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BY MUSTAFA ERIC
Ponoka Mayor Rick Bon-nett said his top two priorities for the remainder of his term would be the restoration of good relations with the county and the reconstruction of the North Bridge as soon as pos-sible.
In a wide ranging interview assessing the first half the coun-cil’s term and the prospects of achieving results in the second half of the council’s tenure, Bonnett admitted that mistakes were made.
“There are some things we’ve done OK, there are
some mistakes we made and are there other ways of doing something after looking back, yes, absolutely,” he said.
He added the last two years had been “a steep learning curve”, reminding that there are five new council members with no prior experience in a leadership role.
“I am not going to tell you that everything is rosy and ev-erything is going really, really good.”
Bonnett blamed, however, some of the shortcomings of the town administration on the provincial government’s in-
Mayor says relations with county top priority“We’re nothing if we can’t work together.”
ability to renew the Municipal Government Act (MGA).
“We have seen three pre-mieres since we were elected,“ the mayor said, complaining that each time a new premier took office, the MGA was put on the back burner. “Wheels of government turn very, very slow.”
Describing the current Municipal Government Act as “a mess”, the mayor said it took away a lot of powers that municipalities should have. “It has been the toughest job I have ever had to deal with.”
He blamed the provincial government for failing mu-nicipalities with populations of over 5000, by refusing to solve the problem of paying for the policing while the coun-ties generally can avoid those payments.
Relations with county Touching upon the recently
deteriorating relations between the town and the county, Bon-nett said the current trend had to be turned around.
“If we don’t work together,
the town and the county are both in trouble, if we can’t work together and if we can’t get things done as a group, then we just don’t have the dollars and cents necessary for everything,” he said.
“We’ve got to work with them very closely.”
Commenting on the reasons for the negative developments in the relationship, Bonnett blamed lack of proper com-munications.
“We don’t get to direct the communications officer as council, but our administra-tor does, and at some points in time, maybe they are not being used in the right light because communications should be about the citizens and the other municipalities, we are trying to work on that,” he said.
Admitting that things were still unstable in terms of the relationship between the two municipalities, Bonnett pre-dicted “There is going to be some more whirlwind stuff on the fireball before it’s done, but we are going to work through
this. Again, if we don’t come together as a group, we are going to go nowhere.”
Responding to a question why the management of fire services had emerged as an issue, Bonnett said it came out of nowhere.
“It is something that I had never foreseen coming. The fire thing was never an issue.”
“We’ve got to get this turned around, if we don’t, the next two years will be just a wash.”
The role of the new fire chief
Commenting on the recruit-ment of the new fire chief, the mayor said he believed he could play a key role in bringing a proper solution to the matter.
He said while the fire ser-vices were managed by the town, it was the county that predominantly used the ser-vices, and the matter of renewal of the fire services agreement had been the result of the need for a revision.
The mayor explained that the new fire chief, who has
recently taken up his position, had come from a region where there were five fire halls within a single county.
“He has a lot more experi-ence on these matters than we do,” he said in reference to the problem of how to share fire services and how to man-age them.
“The idea is to give him some time to put something to-gether, he is more experienced than the rest of us.
“We are hoping to let cooler heads prevail in the meantime, and let him come up with a plan for all of us to work through.”
The bridge Bonnett said he wanted
to get things started for the reconstruction of the North Bridge within the next two to three weeks.
“The bridge is our number one concern,” he said.
He said he was angry that despite the country being in a recession, the prices in the tenders for the bridge recon-struction were getting higher and higher.
Speaking of the required resources to get the job done with regard to the bridge, the mayor said they had some money ready to be spent but also that they would have to borrow more.
“We have to debenture, there is no doubt it, we have to debenture some money to do it,” he explained.
In the matter of reconstruc-tion of the bridge, Bonnett admitted that the town was already at least 10 years behind.
“The bridge has to go through,” he stressed.
The mayor said he was willing to work with a com-pany, which would be able to start work within weeks once the tendering process was over.
“I will be pushing the council to make sure that somewhere, somehow we get this bridge up and going this summer.
Moving on with trans-parency
Rounding up his assess-ment of their work so far, Bonnett said his primary ob-jective was getting more and more residents involved in the process of governance.
“One of the things we have done fairly well is that we have been a lot more transparent,” he said. “We have opened our council meetings, we have let people speak and what I want to see is more inclusive, more citizen participation in govern-ment.”
“It is not about getting elected, it is about making the community a better place,” he concluded.
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Heather Joan Renshaw, appearing by CCTV at the Ponoka provincial court on Friday, July 17, was sentenced to three months plus seven days in custody after pleading guilty to pos-session of stolen property, to two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking, with the judge giving her 23 days credit for her pre-trial custody.
The crown prosecutor told the court that on July 3, just off of Range Road 240, a male approached a farmer and say-ing that they had got stuck and asking if he could give them a tow. The farmer refused, and then Heather Joan Renshaw approached the same farmer with the same request, which he again refused. The farmer felt that there was something suspi-cious about the pair, so he called the police. The police, with the assistance of the RCMP dog handler located the two hid-ing in the bush about one kilometer from the truck and a third person who they had been in contact with via text messaging driving around looking for them.
It was determined that the $85,000 truck that they had got-ten stuck with had been stolen.
In asking for a sentence of four months in jail, the crown prosecutor said that at the time of the offence, Renshaw was under a recognizance to remain at her primary residence, and not to be in a vehicle unless the registered owner was present. He pointed out that Renshaw was on bail for a similar offense.
Trying to help out Renshaw got Amanda Rae Schmitz a 30-day sentence, one-year probation and a $300 victim sur-charge. Schmitz had been texted by her friends that they had gotten a truck stuck, asking her to come and get them. The crown prosecutor said that when Schmitz was stopped, text messages on the phone showed that they had told her to watch out for the police.
Schmitz, who appeared via CCTV, when asked if she had anything to say, said she is seriously reconsidering her friends, because friends would not put someone in this situation.
No charges were brought against the third individual in-volved in the incident during Friday’s hearing.Counsel withdraws but enters not guilty plea
In another driving offense case, court granted defense counsel’s application to withdraw as the counsel of record for Steve Toupin, and then to enter a not guilty plea on his behalf as an agent. A trial date of October 14 at 10:30 a.m. was set to deal with the criminal code charges of refusing to blow, and dangerous driving. Two additional charges under the traffic safety act, exceeding maximum speed, and fail to produce fi-nancial responsibility card, will be dealt with at the same trial.
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Truck thief gets jail sentence
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Police worked quickly in the early morning hours of Friday, July 17 to nab the driver of a vehicle that was reported stolen.
A call came in Friday, July 17 at 2:45 a.m. that one vehicle, reported stolen, drove away from a Ponoka residence. When police activated their emergency lights the driver of the vehicle sped off.
Police did not make chase out of concern for public safety.
The vehicle was found a short time later abandoned in town. Police did arrest and charge a 35-year-old Ponoka man, who owned the home where the ve-hicle was first noticed, with two counts of possession of stolen property.
A second vehicle reported stolen was also found at his home. Woman assaults man with cast on her arm
Officers were called July 13 at 7 p.m. to assist a man near the Scout Hall who suffered exten-sive swelling on the right side of his face.
Police say the injuries were a result of a domestic dispute with a 38-year-old woman who hit him with his walking stick. She also smashed her arm, which had a cast on it, that caused the facial injuries and his right eye to swell shut.
She was charged with assault with a weapon and bail was set at $500. Firefighters deal with green-house fire
Members of the Ponoka Fire
Stolen vehicles found on Ponoka man’s propertyDepartment were called to a fully involved greenhouse fire July 16 at the Ray Schmidt property northeast of town.
The greenhouse was located close to the home but a strong easterly wind kept much of the flames from the home, however, the greenhouse was destroyed as a result of the fire. There were no injuries in the incident and it is still under investigation. Driver switches licence plates to get to work
A Red Deer driver was in hot water with the Integrated Traffic Unit July 16 at 11:30 a.m. after officers noticed his licence plate did not match his vehicle.
After realizing his other car had broken down, the man switched the plate from a Dodge Journey and put it on his 1995 Chevy GMT, which was unin-sured and not registered.
Officers noticed the error and he was charged with having no insurance and no registration. Travel trailer stolen
Investigators are looking for suspects involved in the theft of a 2007 R-Vision Trail Cruiser.
The theft occurred overnight
of July 15 near Range Road 250 and Township Road 420 and is still under investigation.
Ponoka RCMP and the In-tegrated Traffic Unit took in 90
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The Bible tells us to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18), but sometimes it’s not easy to do.
In fact, sometimes that
Religion
Being thankful in all circumstances
Matt SealyChurch of theOpen Bible
may be one of the hardest commands to keep.
This past month my wife had back surgery for the fifth time in her young life. As you go through trials like this, you don’t always take the time to be thankful in the middle of them. Now that we are three weeks into her recovery I thought I’d make a list.
I am thankful for God’s amazing care and for His constant presence during this time. Truly, His grace has been sufficient. I am thankful for an amazing surgeon. Your care for my wife went far beyond the call of duty. You are truly an amazing and gifted doctor.
I am thankful for the amazing nurses who cared for her in the hospital. Watch-ing you run from patient to patient constantly, giving of yourselves to help others was
a joy and privilege to see. I believe you all are vastly un-derappreciated for what you do, so I would like to say how much I appreciate all of you who make nursing your pro-fession and your passion.
I would like to thank our families for traveling from all over to help take care of our kids and help keep me sane through this whole process. We could not have made it through this without them.
I would like to thank our church for their love for us during this time. From beauti-ful cards to tasty meals, you have shown us what it truly means to love one another. We are blessed to be a part of such a caring group of believers.
I am thankful to our town. So many of you who knew what was going on would stop and check on us. Even people
we barely know offered to help in any way. We are truly blessed to live in a town like Ponoka.
I am thankful for my wife. Your strength through this dif-ficult time has been amazing. You have faced this all with-out complaining and while continually giving praise to our great God. I am amazed at your resilience and your determination. I am blessed beyond measure to have you in my life.
It isn’t always easy to give thanks in all circumstances but when you carefully take the time to look through all the weeds, all the dark clouds of life you will see that God’s been good. May we all take time to count our blessings, name them one by one, and let it surprise us what the Lord has done.
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Drinking leads to triple jail sentence
Cecilia Redcrow is back in jail after breaching what the crown prosecutor described as a carefully worded condi-tion that took into account her drinking problem. “She was allowed to be drunk inside her house, but she wasn’t al-lowed to be drunk in public.” Crown asked for a sentence of 30-45 days.
Appearing by CCTV, “I
know I have a drinking prob-lem, and am willing to go to treatment,” Redcrow said.
