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Musical entertainmentPianist and musical director for Ponoka Secondary Campus Cam Hinton entertains attendees at the packed Ponoka Elementary School playground fundraiser Saturday, May 30 at the Stagecoach Saloon. Please see our story on page 16.
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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Town councillors con-tinue to struggle with the transfer of two-acres of land the Ponoka Gymnastics and Trampoline Club has con-structed its building on.
The discord appeared to have widened Tuesday, May 26 during the regular coun-cil meeting after a tabled May 12 motion returned for council’s decision.
Coun. Tim Falkiner confirmed that the tabled motion, which had been prepared and released to the public on Friday, May 22 had one line removed. The line could be seen as blam-ing Ponoka County for not transferring the land to the town:
“In addition, the Ponoka County did not transfer the parcel in the county to the
Town councillors challenge mayor on changes to tabled motion
Town of Ponoka.”Council’s new package,
and the amended public document showed the sen-tence was omitted. “You cannot bring something to the table that has been changed,” stated Falkiner.
His issue was with Bon-nett making the changes without consultation with council.
“Take it to the MGA (Municipal Government Act) then and ask them,” stated Bonnett in response.
He says he did not feel that line should be there and suggested since administra-tion was already directed to make a deal with the club, it should not even have been on the table.
“Mr. Mayor you make some snide comments, it’s like you’re not really taking this seriously … and I’m tired of it,” stated Falkiner.
Bonnett replied this is-
sue has been occurring for the last five years and he said it is about time it got sorted out.
“That was my statement to administration to remove that one line because it did not need to be there … the tabled motion is a little different but the intent is ex-actly the same,” explained Bonnett.
He asked administration to remove the line because he did not want Ponoka County to be upset seeing the statement in the agenda once again. He did apolo-gize to the council, though, for the change.
Coun. Loanna Gulka suggested that decision is something council should make together.
Council rescinds old motions
Coun. Teri Underhill suggested these issues of “he said, she said” are tak-
ing away from the issue of the gym club and council’s direction to administration.
Since no action was tak-en by town administration when council approved the transfer of two-acres of land to the gym club last year and the club moved ahead with construction of their building without a memo-randum of understanding with the town, those previ-ous motions appear to be unresolved.
Gulka suggested since neither of the council’s di-rections to administration were followed, she recom-mended rescinding those previous motions. “We could start again and issue direction to administration at this time so it’s clear.”
“We can’t move forward because there’s directions on the books that were not followed,” she added.
Another beautiful dayFor you to take our plants awayI don’t want to sound lazyBut we’re watering like crazyAnd oh so happy we would beIf you came just to seeThe unique things we doIt will surely amuse you :)
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SAND PLAYSo you hit it in the sand trap, bunker, the beach or the kitty litter, whatever you want to call it don’t despair! Once you know how to play this shot it becomes one of the easiest shots in golf.Make sure you have a wedge with at least 54 degrees of loft. Your mind set is that you want to move the sand under the ball out of the bunker. You want to take a strip of sand about the length of a $5 bill and approx. 1 inch deep.
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BY AMELIA NAISMITH
A 19-year-old Rimbey area man who pled guilty to unau-thorized possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance was handed a condi-tional discharge with a six month probation in Ponoka provincial court on Friday, May 29.
His terms include no pos-sessing or purchasing marijuana or any non-prescribed controlled substance or drug, no inhaling intoxicating vapours, 60 hours of community service and pay-ment of a $200 fine.
On Nov. 22, 2014, RCMP were conducting a check stop and pulled over a truck that had a strong odor of marijuana ema-nating from it and visible green flakes on the passenger seat.
Upon closer inspection, the officer could see one rifle in the backseat and another in the front of the vehicle. Neither gun had a trigger lock and the one in the backseat had four rounds in the breach.
The loaded gun belonged to
the passenger and the unloaded one to driver Karsen Entz.
Entz was in possession of an expired youth firearms license at the time of the incident.
A 14-gram bag of marijuana was also found in the side pocket of the left door.
Impaired driver sentenced with heavy fine and prohibi-tion
After pleading guilty to driv-ing while over .08, a 19-year-old Ponoka man was sentenced to a one-year driving prohibition and a $1,300 fine.
On April 26, Ponoka RCMP, patrolling 52 Street, crossed paths with a black truck that looked like it had broken glass.
It was pulled over and driver Lynden Klinger failed a roadside test. Prior to the test he denied drinking but said he had smoked cannabis 10 hours earlier.
At the Ponoka detachment, Klinger provided two blood alco-hol content samples, both at .10.
“You’re only 19 but it’s old enough to know better,” said Judge W. Andreassen.
Guns and marijuanalead to sentencingBY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Police are investigating two complaints of potential fraudsters last week.
The first incident occurred Tuesday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. when a Ponoka resident received a call from a person claiming to represent Revenue Canada at the phone number 909-713-7059 claiming that she owed $5,000 in taxes.
The suspect claimed the resident had to pay that money within a matter of minutes or the organizations would put a lean on the house.
Police are investigating the matter.
The other case emerged overnight of May 28 when a resident received an email stating he was awarded as secret shop-per by a company called Remax Hallmark Realty Limited out of Toronto, Ont. Instructions in the email stated the recipient Ponoka resident could keep $400 if he could cash a cheque for $4,375 on behalf of the sender.
The email requested the man provide personal banking information through email. The
Investigators deal with fraud complaintsPonoka resident then became suspicious and requested more information but the only replies were instructions to cash the cheque.
Police called the contact phone number in the email but it was listed as not in service. Vandalism
Police are investigating a broken window at the FCSS building overnight of May 26. It is believed culprits smashed the front door window but nothing is reported as missing. There are no suspects at this time. Concerned neighbour calls police
Seeing youths go through a window of a home on 58 Av-enue on May 28 at noon caused a neighbour to call for police.
Police say the neighbour witnessed a youth enter the build-ing through a window then let three other youths into the home. Police converged on the home and surrounded it.
Upon further investigation it was determined one of the youths lived there but had forgotten their keys, which is why they entered the building that way. There were no charges from
the incident. Man charged with uttering threats
Telling a woman he was go-ing to kill her because she was seeing another person turned out to be a bad idea for a 52-year-old Ponoka man.
Police were called to a Ponoka home on May 29 at 11:40 a.m. after reports that the man was intoxicated and threatened to commit suicide and then threatened to kill the woman. He was arrested and charged with uttering threats. Ponoka man’s vehicle seized
Driving on Highway 2 on May 29 with a license plate that didn’t match the vehicle alerted officers to a potential issue.
Further investigation showed the man was a suspended driver and he was subsequently charged with driving while unauthorized and his vehicle was seized for 30 days. Three injured in stabbing
Maskwacis RCMP are in-vestigating a stabbing incident on May 30 on the Louis Bull First Nation.
Police say two men suffered serious stabbing injuries and a
third is suffering an injury from an altercation with weapons. He was treated and released from the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre while the stabbing victims were sent by STARS Air Ambu-lance and ground ambulance to Edmonton hospitals.
Police say they believe the injuries are not life threatening. The matter is under investigation. Man found dead in fire
Maskwacis RCMP are in-vestigating a home fire after finding a man dead in a house on the Samson Cree Nation.
Police and the Maskwacis Fire Department attended the scene of a home fire on May 29 at 4:40 a.m. where the fire was eventually extinguished and the man was found lifeless. An autopsy is tentatively scheduled for this week.
Ponoka RCMP and the In-tegrated Traffic Unit received 65 calls for service last week.
If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Sunday Service 10:30 am
If you have moved to Ponoka from another Country, wewant to hear your story!
Ponoka Adult Learning would like to invite you to a focus group to discuss issues and challenges that you have experienced while moving to Ponoka.
Please join us on Thursday June 11 at 5:00pm at the Ponoka Kinsmen Hall 5009 46 Ave
There will be a free catered meal from the Cilantro and Chive and for your time each participant will receive a grocery voucher.
