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Vol. 66, No. 30 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 | 403-783-3311 | [email protected]

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY

Reflections of PonokaNew display at Fort Ostell

MuseumStory on page 5

Ponoka Storm beat Wetaskiwin DiablosCarmen Lyon takes on a strong

defense during gameStory on page 22

Young Gunz Trickriding was one of the fun opening acts last weekend at the RCMP Musical Ride at the Calnash Ag Event Centre.

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2 PONOKA NEWS Wednesday, July 23, 2014

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

A protest against the billions of dollars of debt that Albertans are fac-ing found its way to the front door of Ponoka Town Hall, July 16, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) Debt Clock.

Alberta’s debt has already passed $10 billion and the CTF wants tax-payers to know the reason why debt is increasing. A press release by the organization states it has taken 10 years to go from no debt to billions owing.

“Making our great province debt-free once again is the number one priority for the CTF in Alberta right now,” said CTF Alberta direc-tor, Derek Fildebrandt, in the release. “We are going to take the fight to as many towns and cities as we can to rally support and put the heat on pol-iticians to take a stance.”

The organization projects Al-berta’s debt to reach $21 billion by 2016-17 with $1.4 billion interest payments every year.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox says the current government saw

$45 billion in revenue last year, yet spending is already $2 billion over that revenue this year.

“The Debt Clock really puts in front of people what this government

Taxpayers Federation critical of growing Alberta debt

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

An unsightly premises saga that had been be-fore council since the time the previous council was in office came to a resolution acceptable to Ponoka County on July 15.

After the matter was last discussed by coun-cil June 17, County CAO Charlie Cutforth and assistant CAO Tom Webber informed landowner Albert Brown that if his equipment was out of di-rect sight from the upset neighbor’s land, then he would have met the conditions set by the council-

lors. “And he’s done

that,” said Cutforth.“The neighbor

is still desperately unhappy and dissatis-fied,” he added, stating the neighbors want ev-ery piece of collected equipment removed from the land.

To appease the neighboring landown-ers, council could take a further step and order a stop action for the premises to be taken to court before a judge. However, Cutforth says that would be contra-dictory to what the previous council origi-nally instructed Brown to do.

“As long as he doesn’t start dragging a bunch of new stuff in there and he honors that buffer zone, he won’t further hear from us,” said Cutforth.

“He responded to it. From the county’s per-spective, I think we’re done with that,” added Reeve Paul McLauch-lin.

Cutforth believes it is just the one neigh-boring family that has an issue with Brown’s land and that the rest are comfortable with its current state. He added that if the plaintiffs are still unhappy, it is up to themselves to take the issue before court.

County pleased with solution to unsightly

premises issue

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is doing with this budget,” Fox stated. He suggests the Wildrose Party’s 2014-15

alternate budget would take away corporate sub-sidies and $100 million in Alberta Health Services expenses over a 17- month period.

On government subsidies, Fox said the process is such that it is “picking winners and losers in the economy.”

He recommends a new framework would be better for equal business opportunities. The cur-rent debt is such that the province is going to face big payments of interest on its debt.

“That’s going to leave Albertans on the hook for more than $820 million a year in interest pay-ments,” said Fox.

The CTF says Alberta’s debt will increase by $4.7 billion in fiscal year 2014-15 and the sacri-fices made to make the province debt free has been fettered away much of the Sustainability Fund.

Derek Fildebrandt, Alberta Director of Canadian Taxpayers Federation stops in front of the Ponoka Town Hall on Wednesday, July 16 as part of his tour through the prov-ince to campaign against the rising government debt. Photo by Judy Dick

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

A Bashaw man was sentenced to 120 days in a provincial correction institute with 30 of those days to be served consecutively, a three-year driving pro-bation, and a $100 victim surcharge fine, July 11.

Curtis Bunz was stopped by Ponoka police earlier this month while driving erratically along Highway 2, almost causing two separate collisions. As the lone occupant of the vehicle, he was ex-hibiting slurred speech and an odor of alcohol permeated the vehicle.

Bunz was arrest-ed on site — having provided two breath samples — for his third offence of driving while intoxicated in less than three years, with the two previous convictions stating he drove with al-cohol levels over 0.8.

Because of his ear-lier offences, Bunz was already on a driving probation so having re-cently been caught in his vehicle also added a breach of condition to his charges.

During his Ponoka court appearance, the court stated Bunz has had an alcohol problem since his teenage years.

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Emergency crews who were called to a vehicle on fire July 20 at 6 p.m. found upon arrival a 2005 Chrysler 300 completely burnt, say police. A call to the registered owner said the vehicle was not safe to drive and police believe the vehicle was stolen.

There were no suspects for the incident at the time of writing.

Impaired driver stopped

Police nabbed a motorist driving in an erratic manner July 16 at 1 p.m. who sup-plied two blood-alcohol samples of .21 and .20.

The 30-year-old Edmonton driver was stopped southbound on Highway 2 near the Morningside exit in a 2014 Mitsubishi Mi-rage. He was charged with impaired driving.

Wallet taken from vehicle

One vehicle owner was lucky to find their identification and wallet after it was taken from a vehicle overnight of July 16.

Sometime overnight, culprits entered a Toyota Celica at a 55 Avenue residence and took a wallet and identification. They were both found a short distance later. There are no suspects.

Theft at downtown store

A downtown store had to call police

twice last week after two separate shoplift-ing attempts.

The first was July 16 at 1 p.m. after a 28-year-old Maskwacis woman attempted to steal some items. The second was July 17 at 11:15 a.m. after a 40-year-old Maskwacis woman and a 42-year-old Bashaw woman attempted to steal hairspray.

All three individuals were charged with theft under $5,000.Woman arrested for possession

of controlled substance

A traffic stop on the Ermineskin First Nation July 17 has resulted in the arrest of a Maskwacis woman with possession of a controlled substance.

A search of her vehicle yielded approxi-mately 14 grams of powdered cocaine and 21 grams of crack cocaine. The vehicle was seized under proceeds of crime legislation.

Maskwacis RCMP have charged Dayle Inika Cutarm with trafficking a controlled substance and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. A court date has not been released.

Ponoka RCMP received 64 calls for ser-vice over the week.

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

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BY AMELIA NAISMITH

A male suspect who broke in to Ponoka’s Foun-tain Tire on July 11 remains in custody following his first court appearance in Ponoka provincial court via closed circuit television on July 18.

Kenneth Brimner and Gina Goduto, common law wife of three years and partner in the crime, are both facing multiple charges from the attempted break and enter.

At 12:20 a.m. on July 11, two Ponoka RCMP members on patrol noticed a white Ford truck at the Fountain Tire, with both driver and passenger doors open. As police approached the location with their emergency lights activated, Brimner and Goduto ran from behind the truck, got in, and Brimner attempted to flee by driving into the RCMP vehicle three times.

During the court proceeding, it was alleged that in his panic of being caught, Brimner had accidently jammed the transmission, got the accelerator stuck and couldn’t get the truck into park. Through counsel, it was mentioned that he did not deliberately hit the police vehicle and he did not realize they were RCMP until he was ordered to exit the vehicle and brandish his hands.

The building sustained some damage and the lock was broken. Several large tractor/trailer tires had been loaded onto the Ford truck, which was stolen in Cal-gary.

Brimner and Goduto are both from Calgary. They are said to be currently moving and needed a damage deposit of $2,100 for July 11 at 11 a.m. to give the landlord.

Both suspects are said to be addicted to crack co-

caine and Brimner is currently without a job despite having worked in the oilfield industry for more than 30 years.

Goduto has no previous criminal record while Brimner exhibits a pattern of escalating criminal-ity dating back to the early 1980s, including but not limited to assault, theft, driving impaired, driving dis-qualified, obstruction of a Peace Officer, flight from police and breaking and entering.

Brimner has stated his theft tendencies only es-calated these last few years and that he can stay away from drugs and alcohol when not around Goduto.

Goduto was released before the July 18 court ap-pearance because of her lack of criminal record and the fact that it was not her who drove the stolen truck into the RCMP vehicle.

The charges facing the two suspects include breaking and entering, theft over $5,000, possession of instruments for the purpose of breaking and enter-ing, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, assault of a police officer with a weapon; the Ford truck (?).

Court proceedings on the case will resume on July 25 at 9:30 a.m.

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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)

www.wordofl ife.ca

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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ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCHRev. Donna Willer

Rev. Jessie Pei5120 - 49 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4329

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

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Pastor Tim Graff • trinityponoka.ca

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9 miles east on Hwy 53 403-782-9877Jr. Church during service for children

Sunday Service 10:30 am

PONOKA ALLIANCE CHURCH4215 - 46 St. Pastor Norm Dibben 403-783-3958

Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.The Christian & Missionary Alliance

Nearly 100 children fill-ing our auditorium, halls, and classrooms with their energy and excitement. It costs a lot of money and it wears some of us “older” folk out.

Someone asked me this week if it is worth all the ef-fort.

I answered them with a question. How did the Lord Jesus treat children?

The gospels leave us with many important clues, none more important than this. Je-sus dealt with children on two separate occasions. The first is recorded in Matthew 18 and Mark 9. The second is men-tioned in Matthew 19, Mark 10 and Luke 18. All say substan-tially the same thing. “Then

little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples re-buked those who brought them. Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the king-dom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.”

I am touched by several things in this passage. The first is the disciples’ reluc-tance to let the children come near. The disciples were like bodyguards, keeping well-wishers at a distance. To the disciples, the children were just a bother, one more inter-ruption in an already-busy day. But notice that Jesus was upset with those who would keep the children away from Him.

In Mark’s version of this incident, he uses a word that means Jesus was upset by what his disciples did. He also un-derstood that only those who are like children can come to Him at all. Look at what Jesus said in Mark 10:15, “I assure you: Whoever does not wel-come the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

That must have shocked the disciples. Ironically, at that moment the little children were closer to Jesus than the disciples who tried to keep them away. According to Mark 10:16, “He took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.”

No wonder parents loved him. If you show kindness to my children, it means more than if you had shown kind-

ness to me. Little children know when they are loved, and they respond with love to those who love them. No wonder children flocked to him. Should we do any less? Is there any work greater than caring for children? Should we not also bring our children to him? Will he turn them away? No,

He will embrace our chil-dren just as he embraced these children so long ago. Jesus will not turn our children away. It is Christ-like to love children, to care for them, to welcome them, and to embrace them. So is it worth it? Every time we move with love and compas-sion on behalf of the children, we are doing that which is dear to the heart of God. So as long as He loves the children…it will always be worth it.

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BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS

Sandy, Melissa, and Caitlin, your congenial hosts at the Fort Os-tell Museum have just completed a vivid and realistic display that salutes the proud and strong in-volvement of our Canadian Armed Forces’ men and women in the First World War. WWI, or the Great War, which was waged from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 was a global war centered in Europe, and will always be known as one of the deadliest conflicts in history. This massive confrontation, all fought hand to hand in the trenches and rugged countryside, will never be forgotten, and would pave the way for revolutions and major political changes that would be felt around the world, long into the future.

If you visit our Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 in Ponoka, you are welcome to browse through the clubrooms and view the magnificent scrolls, pictures and memorabilia that honour our veterans and our soldiers of past and present from town and districts, who have brave-ly served and carried the Canadian colors in over a century of wars and peace keeping efforts, both at home and abroad. A total of 154 locals served in World War I, in which 70 million combatants were involved

and nine million personnel were killed in the heat of the battle, in-cluding 60,000 Canadians.

