

change of Range Road 251 that exits east of Highway 2A will to McKelvie

Road. The majority of landowners on

that small stretch of road are McKel-vies, explained Cutforth.

“All families are in agreement,” he explained.

Road allowance leaseA long-standing road allowance

lease renewal with Megan Nichols was approved by county council. The length of the road is 0.2 miles on Range Road 222 south of Township Road 424 and was approved for a fur-ther three years for $5 a year.

Ponoka News wins two awards at AWNA Competition


Reflections of Ponoka

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

Who were the first Indian tribes to dwell near the wooded banks of the Battle River? It was likely the Shoshoni or Snake Indi-ans in the 1730s, but in the years that followed, it didn’t take long for the Blackfeet to take over pos-session of this vast central area, while the Crees settled to the north and east, and the Stonies were lo-cated in the Pembina area. In the early 1880s, the Blackfeet began a slow exodus from the parklands of Alberta onto the open prairies of the south and into the United States.

As the Crees moved into the Battle River area, they took over the rolling hills, forests, and streams that were plentiful fish, wildlife, and vegetation. While the various tribes wandered through-out the area in search of food and

shelter, the Men of Prayer (mis-sionaries) would come west in 1842, arriving at Fort Edmonton in July, and then organizing vari-ous trips into the Battle River region in search of the native camps for the purpose of orga-nizing settlements. In April of 1881, the priests arranged to have materials and supplies shipped into the area, and by 1884 had established the first mission at Bear Hills. The centre of the sec-tion 1-44-25-W5 near the Battle River was the sight they eventu-ally expected to become the joint borders of the Bobtail and Ermin-skin Reserves, but after the survey of August 1885 put this area in the Samson Reserve, the decision was made to situate the Bobtail and Erminskin Reserves seven miles to the north. Of the original four chiefs who settled at the Hobbema agency after the treaty of 1877,

two of them, Bob Tail and Ermin-skin were brothers, while Muddy Bull was a close relative.

Memories of the Indians

Over the years that followed, pioneer families would arrive in great numbers, and the Indi-ans would play a major role in the settlement of the central area

throughout the Blind Man River Valley and into the lush fields and forests sur-rounding the Bluffton, Rimbey, and Gull Lake region, and east along the Battle River. Marvin L. Becker vividly recalls in the Tributaries of the Blind Man History Book that the friendly Indian families would help the settlers to clear and plant the rigged land on their newfound homesteads, with the wom-en and smaller children piling the limbs and brush, while the men did the axe work.

Nearly every farmer, big or small, milked a few cows in those days, and the precious milk would be-come one of the main items on the menu for the Indian tribes, along with lard, tea, flour and sugar. Some of the native families that they all got to know and enjoy were the Strawberries, Yel-lowfaces, Yellowfishes, Josephs, Swans, Bremners, and there would be many others over those memo-rable years. The residents of the growing farming dis-tricts always watched the colorful ceremonial dances at the Pow-wows, which were held on a flat, bare

and well grassed piece of land, and attracted Indian families from miles around. They would build a large teepee using full length trees about 40 feet long, which stood on end, then were leaned to the centre, tied together at the top, and then covered with hides. The diameter of the floor of the room was 35 feet, on which a big fire was built, with the only opening being one at the top to let out the smoke.

Most of the ceremonies and rituals were of a sacred or reli-gious nature, including the rain dance to ask for rain after a pro-longed dry spell, or the sun dance to ask for sunshine after a long wet spell. There was also a dance of endurance to select the next rul-ing chief of the tribe, with all the candidates entered into a specific dance, to which there was no let up until only one man was left, some lasting 2 or three days un-til their new leader was honoured. During all of these gatherings the Indians were dressed very well in their beaded moccasins, vests, gloves of buckskin and other trin-kets, all of which were offered for sale at a very nominal price. Many or most of the native families could not speak a word of English, but there were always a few they would call on to translate their hearty business.

•Buffalo ranged by the thou-sands in the entire area over a century ago, but they would eventually be nearly wiped out by white hunters, and many of their skulls can still be found on the low ground. Remnants of the old Indian trails can still be located in this area, as well as rare treasures such as arrow heads, stone ham-mers, and skinning knives.

•The settlement of Indians on the northwest shore of Medicine Lake dissolved in the early 1930s after an epidemic struck the peo-ple, killing many of the families. The cabins were later destroyed by fire, but many mounds and grave sites can still be seen.

•Joe Bremner Sr., at the age of 70 in 1932, claimed that he was a full-blooded Scotsman, who mar-ried an Indian lady, and had been with the tribe most of his lifetime. A very interesting gentleman, he claimed to know Buffalo Bill, and saw him in action in his famous wild west show many times, in-cluding leaping from the back of his galloping horse onto the back of a buffalo.

•Indians in the area took regu-lar steam baths in a very adequate and simple manner. A small size room made of green willow was built, stones were heated to the desired temperature, the fire put out, and water poured on the hot rocks to produce the soothing and healthful steam.

•As late as 1939 Indians trav-elling by team and wagon were a fairly common sight on most roads, and included the whole family, several extra horses, and lots of dogs trailing behind. Al-though some of the original Indian culture and natural ways of living may have faded out, the great and colorful stories, heritage, and tra-ditions have proudly remained, and will always be seen, shared, and enjoyed by countless genera-tions throughout our community, Province, and beyond.

Photo from Ponoka 50th history bookThis gala picture was taken at an early 19th century Pow-wow in Ponoka, and features the Indian tribes of the districts along with members of the North West Mountain Police and town officials. The famous Chief Samson, dressed in full regalia is shown in the lower left.

Indians played a big role

in our early settlement

Remember When...

Photo courtesy of Fort Ostell Museum

This classic 1930’s photo features one of Ponoka’s most famous early teams of horses, owned by Mr. Dick Slater, who operated the local dray service for 48 years. Each and every day, the mail and other supplies were picked up at the C.P.R. station and delivered around the community by the reliable horses, wagon, and congenial drivers. Mr. Slater is shown on the right, while the two white horses in harness were his leaders, Cap and Doll. Our 2014 Ponoka Stampede from June 25 to July 1 pays tribute to the trusty horse, both then and now.

-n n -r e -f e d d t Photo from Ponoka 50th history book


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Opinion

This is the year of the horse, according to the Chinese calendar, but there is more to it than being a horse year only, it is also said to be the year of wood horse, a combination of factors according to Chinese traditions of reading the stars and associating them with earthly factors such as fire, water or metal etc.

The psychics say the combination involves a lot of volatility in the lives of people in the year of the horse, reflective of our equine friends’ mobility and speed.

As humans, we have been friends with horses for almost 8,000 years.

According to an eight-vol-ume history of Eurasia published by UNESCO, UN’s cultural and educational arm, humans have do-mesticated horses as far back as the fourth millennium BC in what is now known as Ukraine.

Horses have been the key element in the realization of wave after wave of migration to the eastern steppes of Eurasia, going as far as what is now known as Central Asia and then back in recurring waves to the west, ushering in a period conquests by the Persians with Alexander the Great returning the favor later and the Huns coming from the east again to threaten the Roman Empire.

All of this history could not have been written without the horse, our closest friends and partners in build-ing our civilization.

Now we have come to the time of the year when, throughout the prov-ince, we will celebrate not only the partnership in writing history, but sharing of our instinct to play togeth-er with this wonderful animal.

Like all mammals, horses do have an instinct to be playful and rodeos and similar equine events are opportunities for us to watch the friendly competition between the

Man and the beast.Yet, this is also the

time for the contro-versy on whether this playful partnership is or can be interpreted as abuse of animals.

Over the years, we have heard and read and written about cases of horses having heart attacks in chuck-wagon races and dying as a result, each time

preparing the ground for another round of the endless debate bring-ing animal rights activists to conflict with rodeo fans and organizers.

There is cynicism among the pro-rodeo party of the debate that an-imal rights activists are fanning the flames just to be able raise funding and keep their cause in the media just as a public relations exercise and that they don’t really care about animals.

Unless proven, that looks like a rather unfair accusation, but the criticism leveled at the rodeo loving people that they are actually sup-porting the abuse of animals is also stretching the imagination a bit too far.

Rodeos and chuckwagon races are nowhere near the bullfights in Spain and in some Latin American countries, where the animal is tor-tured and killed in front of cheering thousands.

And yes, as in every playful ac-tivity, there is the danger of loss of life, including for competitors as well as animals, but as you can read in our story on page 19, there is an ongoing effort to improve the care of our dear equine partners so that they will come out of their races or buck-ing adventures unhurt and healthy.

The more we improve the care we take of our longtime friends, the more history we will write, but this time in fun and joy rather than with migration and conquest.

In appreciation of our beloved

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BY GWYNNE DYER

“The Polish-American alliance is worthless, even harmful, as it gives Poland a false sense of security. It’s bullshit.” – Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski, secretly taped in early 2014. Discuss.

There are senior foreign policy officials else-where who might be tempted to make similar remarks about the US (though perhaps not in alcohol-fuelled conversations in restaurants where they might be overheard). And there are those in Washington who are saying the same thing.

Sikorski’s angry remarks can be explained by the date when they were made. It was before the United States responded to Russia’s annexation of Crimea by imposing sanctions on Russian leaders and sending reinforcements to NATO countries in Eastern Eu-rope. He is presumably singing a different song now.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, however, is undoubtedly now talking much like Sikorski did last winter. After the horrors of the US occupation inflicted in 2003-11, Maliki must feel that he has a right to American military help when things fall apart at home. But he’s not getting it.

Washington might save Maliki’s neck if it be-lieved that the survival of his regime was a “core national interest” of the United States, as Obama put it in a speech at West Point Military Academy last month, but even if it did there would be no American troops fighting on the ground.

This is because President Obama knows two very important things. The first is that the American public simply will not stand for another large US military intervention in the Middle East. The other is that nei-ther Iraq, nor indeed even Ukraine, is a “core national interest” of the United States.

“Since World War II, some of our most costly mistakes came...from our willingness to rush into

military adventures without thinking through the consequences,” Obama said at West Point, and he has no intention of doing the same thing. Does that mean that the United States has become a “worthless ally”? No, but it may not always be a “faithful friend”.

The distinction matters.. An alliance like NATO or the US-Japanese alliance is a formal commitment to fight in support of another country in certain stated circumstances. However, most of the wars that the United States has fought in the past fifty years were “wars of choice”, fought in places where the United States had no legal obligation to fight.

Back when American power seemed irresistible and American wealth inexhaustible, Washington re-peatedly sent US troops into wars that had only the sketchiest relationship with any definable American national interest. But only actual allies can now count on the United States showing up when it’s needed.

How do you get to be an ally of the United States? By being a country whose independence, borders, and/or political orientation are seen by Washington as truly vital American interests. That is a very high threshold.

Poland crosses that threshold, because Russia, the country that obsesses the Poles, remains a major American security concern as well. Ukraine, on the other hand, is not an ally, because not many NATO members would be willing to fight a war with Russia to save it. And Iraq is definitely not an ally.

Despite the general US obsession with the “ter-rorist threat”, Obama probably understands how little the outcome of the current turmoil in Iraq really mat-ters to American security. Iraq’s oil, post-fracking, is not a serious strategic consideration any more. No core American national interests here. So the US cav-alry will not be riding over the hill to the rescue.