Please RSVP by June 8, 2015 by phone 403-783-3285or email [email protected]
or in person at the Provincial Building 5110-49 Ave.
Come discover God’s Plan 4 U atSonSpark Labs Vacation Bible School!
Hosted by: Sonrise CRC, Ponoka Location: Ponoka Christian School (6300-50th Street, Ponoka, AB)
Monday, June 29th - Friday, July 3rd9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Children ages 3 – 12 welcomeOnline registration is available at
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Religion
There is a switch each and every person must make if they are to really enjoy the fullness of life. It’s the switch from being a consumer to be-ing a contributor. It’s often a tough switch to make.
Early in his time of minis-tering, Jesus had an encounter with a man named Peter. Peter would later go on to be one of Jesus’ closest disciples, but at this time they hardly knew each other. After spending a long night fruitlessly fishing, Peter and his business part-ners had had enough. Jesus had been in the same area speaking at an impromptu rally of people. Approaching Peter, who was tired from his
Rob McArthurWord of Life
A giver or taker,who do you want to be?
lack of success, Jesus asked to borrow the fisherman’s boat so he could use the vessel as a floating platform of sorts to continue to preach. (Side note: every person on earth has a “boat”. It’s called your life. It’s our personal choice whether we will let Jesus in our “boat” or not). After Jesus had wrapped up his message, Jesus instructed Peter to launch out into the deeper wa-ter and let out his nets. Peter, who was apparently moved by Jesus message, did as he was asked and in the process took in an enormous catch of fish. As Peter struggled with a now nearly sinking boat, he called to his partners to help with their second boat. Once on the shore, Peter confessed to Jesus that he was a sin-ner, unworthy to be in the presence of an obvious man of God. Jesus responded by lifting him to his feet, smiling and telling him that from that day forward, Peter would be a fisher of men.
Now if we were to specu-late, we could probably guess that in that moment, Peter had a dilemma. Would he be a consumer or would he be a contributor? As a commercial fisherman who had likely just taken in the greatest catch of his career, Peter could have been eyeing that spot where he caught those fish. “I know where I’m coming back to-morrow night!” Cha-ching! He could have been thinking, boy, when I let Jesus in my boat, I get paid. Would Peter continue on as the recipient
of a miracle from Jesus, yet unchanged and sticking to his fishing boat? Would he remain a consumer? Or would he follow after Christ, be-come a fisher of men and a contributor to the potential miracle Christ could do in someone else’s life?
A short while later, Pe-ter’s decision is made evident. Retreating to be alone with just his disciples, Jesus was followed by a very large crowd. Jesus spent a long day ministering to people, healing their sick and encouraging them with messages of hope. At the end of the day, Peter and the disciples approached Jesus explaining that given their remote location, Jesus should send the large crowd away so they could get food. Jesus’ response? You feed them. They only had at their disposal a child’s lunch of five loaves and two small fish. However, Jesus knew that they had the ability to contribute something, even if it was just their faith. Having the people sit in rows, Jesus blessed the little bit of food they had and gave it to Peter and the disciples to distribute. Everyone ate all they wanted and at the end they collected twelve baskets of leftovers. It was miracle that defied logic considering that they fed 5000 men and their wives and chil-dren on top of that.
Get this: by being a re-cipient of a miracle, Peter got enough fish to fill two boats. An incredible event, that Peter could have left as just that, remaining a con-sumer. But by choosing to follow Christ, Peter was able to contribute to the miracle of feeding over 5000 people. Even better, Peter was blessed by Jesus to be a blessing to others.
Each of us can choose on a daily basis whether we will be a consumer or a contribu-tor. It is manifest often in the little things we do.Random acts of kindness, being cour-teous, shopping locally, being a good citizen, being a part of a local church, volunteering, etc. All of these things will steer us in the right direction. Perhaps the greatest thing we could do is let Jesus into our boat and then become a fisher of men. In that one act, it is possible to really enjoy the fullness of life as a contributor.
Why not make the switch?
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 PONOKA NEWS 5
Remember When...
Photo courtesy of Doona and Jim TurneyThis 1955 photo features the annual Ponoka Stampede Parade going
down Railway Street past the Ponoka Furniture and Jack’s Men’s Wear Building in front of large and always appreciative crowds. Carrying the
banner of the Ponoka Light Horse Club are June and Gordon Turney, with 12-year-old Jim Turney and all the rest of the members riding
close behind. This year’s gala parade is set for Friday, June 26 starting at 10 a.m. and the theme of this 79th Ponoka Stampede will proudly
salute the 50th anniversary of our Canadian flag.
Throughout the years, many of our local school classes love visiting the mu-seum, browsing through the many exhibits full of ‘real-ly neat things’, asking lots of questions about our col-orful past, making bannock and usually getting some treats as well as a chance to ring the huge welcome bell at the front door. The tem-perature controlled ‘display room’ is one of the unique and amazing features of the Fort Ostell Museum, which features many very authentic showcases of our proud and exciting history, and where visitors young and old can enjoy learning how our ancestors lived, worked and played hard to-gether, what they ate, what they wore, and how they shared and made do with what they had or invented something to make it work better. Some of the high-lights of your casual ‘stroll into the good old days’ will
include an early school room, a 100-year-old kitch-en/bedroom/living room/ and nursery, a native and military section, the Alber-ta Hospital collection, the first methods of transporta-tion and much, much more. Visitors are able to get up close and personal with over 10,000 early items such as the actual tools, appliances, clothes for all ages, books, sports equip-ment, toys, games, and everything else that was required for our hardy early pioneers families to sur-vive and succeed through the countless elements and constant challenges that they faced over those rug-ged and exciting decades during the rapid urban and rural growth in and around Ponoka. The entire Ponoka museum is full of histori-cal treasures, hundreds of original photos, artifacts, and even a few delight-ful lifelike mannequins
wearing the uniforms and costumes of our glorious past. The newest display that has just been complet-ed at Fort Ostell is called ‘Yesterday’s Toys’ and will bring back many great memories of the games that we as adults used to play when we were kids. Who will ever forget Snakes and Ladders (now Shoots and Ladder), Monopoly (The special Ponoka edition), Parlour Croquet, Pin Ball Battleships, Rummoli (I always lost lots of nickels), Po-Ke-No, and many oth-ers designed to keep kids (and adults) busy on rainy days? Also featured are the first remote control Ton-ka Tractors, a handmade hockey game courtesy of the Pateman family, a 15-toe skateboard, and a set of Sta-Lox miniature building blocks, which were later replaced by the Lego craze, which is still going wild to this day.
Reflections of Ponoka
Photo courtesy of Fort Ostell MuseumFort Ostell Museum Manager Sandy Alsopp (left) and summer staff members Harriet Evans and Kiana Bugarin stand beside the new “Yesterday’s Toys” display, and are all looking forward to hosting many events and meeting visitors at the Ponoka museum during the summer.
Fort Ostell Museum prepares for busy
summer
Harriet Evans was born in England, and in the early years of her life was an ‘Air Force Brat’, living with her parents Andrea and Rich in England, Germany and Cyprus before moving to Canada and later settling here in Ponoka. Harriet graduated from the Ponoka Composite High School in 2013, and in the fall will be going into her third year at the Uni-versity of Calgary, where she is working towards a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in history and a minor in English.
Kiana Bugarin was born and raised in Ponoka, and her parents are Rod and Sharla. She also graduated from the Ponoka Composite High School in 2013, and in the fall will be going into her sec-ond year of studies in Business with a major in marketing at the University of Saskatchewan.