Redcrow was sentenced to 36 days on each of three counts, plus victim sur-charges; the sentences will be served concurrently.Jail and suspension of li-cense for repeat offender
Michael Patrick Brunet, was sentenced to 30 days in intermittent custody at the Calgary Remand Centre and had his driver’s license sus-pended for 18 months after pleading guilty to impaired driving charges. He also pleaded guilty to a fail to ap-pear charge, and sentenced to a consecutive seven-day term.
The crown told the court that RCMP had received a report of a driver swerving all over the road on July 22, last year. An officer attended and found Brunet asleep in his car parked at a rest stop. The officer issued a couple of demands for a breath sample, and after arresting Brunet conducted a search of his vehicle where he found a cooler, and inside the cooler he found a thermos, and in-side the thermos he found six grams of marijuana.
In speaking to sentence, the crown prosecutor stated that Brunet had a record of five previous similar offences, but that they were rather old.
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Reflections of Ponoka
Remember When...
Photo from P.J.H.S. YearbookShown here is the Ponoka Junior High School Grade 7 Class of 1961, all dressed in their
finest for the photographer. Pictured in the front row from left to right are Teacher Mrs. Clark, Brenda Davenport, Marlene White, Marilyn Rentz, Judy Van Eaton, Shelley Younge, Linda Abbott, Charles Walcheske, Gordon Banco, and Kenneth Bruno; then in the middle are Marylis Buffalo, Ada Van’t Cruis, Wendy Ames, Sharon Gates, Judy
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Class of 1961
Betty Hoar wrote in the 1944-45 long-standing Ponoka High School Quill and Shield Yearbook that the first teenage club in our commu-nity was formed in February 1944 with the idea of keeping all good town and district lads and lassies from becoming bad juvenile delinquents. Through the kindness of the members of the Ponoka Elks and the ap-proval of the local Home and School Association, the club was allowed to use the popular Elk’s Hall along Chipman Av-enue two nights a month, free of charge, for the sole purpose of entertaining all the teens, and encouraging them to have fun together as a group.
Many folks in the com-munity came forth to get the new club started, with the lofty promise and purpose that all of us rambunctious teens could have just what they wanted, as long as we followed a new set of rules. These included that during the fun functions that no one was allowed on the stage, backstage or out the back door, and that the hall receive no overly rough usage. That first February function
was a Valentine party, with the hall gaily decorated for the occasion, including saw-horses and planks covered with crepe-paper set up in the corner to sell cokes and bismarks at a slight profit. Throughout the evening the RCA Victor gramophone was blaring out the jitterbug music of Benny Goodman, Harry James, and on and on, and the dance floor was always rocking.
Games and entertainment included elimination dances where the last couple standing on the floor were blindfolded, with the girl required to feed her bibbed boyfriend some very mushy cake as well as a couple’s race to see who could drink the most coke, and a skit to see which lad could make the best proposal to their sweethearts. One of the highlights of the very suc-cessful evening was a speech by the PHS principal, wel-coming all the teens to this new community adventure and explaining the purpose of this new Ponoka Teen Club, which would rapidly grow and carry on for many years
Photos submittedPonoka Teen Town Queen Candidates for 1963 in the top row (left to right) were Shirley DeSpiegelaere, Patsy Bonnet, Terri Thurman, and Myra Bell; then in the second row are Teen Queen candidate Pat Palechek, and Most Outstanding Teenager candidates Ian Thumlert, Valerie Ulyett, and Gary Humphreys.
Just in case we forgot our teenage years
BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS
Thank goodness that so many of us can still fondly look back at the most glorious and exciting memories of our teenage years and the countless adventures of growing up in and around Ponoka and somehow managing to survive the experience, occasionally a little battered and bewildered, but never broken. Along the way, it was mostly a rollercoaster ride of happiness and heartbreak, and while trying to make it through school as just ‘one of the crowd’, but constantly trying to impress the opposite sex, we would never have made it without the keen support of a super bunch of loyal friends, amazing characters and mentors, as well as the often bent but never broken pa-tience, love and understanding from our parents and family.
Great community support for teens
and hundreds of appreciative teenagers.
A proud tradition up at the Composite High School in the 1940s was the annual welcoming of the new teen students from the junior high into the final and senior phase of their grade school educa-tion. Although the ‘newbie’s’ may have been a little fearful of what might lay ahead, most everyone looked forward to their annual initiation ceremo-nies. On that gala and colorful day, the boys would roll up their pants to reveal some wild leg art, draped baby blankets over their broad shoulders, and added the likes of lime-green bow ties to their masculine complexions. The girls, not to be outdone, dressed in their mothers’ housedresses and aprons, which added an air of the gay nineties, or was this the age of the homesteader? On this day, the polish and poise of the modern well-dressed gal was entirely
lacking in pigtails, shiny faces and laced shoes, while the boys were really grateful that the whole affair lasted only one day. As the school year progressed, they soon became a part of the ‘in crowd’, tak-ing part in team sports, barn dances, Frosh and sock hops, Masquerade A-go-go’s (with music by the Denteens), the Christmas ball, spring prom, and so much more.
In those days of our youth, only a few lucky students had cars, the bike racks were al-ways full, and all of us looked forward to ‘downtown Fri-day nights’, featuring double dating or Dutch treat at the Capital Theatre, 8-10 kids packed into one car to get into the local drive-In, and capping it all off with all shar-ing pop and chips/gravy at Poor Gordies, Bud’s Cafe, or the A & W. Our hard-earned spending money came from a meagre weekly allowance, part time jobs around town,
a paper route or collecting bottles, but there never seemed to be enough. One thing for sure, everyone usually came out on top, because we shared what we had, there were very few snobs or bullies, and no one had ever heard of ‘peer pressure.’
The Teen Club advantage continued in Ponoka with the organization of the Ponoka Teen Town, which had regu-lar gatherings upstairs in the old town hall above the jail cells, where meetings and other events were enjoyed with good turnouts. Occa-sional dances were featured, with music supplied by a radio or hot platters on the old record player, as well as goodies and games. Dances with real live bands were later hosted at the Elks’ and IOOF Hall, and the highlight of the very active teen town year was the crowning our commu-nity’s annual Teen Queen and Most Outstanding Teenager,
a glitzy event which carried on until well into the 1960s. Over the years, many other vital youth organizations have been operating in and around our community such as 4-H, church groups, youth centre, sports and recreation, and oth-ers, and our ongoing support and encouragement to them is always appreciated.
Those of us who were trying to grow up in around Ponoka in those days will nev-er forget the keen camaraderie and friendly involvement in all sorts of sports and other community activities. As our town and county grow and progress in this fast-paced and electronic age, it is most important that our youth be encouraged and welcomed to get involved in the planning, activities, and amenities of our great community, because they will all hopefully have the opportunity of becoming the biggest part of our brightest future.
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Coincidences play an im-portant part in the lives of individuals, communities and nations and that’s why coin-cidences have been studied a lot by philosophers, who have been theorizing for cen-turies over whether they are the makings of a divine will or simple mundane happen-ings that just come at a time when other mundane things also happen to occur.
Whatever it was, last week’s coincidence of Al-berta’s biggest bitumen spill
Opinion
Can oil money be used for good cause?
Mustafa EricEditor
coming on the same day as Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall scolded Quebec and Ontario premiers for being too environment-minded is a reminder that this country must review its approach to oil-based economic growth and prosperity with utmost care.
The Federation Coun-cil, which brings together the premiers of Canada’s all provinces and territories ap-parently made an attempt last week to bring a conclusion to the long running dichotomy of caring for the environment versus exploiting the energy resources of the country for fast economic growth to be able to enjoy the prosperity that will come with it.
At the end of their meet-ings, the premiers appeared to have struck a deal that supposedly keeps all parties happy. True to the nature of individuals involved in the
making of the deal, the state-ment on the outcome of the meeting was long on words, short on concrete details.
It said the provincial and territorial leaders had agreed that carbon-based energy re-sources would continue to be developed alongside renew-able energy technologies as well as that pipelines were a safer of carrying oil and gas than railway transportation.
Now when one takes this statement with the spill of five million litres of bitu-men emulsion from a Nexen pipeline in northern Alberta, it doesn’t sound very con-vincing regarding the safety of pipelines. It was widely reported that the line on which the spill occurred was equipped with the latest tech-nology and it was supposed to alert relevant officials the moment the leak started. What happened in reality was that the spill was discovered
only by chance. Company and govern-
ment officials at various levels tried to make a point that any water basin or wildlife habitat was not threatened by the spill, but what about the 16,000 m2 area on which the emulsion spread over? And a duck was found dead in the area of the spill earlier this week.
We need to realize that, regardless of the numbers of wildlife victims and the size of the area contaminated, exploitation of carbon-based energy raw materials will al-ways be fraught with danger of polluting the environment, with the possibility of irre-versible damage being done.
But of course, no one can realistically expect oil com-panies to leave the oil in the sands of Fort McMurray or underground, in which case there might be one possibility of minimizing the potential
damage to environment: Putting the oil companies in charge of developing tech-nologies both to reduce the impact of the oil industry on the environment and to undo the damage already inflicted on the nature.
US President Barack Obama ordered the Ameri-can auto industry to develop technologies to reduce ex-haust emissions and the goal set by that policy is already on the way to being achieved.
In Canada, federal and provincial governments could work together to in-troduce legislation making it compulsory for oil com-panies to create a fund and contribute to it on a regular basis to support research for clean oil extraction, transportation and refining technologies alongside new ways of undoing environ-mental damage. In such a venture, the oil companies
could also patent such tech-nologies and sell them on a global scale to profit from their investments in the re-search fund.
But we know that this can only remain a dream under a prime minister like Ste-phen Harper, who is almost afraid to touch the benefits and profits of the oil and gas industry in this country.
However, just like First Nations throughout Canada waiting for his departure from the scene for mean-ingful action to be taken on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, pro-environ-ment policy makers and campaigners should be mak-ing preparations to develop and suggest alternatives to the current myopic backing of the oil industry once Harp-er leaves the prime minister’s office, which could well come as early as October.
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$25, tickets available at Ponoka FCSS offi ce 5006 - 52 Avenue. Tickets include a fancy buff et lunch and indoor/outdoor seating … the best seats in the house! Ponoka Lions bus departs the arena at 11 a.m.
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Next Town Council MeetingsAugust 11 @ 4:30 pm @ Hudson Green Community Activity Centre
- 6210 61 StreetAll Council and Committee meetings will be held at Hudson’s Green until further
notice. Agenda is online at www.ponoka.org and meetings are open to the public.
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.