The colorful new display at the Fort Ostell Museum features many of the uniforms of our Canadian soldiers and nurses, their weapons and ammunition, survival gear (in-cluding the ominous gas masks), their medals, as well as pictures and amazing accounts of the horrific battles in which they were front and centre. The Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge was considered as a defining moment for our nation, when our armed forces emerged from under the shadow of Brit-ain and felt capable of greatness. The key to their victory would be a devastating and well organized artillery barrage, which would not only isolate the enemy trenches, but also provide a moving wall of high explosives and shrapnel to force the Germans to stay in their deep dugouts and away from their powerful weapons. One of the most successful military events in our colorful and rugged history would unfold when attacking for the first time; the four Canadian divisions stormed the ridge at 5:30 a.m. on April 9, 1917 with more than 15,000 soldiers and overran the Germans along the front. Hill 145, the highest and most important fea-

Remember When...Hubert Henry (Hullie) Orser grew up on a farm east of Ponoka, and as a young man fought in the trenches of World War I. While in charge of a platoon of 11 men, he was wounded at Passchendaele in 1917 during a battle that killed six of the men. During his convalescence, he was transferred to the fl ying corps and, during his sniper training, entered and won many rifl e competitions. After the war, Hullie returned to Alberta, was very active, and passed away in 1981 at the age of 84.

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ture of Vimy Ridge was captured, and a glorious final victory was delivered after just three more days of battle. The Canadian operation had de-feated the odds and achieved great success, even when the larger French and British offences had failed, but it would come at a great cost, with 3,598 of our soldiers killed and 7,000 wounded. And then there were many other battles in which our Canadian military personnel were engaged, and all are featured at the amazing Fort Ostell Museum display.

*In a muddy corner of Belgium, Canadian soldiers overcame unimaginable hardships to capture the ruined and muddy Village of Pass-chendaele in 1917. It would be the ‘City of Winnipeg 27th Division’ that would lead the fi-nal charge on November 6, but once again the victory would come at a terrible price, with over 4,000 Canadians dead and 12,000 wounded. It was after Passchendaele that the success of the Canadian lads had earned them the reputation as the best offensive fighting force on the Western front.

*The Battle of Flers-Courcelette was a small part of the Battle of the Somme, but was different than any other confrontations because of the new innovations that had been developed, including the creeping artillery barrage and the use of tanks in combat. The village was finally secured and held, but only after a strong German attack had caused a brief retreat, after which the Canadian 63rd Division were called in as reinforcements to secure the victory, but with high casualties.

*At the Battle of Mount Sorel in the Ypres salient, the third Canadian Division was the tar-get of a crushing German bombardment, whose

goal it was to secure the last remaining high ground still in the British hands. Despite losing ground and position, the Canadians launched a counter attack, and eventually achieved victory on the third and final operation, but at a heavy cost of 8,000 casualties.

*Other crucial WWI battles and bombard-ments where our Canadian soldiers were heavily involved included: the Battle of Langemarck, the Battle of Amiens (which was the beginning of the end for the German armies), the Battle of Drocourt-Queant on September 2, 1918 (where the Canadian Division attacked the DQ line supported by tanks and aircraft during the 100 Days Offensive, which was the final period of the war), the Battle of Canal du Nords, and the Battle of Courtrai, which culminated the ongo-ing advancement of the front lines of our Allied army, while capturing many cities along the way, and would finally achieve a tremendously hard fought, but superb victory.

Every year Canadians honour our veterans and their families during the week of November 5 to the 11 (Veteran’s Week), remembering those who fought to the end, some making the ultimate sacrifice while defending our nation’s interests at home and abroad.

The Fort Ostell Museum will celebrate Heri-tage Weekend with their annual Heritage High Tea on Saturday-August 2 from to 5 p.m., which will also be a great opportunity for visitors to see the new World War I display as well as all the other artifacts and treasures dedicated to the long and colorful history of Ponoka and districts.

Our Canadians were brave and strong in WWI

The authentic new display at the Fort Ostell Museum is entitled ‘Battles of WWI’, and highlights the countless horrific confrontations, and the major roles that our Canadian soldiers and nurses played in World War I from 1914 to 1918. Featured are some of the early uniforms, rifles, survival gear and medals as well as vivid accounts and photos of the battles they fought, and finally won, but not without devastating losses and hardships.

Photos courtesy of Fort Ostell Museum

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Kosovo was the undoing of the reign of President Boris Yeltsin in Russia, will Ukraine seal a similar fate for President Vladimir Putin?

In a country where demo-cratic processes do not really determine who governs it, it is natural that external crises be-come more of a determining factor in the ability of those in power to hold on to their seats.

There are some important differences, though, in the com-parison of the position of Vladimir Putin to that of Boris Yeltsin. At the time of the Kosovo crisis, Yeltsin was already seen by the Russian people as a drunk politician who could not take things seriously and he was accused of making too much concessions to the West. In the case of Vladimir Putin, the perception is quite the opposite and domestic media are both encour-aged and at times forced to continue to feed that image to the public.

Available evidence, even that published or aired by the international media, overwhelm-ingly shows that the downing of the civilian airplane belonging to the Malaysian Airlines was the work of separatists in eastern Ukraine supported by Russia and the international community is tightening the screws around the Russian leadership to give in by accepting the responsibility for the plane disaster (better to call it the crime) and stopping the ongoing po-

litical and logistical support to the separatist rebels.

Although this is not a full blown new Cold War, there is little doubt that we are in a new phase in the reshaping of the in-ternational order, with the main difference being there is no ideological background to this conflict. This one is about gain-ing new turf and/or controlling what is already under the belt of one side or the other.

It could be fair to say that the parameters of this new configuration of the positioning of the sides are more of an eco-nomic nature than anything else.

Take, for instance, the announcement of the creation of the new development bank by the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, Chi-na and South Africa) with $100 billion capital and another $100 billion pool of foreign ex-change reserves. It came just one day before the downing of the civilian airplane and none of the leaders of the other founding nations of the new bank issued any statement condemn-ing Russia for its role in the crash. Maybe in the days and weeks ahead, once official inves-tigations have been completed and the results announced, they may issue statements of sor-row and regret for the loss of civilian lives just for the sake of having paid lip service to the incident, but they will not seriously think of taking on Russia, because they are now on the

same fold. Russia will likely not back down from its

position of supporting the separatists as that will mean a significant erosion of Putin’s do-mestic powerbase. Unless Russian diplomats can pull a rabbit out of the hat to allow their president to save face, there will be more and more economic sanctions by the West target-ing Moscow. Russians will want to respond in kind using their single most powerful eco-nomic weapon, the dependence of Western

Europe on their natural gas exports. Putin will also play big to dethrone the US dollar from its position as the world’s reserve currency, an objective for which he will find some very sympathetic support, in particular from China.

So we will be witnessing some exciting times in the weeks and months ahead, with the possibility that while watching it unfold, we, the ordinary people, could be sucked into the whirlpool with many being drowned in the process.

The aftermath of the aviation crime

Mustafa EricEditor

Dear Editor, Once again the Home Hobby and Horticul-

tural Show will be coming to our town. There will be lots of entertainment, many varieties of flowers and vegetables, adult and children’s sections, grains and legumes, landscaping and vegetable gardens, a seniors division, sewing section, a special needs area and a baking sec-tion, too.

The latter needs to be checked out as there are special prizes to be won. The art division shows great talent to be recognized. Everybody that loves crafts will see others’ talents, so en-thusiasts should enter some of theirs and see how they do. If one were so fortunate to have a quilt, wall hanging or rug made in the last while and not entered before, one should take it under arm and see how it does.

The judges’ comments are always helpful and rewarding.

The junior section always brings the chil-dren, they just love the items made by others (and even themselves if entered)

With our long cold winter we just experi-enced, some may have knit or crocheted an item or two to tuck in and enter.

A children’s area will be set up where they can maybe participate or just watch how it is or was done in years past.

I feel compelled at this time of year to write a comment or two about this fantastic fair that is both fun and exciting.

I have been a competitor and a member for some time and look forward to the displays, judges’ comments and the competition it can provide.

Fairs are meant to bring the community to-gether. How many do you know of that are no longer in existence?

Be sure to pick up a book stashed around our town and come to the fair armed with many proj-ects you have or as a spectator.

So how ‘bout it people? Get a book and help the 2014 Agricultural Fair survive another year

Bettty McMillan Ponoka

Help 2014 Agricultural Fair survive Sale of AltaLink to Berkshire HathawayDear Editor,

Canadian Engineering giant SNC Lavalin is selling its entire stake in AltaLink to Warren Buf-fett’s US company Berkshire Hathaway.

The deal is worth 3.2 billion.AltaLink is delivering electricity to 85 per

cent of Albertans and owns more than half of Al-berta transmission lines.

The recent infrastructure upgrades to Alta-Link were paid with Alberta taxpayers’ money. Ratepayers are paying for assets belonging pos-sibly soon to Warren Buffet.

If this sale goes through, Albertans will lose further control of our precious resources, control over critical infrastructure, control over regula-tions of essential services and over how much electricity is transported to the US.

AltaLink’s assets are around $6 billion, War-ren Buffet’s company would get it for just over $3 billion, a huge gain to the expense of Albertan ratepayers.

None of the Albertan or Canadian resources

should be sold to foreign countries. CBC Radio reported recently large holdings and pending sales of AB resources to Asian companies that are not revealed to Albertans. Just as the disputed foreign worker program is again discussed be-hind closed doors between Alberta government and business leaders. Why is this done in secret? To avoid public outcry? Is our government act-ing in the interest of Canadians or in the interest of big business?

If you don’t want your resources foreign owned, under foreign control of price, how much we get to keep, how much our children and future generations will have in Canada for their use you got to speak up, make your voice heard.

Write, call email to your MLA, the Fed-eral Minister of Industry at: [email protected], or to the Alberta Utilities commission at: [email protected] Submission deadline is July 23, 2014.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine ... it’s summertime! ~ Kenny Chesney

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 involve c 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

Library ActivitiesCELEBRATING THE NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN: The Town of Ponoka is throwing a BBQ to celebrate the new Community Garden on Tuesday July 29th at 12:30 pm in the parking lot behind the Town Hall. We hope to see lots of people out celebrating the beautiful new space that will provide food to the food bank, friends and community.

FAMILY LEGO CLUB: Ponoka Jubilee Library invites children & adults to take part in our Family Lego Club. Come build whatever your imagination can come up with! All Lego will be provided by the library, and the masterpieces will be put on display for all to see. Regular meetings are every second week, alternating between Thursday & Friday from 3:30-5:00. The next LEGO CLUB: July 31st.

Aquaplex & Recreation Update:• Stay in shape this summer with our fun Water fi tness classes. Monday – Friday 8:30 am - 9:30 am• Tuesday 7 – 8 pm Aqua Zumba, and Thursday 7 – 8 pm • Water boot camp with Freedom Fitness Trainer Heidi Cabay.• Come out and enjoy a water polo lesson July 23rd between 1-2pm from the Alberta Water Polo Association.• To use the tennis courts please pay inside at the Aquaplex.• Daily passes are Adult -$3.25 Youth - $2.25 or Family -$6.50• We have season pass to Adult -$36.00, Youth -$ 26.00 or Family-$77.50

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Waste Transfer Station HoursTuesday through Saturday – 10 am to 6 pm

There is a minimum tipping fee of $8.00 per visit. There is no charge for compostable materials (grass clippings, garden waste, leaves, branches) or tires. Call 403-783-8328 for more information.

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Fire PermitsPlease remember that Fire Permits are required for any burning taking place within the Town, with the exception of fi re pits. The permits are free of charge from the Fire Hall. Don’t forget the many alternatives to burning: try recycling, composting, or take your items to the Waste Transfer Station. If you have any questions, please contact the Fire Hall at 403-783-0112.

Upcoming Community EventsJuly 25 -27 - Vintage Bike Rally July 25-27 - Stan Baliant Memorial Slow Pitch Tournament July 26 - Enter for the Downtown Chili Cook Off (entry forms available at Hamilton’s IGA or Leland Hotel. All proceeds go to Cancer Patient Support)July 28 - Community Blood Drive August 2 & 3 - Elite Integrity 2nd annual Drag Race Event -Ponoka Airport

Save the Date!Saturday, August 2, 2014, Join us for High Tea at Fort Ostell Museum, from 1 - 4 p.m. $5.00 per person. Celebrating our new WWI Display and local Veterans.