Summer hours at the Fort Ostell Museum are from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with group tours, meetings, gatherings, and special events arranged by dropping in or calling 403-783-5224. After or before a visit to the Fort Ostell Museum, guests can enjoy a picnic or a walk in the adjacent park, or the kids can dash and splash in the new Ponoka Lion’s Splash Park or playground. Some of the events that have already been planned for this summer will include: The Heritage Tea on Saturday, August 1, which will celebrate our proud native heritage and a Ponoka Day in the park on Friday, August 28, which will feature a Teddy Bear Picnic at the Gazebo. San-dy and Kiana and Harriet and the kindly volunteers at the Fort Ostell Museum in Ponoka looking forward to greeting and meeting everyone this summer.
Welcome to the new museum summer staff.
BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS
The Fort Ostell Museum, neatly situated in the northwest corner of the pristine Ponoka Lion’s Centennial Park has been diligently
collecting the artifacts of our town and district’s long and colorful history since the founding of the Fort Ostell Museum Society on June 25, 1967, and as an active non-profit organization, it
has complemented our community for 48 years. With the new summer staff members Harriet Evans and Kiana Bugarin now in
place, congenial Museum Manager Sandra Alsopp is really looking forward to a busy season of special events, preparing new displays, welcoming travelling exhibits, and playing host to many visitors of all ages from in and around the community as well as throughout
our province and beyond.
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Due to job, family and other commitments, I have to drive a lot and I have to fuel up a lot, which is why I keep a very close eye on gas prices.
On the day these lines were written, the price of gas was 92.9 cents/litre in Lacombe, 98.9 in Ponoka, 96.9 in Wetaskiwin and 99.9 in Stettler. The price in Ponoka had just come down from 102.9 on Thursday, May 28.
Because I made it a habit of tracking down the fluctuations in gas prices, I also observed how Ponoka gas stations suddenly start-ed to charge much higher for the unavoidable expense item as compared to the neighbouring communities: About two weeks ago, one gas station at the northern end of town suddenly de-cided to charge six cents more than the others, when I inquired with an employee, I was told that the price of gas was raised based on the delivery price to the station. I was in town that day and went around to see how the others would respond. By that night, the northern gas station remained the only one charging the high price; the next morning, however,
Ponoka’s gas prices anddog droppings
Mustafa EricEditor
Opinion
all gas stations had raised their prices to the level of the north-end station. It has to be also noted that on the two days mentioned, the price of crude oil did not show any significant moves either way on the interna-tional markets.
This situation imme-diately reminded me of the last two weeks of June 2014, when all Ponoka gas stations, having been touched by a magic wand, as it were, had raised their prices by about eight cents in the run up to the Ponoka Stampede week. The prices stayed up there until one week after the end of the
stampede. Then I thought probably the gas stations were warming up their dis-play counters in preparation for this year’s stampede week.
OK, we all understand that we are living in a mar-ket economy, and in theory, in a market economy com-petition drives down the prices as supply and de-mand creates a balance between the ask and the bid. But in some strange way, in our peculiar exam-ple in Ponoka gas situation, it is the supply that single-handedly drives the prices and the direction is only up and not down.
One question here is whether the residents of this community, many of whom dedicate countless volunteer hours to make sure that the Stampede goes flawlessly deserve to be ripped off for living in Ponoka.
Another question is whether the increased busi-ness volume that comes with the stampede week is not enough to quench the appetite of the gas station managers for fattened mar-gins.
It will be interesting to see how many more cents per litre we are going to pay for gas in our town dur-
ing the weeks of Stampede 2015.
Having touched on one local issue, I am really cu-rious about what (or if) the town administration is planning to do about a few less than civilized dog own-ers inhabiting our town.
Now that the snow has melted, dog droppings have become very visible and out of personal experience, I can verify that seeing them on the pavement as one makes one’s way to of-fice on foot in the morning is a nauseating feeling.
On one of those morn-ings, I have run into one such dog owner who, af-
ter letting her dog relieve herself on the pavement, just walked away without any hint of embarrassment. And when I felt I should re-mind her of responsibility to clean up after her dog, she simply said “Later.”
With its tree-lined streets in lush green, it may be a joy to walk in Ponoka to the sound of chirping birds, but it can turn into a very unpleasant expe-rience, too, just because some people fail to live up to their responsibilities.
Shouldn’t there be a way of telling people that living in a community re-quires some etiquette?
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COUNCIL UPDATES & BYLAW INFO
EVENTS AND RECREATION
NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Town TimesPonoka, AB T4J 1P7
Ph: 403-783-4431 | Fax: 403-783-6745 | Email: [email protected] Check us out Online: www.ponoka.ca
Library NewsSUDOKU PUZZLE INTRODUCTION CLASS: Ponoka Jubilee Library invites you to learn the basics on solving Sudoku puzzles. Saturday June 13th at 1:00 pm. This is a free class, but registration is required. Call 403-783-3843, or register in person at the Library.
GO FUND ME: Did you enjoy receiving your Free Library Membership this year and want to see it continue next year? In order for that to happen Ponoka Jubilee Library needs to raise funds! To donate money quickly and easily, go to GoFundMe.com/tfkcb8. Thank you.
E-WASTE BRIGADE: Ponoka Jubilee Library is collecting your trash and using it to raise money! Bring your old e-items to the Library and we will ship them off to TerraCycle to be made into cool new products. Acceptable items are: cell phones, smart phones, iPhones, digital cameras, camcorders, graphic calculators, inkjet cartridges from HP & Canon printers, iPads, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, eReaders, tablets and iPods. Please drop items off at Ponoka Jubilee Library – 5110 48 Avenue. For more information visit: http://www.terracycle.ca/en-CA/brigades/e-waste-brigade.html.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDCanada Day “Human Canadian Flag” Attempt on July 1st
**** Ponoka Day in the Park, August 28th ****For more information please contact Wes Amendt, Director of Community Services
Job Opportunities:-Volunteer Fire Fighters -Manager of Operations
For more information please visit the Town website and apply to [email protected]
Next Town Council Meetings - June 9th @ 4:30 pm
Committee of the Whole - June 16 @ 4:30pm
Are you a good artist or have some great ideas and would like to see that put into art? The Aquaplex is looking for someone to help design a mural for the blank wall space over the whirl pool. The top 5 will then be selected and voted on by you the public and painted by a professional artist. Have the designs water related and of course appropriate. You can tie in the town theme and logo, or go a who different route. Submit by July 2nd to the Aquaplex front desk. Thank you!
Register now for Summer Swim Lessons! 403-783-0131Renovations to the Tennis Courts - Watch for signs of Re-opening Soon - for Tennis & Pickle Ball Players
Aquaplex:
Spring Clean-Up Has Started and will continue until completed.***Please do not throw grass, leaves and compost materials into the garbage***
Ponoka Youth Centre 2015 Summer Program (July 6 - August 28):RACE FOR THE KIDS: Fundraiser on June 6, 2015. Support your local youth programs. Enter a team of 4, raise money
& compete for great prizes!!! Anyone who can walk can be involved there are 10 locations in the town of Ponoka to start from. For more information please contact 403-783-3112 or visit www.raceforkids.ca to register online.
Quote Of The Week: “The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”
Ponoka Recreation Committee Vacancy (Senior & Youth)The Ponoka Recreation Committee is seeking applications for an enthusiastic and community-minded individuals to join the Recreation Committee as the Senior’s and Youth Representatives. Any persons interested in serving on
the Recreation Committee are requested to submit a completed Board Application Form to the Town of Ponoka. For more information please contact Wes Amendt at 403-783-0118 or [email protected]
Board Application Forms are available at: Town Offi ce: 5102 - 48 Avenue, Ponoka • Town’s website: www.ponoka.ca
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 CreditBest Kept Commercial/Industrial – 1st Prize $500 Town of Ponoka Utility Credit
2nd Prize - $250.00 Town of Ponoka Utility CreditEntry 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 !
Ponoka Mini Golf & Ice Cream Shop Open June 5!Splash Park Open June 12!