Nominate a Property for FREE UtilitiesThe Pride in Your Property Contest is open to Town residents and businesses. Here’s your
chance to nominate yourself, a business, or someone you know for having a well-kept property. Prizes are awarded to Residential and Business properties as follows:
Best Kept Residential - 1st Prize $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit 2nd Prize - $250.00 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit
Most Improved Prize of $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit
Best Kept Commercial/Industrial – 1st Prize $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit 2nd Prize - $250.00 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit
Entry forms are available at www.ponoka.ca, or pick up at the Town Offi ce. Reward yourself or someone you know for their hard work and enter today!
Deadline for entries is July 31st !
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF PONOKA FUNDRAISERStarting on August 1, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ponoka will be selling tickets for Ponoka’s only monthly lottery, with a new winner every month. Tickets are $5 each and will be sold at 7 locations around Ponoka. A guaranteed payout of $1,000 for the winner. August’s ticket sales end on August 31. For more information please contact Paige Raugust at 403-783-3112.
TREE TRIMMING AND MAINTENANCEPlease ensure trees located on private property are properly trimmed and are not encroaching onto back lanes, road sight lines, and
sidewalks. Where a tree or shrub overhangs a sidewalk there must be a minimum clearance of 7.5 feet and 13.5 feet minimum clearance for a roadway or alley. If tree branches are close to power lines, please contact the Town Offi ce at403-783-4431 to arrange for trimming. Please help to keep Ponoka safe for all.
Aquaplex UpdateJoin us for either a lap swim or water fi tness class at 3pm. Child care in the pool will be off ered for ages 3yrs and up. You exercise while our
certifi ed instructors play in the water with your children. Regular rates in eff ect - for more information call 403-783-0131.
Ponoka Day in the ParkOpen invitation to all cultural groups and organizations to participate in “Ponoka Day in the Park” on Friday, August 28 at Lion’s Centennial Park. The Recreation Committee is looking for
entertainment, dancers, singers, and ethnic food vendors to participate in this fun event. Please contact Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services, if you are interested in participating, or need any further information at 403-783-0118 or [email protected].
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:“Life is short, break the rules.
Forgive quickly, love truly. Laugh uncontrollably,and never regret ANYTHING that makes you smile.”
SPLASH PARK REMINDERParents, please remember that the splash park is a Use at Your Own Risk Facility,
and is non-supervised. The cement pad can be very slippery and children should be reminded not to run, and be supervised at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
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The remuneration policy for town council members, in regards to activities related to municipal work, was brought up for review at the regular meeting of Ponoka town council on July 14.
“In the past, the outgoing council has dealt with the council remuneration policy for the new council,” said Chief Administra-tive Officer Rachel Kunz, as she presented a number of recommendations for a new policy.
“The problem with the current policy is that meetings don’t fall under the policy. They are at the discretion of the mayor and I would like a very clear list to work from,” she said.
“There is a lot of inconsistency,” Betty Quinlan, Director of Corporate Services,
echoed. “Especially when it comes to some of the external committees that councillors deal with.”
“If you need to take time off from work for municipal business, then the municipality has to pay for that,” said Mayor Rick Bon-nett.
Coun. Loanna Gulka expressed discom-fort dealing with council’s remuneration matters, and that it should be something done by an external committee. “If we do it in-house, it is not transparent,” she said.
Coun. Tim Falkiner asked “If we are di-recting administration to bring back options, isn’t that what we are doing here already?”
Following discussions, council approved a motion to refer the council remuneration policy for outside review. Coun. Falkiner voted against the motion.
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Now that my wife and I are both retired, we can get out and explore our great province quite a bit and have really gotten into the casual summer habit of dropping into the farmer’s markets in and around cen-tral Alberta.
If one goes early in the morning, you are tempted and teased with the mag-nificent and tantalizing aroma of breakfast cook-ing on the grill, and if you wish, you can chow down on a wide variety of unique and delicious wake-me-up combos, with coffee and juice included. One of the best benefits of farmer’s markets is the friendly at-mosphere and greetings at every table or booth, with no pressure to buy, just a warm welcome to browse at your leisure. Most markets even have music playing or local performers sharing their talents.
This warm and magic time of the seasons is so great to get all sorts of fresh fruits, veggies and other edible surprises from near and far, and our farmer’s markets have it all in abun-dance every week. It is a real treat to hear the conge-nial booth owners proudly praise and promote their quality products, and if one is so inclined, you may even be able to do a little friend-ly dickering on the price, which is always strictly cash with no cards or has-sle. Also along the rows and rows of market booths and tables are a wide variety of home-grown or prepared items from pies to pick-les and perogies to peanut brittle, as well as countless exquisite and unique hand-made articles by skilled craftsmen and counters and boxes full of neat and amaz-ing treasures of yesterday
Our Farmer’s Markets are the greatest
Mike RainoneHammertime
and today.Farmer’s markets are
also a great place to meet old friends and neighbours, and
to stop and relax and have a coffee or a chat without having the fear of getting run over by a shopping cart
or waiting in long lines at the check-out counters. At most farmer’s markets, local clubs and organiza-
tions can be found hosting a booth where you can get information or register for all sorts of community and
recreational events, or kind-ly buy a ticket for a special cause.
continued on page 11
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 PONOKA NEWS 11
Father’s Day gift earns Calgary couple$70,000 Ponoka Stampede cattle raffl e win
By Jeff rey Heyden-KayeWhen Ponoka resident Cathy Ursulak bought a Ponoka Stampede Cattle Raffl e ticket as a Father’s Day gift for dad Richard Wilson, she had no idea it would make him $70,000 richer. Aft er some consideration, Wilson opted to take the $70,000 prize money and he couldn’t be more pleased with having the lucky winning ticket. Ponoka Stampede past-president Joe Dodds is the organizer of the fundraiser and when he made the call to notify the lucky winner, he joked that Wilson appeared quite calm aft er hearing the news. Ursulak thought it would be a nice gift for her father, who said he has come to the Stampede in previous years. Ursulak bought just one ticket.
Richard Wilson Calgary, AB WINNERDan Herzog/Jason Schieder Penhold, ABKelly Mailer Big Valley, ABRandy Bailer Ponoka, ABTara Lynn Brady Edberg, ABJon LaBerge Red Deer, ABLeAnn Kloster Sylvan Lake, ABGus Maclennan Edmonton, ABBrent VanVaeren Beroh Picture Butte, ABPat Twidale/Fran Brad Red Deer, ABAmanda Robinson Red Deer, ABReg Marshall Ft. St. John, BCRick Vickery Huxley, ABPhillip Ruault lnvermere, BCEd Leicht Bashaw, ABBernie Whitten Vermillion, ABJustine Arsenault Ponoka, ABFrank & Marge Nash Drayton Valley, ABGary Edwards Didsbury, ABNathan Fleming Ponoka, ABJymie Jasper Ponoka, ABLinda Dorin Blackie, ABKen Schweer Paddle Prairie, ABEuart McEwen Leduc, ABDave Eremko Vermillion, ABBrandon Wierenga Lacombe, ABChase Hatala AustraliaMorris Irvine Elk Point, ABMeggan Tryndiuk Myrnam, ABKim Graham Millet, AB
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BY DAVID THIELEN
The direction was clear; council wants all staff out of the town office as soon as possible.
“I want to move everybody out now,” said Ponoka Mayor Rick Bonnett at the July 14 regular meeting of town council. “I don’t think we should make staff work in condi-tions that we ourselves (town council) are not prepared to work in.”
Council has been meeting at the Hud-son’s Green Community Activity Centre since a report said that council chambers had poor air quality and was contaminated by mold. The basement of the town office has been closed off because of the presence of methane gas, said Donna Brinkworth, communications officer for the town in a discussion after the meeting.
The main floor of the building is fine, as long as the windows are open for ventilation,
said Brinkworth.Chief Administrative Officer Rachel
Kunz said at the meeting, that she was wait-ing for the final numbers on what it would cost to do the renovations to the town office, and looking at alternative locations to move the offices to, mentioning both the Hudson’s Green Community Activity Centre, and the Kinsmen building.
Kunz also suggested that it might be possible to continue working in the current office while renovations were completed.
Mayor Bonnett restated his position that he was not prepared to have town staff work-ing in a place where he was not prepared to work.
After some discussion on how to word it, Councillor Marc Yaworski, made a motion that would have administration start plan-ning the move to a new location, with the intent being to allow for a nice orderly move that would not interrupt services to the town.
Council to administration: Prepare to move
continued from page 10
I don’t really mind com-ing home after our farmer’s market adventures and packing in all those good-ies, as well as shelling peas (without sampling to many), husking corn and washing the berries. After all, once our ladies finish their kitchen magic, we will be allowed to enjoy the creations of nature’s fin-est in a few days, as well as throughout our long and cold winter. For those who haven’t visited the farmer’s market in your community, you are really missing out on the very best indoor/outdoor rain or shine casual down-home family shop-ping experience ion town, which is and always will be as traditional, and friendly as garage sales, county fairs, picnics, and family reunions.
Beware of the car key dilemma
“They weren’t in my pockets, and suddenly I re-alized that I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot,
vividly recalling that my husband had scolded me so many times for leaving my car keys in the ignition. He was afraid that the car would get stolen, and as I looked around the parking lot in a panic I realized that he was right, because the parking lot was empty.
I immediately called the police, gave them my loca-tion, and then confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.
I then made that most difficult call to my husband, relating in tears that I had left my keys in the car and that it was stolen. There was a long moment of silence and I thought that we had been disconnected, but then I heard his voice....’Are you kidding me’, he barked, ‘I dropped you off.’
Now it was my turn to be silent and embar-rassed, and finally I quietly uttered.....’Well, please come and get me.’ My husband retorted, ‘I will, as soon as I can con-vince this cop that I didn’t steal your car.’”
This could happen to any of us, so don’t laugh or scold, and welcome to the golden years.
Timely tips for having a great day• Life is too short to be
serious all the time, so if you can’t laugh at your-self, just give me a call and I will laugh at and along with you.
• The secret to happiness is a good sense of hu-mour and a bad memory.
• Ice cream is clearly God’s way of saying he likes us just a little bit chubby.
• We shouldn’t always expect our children or grandchildren to fol-low in our footsteps. We want them to take the path next to us and then go further than we have ever dreamt possible.Now that we finally
have a little rain, we hope that between the sunshine and the showers, the fruits of our harvest will become bountiful. In the meantime just go ahead and have a great week, all of you..
12 PONOKA NEWS Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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BY DAVID THIELEN
Eighteen boys spent last week camping out with at the Ponoka Fish and Game club.
“The weeklong camp, open to both boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 15, uses lots of hands on training to teach the campers about conservation and the outdoors,” said Christina Frandsen, youth chairman for the Ponoka Fish and Game Club.
The camp, traditionally held in the third week of July, has been offered just about every year since the club was established in 1957.