Wednesdays in the ParkJuly 23 – kick back and enjoy the music of Harvey and FriendsJuly 30 – relax to the music of Gospel 792 August 6 – groove to the music of the Crestomere Cowboys August 13 – enjoy the Gymnastics performanceAugust 20 - chill to the music of Harvey and Friends

Busy downtown: Shoppers were out and about July 19 during the Chamber of Commerce town wide garage sale. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Rimbey Skate Park

Ponoka County is being asked to support the development of Rimbey’s new skate park, a project headed by the Rimbey Kinsmen.

Project chairman Allen Adam told council during its July 15 meeting the Town of Rimbey has donated $40,000 plus the cost of surveying.

The total cost of the project will run between $400,000 and $600,000. The Kinsmen are hoping for a mon-etary donation of $150,000 from the county as well as its support to aid in acquiring matching grants. “They have to have that matching compo-nent committed,” said county CAO Charlie Cutforth

“With all of these major projects going on in Rimbey and Ponoka, it’s putting pressure on us to build bridg-es and roads, and we’re hearing about it. That’s the only caution,” he added.

Cutforth says the county was not involved in the construction of Rim-bey’s last skate park nor Ponoka’s park.

The Kinsmen are putting in approximately $50,000 for the con-struction of the park. The Rimbey Lions Club is another major contribu-tor.

New Line Skate Parks is designing the park and groundwork is expected to begin in the spring of 2015.

The new park will be located on the south side of the Lions Park, across from the United Church.

County council made no decision regarding the matter at the meeting, when the request was heard.

Central Alberta Raceways

Rod Schaff, director of the Cen-

tral Alberta Raceways drag strip, presented to councillors a future vi-sion to further enhance the drag strip and is returning in early fall with a completed proposal.

“I would like to average a propos-al over about four years,” said Schaff.

To date Ponoka County has con-tributed $400,000 to the raceway, in cash and services.

“We want to make this a first class facility on the drag side,” said Schaff. “That’s going to be the golden goose of the operation.”

The drag strip is visited by sanc-tioned racers and the track may hold a National Hot Rod Association race. “We’re talking 200, 300 cars from western Canada,” said Schaff.

Schaff also wants to implement youth drag race programs and involve the Edmonton RCMP to teach safe-ty and encourage youths to race on tracks rather than county roads.

The RCMP is part of a race pro-gram that operates at the Castrol Raceway. Y.I.E.L.D. (Youth Initia-tives and Education in Lifestyles and Driving) is a program dedicated to moving illegal races onto tracks and allows racers to compete against RCMP drivers.

“They’ve (Rimbey RCMP) no-ticed there’s not as much racing in the county,” said Schaff. “We’re going to get kids off the street.

Once the strip’s enhancements are finished, Schaff says 75 per cent of the proceeds made from the events are going to be donated back to the community.

To finish the track to the projected vision, another $2 million is needed.

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More than 70 family members converged on the Ponoka Legion, July 20 to celebrate the 90th birthday party of Phyllis Carmichael.

Planning for the celebration started in October and it was Carmichael herself that used her 1946 manual typewriter to draft and send out the invita-tions.

“I had a really good response,” said Carmi-chael. “The majority of the people here are my nieces, nephews and their partners.”

All 32 cousins confirmed their attendance at the celebration, which brought family members from all over Alberta, British Columbia and Sas-katchewan.

“As you can see, there’s lots of people here,” Carmichael said proudly.

Carmichael’s parents originally settled in Ponoka in the early 1900s under the name of Donaghy and many of the family members still live in the area. Others have since moved to dif-ferent provinces but this was a joyous excuse for family to reunite.

A key feature of the celebration was printed posters of family trees of the grandparents, great grandparents and beyond. Beverly Leech, Carmi-chael’s niece, used the Apple software My Family Tree to build the posters.

She said she originally had 176 people on the

Milestone birthday celebration reconnects family

“There’s always been keepers of the family history.”

Beverly Leech

chart, but with help from the family’s archive book, curated by Carmichael, Leach was able to increase the number to 570. Leech has seven generations on one tree dating back to the 1700s in Scotland and Ireland.

“I went back to five generations from my grandparents,” Leech stated.

“There’s always been keepers of the family history,” she added.

Without the family tree book, Leech said there would not have been any way to track everyone’s names. She says in the old days, if a family’s child died at a young age, parents would give subse-quent children the same name.

Maureen Donaghy, another niece of Carmichael, said the experience was well received. “I haven’t seen some of these people since I was a teenager.”

A special lunch and dessert was prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary and Carmichael took time to recognize their efforts during the banquet.

“The ladies of the Legion have been very helpful,” she stated.

Carmichael’s brother, Harold Donaghy, celebrated his 90th birthday celebration at the same location three years ago.

More than 70 family members converged on the Ponoka Legion to celebrate Phyllis Carmichael’s (seated in the middle) 90 th birthday celebration. Carmichael and her siblings were all raised in Ponoka for many years.



BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Development at the new site for the Ponoka Gymnastics and Trampoline Club is well underway, directly south of the Wolf Creek Public Schools cen-tral office.

“They have just started,” explained planning and development officer Bet-ty Jurykoski. The earthwork for the site is complete and applications for plans and permits are being processed.

“It was a bit of a confusing situ-ation,” said Jurykoski. The club was initially going to be built on county land and the applications had been ap-proved. However, after it was decided the county location was not ideal, all the documents had to be switched over to the town.

New Eden Worx will begin con-structing the metal framework of the building in mid-September and club treasurer Annette Fenske says, if all goes well, the building will be com-plete in January.

Mark Hanson of New Eden Worx will be involved in the project. “He helped with the construction of the ag centre, so he’s quite knowledgeable,”

said FenskeThe 70 by 130 foot building will in-

clude a mezzanine, two upstairs rental rooms, a downstairs rental party room, a concession, a walking track, which will be open to the public and an ex-ercise room with a viewing area of the gymnastics floor; also open to the pub-lic.

The building’s foam pit is valued at $10,000 and Fenske says the club is taking recycling bottle donations from the community to cover the cost. Ap-proximately $5,000 worth of bottles has already been donated. Benefactors will be recognized at the foam pit.

The club is also seeking corporate sponsors, whose advertising will be featured within the building.

The club’s current building is locat-ed on 49 Avenue, beside the Rowland Parker and Associates building.

Fenske says the club’s current building was going to be demolished before construction of the new one was complete and would like to thank the accounting firm for allowing them to remain there. “They’ve been gracious enough to let us stay.”

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Members of the Ponoka Gymnastics Club pull children from the crowd for their Gymnastics in the Park show, July 15 in Centennial Park. Photo by Amelia Naismith

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With humble origins as a homestead for Belgian immigrants, the Deleeuw family farm has flourished under the care of four generations of farmers and have recently been recognized with the Century Farm Award by Ponoka County for their achieve-ment. “We provided them with a big gate sign,” said assistant CAO Tom Webber.

Families are required to apply for the award and must be given approval by the Government of Alberta and once provincial support has been ensured, the county steps in.

Requirements for the award stipulate that farms must be operated by the same family for 100 years and the county man-dates a historical search of land titles.

Last year the county handed out six

awards and Webber says there are many eligible farms in the east end of the county. “We’re coming up to a stage in history, a lot of this area was homesteaded between 1900 and 1914.”

Current landowner Bo Deleeuw, son of Gord, grandson of Arthur and great-grand-son of Fedor, who was one of the original eight immigrants, decided to hold a 100-year celebration earlier in the summer to honour and delight Mary Deleeuw, Arthur’s wife.

“It’s pretty special for Grandma,” said Bo.

Between the years of 1904 and 1912, eight brothers emigrated from Belgium to Canada; Hector, Earnest, Fedor, Marcel, August, Arthur, Jules and Adhemar.

Ludwena — Bo’s great-grandmother — was initially married to Hector but after his death, she re-married to Fedor. Together they had Arthur and his two brothers, all born on the farm. From her first marriage, Ludwena had two other sons. However, all five men have passed away.

“There was this farm and two of the brothers had farms nearby,” said Bo. Only two of the three farms remain with the family.

For most of his life Bo worked in the oilfield industry while farming on the side. “Just this year I’ve quit the oilfield, focused more fulltime on farm-ing.”

He remains proud — in an era where fam-ily farms are dropping off to make way for large commercial op-erations — that he is a fourth generation farm-er on the same 1,000 acres.

“I think it’s just

kind of neat to have the same last name (for the farm) for four generations,” Bo ex-plained.

“This is where we lived, this is where we got married. I think it’s wonderful myself. I think our forefathers would be intrigued,” added Mary.

The Deleeuw farm has always been a cohesive family operation.

“Just to be able to farm together as a family is pretty neat. To be able to operate together,” said Bo.

On the original farm there were a vari-ety of ventures, from chickens to pigs, beef, diary and grain. “It was great . . . whatever we did. We had the dairy, it was really a step forward in our life.”

Now the farm mostly focuses on grain

and cattle.The property still boasts three original

structures, the barn, the pump house and the machine shed. Mary now lives at a farm nearby but still visits her grandson’s land to reminisce. “It just feels like a part of me is gone . . . when you leave a place, even though the family has taken over it, there’s an emptiness inside. But I’m happy too.”

With two sons, the oldest is 14 years old, Bo says there is a good chance the farm will pass to fifth generation.

“It’s a pretty nice lifestyle. Like, I worked the oilfield and you always had a boss, you weren’t home all the time,” said Bo.

“We just loved it because it was hand-ed down from generations and we all did the same thing at that time. We were all in the same boat and had to work hard,” said Mary.

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In the July 2 edi-tion of Ponoka News, the “WCPS terminates commitment with re-gional framework” story on page 9 states Wolf Creek Public Schools will no longer be giving money to the Regional Collabora-tive Service Delivery. However, they will actually be no longer giving money to the Central Alberta Re-gional Consortium. We apologize for the error.

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BY MUSTAFA ERIC

A former Ponoka resident is making an attempt at being appoint-ed to the Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper with the expressed intention of taking the Senate to a higher level of functionality.

James Risdon, who lived in Ponoka some two decades ago before switching career paths and becoming a journalist, has launched an online campaign with a view to mustering enough support to attract the prime minister’s attention to be shortlisted for consideration.

Risdon said in an e-mail in-terview that while the salary and benefits package that come with being appointed as a senator are no negligible upgrades, he had two oth-er major motives for his effort.

“First of all, I want to open up the Senate to what is often called ‘aver-age Canadians’,” Risdon said.

“I’m one of those average Cana-dians. I don’t golf or have drinks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, I’ve never been invited to the Queen’s palace, and just don’t move in those

circles. I’m not on national TV on a regular basis. And, under normal circumstances, that means I would probably never, ever be considered for a seat in Senate.”

Having said that, though, Risdon went on to list why he felt he was fit for the position, unlike more average Canadians, for his knowledge of the way the government works, his post-secondary degrees and his fluent use of both official languages.

“Secondly, the Senate is a place where the future is being considered now, where people are preparing position papers on what we, as a country, should do to get ready for the changes which are coming down the pipe. That’s exciting stuff. And I want to be a part of that. I want to leave my mark and work with deep thinkers on the issues, which will affect Canadians,” Risdon wrote in reference to his second motive.

With regard to the role of the Senate in Canada’s political system, Risdon indicated that he had no prob-lems with the appointed status of the body as opposed to being elected.

Former Ponoka resident eyes a seat in the Senate

“The Senate is a place for sober second thought. And the best way to ensure people are free to think things through clearly is to avoid undue pressure on them. When our Senate was created, it was freed of the need to have its mem-bers elected. Canadian senators can instead focus on the job without being pressured to adopt this or that popular notion which may or may not be correct,” he opined.

Despite that conviction, the Senate hopeful did agree that, the political body did not command much authority.

”In Canada, we have the Rodney Dangerfield of senates. It don’t (sic) get no respect,” Risdon wrote.

“And with the recent Senate scandals, we may

all be thinking, ‘Well, no wonder!’ But that’s the past. The fact remains that the Senate does a lot of very good work and it can do more.”

As to what he wants to personally achieve, Risdon appears to have already drawn up a strat-egy with regard to tackling issues of importance for the Senate and the nation.