Fort Ostell Museum is now open for the summer. Hours are 10 – 5 Monday to Friday. Dates to note on your calendars are August 1 – Heritage Tea
NATIONAL HEALTH & FITNESS DAY – June 6The Town of Ponoka wishes to increase the Awareness and Benefi ts of Physical Activity and participation in
recreational sports and fi tness, as part of National Health & Fitness Day
The Re-Imagine Downtown Ponoka Online Survey is live again! Some residents and businesses were not fully aware of the survey during our initial campaign so we want to give them
the opportunity to voice their opinions as well. The survey will be available until June 12th, 2015. Please visit our website at www.ponoka.ca or our Facebook page for the link to the survey.
Volunteers - are needed for Friendly Visitors and Lifeline Installations Call Shelly at Ponoka FCSS 403-783-4462 for more Information.
Community Design WorkshopThe Project team for the Town of Ponoka Culture & Recreation Facilities Plan is hosting a Community Design
Workshop for the proposed indoor/outdoor Activity & Wellness Centre. The workshop will be in the Kinsmen Community Centre from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Monday, June 15. Community members are encouraged to come
and participate in this important community consultation event. Please come and share your ideas.The entire community is encouraged to attend.
BY AMELIA NAISMITH
The few residents who populate the Village of Wolf Creek are getting anxious with the low quality of their roads.
The village is inter-twined with the Wolf Creek Golf Resort course and the roads are soft near the wa-terways.
At Ponoka County Council’s Tuesday, May 26 meeting, councillors decided to go back to the developer of the village to see if the roads in question can be upgraded despite the lack of development in the rest of the village.
The county generally gives developers the option of paying Ponoka County $5,000 per lot to chip seal once 50 per cent of the lots are developed.
However, some of the residents have been living
in the Village of Wolf Creek for more than 5 years.
The dilemma the county faces is it is hesitant to chip seal now because construc-tion vehicles damage the roads. “We may end up fix-ing it anyway,” said CAO Charlie Cutforth.
County denies Rimbey Kinsmen $50,000 request
Ponoka County council is refusing to add another $50,000 contribution to the Rimbey Kinsmen Skate-park project after having already budgeted a $40,000 cash donation.
Project chairman Allen Adam attended council’s meeting to ask for the sec-ond donation.
“We figure we’ll have it paid off in a year,” said Adam.
The total cost of the project is $448,282 and the $300,000 is already in place. “If we can get
$50,000, to get us down to $100,000,” said Adam.
“Personally, bud-get’s done, we gave them $40,000,” said Coun. Bryce Liddle. He says it sounds like the Kinsmen have a loan in place for the project and they are just looking for funds to lessen the burden.
“I would say no. It’s just another classic case of an organization proceed-ing without the funding in place,” said Coun. Doug Weir.
Cutforth has continually cautioned representatives of Rimbey projects that ev-eryone in the community is trying to complete large projects at the same time and competing for the same dollar is costing them.
Ponoka County has already made large con-tributions to the skatepark project and Rimbey Agrim Centre this year.
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St. Augustine Catholic School graduate and valedictorian Kyla Waknuk speaks to new graduates Thursday, May 28 during the school’s commencement ceremonies. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Thirty-five St. Augustine Catholic School graduates hit the stage Thursday, May 28 to celebrate past accomplish-ments while looking to their future.
The evening started with prayers from Deacon Rollie Comeau and First Nations
elder Flora Northwest and was followed by speeches from guests within St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools (STAR) and from representatives of the Samson Cree Nation.
Kevin Booth, STAR as-sistant superintendent told graduates that this is “a time to celebrate your achievements,”
St. Augustine graduates celebrates yearsof accomplishments
and to prepare for the many possibilities of the future.
Samson Cree Coun. Shannon Buffalo spoke to graduates about what it is to have faith. She said it was
not important what religion a person was committed to as she feels there is only one divine being for people to pray to. She congratulated students on their dedication to get to
this day. “It’s really inspiring for
me to see the fruit of what they’ve (elders) passed on from generation to genera-tion,” explained Buffalo.
She presented the gradu-ating First Nations students with an eagle feather, a gift of spiritual significance. There were eight students who re-ceived a feather: MacKenzie George, Jenna Johnson, Latiya Northwest, Raven Omeasoo, Meghan and Morghan Rain, Raven Reese and Shania Si-mon.
Celebrating the years together
Guest speaker and teacher Brad Normandeau regaled attendees with anecdotes about each student and their fun qualities.
While the majority of his speech was lighthearted and humourous, Normandeau also gave nuggets of wisdom for their future, which will
bring growth during struggles. “What will really lead you to success at life is character,” he said.
Normandeau advised keeping loved ones close be-cause while teachers cannot always be there to help out during a challenging time, stu-dents may never know when they will need help.
“Every decision that you make in life will make you choose between love and fear,” he said.
“Don’t be afraid to fail. It is the best teacher that you will have,” he added.
He referred to basket-ball player Michael Jordan and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and said they both struggled before they became successful.
“What is good or bad is how you choose to respond to failure and learn from it,” explained Normandeau.
He also referred to the Bible and a quoted from Mat-thew stating that people are the light of the world. “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Graduates grateful to parents’ dedication
Valedictorian Kyla Wak-nuk thanked parents for their efforts during high school to see their children’s goals ac-complished.
She feels high school was a busy time for all of them. “To me high school was a never ending sprint at the end of a marathon.”
She also thanked the teach-ers for taking extra time to help graduates with their homework or other school projects.
“If we use everything we’ve learned up until now … we will be successful,” said Waknuk.
“Congratulations gradu-ates, we have made it and it’s time to make a difference,” she concluded.
Principal Curt Baron said helping students get to this point takes hard work from teachers and parents, but the benefits will help graduates, “find their own place in this world.”
“I want to thank you for being the first educators of your children,” said Baron to parents.
“I’m proud to have shared, in some small measure, help-ing you become you,” he told his graduates.
Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr was also in attendance and he congratulated graduates on their accomplishment.
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There were emotional speeches and words of wisdom mixed with lots of tears of joy as the Ponoka Outreach School sent off this year’s 33 graduates for the next phase of their life journeys with a ceremony at the Kinsmen Community Centre on Thursday,
Opening the ceremo-nies, Assistant Principal Rob Pearn admitted that the road to graduation for the new graduates had not been all smooth and that “some have been bumpy.” But Pearn said the time was to celebrate the successes of the graduates regardless of the roads left behind.
Newly elected La-combe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr was on hand to advise the outreach graduates that academic learning was only one of the ways to become educated. “Continue to seek wisdom in other ways,” Orr said, recommending the graduates to learn from life experiences of others. Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) trustee Lorrie Jess advised them not to rush in making important deci-sions. “It is OK if you don’t know what to do next, you will figure it out,” she said, adding that “Life is short, time flies.”
Assistant Superinten-dent WCPS Jayson Lowell urged the graduates to be
thankful for the support they have received through their journey in their second-ary education process. He advised them to be appre-ciative of the efforts of their parents and the school staff and wished them well in their future endeavours.
Christin Cardinal, herself a mother, made a speech on behalf of the graduates to pay tribute to all the parents for their sacrifices. Her emotional speech interrupted with lots of tears and a shaking voice also led to tears among the guests. Danika Hudson-McLeod, who received the IODE award, delivered the toast to the teachers.
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continued from page 10“Our hard work is mostly the teachers’ hard work,” she said. “I am grateful for my experience in this school.”
Paying tribute to the students was Humanities teacher John MacEachern, who said he “admired the
guts of the students” be-cause they were determined to learn. “Learning is not always easy,” he said and described the graduates as “heroes” for their deter-mination to complete their high school education.
Assistant Principal Pearn also had a few words
of wisdom for the graduates. “There will be hardship ahead,” said Pearn, “work hard and learn from your mistakes.”
Following the presen-tations of their diplomas to the graduates, the cer-emonies concluded with a ceremonial round dance.