“We believe in actual hands on learn-ing, so we bring out specialists to help with different aspects of the training,” said Frandsen.
This year, speakers included an Al-berta Fish and Wildlife officer, a fisheries biologist and a spokesman for the Alberta Conservation Association. “We also had a first aid-instructor come out to teach first aid,” said Frandsen.
The Medicine River Wildlife Rehab Center sent somebody out to instruct the campers on what to do if they find any in-jured wildlife, and how the rehab centre cares for the injured until they are ready to return to the wild.
At the end of the week, campers should be ready to take their Hunter Education test, which they need to pass to receive the Alberta WIN (Wildlife Identification Num-ber) card, said Frandsen. The WIN card is required to purchase any fishing or hunting license in Alberta.
Cody Huseby (r) of the Ponoka Fish and Game Clubs coaches Mason Senft as he aims at a 3-D target down range.
Photo by David Thielen
Conservation is a big part of the annual Ponoka Fish and Game youth camp
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Thank You!Thank You!
Contestant Bryant
with WPCA member Rory
Gervais in the wild cow milking event
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The Ponoka Stampede Rodeo Challenge committee would like to thank the following for making the 2015 Ponoka Stampede Rodeo Challenge a success:
• Ponoka Stampede Association• Jace Harty Memorial Bull Riding• EnCana Corporation• Central Ponoka 4-H Beef Club• Schultz Psychological Services• Penhold Gr. 3 - Jeff Deckert• Ross Agri Supplies• West Coast Amusements• Ponoka News• UFA Petroleum• RCMP Corporal Peter Nobles (St. Albert)• Sunny 94 Radio & Mascot
• John Gordon• Vold Audio• Jones Boys Saddlery & Western Wear• Susan Chantal Photography• Bonnie Liddle Photography• Naomi McKinney Photography• MP Blaine Calkins• Miss Ponoka Stampede - Ashley Akkermans• Miss Rodeo Canada - Katy Lucas• Miss Rodeo America - Lauren Heaton• Miss Rodeo Washington - Katherine Merck
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Thanks to Marilyn Jones, Jason & Margo Pugh, Kash Bonnett and Tracey Fox for providing the small & big animals for our contestants enjoyment.Thanks to Doug Rogers and family and Willie.Thanks to Don & Shirley Campbell and Ed Zukowski for providing the teams and wagons.Thanks to trick roper LaRue Olson.Thank you to Melissa Jacobson for singing our National Anthem. Thank you to Rick Bonnett, (Mayor of Ponoka), Bryce Liddle (Councillor, County of Ponoka), and Mike Stretch (President Ponoka Stampede Association) for your opening remarks. Thank you to our MC, Darcy Stingel from Sunny 94.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.
Ponoka Stampede Rodeo Challenge Committee
www.ponokastampederodeochallenge.ca Lynden & Diane Vold • Ken & Marjorie Krossa
Contestant Aiden with WPCA partner Dustin Gorst. Standing in back is Corporal Peter Nobles, Bryce Liddle (County Councillor)
and Mike Stretch (President PSA)Contestant Skylar riding “Wild West Willie”
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BY DAVID THIELEN
It’s the oldest structure in Ponoka, and without it, the town would have never been built, but if something isn’t done, it will disappear.
That was the essence of a presentation made by John Jacobs at the regular meeting of Ponoka Town Council
on July 14.“We don’t want a contribution from the town, what
we want is for the town to approach Alberta Environment for permission, so we can do something to stabilize the site,” said Jacobs.
Over the years, the dam has been the victim of kids being kids, taking rocks from the dam and throwing them
This tiny dam paved the way for the Town of Ponoka being built exactly at the spot where it stands now.
Photo by David Thielen
Town to approach Alberta Environment about disintegrating damback into the river, or using them to break holes in the ice, said Jacobs.
“There isn’t much we can do about replacing the tim-bers, but at least we can replace some of the rock.”
The dam is located on the Battle River, just about directly east of Chipman Ave. According to a plaque at a small gazebo overlooking the dam, a log dam was originally built in the 1890s, with logs from Pigeon Lake being floated downstream to a sawmill on the Battle Riv-er. Because the dam was there, when the railroad came through, they built Siding 14. The first train arrived in Siding 14 on July 27, 1891, and the railroad built the train station between 1892-1893. The water tower was dismantled in the 1950s and the train station demolished on May 15, 1968.
“I think this would be a good fit for our heritage downtown,” said mayor Rick Bonnett.
Council passed a motion for administration to ap-proach Alberta Environment for permission to do some work with the dam.
UNRESERVED REAL ESTATE & FARM AUCTION FOR TERRY WRIGHTMONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2015 • WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA • Main Start: 9:00 A.M. Real Estate: 12:00 Noon
Directions: North of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 2A, 5 Kms to Twp Rd 470, West for 2.2 Kms to Rge Rd 243A, North for 0.4 KmsREAL ESTATE
Selling Approx. 80 Acres M/L with 2 Shops. Approx. 10 to 15 Acres with a Graveled Yard Site & the Balance in Crop Land that is Seeded to Wheat with Approx. 5 Acres of Low Land.60’x60’ Wood Framed Heated Shop with Metal Clad Covering Inside & Out. 8” Insulated Walls & Infl oor Heating. 2 - 16’x16’ Electric Overhead Doors w/ a Sliding Post to Make the Opening 32’. Next to New Large Air Compressor & 6 Barrel Overhead Oil Dispenser. Mezza-nine with Lots of Storage. Wired for Se-curity System & 65’ Radio Tower. Plus a 16’x60’ Addition w/ a Boiler Room, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen & Offi ce.60’x152’ Shop with 18’ Walls & 2 Sliding Doors with a 29’ Opening in the Front & a 16’x21’ Door on the Side as well as 3 Man Doors. Lined with 6’ Tongue & Groove Interior Walls & a Cement Floor. Will Hold 100,000 Bus of Grain with an Overhead Auger.Property also has 1 Water Well w/ a Submersible Pump, Pump Out Sewer System, Natural Gas & Telephone.All Grain Bins & a 100 Ft Scale will be Sold after the Real Estate giving the Purchaser the Opportunity to buy these Items. This Property is Located Just Off the Pavement & is Presently Zoned Agri-cultural however there are many many more Possibilities for this Property!All other Realtors will be protected for 2% of the Selling Price Upon Closing, Provided they Registered Their Bidders with Allen B. Olson Auction Service Ltd. or Morrison Realty, 24 Hrs Prior to the Sale.Real Estate Transaction are being Han-dled by Morrison Realty (403) 783-0556Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Posses-sion on or before September 3, 2015. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by Septem-ber 3, 2015 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages. All measurements are approximate and need to be verifi ed by the purchaser.For Sale by Private SaleA 4000 Sq Ft Home with a Fully Finished Walk-Out Basement & a 3 Car Garage
on 5+ Acres of Land Joining the 80 Acres of Land Being Sold by Unreserved Auction.Also a Fully Functional Grain Elevator in the City of Wetaskiwin.For Further Information Phone Terry Wright at (403) 783-1200
Freightliner T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, Sleeper, 13 Spd, New Rear EndsWestern Star T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, Day Cab, Cat 3406, 13 Spd & 4 Spd Aux.Western Star T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, Sleeper, Cat 3406 & 18 Spd
IHC Cab Over T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, 10 Spd & Detroit 60 SeriesMack RL600 T/A Tractor Truck c/w 300 Plus Engine & 9 SpdChev Topkick S/A Deck Truck c/w V8 Gas, 5&2 Spd, Tool BoxesFreightliner S/A Deck Truck c/w Cum-mins Engine, 10 Spd & Tool BoxesWestern Star T/A Winch Truck c/w Sleeper, Cat 3406, 455 Hp, 18 Spd, 30 Ton WinchMack T/A Cement Truck c/w Front Un-
loading, 6x6 Drive, Push Tag Axles, Rear Engine & Auto TransChev C50 2 Ton S/A Grain Truck c/w 14’ Wooden Box & Hoist, V8, Gas, 5&2 Spd1952 GMC 2 Ton 2wd Truck c/w 12’ Steel Box & HoistChev S/A Fuel Truck c/w V8, 5&2, No Leaks & New Lids on Tank
VEHICLES
2005 Dodge 3500 4x4 4dr Truck c/w Diesel & AutoFord F350 2wd Service Truck c/w Me-chanics Box, V8, 5 Spd & Air Compres-sorFord F250 2wd Truck c/w V8 & Auto2005 Ford F150 4x4 Supercab Truck c/w V8 & AutoFord 1/2 Ton TruckChev 1/2 Ton TruckChev 1 Ton 4x4 Dually Truck c/w Flat Dec, 5 Spd, Winch & Tool BoxChev 1/2 Ton 4x4 Truck c/w V8 & AutoChev Astro AWD Van c/w V6 & AutoChev Malibu Car
GRAIN TRAILERS
2008 Doepker Super B Grain Trailer c/w Roll Tarps & Fresh Certifi cationDoepker Super B Grain Trailer c/w Roll Tarps & Low MileageDoepker Convertible Super B Grain Trailer c/w Sides & Tarps
2000 Cancade Super B Grain Trailer c/w Roll TarpAlloy 40’ T/A Grain TrailerUnivision 32’ T/A Grain Trailer
Twin Auger Boot & Electric Winch Con-trol for Swing PartWestfi eld WR 10”x51’ PTO Grain AugerBrandt 8”x42’ Grain Auger c/w Hyd. Mover & Plumbed for Bin SweepWheatheart 8”x51’ Grain Auger c/w Gas EngineSakundiak 7x40’ Grain Auger c/w New Tube, Kohler Electric Start Engine w/ 14 HrsWestfi eld 6”x100’ Grain AugerWestfi eld 6”x61’ Grain Auger - No Motor
