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WEEKLY DEAL PRICEWEEKLY DEAL PRICE$34,25034,250**
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DEAL OF THE WEEK!DEAL OF THE WEEK!
2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD LTZ CREW CAB 4X42500HD LTZ CREW CAB 4X4
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STEVE
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JOHN
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Sales
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DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF PONOKAWednesday, July 4, 2012 Vol. 64, No. 26 403-783-3311 [email protected] www.ponokanews.com
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Kicking off the Stampede parade in style: A clown leads the way for the Al Shamal Shriners during the parade June 29. For more photos from the parade, see page 16. For results and photos from the rodeo, see page 20.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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Mandy Staples shed tears at the PES final assembly as they offered different presentations to celebrate her retirement.
Photo by Amelia Naismith
Ponoka Elementary School’s Grade 5 class present their time travelling, teamwork play on the final day of school. Photo by Amelia Naismith
Getting out of jail: Wes Amendt helps free Fire Chief Ted Dillon from the ATB Outlaw Roundup June 26 on Chipman Ave. The roundup raised $20,812 for PCHS Broncs Athletics, with $1,420 from donations at the Ponoka News pancake breakfast.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
By Amelia Naismith
Another school year is over and that means big changes for Ponoka Elementary School, which held its final assembly June 27.
Several staff members of the school will not return next year, including Mandy Staples.
Tears where shed by staff, stu-dents and parents as a poem was read to Staples, who sat with a Kleenex pressed to her eyes.
Over the course of her career,
Staples has taught more than 700 students and was a staple at the el-ementary school.
The Grade 5 class also pre-sented a play they had created especially for the final assembly. It centred on students time travelling and looking for displays of team-work throughout history.
The play held an array of char-acters, including time travelling cheerleaders, cavemen, and, ap-propriately, cowboys of the wild west.
The assembly also hosted an information session about the sum-mer reading program held at the Ponoka Public Library. The program will also have crafts, games and prizes, said Jenica Kostiuk, program co-ordinator.
School assembly celebrates teacher’s retirement
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Ponoka RCMP had a busy week during the Ponoka Stampede. More than 140 people were taken into cells, mostly for public intoxication, and 20 were charged. Staff Sgt. Camer-on Chisholm said Mounties were “fully engaged in their duties.” Stolen goods recovered
Police have recovered items stolen from approxi-mately 20 cars in Ponoka. RCMP caught a 21-year-old man with no fixed address.
The man followed a specific route in town and was living in a tent near the Hudson’s Green Activ-ity Centre where the items were stored. He was caught June 25 and was charged with possession of stolen property, theft, and break and enter. Shop owner assaulted
A shop owner on High-way 2A had to be treated for minor injuries after an altercation with a 23-year-old customer June 26. The woman entered the store with a 20-year-old woman, a 26-and a 22-year-old man who allegedly made racial slurs to the proprietor.
As a result of the altercation, both the owner and customer were taken to the hos-pital and treated for minor injuries. Police apprehended the individuals a short time later.
Charges of assault are pending against three of the people and a 22-year-old man has pending charges of possession of a weapon. He carried a switchblade. The 26-year-old man is from Ponoka and the others are from Edmonton.Police attacked
Ponoka RCMP were called by a con-cerned person about a man with some mental health issues June 26 at 12:40 p.m. on the 3900 block of 46 Street.
Two Mounties went to the location and were subsequently attacked by the man and one was bitten. The use of pepper spray, and a Taser were not enough to stop the 32-year-old man. They had to use physical force to restrain him. He was charged with assault on a police officer, attempt to disarm an of-ficer and with resisting/obstructing a police officer. Sexual activity on front lawn
Police responded to a call of suspicious activ-ity July 1 at 3 a.m. RCMP found a young man and woman on the front lawn engaged in sexual activity. They were arrested for pub-lic intoxication. Impaired drivers
Ponoka RCMP had six impaired drivers and three 24-hour suspensions during the week. One driver tested with a blood alcohol level of .29 milligrams/per cent. Graffiti at Scout Hall
Not long after repaint-ing older graffiti at the Scout Hall, more has been painted on the building. It was reported to police June 26 at 8 a.m. with the words “You can’t get rid of me.”
RCMP are looking for the culprit.Liquor theft
A liquor store on High-
way 2A reported to police June 26 that two men stole six bottles of vodka from the store June 25 at 10 p.m. Man assaulted
A man was assaulted June 29 at 4 p.m. and was left with a bloody face, cuts, and bruises on him, but he was unable to say who the suspects were.
He was found unconscious on the 5200 block of 50 Street. Beer gardens assault
Police are looking for a 40- or 50-year-old native male who allegedly punched a woman in the face at the rodeo beer gardens June 30 at 2 a.m. The altercation started after the man took the woman’s pop, after which she took it back and an altercation ensued. He is overweight with glasses and braids.
The woman had minor injuries and did not need to visit the hospital. Youth steals alcohol
A 15-year-old youth has been charged with theft after stealing alcohol at the Stampede campground and storing it in a tent. He was observed running through the campground and subsequently caught by police July 1 at 6 a.m.
RCMP are kept busy during Stampede week
Police recovered these items from a man who stole from what police believe to be up to 20 vehicles. Left: Thief’s route through town.
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Complaint of sexual assaultPonoka RCMP responded to an allegation of sexual
assault July 1 at 11 p.m. A suspect was located shortly after and was taken into custody for questioning. He was later released and the matter is under investigation.Break and enter
Police are looking for suspects involved in a break and enter at a business July 1 at 5:30 a.m. The build-ing is located on the 4200 block of 67 Street where it was forcibly entered. An alarm went off and the culprits stole a small amount of cash from the building. Check Stop
Integrated traffic unit conducted a Check Stop June 30 in the evening. Here are the results: • Five vehicles towed.• One suspended driver.• One vehicle seized for salvage inspection. • One careless driving.• Three 24-hour alcohol suspensions.• Seven no driver license.• Four open liqour in vehicles.
Conducted mostly on Highway 53 at 67 street.
If you have infor-mation on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Happy Birthday: Twins Allan (left) and Arthur Dickau recently celebrated their 90th birthday together and with their nephew.
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By Amelia Naismith
Town council decided June 25 to donate $500 to the Lacoka Lacrosse Association for their Alberta Provincial tournament, with hopes the City of La-combe will donate another $500.
Although the council has donated money to Lacoka in the recent past, that money wasn’t specifically for the tournament. At the time of the council meeting Lacoka was running a deficit of close to $1,000.
It is a concern that Lacoka may not turn a profit from the tournament, but it will also bring business to Ponoka.
“I think it’s money well spent,” said Coun. Rick Bonnett.
Arena compressorCouncil will buy a new compressor
for the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex. There is $7,800 in the budget for repairs but the unit is found to be in irreparable condition.
To replace it will cost $33,000. A rebuilt unit would cost $29,500 upon availability, when priced by Simco. However, council has been informed none are available and they want the situation rectified before ice season starts in July.
Insurance on the units came into discussion when Counc Izak van der Westhuizen. “That’s an interesting angle,” said CAO Brad Watson.
Insurance however would only come into play if the unit quit and caused damage. Prob-lems with the unit were
found during an inspection, rendering an insurance option void.
Renovations at Drop-In CentreInterior renovations have started at
Ponoka Senior Drop-In Centre. The project has already received
$25,000 from Ponoka County and $25,000 from the province. A request for another $25,000 from the federal government has been made.
No financial statements were of-fered to the council and none were requested.
The outside building was built in 1966 and the exterior is a concern to the council, however the donated money will only service the interior of the building.