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CAO Rachel Kunz rec-ommended council rescind the motions as she had also given direction to council in April that was contrary to what council directed in 2014. “We have to take it off the books,” said Kunz.
This way administra-tion and council will not be held to a direction in the books that did not occur.
Council voted to re-scind the laws. Councillors Marc Yaworski and Carla Prediger were not at the meeting and did not vote.
Gulka then motioned administration to present the two options offered in April: that of offering the lot as a lease or transferring the title with an agreement in place to pay the town $160,000 when the build-ing and the lot is sold. She added that she wants administration to provide council with the outcome.
Council approved the motion.
New offsite levies ap-proved
After hearing no com-ments for or against the proposed increases to the off-site levies bylaw, council approved it with a staggered implementation of new costs.
Meghan Jenkins, of Parkland Community Planning Services, said council could add a line to the proposed bylaw before passing it with a staggered rate increase over a set pe-riod of time.
Coun. Teri Underhill was in favour of this and recommended a 50 per cent new cost implementation for 2015, 75 per cent for 2016, 85 per cent for 2017 with full cost implementa-tion in 2018.
“To me, this is generous to allow them (developers) to plan for that,” said Un-derhill.
Community grant ap-plication
Council directed ad-ministration to apply for a community grant project after hearing that it is in-tended to rehabilitate aging infrastructure.
The Canada 150 Com-munity Infrastructure Program grant application is due June 17 so staff will be working quickly to get it out for review. Quinlan
told council that the grant matches half the funds for a project and she recom-mended administration direct the project to the town’s aging playgrounds.
Each one will cost ap-proximately $75,000 to $100,000 to replace, which would fall in line with $500,000 maximum in
grant money. Kunz added proj-
ects like this are usually successful if administra-tions have reports on their proposals. The Town of Ponoka just received a re-port on its playgrounds and she expects they will use it in the application.
The grant program is to
celebrate 150 years of the Canadian confederation.
New fire chief an-nouncement expected
Kunz told council ad-ministration has offered the position of fire chief to a new individual and he will start Tuesday, July 7.
She added she hopes there is some overlap be-
tween when Fire Chief Ted Dillon retires and the new chief begins.
She also told council the bylaw enforcement of-fice will be moving his office to Town Hall. He will be situated in the fi-nance side and she expects an announcement of office hours soon.
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CAO Rachel Kunz said Betty Quinlan, director of corporate services, will be working as acting CAO for the next week and a half. Kunz told council she will be in and out of the office and will be checking in on staff.
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Anyone looking to buy a railway spur line may be in luck as the Town of Ponoka announced it’s intention to offer the Northeast Industrial Park railway spur line for sale.
An ad on page 39 of the May 27 edition of Ponoka News shows the property boundaries and where the lots are located. There are six lots with a seventh lot for possible expansion, as explained in the ad.
Requests for comments from the town were declined. Donna Brinkworth, commu-nications officer for the Town of Ponoka said as the ad is a request for tenders, there are cer-tain legal requirements planners must follow, and as such could not make further comment.
Contact Patricia Abdulla, director of planning and devel-opment for more information.
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Town of Ponoka’s decision on constructing a replacement for the North Bridge is still wait-ing for environmental approval.
Town administration had originally announced tenders for the road realignment needed as part of the bridge replacement, with the hopes that environ-mental approval would come soon after.
Tenders were submitted — albeit at $1.8 million higher than anticipated bringing the project to an estimated $5.3 million — with Border Paving being the favoured company for the job. But lack of approval from the provincial environmental body is hampering the process.
This left town council on Tuesday, May 26 during the regular bimonthly meeting with the options of either approving
the road tender without having a tender for the bridge itself or to look at another solution.
Administration provided council with four possibilities: • Postpone the project and
retender next year• Approve the Border Paving
tender for the road realign-ment without bridge tenders
• Choose an alternate source of materials and re-engineer the project
• Choose not to do the project and become a one-bridge townThe biggest issue with wait-
ing, according to Dave McPhee, director of operations and prop-erty services, is that the tender becomes null and void 60 days after it is submitted.
Although it was not in the four options, McPhee suggested the town wait for bridge con-struction approval so the town
Town waiting on environmental approvalfor tender bridge replacement
could tender both at the same time. He added Border Paving may be amenable to extending the approval deadline if the town wanted it.
Coun. Tim Falkiner asked about the viability of life in the bridge. McPhee presented coun-cil with a report he had received that same day from Bow Valley Bridge Services stating that por-tions of the bridge substructure are rotting.
Of the 40 caps and corbels, the company states that eight are rated low due to crushing and 20 are only slightly better off due to bulging. The recommendations
are to keep the three-tonne load restriction and have the bridge inspected every six months.
McPhee suggested that if council waits and tenders both projects at once, bridge con-struction could go through the winter. “As long as they can get the piles and berms up, they can build the bridge through the winter because it’s precast concrete.”
Falkiner favoured holding off on the project for another year to see if money can be saved.
“We can’t know what the cost of the bridge is going to be. We’re just guessing,” said Falkiner referring to the esti-mated cost of $2.27 million for bridge replacement.
He made a motion to go with the first option but was the only one who voted in favour.
Coun. Teri Underhill sug-gested the bridge needs to be replaced due to safety and li-ability concerns.
She made the motion to retender both projects once en-vironmental approval is given on bridge construction, which was approved by council.
The original bridge tender request for a decision presented to council at its April 28 meeting was also defeated.
McPhee added that as soon as environmental approval is given, the town will announce tenders for both projects.
Vance Walker, owner of property just east of the bridge reiterated his desire for the town to investigate his land for use during the road rehabilitation project during the public forum portion of the meeting.
Mayor Rick Bonnett thanked him for his opinion and suggested he prepare a proposal during the next tender phase.
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After a long uphill battle to build a school equipped to teach Grade 12, and with an expansion on the horizon, Mamawi Atosketan Native School celebrated with its first ever Grade 12 graduating class on Thursday, May 28.
“To be the first gradu-ates of Mamawi Atosketan is truly rewarding. There is no better feeling than accomplishing a goal. We have changed our school forever,” said Coralie Nepoose, valedictorian and one of the two mem-bers of the graduating class, which consists of Nepoose and her school-mate since pre-school, Frederick Crier-Jamerson.
“We have been dream-ing about this for a very long time. We have been dreaming about this since before you started pre-school together,” said principal Gail Wilton ad-dressing the two graduates.
As valedictorian, Nepoose took to the po-dium for an emotional speech, thanking both her teachers and her school for instilling the impor-tance of education in her. “Education is the key to everything.”
During her speech Nepoose promised to work as hard in her future as she has in the past in order to continue to make her fam-ily proud. “This school year’s been tough but I’ve never been more thankful for those around me. My mother and my daughter are my motivation for ev-erything.”
The theme of the graduation was The Tas-sel is Worth the Hassel and it covered three ma-jor points: the past is our heritage, the present is my responsibility and the fu-ture is my challenge.
Over the course of the graduation ceremony Nepoose and Crier-Jamer-son received a combined total of $26,300 in scholar-ship funds.
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Frederick Crier-Jamerson and Coralie Nepoose thank their teachers and other staff members at the Mamawi Atosketan Native School graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 28. Photo by Amelia Naismith
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New schoolThis summer Mamawi Atosketan is
breaking ground on a new grades 7 to 12 high school, which will be located at the other end of the school’s current property.
“We’re out of space,” said Wilton in an interview with Ponoka News.
Mamawi Atosketan Native School was constructed as a Kindergarten to Grade 9 school but over the last three years grades 10, 11 and 12 were added.
“We’re in the midst of a big fundrais-ing campaign,” said Wilton.
To buy more space until that time, sev-eral portable classrooms are being moved to the school this August.
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The Ponoka Elementary School (PES) playground fun-draising committee is one step closer to building a new playground for students at the new school location.