“My first priority when I get appointed to the Senate will be to immerse myself in the existing files facing the Senate,” Risdon wrote in his email.

“There are a lot of issues I see a need to ad-dress.”

Among them are ways of developing respons-es to man-made and natural disasters, the need to “jumpstart innovation, research and development

in Canada” and bet-terment of healthcare standards nationwide.

Risdon also says he will work hard to remove all tuition fees in post-secondary edu-cation.

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The wild rose continues to flourish abundantly in our road-side ditches and spill out unexpectantly in cracks and crannies every-where.

It is a beautiful, much loved flower.

The amazing thing about the wild rose is that it appears so frag-ile and delicate, but it isn’t. In fact, it flour-ishes in this province, and doesn’t need to be cajoled or coaxed or coddled into blooming.

It just does!Fittingly, the wild

rose is our provincial flower.Sadly, the symbol of the wild rose and the slogan

‘wild rose country’ is to be deleted from our license plates.

Why?That’s just crazy. Take away our wild rose! That’s

wrong, just wrong!The debate over the new proposed license plates

is ongoing and so it should be.Albertans, less than impressed with the govern-

ment’s decision to delete the wild rose symbol from our license plates, are up in arms.

Albertans have every right to be annoyed. The move, by the provincial government, is ridiculous.

We are a province where the wild rose flourishes and the fact that we will no longer be able to boast about that delightful fact on our license plates seems ludicrous.

Deleting the wild rose symbol because of a seem-ing conflict with our Wildrose Party seems petty and small.

The Wildrose Party, itself, was clever in com-ing up with a name befitting the province in which it lives, as was The Alberta Party. However, it seems Alberta.ca will be allowed.

But, political leanings aside, Wild Rose Country as a slogan certainly wins over the slogan Alberta.ca.

Wild Rose Country conjures up images of a warm and welcoming province, a little wild and

untamed perhaps, but ripe with potential and growth and prosperity.

Alberta.ca is simply blah!To add insult to injury, Albertans are going to

have to fork over five bucks just to get these new plates that they didn’t want in the first place.

In the big scheme of things, license plates and their logos should probably not be given a huge pri-ority when it comes to things to complain about.

It is true that education and health care are con-stant bones of contention, and rightly so, but, it seems, as is the case with most things, always there are those who are worse off.

And even though we live through what seems like endless winters, suffer through drought or high water levels, depending on the whims of mother na-ture, overall, things are good.

But, still there are some things that simply shouldn’t be messed with.

Things like the wild rose on our license plates.It needs to stay there. Taking it away is like re-

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Albertans need to feel proud that they live in wild rose country.

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I was never a very good golfer. As kids, we would sneak out on the Ponoka community golf course with an old set of clubs to whack a few balls around, while all the time searching in the bush for the lost ones that we could sell back to the regular golfers for two bits, or more. Our gang from ‘Riverside row’ would share a set of clubs borrowed from our dads, many of them way too long or too old, but they worked just fine, and made us feel like a part of the local golf crowd.

For some reason, yours truly picked up the bad habit of grabbing the club cross-handed, and despite having a pretty good swing, no matter how far it went, I always had this terrible hook that quite often ended up in the rough or in another fair-way. I even took a lesson from Ponoka’s own Cathy MacMillan, but after a few holes of hacking and cussing, I failed miserably and we went for a beer. In those days, the popular Ponoka course was only nine holes, there were very few carts buzzing around, and the tiny club house was located on a hill next to the Alberta Hospital road.

I will never forget that hot afternoon when I launched a very rare straight shot at the flag, then realized that it was headed for the next group, and I yelled out a loud ‘fore’ before it hit a big bald guy on the backside. Gingerly, I ran out to apologize when I discovered that it was none other than my school principal Mr. Larson, and then I imagined with horror that the re-mainder of my elementary grades would be served in his office without recesses. Whatever the case, here is my salute and dedication (all in fun) to golfers of all ages whether they are seasoned pros or every day duffers. I hope that this will bring a few laughs, and that you will always en-deavour to enjoy your favourite game amongst nature, while trying to forget the occasional frustrations, and always finish-ing your game by making every ‘shot’, and maybe even grabbing another round with your best buddies around the beer tent or the 19th hole.

The true meaning of golf.*Golf is a game where you hit down

to make the ball go up, you swing left and the ball goes right, the lowest score wins, and on top of all that the winner buys the drinks.

*Golf is much harder than baseball, because in golf you have to play your foul balls.

*If we find that we do not mind playing golf in the rain, the snow, and even during a hurricane, here’s a valuable tip.....our life might be in trouble.

*A ‘gimme’ can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers, nei-ther of whom can putt very well. Some golfers won’t admit it, but the most im-portant ‘wood’ in their bag is a pencil.

*One of the most in-teresting truths about the game of golf is no mat-ter how badly you play, it is always possible to get worse, but for sure we will always be back the next

day to do it all over again. It is also a fact that golf clubs are made to be swung and not thrown.

*Golf is a very hard game to figure. One day you’ll go out and slice it, and shank it, hit it into all the traps and hazards and miss every putt, and then the next day you will go out and for no reason make par, just miss an ace, and proudly tell the gang at the club house that it was the new clubs and Rob’s swing lessons.

*Golf can be the only sport where the most feared opponent on the course

is you. Golf can also be like marriage.....if you take yourself too seriously it won’t work, and both are expensive.

Chip shots.*Are you a scratch

player? Sure am....every time I hit the ball I scratch my head and wonder where it went.

*Golf balls are like eggs. They’re white, sold by the dozen, and a week later you have to go out and buy some more.

*Golfer: ‘I’d move heaven and earth to try and break a hundred on this course. Buddy: ‘You better try heaven because you’ve already moved most of the

earth.’*Why is the game called golf? Be-

cause most four letter words were already taken.

*He claimed that he played the course so badly that he lost two balls in the wash-er. The best way to make friends on the golf course is to pick up someone else’s ball.

Whatever the case, Ponoka is blessed with two naturally unique and challenging golf courses in the area, with the Ponoka Community layout situated beside the Centennial Centre road, and the Wolf Creek course near Morningside. Don’t forget to phone ahead for a tee time, then relax, have a great game, and always re-member that where-ever your ball lands or what your score might be, there will always be lots of others days to hit, chip, chop, and putt between now and Septem-ber.

Ladies and gentlemen and junior golf-ers, please be kind to your clubs, and then get out and have a great day, all of you.

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Ravi Jaipaul of Ponoka is on a nine-month volunteer mission with the international charity Medecins sans Frontieres in the newly indepen-dent South Sudan. The below submitted article reflects how he contributes to the betterment of life of the needy in the war-torn country.

When Ravi Jaipaul opens his eyes to greet the day, they land on the straw-thatched roof of his tukul – a cone-shaped mud hut. It’s 7:30 a.m. and he’s already mentally running through the seem-ingly endless to-do list that comes with managing a 100-bed hospital in a South Sudan refugee camp. He has a lot on his mind – cholera, food insecu-rity (refugees have only received 10 days’ worth of food this month), and, of course, the country’s civil war.

Working with Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan may seem a world away from MacE-wan University, where Ravi began his journey as a nursing student, but the connection isn’t as tenuous as one might think. Advocating for people facing adversity around the world was high on his agenda, even then – one of his many volunteer projects involved walking 300 kilometres from Calgary to Edmonton to raise awareness of the situation in Darfur.

“Providing healthcare for the most vulnerable populations in the world has always been a dream of mine, even when I was at MacEwan,” says Ravi. “In some ways, working in South Sudan is like coming full circle.”

Back at the refugee camp, Ravi gets ready for his day – using the communal latrine, clean-ing up and heading off to share breakfast with his Kenyan, Ethiopian and international colleagues in a larger mud hut. Then, he begins the 200-metre walk to the hospital along a road lined with hap-hazardly constructed houses made out of wood and plastic sheeting.

The spirit and resilience of the dislocated peo-ple who live in these barren, but clean makeshift

Offering solace in South SudanFormer nursing student volunteers with Doctors Without Borders

homes is one of the things that sur-prised Ravi the most. “It’s amazing how kind and respectful the refugees are. They clearly miss home and would like to go back, but they are so grateful and always willing to give you a smile and a wave.”

In over a month since taking on the role of managing the camp’s hos-pital, he’s seen many of these people in the series of semi-permanent structures with concrete floors and large mesh-net openings that make up the hospital’s emergency room, adult ward, pediatric unit, maternity unit and inpatient therapeutic feed-ing centre.

It’s here, at the centre that treats severely malnourished children, where a tiny one-year-old patient with sorrowful brown eyes and hair tinged orange from malnutrition stands out in Ravi’s mind.

“When I sat at her bed, she in-stinctively took my hand in hers, gave it her mightiest squeeze and looked up at me. Her hand was so small it barely took up half my palm. These are moments in life that stop your heart and strum your soul. In that moment, she reminded me that it’s always the people that make ev-erything worthwhile.”

Although Ravi’s day is far from routine, it usually involves some combination of completing rounds with his staff of local nurses, work-ing on schedules, helping out in the busiest wards when he can, prepar-ing for the construction of a cholera treatment centre, transferring critical patients to the referral hospital 20 minutes away or visiting a satellite mobile clinic.

His workday officially ends at 7 p.m. with a daily security meeting, but Ravi and his colleagues remain on call at all times in case of emer-gency or staff shortages, and his radio is his constant companion.

While the job clearly isn’t for everyone, to Ravi, the nine-month Doctors Without Borders mission is a dream come true. “I’ve been chas-ing this goal for about half a decade. Working with refugees and with this organization is one of the most diffi-cult, humbling and rewarding things I’ve ever done.”

Ravi says he has lots to do before his mission ends in January 2015, including facing one of his big-gest challenges – patience. “I have a long list that I keep in my pocket with all of the things that I want to accomplish – reorganizing the emergency room cabinet, creating a training program for our ward assis-tants, developing referral guidelines for our satellite clinic – and it keeps growing all the time. I have to realize that it can’t all happen at once, re-member that this is only my second month here and make sure to priori-tize my work, focusing on the things that will positively affect patient care first.”

After all, Ravi says it’s seeing patients like the little malnourished one-year-old girl leave the hospi-tal healthy that makes everything worthwhile. “By the time she was discharged, she was plumped up and her hair was no longer than rust-malnutrition colour – she looked fantastic. I almost cried when she left.”

The ramshackle health facility where Ravi Jaipaul strives daily to contribute to the betterment of life for the unfortunate people of South Sudan. Contributed photo

Ravi Jaipul of Ponoka in front of the Mede-cins sans Frontiers (Doctors without Bor-ders) office in South Sudan.

Contributed photo


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Suicide awareness march mobilizes Cree communities BY MUSTAFA ERIC

Some 200 members of Maskwacis First nations members staged an 18 km. “Walking in Spirit” march from the Christian School in Ponoka to Samson nation on Thursday, July 17 in an effort to raise awareness on the depressing problem of suicides affect-ing the Cree communities.

Organizer of the walk, Mason Buffalo, said in the past three months alone five

members of the Maskwacis First Nations, majority of them female, had committed suicide and that the march was aimed at not only honoring their memories but also at-tracting attention to the issue.

He described the main reason for these suicides as “loss of hope, no jobs, nothing to look forward to.”

Buffalo, who left his community a few years ago after his first cousin committed suicide and lived in Ontario before coming

back, said this was the third march he had organized.

“In the first march from north, we walked from Wetaskiwin to Maskwacis and last year, in the second event, we walked from the east,” Buffalo said.

“After this year’s march from south, we will be completing the walk from the four directions by staging the march from the west next year,” he added.

Buffalo said his primary goal in orga-

nizing the march was “to bring this reality out of darkness instead of turning our heads the other way.”

“This is a way of bringing us together to let each other know that we are not alone in this healing journey.

Participants in the march donned red t-shirts with the names of the suicide victims written on them and some carried their pho-tos on placards.

Around 200 members of the Maskwacis Cree community walked from Ponoka to Samson nation on Thursday, July 17 to raise awareness on the growing problem of suicides in the community.