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

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Communities in BloomThe Town of Ponoka has registered for the 2014 Canada Communities in Bloom through the Alberta Recreation & Parks Association. We would encourage the citizens of Ponoka along with local industry and businesses to participate in this initiative. This initiative not only enhances the beauty of our community but, promotes civic pride, community

involvement, economic development and tourism opportunities. Get involved! • Tidy and beautify your yard & neighborhood. • Encourage your Block to Bloom! • Support the various community events taking place this summer. • Grow colorful fl owers and plant trees & shrubs. • Garbage cleanup at home and around town. • Judging day is July 29, 2014

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Cowboys relived the tradition of a rancher’s lifestyle last weekend at the Ponoka Legion June 21 and 22 during two days of poetry and country western music.

The weekend was an opportunity for poets, wordsmiths and country western musicians to tell the story of country living from a first-hand per-spective. Organizers Reg Rust and Mel Skaar said the Cowboy Music and Po-etry event this year was a fundraiser for different community groups.

Skaar says he organizes four or five events like this per year at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre and enjoys hearing art-ists present their original and covered work. “It’s nothing but classic country.”

He hosts the events to keep the genre alive.

Rust says much of the poetry and music takes a lighthearted approach

to western living; even with serious issues, there is a touch of laughter. “That’s the big thing because you’ve gotta laugh.”

This is the seventh year of the Cow-boy Music and Poetry weekend and while numbers were down from last year, the event still raised enough mon-ey to ensure groups like the Wheelchair Van Society and the Lending Cupboard would be able to receive funds.

A silent auction with donations from local businesses also helped.

“That brought in a big chunk of change, too,” said Skaar.

Organizers are looking for a young-er group of organizers to help bring in new ideas for the event.

“We would sure like to see some young people take a hold,” said Rust.

He feels a younger group will be able to draw a new crowd to keep this style of country western music and po-etry alive.

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Vic Stuckey presents some of his cowboy poetry during the Cow-boy Music and Poetry weekend at the Ponoka Legion last weekend.

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Young students at the Mamawi Atosketan Na-tive School closed out the school year June 18 with positive recognition, high grades and strong attendance.

Principal Gail Wilton said everyone involved looked forward to the awards day. “This is a very exciting day for our students and our staff.”

Indeed, the school’s gym had almost all the students being awarded in attendance with proud parents and grandparents taking pictures for posterity. It was also graduation day for the Kin-dergarten class, which guidance counsellor Grad Dennis said is an exciting time for parents.

Students with a perfect record are rewarded with a brand new bicycle and those with 90 per cent or higher attendance received gifts and cer-tificates. Dennis says the award program’s goal is to bring four guiding principles that have recent-ly been adopted at Mamawi Atosketan Native School: context, mind, body and spirit.

Within those four guidelines is what the school calls a Circle of Support. Dennis says teachers look at seven protective factors in that circle intended to see children improve them-

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school, explained Dennis, and despite challenges along the way, he feels the program is working. Dennis did not say what some of those challenges are, except that the protective factors were adopt-ed this year.

“There are difficulties but we have a very pos-itive relationship with the community,” he said.

This school will be expanding next year to accommodate a growing need for Grade 12. The school has classes from Kindergarten to Grade 11 right now.

“We’ll have shop, a music room, an elder’s room,” said Dennis.

Once complete, the school will have two buildings, one for the high school and the current building for the elementary school.

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One of Ponoka’s teachers is using his summer to further advance his own knowledge of technology and then bringing it back to Wolf Creek Public Schools.

Ponoka Secondary Campus technology instructor Kylie Kissel was one of 65 teachers world wide selected to attend the Google Teachers Academy at the Google Complex in Mountain View, California. “It’s a big hon-or, they only take a limited amount of teachers every year.” Kissel said.

Kissel heard about the academy in January and felt compelled to apply because of its benefits professionally and the opportunity to spread the knowledge secondhand throughout the division. “That was definitely a big point in my career so far.”

The application in-cluded five written exams, an extensive short answer questionnaire, and a You-Tube video submission.

When his acceptance was verified through an email, Kissel, who claims he isn’t an overly excit-able person, felt proud. “I was pretty excited. I jumped up and gave a little fist bump.”

In the next school year, Kissel will be tak-ing on a new position as technology integration leader. He will work with other staff members to ad-vance the educational use of technology within the classrooms.

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After a several-year hiatus, the Town of Ponoka has re-joined the Communities in Bloom program.

The goal of the program is to foster a sense of community pride, says Wes Amendt, community services director. It is also an effort to entice people to move here.

Town staff have been busy this spring, beautifying the streets with hanging flower baskets and Amendt says the town will be judged on several criteria: tidiness, environmen-tal action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape and floral displays.

As this is the first foray back into the Communities in Bloom competition, the town has entered in the friends cat-egory, which is not as competitive.

“There’s a whole evaluating form,” explained Amendt. He hopes this will also spark a desire in residents to

beautify their yards and for businesspeople to consider the presentation of their storefronts. “It’s all about taking pride in the community.”

The Hudson’s Green Nature and Activity Centre has also received a landscaping update.

“Those are the things that we’re doing from a municipal perspective,” said Amendt.

He suggests small touch-ups will make a big difference in town and when judges arrive in Ponoka. Judging day is July 29.

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Yippee-Kio-kia. Open the gates and let ‘em loose. Our kids are out of school this week, and with report cards in hand, will most definitely be looking forward to two months of glorious and sunny sum-mer holidays with lots of free time and absolutely no homework. All of us will fondly remember that last week of school after exams, when the wind-up class par-ties were always great, whether it be to the show, or on an outdoor outing with lots of neat games and treats.

As most of us will also recall, during those last few days of each grade there will always be lots of high fives, hugs, and a few tears as you said goodbye to your class-mates after 10 mostly excit-ing months of hard work and some play, but now it’s July and time to put away the books and let loose. As the parents are adjusting to having more company around the house all day, they can sim-ply send them off to the neighbours or outside, while the teachers and staff will take a very deep breath, relish the break and the silence, then later long for Sep-tember when they will greet another fresh set of smiling faces for another exciting adventure of educating our vibrant future citizens.

Whether our younger generation will seek a part time job during the holidays, become a volunteer, or just hang out with family and friends, some will head off to those great summer camps, while others

will go on a fabulous hot holiday with their favourite family, and maybe even a friend. Whatever the case, play safe, have fun, make lots of new friends, and sleep in whenever you want.

We’re off to the rodeo.The 78th edition of the

Ponoka Stampede rolls into town this week, and as al-ways our community will volunteer in so many ways to help make it all happen, as well as extending a warm welcome to thousands of visitors and contestants from near and far. Everyone is in-vited to drop in and visit all of our friendly local merchants and attractions, where hospitality and top-notch service is front and centre, all year round.

Although I don’t own a pair of cow-boy boots or a hat and wouldn’t fare too well on the back of a horse, I really look forward to Stampede time when every member of the family can get together for a real good time, rain or shine. I guess I can say without revealing my age that I have been around for over 65 of those wild and woolly rodeo showdowns, where the keen western spirit spreads throughout Ponoka and surrounding districts for eight glorious days.

Of course everybody loves a parade,

and the gala three mile long event through town on Fri-day, June 27 starting at 10 a.m. will attract thousands of fans of all ages, all cheer-ing to the 2014 theme of ‘The Year of the Horse.’ The always thrilling rodeo events and specialty acts go at 1 p.m. daily, followed by the evening kid’s wild pony race, pony chucks, and chuck wagon races at 6:30 p.m., and then it all comes to a roaring finale on Canada Day July 1 with the show-down performances for the rodeo events and wagons at

1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.. Other great evening action in front of the big grandstands will include: the 12th annual Jace Hardy Me-morial PBR Bull riding event June 24 at 6:30 p.m., the Corb Lund concert June 25

at 6:30 p.m., Talent Show on June 26 at 6:30 p.m., the Big and Rich concert June 30 at 6:30 p.m., as well as fireworks, late night music and dancing at the Stagecoach Saloon and on and on. Two very special annual events at the Ponoka Stampede will be the Rodeo Challenge on June 28 11 a.m. in the rodeo infield and the Cow-boy’s Church Service June 29 from 8-10 a.m., also in the infield.

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Report cards are followed by super summer holidaysbreakfasts from 8 to 11 a.m. June 25-Ponoka News/ATB on Chipman Avenue; June 26-UFA Farm Stores and Cervus Equipment at UFA Petroleum in the industrial Park; June 29-Alberta Cattlemen’s annual breakfast at the main grandstand; and on July 1st hosted by Gemini Corporation in the Indus-trial Park, as well as the I.G.A. BBQ on July 1 at 11 a.m.. Another unique Stampede event is the Chicks for Charity Champagne Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Stagecoach Saloon on Saturday-June 28, which by the way is ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ day. And don’t you dare forget the thrills, chills, and treats along the West Coast midway from June 25 to July 1.

*Special events during the Stampede at the Cal-nash Ag Event Centre will feature: the Canadian Mounted Shooters starting at 9 a.m. on June 24-25 and 26, and the Ponoka Stampede Cattle Penning competition on June 28-29-30, also starting at 9 a.m.

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Hundreds of motorcyclists showed off their custom bikes and fancy artwork during the Ride for Sight fundraising campaign, June 21, at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex.

The purpose of the fundraiser is to bring awareness on the issues people with sight impair-ment have and to bring as many dollars as possible to research a cure.

Bikers come for games and fundraising to PonokaRide for Sight organizers feel Ponoka is an

ideal central Alberta location for many bikers and they hope to keep coming back each year.

Director Steve West said many of the bik-ers who fundraise for the organization know someone, either directly or indirectly, with sight impairments. Those who raise funds for the Alber-ta Ride for Sight branch know where their money is going.

“The money raised in Alberta comes back to Alberta,” said West.

The Universities of Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge all receive money directly from Ride for Sight. West said the organization is run com-pletely by volunteers. “We’re very proud to be able to say that.”

Bikers were asked for a minimum $50 dona-tion to take part in the activities and they could also campaign over the Internet. There were bike games, challenges and an awards supper to com-plete the day.

One rider is proud to have been with the orga-nization for many years. David Messier has first hand experience of his son who had challenges with his eyes at a young age.

“We’ve been taking him for eye surgery since he was three years old,” said Messier.

His son is 19-years-old now and has just been told he does not need glasses anymore. Messier sees Ride for Sight as an opportunity to give back and he has been involved for 10 years.

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“I started 25 years ago I guess, and missed one of 25 years,” explained Rockwell.

Vendors have found innovative ways to raise the awareness for people with sight impairment. Mike Ham-bly, owner of BrailleIT with a booth at the event, has created a Braille printing press that imprints Braille on business cards.

Hambly lost his sight in 1994 due to a car acci-dent in which he also broke his back. The accident changed his life completely but did not stop Ham-bly from moving forward.

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West says the Al-berta chapter raised $70,000 last year and Ride for Sight Can-ada raised more than $700,000.

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Medical marijuana producers may have an opportunity to set up shop in Ponoka County, however, that can only happen if the land is reclassified under direct control.

The county may be one of the first juris-dictions in Alberta that has specific mention of the mandate for medical marijuana op-erations under direct control. The county approved an amendment to its land-use bylaw, allowing applications for growing the drug so long as the land is zoned direct control.

This means applicants must first ap-ply to rezone the land under direct control, which would require a public hearing, ex-plained CAO Charlie Cutforth during a public hearing June 17. If that first applica-tion is approved, then applicants will need to apply to produce medical marijuana.

“Direct control means that, first of all, a proposed operation has to be applied to council for rezoning approval to direct con-trol, and if council saw fit to approve that then every part of the development…is dealt with directly with council,” explained Cut-forth.