The town is in mid-budget. For council to donate money now it would have to be taken from a reserve.
“While the town supports seniors having an organization come to coun-cil with such a request it puts council in an uncomfortable position. They would have to compromise their own system,” said Westhuizen.
Council decided to revisit the re-quest once more information about the renovations has been provided, financial
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Tax penaltiesA local business has been penalized $2,050 after
their taxes weren’t paid. The tax forms had been sent to the business’s head
office in British Columbia, where the lawyers never forwarded them. The business didn’t know their taxes weren’t paid.
Council has decided to share the penalties with the parties involved and reduce the costs of the penalties.
Paving plansCouncil has decided to send out a letter of inten-
tion to the property owners in the area of 61st Avenue, 62nd Avenue, 59th Street and 61st Street.
There is an intention to pave the back alley be-tween 61st Avenue and 62nd Avenue, from 59th Street to 61st Street.
Rather than having property owners petition against the paving of the alley, council wants those who are in favour petition for it.
‘They need to make the intention to actually to it,” said Bonnett
There must be 18 signatures in favour of the proj-ect and if that number is reached those not in favour will have the opportunity to petition against it.
“Either way you’re going to have some happy people and some unhappy people,” said Betty Quin-lan, director of corporate services.
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Gud Gottfriedson looks at rodeo hall of fame photos during a special preview June 29. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
MLA Rod Fox speaks to attendees of the grand opening of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame June 30. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Organizers of the grand opening of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame (CPRHF) pulled out all the stops with government officials and Canadian Rodeo Hall of Famers on hand June 30 at the Ponoka Ag Event Centre.
Among the dignitaries was Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox, Wetaskwin MP Blaine Calkins, and Rona Ambrose, minister of public works and government services and minister for status of women, as well as rodeo legends Bill Collins, Leo Brown and Frank Mickey.
Fox was excited to see the hall of fame in Ponoka and for its poten-tial. “It’s a real recognition for what Ponoka has done for the sport.”
He feels it is quite an honour to recognize rodeo legends in this way.
“What a great fit to be in a rodeo town of Ponoka and being in central Alberta,” he said.
Ambrose took a moment to give the Canadian Rodeo Historical Asso-ciation (CRHA) a “big congratulations to all of you.”
Calkins said it was the partner-ship of the Town of Ponoka, Ponoka County, the Ponoka Stampede and Ex-hibition Association, and the Ponoka Agricultural Society that helped make the event centre possible, which then made it possible for the hall of fame to find a home. “It’s through their part-nership and through their foresight.”
Another speaker was Coun. Doug Gill, Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society president. He said it was the vision and commitment of Terry Jones that made the construction of the building possible. He was glad at the chance to work with the hall of fame. “We wel-come them.”
CRHA president Lester Gurnett was somewhat at a loss for words during the presentation. “It’s a dream come true.”
He gave special thanks to board members Annette Smith, Judi Wilson and Brenda Vold for their work in put-ting the exhibit together.
Collins, Brown and Mickey had the honour of cutting the ribbon in front of approximately 100 people who came to the opening.
After the ribbon cutting, attendees were able to visit and have a first look at the new exhibit. The hall of fame will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day in the summer. Entry is free with donations welcome. Organizers are looking for volunteers to host the hall of fame.
The hall of fame originally had its home in Cochrane but was closed in 2005 due to high overhead costs. Since then memorabilia and artifacts have been stored in a sea-can until re-cently.
The exhibit will rotate to make way for other items throughout the year.
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame draws dignitaries
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Rodeo legends and inductees were given a sneak peak of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame (CPRHF) June 29 at the Ponoka Ag Event Cen-tre before the grand opening. “It’s been a long time coming,” was the response from visitors.
Jerry Sinclair, who won the saddle bronc Canadian title in 1970, feels the central location is ideal for rodeo fans and inductees as well.
“Us old guys, we like to look at stuff the other guys won,” he said.
Terri Mason, editor of Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine, felt over-whelmed when she first came into the hall. She enjoyed seeing old rodeo friends come together in the same place, being honoured for their past accomplishments. Mason hopes it will give people a better understand-ing of the rodeo lifestyle, especially since so much has been kept over the years.
“How lucky we are that they saved their old things,” she stated.
Mason looks forward to return-ing as artifacts will rotate over time. “That’s the key to any museum, is fresh display.”
This will be a new draw for the Town of Ponoka, feels Coun. Doug Gill, president of the Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society. “This is fantas-tic, this will be a major attraction for
Ponoka.”He believes students of the
Broncs Rodeo Academy will also be able to look to their rodeo heroes as they learn new skills. “With the high school rodeo, what better place for them?”
Another inductee, Phil Doan, who was a bull rider, steer wrestler, and bareback rider, feels it will give young rodeo contestants something to drive them forward. “It can inspire them. That’s what inspired me when I was young; the guys in front of me.”
Welcoming inductees and every-one gathered was Canadian Rodeo Historical Association president Les-ter Gurnett. He said it is a dream come true for many people. Gurnett thanked the entire board of directors for their work and he feels this is a “fantastic start to things that are bigger.”
The hall is filled with glass-en-closed displays that feature Canadian rodeo legends over the years; mem-orabilia includes saddles, photos, medals, buckles, vests and other ar-tifacts.
There were three large murals un-veiled as well with paintings by Inge Sybrandi, depicting rodeo moments, as well as a black and white mural to remember the rodeo heroes of the past. The mural will eventually run along the entire length of the hall and is scheduled to be complete sometime next year.
Rodeo legends get sneak peak at hall of fame
The entrance also honours bronze statues of four cowboys who died in a plane crash in Oregon in May 1979: Brian Claypool, Gary Logan, Lee Coleman, and Calvin Bunny.
Gurnett said there was enough money raised in a fund to keep search and rescue operations going
for two weeks. Eventually a hunter noticed a shiny buckle in the ground and their bodies were found in the fall.
Money left over from the fund went to the pur-chase of the bronze statues and also started the Cowboy’s Benevolent Foundation.
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It has been said we remember moments, not days.But it is from those moments; those illusive, gone
in less than a heartbeat moments that we are, in spite of ourselves, surprised.
It’s cool, and, no doubt, one of life’s little mysteries not to be solved by science or any amount of rational thinking.
I had the privilege of covering an old-timers’ re-union recently. For me, it was one of those moments, those gone in less than a heartbeat moments, that surprised me with a rare delight not often found in a reporter’s journal.
I didn’t want to go to work. It was Saturday, after all, a day for working girls such as I to keep long over-due coffee dates and chat about nothing very much at all for a very, very long time.
It was a time to chill.Sadly, it was, apparently, that time for only some,
not all working girls such as I. I sighed as I turned my wheels north, indulging for a moment in no small mea-sure of self pity.
But from the moment I walked into the auditorium, and all the strangers with the nametags and the smiles allowed me to step into their world, it was good.
And, for a moment, just a quick moment in time, I became one of them, polishing off the layers of dust shrouding the gentle, soft glow of days gone by, and remembering, the moments; the special, magical mo-ments that never, ever go away.
“Tell me about the way it was back then,” I say, smiling encouragingly to the white haired strangers in front of me.
And tell me they did.And in the telling, they became young again, and
in my mind’s eye, I saw them that way. And, as I jot-ted down their words, I travelled right along with them, down memory lane to other days when their life stretched far ahead of them.
And as they talked, I swear I could see, looking out of their eyes, the young ladies they once were, laugh-ing, chatting and living for the moment, easily, with no thought given to doing it right, and certainly without the
tools of self help books or coaching.