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Sharon MacPherson (left) and Judy Boyd pose for the camera with their valuable showcase of wildlife at the Chrysler deal-ership in Ponoka on Friday, July 18.

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Chrysler dealership in environmental fundraising effortBY MUSTAFA ERIC

Environmentalists may not, in gen-eral, be friends with car dealerships because what they sell contributes to atmospheric pollution, but Medicine River Wildlife Centre (MRWC) found a perfect partner in Ponoka’s Chrysler dealership on Friday, July 18, when an owl was at display for kids as part of a fundraising effort for the environmen-tal group.

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The centre is not only an edu-cational facility but also serves as a wildlife hospital.

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“When we are not doing education pro-grams, we also have a very active wildlife hospital, about 1600 pa-tients a year are being accepted to our hospi-tal,” she added.

The fundraising ef-fort is mainly aimed restoring the wildlife hospital portion of the centre because the hos-pital the centre was operating was recently demolished due to its deteriorating structure.

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“Whoever would like to organize a fund-raiser for us, a BBQ or pancake breakfast, we will be more than happy to work with them,” said MacPherson in an open appeal to lovers of the environment to support their cause.

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Jakob Morris (middle) looks on as a RCMP Musical Ride Mountie greets attendees of a show July 20 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

“It’s a great show,” he stated. The event was also an opportunity to honour

Cpl. Travis Ogilvie, a Mountie originally from Ponoka injured in a gunfight in Vegreville in Janu-ary. Ogilvie and his family were honoured at each of the four shows over the weekend.

When he first heard of the Lions Club’s plans, Ogilvie was hesitant to agree as he did not feel

what he did was worth the recognition. How-ever, he was honoured with an overwhelming response. On the af-ternoon show July 20, attendees gave Ogilvie a standing ovation.

“Ponoka’s a very strong, family oriented community,” said Ogil-vie.

“I’m really grateful for the Lions Club and the Town of Ponoka to be honoured in this way,” he added.

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The Hanovar-ian breed is a cross between a draft horse and a racehorse, ex-plained Benoit. “It’s a warm blood…it’s a quieter horse.”

He says Mounties apply to be in the show and will commit to a two-year stint riding

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The majority of applicants have never ridden a horse before, either, so Benoit says they screen to ensure a person can be trained to ride. Once

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Each year the Musical Ride trav-els to two Canadian provinces, this year was Quebec and Alberta. The first official Musical Ride was per-formed in Regina in 1887.

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TAR (Target Acqui-sition Radar) has lock-on, this light will go green. Then just push this button here, and the rest’s auto-matic. Good luck! Oh, and make sure no-body’s standing behind the missile when you launch.”

Maybe the crew who launched the mis-sile that brought down Malaysian Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday afternoon were trained professionals, but it

seems unlikely. They weren’t good enough to tell the difference between a military aircraft and a ci-vilian airliner.

The Ukrainian planes were smallish aircraft flying low in a combat zone; the huge Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was flying straight and steady at 10,000 metres (33,000 feet). A fully trained op-erator would know the difference in an instant. Somebody who had just had a crash course in fir-ing Buk missiles (two tracked vehicles and a lot of electronics) might not. So 298 people died.

The really damning evidence is on the social media sites. First there is a post on a top rebel com-mander’s site, just at the time MH17 went down, claiming to have downed a Ukrainian transport plane. Within hours that post was deleted. Then the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) posted in-tercepted telephone conversations between rebel commanders on YouTube.

“Demon”, commanding the rebel troops who are the first to the crash site, reports: “Cossacks from the Chernunkhino checkpoint shot down the plane....They found the first body. It’s a civilian.” “Were there many people?” asks his superior, nicknamed “Greek”. “A f…load,” replies Demon. “The debris rained right into the yards.”

“Any weapons there?” asks Greek. “None at all. Civilian things. Medical stuff, towels, toi-let paper,” says Demon. “Any documents?” asks Greek. And Demon, finally realising what must have happened, replies: “Yes. From an Indone-sian student. From Thompson University.” And he curses again.

It’s probably not Thompson University, which is an entirely online institution in the United States. It’s almost certainly Thompson Rivers Uni-versity, in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, which has a student exchange agreement with the International Islamic Education Council (IIEC) in Indonesia.

And there’s no way, without access to the crash site and with only a few hours to do the job, that the Ukrainian intelligence service could have come up with that kind of detail to put into a fake recording. It’s genuine. The rebels did it.

Russia didn’t want the Cossacks at Cher-nunkhino to shoot down a civilian airliner, but it has been giving the rebels heavy weapons while strenuously denying it. It has been caught red-handed, and hundreds have died. This is indeed a game-changer – but in which direction?

As President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, “This tragedy would not have occurred if there were peace in (Ukraine), or in any case, if hos-tilities had not resumed in southeast Ukraine. And certainly, the government over whose territory it occurred is responsible for this terrible tragedy.”

In other words, yeah, we gave the rebels the weapons, and they used them to shoot down the airliner, but the whole thing wouldn’t have hap-pened if the Ukrainian government had just given

Gwynne DyerThink

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in to the rebels. So it’s really Kiev’s fault, not ours.

Russia is going to brazen it out, and go on supplying the separatist rebels with weapons. The Western Europeans

have been trying to look the other way (although the United States did impose some extra sanctions this week), but they can’t look away after this. Western sanctions against Russia are going to go

up quickly and steeply now. It’s already ugly, and it’s going to get even uglier.

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


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BY AMELIA NAISMITH

Organizers of The Home, Hobby and Hor-ticulture Show held their final preparatory meeting on July 17 and they are excited to once again present the show to the community.

“We’re hoping that people in Ponoka, both urban and rural, will enter,” said Lauraine Weir, Ponoka Agricul-tural Society president.

Entrees cost $2 per category for adults and $1 for youth. However, the most the show will charge is $10. “You can enter as many things as you want,” said Weir.

She added that those who do not want to enter the show are encouraged to come anyway and experience the fun classes taking place, ranging from

making freezer jam, hobby horses, candy pulls and silk cocoon unraveling.

The classes take place Aug. 23 and also offered are two bouts of agility dog perfor-mances, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Home, Hobby and Horticulture Show is held Aug. 22 and 23 at the Ponoka Legion. The Legion is also hosting a Friday sup-per between 5:30 and 7 p.m. and Saturday lunch, complete with pie and ice cream.

“We’re hoping that people in Ponoka, both urban and rural, will enter,”

Lauraine Weir

Home, Hobby and Horticulture Show conveners happily collect their totes full of the tools and goodies they’ll need for each of the classes and aspects of the event. Photo by Amelia Naismith

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Bridge - A card game in which a good deal depends on a good deal. Bridge games continue at the Drop-in Centre through the Summer.

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 - See you in SeptemberWednesday 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!

What to eat: Tasty or healthy Virginia RisingBY DAVID WHITE

“I don’t understand why the D.C. public doesn’t realize its Sonoma and Napa is just a day’s drive. It’s an easy, straight shot out of the city, and there are incredible wines,” exclaimed Se-bastian Zutant, the co-owner of The Red Hen, a popular restaurant in the nation’s capital known for its serious yet quirky wine list.

Zutant has been managing bever-age programs at some of Washington, D.C.’s top restaurants for more than a decade. And in recent years, he has become a big proponent of Virginia wines.

Many critics share Zutant’s new-found respect for the state. After a recent visit to the Old Dominion, cel-ebrated British wine authority Jancis Robinson suggested that Rutger de Vink of RdV Vineyards has “a good chance of putting the state on the world wine map.”

De Vink’s name is almost always mentioned alongside Jim Law of Lin-den Vineyards and Luca Paschina of Barboursville Vineyards, two key figures in Virginia’s wine industry. Bottles from these producers would convert just about anyone who doubts the state’s potential.

But many consumers continue to give short shrift to Virginia, even if they’re in driving distance of its best wineries. Indeed, when Zutant shows off wines from producers like RdV, Linden, and Barboursville, he’ll often hide the labels.

“At my restaurant, I try to change perspectives,” he explained. “It’s never about bringing over a bottle of wine from Virginia; it’s always about hearing what my customers like. Then I’ll open a bottle from Virginia, have them taste it, and explain where it’s from. That’s the only way I can do it.”

In mid-May, I visited Linden with Zutant to chat with de Vink, Law, and Paschina about the future of Virginia wine. While the industry has experi-enced remarkable growth -- over the past decade, the number of wineries has increased from 78 to over 250 -- the three winemakers admitted there’s still great skepticism in the marketplace. But they’re optimistic.

“I’m not in a hurry,” replied Pas-

china, when Zutant expressed his frustration. “We’ll get there. Every year, the knowledge of Virginia wine increases. It’s up to us as producers to create an experience for people.”

De Vink agreed. One experience he’s fond of is a brown-bag tasting, where he’ll pit his wines against simi-lar blends from better-known regions.

“We’re making world-class wines that compete with the top wines around the world,” De Vink said. “If you don’t think so, let’s put them in brown bags. Unless someone like Robert Parker says -- ‘95 points!’ -- everyone will be suspicious of Virginia. That’s hard. But it’s getting better.”

Zutant isn’t the only restaurateur starting to pay attention to Virginia. On marketing trips across the coun-try, Paschina has found a growing thirst for his wines.

“We have to identify spots with intelligent wine buyers -- ones that aren’t prejudiced or lazy,” he ex-plained.

“It’s easy to buy famous wines, put them on the list, and jack up the prices,” Paschina continued. “Those are the restaurants I don’t want to be in. Barboursville is at a fantastic restaurant in Brooklyn -- and I’ve had people come visit the winery after tasting the wine there. Some of our best buyers, historically, have come after hearing about us from res-taurants in New York, Washington, Richmond, and Charlotte.”

Jim Law has also seen a huge uptick in restaurant interest. “The dif-ferences I’ve seen are phenomenal, especially in the last five years,” he said.

Thanks to the D.C. region’s large population, many Virginia wineries can afford to ignore quality and in-stead focus on weddings and weekend tourists. So it takes a moral interest in quality to produce world-class wine. This commitment ties De Vink, Law,

and Paschina and a handful of other vint-ners together.

For several years now, De Vink has been called “a top wine-grower in Virginia.” But at one recent event, he was introduced as “one of the best winegrowers in the country.” So long as descriptions like that keep coming, Zutant should soon be able to stop hiding wine labels.

David White is the founder and editor of Terroirist.com, which was named “Best Over-all Wine Blog” at the 2013 Wine Blog Awards.

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“A Big Fat Crisis” by Deborah A. Cohen, MDc.2014, Nation Books $26.99 / $30.00 Canada

263 pagesYou feel as though you might have to quit your

job.Yeah, you’re that desperate to get away from

the treats that somebody’s been leaving in the break room. Nice gesture, but you’re totally inca-pable of resisting them and each bite ruins your diet.

It’s a point of shame that you have no willpow-er, but there may be more to your weight problem than lack of the word “no.” Find out by reading the new book “A Big Fat Crisis” by Deborah A. Cohen, MD, and cut yourself some slack.

It seems as though you can’t escape it: every-where you look, you’re reminded to eat healthier, get active, and lose weight. But you also can’t es-cape the things that taste good but are bad for you, and sticking to Dietary Guidelines “is neither easy nor fun.” In fact, most of us don’t eat right and just five percent of us get the recommended amount of exercise.

But to say that we’re weak-willed is mislead-ing, says Cohen. Most overweight people “appear to have plenty of self-control in most other areas of their lives.” They get to work on time, volun-teer, pay bills, drive safely, and raise families. So why can’t they control what they eat?

The reason, Cohen says, is twofold: we’re hard-wired to eat, and we’re exploited by our “food environment.” The good news is that the latter – “point of purchase and point of consump-tion” - are changeable. First, though, we must

understand “that an individual’s ability to resist overeating is lim-ited when excess food is constantly avail-able.” In other words, for myriad reasons, the more we try to control our appetites, the less we can avoid that extra donut or large O-rings.