This applies to the entire county.Regulating approved medical marijuana

operations falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government and municipalities such as Ponoka County and the Town of Ponoka

cannot restrict applications. One issue municipalities face is once

Health Canada approves a company to grow medical marijuana, these groups argue they do not need approval for local zoning, ex-plained Cutforth. “We’re doing what we can to say that, ‘Yes you do.’”

With this amendment, adjacent land-owners will be able to provide their opinion during a public hearing.

This amendment came after an ap-peal from Canruderal Inc., a company that sought land in Ponoka to construct a medi-cal marijuana operation. Canruderal was initially denied the application last No-vember, which resulted in the appeal being made in January.

Ponoka County’s appeal board voted 4-1 in favour of upholding the county’s de-cision. Planning consultant Bob Riddett was then hired to come up with possible solu-tions to deal with these operations. He met with them in May and advised direct control was the best option for the county.

“(The bylaw) specifies what agriculture means, and what it means is it excludes marijuana production,” said Cutforth; “…and that medical marijuana will be a sepa-rate identity unto itself.”

He told councillors the county also needed to amend its home business and market gardens definitions to exclude pro-duction of medical marijuana.

Land-use bylaw amended to accommodate medical

marijuana production BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Despite the booming population growth attributed to Alberta, Ponoka County is not feeling the same expansion and the popula-tion has decreased significantly in the last 15 years.

County CAO Charlie Cutforth says a federal census brought to light the fact that the county’s population declined by ap-proximately 600 people as compared to 15 years ago, which marked the first time less than 9,000 people lived in the coun-ty since the first census.

Cutforth says the sharp decrease wasn’t thought to be possible by the county and they asked the federal gov-ernment to redo the census. However, it was found school enrolment was down and it was concluded that Ponoka County had lost 600 people.

“Most farm kids go elsewhere to work,” added Cutforth. “Even with the subdivi-sions, we were losing population, and at an alarming rate.”

Adding to the issue of farm kids and other youth leaving the community once graduated, Cutforth believes the county needs constant growth to keep the youth from moving on.

Since then, there has been another de-crease and according to the most recent census the population is sitting at 8,700.

In 2007 the county saw 106 subdivision applications, 78 in 2008, 45 in 2009, 61 in 2010, 55 in 2011, 71 in 2012 and in 2013 there were 69. “This year we’re going to be about the same . . . we’re on a similar pace to last year,” said Cutforth.

“We’re not seeing any huge variation in what’s been occurring over the last number of years,” he added.

Cutforth feels the only way for the county to maintain and grow its population is through subdivision because the retention of the farming community is not stable.

Despite large compa-nies such as Gemini, Almita and Calnash Trucking employing large numbers of workers, Cutforth says there has not been a lot of industrial development in recent years, and the recently finalized Highway II corridor development plan will not make a dent “immediately.”

“I think our time is coming, when I don’t know,” said Cutforth.

There are two proposed developments along the corridor but Cutforth says they are nothing more than rumors at this point

in time.Highway develop-

ment is a target area for businesses but one of the major obstacles for them and the county is getting services out there. The issue hasn’t been a big problem for the development in the northwest quad-rant of the Highway 2 and Highway 53 inter-section because those businesses operate on a self-contained system.

In the west end of Ponoka County, there is a flourishing oil and gas industry with a $250 million expansion in the works. “So that is definitely growing,” said Cutforth.

The majority of res-idential development is taking place in two ar-eas of the county. The first is centered around marginal farmland lo-cated between Rimbey and Gull Lake and the other is the growing lakeside communities on the east side of the lake.

There are also multi-residential devel-opments just outside of the town of Ponoka, especially to the south. One recent application was for 20 subdivided lots, says Cutforth.

County struggles with population retention

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Ponoka County councillors had a full slate of public hearings during their

regular meeting June 17, with only one rezoning request causing debate be-tween neighbours.

Ronald, Patricia and Helen Hage-

mann submitted a proposal to council to rezone five acres, on Range Road 260 and Township Road 422, to country res-idential from country residential hobby.

Public hearings keep Ponoka County busyAdjacent landowner Gary Anderson spoke to

council and said he hoped to see a subdivision plan as he has property nearby that he is also developing. He was worried the five-acre parcel could be subdivided at a later date and he did not want to see smaller lots in the area.

The five acres is situated on an 80-acre prop-erty and Anderson suggested the entire property should be zoned country residential. Ron Hage-mann replied that they do not intend to develop the land further.

CAO Charlie Cutforth asked if the Hage-manns would allow the entire 80-acre parcel to be rezoned and Mr. Hagemann replied that he would as long as it did not affect their plans.

Coun. Mark Matejka was con-cerned over the change and asked how the county should proceed with parcels of land on either side of the Hagemanns and Ander-sons. “This is the problem I’m having when the neighbour dictates the zoning.”

While he had no issue with Anderson’s sug-gestion, he believed council should only proceed with the original request. There was also the question of whether the county would have to advertise the request again in the newspaper. Council voted on the original request and ap-proved it.

More rezoning applications

Delbert and Donna Merrill, with help from agent Kenneth Merrill, asked to reclassify ap-proximately five acres south of Ponoka on Range Road 255 to country residential from agricultur-al district for future subdivision in the area.

There were no objections and the request was approved.

Land west of Ponoka on Secondary High-way 795,north of Highway 53, was approved for country residential use from agricultural district. Submitted by LBM Holdings, the request was for 18.5 acres for either two nine-acre parcels or three six-acre parcels.

Another application came from John and Al-ice Boeringa, who wanted to change 12.6 acres on Highway 53 and Range Road 13 to country residential hobby farm from restricted agricul-ture.

“It’s a beautiful nature corridor, we’d like to keep it like that,” said Mr. Boeringa.

The request was approved.Next up was Jason Dyck, agent for numbered

company 1279970 AB Ltd., seeking to rezone approximately 80 acres to country residential hobby from agricultural district. Dyck said the proposal is for four 10-acre lots and one 33.3-acre lot.

“This area has been identified for potential development,” he explained.

The request was approved.Randy and Gail Stuart requested approxi-

mately 80 acres to country residential hobby farm from agricultural district. The request, which was approved, is for land on Range Road 15 and Township Road 424.

Mr. Stuart said he feels the property is ideal for the proposal and says his neighbours already believed it to be country residential.

A request from Jerry Dodds to reclassify ap-proximately 6.5-acres to country residential from agricultural district was approved. The property is located near Range Road 261 on C and E Trail.

“It’s a beautiful nature corridor, we’d like to keep

it like that,” John Boeringa


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Cadet earns Duke of Edinburg’s AwardBY AMELIA NAISMITH

There must be something in the air as the second cadet from Ponoka’s Air Cadets 65th Squadron has earned the prestigious Duke of Ed-inburg’s Award this spring.

Kelly Fiedler received her bronze level award June 14 at the Air Cadets Ceremonial Review, which she has been working toward for the last two years.

“I remember I started it as soon as I was eligible to,” said Fiedler. She looked on as her friends entered the program and decided she would, too.

Fiedler found out she had attained the award a week before the review. “I was quite relieved. I had been working on my bronze and my silver.”

As she worked toward her Duke of Edinburg’s Award, Fiedler realized it was a channel in which she could grow and better herself as a person. “It’s more of a strive to achieve kind of thing. You actu-ally kind of feel good about yourself.”

“Just in cadets in general, there’s a lot of dis-cipline in it . . . I’ve come to appreciate it,” she added.

For the bronze level award, Fiedler had to im-merse herself in a non-athletic skill, she chose cooking and baking; physical recreation, which led to workouts at school and home and commu-nity service volunteerism at a seniors’ centre. The field exercises, mandatory in cadets, counted to-ward her adventurous journey.

“With the Duke of Edinburg’s Award you have something to work forward to,” said Fiedler.

Fiedler joined the cadets five year ago and her brother was also a cadet for five years. Her mother is

the Ponoka squadron’s commanding officer Tracey Fiedler. “It just kind of became a family thing.”

Warrant Officer 1 Kelly Fiedler (left) receives her Duke of Edinburg’s Award at the Air Cadets Ceremonial Review, June 14, from Command-ing Officer Tracey Fiedler. Photo by Amelia Naismith

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Ponoka opens first spring Alberta paint horse show BY AMELIA NAISMITH

It was not an art show that came to town but the paints were still in-volved.

The Alberta Paint Horse Club held its first Alberta-based show of the season in Ponoka, at the Calnash Ag Event Centre, June 22 to 23.

With 495 entries, the two-day Spring Classic featured both kinds of paint horses. “We have a variety of classes. It’s mostly paint horses but we have the solid paint bred horses too,” explained show man-ager Leslie Noble McCleave.

The Spring Classic had horses competing a number of classes, including halter, Eng-lish, western, trail and showmanship. The four judges look for move-ment in both English and western classes, conformation and gait transition. “In show-manship, it’s grooming. You presenting your horse is showmanship,” said Noble McCleave.

CCF classes were also offered during the

Spring Classic; they were the only classes with monetary prizes, all other classes were item based. Ap-proximately $7,000 was available in prize money.

CCF classes only allow yearling and up to four year olds to com-pete. “It’s a futurity designed to help breeders promote their foals,” said CCF administrator Janene

Moch.Before foals are born they are nominated

through the foal’s sire and dam and only those born nominated may enter.

The young horses compete in classes and earn points. “They accumulate points for their first two years and the one with the most points wins a horse trailer,” explained Moch.

After the two years, three and four year olds are still eligible to compete but are no longer in the running for the trailer. “There’s still money avail-able to them, just not as much, said Moch.

Members of the Alberta Paint Horse Club who were not entered in CCF classes where also hop-

ing to earn points of their own. The points count toward the Alberta Paint Horse Club and the Al-berta Paint Horse Association World Show. “Some of them (competing members) travel outside the circuit but some stay within these weekend war-rior shows,” said McCleave.

Those wanting to attend bigger shows are “hunting” at smaller shows, such as the Spring Classic, for points.

The Spring Classic also offers youth classes and many families attend together to compete. “We have a pretty broad spectrum of who can come and show,” said McCleave.

Show off: Solid bred paint and two-tone paint horses compete in the Alberta Paint Horse Club Spring Classic, June 2 and 22.


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D1 - D2 cows 108.00-119.00D3 - D4 cows 95.00-106.00Holstein cows 80.00-102.00Heiferettes 100.00-125.00Bologna Bulls 115.00-137.00Feeder bulls 128.00-145.00

Young Bred CowsOlder Bred Cows 1400.00-1800.00Good Bred Heifers: NONECow/calf pairs (younger) 1700.00-2850.00Cow/Calf pairs (older) 1300.00-1800.00

Rd Bales NONERd Bales NONERd Bales NONE

Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 160.00-172.00Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 185.00-195.00Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 190.00-200.00Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 225.00-240.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 235.00-250.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 240.00-260.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 240.00-265.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: 250.00-270.00

Dairy Steers 120.00-140.00Baby Calves Dairy Type: 210-Baby Calves Beef Type: 300.00-500.00Hay: Sq Bales 4.50-9.25Straw: Sq. Bales NONEGreenfeed: Sq. Bales. NONE

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A star is born - Four-year old kindergar-ten student Aaliyah Roan sang to playback mu-sic for the first live music performance of her life to lots of applause during the Aboriginal Day celebration events at the pow wow park on the Ermineskin reserve on Saturday, June 21.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

Maskwacis Cree mark annual Aboriginal Day

BY MUSTAFA ERIC

The future of the values of and way of life of First Nations and the need to nurture children for First Nations not to lose their identity was the main fo-cus of celebrations marking the eighth annual “Aboriginal Day” on Saturday, June 21 at the Arbour pow wow park at the Ermineskin Reserve.