The committee hosted a jam packed fundraiser Saturday, May 30 at the Stagecoach Saloon complete with duelling pianos to keep attendees entertained. Also part of the evening were live and silent auctions with Mayor Rick Bonnett trying his voice as an auctioneer.
Part of the fun of the evening was being able to make special song requests to duelling pianists Cam Hinton, music director at Ponoka Secondary Campus and musician Randi Boulton.
For the live and silent auction items support was also strong, explained co-organizer Layna Palechek. During the
live auction, stuffed teddy bears were up for grabs and five high school students teamed up to buy one for $1,000.
Not only was there strong financial support, but many volunteers spent much of their day preparing for the fund-raiser, she explained. “I think people understand that this isn’t just a PES playground. It’s a playground for our whole entire community to benefit from. It’s got the accessibility feature,” explained Palechek.
Playground amenities will include an enclosed skywalk and access for children with physical disabilities. Palechek says the skywalk feature is a first for Alberta.
“It’s going to be a feature playground in Alberta,” she added.
Individuals, companies and associations are putting in their efforts to ensure the project is realized. The Rotary Club of Ponoka is supporting the committee and companies are
offering their financial support as well. Palechek says the committee is in discussions with a
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tendance and donations show that residents see the need to develop a new playground. “We saw this as a signature project.”
She said the club looks forward to continuing to back the playground project until its completion.
There are two projects planned for PES. The first is the playground project, expected to cost $480,000. With com-munity grants, donations before the fundraiser, the playground fundraising committee has $258,000 saved. There are also some events planned for summer, including the ATB Outlaw Roundup during Ponoka Stampede week.
The second project is the development of an outdoor classroom/courtyard in the centre outdoor space of PES.
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Students at Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) with a love for technology had a chance to share their knowledge during a tech-nology symposium with presentations by and for students.
Dubbed WCPS Youth Tech Nation 2015, the event was held at Ponoka Second-ary Campus Friday, May 29 and grew from an idea after last year’s Central Al-berta 21st Century Learning Symposium, explained Greg Estevez, technology integration director with WCPS.
Having students present to their peers was a collabor-ative effort with technology integration leaders Kylie Kissel and Janice VanCam-pen, who came up with the title of WCPS Youth Tech Nation and who organized the day. Estevez believes it was the first technology conference where students presented to each other.
Estevez said it gave stu-dents an opportunity, “to present to kids those real world skills of passing on information, presenting their learning.”
Technology coaches from each school were there to guide students who had spent time preparing for sessions such as learn-ing how to use WeVideo, Google Chrome apps, teen social media, 3D printing and coding to name a few of the sessions.
Estevez said it was clear that while students appeared nervous, they were also excited to pass on their learning. He feels there is momentum and enough interest in develop-ing the youth symposium in the future as he has re-ceived queries from parents, WCPS staff and outside the division as well.
“We anticipate this event also growing,” he said.
Keynote speakersTo kick off the day,
owners of Jo(e) Ideas for Business, Jo Phillips and Joe Whitbread, spoke to stu-dents about the importance of marketing and what that looks like in today’s world of social media.
Phillips said youths have much potential for positive change and with many young people famil-iar with how social media works, they can make take their message as far as pos-sible.
“The youth voice can
Students host and present at WCPS tech conferenceonly get louder,” said Phil-lips.
Whitbread added that understanding branding and marketing can empower youths to make that change. Both presented examples of strong marketing brands such as Tim Hortons slo-gans and McDonald’s “I’m loving it” jingle.
Every student was able to identify branding tech-
niques used and why it helps a business. But getting ads out to users is also be-coming a challenge. Phillips added that it is becoming cheaper, but easier to reach a bigger audience, by shar-ing on social media, which is an avenue companies are finding out how to take ad-vantage of.
“Your guys’ genera-tion is difficult to market to
because you’re smart,” Phil-lips stated.
Students were shown several different ways a company can market itself from product placement in movies to product place-ment in a grocery store.
While social media has opened other advertising opportunities, it is also a place to voice opinions and ideas and youths should be
cognizant of what it is they are saying, explained the speakers.
There is much positive that can be done with social media but there is also much negative that can come out, said Phillip. Whitbread add-ed it falls on youths to make the right decision. “What we’re talking here is you have a choice.”
Phillips advised students
to perpetuate positivity on social media sites, which in turn will benefit them in the future with job applications and other endeavours.
Both speakers held their own breakout sessions for students and guided them on positive ideas when us-ing social media as a tool.
Students came from around the WCPS school division.
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The conference theme “Waves of Change; how we as leaders can make a difference your life, fam-ily and community; then share, like ripples on a pond” was the focus for the weekend.
The girls were to choose from among vari-ous project groups – your passion, mental health, rac-ism, environmental issues, clean water, substance abuse, self-esteem, gender inequality, bullying and de-pendence on technology.
Gartner chose self-es-teem where she examined what self-esteem is and how youth struggle with it. She developed a guide, starting with three things one loves about oneself
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Kjenner chose racism where she discussed why racism is present in our society and why it seems acceptable. She made a video to present at a mul-ticultural day in a Calgary High School.
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Ponoka’s Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) are see-ing positive results three years after they opened up opportunities for high school students to be teen mentors for elementary school students.
This year five students, who were big brothers or sisters for students at Ponoka Elementary School (PES), are graduating from Ponoka Secondary Campus (PSC), and they took some time Thursday, May 28 to speak on the benefits of the program.
Katelyn Davis, Cassie Krenzler and Keenan Haines have mentored for the last three years; Me-lissa Wilson has mentored for two and Grady Wygiera mentored for his last year of high school.
For Krenzler the biggest challenge was ensuring her little sister felt comfortable but the rewards came in the fellowship the two have. “It takes a long time and it is hard work but once you get it, you get it,” said Krenzler.
In the last three years, the two have become friends and Krenzler said it has been a rewarding expe-rience.
For Wilson, she used to be a little sister and she felt this would be a good opportunity to give back. She referred to her big sis-
ter saying “I saw how much she helped me come out of my shell.”
Wilson added that be-ing a big sister, she has still learned something about herself by being a mentor. Haines agreed; he said that while he is focussed on sports, his little brother en-joyed the arts more.
Haines and his little brother have also become friends and he said he had also found an apprecia-tion for art, something he wouldn’t normally have tried.
Program director Mor-gen Chernick said there were 19 students enrolled in the teen mentoring pro-gram and her goal is to have 30 by next fall. She said the process of pairing a mentor to a little brother or sister involves interviews as well as record and reference checks.
Conducting interviews helps her find the right match to the right mentor.
Wygiera said the big-gest surprise for him was how close he became to his little brother. He said they created a strong bond over the last year.
Davis said she has al-ways enjoyed working with children. “I like to be the one to help them figure things out.”
Chernick said teen men-tors can start once they are in Grade 10.
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There was little room to stand Friday, May 29 at the Ponoka Community Golf Course during a fundraising dinner for Hope Trimble-Willis, a Ponoka teen diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Friends and family of Hope Trimble-Willis, a Ponoka teen diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, converged on the Ponoka Community Golf Club Fri-day, May 29 to raise money in her support during the
difficult times of healing.Mother and orga-
nizer Kristy Willis said Trimble-Willis’ chemo-therapy is negatively affecting her health due to an infectious disease called cryptosporidium. As the chemotherapy causes her immune system to
weaken, the cryptospo-ridium becomes a danger for Trimble-Willis’ overall condition, explained her mother.
To counter the neg-ative effects of the chemotherapy, she is also taking Neulasta, a drug that stimulates the growth
of white blood cells in a person’s body. Neulasta is helping Trimble-Willis build up her bone marrow as well, so the crypto-sporidium does not affect her negatively, explained Kristy.
She was pleased with the strong support from
friends and family as her goal is to give her daugh-ter a year to heal. “I don’t want her to work the next year. I just want her to take a year and be fully healed before she decides to go back to work.”