The fixes are many: pay attention to what you eat; just seven extra calories a day will result in surpris-ingly big weight gain. Familiarize yourself with caloric content. Become aware of how

marketing promotes overeating. And support government regulations on grocery stores and res-taurants; after all, laws keep us safe from cholera and typhoid. They should be able to keep us safe from obesity, too.

So you say you need to lose ten pounds – but they’re kicking your (well-padded) butt? It might not be your fault, and “A Big Fat Crisis” tells you why but not without an extra helping of contro-versy.

On one side of the table, this book should be a big comfort to anyone who’s shamed by weight and temptation. Author Deborah A. Cohen, MD takes the onus off dieters by explaining that it may be genuinely true that they can’t help themselves. Cohen doesn’t let them totally off the hook, though; she still scolds, but not terribly harshly.

The controversy, however, lies in Cohen’s strongly-opinionated solutions. Specifically, res-taurant owners, grocers, vendors, and retailers won’t like ‘em. Not one crumb.

Obviously, this isn’t your usual diet-and-ex-ercise book. There are conversation-starters on every page here, and lots to think about. But if you’re concerned about obesity, eating right, and your family’s weight, “A Big Fat Crisis” might give you the skinny.

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Lacombe Memorial Centre Supper MeetingMonday, July 28 at 6 p.m.Producers are welcome to attend any meeting location.

Our objective in this process is to encourage as many producers as possible to participate in the Plan Review. ABP is your organization and we want you to help us be better. This is a chance for us to hear your voice and make ABP a stronger, more effective voice for all the cattle and beef producers in Alberta. ABP wants your opinion on our: Mandate, Structure, Operations, and Funding.

What did the bear say?Grrrrr…really long and loud-

ly. Grains are mixed this morning but since a bearish report from the USDA on Friday, the only place you would’ve seen bulls roaming around recently was at the Calgary Stam-pede. Managed money continues to be net sellers of all grains, except for corn surprisingly as it’s been sug-gested that unless average U.S. corn yields hit 170 bushels an acres, pric-es are justifying current estimates of supply and demand. One area that is seen possible production drop is India where late/minimal monsoon rains are delaying summer seeding. Thus far, only 5.2 million acres of corn have been planted, compared to the long-term average of 9.14 mil-lion. Further, soybean planting is 90 per cent behind schedule with only 1.95 million acres seeded. While concern is building for inflation in India due to lower production leading to higher food costs, the Indian gov-ernment is saying that there’s enough

grain being produced this year to add to the “huge stocks” already available. Further, with El Nino forecasts getting pushed back, significant and sus-tained bullish sentiment may not creep back into the market until late 2014/early 2015.

On Friday, July 11th we got the U.S.D.A’s monthly installment of the world agricultural supply and demand estimates and it was the same-old bear-paw punch square to the market’s jaw. The entire complex headed lower based on a large crop expected to come off in various parts of the world this year, adding to both domestic U.S. and global ending stocks. Spe-cifically, global soybean stocks are seen climbing to 85.3 million tonnes

which would be a record, while in the U.S., it’s seen at 415 million bushels, the highest carryout since 2006/07. However, a tight balance sheet for the 2013/14 year has left the U.S. to have record imports of soybeans with Canadian canola be-ing sent south to fill the gap left by a low carryout number of 140 million bushels.

U.S. corn production this year is expected to be almost 13.9 billion bushels and if crop conditions are maintained through the crucial polli-nation phase, it could easily surpass the 2003 record year of 13.925 bil-lion bushels. As a result, U.S. 14/15 ending stocks will climb by almost

50 per cent year-over-year to 1.8 billion bushels, and also padding the 188 million tonnes of global supplies available at the end of the season. Not helping the supply/demand equation is the fact that feed numbers were also reduced for both old and new crop. As for wheat, supplies are seen growing with good production numbers worldwide includ-ing Australia, whose production estimate was raised by 500,000 tonnes to a 26 million-tonne crop. Overall, the trend looks to continue to be bearish – in weather, crop conditions, fundamen-

tals, demand, etc.Here in the Canadian Prairies, estimates of un-

seeded and flooded acre losses continue to build, mostly in western Manitoba. Forecasts range from four million acres total to nine million acres – we’re pegging things around the five million-acre level. All the aforementioned in mind, now’s a good of time as ever to be re-evaluating your mar-keting strategy, given what you have in the bin, what it’s looking like in the field, and what your cash needs will be like over the next six-to-12 months.

To growth,Brennan Turner

President, FarmLead.com

Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in econom-ics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email ([email protected]) or phone (1-855-332-7653).

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Watch out for blue-green algae blooms

FROM AGRICULTURE ALBERTA

The recent hot weather across the province has raised concerns about blue-green algae blooms in dugouts.

“Blue-green algae is actually cyanobacteria, and can produce tox-ins that can be very dangerous,” says Melissa Orr-Langner, agricultural water engineer, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton.

“It can cause organ damage or even death if ingested by humans, livestock or pets.” Orr-Langer says blue-green algae can often be hard to identify. “Some people say it looks like pea soup or grass clippings sus-pended in the water. They may even see some scum with a blue-green tinge dried up on the beach or shore-line.”

If blue-green algae is suspected in a dug-out, it’s best to err on the side of caution, says Orr-Langner. “Don’t swim or bathe in the water and remove your livestock from it. Don’t consume the wa-ter even if treated, and that includes fish from the water, and don’t use the water on your vegetable garden,” says Orr-Langner.

“You should also contact an Alberta Agriculture water spe-cialist at 310-FARM (3276) for assistance.”

The dugout can be treated using a copper product registered for use on cyanobacteria. “Once you treat the al-gae, you need to avoid the water for at least

two weeks,” says Orr-Langner. “Once the bacterium dies, the

cell structure breaks down and re-leases the toxins into the water, so it’s vital to stay away from the water while this is happening.”

She says the best recommenda-tion is to be proactive. “Aerate all of your dugouts, especially ones live-stock drink from. Adding that extra oxygen into the water will help break down the nutrients and reduce the number of algae blooms.”

Funding is available for aeration systems, as well as for new dugouts and dugout expansion, under the Growing Forward 2 On-Farm Water Management Program. For more in-formation on blue-green algae, call the Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276)

VJV MARKET REPORTMARKET REPORT JULY 16, 2014

On Wednesday, July 16, 2014- 989 head of cattle went through our rings

TOTAL - 989

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SLAUGHTER CATTLE

STOCKERS AND FEEDERS

D1 - D2 cows 110.00-123.00D3 - D4 cows 98.00-107.00Holstein cows 80.00-105.00Heiferettes 110.00-130.00Bologna Bulls 120.00-141.00Feeder bulls 125.00-150.00

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

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BY AMELIA NAISMITH

The crops in Ponoka County are developing at an acceptable rate but with more ideal weather conditions, their stature could continue to im-prove.

“Some portions of the west central portion of the county received some severe weather that damaged some crops, about a week ago,” said Shayne Steffen, Ponoka County manager of ag-ricultural services. He estimated between 1,000 and 1,500 acres were damaged.

As of July 18, approximately 60 to 70 per cent of the county’s first hay cut was complete.

The entirety of Ponoka County provides good land for crop, however, the western portion is slightly better suited for hay crops and pasture because of the limited frost free growing days.

“Canola, wheat, barley and oats are all look-

ing good right now but we do need some more rain to continue to fill out the crops,” said Stef-fen.

He believes another six to 10 inches before the harvest would put producers in a good po-sition for all crops, although this year the most planted are canola, wheat, barley and peas.

According to the Alberta Crop Report, crop conditions as of July 15 for Region Two Cen-tral, which encompasses Ponoka, hot and dry conditions were affecting both crops and soil conditions.

“Weather is starting to make an impact on crops as they are shallow rooted and could use more moisture,” the report stated.

Sub-surface soil moisture has, over the last two weeks, dropped down to 28 per cent, leaving it at 56 per cent good to excellent.

Summer weather slows crop growth


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Ponoka wins over Wetaskiwin in high stakes gameBY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE

Men’s soccer saw a heated battle July 20 in Ponoka, where the hosts, Storm FC, faced strong rivals Diablos FC of Wetaskiwin and narrowly de-feated the visitors with a score of 4-3.

While the win was positive for the team, head coach Rich Evans wants to see stronger offence from his players.

He says Ponoka played a strong first half and were ahead 3-1 at the end of it. Despite the

lead, Evans said they should have had more goals against the Diablos and players needed to take more chances against the Diablos’s goalie.

“The game would’ve been over at half time 6-1, but we let them back in the game,” he stated.

Wetaskiwin put on the pressure and were able to catch up in the second half, which put Ponoka on the defensive. The Diablos pushed Ponoka to make mistakes close to the net and at one point, a Diablos player received a yellow card for a foul on a Storm player.

Evans was pleased to see Ponoka Storm win and play a strong physi-cal game against Wetaskiwin. He intends to work on pushing harder at the net. Evans said they had many one-on-one opportunities against the Wetaskiwin goalie.

While they may be ahead in the league, it is by a narrow margin. “We’re hanging on the top with the skin of our teeth because we’re not

taking chances.” Ponoka Storm lost their July 13

game against Camrose 2-0, their first loss of the season. They had 13 play-ers during that game, partly due to the World Cup finals. Storm played Wetaskiwin Manluk July 16 and faced their second loss of the season with a 3-1 final score.

Ponoka has nine wins, one draw and two losses this season.

Bucs lose a tight one against 2014

Expansion Team, 14-9SUBMITTED BY TODD LEWIS

The Central Alberta Buccaneers were in a defensive battle against the Fort MacMurray Mon-archs, Saturday, July 19.

Partly due to the inclement weather and part-ly due to strong defense, both teams’ offenses struggled to gel and find rhythm. Two of the three touchdowns in the game were scored on special teams.

The Bucs scored on a botched snap (wide re-ceiver and punter, #85 Matt Merkely, ran over 90 yards for the sole Buccaneer touchdown of the game) and the Monarchs scored on a punt return.

The Monarchs did eventually manage to drive the ball into the Buccaneer red zone, raising the

score to 14-7. The Bucs were able to score a safety, but it just

wasn’t enough to even the score. With the 14-9 loss, the Bucs move to fifth place in the AFL with an even record of 3-3.

Players and coaching staff have a bye week to reload and prepare for the final game of the regular season. The Bucs travel north to St. Albert in order to take on the 2-4 Stars in a game that has huge play-off implications.

If the Bucs win against the Stars, (provided the Monarchs lose their final game), they will clinch a home playoff game.

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Ponoka Storm FC’s Carmen Lyon takes on a strong defense July 20 during the game against the Wetaskiwin Diablos. Ponoka won 4-3.


Jamie Blinkhorn (#83) of Buccaneers eludes several Mon-arch defensemen on an offensive play in the game against Fort McMurray Monarchs on Saturday, July 19.

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Engaging learning opportunities brought to Maskwacis collegeBY AMELIA NAISMITH

Maskwacis Cultural College hosted a Science Day on Wednesday, July 16 to mark the efforts undertaken by the college staff, in particular li-brarian Manisha Khetarpal, to engage not only the students but also the larger community.

Invited by Khetarpal down from Edmonton was the Let’s Talk Science team, an outreach sci-ence organization affiliated with the University of Alberta, to engage the community in several top-ics.

“We grabbed activities that encompasses all the areas of science we cover,” said site lead Shakib Rahman.

Let’s Talk Science uses simple household items to further interest kids in learning. “The big-gest thing is, if you make science approachable to the kids . . . you find a lot of them coming out,”

said Rahman.He says teaching children science isn’t about

intimidating them with every detail but about fostering an interest and a passion. “It’s about self-discovery.”

He wants approachable science to break down barriers and attract students of all ages to learning.

Sociology class

In the spirit of furthering their education and knowledge, the students of the college are exposed to a sociology class taught by Yun-Csang Ghimn.

Ghimn joined the college almost six years ago and began teaching a course equal in value to those at the University of Alberta, making the course transferable and providing more post-sec-ondary options to the students.

He also teaches sociology at the University of Alberta and feels the smaller classes are more ben-eficial in readying the First Nations students for

Westin Strongman, 6, experiments with his finished project—a basic weather vain—at the Maskwacis Cultural College’s Science Day, July 16. Photo by Amelia Naismith

other schools and experiences. “Aca-demically, I would say they’re more than ready.”