Barbara Larocque, in her speech representing Louis Bull Nation chief Rusty Threefingers, accused the Harp-er government of trampling on the treaty rights of First Nations by intro-ducing legislation without consulting First Nations. She said Stephen Harper was coming to be known as the termi-nator of the rights of First Nations in Canada.

Reminding that treaties estab-lishing the rights of First Nations in Canada were signed even before the founding of Canada as a country she said Albertans and Canadians should know more about the contributions of First Nations to the history of the land.

Speaking on behalf of the Montana

First Nation, Chief Bradley Rabbit gave his whole speech in Cree lan-guage before turning to English to explain his words. He said the way of life and the values of First Nations were there and it was up to the First Nations to practice them in order to maintain what they have inherited from their ancestors.

“The idea that we are losing our way of life is not true,” he said.

Conrad Young of the Samson Cree Nation said First Nations had to believe in each other and believe in children. “Our ancestors paved the way for us to be here and celebrate our heritage and we should ensure that our children will continue to protect that heritage” Young said.

Ermineskin Cree chief Craig Makinaw thanked the Creator for of-fering the beautiful day for the event and all the participants who gathered to mark the annual Aboriginal Day celebrations. The day continued with festive events with pow wow dances and many attractions for children.

Library development progresses in

MaskwacisBY AMELIA NAISMITH

With hard work and determination at the hands of many, the two libraries of Maskwacis continue to flourish.

Manisha Khetarpal, the librarian for both libraries, has been working hard for years to open up the concepts of library research as well as provide better access of the amenities to the community.

“There needs to be more involvement, input, engagement of the students,” she explained.

With the college’s library, Khetarpal focuses on teaching students the value of online databas-es, open source journals, specialized historical archives and common Internet search engines

Khetarpal has students use record sheets to keep a tally of what has been researched and to further learn about the authors of the information they’re reading. To Khetarpal, recognizing the writers is as important as the rest of the gathered information.

Following research time, Khetarpal hosts a sharing circle — together the two practices last three hours — so the students can discuss what they have learned and relate it to their own com-munity. “We want to arm them with content.”

“Everybody goes home feeling so fulfilled, satisfied,” she added.

Although the non-traditional process takes several hours Khetarpal sees many benefits through how it is reflected in the students’ edu-cation. “I think we must change out assessment tools if we’re going to serve the Indigenous com-munity.”

“I feel so empowered that they come and ask me for help. I find by building relationships ev-erything is becoming embedded,” she added.

Public library use

Maskwacis’ public library started at a grass-roots level and with book donations valuing $23,000. It now receives multiple grants that are available to any public library.

“The public library is coming along very good,” said Khetarpal.

Access is provided through transient library-in-a-box kits, 35 e-readers and book bundles.

The library has 12 institutions as clients and 75 individual users. “The biggest benefit is build-ing capacity in the community,” said Khetarpal.

“No fines, no fees, no memberships. It’s done in a very flexible environment,” she added.

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Ponoka Drop-In ActivitiesPonoka Drop-In Activities5015 – 46 Avenue5015 – 46 Avenue

What is Pickleball? A racket sport similar to badminton & tennis. Join the Drop In group at the Scott Seaman Outdoor Rink (by the arena) Thursday evening at 7pm

Monday Billiards 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday 50 cents per game. Honor system.Monday Bridge 1:00 p.m. - continues through summerMonday Whist 1:30 p.m. - continues through summerTuesday and Thursday Exercise class 9:30 a.m. Last session June 12 until fallTuesday Shuffl eboard - See you in SeptemberWednesday Sewing Guild 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday Cribbage 1:00 p.m. continues through summerWednesday Duplicate Bridge 7:00 p.m.Wednesday Floor Curling - See you in SeptemberThursday Weaving 1:00 p.m. Phone Betty @ 783-3029. Welcome-drop-in to see how it’s doneThursday Bridge 1:00 p.m. - continues through the summerThursday 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 fi t your bill!


Sutter brothers honoured in stagecoach ride at StampedeBY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

The announcement that the Sut-

ter brothers are coming to the Ponoka Stampede and being honoured in the stagecoach that parades in the infield

caused a stir of excitement last week. Hockey fans will be eager to catch a glimpse

June 28 as the brothers get a ride in the Stampede Stagecoach. They have become a household name in Canada for having six of seven brothers play with the Chicago Blackhawks or the St. Louis Blues at one point in their careers.

Members of the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce heard from Stampede director Blair Vold June 17 that the well-known hockey family is also signing a Ponoka Stampede flag with the association’s new logo.

The flag will be sold at the art auction June 28, with funds going to a good cause, said Vold. “It’s not often you get a signed flag with the Sutter brothers’ (signatures).”

Live pay-per-view during

Stampede week

Recent changes in Shaw TV’s programming has changed how the Ponoka Stampede will be present-ing its programs to viewers across North America this year.

Vold told chamber attendees that the Wrangler Network in the United States has chosen the Ponoka Stampede as one of its rodeos showcased this sum-mer. Vold says Ponoka is the only Canadian rodeo that will appear on the network.

Rodeo fans eager to see Ponoka Stampede ac-tion but who cannot make it to Ponoka can also watch the full week of action online at www.gfl.tv. Viewers can either pay for a full week of rodeo or buy day packages.

Helping a young girl with her bucket list

With a little help from the Ponoka Stampede organizers and Mark Sutherland, World Profes-sional Chuckwagon Association driver, a young girl with a life-threatening illness is coming to town to fill her bucket list of things to do.

Hadlie Hoglund is a young girl from Grande Prairie who was recently diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

DIPG is a tumor located at the base of Hadlie’s brain and when her parents found out about the issue, they decided to put together a list of things they would like her to see.

Her father Matthew said they started an Indiegogo.com fundraiser called Hadlie’s Bucket List with a goal of $20,000. “Within four hours of telling them (coworkers) ‘We’re good to go,’ we reached our goal.”

“It reinforces that there are great people out there,” he added.

Hadlie is going to have a chance to visit Mark Sutherland and get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a chuckwagon driver.

Mr. Hoglund says the help and care people have offered has been overwhelming and it has given his family much joy to see Hadlie happy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has also sent the family to Disneyland to give her a time to remem-ber.

“I wish we could bottle that (smile) and send it to everybody that helped out,” he stated.

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WPCA continue advancing code of care for horses

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Ponoka Stampede is just around the corner and as the World Profes-sional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) drivers pile into town, they’re bringing special members of their family with them: their horses.

“Our horses, they’re really part of the chuckwagon family,” said WPCA president Arnold McKernon.

Last year the WPCA imple-mented a new Code of Care for the animals. “That covered everything from transportation to general care,” said John Lee, chairman with codes of care and volunteer officer on the WPCA board.

With technological advances the code of care continues to improve the health and wellbeing of the ani-mals. All competing WPCA horses and any of their horses at a venue are in the process of being micro-chipped for monitoring.

With the microchips, WPCA competitors and other officials can tell when a horse last raced and how many runs were recently made. “Horses are regulated that they can only run so many days in a row,” said Lee.

“There’s so many mandatory hours of rest a horse must have be-fore they can compete,” he added.

The microchips also track an animal’s transportation route, which again leads into an allotted rest pe-riod before they even see the track.

If there is something physically wrong with a horse, the microchip will pick it up and the animal must be treated and cleared before being able to race again.

The code of care also states what

is required of a venue the WPCA horses enter. “For safety reasons,” said Lee.

Although it is common practice for rodeo and chuckwagon competi-tors to subject their animals to the best care available, the code of care reiterates what is compulsory. “By having the Code of Care it really deals with specifics . . . we have it all spelled out there,” said Lee.

Ponoka Stampede parade

marshals

This year the Ponoka Stampede Parade Marshals are the drivers and outriders of the WPCA. The public will also have a chance to meet the drivers at the parade.

The first official chuckwagon races took place at the 1923 Calgary Stampede with only six outfits com-peting and no rules to speak of.

Before that, the idea of the rac-es had to be dreamed up and this is where the stories get a little fuzzy.

One tale suggests that it was Calgary Stampede founder, Guy Weadick, who implemented the races after witnessing impromptu wagon races in the Wild West, with the last one into town buying a round of drinks.

Other accounts suggest it was the 1919 Victory Stampede that gave birth to modern day chuckwagon races. In 1919 two camp cooks were in a race to serve a barbeque in front of the Victory Stampede grandstand. They loaded up their wagons and took off down the track to see who would reach the spectators first.

While the facts are not clear, it is these legends — and many more— that make up the colorful history of the WPCA races.


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Lewis McDowell of U16 Ponoka scores against Camrose at the Mitchener Park soccer field on Sunday, June 22 in the first of their two games of the day. Ponoka boys won the 6-2 over Camrose and 3-1 over Lacombe later in the day.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

B side champions U12 boys: (back row) Nick Mercer, Chance Hoffman, Cameron Stretch, Jude Palsma, Jan Harm Bakker, Ryan Catterall, Connor Stiles, Coach Nicholas Clarke(front row) Sean Kirstein, Caleb Dion, Ethan Little, Jayce Budd, Ben Huyssoon, Colby Podritske, goalie Nathan Williams Missing: Jace Van Scheik, Zach Zelinski

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PMSA teams get busy in Lacombe

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Last weekend was a big one for Ponoka Mi-nor Soccer with all the teams except U16 girls taking on the challenge in provincial qualifiers in Lacombe to be able represent their zone in the provincials.

U16 girls team withdrew from the competi-tion because of lack adequate number of players to commit for the full weekend.

U16 boys continued their onward march with no defeats over the weekend winning comfortably over all their opponents.

Head coach Gurjit Sandhu offered the follow-ing comments regarding the provincial qualifiers weekend:

“First game was 9 -1 win vs Wetaskiwin. Four goals from Markus (Baitinger), three from Jar-ret (Henderson) and two by Lewis (McDowell). This was a good game considering we conceded our first defeat on Thursday. But the boys reacted the way we wanted them to and put on a clinic to defeat a good team.

“In the 6-2 win over Camrose, two goals from Dillan (Bouma), two from Lewis (McDowell) and singles added by Jarret (Henderson) and Markus (Baitinger). Camrose came into this game very de-termined since winning meant they would clinch the right to represent CASA at provincials. We went behind twice in the game but we reacted the right way both times, worked hard and our talent level was too much for them in the end.

“3-1 win vs Lacombe. Goals came from Jarret (Henderson) Cameron (Walsh) and Zane (Fessler). At this point we had already won the right to go to provincials unless we had lost by a lot of goals.

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Whitney Lynch competes in the open division of the First Annual Lyle Norn Memorial Barrel Racing Series finals, June 18.


Memorial barrel racing series ends with loveBY AMELIA NAISMITH

After six weeks of highly competitive barrel racing, the First Annual Lyle Norn Me-morial Barrel Racing Series, held in the name of family man and ro-deo fan Lyle Norn, has come to a close.

“For the first year, I’d say if was a huge success,” said or-ganizer and Norn’s granddaughter Kaylee-Jo Henkelman.

“Shayna Dodds, co-organizer, Lorna (Norn) and I would also like to add that we are so grateful for all the support from our community as well as for the dedication of our fellow barrel rac-ers . . . we thank them for joining us every Wednesday for the last 6 weeks,” she added.

Despite fluctuat-ing Alberta weather leading to some less than desirable condi-tions, approximately 250 racers competed throughout the course of the six jackpots.

Norn was diag-nosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in June of 2013, as well as CO2 retention.

“About $6500 was raised for respiratory rehab in memory of my

grandpa, who passed much too young at the age of 67, battling COPD,” said Henkel-man.