TRANSFER AUGERS & CONVEYORS
Wheatheart 8”x5’ Transfer Auger c/w Hyd. DriveWheatheart 5”x5’ Transfer AugerBrandt 10’ Transfer ConveyorShop Built Stainless Steel 40’ Fert Con-veyor c/w Hyd. Driven
GRAIN HANDLING
Unverferth 9250 Grain Cart c/w PTO Drive, 17” Unloading Auger, Trelleborg 32” Rubber & Roll Tarp
2008 Renn RGB12 12’ Grain Bagger c/w Done Very Little, 15 Bags at the MostRenn 2422 Grain Conveyor c/w 24” Wide by 22’ Long & Hyd Drive
2008 Renn 1214 Grain Bag Unloader - Used Very LittleGSI Airstream Series 2000 Large Grain Dryer c/w Like New, Completely Mobile, Continuous & Batch Drying CapabilityWalinga Grain Vac c/w Hoses
GRAIN BIN ACCESSORIESElectric Motor Driven, 15 Hp, 3 Phase, 90’ of Auger Trough to Fit 5 Hopper BinsAssortment of Grain Guard 7 Hp Aera-tion Fan Blowers in Single & 3 PhaseGrain Leg w/ 8 OutletsAuger Boots3 - Grain DragsFlagman 10 Hp Aeration Fan
GRAIN BINS Ponoka Grain BinsDirections: North of Ponoka on Hwy 2A, 8 Kms to Twp Rd 440, Turn West for 1.7 Kms on the South Side of the Road
3 - Like New Meridian 5000 Bu Hopper Bottom Bins c/w Epoxy Lined for Fertil-izer, Double Skids & 1 Has an Aeration Tube that Was Used Once
3 - Like New Meridian 4000 Bu Hopper Bottom Bins c/w Epoxy Lined for Fertil-izer & Double SkidsWesteel 6 Ring 14’ Hopper Bottom Grain Bin c/w Double Skids3 - Twister 5 Ring 14’ Base Grain Bins c/w Lid Openers & Good Wooden Floors3 - Chief Westfi elds 5 Ring 14’ Base Grain Bins c/w Lid Openers, Ladders & Wooden Floors16’ Hopper Bottom for a Bin c/w Double Skid
WETASKIWIN GRAIN BINS
SELLING ON SITE
3 - Twister 22,500 Bu Grain Bins c/w Aeration
5 - Wheatland 4000 Bu Hopper Bottom Grain Bins
2 - Butler 4000 Bu Hopper Bottom Aer-ation Bins c/w Blower Fan for Aeration
5 - Westeel 2500 Bu 6 Ring Hopper Bot-tom Grain Bins on SkidsWheatheart 2500 Bu Hopper Bottom Aeration Bin c/w Blower Fan for Aera-tionWesteel 2500 Bu 6 Ring Hopper Bottom Grain Bin2 - Chief Westland 4000 Bu Grain Bins on Wooden FloorWesteel Rosco 2000 Bu 6 Ring 14’ Grain Bin
2012 JD 4830 100’ High Clearance Sprayer c/w 1335 Hrs, 100 Gal Tank, 380/90 R46 Tires & Wider 38” Tires on RimsPoly West Handler IV c/w Pump, Honda Engine, 3” Plumbing & 800 Ltr Tank3200 Gal Nurse Tank c/w 3” Plumbing4 - Chem Pumps2 - 1250 Gal Water TanksWater Pumps & EnginesLiquid Fertilizer Blending Setup c/w Electronic Scales, 2 Nurse Tanks, 4000 Bu Hopper Bin, Hopper Fert Bin on Scale, Pumps (That May Be Sold Sep-arately)Anhydrous Tank on Trailer2 - Anhydrous Tanks on Truck Deck
TRUCK SCALE & SEED CLEANING
Wilson Model 30230 100’ Electronic Scale c/w Double Unit, Was Certifi ed & Works GoodSeed Cleaning Plant c/w 515 Air Screen Machine w/ 15 Screens (5 Decks of 3 Screens), 33 Ident Sep-arator for Length Separation c/w 9 Rollers (3 Decks of 3 Rollers). Will do 500 Bu/Hr of Commercial Grade & 300 Bu/Hr of Seed GradeSeed Cleaning Bagging System c/w Hoppers, 5 Legs & Conveyors2 - Large Dust CollectorsNew Graham Seed Treater c/w All Ac-cessories16’x24’ Single Car Garage Converted into a Bunk House on Skids
OTHER EQUIPMENT
Highline 7000 HD Bale Shredder c/w 1000 PTO & Hyd Wind GateNH 664 Rd Baler c/w Auto Wrap, 1000 PTO & TwineJD 14’ Manual Angle BladeWesteel Road Vault Fuel Tank500 Gal Double Wall Fuel Tank c/w Pump & Hose ReelPowder River Hyd Squeeze3 - Rd Bale Decks for a Truck or TrailerCummins 125 KW Gen Set16’ Steel Truck Deck10 - Sections of Pallet Racking (90” Long x 18’ High in Total)
3 PTH EQUIPMENT
Ford 6’ 3 pth BladeSovema RTX2-300 10’ HD 3 pth Ro-totillerMuratori 84” 3 pth Rototiller8’ 3 pth Landscaping Rake8 Wheel 3 pth V Rake6’ 3 pth Mower3 pth Bale Unroller3 pth Post Pounder3 pth Bale StackerJD Pallet Forks
LAWN & GARDEN
Cub Cadet RZT 25 Hp 54” Zero Turn
Lawn MowerJD Lawn SweepWeed EatersJerry Cans
TOOLS
Air CompressorWeldersBoomersChainsWrenchesDrillsGrinderPallet JacksCutting Torch & BottlesChain HoistJacksHammer & ShovelsMany, Many, Many More Tools3/4” Drive Socket1” Drive SocketTap & DieSeveral Bolt BinsAqua Blaze Pressure WasherBattery ChargerMechanics Tool BoxesLots of Sockets & Wrenches
MISCELLANEOUS
Assorted Cattle PanelsLabtronic Grain Tester & ScaleCarter Dockage AspiratorHand Held Grain TestersMetal RacksSpace Mate Washer & Dryer Set (Stackable)GeneratorsOils & GreaseLaddersSlings & StrapsLots of Useable Iron
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UNRESERVED REAL ESTATE & FARM AUCTION FOR TERRY WRIGHTMONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2015 • WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA • Main Start: 9:00 A.M. Real Estate: 12:00 Noon
Directions: North of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 2A, 5 Kms to Twp Rd 470, West for 2.2 Kms to Rge Rd 243A, North for 0.4 KmsREAL ESTATE
Selling Approx. 80 Acres M/L with 2 Shops. Approx. 10 to 15 Acres with a Graveled Yard Site & the Balance in Crop Land that is Seeded to Wheat with Approx. 5 Acres of Low Land.60’x60’ Wood Framed Heated Shop with Metal Clad Covering Inside & Out. 8” Insulated Walls & Infl oor Heating. 2 - 16’x16’ Electric Overhead Doors w/ a Sliding Post to Make the Opening 32’. Next to New Large Air Compressor & 6 Barrel Overhead Oil Dispenser. Mezza-nine with Lots of Storage. Wired for Se-curity System & 65’ Radio Tower. Plus a 16’x60’ Addition w/ a Boiler Room, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen & Offi ce.60’x152’ Shop with 18’ Walls & 2 Sliding Doors with a 29’ Opening in the Front & a 16’x21’ Door on the Side as well as 3 Man Doors. Lined with 6’ Tongue & Groove Interior Walls & a Cement Floor. Will Hold 100,000 Bus of Grain with an Overhead Auger.Property also has 1 Water Well w/ a Submersible Pump, Pump Out Sewer System, Natural Gas & Telephone.All Grain Bins & a 100 Ft Scale will be Sold after the Real Estate giving the Purchaser the Opportunity to buy these Items. This Property is Located Just Off the Pavement & is Presently Zoned Agri-cultural however there are many many more Possibilities for this Property!All other Realtors will be protected for 2% of the Selling Price Upon Closing, Provided they Registered Their Bidders with Allen B. Olson Auction Service Ltd. or Morrison Realty, 24 Hrs Prior to the Sale.Real Estate Transaction are being Han-dled by Morrison Realty (403) 783-0556Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Posses-sion on or before September 3, 2015. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by Septem-ber 3, 2015 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages. All measurements are approximate and need to be verifi ed by the purchaser.For Sale by Private SaleA 4000 Sq Ft Home with a Fully Finished Walk-Out Basement & a 3 Car Garage
on 5+ Acres of Land Joining the 80 Acres of Land Being Sold by Unreserved Auction.Also a Fully Functional Grain Elevator in the City of Wetaskiwin.For Further Information Phone Terry Wright at (403) 783-1200
Freightliner T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, Sleeper, 13 Spd, New Rear EndsWestern Star T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, Day Cab, Cat 3406, 13 Spd & 4 Spd Aux.Western Star T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, Sleeper, Cat 3406 & 18 Spd
IHC Cab Over T/A Hi-Way Tractor c/w 5th Wheel, 10 Spd & Detroit 60 SeriesMack RL600 T/A Tractor Truck c/w 300 Plus Engine & 9 SpdChev Topkick S/A Deck Truck c/w V8 Gas, 5&2 Spd, Tool BoxesFreightliner S/A Deck Truck c/w Cum-mins Engine, 10 Spd & Tool BoxesWestern Star T/A Winch Truck c/w Sleeper, Cat 3406, 455 Hp, 18 Spd, 30 Ton WinchMack T/A Cement Truck c/w Front Un-
loading, 6x6 Drive, Push Tag Axles, Rear Engine & Auto TransChev C50 2 Ton S/A Grain Truck c/w 14’ Wooden Box & Hoist, V8, Gas, 5&2 Spd1952 GMC 2 Ton 2wd Truck c/w 12’ Steel Box & HoistChev S/A Fuel Truck c/w V8, 5&2, No Leaks & New Lids on Tank
VEHICLES
2005 Dodge 3500 4x4 4dr Truck c/w Diesel & AutoFord F350 2wd Service Truck c/w Me-chanics Box, V8, 5 Spd & Air Compres-sorFord F250 2wd Truck c/w V8 & Auto2005 Ford F150 4x4 Supercab Truck c/w V8 & AutoFord 1/2 Ton TruckChev 1/2 Ton TruckChev 1 Ton 4x4 Dually Truck c/w Flat Dec, 5 Spd, Winch & Tool BoxChev 1/2 Ton 4x4 Truck c/w V8 & AutoChev Astro AWD Van c/w V6 & AutoChev Malibu Car
GRAIN TRAILERS
2008 Doepker Super B Grain Trailer c/w Roll Tarps & Fresh Certifi cationDoepker Super B Grain Trailer c/w Roll Tarps & Low MileageDoepker Convertible Super B Grain Trailer c/w Sides & Tarps
2000 Cancade Super B Grain Trailer c/w Roll TarpAlloy 40’ T/A Grain TrailerUnivision 32’ T/A Grain Trailer
Twin Auger Boot & Electric Winch Con-trol for Swing PartWestfi eld WR 10”x51’ PTO Grain AugerBrandt 8”x42’ Grain Auger c/w Hyd. Mover & Plumbed for Bin SweepWheatheart 8”x51’ Grain Auger c/w Gas EngineSakundiak 7x40’ Grain Auger c/w New Tube, Kohler Electric Start Engine w/ 14 HrsWestfi eld 6”x100’ Grain AugerWestfi eld 6”x61’ Grain Auger - No Motor
TRANSFER AUGERS & CONVEYORS
Wheatheart 8”x5’ Transfer Auger c/w Hyd. DriveWheatheart 5”x5’ Transfer AugerBrandt 10’ Transfer ConveyorShop Built Stainless Steel 40’ Fert Con-veyor c/w Hyd. Driven
GRAIN HANDLING
Unverferth 9250 Grain Cart c/w PTO Drive, 17” Unloading Auger, Trelleborg 32” Rubber & Roll Tarp