The small size also allows for more emotional interactions between the students; heated arguments and debates are common, says Ghimn.

Ghimn focuses on social struc-ture and inequality with a First Nations perspective.

“(It) seems like the last five years, my students have had some organic exposure to non white eth-nic people,” said Ghimn. “I believe it’s an important thing for native stu-dents to have.”

The open dialogue of the class deals with customs, traditions, and truths and myths behind stereotypes, both for First Nations people and the rest of the world. “That’s a quite unique Maskwacis sociology class,” said Ghimn.

“I believe the college has to work as a window for them to the outside world,” he added.

Unlike most academic courses, where one lesson segues into the next, Ghimn’s class jumps from one topic to another depending on what the students wish to discuss.

He finds some of the topics closest to students’ hearts include race ethnicity and the hierarchy of “white” people, which refers to im-migrants and other styles of people in a traditional western secular soci-ety, such as Hutterites.

“Students tend to find a few or several topics they love to talk about and they’re on fire,” said Ghimn.Maskwacis Cultural College,

40th anniversary

Maskwacis Cultural College is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a year of cultural ceremonies and celebrations.

The college was provincially sanctioned in 1988 and has gradu-ated more than 2,000 students with degrees, diplomas and certificates. “We’re a provincial private in-stitution,” said president Patricia Goodwill-Littlechild.

“We hire the finest faculty; highly qualified faculty and er teach courses approved by the government of Alberta,” said Goodwill-Little-child. Maskwacis Cultural College’s courses are transferable to many universities, including Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge.


Thank You!Thank You!

Contestant Tiarrah with Luke Tournier, WPCA Chuckwagon driver.

The Ponoka Stampede Rodeo Challenge committee would like to thank the following for making the 2014 Ponoka Stampede Rodeo Challenge a success:

• Ponoka Stampede Association• Jace Harty Memorial Bull Riding• Galloway Oilfi eld Construction Ltd.• EnCana Corporation• Central Ponoka 4-H Beef Club• Schultz Psychological Services• Alberta Health Services• Ross Agri Supplies• West Coast Amusements• Ponoka News• Heck Petroleum

• RCMP Corporal Peter Nobles (St. Albert)• Sunny 94 Radio & Mascot • John Gordon• Vold Audio• Art Ulveland Photography• Susan Chantal Photography• Bonnie Liddle Photography• Naomi McKinney Photography• MP Blaine Calkins

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Thanks to Marilyn Jones, Kent Butterfi eld, Jason & Margo Pugh, Jennifer & Taya Windsor and Tracey Fox for providing the small & big animals for our contestants enjoyment.Thanks to Don & Shirley Campbell and Ed Zukowski for providing the teams and wagons.Thank you to Emily Jacobs for singing our National Anthem. Thank you to Rick Bonnett, (Mayor of Ponoka), Bryce Liddle (Deputy Reeve, County of Ponoka), and Joe Dodds (President Ponoka Stampede Association) for your opening remarks. Thank you to our returning MC, Tim Day from KG Country Radio 95.5 FM.THANKS to the lunch crew, face painters, photographers and other countless dedicated & exceptional volunteers who come year after year, we couldn’t do it without you. To all of our cowboys, cowgirls, World Professional Chuckwagon Association men & women, thank you for putting a smile on each and every contestants face. A fun, memorable day for each contestant and their family will be treasured forever.Our apologies and thanks to anyone we may have inadvertently missed.

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Contestant Madelynn with WPCA Chuckwagon driver Doug Irvine as her

partner in the bullriding event.

Contestants Casey and Parker with partners Cliff Cunningham, WPCA

Chuckwagon driver and Rimbey Rodeo Queen contestant Kaitlyn Malterer.

Environmental stewards celebrated with scholarshipBY AMELIA NAISMITH

The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ), encompassing 42,000 square kilometers of land in central Al-berta, is ushering in the next generation of environmental activists with help from the Martha Kostuch Scholarship.

“The scholarship is open to high school graduates living in the PAMZ region who wish to pursue a post-secondary education

in a discipline that helps us understand, protect and improve aspects of our envi-ronment, like land, air, water, wildlife and biodiversity,” says Kevin Warren, executive director of PAMZ.

While fresh graduates are given priority, students who have been out of high school for no more than one year are also eligible for the scholarship.

The scholarship looks to recognize those students who are environmentally

conscientious as well as those who take it upon themselves to provide service and leadership in their communities.

The $2,500 scholarship’s deadline is August 15 and students can submit their application either electronically to [email protected] or by mail to P.O. Box 1020, Sun-dre, Alberta T0M 1X0.

The scholarship was created to honor the legacy of Dr. Martha Kostuch, an envi-ronmental activist and a founding member

of PANZ, who, in her 30-year career, helped change how environmental respon-sibility was perceived. She also worked to move governance into a shared concept where it was deemed all sectors were held responsible.

More information, as well as specific requirements regarding the Martha Kostuch Scholarship can be found at http://www.pamz.org/ .

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JONESInez MarthaJuly 3, 1920 ~ July 13, 2014Inez Martha Jones passed away in Wetaskiwin (formerly of Red Deer) on July 13, 2014. She was born at home in the Wood River District (East of Ponoka). She married Edwin Jones on November 6, 1940 and farmed East of Ponoka until 1956 when they moved to Red Deer where she resided until 2007. Inez worked for the Alberta Government for many years at the P.T.S and fi nished at the Department of Agriculture.

She enjoyed doing many crafts which she shared with family and friends. Inez will be missed by all her family and friends. She will lovingly remembered by her four children, Linda (Chuck) Corah, Lenard (Marilyn) Jones, Rolly (Joanne) Jones, and Jennifer (David) Sugden; one daughter- in-law, Arly Jones; 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin; eldest son, George and brother, Ernest Peterson. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Zion Christian Fellowship Church (9 miles east of Ponoka on Hwy 53). Those wishing to make a donation in Inez’s memory, please send it to The Good Shepherd Lutheran Home 4702 Northmount Dr, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 3T3 or to the charity of one’s choice.

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Submit resumes by Wednesday, July 30/14 at 12:00 noon to the attention of:Shannon Boyce-Campbell, Executive DirectorP.O. Box 4004, 5006 – 52 Avenue, Ponoka, ABPhone: (403)783-4462 / Fax: (403)783-4483

Thank you to all that apply; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

SIMPLE!It’s simple to run a Garage Sale Ad in the Classified section and make quick cash. P h o n e C l a s s i f i e d s 1-877-223-3311.


Professionals 810

Trades 850

Truckers/Drivers 860

Oilfield 800SHALLOW WELL

ENERPRISES LTD. An Oil & Gas well Production Testing

Company, Alberta only REQUIRES

Night Operators & Operator Assistants.

Comparable industry wages & benefi t plan. Must have tickets &

driver’s license. Email resume Attn: Phil Prentice

[email protected]

TREELINEWELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL

licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive

wages & excellent benefi ts. Please include 2 work reference names and

numbers.Please fax resume to:

403-264-6725Or email to:

[email protected] phone calls please.www.treelinewell.com

ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced

Production TestingPersonnel

Email resume to: rdzubaroffi [email protected] or fax to (403)346-9420.

Must have all valid tickets.

Restaurant/Hotel 820ALL ROUND EMPLOYEE

required for cooking, cleaning and serving

customers in small town friendly hotel.

Includes room and meals. Phone Marg

403-857-9134,Youngstown.

CAMERON BAYHOLDINGS INC.o/a McDonald’s

Restaurants in Red Deer,Alberta (Gasoline Alley

East and West)requires a full time

Restaurant Managerfor each location.

Wages are between$51,000.00 to $55,000.00.Managers are responsible

for full operation of therestaurant, including but notlimited to hiring and training

of staff, running allprograms, attending

meetings, scheduling,ordering, ensuring safety

standards are met, handlingcustomers issues and must

be able to work withinbudgets and understand

profi t and loss statements.Both Restaurants are 24

hours and person must befl exible in their working

hours and be willing to workweekends. We offerbenefi ts and bonus

incentives. We requireprevious fast food managerial or McDonalds experience or equivalent education.

Restaurants are located at 37479 and 37428

highway 2, Red Deer.Apply by sending resume [email protected] or faxresume to 403-783-2975.

Trades 850COMFORT COLLISION

& RESTORATIONAccepting resumes for Autobody Technician.If you have a genuine

interest in classic cars & take pride in your work please fax resume to

403-343-8442

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Salein Classifieds

Trades 850INTERIOR

HEAVY EQUIPMENTOPERATOR SCHOOL.

No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates.Job board! Funding op-tions. Sign up online!

iheschool.com. 1-866-399-3853.

KPA PRESSURESERVICES LTD.

requires licensed heavy duty/automotive mechanic.

Excellent remuneration and benefi ts package.

Fax resume to 780-621-1818. Email

[email protected] or mail to Box 6357,

Drayton Valley, AB, T7A 1R8.No phone calls please.

Now Hiring:JOURNEYMAN

PIPEFITTERfor FACILITY PROJECT

The successful applicant will be a ticketed,

Red Seal Journeyman Pipefi tter/Steamfi tter

• Be able to complete ISO drawings

• Measure existing and new piping projects within an Oil and Gas Plant

• Organized• A Self-starter• Team player

This project runs fromAugust 18 to August 30 2014,

and will be by handonly-tools supplied LOA

and travel pay also supplied

Are you looking to grow your career in a drug and alcohol free environment,

surrounded by a great team?Then Profoxx Energy would

like to hear from you.We are a professional fast

growing company thatoffers competitive wages

and benefi ts in a funand safe environment.

Submit your resume to:[email protected]

Or by fax 780-622-5056

We thank all those whoapply, but only thosechosen for interview

will be contacted

SHUNDACONSTRUCTION

Requires Full TimeCarpenters& Helpers

Competitive Wages& Benefi ts.

Fax resumes & ref’s to:403-343-1248 or email to:

[email protected]

Trades 850

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Tired of Standing?Find something to sit on

in Classifieds

TOO MUCH STUFF?Let Classifiedshelp you sell it.

Central Alberta’s LargestCar Lot in Classifieds

Trades 850

Now Hiring:REGISTEREDPIPEFITTER

APPRENTICE

The successful applicant will be a registered apprentice

Pipefi tter Steamfi tterAND BE

• Organized• A self started• Team player• Able to take direction

This project runs fromAugust 18 to August 30 2014,

Are you looking to grow your career in a drug and alcohol free environment,

surrounded by a great team?Then Profoxx Energy would

like to hear from you.We are a professional fast

growing company thatoffers competitive wages

and benefi ts in a funand safe environment.

Submit your resume to:[email protected]

Or by fax 780-622-5056

We thank all those whoapply, but only thosechosen for interview

will be contacted

Truckers/Drivers 860

FULL TIMEDRIVER NEEDED

Please apply atPerry’s Pizza

TITAN TRANSPORT LTD.We are a fl at bed company based out of Saskatoon, SK.with an offi ce in Calgary. We are currently looking for company drivers as

well as owner operators.You must have a min. of 2

yrs. exp. with fl at beds.Canada/U.S.

Call 1-800-667-7080or 306-374-1739Ask for Robert

BusinessOpportunities 870

GET FREEVENDING MACHINES.

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

3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now

1-866-668-6629. Website: www.tcvend.com

Misc.Help 880

INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY

NEWSPAPER BUSINESS?Alberta’s weekly

newspapers are looking for people like you.

Post your resume online.FREE. Visit:

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Health Director/Manager

Responsible for the operation, administration, reporting and budget of the Duncan’s First Nation

Health Programs.

Qualifications: Completed post-secondary education in either a health or management related

field, drivers abstract with less than 5 demerits, clear Criminal Records and Child Welfare Checks.

Preferred Skills: Degree in Health Sciences or substantive Health related experience.

All Applicants must submit a complete package with covering letter and supporting documents upon applying.