And as I sat there, my reporter’s skin thick around me, in my mind, I could hear a school bell somewhere ring, and I could visualize black-boards filled with long division equations and bordered with the care-fully printed letters of the alphabet. And I could hear the chant of 30 or so students as they recited the Lord’s Prayer at the start of every school day. They did that then. It wasn’t an option, it just was.
For the men and women who attended the reunion; the friends who somehow got separated over the years, the reunion, no doubt, bordered on awesome.
But, I have to say when the class of ’62 took the stage, they turned their attention not so much to the past, but to the future.
They talked about their sons and their daughters and their grandchildren.
And, even though the light was dim, and the sound system not the best, pride spilled out of their words. They had, whatever life had handed them, in their pos-session a legacy, such as their fathers and mothers and grandparents and great grandparents had before them.
I smile as I listen and I feel proud, too.And I think about my own reunions and how the
indelible stamp of my own history, will remain with me forever.
Except in my mind, there is nothing, except for wild roses tangled up in barbed wire, left of my childhood home. But, I know without a doubt that I can, in less than a heartbeat, bring back those moments in my own life too special to be forgotten.
All I need is a little help from someone who may or may not be wearing a nametag; someone who will stop and pause for a moment and say, “remember when.”
Reunion conjures up special moments
Dear Editor:In last week’s newspaper, teacher Rob Haggerty
from Ponoka Composite High School (PCHS) was in-terviewed regarding the Fraser Institute’s recent high school ranking report. The article noted, “Haggerty believes success can be measured in different ways and it should be measured by a student’s goals and abilities.” The article was an attempt to describe the merits of PCHS despite their low ranking in the Fraser Report.
The article noted one Grade 12 student was the first in his family to graduate. I was at the graduation ceremony when this was announced and I sincerely congratulate this student for his achievement. How-ever, Mr. Haggerty is then quoted as saying, “I was willing to applaud that much higher and louder than one of my students who got five out of five on the AP exam.”
The student he is referring to may have been my
son, as there were only two students who achieved this score at PCHS. My son also graduated this year and was an advanced placement (AP) student. The AP program is an international academically advanced high school curriculum in which specific courses are taught at a higher level and an international exam de-termines a student’s ranking among all students taking the exam. My son took a World History AP course, worked very hard and scored five out of five, the high-est possible score. Because of this he is able to submit this course for first-year university credit.
I feel that it is somewhat irresponsible of Mr. Haggerty to publically boost one student’s success while minimizing another’s. I find his remarks quite perplexing. If he believes success can be measured in different ways, that’s fine, but then why is my son’s success less important?
Heather Ferguson
Students’ success equally important
Treena MielkeOn The Other Side
Dear Editor:Attention: Ponoka town council and
the chamber of commerceRegarding the rebranding of Ponoka;
it seems to me you missed the boat years ago when you did very little to support Alberta Hospital Ponoka as the province decided to downsize the hospital.
For many years I have felt most of your efforts have gone toward the Ponoka Stampede — an event that lasts for one week of the 52 available each year.
But we can’t change the past and I applaud your attempt to brand the town as “Senior Friendly.” I see signs on some stores (the ones that haven’t closed yet). As a senior citizen, I’m not sure how that’s working. Retail stores in the downtown area are closing with alarm-ing regularity. Businesses have not made washrooms readily available for seniors who are walking — but we can’t buy shoes in Ponoka anyway. Greyhound has totally abandoned any semblance of pas-senger service for small towns, and even larger ones for that natter,
If you really want to support seniors, here are a few suggestions:• Try to attract a department store where we could buy some basics, including shoes• Encourage existing businesses to pro-vide washrooms for customers• If you can’t bring the stores to us, find a way to provide scheduled transportation to and from large centres such as Edmon-ton or Red Deer at least once or twice a month.
Apparently, Red Deer is providing bus service from Red Deer through Syl-van Lake to Rocky Mountain House daily. I am sure Ponoka could come up with a way to accommodate people with an al-ternate method of getting to where the businesses are if you can’t bring the stores to us. Maybe our friends and family could also come to see us occasionally if such a service were available.
Costly? Maybe, but so is seeing people move to a more senior-friendly community.
Elva Long
More necessary tokeep seniors friendly
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If You Have Not Paid Your Property Taxes, They Are Now Overdue & Penalties Have Been Applied!A Penalty of 10% of current taxes will be applied on all Town of Ponoka unpaid Property Taxes (due June 30, 2012). Outstanding amounts after August 31, 2012 will result in another Penalty of 3% of current taxes. If on January 1, 2013 taxes are still unpaid, a Penalty of 15% will be applied to the total amount owed
Thank Youto all the volunteers that assisted with the Klaglahachie, Hamilton’s IGA and Town of Ponoka 2012 Canada Day Celebrations. This event would not have been a success without volunteers!
Request for ProposalsThe Town of Ponoka is seeking submissions for the exclusive operation of the Concession at the Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex. Information can be picked up at the Town Office, or by contacting Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services 403-783-0118.
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Recycling How To – Mixed PaperAcceptable items: Newsprint, office paper, magazines, phone books, gift wrap, tissue paper, envelopes, paper bags and fl attened cardboard (i.e. toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, egg cartons, food item boxes, shoes boxes) all go into the MIXED PAPER bin at the recycle depot. Preparation tips: Remove food or residue from any paper items (i.e. pizza boxes)Items that can’t be recycled: Padded envelopes, carbon paper, elastic bands, paper clips, metal fasteners, plastic liners and plasticized or waxy cardboard (i.e. frozen vegetable boxes) go in the garbage.
Nuisance BylawPlease assist us in helping control weeds and dandelions on your property by keeping your grass and weeds cut. Also make sure that your trees and shrubs are not interfering with, or endangering visibility to street signs, sidewalks or roadway clearance. Thank you.
Next Town Council MeetingJuly 10 @ 7:00 pm
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Nominate Your Neighbor to be the Face of Ponoka!The Nominate Your Neighbor Contest is all about “Keeping it Real” while celebrating the character of Ponoka and the unique individuals who have helped make a difference in the community. Submit a 300 word description of the individual or group you wish to nominate. Winning entries will have their photos taken with a professional photographer and each receive a 10 play pass for swimming, racquetball or tennis along with a Town hoodie. Written nominations can be mailed, dropped off at the town hall or sent via e-mail to [email protected] on or before July 6, 2012.
Congratulations!To the Ponoka Stampede Association and all of its volunteers for once again “gittin’ ‘er done” and putting on a world class Stampede. Job Very Well Done! We look forward to sharing our western hospitality next year at the 77th Annual Ponoka Stampede!
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Dear Editor: Another Ponoka Stampede has come
and gone — somebody had fun. We listened to pounding bass beats
from 8 a.m. to 3 or 4 a.m. each day and watched males and females alike uri-nate and defecate on the ground with no thoughtful owner to pick up after them.
They left behind piles and piles of trash, broken liquor bottles, and torn up sod from doing booze-fueled burnouts to impress their buds. There used to be a police presence in this overflow field adjacent to St. Augustine School —ap-parently no longer — the last couple of years have been a gong show.
I don’t begrudge anyone a good time,
but a little respect would be nice. Perhaps the Stampede Association
could buck up and provide a few more porta-potties and some more garbage receptacles toward the back of their field. Clearly these able-bodied humans have to conserve their energy for less mundane tasks than picking up after themselves. And we can look forward to it all again at the Summer Send Off. Yee-haw!
Dope smokin’ hippies are much quieter and environmentally friendlier. Maybe we could host a reggae/rasta fes-tival and just chill for a change.
Lori Derry
Some visitors not respectful
Dear Editor: My intention with this letter is
to voice my concerns to the Town of Ponoka about the poor condition of most of the sidewalks and approaches in our downtown core.