“That was the big-gest goal, that we needed a good chunk of cash to give,” she added.

With numerous sponsors leading to great support of the series and the ability to offer prizes ranging from buckles to rain blankets to the con-testants, “We’ve got a couple bigger plans for next year. We’d like to add team roping to the event. We’d like to raise a bunch more money,” said Henkelman.

For her, one of the greatest moments of the event came at the very end; awarding her grandmother Lorna with a series jacket, presented to her by the winners. “There was just so much apprecia-tion on her face.”

Results:

PeeweeFirst – Harleigh Hen-derson on Earl

YouthFirst – Kayla Dueck on VegasSecond – Cassidy Low on RocketThird – Macey Auclair on Jack

OpenFirst – Myranda Norem on Zoey

Second – Melissa Thiessen on PossumThird – Kassie Simp-son on TorqueFourth – Nikki Makof-ka on PonchoFifth – Kaylee-Jo Hen-kelman on Bully’s Red FireSixth – Kim Gerwa-toski on Sailing On A DreamSeventh – Tana Millard on SpiceEighth – Maxine Gal-lais on PeteNinth – Aimee Kay on LK SpeedstarTenth – Annette Van-denberg on Tanner

Ponoka FC continue to stand out in Battle River

League SUBMITTED BY COACH RICH EVANS

Ponoka FC overpowered yet another Wetaski-win team over the weekend beating Diablos 2-0 at the Norm Brown field on Sunday June 22.

Ponoka fielded a full complement of players, but got off to a slow start.

During the first half, Ponoka was awarded a penalty kick as the result of a handball. Kian Blanchette put it away, and the half ended with Ponoka ahead 1-0.

Play picked up a bit in the second half, and Diablos was awarded a penalty which they failed to convert.

Ponoka had a few scoring opportunities which were unsuccessful. Finally, Elzard Visscher found the back of the net for the second goal.

Ponok FC play their next game again on the road, this time in Millet on Canada Day, July 1.


Fierce basketball: Com-petition was tough during the second weekend of the summer basketball series at the diamond Willow Middle School basketball court. Organizers repainted the backboards and lines on the court. Here Jay Sto Domingo makes a strong layup.


U-14 girls add another win to a strong season


Another game down and Ponoka Storm’s U-14 girls’ soccer team were in contention to make it to playoffs after beating Lacombe 3-0 at home June 16.

Coach Greg Ben-dera says he was impressed with their performance, especial-ly when player Leah Jensen challenged the Lacombe goalie scored. He takes a dif-ferent approach when getting them ready for a game.

“Before the game I get them to relax,” said Bendera.

That tactic worked for this game since

Buccaneers lose another game but never their hope

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The Central Alberta Buccaneers traveled south to McMahon Stadium, June 21st, in order to take on the 2-0 Calgary Gators. The Gators had an undefeated season in 2013 and, as a result, were AFL champions. The Bucs needed a win against the champs in order to improve their record and com-pete for the top spot in the league.

Despite travelling with a light roster, consisting of approximately 30 play-ers, the Bucs were more than a challenge for the Gators. Both teams’ defenses were firing on all cylinders, which made life hard for the offensive players - the ball was fumbled and intercepted often throughout the game. The Buc-caneer defense, in particular, was dominant. “They made goal line stands, huge plays, and were exciting” said head coach Duane Brown. As a result of this dynamic defensive play, the Bucs entered halftime with a narrow margin behind the Gators (a late field goal made the score 3-0 for Calgary).

During the second half, the Bucs continued to make big defensive plays, but also continued to struggle putting points on the board. Brown said that coaching was responsible. “We need to improve our offensive game plan. Coaching has to do a better job of prepping the team and, moreover, putting [the players] in a position to succeed.”

Traveling with a light roster does not help, especially during a game that played during 22+ degree heat. Thanks to a couple opportunistic TDs late in the fourth quarter, the Gators won the game, 17-0.

Coach Brown praised the play of rookie quarterback Cole Stewart, as well as veteran de-fense-men Josh Achtemichuk, Kenton Poelzer, and Kerry Lynch.

During AFL week #4, the Bucs will travel to Lloydminster, July 5, in order to take on the 0-3 Vandals. With a win in Lloydminster, the Bucs can resume their hunt for opportune playoff po-sition and, ideally, first seed in the AFL. Brown said “We want to win. We expect nothing less.”

Lacombe remained scoreless at the end

of the match. Ponoka Storm scored three goals in the first half and then held Lacombe against any attempt they had at scoring.

“I teach them that the ball is ours,” ex-plained Bendera. “We don’t want the oppo-nent to have our ball.”

The next day the U-14 girls faced Rocky Mountain House and tied 1-1. Bendera said the game was tough on his team who had

only 11 players. Rocky Mountain House scored during an injury, he added.

The girls then played against the un-defeated Sylvan Lake Blizzards who were able to keep Ponoka at bay with a 2-0 win.

Provincials

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The U-14 girls won their first round robin match 6-0 over Stettler during the provincial qualifiers in Lacombe last weekend. Then lost 3-2 to Camrose and 2-0 to Rimbey. The team is playing a league semi-final playoff match tonight in Rocky Mountain House. The winner will play in the final on June 25.

“I teach them that the ball

is ours.”Greg Bendera, U-14

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continued from page 20The boys were exhausted from the earlier game but

they played well even after Lacombe took an early lead. We were calm and poised enough to get the lead and then pro-tect it until the final whistle.

“The goal was to get to provincials and win it since the beginning of the season, and now we’re half way there. But now it’s the hard part and everyone is extremely excited for the challenge.”

In other fixtures, the U14 girls won their first round robin match 6-0 over Stettler; then lost 3-2 to Camrose and

2-0 to Rimbey. They are playing a league semi-final playoff match tonight in Rocky. The winner will play in the final on Wednesday.

The U14 boys were in the “B” Side of the tournament – they lost all three of their round robin matches.

U12 boys won the top spot in their tier after both Innis-fail and Blackfalds failed to show for their scheduled games and Ponoka boys only had to beat Rimbey 2-0 for the title.

The U12 girls Thunder played four games over the weekend winning two and losing two.

“They finished the season strong by just being beaten out to represent CASA at Tier 4 Provincials in Edson in July, “ said coach Cal David.

No comment was avail-able from the coaching staff of U12 Lightning team.

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Submitted by Wes Amendt Lacoka Locos head coach

Lacoka McDonalds Novice 1 team suffered first loss of the playoffs on Friday losing 4-2 to Didsbury in the quarter finals. On Saturday, the team would lose their second game of the play-offs 5-1 to Red Deer Novice 3 to be eliminated, but still earned the bronze medal in the Central Al-berta Lacrosse League (CALL) playoffs.

Lacoka Strand Media Peewee 2 team was handed their first loss of the playoffs on Saturday 10-7 to the Sylvan Lake Peewee 1 team. They would then beat the Red Deer Peewee 2 team 8-6 and earn the opportunity to play in the gold medal match. They would have to play and beat the Syl-van Lake team that they lost to on Saturday twice to win the gold. They took care of the first game by handing the Sylvan Lake team their first loss 8-5 on Sunday. The two teams will play the final game on Monday night with the winner earning the gold medal.

The Lacoka Strand Media Bantam team would follow the same route as their Peewee counterparts by losing to the Sylvan Lake Bantam 1 team 6-4 on Saturday. They would bounce back with an 8-7 win over the Olds Bantams on Sunday morning. The Lacoka team would avenge their loss to Syl-van Lake on Sunday evening by soundly beating the Sylvan Lake squad 13-2 and earn the chance to play in the winner take all game on Monday night.

The Lacoka C-Key Trucking team did not fare so well. They suffered their second loss of the CALL playoffs on Saturday morning at the hands of the Innisfail Midget team by a 7-5 score. The loss would eliminate the Midget team from the playoffs.

The Lacoka Locos Lacombe Hardwood Jr. B II team also struggled on the weekend. On Friday, the team lost to the division leading Red Deer Ren-egades 16-7. Scoring for the Locos were Dustin and Tyler Bell two goals and one assist, Tucker Dougherty and Riley Workman one goal and one assist and, Lliam Ventry one goal and Carson Barnes two assists. The team travelled to Calgary on Saturday to take on the Wranglers. Both teams were tied in the league standings with only three games left in the regular season. The Wranglers would came out on top of the high scoring affair 14-11. Dustin Bell again led the way with five goals and two assists, Riley Workman had four goals and one helper. Tyler Bell had the other two goals for the Locos. Carson Barners (4),Tucker Dougherty (2) and Brennon Elder (2) would all add assists. The team now has a couple of weeks to prepare for their last two games of the regular season Friday, July 4 in Red Deer against the Ren-egades and Sunday, July 6 in Ponoka against the Innisfail Yetti.

Correction:In our last week’s photo caption on page

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Elaine Marion Janigan (née Dittberner) of Ponoka, AB, died Friday, June 13, 2014 in hospital in Red Deer, AB, at the age of 85 of complications from an infection. Born in Ponoka October 9, 1928 to Mildred Jessie Dittberner (née Pendleton) and Harold (Harry) Edmond Dittberner, Elaine was a descendant of an Alberta homesteading family. She had a younger brother, Gordon. As a child, Elaine spent precious time with her loving grandfather

and grandmother, Edward Ryan and Theresa Dittberner (née Holifer) on their farm on Coyote Hill, just outside of town. She also loved growing up with her dear cousin Bernice Erikson, daughter of Mabel (née Shapland) and Clarence Pendleton, whom she considered her best friend. Elaine was a popular girl at Ponoka High School, known for her kindness, beauty, and style. She fondly retold how she was voted “best fi gure”. After earning a certifi cate in typing from Hollingshead Business College in 1949, Elaine moved to Toronto. She rode the Greyhound bus with a girlfriend and embraced the glamour of Toronto life. While working for an eccentric Bay Street stockbroker, Elaine saw her jazz heroes perform live, and often fondly recalled amazing stories about seeing Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, and Stan Getz perform in Toronto in the 1950s. When Elaine met Malcolm their love of jazz brought them together and led to marriage in 1959. They had fi ve beloved children: Peter, Kara, Laura (died at 11 months old), Jane, and Marisa. Elaine’s children were the joy of her life; she always put them fi rst. After the end of her marriage, Elaine met Alan Situla and spent 25 happy years together living fi rst in Vancouver, and then in Ponoka, where they cared for her mother, Mildred. Elaine will be remembered for her caring, generous nature, sense of humour, and her curiosity about, and love for, people. She was a free spirit, whose kindness and thoughtfulness were boundless. Condolences to Elaine’s family may be sent to www.womboldfuneralhomes.com. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to any charity of your choice. A memorial service for Elaine will be held in Ponoka in the fall.