Kristy said her goal is for Trimble-Willis to be
able to go back to school without having to worry about money. She was also pleased to see her daughter able to come out to the fun-draiser and take some time to speak with guests.
Kristy said she is grateful to the strong com-munity support.
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For the first time in memory, the Alberta contingent of livestock auctioneers has been shut out during the annual Canadian Livestock Auc-tioneer Championships held this year at Winnipeg Livestock Sales on Friday, May 29.
The auctioneer cham-pionships were conducted under the direction of vet-eran Master of Ceremonies Danny Skeels of Rimbey.
Five Ponoka auction-eers have already won at the competition and as such, are not allowed to compete again, explained Skeels. Jordie Waters, a new auctioneer, also of Ponoka, competed for his second time around but did not place.
The auctioneer cham-pionship competition was held in conjunction with the 36th annual Livestock Markets Association of Canada (LMAC).
Calvin Kuepfer of Wa-terloo, ON, representing the Ontario Livestock Ex-change captured the 2015 crown, topping the tight field of the top 30 livestock auctioneers from across Canada. As a result of his victory, Kuepfer receives a paid entry and $1,000 from the LMAC towards expenses to compete in the International Auctioneer-ing Championship to be held at the Calgary Stam-pede.
He also received a cus-tom-made championship ring sponsored by Foothills Auctioneers Inc., Stavely and the Grand Champion Trophy Buckle donated by the Canadian Hereford As-sociation.
Each of the 30 auc-tion competitors received jackets donated by Cana-dian Satellite Auctions of Ponoka.
Contestants were judged on five criteria: clarity and voice control; chant; professionalism, confidence, calmness and mannerism; enthusiasm; and general impression.
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VJV stable of auctioneers, Skeels is recognized as the LMAC “poster boy.”
He has officiated at all but one of the Canadian championships held annu-ally since 1998 when he captured the first LMAC title and then went on to win the International Com-petition in Calgary.
During an interview, Skeels said the Canadian livestock industry has made great strides return-ing to levels comparable and exceeding levels prior to the BSE crisis.
“The Canadian cattle industry is very strong and it is a lot of fun to still be involved in the business,” he said. “The BSE crisis took its toll on the industry with many cattle producers getting out of the busi-
ness. It is easy to get out but not so easy to get re-established. Good on those who weathered the storm … they are being well re-warded for their efforts in light of the strength of the industry right now.”
Skeels noted that VJV has been home to six Ca-nadian champions starting with his 1998 title, fol-
lowed by Don Oberg of Lacombe in 2003, Dean Edge of Rimbey in 2006, Chance Martin of Red Deer in 2009, Justin Gat-tey of Ponoka in 2012 and the 2014 champion Shawn Gist of Fort Saskatchewan.
“Our auctioneers com-bined with those from Valley Auctions in Arm-strong account for 10
champions during the 18-year history of this competition,” Skeels said, noting that the competition this year was very keen.
Jim Swettenham is a former editor of Ponoka News.
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Dozens of students of the Ermineskin Junior Senior High School received awards in academics, athletics, and culture at a ceremony held at the school on Thursday, May 28.Photo by Amelia Naismith
BY AMELIA NAISMITH
Members of the com-munity gathered at the Ermineskin Junior Senior High School for an awards celebration honouring many different aspects of students that contribute to a positive school and place to live. The ceremony was held on Thursday, May 28.
The award categories included most improved, academic awards, atten-dance, CTS class awards, physical education, Cree heritage athletics and the prestigious Jim Bowles Award for English Studies.
Principal Keith Mac-quarie says Jim Bowles was a longstanding staff member of the school and advocate for youth literacy. “He was just an incredible person and this award is dedicated to him.”
Macquarie explained the awards are given to students who put in the hard work to improve themselves. “Student leaders, student athletes and students who are definitely aware of their culture,” he explained.
The main purpose of
Influential students receive awards in Ermineskin school ceremony
the awards evening is to recognize the students who
embody the mission and vision of the school and school board.
Students are looked to
have a strong understanding of Maskwacis history and
the Cree culture. Educa-tion is meant to continually teach the students so they will be ready to enter the
workforce as caring Cree people ready to positively
shape the world, their com-munity and themselves.
More than 30 students received awards over the
“Jim Bowles was just an incredible person and this award is dedicated to him.”
Principal Keith Macquarie
course of the evening. “We’re definitely on the right direction of success,” said Macquarie.
“Another big part of our success is our staff,” he added. “They’re second to none.”
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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
The “lightning striketh” might be a good slogan for the U14 girls’ Ponoka Storm soccer team during a game against the Rocky Mountain House Knights last week.
They defeated the Knights 7-0 Wednesday, May 27 at home with a surrounding thunderstorm accompanying Ponoka’s quick passing plays. Both teams started relatively strong with Ponoka keep-ing possession much longer than the visitors.
Striker Leah Jensen scored the first goal for Ponoka about 20 minutes into the first half with a high kick over the Rocky goalie. Energized from the goal, Brooklyn Budd, helped se-cure a 2-0 lead about one minute later.
Coach Greg Bendera said the team is having a strong season with a record of 6-0-1 with their only tie game against the Knights recently. “They are the sec-ond-most skilled team in the league in my opinion,” he said.
Rather than relax, Storm put on the pressure and were able to secure a third goal before the end of the first half. Emma Bendera shot a high cross that rebounded off the goal post. Ready for the rebound was Nicole Lagarde, who responded quickly to earn a goal.
Bendera says his team is getting better, playing tougher soccer and working hard during practices. They have been able to acquire the skills to make big cross passes to other players.
“We get control and we pass it up the field. I thought our passing was phenom-enal,” said Bendera. “We played a great team game.”
Ponoka was ready for the second half and they kept the pressure on the Knights who made a goalie change. Ponoka Storm play-ers were relentless in their desire for a win as they took shot after shot at the visi-
U14 girls’ Storm thunders past Knights’ defense
tors’ net. The Knights regrouped
and managed a few shots at Ponoka’s goal after mak-ing offensive line changes, but the home team also re-grouped and adjusted their defensive strategy on the be-leaguered Knights’ offense.
Bendera credited Storm’s Madison McLaren and Shaelyn Goodwin for being a strong defensive duo, who keep the ball away from their net.
“We just keep press-ing. We don’t give the ball away. We’re taught to pass,” explained Bendera.
Budd managed a hat trick after scoring two goals back to back in the second half. Jensen scored herself a second goal and number
5, Emily David, also scored a goal.
The team will be practic-ing next week in preparation for two games the week af-ter against Camrose.
Other minor soccer results
U16 boys had their game against Rocky Moun-tain House cancelled on Tuesday, May 26 due to hail and wind which struck in the second half of the game and the two sides have yet to agree on a date for replay.
On Thursday, May 28, U16 boys delivered a crushing 9-1 blow to visit-ing Camrose in beautiful weather.
U12 girls for their part lost 5-0 to visiting Stettler girls on Thursday, May 28.
Track and field skills: PSC junior high student Skylar Stonechild makes a high jump attempt Wednesday, May 27 during a junior high track and field meet for PSC students.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
U14 girls’ Storm player Emily David kicks the ball towards the goal and scores Wednesday, May 27 against the Rocky Knights. Ponoka won 7-0.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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79th Annual Ponoka
StampedeJune 25-July 1, 2015
Canada’s largest seven-day rodeo, the Ponoka Stampede, will take place from Thursday, June 25 to Wednesday, July 1. The Ponoka News will be publishing a special section on this prestigious event in the Wednesday, June 17 edition.
This popular and much-anticipated special section will highlight all the events and festivities surrounding the Stampede and contain feature stories of local cowboys and cowgirls competing. In addition to our distribution of 6000, we will provide an additional 2600 copies for distribution at the Stampede grounds.