Having such a large amount of residents in our community who use walking-assistant devices such as walkers, wheelchairs, canes and visu-ally-impaired white canes, I hope may concerns are given great attention.
I, along with many other residents,
take great strides in keeping our inde-pendence. Broken roads and sidewalks, uneven and high approaches make this difficult to achieve.
Accessible businesses cause diffi-culty as well; one example is Bibles for Missions. I would like to be able to sup-port such a charity and I would benefit due to my minimal income.
I also wonder about installing chirp-ing at our downtown lights for the crosswalk systems.
L. Forrest
Downtown sidewalks need repair
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Drumming and singing started after the walk at Bear Paw Park. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
For 12 years the Ermineskin Women’s Shelter Society (EWSS) has hosted its annual Walk Against Violence to raise awareness of violence against women.
This year the society brought together peo-ple from among the four Nations in Hobbema, explained Sandra G. Ermineskin. Organizers wanted to give the younger generation an op-portunity to be heard. “This year it’s more for
the youth, having the youth voice.”The route took supporters of the walk
from the women’s shelter to Bear Paw Park, with a horse carriage for the young and elders who participated. Once at the park, speakers
took some time to explain the importance of a strong family unit. Board mem-ber Lillian Gladeau said the key is to start with the base for a strong family.
“In a home you have to have a foundation to support the home fire,” she offered. The society does not turn anyone away who needs assistance.
Coun. Vern Saddle-back of the Samson Cree Nation offered his thoughts on family vio-lence as he too witnessed family violence when he grew up. He feels lessons can be gained from the ex-perience. “Growing up I want to be a better human being…we need to teach our children to be better than us.”
Another victim of vio-lence, Charmaine Ashley Yellowbird, whose five-year-old son was killed by a stray bullet last year, spoke of her experience. Crime is something that could affect anyone when they least expect it.
“We can take a stand and let them know we will not tolerate violence,” said Yellowbird. Despite a traumatic experience she feels “there is hope for our communities.”
She believes the best way for healing and growth is for the commu-nity to take a strong stance against violence.
Board member Donna Potts-Johnson said do-mestic violence does not discriminate and it is im-portant to understand the different types of domes-tic abuse; physical, verbal, sexual, psychological, and emotional.
She believes it stems from one main issue. “It is a power control prob-lem.”
Among the more than 85 walkers was Craig Mercredi, the new RCMP family violence represen-tative. He was proud of the community involve-ment.
“I’m very proud to walk with all of you,” he said.
There was an honour song when walkers first arrived at Bear Paw Park, followed by speeches and then a lunch.
More than 50 but-terflies were released in a ceremony to remember past victims of domestic violence.
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Giving a helping hand: WPCA chuckwagon driver helps bag groceries to raise money for the Encana Race Against Hunger campaign at Hamilton’s IGA June 29. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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The Ponoka Newswould like to thank everyone who volunteered
their time making the Stampede Breakfast on June 27th such a success.
... and anyone else that may have been missed. Your help was greatly appreciated.
Also ... a great big THANK YOU to Bob Hepp.
Over $1,400 in donations was raised for the Ponoka Composite High School
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Amy Metcalfe was the runner up of the Stampede Talent Show. She was awarded a custom-made guitar by Dave Gilmore.
Photos by Amelia Naismith
Tanya Ryan was the winner of the Stam-pede Talent Show.
Photos by Amelia Naismith
Ponoka native Taylor Zimmer rocks out at the Ponoka Stampede talent show.
Photo by Miranda Brookwell
By Amelia Naismith
Girl power took over this year’s Stampede Talent Show. Tanya Ryan was the winner and the runner-up was Amy Metcalfe.
Each of the 10 finalists performed in front of the Stampede crowd, accompanied by Gord Bam-ford’s band.
The prizes for the winner and runner-up were $500 for a demo, a custom guitar and a song writ-ing session with Duane Steele.
“I think I’ll take the date with Mr. Steele,” said Ryan. While she did like the guitar, the session is an opportunity to learn, which she couldn’t pass up.
Ryan treated the crowd to a lively, boot-stomp-ing performance, and she sees her future only going up.
“I’d like to pull a Ray Charles. He started in R&B and moved to country, I’d like to do the oppo-site,” Ryan said. However, country music is where her heart is.
Metcalfe also gave a talented performance. “I’m glad everyone came out to watch,” she said.
While she didn’t get the song writing session or the money, Metcalfe was holding on tight to her new guitar.
Metcalfe plans to move to Los Angeles to pur-sue her musical talents.
Talent show names all-female winners
By Miranda Brookwell
It was a warm sunny evening, perfect for hanging out outside and listening to some live music. Teen-aged boys were wandering in packs; children were racing around through the dirt while parents looked on and visited. Gord Bamford’s band, which provided the accompaniment, was unpacking and warming up. Gradually, more people flooded in to await the per-formances, many of them supporting friends in the contest.
Although there was immeasurable talent at the Ponoka Stampede Talent Show from all over the province, I’d like to highlight the Ponoka girls who absolutely lit up the stage.
Deanna and Jen Henderson began the show with their cover of “Canadian Girls” by Dean Brody. Even if you didn’t know they were sisters, their chemistry with each other was apparent. You could tell they were having fun up there, and the crowd was feeling it. These girls are clearly natural performers. They were comfortable and confident.
The next Ponoka competitor was the lovely Sh-alaine Hancik with a soulful rendition of “Crazy” by the classic Patsy Cline. Shalaine has been singing her whole life, so it was no surprise that she was relaxed and smiling, cracking jokes and making us smile. Her smooth voice and old school blues feel was amazing.
Last but certainly not least was Taylor Zimmer belting out Miranda Lambert’s “Baggage Claim.” She looked absolutely radiant but that was only the begin-ning — this girl’s voice is excellent. Taylor was sassy and having a great time. If she was nervous, it didn’t show. Her voice was clear and powerful, which was perfect for the song choice. The crowd loved her and was having a fantastic time.
The competition was neck and neck, however our Ponoka girls didn’t take home a win, but that certainly doesn’t mean that these ladies are not talented.
Keep an eye out for these girls and the incredible talent and skills they possess.
Ponoka girls perform well
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These young viewers had a chance to enjoy the live stage show from Billy Currington June 28. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
By Miranda Brookwell
Concert night at the Ponoka Stampede is a legendary occurance. A time when there’s room in the grandstand but the dirt is jam-packed. It’s a time when beer becomes a major food group, and plastic cups are the finest china. So who better to serenade us than the handsome, beer-loving coun-try boy Billy Currington?
I’d bet that half of the concert-goers (at least the ones my age) don’t remember their whole night, so just in case you missed it, I thought I’d set the scene and give a little review.
Thankfully, even though the weather has been a little unpredictable, it was warm and calm for everyone to be outside. The stage was surround-ed by a sea of cowboy hats on heads of all ages, full of people laughing and singing along to Cur-rington’s soothing voice. There’s not much to say about the music itself — if you were in attendance, you probably were a fan. I know I was. Billy Cur-rington had a great friendly atmosphere onstage — I bet he’s a pretty humble guy. I hope he had as much fun as we did out there.
So however your concert night played out, I hope you had fun. We’re certainly lucky to have such a big name performing for us! I hope that everyone had a fantastic night with their good beer and crazy people.
Billy would be proud.
By Amelia Naismith
The second annual Chicks for Char-ity Champagne Breakfast brought a serious message with good-natured fun June 30.
“I would like to say that once again the women involved with the Chicks for Charity have been amazing to work with,” said president Jane Wierzba.