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Margaret “Peggy” Neufeldt

With great sadness, the Neufeldt family announces the passing of Margaret Jean Elizabeth, beloved wife of Harold. Margaret - or Peggy as many friends knew her, died peacefully on June 19, 2014 at the age of 79. A wonderful and loving mother to daughters Maureen Neufeldt of Calgary and Heather Tatlow (Geoff) of Ponoka and the grandchildren she was so proud of - Anthony, Celeste and Alex. Born to Carrie and Otto

Romeike in 1935 in Medicine Hat Alberta, she is survived by sisters Carol Herter (Clarence) and Elaine Romeike, both of Medicine Hat. Margaret was predeceased by her brother Donald and her parents. Peggy had a long career in nursing, primarily working at Alberta Hospital (now the Centennial Centre) for 26 years, retiring in 1989. A woman of energy, determination, creativity and passion, Peggy enjoyed her retirement immensely. Peggy was active for many years with the Ponoka United Church as a long time member of the choir (Mom loved to sing!) and numerous other church activities. Retirement meant that Mom was able to relish precious time with her grandchildren. She was afforded the opportunity to immerse herself in her creative passions for gardening, baking (her Christmas baking was well-known locally!) sewing and creating amazing scrap books; books that now capture memories of family and friends, telling stories of the things that were so important to Mom. For dear friends and family, you’ll recall that she never missed recognizing birthdays and anniversaries, making certain the people who were important in her life knew how special they were. Peggy and Harold married in 1957, and their bond was deep. The last three years that Peggy was cared for at Northcott Lodge, Harold was her daily visitor. Mom’s smile would light up a room with the visits of Harold and her daughters. On Dad’s recent birthday in May, Mom waited at the front entrance to sing “Happy Birthday” upon his arrival. In spite of the physical limitations of the past few years, hours of storytelling and reading, games of dominos or trivial pursuit or simply sitting in the garden making images from the clouds were lovely moments for our close family. For the friends who visited, the caring staff of Northcott and the gentle care of Dr. Chan, our heartfelt thanks. Mom loved you. Margaret, Peggy, Sweetheart, Mutti, Grandma - your love and spirit made such an impact on our lives. You will be greatly missed but fondly and often remembered. A Funeral Service to celebrate Peggy’s life will be held at the Ponoka Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2014. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta.

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Fred SelthunFred Selthun was born on September 14, 1928 in Avonlea, Saskatchewan and passed away on June 14, 2014 in Ponoka at the age of 85 years and 9 months. Fred leaves his loving wife Louise; son Norman (Sandra) of Sherwood Park; son Ronald (Treina) of Edmonton; grandchildren Richard, Janice, Diana, David, Jill, and Leah; and

great-grandchildren Ava, Nolan, Lillian, Logan, Gwendo-lyn, and Kaelan. He was predeceased by his daughter Sheila; his parents; three brothers; and three sisters. Fred and his wife Louise have lived in Ponoka since 1977. Fred began his career in Vermilion with the Alberta Treasury Branches. His banking career afforded him op-portunity to relocate to Ryley, Three Hills, Brooks, Mayerthorpe, Rycroft and St. Paul. He then moved to Edmonton with his family to take the position of Bank Manager at the 118th Avenue Branch, and then contin-ued with the inspection department in Head Offi ce Edmonton. Fred retired from his position of Assistant In-spector in the Auditing Department of Alberta Treasury Branches in Ponoka after a 35 year career. In his retire-ment Fred enjoyed carving, silversmithing and lapidary with his friends at the Ponoka Drop In Centre. A Funeral Service was held at the Ponoka Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014. To express condolences to Fred’s family, please visitwww.womboldfuneralhomes.com.



MEYER - FRITZLorraine “Ray” Mildred Nov.15, 1953 - June 18, 2014

It is with heavy hearts, the family of Lorraine “Ray” Meyer announce her peaceful passing at home on June 18, 2014 at the age of 60 years. Ray was survived by her husband George Fritz, and her daughter Amanda Meyer. She is also survived by her special grandchildren; Zachery

and Lucy. Ray touched the lives of many and will be missed by all who knew her. At her request there will be no service. A private family gathering will take place at a later date. Donations in Lieu of fl owers can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society #101, 6751 - 52 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4K8. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca

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Alanta Kristine MoultonApril 29, 1993 - June 27, 2010

May the winds of love blow softly,and whisper for you to hear.That we will always love youAnd forever keep you near.

Love Grandma and family

In loving memory of Steven Kelly BrownJune 4, 1958 - June 19, 2010

Four years agoit broke our hearts to lose you

and secret tears still fl ow.What it meant to lose you,

no one will ever know.But you did not go alone

for part of us went with youthe day God called you home.

Loved forever and never forgottenMom, Audrey, Ronald & Mark

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Open House forBill & Sharon AvisonJuly 5, 2014, 2 - 4:30 PM

at Ponoka LegionNo gifts please

The family ofPercy & Gudrun Johansen

invite your to their50th Wedding Anniversary

celebrationon Saturday July 5th, 2014

from 2-4 p.m.at Trinity Lutheran Church

No gifts please.

The family of Jane Lafreniere (Hagemann)would like to express sincere thanks to friends and relatives for the many expressions of condolences, monetary tributes

to charities, and for the beautiful fl oral arrangements.Heartfelt thanks to Marlon Wombold and staff of the

Wombold Family Funeral Homes for theirprofessional service, kindness and support.

Our sincere gratitude to Reverend Beatrix Schirner for the lovely service, to Sheila Van Alstyne and Shalaine

Hancik for their beautiful solos, to pianist Linda McKelvie, and to the U.C.W. ladies for providing lunch.

Also thank you to the pallbearers, honorary pallbearers, and the Royal Purple and Elks honor guards.

Special appreciation for the medical care and compassion shown by Dr. Bunting for many years. Also, our gratitude to the nursing staff at Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre,

the staff at Rimoka Lodge for the many years of care, the Rimoka residents for all the extra care and attention given in the past few months, and to the F.C.S.S. caregivers and the Home Care nurses for the extra care that Mom needed.

In lieu of thank you cards,a charitable donation will be made in memory of Mom.

Obituaries

The family of Joe Fleckthank everyone for their kindness and support in the loss of Joe.Thanks to Dr. Chan and the staff of Northcott Care Centre

for your care and friendship to Joe. Thanks to friends and relatives for visits, phone calls, food, cards and

memorial donations. Special thanks to Marlon and staff of the Funeral Home - wonderful as ever.

Thanks to Deacon Roland, Joe and Sue and music gang, readers, altar servers and cross bearer for

making the Liturgy of the Word so special.Also thanks to the Legion Ladies for the delicious luncheon.

75th Birthday Party forDarlene Beach

at her home in MorningsideJuly 5, 2014, 1:30-4:30†p.m.

No gifts please.

Card Of Thanks

Celebrations

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Arts & Crafts Shows ..................50Class Registrations....................51Coming Events ..........................52Lost ............................................54Found ........................................56Companions ..............................58Personals...................................60Bingos........................................64Fitness & Sports ........................66Happy Ads .................................70

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ComingEvents 52

THE CANADIANBADLANDS PASSION PLAY

returns to Drumheller,presenting the greatest

story ever told.The story of the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in a stunning

natural amphitheater.Performances:

July 11 - 27. Tickets & info: www.canadianpassionplay.com

1-888-823-2001.Discount Code 15% off:

“Alberta14”. Exp. July 10.

ComingEvents 52

ComingEvents 52BIG BROTHERS

ANDBIG SISTERS

Mentors make a

difference

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Meetings 59AL-ANON WEEKLY MEETING

FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF ALCOHOLICS.

Tuesdays 8 p.m.Neighborhood Place

5115 - 49 Ave., PonokaFor more info 403-783-4557

Meetings 59ALATEEN

Weekly meetingsTuesdays @ 8 p.m.

Neighborhood Place

5115 49 Ave. Ponoka

For more info. 403-783-4557 or

403-783-8371

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

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

Church basement. 52 Street & 52 Ave. Ponoka.

Open meetings fi rst Thursday of the month,

Everyone Welcome. 403-783-4347

Personals 60CANADA

BENEFIT GROUP.Do you or someone you

know suffer from a disability? Get up to

$40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll free

1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefi t.ca.

ComingEvents 52

Personals 60THE DISABILITY

Tax Credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump

sum refund (on average). Covers: hip/knee

replacements, arthritic joints, COPD. Apply today!

1-844-453-5372.

HairStylists 760

Professionals 810

Farm Work 755HEALTH CREW,

Pen Checkers. Immediate permanent, full-timepositions available.

Wages are negotiableand will commensurate

according to qualifi cations and experience. Lakeside offers an excellent benefi t

package. Will train the right candidate. Fax resume to: Duke Joy - JBS Lakeside Feeders 403-362-8231.No telephone inquiries.

Medical 790MEDICAL

TRANSCRIPTIONis an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online

training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or

1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-

home career today!

Oilfield 800AN ALBERTA OILFIELD company is hiring experi-

enced dozer and excavator operators, meals & lodging

provided. Drug testingrequired. 780-723-5051.

EXPERIENCED OILFIEDHEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATORS. Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages. Fax-403-749-3367

WINCH TRACTOROPERATORS.

Must have experienceoperating a winch.

To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the offi ce. Phone 780-842-6444.

Fax 780-842-6581. Email: [email protected]. Mail:

H&E Oilfi eld Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave.,

Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7.For more employment

information see ourwebpage: www.heoil.com.

WATER TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRED

FOR RED DEER AREA.Potable experience,

Class 3 and oilfi eld tickets required. Send driver’sabstract and resume to: blueridgewaterhauling

@shaw.ca.Fax 403-507-2368.

LOOKING FOROPERATOR

for Stiff Boom Picker/Crane.Valid drivers licence

w/clean abstract required.Possibility of

apprenticeship available.Email resume to:

[email protected]

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FULL TIME/PART TIME STYLIST- Experience with clientele preferred- Must be willing to work every other

Saturday till 4 pm as well as every other Wednesday until 8 pm

Interested applicants please fax resume to

403-783-3457

Closing date July 18, 2014

Only those selected for an interview

will be contacted.

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

A & JA & J AUTOMOTIVEAUTOMOTIVEREPAIR6701 - 46 Ave.

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

Al DickhautOwner/Operator

Rimbey Implements Ltd.

Al York General ManagerAl York General Manager

Rimbey, AB

Cell: (403) 783-0593

Bus: (403) 843-3700

Fax: (403) 843-3430

AG EQUIPMENT

A & J AUTOMOTIVE

Al DickhautOwner/Operator

A & J AUTOMOTIVE

6701 - 46 Ave.Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8

(403) 783-8755

ANIMAL SERVICES

This space could be yours for

$30PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

HOOF TRIMMING

• Equipped for various small hoofed animals

• Portable electronic tilt table• Reliable & efficient• Practicing Animal Biosecurity/

Herd Health

W3 GOAT DYNASTYHOOF TRIMMING

SHANE & DARIA WILLIAMS

403-704-0058FULL-TIME

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Wolf Creek Primary Care Network is hiring a Licenced Practical Nurse to work in the Ponoka medical clinic. This is a Monday to Friday positions with no shift work or weekends.

The Panel Manager works in a one-on-one relationship with a family doctor. Goals include increasing effi ciency in the family

doctor’s offi ce to improve access for patients, enhancing the patient’s primary care experience, and improving clinical

outcomes and quality of life.

The Panel Manager will be taught how to assist the physician and clinic to use information technology and healthcare knowledge to ensure that patients receive chronic and

preventive care.

Interested applicants should submit their resumes by July 4, 2014, to [email protected] or via fax to 403.782.5431.

The Wolf Creek Primary Care Network would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants

selected for an interview will be contacted.

Licensed Practical NursePanel ManagerPonoka, Alberta

Ponoka

REWARDOFFERED!