2008 Renn RGB12 12’ Grain Bagger c/w Done Very Little, 15 Bags at the MostRenn 2422 Grain Conveyor c/w 24” Wide by 22’ Long & Hyd Drive
2008 Renn 1214 Grain Bag Unloader - Used Very LittleGSI Airstream Series 2000 Large Grain Dryer c/w Like New, Completely Mobile, Continuous & Batch Drying CapabilityWalinga Grain Vac c/w Hoses
GRAIN BIN ACCESSORIESElectric Motor Driven, 15 Hp, 3 Phase, 90’ of Auger Trough to Fit 5 Hopper BinsAssortment of Grain Guard 7 Hp Aera-tion Fan Blowers in Single & 3 PhaseGrain Leg w/ 8 OutletsAuger Boots3 - Grain DragsFlagman 10 Hp Aeration Fan
GRAIN BINS Ponoka Grain BinsDirections: North of Ponoka on Hwy 2A, 8 Kms to Twp Rd 440, Turn West for 1.7 Kms on the South Side of the Road
3 - Like New Meridian 5000 Bu Hopper Bottom Bins c/w Epoxy Lined for Fertil-izer, Double Skids & 1 Has an Aeration Tube that Was Used Once
3 - Like New Meridian 4000 Bu Hopper Bottom Bins c/w Epoxy Lined for Fertil-izer & Double SkidsWesteel 6 Ring 14’ Hopper Bottom Grain Bin c/w Double Skids3 - Twister 5 Ring 14’ Base Grain Bins c/w Lid Openers & Good Wooden Floors3 - Chief Westfi elds 5 Ring 14’ Base Grain Bins c/w Lid Openers, Ladders & Wooden Floors16’ Hopper Bottom for a Bin c/w Double Skid
WETASKIWIN GRAIN BINS
SELLING ON SITE
3 - Twister 22,500 Bu Grain Bins c/w Aeration
5 - Wheatland 4000 Bu Hopper Bottom Grain Bins
2 - Butler 4000 Bu Hopper Bottom Aer-ation Bins c/w Blower Fan for Aeration
5 - Westeel 2500 Bu 6 Ring Hopper Bot-tom Grain Bins on SkidsWheatheart 2500 Bu Hopper Bottom Aeration Bin c/w Blower Fan for Aera-tionWesteel 2500 Bu 6 Ring Hopper Bottom Grain Bin2 - Chief Westland 4000 Bu Grain Bins on Wooden FloorWesteel Rosco 2000 Bu 6 Ring 14’ Grain Bin
2012 JD 4830 100’ High Clearance Sprayer c/w 1335 Hrs, 100 Gal Tank, 380/90 R46 Tires & Wider 38” Tires on RimsPoly West Handler IV c/w Pump, Honda Engine, 3” Plumbing & 800 Ltr Tank3200 Gal Nurse Tank c/w 3” Plumbing4 - Chem Pumps2 - 1250 Gal Water TanksWater Pumps & EnginesLiquid Fertilizer Blending Setup c/w Electronic Scales, 2 Nurse Tanks, 4000 Bu Hopper Bin, Hopper Fert Bin on Scale, Pumps (That May Be Sold Sep-arately)Anhydrous Tank on Trailer2 - Anhydrous Tanks on Truck Deck
TRUCK SCALE & SEED CLEANING
Wilson Model 30230 100’ Electronic Scale c/w Double Unit, Was Certifi ed & Works GoodSeed Cleaning Plant c/w 515 Air Screen Machine w/ 15 Screens (5 Decks of 3 Screens), 33 Ident Sep-arator for Length Separation c/w 9 Rollers (3 Decks of 3 Rollers). Will do 500 Bu/Hr of Commercial Grade & 300 Bu/Hr of Seed GradeSeed Cleaning Bagging System c/w Hoppers, 5 Legs & Conveyors2 - Large Dust CollectorsNew Graham Seed Treater c/w All Ac-cessories16’x24’ Single Car Garage Converted into a Bunk House on Skids
OTHER EQUIPMENT
Highline 7000 HD Bale Shredder c/w 1000 PTO & Hyd Wind GateNH 664 Rd Baler c/w Auto Wrap, 1000 PTO & TwineJD 14’ Manual Angle BladeWesteel Road Vault Fuel Tank500 Gal Double Wall Fuel Tank c/w Pump & Hose ReelPowder River Hyd Squeeze3 - Rd Bale Decks for a Truck or TrailerCummins 125 KW Gen Set16’ Steel Truck Deck10 - Sections of Pallet Racking (90” Long x 18’ High in Total)
3 PTH EQUIPMENT
Ford 6’ 3 pth BladeSovema RTX2-300 10’ HD 3 pth Ro-totillerMuratori 84” 3 pth Rototiller8’ 3 pth Landscaping Rake8 Wheel 3 pth V Rake6’ 3 pth Mower3 pth Bale Unroller3 pth Post Pounder3 pth Bale StackerJD Pallet Forks
LAWN & GARDEN
Cub Cadet RZT 25 Hp 54” Zero Turn
Lawn MowerJD Lawn SweepWeed EatersJerry Cans
TOOLS
Air CompressorWeldersBoomersChainsWrenchesDrillsGrinderPallet JacksCutting Torch & BottlesChain HoistJacksHammer & ShovelsMany, Many, Many More Tools3/4” Drive Socket1” Drive SocketTap & DieSeveral Bolt BinsAqua Blaze Pressure WasherBattery ChargerMechanics Tool BoxesLots of Sockets & Wrenches
MISCELLANEOUS
Assorted Cattle PanelsLabtronic Grain Tester & ScaleCarter Dockage AspiratorHand Held Grain TestersMetal RacksSpace Mate Washer & Dryer Set (Stackable)GeneratorsOils & GreaseLaddersSlings & StrapsLots of Useable Iron
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Organizers estimate that at least 1,500 people came down to Chipman Avenue in Ponoka on Saturday, July
18 to take part in the Cham-ber of Commerce Garage Sale.
“I did pretty good to-day,” said Joan Trettler, who
Weather, vendors and customers combine to make downtown garage sale a success
came from Edmonton as a vendor.
“This is my first time in Ponoka and there were lots of people on the street right from 9 a.m., and it was a beautiful day for the garage sale,” she said.
“Last year, I went to one in Vegreville, and it was pouring down rain the en-tire day and everybody just got soaked.”
“I especially like the setup here, where the street was blocked off, so there were no cars, and every-body could walk around easily,” said Trettler.
There were 26 booths registered for the garage sale arranged along both sides of Chipman Avenue between 50th Street and 51st Street. In addition to the garage sale, several of the businesses in the area took the opportunity to run their own sidewalk sales.
“We did this just to get something happening in the downtown during the month of July,” said Theresa Turn-er, chair of the garage sale committee for the chamber.
“This was a great sale,” said Mary Lyn Zieffle, a vendor from Wetaskiwin, “I think this is the first year on Chipman Avenue because the last three years that I have been here it was setup in the parking lot across the street, and this was definite-ly better. “
Mary Lyn Zieffle, a vendor from Wetaskiwin, explains one her many pieces for sale to Kori Hart at the Ponoka Chamber of Commerce Chipman Avenue Garage Sale.
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Jam Sessions cancelled until September
Gospel Concerts are fi nished for season. Will resume in September
September 25 - Pot luck and general meeting
Billiards - Weekdays 1:00pm. Mon through Sat – 50 cents per game. Honour system
Monday Bridge 1:00pm
Monday Whist - 1:30pm
Monday Yoga - 6:30pm
Tuesday - 10am to 2pm “Circle of Friends Senior Support Program” Contact: Angela 403-9630-3052
Tuesday Canasta - 1:00pm
Tuesday & Thursday Exercise class 9:30am FINISHED UNTIL FALL
Tuesday Shuffl eboard - 7pm • FINISHED UNTIL FALL
Wednesday Sewing Guild 9:30am to 4pm
Wednesday Cribbage 1:00pm
Wednesday Yoga - 6:30pm
Wednesday Duplicate Bridge 7:00pm
Thursday Floor Curling - 1:00pm • FINISHED UNTIL FALL
Thursday Weaving 1:00pm Welcome to drop-in to see how it’s done
Thursday Bridge 1:00pm
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Thursday Art Club Drop In Noon to 4pm
Friday “500” 1:00pm
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Entertainment
BY MUSTAFA ERIC
Ponoka writer-director-producer CJ Hutchinson was scheduled to com-plete the shooting of his next horror movie, “Zom-bie Girl”, at a farm east of Ponoka over the weekend with a cast predominantly composed of volunteer ac-tors.
Speaking during a break at the set on Satur-day, July 18, Hutchinson said he had written the screenplay for the movie himself “out of my own nightmares.”
“This is my baby, I wrote this. It is based on a series of nightmares that I had,” Hutchinson ex-plained. The plot involves the lead actress, Niki Mid-dleton of Calgary, in the role of a human being ad-opted by a zombie family.
“I wanted to write something that would not involve the sound as an issue,” the director ex-plained.
Recalling his last ex-perience shooting a horror movie with wind blowing into the mics, Hutchinson said this time they would try something different: The entire movie will flow
against the background of a symphony currently being composed by Win-nipeg-based friends of Hutchinson’s.
“I don’t think you have ever seen a horror movie that is entirely symphonic,” the young director said.
“It is one of those things that music builds the scene, but in this one, music carries it.”
The plot revolves around a young woman, a model, who, after a trau-matic experience, suddenly finds herself in the compa-ny of a family of zombies in the wastelands and the family adopts her and she adopts them. She uses her human qualities and intel-ligence to help them while she realizes the value of her humanity as she inter-acts with the zombies.
Lead actress Middle-ton said she liked her role and the fact that it was an independent movie that she was cast in as an actor.
“In a lot of independent films, you can grow and push your acting limits a little bit further than Hol-lywood movies,” she said.
She added that in most independent movies, cast and crew were there to en-
Director CJ Hutchinson (behind the camera) is shooting a scene, in which the lead actress (in white bikini) is being guided by her newly adopted zombie family through the wasteland. Photo by Mustafa Eric
Ponoka director in new horror movie effortjoy the experience but in Hollywood they were in for “the finance.”
Hutchinson added that most of the cast were volunteer actors who had played parts in his previous movies and had returned to acting in this movie to con-tinue to have fun.
Raven Arnell, the lead producer, has been watch-ing horror movies all his
life and he offered to sup-port Hutchinson’s next project when his last film was shown in Ponoka more than a year ago.