Proceeds from the sold out event, hosting 256 guests, will support the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter. Its mission is to provide safe refuge for women and children, assist-ing people to achieve their full potential free from family violence.
The event hosted several speakers from the shelter and others who worked with family violence situations. “Do-mestic violence feeds on silence. And I’m here to break that silence,” said Kelly Cummings, a family violence ru-ral support worker.
Child support manager Heather Pitt shared her own story of family violence. She grew up in a home with domestic violence. She was engaged twice by the age of 16 and married to an abusive man by age 17.
“I stayed because I was too afraid and there was no place for me to go,” Pitt said.
She finally gathered the courage to leave him after the birth of their child; her husband got drunk and killed a man.
Pitt travelled from Ontario to Alber-ta, where she knew no one. Eventually she remarried, to another abusive man, and stayed with him for 10 years.
Pitt talked about the cycle of vio-lence, and with resources such the
Central Alberta Women’s Shelter she was finally able to break that cycle.
Although the cause and matter of the charity breakfast is serious, master of ceremonies Greg Shannon from KG Country ensured the festivities weren’t serious all the time.
Shannon said he and the ladies at-tending the breakfast were there to put the fun back in fundraiser. To keep the humour coming, Shannon’s alter ego, Princess Priscilla read a poem only a group of women drinking champagne would appreciate.
The event also featured a scaven-ger hunt, door prizes, raffle prizes and a silent auction with items including a willow chaise and a guitar signed by Gord Bamford.
“God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy”
Lessons learned at sold out Chicks for Charity
Julie Evans and Inger Laing are two of the ladies who attended the Chicks for Charity breakfast. Photo by Amelia Naismith
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
It felt like the old west at the Ponoka Ag Event Centre last week as gun-toting cowboys competed in a shooters competition June 30 to July 2.
These cowboys were not using bullets and the targets were actually balloons; between the guns and pop-ping balloons, the noise definitely brought in curious viewers.
In the last seven years the sport has built a fairly fast growing following and the Canadian Cowboy Mounted Shooters Association (CCMSA) co-ordinates all the events. Director Allen Watson explained competitors use a special black powdered blanks to pop the balloons and all use single-action .45s to pop the balloons.
The sport has started gaining popularity in the last two years, he explained. “Our membership has probably quadrupled in the last four years.”
Riders take a specific course to shoot a certain number of balloons in the fastest time possible — down to the one-thousandth of a second. Both riders and horses use special earplugs to protect their ears.
One of the CCMSA members, Don Litvak, said riders need to be
quite accomplished to complete a course. “Your horse is 70 to 75 per cent of the game.”
Shooters must pop all the balloons in the run or they receive a five-second penalty for each balloon left standing. Watson feels the horse and rider must work together to ensure a solid ride.
“It’s a harmony of you and your horse,” Watson explained.
Much of what drives the rider is adrenaline. Litvak said shooters can get fairly pumped up before a ride. “It’s the funnest thing you can do with clothes on.”
The shooters’ competition came about in conjunction with the Ponoka Stampede to give rodeo fans addi-tional entertainment. Watson said it was the largest show they have put on to date with 58 entries from all over Canada to compete for the prize win-nings.
The top three male and female shooters from each day also had a chance to show off their skills during a break in rodeo competition at the Ponoka Stampede. Riders galloped along a specified course and used their sharp shooting talents to pop the
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Mounted shooters gallop onto the rodeo stageballoons as fast as they could.
They became such an interesting part of the stampede Shaw Cable used them to do a mock stagecoach heist.
Watson said Ponoka Stampede director Blair
Vold helped make it possible for the event to come together and he hoped to be able to return next year.
“This is wild and wooly — it’s fun,” stated Wat-son.
Above: Quick shoot-ing captures the mo-ment Howard Jesse pops this balloon during the mounted shooters event June 30 to July 1 at the Ponoka Ag Event Centre.
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Jacob Blahun, 2, boogies in the mud at the Charlie Major concert. Photo by Amelia Naismith
Mr. Major. Charlie Major entertained the crowd in mud and rain June 26 at the first stage show of the Ponoka Stampede. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
The first day of the Ponoka Stampede closed out with a per-formance by country singer Charlie Major.
Despite a chilly start to the day with cold rain and wind, Major was able to heat up the crowd with some of his favourite hits. He was able to excite mu-sic lovers off their seats and into the grounds to dance and sing along with him.
Country music lov-ers found themselves singing along with Major in preparation for the first night of fireworks as well. One Ponoka resident, Betty McMillen, was also the winner of the offi-cial Ponoka Stampede Dodge Ram truck.
Major and the fire-works appeared to be enough to warm up the crowd for the rest of the week.
Charlie Major kicks off Ponoka Stampede
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CHAIN LAKES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN Amendments Following Open House
Early in May the County hosted an open house to discuss the proposed Chain Lakes Watershed Management Plan. As a result of what we heard, we have made some changes to the plan.
• We have re-written the section on CFOs to make it clear that they are an essential part of modern agriculture and, because of advanced management techniques, may have a lower environmental impact per animal than some traditional forms of farming.
• The CFO exclusion zone has been reduced in NW I -42-25-4 to exclude an existing dairy. There is now only one CFO in the exclusion zone.
• Several operators asked that we spell out in the text and on Map 5 that existing CFOs can continue, and can even expand with NRCB approval. This has been done. We also make it clear that the CFO exclusion zone will be zoned Agricultural.
• One operator asked that his family name be removed from the text. We now use his company name.
• On the advice of residents. the boundary of the watershed has been corrected in two places. As a result, some area calculations have been changed.
• As requested by a majority of landowners. the minimum lot size on the Chain Lakes Special area has been reduced from 25 acres to 10 acres. Only one person supported a 25 acre minimum.
• As requested by owners. we have added NW5 and SW8-42-24-4 to the Special Area. Although they are largely cleared. they are close enough to the lake to justify inclusion.
• The owner of NE and NW 36-42-25-4. adjacent to Highway 53. asked that his land be removed from the Special Area. and this has been done.
• The CFO exclusion zone has been adjusted around these changes to the Special Area.
• We stress the importance of roads that can take full loads year-round. with no weight restrictions in the spring.
Ponoka County Council intends to adopt this Management Plan at its July 17, 2012 meeting and would appreciate any comments prior to that meeting.
Copies of the amended document are available on the County’s website at www.PonokaCounty.com or can be picked up at the County offi ce during regular offi ce hours.
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Justin Boots finishes his performance by being driven out of the arena in the back of a truck.Photo by Amelia Naismith
By Amelia Naismith
Trick roper and rider Jerry Wayne Olson and his palomino, Jus-tin Boots, made their third trip to the Ponoka Stampede.
“Ponoka’s very unique in itself. It’s a lot of fun. They’ve got a super bunch of people down there,” said Olson. “We like coming to Ponoka. We like the chuckwagon races, we like the people.”
Olson and Justin Boots wowed the Stampede crowd with an array of acts and tricks including bows, gait displays through voice command, and having Justin Boots jump into the back of a moving truck.
“He blows them a kiss,” Olson added.
Olson got Justin Boots when the horse was two years old and worked
him as a ranch horse until he was four. When Justin Boots turned six, Olson started training him for the liberty horse act.
“I just do pieces of it, otherwise he just gets tired of it,” said Olson.
Justin Boots is the third horse Ol-son has used for this type of act.
In the past Olson has had a ro-man-riding act and a buffalo act, in which he used a black horse named Dude.
Olson began trick riding when he was young, sitting on his father’s shoulders while he stood on the back of a horse. “I started when I was 18 months old.”
He is always glad to return to Ponoka because it also means a fam-ily reunion. He has a brother who lives just outside of town.