For the return of the jewelry left in a grey train case bought at

the Legacy Place Garage Sale on

Friday, June 20th

403-783-3274

Fri June 27 9am – 8pmSat June 28 9am – 3pm

Household, tools, furniture & antiques & much more

5205 42 Street

GARAGE SALE

ONGOING YARD SALE

Furniture, tools, blankets, household items

Stop by anytime5009 63 Avenue


Employment#700 - #920

Garage Sales

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Oilfield 800

IN search of a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Petrofi eld team. You will responsible for material handling and

deliveries. This positionrequires the following

competencies: vehicle operation, vehicle

inspections, preventative maintenance, administra-

tive reporting, projects and other assignments. The

qualifi cations needed are the following: grade 12,

minimum 2 years’ experience in similar type trucking and experience in a manufacturing environ-

ment, valid driver’s license class 5 and a clean driver’s

abstract. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environ-

ment with advancement for motivated individuals, and

an excellent benefi tpackage. Wage would be

commensurate withexperience/skills. Please email or fax resume to 403-742-1905 or e-mail jnishida@petrofi eld.com

LOOKING FOR Oilfi eld Maintenance Labourer /Swamper Must have safety tickets. No experience necessary. Will train. Fax resume to 403-746-5919 or email

smittysoilfi [email protected]

Trades 850

Truckers/Drivers 860

Restaurant/Hotel 820Cameron Bay Holdings Inc.o/a McDonald’s in Red Deer

Gasoline Alley East andWest is now hiring F/T & P/TFood Service Supervisors.Wages are 12.50 to 13.50

p/h, depending on experienceand availability. Candidates

must be able to work avariety of shifts and have

3 to 5 yrs. previousexperience in fast food and

supervisor exp. Must beable to supervise crew of upto 20 people at one time.Part time applications will

be accepted fromCanadians and PermanentResidents currently living inCanada. Apply in person at

37479 or 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer, or email resume

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

Cameron Bay Holdings Inc.o/a McDonald’s

in Stettler and Lacombeis now hiring F/T & P/T

Food Service Supervisors. Wages are 12.50 to 13.50

p/h, depending on experience and availability. Candidates

must be able to work avariety of shifts and have

3 to 5 yrs. previousexperience in fast food and

supervisor exp. Must beable to supervise crew of upto 20 people at one time.Part time applications will

be accepted fromCanadians and PermanentResidents currently living inCanada. Apply in person at

5510 Hwy 2A, Lacombe,T4L 1W3 or 4721A 70 Street,

Stettler T0C 2L0 oremail resume to

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

Restaurant/Hotel 820Cameron Bay Holdings Inc.

operating asMCDONALD’S

RESTAURANTS,in Central Alberta, is now

hiring FULL TIMEFood Counter Attendants. PART TIME applications

will be accepted from Canadian and Permanent Residents currently living in Canada. Basic dutiesinclude making food and

serving customers. All stores are 24 hours, except Stettler, which has extended

late night hours andapplicants must be willing

to work fl exible shifts,including evening, week-ends and nights shifts.

Students, stay home moms, retired persons, we offer part time fl exibility to fi t your lifestyle, as well as scholarship programs for students. Wages range

from $10.25 to 11.00 per hour and we will train.

Benefi ts are included and we offer opportunities

for advancement. Apply inperson at any of thefollowing locations:

Ponoka 4419 Hwy 2A;Lacombe 5510 Hwy 2A,

Red Deer Gasoline Alley at 37479 Hwy 2 and37428 Hwy 2 and

Stettler at 4721A 70th Streetor on line at

[email protected] or faxresume to 403-783-4251

GRILLER’S Steak House in Rocky Mtn. House is

looking for Cook’s. Wage $15-$20./hr. dependant

on exp. Submit resume to:[email protected] or fax to

403-845-7469

Trades 850FOURLANE FORD SALES in Innisfail, Alberta is looking

for a Diesel Technician. Signing bonus and up to $45./hour depending on

experience. Email:[email protected].

Phone 403-227-3311.

HD LICENSEDTECHNICIAN

for several Alberta areas. Must have or willing to

obtain CVIP licence. Please email or fax applications to: Carillion Canada Inc.;

[email protected] 780-336-2461.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for a Journeyman Heavy

Equipment Technician (Mechanic) with truck

experience and also a trailer mechanic. Fax or email

resume and references to: Calnash Trucking,

Lac La Biche, 1-780-623-4051;

[email protected].

IN Ponoka, has immediate openings forSWAMPERS

Please submit resumes to6526 - 44 Ave.,

Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8Fax: 403-783-3011

or Email:[email protected]

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Truckers/Drivers 860BADGER DAYLIGHTING

Calgary Inc. is hiringDrivers (C3+Q) and

Swampers in Calgary,Alberta. Full-time,

year-round work withOT & benefi ts. Must be

willing to work weekends.Email: resumes

@badgercalgary.comto apply.

BusinessOpportunities 870

GET FREEVENDING MACHINES.

Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 yrs. Protected territories.

Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website:

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BusinessOpportunities 870

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REQUIREDProduction Welder

Painter Shop Laborer

PolisherFull or Part TimeCrestomere area

BANDIT INDUSTRIES403-783-4284

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YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRENEUR!Unique opportunity with PrimericaWe are a leading organization in our industry and we are looking for quality people!

Work your own hours at your own pace and be your own boss

For more information callKurt Bloomquist, representive

Offi ce: 403-347-2829Cell: 403-704-4424

EXERCISE, EARN MONEY, AND WIN PRIZES!AND WIN PRIZES!Reliable carriers are automatically entered into a monthly draw.

Win an additional $50Keep up the good work and your name will be entered to win a

$400 Gift Certifi cateEach week the Ponoka News reaches residents where they live, work and farm. In town our papers are delivered door to door by reliable carriers and we could use more help.

If you are interested in a local route please contact Susan Whitecotton at 403-783-3311

Join the PONOKA NEWS Carrier Team.Carrier Team.

ALLOWANCE ALLOWANCE NOT CUTTING IT?NOT CUTTING IT?

EVRAZ Red Deer is accepting applications for JOURNEYMAN RED SEAL MILLWRIGHTS & ELECTRICIANS to work at our pipe making facility in Red Deer, Alberta. Individuals must be at least 18 years of age, safety conscious, able to work overtime and shift work, and able to perform some heavy lifting. All selected applicants will be required to attend and pass a medical/physical assessment, as well as drug and alcohol screening arranged by EVRAZ Red Deer.

Wages range from $32.68 to $35.40/hr. In addition; employees are eligible for shift premiums, performance, attendance and safety bonuses. Evraz off ers an excellent benefi t and pension package.

Applications may be completed in person at the Security offi ce; 27251 Township Road 391, Red Deer, AB, or resumes can be emailed to [email protected].

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

IS HIRING!

Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE• Snow Removal• Driveways & Parking Lots• Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15• Corral Cleaning• Grading & Construction

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

BOBCAT SERVICES

SALES & SERVICE

BOTTLE DEPOT

Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 or Cell: 403-588-0599Jack Surbey 403-783-5283 or Cell: 403-588-0597

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT

Open Monday - Saturday10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays

We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

3, 5520 Hwy 2A(Across from Husky)

403-783-6875

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

403-783-51851-800-662-7135

Fax: 403-783-4635

Motorcycles & ATV’s

Reaching 6000 households weekly

for just$30PER WEEK

This space could be yours!

403-783-3311

OVERHEAD DOORS

www.doorsondemand.ca

TAXI SERVICES

403-963-5000

New Town Taxi & DeliveryPonoka’s preferred Taxi

& Delivery Service

403-963-2034

• Low Flat Rates• Book ahead for off hour trips• Airport service

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ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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• Community Support Worker Program

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Would you like to take the GED in your community?

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Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

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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.

REGISTER FORJULY SESSION

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Text and materials provided.

THERE IS STILLa huge demand forCanscribe Medical

Transcription graduates. Medical Transcription is a

great work-from-homecareer! Contact us today at

www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535;

[email protected].

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Business Services#1000 - #1430

LegalServices 1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.(24 hour record check). Divorce? Simple. Fast.

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DISCONNECTED PHONE?

Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No one

refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and

unlimited long distance available. Call

Phone Factory today! 1-877-336-2274;

www.phonefactory.ca

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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.

Aralyn Poultry Ltd.Ponoka, Alberta requires:

FULL TIME-PERMANENTPOULTRY FARM LABOURERS

Main Duties include: • Feed and tend animals• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment• Clean barns and barnyards• Detect disease and health problems in poultry• Examine produce for quality and prepare for market• Write daily basic progress reports• Set and monitor water lines, air fl ow and temperature in barns

and chicken coops• Egg picking, barn walking and cleaning

Education and experience not requiredSalary: $10.50 to $12.50 Hourly

40.00 Hours per week plus benefi ts.Schedule will be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday.

Start Date: ASAPApply by e-mail to: [email protected]

Mail: Aralyn Poultry, RR 3, Ponoka, T4J 1R3 or fax to: 403-783-8010

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES

Electrical Enclosure &Power Division

DANDY

Full Benefit Package & ProductionBonuses. Safe, Warm, Modern

Working Environment.

Fax or E-mail your resume inconfidence to:

A.C. Dandy Products Ltd.Fax: 780-352-2249

Email: [email protected]

• Outside Salesperson(Electrical experience an asset)

• Finisher• Welders• Bookkeeper

DENTISTRY

Family Friendly Dentistry

Box 11004905 50 St.Rimbey, ABT0C 2J0

RIMBEYDENTALCAREDR. STEVE CALDER BSC DDS

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

HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Advertise your business

in the Business

Directory!

EYE CARE

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

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

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

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

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

BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC

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

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

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

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

PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

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

DENTAL CARE

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

Robin Esau

[email protected]

BOBCAT SERVICES

BRUCE’S BOBCATLarge & Small Jobs

ANYTHING& EVERYTHING

403-783-0663

ANYT& EVER

ARE YOU STUCK IN A BORING, DEAD END JOB?

Are you are a person who enjoys a challenge, working hard, and the

satisfaction of a job well done at the end of the day?

Are you looking for a winning team that you can grow and build your future with?

If so, we want to get to know you better!

A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF DAIRY FEED IS CURRENTLY SEEKING A

PRODUCTION/LABOURER EMPLOYEE

FULL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDEDFORKLIFT EXPERIENCE AND A CLASS 3

DRIVER’S LICENSE AN ASSET, BUT NOT NECESSARY

Email/Fax Resumes to:[email protected]

403-775-4493

RENN MILL CENTER INC.Requires

MECHANICAL ASSEMBLERS (2)for fi nal equipment assemble

Duties & Responsibilities:Assemble, fi t and install prefabricated parts for sub-assemblies of fi nish products using

hand and power toolsExperience is an asset but on the job

training is availableFull Time-Permanent – Benefi ts available

Send resume by Fax: 403-784-2060ATTN: Doug Hilsabeck

Or email: [email protected]

Kwik Kerb Continuous decorative

concrete borders

Check out our new continuous natural rock fi nish

Call for a free estimate403-783-6115 or 403-352-5372 (cell)

Many colours, stamps and patterns.Landscape curb and edging for gardens,

flower and rock beds

[email protected] • www.kwikkerbparkland.com

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New Appliances Needed?

New, dependable, affordable Inglis & Whirlpool

household appliances.

403-783-4880

Berni'sRefrigeration and Appliance ServiceWe deliver & install your purchases.

F/T KITCHEN SUPERVISOR/COOKNorthcott Care Centre, a 73 bed long

term care facility, is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to oversee the dietary dept.

The ideal candidate should have 5 years of cooking experience as well as strong

management and computer skills.Long term care experience is an asset.

APPLY TO:[email protected]

or fax 403-783-6420We thank you in advance for your interest.

Only applicants for interviews will be contacted.

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At Your House?

It’s time to call your Welcome

Wagon hostess. She will bring

congratulations and gifts for the

family and the NEW BABY!

NEW BABY

Heather Goodwin403-704-3647

[email protected]

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Upholstery 1390

WellDrilling 1400

PersonalServices 1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be

diffi cult to face.We care. For

confi dential help call 403-343-1611 (24 hrs.)