“My dad was a big sci-fi, horror fan. I grew up with all the Universal monsters, all the black and white films, all the noir,” said Arnell.
Hutchinson, who will also edit the movie, said
unlike with his previous productions, they would target serious horror film festivals to show their pic-ture.
The producers are hoping that the post-pro-duction process will be completed by next Novem-ber or December and they are promising a free gala show to Ponoka residents once it’s ready for viewing.
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Some changes in the library activity schedule
The days have been hot, but Ponoka Jubilee Li-brary has been keeping our cool as we make our way through summer and look to the fall programs ahead.
We are always looking for ways to make our pro-
grams more accessible to our patrons, and to that end there will be some changes come September with some of our regular programs.
Story Time will start up again on Monday, Septem-ber 14, and will be meeting every Monday and Friday at 11 a.m. After much con-sideration, we have decided to change the previously scheduled Monday 2 p.m. time, since we know that a lot of little ones are sleep-ing then. Story Time will continue to focus on read-
ing and crafting with children ages 3-5, with new programs every day. It is a drop-in program, no reg-istration or fee is required and we’d love to see some new little faces being intro-duced to the library come September. We will also be changing LEGO Club to every second Friday from 3:30-5 p.m.; we hope this alleviates the confusion of switching back and forth between Thursdays and Fridays. And watch for our Makerspace days to start
soon.The Ponoka Library
Book Club has chosen their books for the upcoming season (September-May). The first meeting will take place on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 3:30-5 p.m. The book being discussed is Burnt Shadows by Kamila Sham-si, and copies are starting to arrive at the library for book club members to check out. Regular meet-ings of the book club are on the first Sunday of the month, unless changed due
to a holiday weekend, and meet at the library. They are always looking for new members, so if you are in-terested in joining, please contact the library. For a full list of the books being read this season check out the ‘Events’ section of our Facebook page.
Our community garden is growing with gusto! The Summer Reading Club kids have already been out there picking the first crop of rad-ishes, and soon we will have cucumbers, zucchini, acorn squash, peppers, lettuce, kale, Brussels sprouts, car-rots, and lots of tomatoes,
all of which will be donated to the Ponoka Food Bank. Thank you very much to the Ponoka Youth Centre for all their help with paint-ing and planting, the Town of Ponoka for providing the water for the summer, Mrs. Hoffman’s class for donat-ing plants to the garden, and our back neighbour Blair for all of his mowing, weed whacking and wa-tering. If you are walking by and notice a weed that needs pulling feel free to do so, and see us inside if you have about 10 minutes to water the plants.
continued on page 22
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015 PONOKA NEWS 21
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Lisa Hollingsworth, Program Coordinator at ReBrand Skills and Employment Initiative for Young Adults in Ponoka opens their recent open house with a short presentation prior to turning the floor over to her students. Photo by David Thielen
BY DAVID THIELEN
It’s an age-old problem: to get a job you need experi-ence, to get experience you need a job. It’s even tougher in today’s job market where in many fields there is no short-age of qualified candidates.
Well, in Ponoka, if you are between the ages of 17 and 30 years, and you are lacking either the experience or the training, then the Rebrand Skills and Employment Initia-tive for Young Adults may be an avenue to gain that training and experience.
“We provide a 17-week program that is designed to get that all important experi-ence and training,” said Lisa Hollingsworth, program coor-dinator at ReBrand in Ponoka. “It starts with 10 weeks of in-class training, and then there are seven weeks of on the job training. “
At an open house held at their office on July 14, the latest group of participants got a chance to show what they had learned over the 10 weeks of in-class training by giving a power point presentation.
Hollngsworth said what is really great about the presentation is that prior to the course, some of the par-ticipants had no computer experience, and no public speaking skills. And now they are getting up in front of a group of strangers and giving a power point presentation.
This is the third group of clients to finish the program since September 2014, said Hollingsworth. Out of the first group, eight of the nine participants got jobs. From the second intake, four out of the nine received job offers.
“While the third intake is just starting the job search portion of the course, one al-
Open house highlights skills learned in employment program
ready has a job and another has a job interview, so it is really working,” said Hol-lingsworth.
Participants are paid minimum wage by the Ca-nadian government during the training, and employers can receive up to a 50 per cent subsidy on people they hire from the program.
“This gives them a chance to see how great our par-
ticipants are, with minimal financial risk,” said Holling-sworth.
The next intake will be in
October, “but anybody that is interested is encouraged to contact us now,” she con-cluded.
22 PONOKA NEWS Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Grains markets, as they passed the mid-point of July, started to cool off a bit after the last few weeks of bullishness. Let’s recap: between abundant rains in the Midwest, dry weather in Western Canada & Europe, geopolitical risk in the EU with Greece, the Chinese stock market crashing, and the increased chatter around El Nino, there’s been a lot on the go!
Add in to all of this the U.S.D.A.’s W.A.S.D.E. re-port on Friday, July 10th! However, despite the vari-
Slowing Stories
Brennan TurnerFarmLead
ous weather issues affecting crops around the world, the report was relatively “blah” in regards to game-changing numbers. U.S. average corn and soybean yields were left unchanged at 168.8 bu/ac and 46 bu/ac respectively but production for both row crops fell from the June estimate to 13.53 billion bushels (-100 mil-lion bushels from June) and 3.776 billion bushels (-7.4 million bushels) respective-ly thanks to lower acreage. As for ending stocks, the 2015/16 carryout for corn was set at 1.6 Billion bush-els (102 million bushels less than June’s estimate) and 425 billion bushels for soy-beans (-50 million bushels). Global corn ending stocks for the 2015/16 marketing year were seen 5.25 million tonnes lower at 190 million tonnes, while soybean num-bers were dropped by 1.42 million tonnes to 91.8 mil-lion.
For wheat, some big surprises were seen on the bearish side of the trade as
U.S. production was pushed higher by 27 million bush-els to 2.15 billion bushels (albeit the quality is cer-tainly in question when it comes to the winter wheat crop). As for the 2015/16 carryout, wheat numbers are now pegged at 842 million bushels (+28 mil-lion from June) and 219.8 million tonnes on a global perspective (+17.4 million tonnes from June!). On that note, the U.S.D.A. sur-prisingly increased wheat production expectations for the Black Sea, upping Russian forecasts by two million tonnes to 57 million and the Ukrainian harvest by one million tonnes to 24 million. This contrasts the sentiment from private fore-casts that the region will likely have to downgrade their aggregate production expectations due to drier weather in some areas. E.U. production estimates were decreased by almost three
million tonnes to 147.9M million (still above private & farmer organizations’ forecasts), Canadian pro-duction was dropped by 1.5 million tonnes to 27 mil-lion, but Aussie estimates were kept at 26 million tonnes (again, contrasting the thoughts of the private market).
So what now? The USDA has clearly drawn a line in the sand that they’re more interested in seeing how crop conditions play out versus having to go back on their word & upgrade numbers right after they’ve downgraded them. With some macroeconomic risk off the table because of the Greek-E.U. agreement, and weather conditions improv-ing a bit, volatility will start to relax a bit. Further, while we kick our crop develop-ment can here in North America down the growing season’s road, the harvest is going full-tilt in Europe
and that may put additional pressure on the global com-plex, further slowing more stories around farmer sales.
To growth,
Brennan TurnerPresident, FarmLead.com
Brennan Turner is origi-nally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain mar-ketplace (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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Please remember to stop by and wish Sharie Kuhl a fond farewell upon her re-tirement. We are hosting a drop-in tea for her on Tues-day July 28 from 3-5 p.m.
Coming Soon: From Canadian author Chevy Stevens, author of Still Missing and Always Watch-ing, comes Those Girls; a gripping, chilling, utterly absorbing thriller.
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Sports
BY MUSTAFA ERIC
Ponoka’s men’s soccer team FC Storm won the second consecutive championship of the Battle River Men’s Soccer League at the end of a game they almost didn’t play, earning bragging rights for another season.
Hosting United FC of Wetaskiwin, the only team to have defeated the Storm this season, Ponoka guys had to wait almost a full hour until the kick off whistle was blown on Sunday, July 19. The league administra-tor who plays for the United FC apparently changed the scheduled start time of the game without informing his own teammates before starting his holidays, leaving a scheduling mess behind. With several United FC players unaware of the new start time of the game, and several not showing up even for the previously announced start time, Storm kept warming up in the hope that there would be a
United FC team on the pitch at some point in the day. In the end, United FC could field a nine-men team, only to be defeated 6-3, but not without a serious fight.
At the beginning of the game, the younger and ambitious FC United started attacking the Storm net in earnest but the Ponoka team was quick to thwart the attacks and score in the first five minutes of the game through Christoph Dittmar from close range.
Ten minutes later Josh Simons scored by sending the ball to the United net on a short cross from Carmen Lyon. The visitors tried to stop the wave of attacks by the Storm, but could not find a lot of success.
With almost 20 players dressed for the game, Storm coach Lonny Behm used this advantage to frequently engage substitutes, keeping the players on the field fresh. FC United, on the other hand, having no substi-tutes, continued to struggle but did not falter.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Elzard Visscher scored once again for the Storm, but United FC responded within a minute with their first goal of the game. There was no other score in the first half, which ended 3-1 for the hosts.
Josh Simons scored once again five min-utes into the second half, extending the hosts’ lead to three points, making their cushion safer. However. things were to change towards the middle of the second half.
In 20th minute, the referee awarded a penalty to the visitors, which was easily con-verted by the United striker, bringing the lead down to two points. Two minutes later, the United were awarded a second penalty, which appeared to lead to some discomfort among the Storm players. Although the penalty was saved by Storm goalie Wouter Opsteen, the Storm players continued to dispute some decisions of the referee, leading to a few
yellow cards.Three minutes after the penalty was saved,
Eric Escheid scored once again for the Storm establishing the solid lead of three points once again, but FC United was not giving up: They scored another within 10 minutes, making the score 5-3 for the hosts.
In the 80th minute, the Storm were award-ed a penalty when a United player touched the ball with his hand in his 18-yard box. Christoph Dittmar missed the penalty, but made up for it two minutes later by scoring from close range, sealing the final score 6-3.
With this result, Ponoka FC Storm grabbed the championship and raised the trophy in victory two weeks before the end of the regular season.
Storm will still play two away games before the league season officially ends.
Storm win secondchampionship in a row
This header by Christoph Dittmar was saved at the last moment by the United FC goalie. Photo by Mustafa Eric
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 PONOKA NEWS 25
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BY DAVID THIELEN
18 teams participated in the fourth annual Lions Club Stan Baliant Memorial Slow
Pitch Tournament over the weekend at Ponoka’s River-side Ball Diamonds.