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Kelly Sutherland races his wagon during the first night of the chucks’ at the Stampede.Photos by Amelia Naismith
By Amelia Naismith
The night before the Tommy Dorchester Dash for Cash, one of Kelly Sutherland’s out-riders missed a barrel and knocked him out of the championships.
There goes an extra $50,000.
“I don’t know what happened. The outrider, he missed the barrel so I got rolled out now,” said Sutherland.
Despite that, and other challenges Sutherland faced at the Stampede this year, he’s looking to the future.
“It’s going pretty good. I mean I’m warm-ing up to where the money is,” he said. “I try to make it in July, that’s where all the money is in our sport.”
Along with his out-rider, Sutherland has been having troubles with his outrider horse Charlie. Sutherland’s team can barely get Charlie to the track.
“Horses are like ath-letes, some last longer than others,” Suther-land said. He bought Charlie more than five years ago, an ex-racing horse. When Sutherland brought Charlie back into racing he was re-energized. However, Sutherland plans to keep Charlie off the track for a while.
Sutherland raced for the first time in Ponoka in 1966. “I’ve seen some changes at the Ponoka Stampede. It’s the sec-ond biggest stop on the chuckwagon tour.”
For more than 20 years Sutherland trained under racer Ralph Vigen. “Him and I travelled down the road for some 20 years. He taught me the most about winning and horses.”
For the last 20 years Sutherland has been travelling with his son,
Sutherland rides out season’s obstacles
Mark, who according to Sutherland has some in-novative ideas.
Despite his long driving history, Sutherland wasn’t always a chuckwagon driver. His father raced horses and in his younger years Sutherland
rode as a jockey. When he got too heavy he moved to outriding and eventually started driving.
Although he doesn’t have much time for it any-more Sutherland still likes to get out on the back of a horse.
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s sig-nature pink shoe kept the Run for the Cure on people’s minds as it ran through the parade.
An RCMP painted horse waits under the hot sun as the rest of the Stampede parade catches up.
These miniature ponies had no trouble pulling this wagon along the parade route. The Samson Cree Nation won best non-commercial category this year.
Brody Humbke shakes hands with the Edmonton International Raceway dog. Photos by Amelia Naismith and Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
The Edmonton Motor Corps kept things moving along.
No parade would be complete without a marching band. The Red Deer Royals enter-tained viewers with their take on rock classics.
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By Miranda Brookwell
As I strolled through the marshal-ling area in the arena complex parking lot, I had a chance to see the huge variety of participation in this year’s parade. From the miniature horses (my favourite) to the Calgary Stampede’s giant float that makes everyone look bad, the area was buzzing with excite-ment. As the ribbons were handed out, screams would erupt from the winning floats, and not just from the kids.
Some were parade veterans, but others, like the Capitol Theatre crew, were about to enjoy their first time hav-ing an entry. Complete with bags of popcorn, theatre seats on the tailgate, and giant water guns, their truck was awesome. Sorry to any of you who met their match at the hands of Brandt Sei-bel and his Transformers water gun.
Rather than stroll along the parade route walking through excrement and spooking horses, I took the undercover route, riding in Darcy Schmidt’s beau-tiful new truck (thanks Mr. Schmidt) with Jonah and Virginia Harvey, and
the East Ponoka 4-H Beef float. I dis-covered watching parade spectators is almost more fun than watching the pa-rade itself. Seeing the age range from five months to 95 years, both having a good time, was a real warm and fuzzy moment. I also love that no matter who you are, if you’re in the parade, people will wave at you. I like to wave back like the queen. Our float was in front of the miniature horses, so we got to watch the faces of the kids light up as they noticed the tiny chuckwagon trot-ting up. The screams of “Tiny ponies!” were deafening.
The turnout was awesome, the streets were packed, and this year’s parade seemed especially long. Our speedometer never went above zero the entire time. I was certainly glad to be in air-conditioned comfort, scribbling in my notebook and waving at Jeff as he scurried about getting great shots of the contestants. Whole families relax-ing in their lawn chairs and enjoying the morning — it’s great to see. I loved it, and I hope you all enjoyed your day just as much.
Canada cake: Coun. Loanna Gulka helps out at the Hamilton IGA’s Canada day barbecue. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Popcorn lover: Reid Barritt-Pinksen peers into his new bag of popcorn during the Canada Day festivities. Photo by Amelia Naismith
Face painting for the family: Keira Potts gets her face painted with rainbows.Photo by Amelia Naismith
Parade brings diverse displays for viewers
CANADA DAYCANADA DAY CELEBRATIONSCELEBRATIONS
The Capitol Theatre crew of Jagvir Sandhu, Zander Rampersaud, Kelly Stevens and Brandt Seibel enjoyed having an entry in the parade. Complete with bags of popcorn, theatre seats on the tail-gate, and giant water guns, their truck was awesome.
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Elvin Kopp pulls his horse around to head off a couple of cattle.
Photo by Amelia Naismith
By Amelia Naismith
For its inaugural show at the Ponoka Ag Event Centre, the Battle River Cowhorse Group hosted 235 teams compete in cattle penning.
Penning teams of two or three, from as far away as Okla-homa, spent June 27 to 29 squaring off with numbered bovine in an attempt to move anywhere from 10 to 30, in sequential order, from one sanctioned pen to another.
If a cow escaped and changed pens in its own the team was immeditaly disqualified due to what’s called a blow out.
Two brothers from Oklahoma, Jordan and Joel Lesh, travelled specifically to Ponoka for this show. According to event organizer Linc Drynan they’re two of the top penners in North America.
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Below: Scarlet Jones sits on top of Wild West Willy at the rodeo chal-lenge.
Photos by Amelia Naismith
By Amelia Naismith
Under a blue sky and bright sun, 24 children took part in the 13th annual Ponoka Stampede Rodeo Challenge.
Two of those children were Scarlet Jones, 8, and five-year-old Isaiah Ad-amkewicz.
It was Jones’ first time attending the Rodeo Challenge. Her parents had never heard of it before this year.
Jones was born with DiGeorge Syndrome — a small deletion of a chromosome — and has had two open-heart surgeries. But that didn’t stop her from getting on the teeter-tot-ter bull numerous times — one hand in the air like a real cowgirl.
“Because you go up and down,” Jones said, referring to her love of the “bulls,” her eyes already drifting back for another ride.
Jones teamed up with Sinclair Rac-ing barn crewman Keith Erlandson. “I enjoy being with the kids, giving them a chance to get out and raise their con-fidence,” Erlandson said. “I think it’s a great opportunity for the kids. It’s a
special day for them.”It was also Adamkewicz’s first
time at the Rodeo Challenge. It was recommended to his parents by the people of Aspire in Red Deer.
“I will have a good time,” Adam-kewicz said. And he did.
“You could put him on a horse from the time he was a baby,” said his mother, Randi.
Adamkewicz rode the horses of the Rodeo Callenge twice and got on Wild West Willy. Willy is a steer standing over six feet tall and weighing 2,800 lbs.
Half an hour into the challenge, Randi Adamkewicz was already con-sidering bringing her son again next year. “It’s just awesome.”
Adamkewicz worked with local rancher Rick Angeltvedt. “My hat’s off to the people who organized it.”
At the end of the event, each child was given a rodeo trophy and had their picture taken with their partner, Ponoka Stampede Association direc-tor Blair Vold and a Mountie.
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Isaiah Adamke-wicz holds a baby goat, with help from Rick Angelt-vedt, at the rodeo challenge.
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The dust has settled and the num-bers are in: 72,939 tickets were sold for this year’s Ponoka Stampede; the num-ber even exceeded last year’s 75th annual Stampede.