Fax:(780) 597-3920 E-mail: [email protected]

Mail: ATTN.: Steve Kulmatycki,

Duncan’s First Nation,

PO Box 148, Brownvale, AB T0H 0L0

The largest and fastest growing Recycler in Alberta looking for

AUTO RECYCLER DISMANTLERS

Do you have that passion for cars and trucks? YES!

Licensed technicians and apprentices – are you tired of the diagnosing, the training, the comebacks and the stress? YES!

Then come work for the largest recycler in the world!

LKQ is the playground for the Automotive Industries. The Ponoka location is the fi rst in Alberta for LKQ Recycling. You can get in on the ground fl oor and grow with the company!

• LKQ offers stability with excellent wages, great benefi t package and a pension plan. • We also offer a fun, stable environment and a beautiful facility to work in.

NOW is the time to start your career with LKQ Canada Auto Parts!

Bring your resume to 430054 Don Laing Business Park, Ponoka and let’s talk or email to [email protected].

SCOPE OF JOB • Safely and effi ciently load, unload and transport the following

heavy equipment: dozers, excavators, graders, sidebooms and ditchers.

• Driver must consistently check vehicles to ensure that mechani-cal, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order, while assuring that all load-related documentation is complete and accurate.

• Follow the proper protocol to report any defects, accidents, or traffi c violations

• Driver must also properly maintain log books of working hours and vehicle service. Consistent communication is essential between the driver and supervisors to ensure effi cient transport.

QUALIFICATIONS • Valid Class 1 Driver’s License. • Experience with hauling, loading and unloading heaving equip-

ment is required. • Winch truck experience is an asset • A team player with excellent attention to detail, a strong work

ethic and oral communication skills. • All employees are required to undergo and pass a Drug & Alco-

hol screening as condition of employment.

Please send resumes to [email protected] or fax 780-384-2402

Arnett & Burgess Oilfi eld Construction LimitedIs looking for: Truck Driver – Class 1

Location: Blackfalds, AB or Camrose, ABHours: Full-Time. OvertimeCompensation: Competitive Wages Full Benefi tsDuration of Work: Permanent

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

• Ponoka• Edmonton• Red Deer• Calgary

FULL TIMELICENSED AUTO MECHANIC OR 2ND OR 3RD APPRENTICE

Required for a busy automotive shop

Email resume: [email protected] Fax: 403-783-6421


Misc.Help 880ACADEMIC Express

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START

• Community Support Worker Program

• GED Preparation

Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• Red Deer• Rocky Mtn. House• Rimbey• Caroline• Castor• Sylvan Lake• Innisfail• Stettler• Ponoka

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930www.academicexpress.ca

CARPENTER’S HELPER Ponoka area. Wage depen-

dant on experience. 403-391-8385

Misc.Help 880

Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

EMF NUTRITION RED DEER BRANCHis HIRING!! We are looking to fi ll two positions: Pack-aging Operator (Bagger) Shipper/Receiver. Please visit our website for more details: www.emf-nutrition .com Apply by July 31st,

2014 Email: [email protected]

Mail/person: 4747-60th St. Red Deer, Alberta Fax: 204.233.7245

FULL-TIME MEAT CUTTER REQUIRED

at Sobeys in Olds, Alberta.40 hours per week.

Benefi ts. Fax resume to 1-403-556-8652 or email:

[email protected]

PUT YOUR EXPERIENCE to work - The job service for people aged 45 and over across Canada.Free for candidates.

Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca

or call toll free 1-855-286-0306.

Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to

find the purrfect pet.

We change daily to serve you better.

Misc.Help 880

REQUIREDProduction Welder

Painter Shop Laborer

PolisherFull or Part TimeCrestomere area

BANDIT INDUSTRIES403-783-4284

W.A. GRAIN & PULSE SOLUTIONS

is a growing grain export company looking for

someone to fi ll a full time LABOURER POSITIONat its Bashaw/Warden locations. Duties will

include but not limited to shipping/receiving of product. If interested

forward resume by fax to 780-372-4190

or by email Attn Rob:[email protected]

or Travis: [email protected]

EmploymentTraining 900

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED!

Learn to process & submit billing claims for

hospitals and doctors!No experience needed!

Local training getsyou ready to work! 1-888-627-0297.

LegalServices 1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary

403-228-1300or 1-800-347-2540

ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY

CELEBRATIONSHAPPEN EVERY DAY

IN CLASSIFIEDS

Misc.Services 1290

If you have just movedinto a new home, or

have a new baby,it’s time to call your

Welcome Wagonhostess.

Bringing youGifts & Greetings

The Most Famous Basket in the World

Heather Goodwin403-704-3647

[email protected]

DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance

available. CallPhone Factory today!

1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca.

Misc.Services 1290 Misc.

Services 1290 Misc.Services 1290

Painters/Decorators1310

[email protected]

F.J.B. PAINTINGINT • EXT RESIDENTIAL

• COMMERCIAL

Quality First Always • Free Quotes

PersonalServices 1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be

diffi cult to face.We care. For

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

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

Celebrate your lifewith a Classified

ANNOUNCEMENT

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

Full Time Positionsavailable immediately

• General Labourers(Willing to work away from home)

Manufacturers of Annugas Production EnhancerFax resume to main office

(780) 361-23553601 - 48 St., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 3N9Ph: 1-866-266-8427 or (780) 361-2350Only candidates selected will be contacted for interview.

Reliable/Self motivatedClean drivers abstract preferredOilfield tickets are required but trainingcould be suppliedMust pass drug test before employmentPipe fitting experience a real assetWill train the right individuals

CANDIDATE MUST:

The largest and fastest growing Recycler in Alberta looking for

QUALITY CONTROL PERSON

Do you have that passion for cars and trucks? YES!

We need responsible people looking to show their talents in the quality control area. You will be responsible that the best quality parts are going out to our customers.

LKQ is the playground for the Automotive Industries. The warehouse team always has fun while they work and need another team member to add to the party. • The Ponoka location is the fi rst in Alberta for LKQ Recycling. You can get in on the ground fl oor and grow with the company!• LKQ offers stability with excellent wages, great benefi t package and a pension plan. • We also offer a fun, stable environment and a beautiful facility to work in.

NOW is the time to start your career with LKQ Canada Auto Parts!

Bring your resume to 430054 Don Laing Business Park, Ponoka and let’s talk or email to [email protected].

Come work for the largest recycler in the world!

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 BARR

DR. JEFF BARR • DR. GREG EDWARDS

PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

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

DENTAL CARE

Ph: 403-782-7722

Fax: 403-782-7499

Robin Esau

[email protected]

www.KlesMechanical.com

BOBCAT SERVICES

BRUCE’S BOBCATLarge & Small Jobs

ANYTHING& EVERYTHING

403-783-0663

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Misc.Services 1290 Misc.

Services 1290

Welding 1410 Welding 1410

WellDrilling 1400 Well

Drilling 1400 WellDrilling 1400

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

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

Auctions 1530ACREAGE AUCTION

Estate of Dennis Stedman for Lil Stedman

Sunday July 27-10 a.m.Location---North overpass -East of Innisfail A.B. hwy

#590 -5 miles to Hwy #791 Then south 4 miles,

east on #350 *** Watch for Signs***Antiques, Collectibles,

Tools, Household, Just too much to mention

Check the web for pictures and listing.

PILGRIM AUCTION 403-556-5531

www.pilgrimauction.com

AUTO/TOOL AUCTION. Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m.

Auto’s, RV’s, SeaDoo, tools,parts, surplus, storage

buildings, benches, tents, pressure washers.Scribner Auction,

Wainwright, Alberta. 780-842-5666;

www.scribnernet.com.

WARD’S AUCTIONS Antique/Estate Auction.

Monday & Tuesday,July 28th & 29th, 6 p.m.

11802-145 Street,Edmonton. 780-451-4549.

PreviewFriday, July 25th 4-8.

Online biddingand pictures at

www.wardsauctions.com

Auctions 1530BIG STRAPPER

AUCTIONSSALES EVERY WED. 6 pm Moose Hall - 2 mi. S. of

Ponoka on Hwy. 2A

WE BUY FOR CASH.

LIVING ESTATE AUCTIONFor Mary Hickmore

Sunday, July 27, 12 noon

403-304-4791 Check website for full listing

www.bigstrapperauctions.net

BuildingSupplies 1550METAL 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.Summer meltdown sale!

20x20 $5,419.25x26 $6,485.30x30 $8,297.32x34 $9,860.

40x48 $15,359.47x68 $20,558.

Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel

1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

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

HouseholdFurnishings1720

MOVING OUT SALELeaving Ponoka, Alberta

Furniture, household Items, etc.

CALL NOW 780.340.6411

Misc. forSale 1760

EVERY WATER WELLon earth should have the

patented “Kontinuous Shok”Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thou-sands of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON

RODENT AND WEATHER PROOF SEA CONTAINERS

20 and 40 ft.Great for storage.Calgary, Alberta. 403-540-4164;

1-866-517-8335; www.magnatesteel.com

TravelPackages 1900

SNOWBIRDS!Parksville/Qualicum,

Vancouver Island, 600 sq. ft.,1 bedroom, 1 bathroomfully furnished cottage in

treed forest setting. $975/month, utilities

included. Available October 1/14 - Spring 2015. 250-248-9899 or

[email protected]

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

Grain, FeedHay 2190

FEED BARLEY.Paskal Cattle Company in

Picture Butte area islooking for Feed Barley.

Put more $$$ in yourpocket. Sell direct to us. Please call Main Offi ce

for details. 403-732-5641.

Farm CustomWork 2080

Suites 3060

Grain, FeedHay 2190

HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

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

Buying damaged oroffgrade 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

Houses/Duplexes 3020Available Aug 18

Large 3 bdrm duplex with full basement

N/S, N/P, references required

$1000/mnthplus $1000 D.D.

403-783-6241

Available Aug 12 bdrm partiallyfurnished houseCentrally locatedW/D, N/S, N/P

$950/mo + D.D.403-396-0075

5 BDRM. house with single car garage in Ponoka.

$1395/mo. 403-704-1221

• B-PRESSURE • PIPELINE • OILFIELD • ASME Section VIII Division I VESSEL

FABRICATION & PIPING• SHOP/PORTABLE

• CNC PLASMA CUTTING• ALUMINUM • SHEARING & FORMING

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

Website: www.harbinwelding.comE-mail: [email protected]

New Appliances Needed?

New, dependable, affordable Inglis & Whirlpool

household appliances.

403-783-4880

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

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Tell them DannyHooper sent you

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Reaching 6000households weekly

For just$30 per week this space could be

yours!

403-783-3311

VETERINARY SERVICES

VETERINARY SERVICES

Commercial - ResidentialInstallations - Repair

3912 - 66 St, Ponokawww.wcmltd.ca

[email protected]

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

Dr. Bill Frischke • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Patricia Kelly

Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka

403-783-5200

CONCRETE SERVICES

Leo CabralServing Ponoka & Area

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

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

Specializing in:

On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services

Ultrasound-aided Reproduc ve Programs

CETA Cer ed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

Herd Health

Bovine Veterinary Services

Dr. Bruce Wine

Phone 403-391-1684


$30PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

Sprayer for HireLICENSED:

FUNGICIDES, FOLIAR FERTILIZERS,IN CROP & PASTURES

403-704-4333403-704-4333

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

For Rent#3000 - #3200

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GarageSpace 3150

HousesFor Sale 4020

AutomotiveServices 5010

4 Plexes/6 Plexes 3050

RIMBEY 2 bdrm. suite inclds. laundry, parking

and all utils. except power. Phone 403-843-4894

Suites 3060PONOKA: July 31, large bachelor suite, for quiet, n/s nonpartier, working

person only. $650 incld’s utilities. 403-704-1645

* RIVERSIDE APTS. *Newly renovated

1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

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When the call came for Canadian recruits to help

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ed no time.“I was too young to go to the Second World War

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During breakfast on the morning of Aug. 10, 1950,

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“I was in the army by two or three o’clock in the

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Rose and Smiley Douglas sit in their home near Pine Lake where they have been farming since 1954. Smiley

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