Tournament coordinator Irene Baliant, said that the
tournament had been named after her late husband, but was quick to point out that all of the money raised at the tourna-ment goes to the Lions Club.
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Two Ponoka fastpitch players are heading to national competitions representing the top teams in Alberta in their age categories.
Carmen Lomas with the U18A Edmonton Rivercity Hurricanes is heading to Montreal, Que., and Sarah Willier with the Red Deer Rage U16A team is heading to Calgary.
Lomas’ games are set for Sunday, Aug. 2 to 9 and Wil-lier’s games are scheduled for Aug. 4 to 9. Both are part of teams that are rated among the best in the province and they will be competing with some of the best teams in the country.
To help pay for the trip to Montreal, Lomas is fund-raising around Ponoka as she is responsible for paying for the entire trip. Lomas says she has been collecting bottles around town as well as submitting an application to Ponoka County for assistance.
Anyone wishing to sponsor Lomas will also have their name featured on a large banner at all eight games she will be playing in.
For Willier, the season was strong says her father Lucas. He said she had pitched three strong games not allowing one run against her team during provincials last weekend. Her batting for the weekend was .611. Her team was unde-feated in provincials earning them the gold medal.
Anyone wishing to donate bottles or sponsor Lomas can call Colleen Lomas at 403-783-9703.
Fastpitch athletes heading
to nationals competition
Slo pitch tournament raises funds for playground
“The money will be used to help in the building of a new playground at Centennial Park,” she said.
There were nine local teams and nine out of town teams that participated in this year’s tournament. The fur-thest team came from Peace River in northern Alberta. Two teams were from Edmonton, then one team each from Cal-gary, Rocky Mountain House, Sylvan Lake, Clive, and Red Deer.
“All the teams were guaranteed four games and at least one playoff game,” said Baliant.
In addition to the baseball games, there was a home run derby where entrants pay $10 to enter and then have three opportunities to hit the ball over the fence on the middle diamond. The money gathered from that is split 50 per cent for the winner, and 50 per cent for the Lions Club.
Other fund raising events for the weekend included a raffle for a baseball bat, a si-lent auction and regular 50-50 draws.
Kendall Marcoux of the Ponoka River Rats hits a single in their first game of the Lions Club SoftballTournament.
Photo by David Thielen
26 PONOKA NEWS Wednesday, July 22, 2015
4040thth Annual Annual TeesTees
“The Biggest Little Rodeo in Canada”Slack – July 31 at 5:00pm (free admission)
August 1 & 2 2015 – NoonMonday August 3 – 1:00 – 2nd Annual Meston Invitational Steer
Riding & Barrel Racing with all Donations towards theAlberta Children’s Hospital in care of the Rotary Flames House
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July 31 – No ChargeAugust 1 & 2 - $10-Adults, $5-Ages 7-12, 6 & Under Free August 3 – Donation to the Alberta Children’s Hospital c/o Rotary Flames HouseNightly Entertainment in the Beer GardensFriday – DJ – No ChargeSaturday – Live Band “Ransom Band” - $5 Cover ChargeSunday – Live Band “Backroad Traveler Band” - $5 Cover Charge
Quarter Mile Stock Horse RacePony Express Race – We pay you to race!!Men’s Barrel RacingSunday Night Steak Supper 7:00 p.m. $20Concessions on Site with Lots of Free Camping for the Whole Family“Angry Angus” Mechanical Bull
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PONOKA LEGION BALL DIAMOND
SUBMITTED BY TODD LEWIS
On July 11, Cen-tral Alberta Buccaneers (3-1) kicked off against the Lloydminster Vandals at Lacombe’s MEGlobal Athletic Park. The Vandals squad travelled with a light 19-man bench while the Bucs enjoyed a healthy 45+ player roster.
The disparity in man-power wouldn’t be the only wide margin in this game: the Bucs won in a landslide 66-6 victory.
The Bucs took control of the game early. Lloyd-
minster’s offense was rarely on the field longer than two plays at a time before they were forced to punt the ball back to the Bucca-neers special team squad (or “Spades” as the team has nicknamed the special teamers).
As a result, Central Al-berta enjoyed favourable field position for the entire-ty of the game. Cornerback Tyson Dichrow of Sundre praised the team’s offense: “We really controlled the ball. Our offensive line dominated the line of scrim-
mage and, as a result, our runningbacks ran all over the field.”
The Bucs’ offensive prowess was to the relief of players, staf and fans – the pirate offense had been inconsistent throughout the first half of the season. However, “our offense has finally clicked and we put up points on the score-board,” said Matt Merkley of Sylvan Lake. “Our play calling was good and there weren’t many player mis-cues – we were determined to win.”
Bucs win in landslide
BY DAVID THIELEN
A desire to help her daughter turn pro barrel racer has brought a world champion barrel racer from Oklahoma to Ponoka.
“My daughter Calay wants to turn pro, but she’s not old enough to compete in the US. So we came to Can-ada where she is old enough to ride pro,” said Jane Melby at the Can-Am Barrel Classic held at the Calnash Ag Events Centre in Ponoka on July 17 and 18.
“She wants to qualify for the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton in November.”
“So like a good mom, I’ve given up my year of compet-ing to support her in her goal,” said Melby in an interview before one of her barrel rac-ing runs.
“We run our young stock at these events, so that we can
get them seasoned for the pro rodeo circuit.”
“I haven’t actually seen the results, but I’ve been told that Calay is currently number 3 in the standings,” she said.
The Melbys are currently based out of Cochrane, Al-berta because it is centrally located to most of the rodeos.
Taylor Shields of Co-chrane, riding Flyin High Gamble took the 1st and 2nd go of the Can-Am Ponoka Open with a time of 17.318
Jordie Likes, of Val-leyview, riding Heaven Sent King Girl, took 2nd in the first go with a time of 17.463
Kaylee Jo Henkelman of Ponoka, riding Bullys Red Fire, took third in 4D with a time of 18.831
Jaycee Bremner of Ponoka, riding Hustler took first in the 5D with a time of 19.338.
World champion barrel racer competes
in Ponoka
Over 200 riders participated each day in the Can-Am Barrel Classic held at the Calnash Ag Event Center in Ponoka on July 18 and 19.
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Mar. 1, 1920 - Jul. 15, 2015The family of Emma Evans announce her passing on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the age of 95 years. Emma will be sadly missed by all her loving family and many dear friends. Emma is survived by her daughter Agnes “Vicky” (Alfred) Scoggins, and her son Niel (Cheryl) Evans, 7
grandchildren, 12 Ω great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters; Elsie and Dorothy, and her two brothers; Ben and Clifford. Emma was predeceased by her husbands; Orville Scoggins and John Evans and her parents Augusta and William Sumlak, her brothers; Alfred, Julis, Ralph and Sam. A service for Emma will be held at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5501 - 54th Avenue, Ponoka, AB. on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
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A few weeks ago, at the height of the panic in the Chi-nese stock markets, a sour joke was doing the rounds: “Last month, the dog was eating what I eat. Last week, I was eating what the dog eats. This week, I think I’ll eat the dog.” A lot of people have lost a lot of money.
The Chinese government is permanently terrified. It is terrified of climate change, of slowing economic growth, even of a fall in the stock market — of anything that might cause the population to turn decisively against it. When you are running a 66-year-old dictatorship, and your only remaining credibil-ity in the public’s eyes is your ability to keep living standards rising, any kind of change is frightening.
How terrified is it? Consider its reaction to the recent sharp fall in the two main Chinese stock markets. China has a capi-talist economy, albeit a highly distorted one, and stock markets are a normal part of such econo-mies. They go up, they go down, and normally governments do not intervene in the process.
The Chinese stock markets have recently been on a roller-coaster ride. After treading water for years, prices explod-ed in June 2014. Over the next
year, there was a 150 percent average rise in prices on the Shanghai Composite exchange, and almost 200 percent on the Shenzhen. Obviously this was not sustainable, especially since growth in the real economy has been falling for years. A “cor-rection” was inevitable.
It came with a bang, on 12 June of this year. Since then prices have fallen 30 percent on the Shanghai market, 40 per-cent on the Shenzhen. Around $4 trillion in paper values have been wiped out — but so what? Chinese stock prices are still far higher than they were a year ago. Indeed, at an average of 20 times earnings they are still overvalued by real-world stan-dards.
Why would any government intervene over this? Some inves-tors will win, some will lose, and it will all work itself out. But the Chinese government intervened in a very big way. First it cut interest rates to the lowest level ever. When that didn’t stop the slide in prices, it banned large investors (holding more than 5 percent of a listed company’s shares) and all foreign investors from selling their shares for six months.
It encouraged around 1,300 Chinese companies — half the stock market — to suspend trad-ing in their stocks. It forbade any new listings (IPOs) on the markets. It even ordered a state-backed finance company to make new loans to people who want to make bigger bets on the stock market than they can af-ford.
Anything and everything to stop the prices from falling, and lo! They did stop. Last week, prices even rose a bit.
This may just be what trad-ers call a “dead cat bounce” — if the price falls from high enough, there is bound to be a little bit of a bounce at the bottom — but that is mainly of interest to Chinese investors. The interest-ing question for the rest of us is: why did the Chinese Communist regime do all this?
Because there are 90 million private investors in the Chinese stock markets. They tend to be older (two-thirds of them didn’t
finish high school), they have been betting their savings on the market — and according to state media they have lost, on aver-age, 420,000 yuan ($67,000) in the past six weeks.
That would be no problem if you were already in the market a year ago: you would still be well into the black. But a great many of the private investors piled in very late in the game — 12 mil-lion new accounts were opened as recently as last May — and they have already lost their shirts. They would have lost their skirts and trousers too if the government did not stop the collapse in prices.
So the regime intervened. This may be because the Chi-nese Communist Party loves the citizens so much that it cannot bear to see them lose. It is more likely to be because it is fright-ened that those tens of millions of stock-market losers (who were officially encouraged to in-vest) will start protesting in the streets. Whether the Chinese re-gime’s power is secure or not, it certainly does not FEEL secure.
This latest government ac-tion is part of a pattern that extends back to the global bank crisis of 2008, after which Chi-na was the only major country to avoid a recession. It did so by flooding the economy with cheap money. So few people lost their jobs, but the artificial investment boom created a bub-ble in the housing market that is now starting to deflate: millions of properties lie empty, and mil-lions of mortgages are “under water”.
Sooner or later, this game is going to run out of road. The risk is that China’s road ends where Japan’s thirty years of high-speed growth ended in the late 1980s, with a collapse to 2 percent growth or less and a quarter-century of economic stagnation. China is around the thirty-year point now, and its regime is doing all the same things that the Japanese govern-ment did just before the collapse there.
Gwynne Dyer is an indepen-dent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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