In the Stampede Showdown, two Ponoka competitors performed to a large hometown crowd; Luke Butterfield in saddle bronc riding, and Tyrell Gordon as the heeler in team roping with partner Tel Flewelling from Lacombe.
Butterfield went a few seconds be-fore he was bucked off his bronc. He was disappointed in the results, but proud to compete in his hometown. “I’ve never made it this far in Ponoka.”
Despite not finishing his ride, Butterfield felt positive about the expe-rience. “It’s a world class rodeo from the cowboy’s perspective.”
Butterfield is a third generation cowboy and a fourth generation resident of Ponoka. He was grateful to Ponoka for supporting such a large rodeo. “I thank everybody that puts this rodeo on. I can’t stress how great a rodeo it is.”
He headed to Red Lodge, Mont. right after the Stampede to compete in another rodeo.
Gordon, with his partner Flewel-ling, had a quick start to the team roping challenge, but had a five-second penalty after roping only one leg. Despite the miss, both were proud of their accom-plishments.
They started working together in May and their training paid off to bring
them into the Showdown. Gordon has been team roping since he was eight years old and his dream came true. “I got my dream to compete in my home town arena.”
Flewelling said his parents were team ropers and he felt team roping was something to try. Both will compete in an amateur rodeo this weekend.
As this year’s Stampede closed, members of the Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association are already planning for next year. President Rick Wierzba said the goal is to entertain and put on a solid rodeo.
Director Blair Vold felt having local competitors in the Showdown was a tes-tament to the town. “That shows what comes out of Ponoka.”
Wierzba said they plan to bring other events each year to draw larger crowds. “We keep getting good acts in.”
With the full seven days complete the winners for each event were: • Dusty Lavalley, bareback riding, 90 points. • Clif Cooper, tie-down roping, 8.3 sec-onds. • Tanner Milan, steer wrestling, 5 sec-onds. • Riley Wilson and Clay Ullery, team roping, 5.6 seconds.• Denver Daines, saddle bronc, 84 points. • Carlee Rae Pierce, barrel racing, 17.307 seconds. • No qualified rides for bull riding. Scott Schiffner was the overall champion.
Record numbers at 76th Ponoka Stampede
Dusty Lavalley won the Stampede Showdown. He ended his ride with a score of 90 points, the highest score the Ponoka Stampede has ever seen. Photo by Amelia Naismith
Tyrell Gordon sends his loop to the steer’s heels as partner Tel Flewelling holds the head tight.Photo by Amelia Naismith
Luke Butterfield is launched off his horse, ending his final ride early.Photo by Amelia Naismith
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Troy Dorchester pushes his horses to speed to the finish line at the chuckwagon Dash for Cash finals July 2. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Mark Sutherland comes thundering down the home stretch. He timed better than father Kelly Sutherland.
Photo by Amelia Naismith
Hugh Sinclair drives his horses to make the finish line during chuckwagon races June 27. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
By Billy Melville
It was somewhat of an unexpected lineup for the $50,000 Tommy Dorchester Dash for Cash fi-nal at the Ponoka Stampede as John Walters, Tim Haroldson, Troy Dorchester and Roger Moore survived the semifinal round and would run for the championship at one of chuckwagon racing’s most prestigious events.
It was the first time for all of the drivers in the Ponoka Stampede final. It was an exciting race, and when times were tabulated, Troy Dorchester — driving the Lafarge Canada Ltd./Team Rig & Supply outfit — and along with outriders Chance Flad and Eddie Melville, who collected the $30,000 cheque, a new GMC Sierra pickup truck and the 2012 Ponoka Stampede championship.
Coming off of barrel position number 3 in the sudden death final, Dorchester captured the Ponoka crown — in the race named in honour of his grandfather — with a run of 1:14.33. Tim Har-oldson placed second from barrel position number 2 just 11 one-hundredths of a second behind Dorchester, followed by John Walters and Roger Moore from barrel positions 1 and 4 respectively in a penalty-free championship final.
It is the first victory for Troy Dorchester since winning the WPCA GMC Tour Championship way back in 1999, and also marks the first time in history three generations of one family has out-rode, and won, for three generations of another family. Outrider Eddie Melville’s grandfather, Orville Strandquist, and uncle, Ron Strandquist, chased home Troy Dorchester’s grandfather, Tom Dorchester, and father, Garry Dorchester, to Cal-gary Stampede championships in 1970 and 1968 respectively.
Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association president Rick Wierzba felt there was much ex-
Dorchester takes Dash for Cash by storm
citement in the stands to see Dorchester take the prize.
“The big highlight of the year is Troy Dorchester winning the Dash for Cash,” he stated.
As far as day results go, rookie driver Chanse Vigen won his first career WPCA day money after posting the fast time of the week with a 1:13.90, and won the day money by 18 one-hundredths of a second over Luke Tournier, Dorchester posting the third best time on the night, followed by Tim Haroldson and Kirk Sutherland who rounded out the top five.
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Faster than a bullet: This competitor pushes her horse during the ladies’ barrel racing on the first day of the Ponoka Stampede.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Rider and horse together: This competitor concentrates on her turn during ladies’ barrel racing on day 6 of the Ponoka Stampede.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Young cowboy in the works: This fellow watches on as the rodeo continues on June 27.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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John Lee(Kung Chung Chin Lin)
John Lee (Kung Chung Chin Lin) died on June 24th, 2012 at home in Ponoka. He was born August 18th, 1948 in Mauritius to Kung Chung and Ah Mui Lee. John moved to England in 1970 where he began training as a RN and Psychiatric Nurse in Birmingham. He mar r ied in 1976 and moved to Canada in 1990
where he worked at AHP for the next 22 years. He planned to retire in 2013 and spend more time travelling to Mauritius. He is survived by his wife Susan; sons Nicholas, Dominic and Christian; his mother Ah Mui; two brothers and two sisters; numerous cousins and aunts who reside in Mauritius; as well as many other relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his grandmother, father Kung Chung and his sister Annie. A Funeral Service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4th, 2012 at Ponoka Funeral Home. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute - 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7.
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Meetings 59AL-ANON Weekly meeting
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Monday night meetings at the Anglican Church Ponoka 8:30 p.m. Phone 403-783-0719 for info.
THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic
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experience- 3-5 Years of Plant
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experience with truckingoperations
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Restaurant/Hotel 820
SUBWAY PONOKA is hiring food counter
attendants for all shifts. $11.14/per hr.
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or fax resume to 403-783-5650.
Sales &Distributors 830
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resume to 403-347-9551,email to rjacobson@
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With well established, dynamic propertymanagement company
Must be efficient in all aspects of Accountingprocedures and possess the ability to managemultiple assignments and meet deadlines.Knowledge of property management an asset.
Room for advancement.Fax resume in confidence to:
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Rexall, a highly successful and fast-growing Canadian Retailer, is seeking a
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PHARMACY ASSISTANTto join their team in the Ponoka area.
You are committed to providing excellent patient care; possess superior interpersonal and communication skills. You have the
ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.Experience preferred
If you have the qualifi cations required, please submit your resume, quoting fi le “Rx Tech – 7223” in the subject heading to:
Must have customer service skills on phone and in person, skillful in making estimates and bills for
customers, data entry, bookkeeping knowledge would be a plus.