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; http://www.truepsychics.ca

Pet Services 1318CLINKERSKENNELS

403-783-6272

* 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.

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Rental -Misc 1350

Need RV or Self Storage?8’ X 10’ mini storage units

available for rent. Also RV storage. Secure compound.

Call Keith at First Call Towing

783-3636

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

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

Misc. forSale 1760

Auctions 1530BIG STRAPPER

AUCTIONSSALES EVERY WED. @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A

WE BUY FOR CASH.

403-304-4791 Check website for full listing

www.bigstrapperauctions.net

BuildingSupplies 1550

METAL ROOFING& SIDING.

Very competitive prices! Largest colour selection in

Western Canada.Available at over 25 Alberta

Distribution Locations.40 Year Warranty.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS

60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for

balance owed!Call 1-800-457-2206; www.

crownsteelbuildings.ca

Firewood 1660LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging

403-318-4346

Welding 1410

GardenSupplies 1680

BEAUTIFULSPRUCE 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

Health &Beauty 1700BREEZY wheelchair, Inva-care wheelchair, $200/ea. 403-358-6048

Misc. forSale 1760

CEMENT MIXERnever used - $325

ICE AUGER - $225

31 GALLONS house/fence oil based

solid colour staincocoa-tan $310

403-783-2805BOND INDUSTRIAL SEA

CONTAINERS.Selling new, used and

modifi ed sea containers for storage. Guaranteed wind, water and rodent

proof. Delivery available. Ask about modifi cations eg. Doors, windows, insulation,

new paint, power, etc. Modify your container for

your specifi c needs.Call Bond Industrial at 306-373-2236. Email: [email protected] orvisit our website at www.bondind.com.

EVERY WATER WELLon earth should have the

patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator fromBig Iron Drilling! Why?

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www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

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:

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CONCRETE SERVICES

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

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On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services

Ultrasound-aided Reproduc ve Programs

CETA Cer ed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

Herd Health

Bovine Veterinary Services

Dr. Bruce Wine

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Upholstery 1390 Upholstery 1390

WellDrilling 1400 Well

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Welding 1410

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Dogs 1840

AMERICAN BULLDOG PUPPIES.

We’ve got 8 awesome pups (6 males and 2 females)

ready for their forever homes on July 2nd!!!

These ABRA registered purebred American Bulldog pups are beautiful, smart

and make wonderful family pets. Our puppies are raised in a loving home and come from excellent bloodlines!!

Your puppy will comevaccinated, dewormed

and with its papers.Call 403-782-8950 or email

[email protected] inquiries only.

TravelPackages 1900

CHURCHILL BELUGA WHALE TOUR.

Experience Canada’s north, it’s wildlife and fur

trade history on this Hudson Bay weekend.

Departs Calgary on Aug. 2. 1-866-460-1415; www.

classiccanadiantours.com

WantedTo Buy 1930

FIREARMS.All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all

paperwork & transportation. Licensed dealer. 1-866-960-0045;

www.dollars4guns.com.

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

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

Livestock 2100Outside Raised Butcher HogsFOR SALE

Cut & Wrappedby Family Meats403-704-7901

Livestock 2100ANGUS BULLS.

Large selection of quality2 year olds and yearlings. Performance info available.

Fully guaranteed.LLB Angus, 403-742-4226.

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.

KLIMEC FARMS 2 year old registered

Black Angus bulls.Semen tested.

Phone 403-783-0229

LivestockExotic 2110

Mature MalePeacocksblack shoulder& indigo blue

Peacock feathers – 3/$1

403-783-2384

Grain, FeedHay 2190

FEED BARLEY.Paskal Cattle Company in

Picture Butte area islooking for Feed Barley.

Put more $ in your pocket. Sell direct to us. Please

call Main Offi ce for details. 403-732-5641.

HEATED CANOLAbuying 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.

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE,

Come see us at:4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab

ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED!

403-782-3333Dealer of Masterfeeds

SeedGrain 2200SEED Barley & Seed Oats

for Sale. 2 Row & 6 row high yielding varieties

available. Suitable for grain or silage. High germination

& vigour. Seed treating available. On Farm scale.

Larry Trautman, 403-843-2733, Mark Trautman 403-843-3474

Farm CustomWork 2080

For Rent#3000 - #3200

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

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/Duplexes 3020

RIMBEY, nice size 3 bedroom house, includes

modern fridge & stove, washer & dryer on main fl oor. Close to school &

downtown. No pets, N/S, $1000/month, $1000 d.d.

plus utilities. 403-843-6287

GarageSpace 3150

Houses/Duplexes 30203 BDRM HOUSE

IN PONOKAN/S, N/P

$1150/mnth plus$1150 D.D. plus utilities

Available July 1SOL

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Large 3 bdrmduplex

with fi replace, centra-vac, laminate fl oors. N/S, N/P

Rent $1000/mnth,$1000 DD

403-783-6241

Condos/Townhouses3030NEWER 3 BDRM. condo, 5 appls., close to school.,

No Pets. $1150/mo.IN PONOKA

403-348-3971

4 Plexes/6 Plexes 30503 BEDROOM IN 4-PLEX,

IN PONOKA.4 appliances. Close to

swimming pool & seniors drop-in Centre. 403-783-5493

Suites 3060* RIVERSIDE APTS. *

Newly renovated1 & 2 bedroom units in

Ponoka: 3724-45 Street. 403-357-0287

Suites 3060

5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7

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

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

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We now carry a complete line of

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Hours of Business:Monday - Friday7:30 am - 5 pm

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PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

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403.783.8322Serving Central Alberta

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Hand Wash StationsHandicap Units

Trailer UnitsNew Solar Powered Units

with Running Water

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TREE SERVICE

BEST PRICE TREE SERVICEOVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE

SPECIALIZING IN DANGEROUS TREES

COMPLETE REMOVAL & CLEANUP

403.396.7623

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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.Emergency403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB T4J 1M1

VETERINARY SERVICES

Darcy’s Drilling Services

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES

Darcy SchmidtPh: (403) 783-2220

Fax: (403) 783-8828Email: [email protected]

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

ECKLUNDWater Well Service

WATER WELL SERVICE

• Install & Service Pumps• Shock Wells

• Pressure Systems Serviced & Installed

Home: (403) 783-3712 Cell: (403) 704-3413

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DELUXE 2 BR SUITES FOR RENT

4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, ABIncludes: Fridge, Stove, Fireplace, Air

Conditioning, Window Coverings, Oak Cabinetry with Corian Countertops,

Balcony, High Security Card Locks, All Utilities except Telephone.

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

Call ERNIE at 780-335-6767

COMMERCIAL BAYS

FOR RENT4205 - 64 St., Ponoka, AB

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

SPECIAL SPRING RATES!

Call ERNIE at 780-335-6767


Suites 3060Available July 1st2 – one bedroom suites

$775/mnth includes utilities

403-783-6011

Available July 3Newly renovated

1 bdrm suite$545/mnth plus D.D.

Utilities includedCall Bob

403-783-3643FURNISHED BACHELOR

SUITE FOR RENTIN PONOKA.

TV & utils. incld. $550/mo.403-963-0204

RoommatesWanted 3080

ROOMMATE WANTED for executive home

N/S, N/P, no drugs, no childrenSocial drinker onlyClean & responsibleReferences required

403-790-6255 or 403-319-7948

WarehouseSpace 3140SHOP/WAREHOUSE

SPACE IN SW INDUSTRIAL AREA

1600 SQ. FT.403-302-4653

or leave message at403-782-2294

Pasture 3180PASTURE FOR RENT

Morningside areaWill handle 6 horses or 10 cows

Reasonable rent403-302-4653

or leave message at403-782-2294

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

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

HousesFor Sale 4020

HOUSE FOR SALEIN BLACKFALDS

4 Bedrooms$369,000

Visit www.26westglen.com/for details

403-885-0007

HousesFor Sale 4020 Acreages 4050

ACREAGE FOR SALEEast of Didsbury, 10.25 acres,exceptionally reno’d main

house, second house, shop,machine shed, barn, other out buildings, fenced, 2 waterers. Quiet, well-treed & landscaped.

Asking $709,000. See ComFree.com #518693 for photos & details. 403-335-3359

ManufacturedHomes 4090

OlderMobile Home

To be movedC/W 2 bedrooms, new furnace, and on demand hot water heater.

$5,000.00, OBOPhone evenings

403-843-2179

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;

[email protected]

Cottages/ResortProperty 4130*SANDY COVE RESORT*

Pine LakeLAKE FRONT LOTS

FOR SALE& SEASONAL LOT RENTALS.Cheapest in the area, $3000.

Call 306-402-7776

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

PRIVATE SALE$148,900

Gated community ofRaymond Shores.

Large 7252 sq.ft. lot, #19. Lake frontage.

Best location to all activities.Call Jim 403-488-7314 (h)

1-403-878-5682 (c)

MortgagesBought/Sold4190

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I offer 1st & 2nd mortgages with no credit check.Get approved today.Call 1-866-405-1228

or email: info@fi rstandsecondmortgages.ca

Financial#4400 - #4430

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

MoneyTo Loan 4430

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

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.

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Transportation#5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300

Cars 50301987

CadillacBrougham d’Elegance

4 door sedan, sun roof, pearl gray

exterior, navy blue velvet interior,

5.0L V-6 engine, 4 speed auto

Always stored in garage, only

107,783km, $9,950 Call

403-783-2384

Motorhomes 5100

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi. A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3

pc bath, power bed slide-out.$32,500. 587-876-2308

Public Notice#6000

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

FOR SALE BY OWNER

4004 – 50 AVENUE3 BEDROOM

$99,500

5117 – 48 AVENUE2 BEDROOM

$92,500

4301 – 54 STREET2 BEDROOM

$98,500Investors – annual gross income of all four properties is $37,200. All properties are currently rented.

For further details call MARY @ 403-783-6609

PMT $465 OAC

PMT $430 OAC

PMT $460 OAC

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Lacombe County Council has given first reading to Bylaw No. 1193/14 the purpose of which is to amend the uses, definitions, general regulations and policies in the County’s Land Use Bylaw. The amendments are being proposed to:

Provide clarity on the definitions for campgrounds, where campgrounds can be located and the regulations surrounding their development;

Outline regulations for the level of fire protection services that need to be provided in all higher density and/or serviced multi-lot developments;

Create a High Density Residential District that will allow for smaller lot sizes and a greater variety of multi-unit housing in areas identified by Plan for this purpose;

Strengthen the policy regarding tarp/canvas covered buildings, clarifying that they are not allowed in any residential districts; and

Provide a definition of a nonresident onsite employee to specify when an employee would be considered in the total onsite employee numbers for a business.

A copy of the Bylaws with the proposed amendments may be obtained from the County’s Planning and Development Department or by visiting the County’s website at www.lacombecounty.com.

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed Bylaw amendments will have an opportunity to do so at a public hearing which has been arranged for:

Date: Friday, July 11, 2014 Time: 9:00 AM Place: Lacombe County Administration Office

located 2½ miles west of Highway 2 at the intersection of Spruceville Road and Highway 12

If you are unable to attend the hearing, written submissions can be made to the County. You will, however, need to ensure that your comments are received by the County prior to the date of the hearing. Your comments can be sent by email to [email protected], by fax to 403-782-3820 or by mail to RR 3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3. All submissions will be public information.

For more information, please contact the Planning and Development Department.

Dale Freitag, RPP, MCIP Manager of Planning Services

Lacombe County, RR 3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3 Phone: 403-782-6601; Fax: 403-782-3820

Public Notice PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

THE COUNTY’S LAND USE BYLAW

Bylaw No.1193/14

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