Please call Ralph at 403-783-6804/403-302-2499 or email resume [email protected]
Of ce Administrator RequiredCrossroads Breeders Co-op and
Lacombe Feeders require an Administrator immediately
Duties include: Must be pro cient with Excel and Accounting programs such as Simply Accounting Execute contract agreements Maintain nancial records, bank accounts and members loan Must be able to work with nancial institutions, board members, the public and independently Applicant must not have any con ict of interest with either Co-op Some secretarial duties
is dedicated to quality work and customer satisfaction. Automotive experience an asset. Excellent working conditions and benefits. Apply to: Alan Hunter. Phone 780-675-2917.
driven motivated individual with good leadership skills and a proven track record in customer service, great working environment with excellent benefits. Submit resume to: Alan Hunter,
Field / Business Administration Assistant (Full-time)Battle River Research Group Are you someone that has offi ce skills and also likes to work outside? The Battle River Research Group (BRRG) may have the perfect opportunity for you.The BRRG is a non-profi t agricultural research society based in Forestburg, AB. BRRG does small plot research and fi eld scale research trial, we also put on a number of extension event during the year which can include workshop, seminars and tours. We are committed to improving manage-ment practices, supporting environmental stewardship and demonstrating techniques to increase the profi tability of grain, forage and livestock producer in east central Alberta.We require a full time staff person for an agriculture fi eld research technician combined with busi-ness administration duties. Approximately 60—40 % of the time will be spent on the fi eld related activities and 40—60% on the administration portion of the job (dependant on time of year).
Field Research Technician responsibilities would include: • Assisting in seeding, managing and harvesting of research plots. • Crop surveys and other research related duties. • Helping in supervision and training of summer staff. • Other duties include, shop, yard and equipment maintenance. Level of responsibilities would
depend on education and/or experience.
Business Administration responsibilities would include: • Helping in supervision and training of summer staff. • Assisting with funding applications. • Assist with communication with the board of directors, local counties, members and other
partners. • Maintenance of records. • Bookkeeping/Accounting. • Assisting with correspondence and newsletters.
Skills/Competencies • The ability to work as a member of a team and unsupervised. • Self-motivated, and organized. • Committed to quality and getting the job done. • Experience using Microsoft Offi ce Suite of programs. • Experience using small equipment and hand-tools would be a benefi t. • An understanding of account principals and/or experience in bookkeeping and payroll would
be highly benefi cial.Experience and/or education in an agriculture related fi eld would be benefi cial as well as experience in Simply Accounting Start Date: preferably September 2012For more information about BRRG visit www.areca.ab.ca/members/brrghome.htmlWage dependant on experiencePlease send your resume by July 20, 2012 to:Alvin Eyolfson, Manager, BRRGBox 339, Forestburg, AB T0B 1N0Email: [email protected]
WELDERS WANTED!Fab & Tank experience preferred
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We are a CWBwelding and fabricationcompany located just southeast ofWetaskiwin. We offer competitivewages and a good working atmosphere.We are currently taking applicationsfor the following position
JOURNEYMEN AND3RD YEAR WELDERS
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DISPATCHERResponsibilities include coordinating equipment and personnel for rig moves and service work. Computer skills and knowledge of the trucking industry,
drilling rigs and oilfi eld equipment, transportation rules and regulations would be an asset.
Submit resume to:Calnash Trucking Ltd.
6526 - 44 Avenue, Ponoka, AB T4J 1J8Fax: 403.783.3011
Email: [email protected] those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please
Calnash Trucking has immediate openings for the following positions:
- ADVANCED EYE HEALTH & VISION EXAMS- CONSULTATION & REFERRAL SERVICES- DESIGNER EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSES- INSURED MEDICAL EYECARE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES
de-horned, great selection including Sure Fire Heifer
bulls. Dependable,maternal genetics,
selected for 38 years.We deliver.
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LIMOUSIN Bulls Polled Red and black two year
olds and yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin
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REG. Black Angus bulls, yearlings & two year olds,
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Lazy E Bar Ranching Ltd., Wade 403-318-8775,Jim, 403-741-9864.
Grain, FeedHay 2190FOR SALE 90 ACRES al-falfa, standing,, 2 miles W 2 m i les S o f R imbey, phone 780-983-3788
Grain, FeedHay 2190
HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.
Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.
Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.
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SeedGrain 2200SEED barley and seed oats for sale. High germi-na t i on , h i gh y i e l d i ng . Suitable for feed or silage. New 40 feet digital scale a n d s e e d t r e a t i n g available.
Larry Trautman 403-843-2733
Mark Trautman 843-3474.
Houses/Duplexes 3020
Stores/Commercial 3120
Acreages/Farms 3010
ACREAGE FOR RENT,MORNINGSIDE AREA.2 bdrm., 1 bath, mobile home on 10.4 acres.
4 appliances.$950/mo., $950 d.d.
References required.Call 403-318-3937
Houses/Duplexes 30202 BEDROOM c lose to downtown Ponoka. Main floor laundry. Close to schools and shopping. $ 7 5 0 . 0 0 p e r m o n t h , $750.00 D.D. N/S & no pets, Available mid July. Call Mary at 403-783-6609
available Sept 1.No utilities to pay except internetFor more information call Kay 403-704-2213
Quiet tenant wanted for generous 2 brdm 2nd storey walk-up apt in downtown Ponoka
New windows, paint, fl ooring, etc
$795/month
includes heat, water & sewer
Tenant pays electricAvailable July 1st
NS/NP, references required403-885-2221
PONOKA bachelor suite, avail. immed. inclds. heat/water, no pets,
$500/mo. + DD 403-783-6011
PONOKA Large1 bdrm. with den
Private. 5 appliances, utilities and cable, internet
included. N/S, no pets. $950/month. Avail. immed.
780-217-9363PONOKA, 2 bdrm. suite in
Riverside, fridge, stove, shared laundry. $650.
rent/dd. gas & water incl’d.Absolutely N/S, no pets,
780-242-0924PONOKA: 2 bedroom
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pets. (403)783-2786PONOKA:
Available July 1.Newly reno’d 1 bedroom
suite. Includes heat & wa-ter. No pets. $600/mo +
d.d. 403-783-6011
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Real Estate#4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
Acreages 40504 BDRM. executive home
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Scrap farm machinery and vehicles, yard clean-upof metal. We pay cash
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Cars 5030
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The Maskwachees Seventh-day Adventist Church
Would like to announcethat we have
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testing on frequency 88.7 Mhz
for three weeks starting on
June 26th, 2012.
If you notice any problems involving the use of this frequency,
please contact Peter at
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NEW HOMES FOR SALE
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Call Greg Foss at
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Ponoka CountyPUBLIC NOTICE
Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU
The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Merlin Hirschkorn-Agent (Leroy, Byron, Pamela & Merlin Hirschkorn) to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows:
Reclassify S1/2 SW 29-42-26-W4 (approximately 80.0 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential to allow for subdivision of 3-5 acre lots in the rezoned area .
Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.
A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular offi ce hours.
Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Offi cer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9Phone: 783-3333Fax: 783-6965
The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Loree & Terry Graf (Agent-Vic Maxwell) to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows:
Reclassify Pt NW 30-42-25-W4 (approximately 40.0 acres total) from Agricultural District to Country Residential Hobby Farm to allow for future subdivision of the rezoned area into 2 parcels.
Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.
A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular offi ce hours.
Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Offi cer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9Phone: 783-3333Fax: 783-6965
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Capture the calf: Dean Edge of Rimbey ropes this calf in quick time July 1 at the Ponoka Stampede. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Wild ride: Kyle German comes flying off during his last regular ride of the Stampede. Photo by Amelia Naismith
Hold on tight: Blake Knowles uses all his might to swing his steer around and wrestle it to the ground. Photo by Amelia Naismith
Watch the horse: Tyler Wilson nar-rowly missed getting stepped on during the novice saddle bronc event July 1.Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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