Thousands of visitors will be coming to our town for the event and this section will give your business tremendous opportunity to promote your products and services.
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BY MUSTAFA ERIC
Junior Locos suffered an 8-5 defeat at the hands of visiting Strathmore Venoms on Saturday, May 30 as a result of reckless play leading to excessive penalties, which allowed the Venoms to score at ease.
As the game started, the joint Lacombe-Ponoka team appeared to have a stable game plan, able to maintain possession and move the ball around easily. This resulted in an early score by Andrew Kooiman in the third minute of the first period, but this turned out to be the only time they had a lead in the game. The visitors did not take long to recover from the impact and scored twice in quick succession midway through the first period taking advantage of two Lo-cos players being sidelined by penalties.
As the second period started, Venom kept on attacking the Locos net and found two more easy goals to open the lead. Then
it was the turn of the visitors to incur penal-ties and Locos made good use of the period when Venom was shorthanded. Kooiman scored once more, to be followed by Sean Reed, making it 4-3. The Strathmore team didn’t let Locos boys to equalize, however, and when they scored once more, the sec-ond period ended 5-3.
Early in the third, Cooper Smyth put the next number on the scoreboard making it 5-4, but Venom kept the gap at two points by responding quickly: 6-4. About eight minutes from the end of regulation, Car-son Barnes scored once again for Locos but Venom responded with two more sealing the score at 8-5.
For their second game of the weekend. Locos travelled to Red Deer on Sunday and lost to Renegades with a score of 16-6.
The next home game for Locos is on Saturday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex.
Junior Locos poisoned by Venom
Dustin Bell (#6) and Trevor Anderson (#11) of Locos in search of another opportunity to score in front of the Venom net in the third period of their home game on Saturday, May 30 in Ponoka. The hosts lost 8-5. Photo by Mustafa Eric
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JAMES GOLLEYMar. 10, 1919 - May 29, 2015 Jim was born in Delia, Alberta in 1919 to Ruby and Arnold Golley. The family eventually settled in the Tees area where he continued to farm into his 90’s. He was one of the original importers of Charlais cattle in Canada. After losing his fi rst wife Winnie to cancer in 1962, he raised his young boys with the help of his aging m o m .
In in December 2014. Grandpa Jim will be remembered for the miniature machinery he invented and displayed at parades in Alberta and his winter home of Yuma, Arizona for 35 years. Jim was a dedicated husband, dad, grandpa and a devout member of the St. Augustine Parish in Ponoka. Rest in peace - Grandpa Jim / General Manager. Jim will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years, Terry; his two sons Scott (Vera) and Dean (Betty); his seven grandchildren Angie (Sheldon Henke), Jamie (Terry Hoffman), Beckie (James Turnbull), Stephanie (Matthew Stafford), Kent Golley, Erin (Tyrell Kochanski), and Megan (Richard Cox); and fi ve great-grandchildren Mikayla Hoffman, Mackenzie Hoffman, Reagan Cox, Olivia Stafford, and Everett Kochanski; sister Helen (Lloyd Rue) and sister-in-laws Bernie Dick and Emma Hamel; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Jim was predeceased by his parents Arnold and Ruby Golley; his fi rst wife Winnifred Humble; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Estelle and Elie Esquirol, Alice and Eugene Baillargeon, Len Gagne, Omer Gagne, Phillippe Gagne, Victor and Aline Gagne, and Doug Dick. A Prayer Vigil was held at Ponoka Funeral Home on Monday, June 1 and a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Augustine Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. The Interment Service followed at the Earlville-Rutherford Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Ponoka Wheelchair Van Society or any charity of your choice. To express condolences to Jim’s family, please visit
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Happy 50th Birthday Donna
LOVE YOUR FAMILY
Obituaries
Celebrations
Family and Friends invited to 80th Birthday Celebration
for Jeanette Vanden Broek,
Sat., June 13, 2015, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m., Ponoka Drop In Centre. No gifts or cards
please. Sign my guest book.
EDNA REYNOLDSFeb 3, 1937 - May 28, 2010
Although time swiftly passes byOur love & memories never die.
FIRST CHOICE REALTY, PONOKArequires a Part Time Receptionist
Essential Job Duties:Responsible for the successful maintenance of the front desk reception area. This includes but is not limited to: • Managing phones- answering, transferring, voicemail• Welcomes on-site visitors• Upkeep of reception and conference room space• Scanning and Uploading fi les• Banking, Filing, Invoicing
Preferred Qualifi cations:• 1+ years of prior reception experience strongly preferred.• Prior Real Estate experience an asset• Technologically profi cient in all areas including but not limited to: familiarity with
various operating systems on PCs and Macs and ability to navigate computer software and hardware.
• Skillful in using the following programs including, but not limited to: Microsoft offi ce programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, and Adobe programs such as Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.• Ability to interact successfully with both internal and external customers at all
levels.• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and be fl exible with changing business needs in a
team environment.
To be considered an applicant for this position you must show how you meet the basic qualifi cations of the job
Only applicants considered for the position will be contacted.Please apply by fax or email to: 403-783-8823 or [email protected]
Closing Date: June 05, 2015
Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applicationsfor the following position:
Custodial Services ForemanDivision Offi ce
Ponoka, ABFor further specifi cs on the above position, please visit Wolf
Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca,or contact the Division Offi ce at 403-783-3473.
Rimbey Implements Ltd.
Al York General ManagerAl York General Manager
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Cell: (403) 783-0593
Bus: (403) 843-3700
Fax: (403) 843-3430
AG EQUIPMENT
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A & JA & J AUTOMOTIVEAUTOMOTIVEREPAIR6701 - 46 Ave.
We are looking for someone who is customer service orientated and professional.Experience is an asset but not a requirement. We are a well-established company that has been operating in Ponoka for 50 years. Salary is based upon experience.
If you are interested,please drop off a resume at our offi ce at:
5023 51 Avenue, Ponoka and ask for Ryan, or email a resume to [email protected]
Crawford Agencies is now hiring aFULL TIME
INSURANCE BROKER
Employment OpportunityFOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR
required at 1031000 Alberta Ltdo/a Royal Hotel in Ponoka
Permanent FT/PTOver 3 years of experience a requirement
The Business Manager is responsible for effective and efficientmanagement of the overall day to day operation of the Roots& Berries Pharmacy division of Samson Management Ltd. TheBusiness Manager of Roots & Berries Pharmacy will report directlyto the CEO of Samson Management Ltd.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of thedivision
• Manage, direct and advise staff• Development of annual budget for operation and authorization ofexpenditures
• Development, implementation and presentation of strategicmanagement/operational plans
• Preparation and presentation of reports for Management• Oversee front store/deli operations• Ensure that vendor payments and daily cash reconciliations arekept up to date
• Ensure that deposits are being made on a regular basis• Determine merchandise to be sold• Develop and implement marketing strategies• Determine staffing requirements• Provide customer service• Assist with Pharmaceutical duties as required
Working Conditions:
• This position is situated in a climate-controlled store. Theirworkdays tend to be unstructured and they must deal withfrequent interruptions.
Education:
• University degree in business management, commerce oradministration
• Previous managerial experience in retail is an asset
Employment Opportunity:
• This is a Regular Full-Time position. Since this is a seniormanagement position, it has a six month probationary period.Continued employment is dependent upon successful completionof the probationary period.
Interested persons are requested to submit a cover letter, resumeand criminal record check by mail, personally, fax, or email to:
Samson Management Ltd.Box 539, Maskwacis, Alberta T0C 1N0
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Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
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The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Jaap Dominicus to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows:
Reclassify approximately 10.5 acres of the SE 26-42-27-W4 from Agricultural District to Country Residential (Hobby Farm) District to allow for subdivision of the rezoned area (1 new parcel to be created).
Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.
A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular offi ce hours.
Ponoka CountyPUBLIC NOTICE
Charlie B. CutforthChief Administrative Offi cerPonoka County4205 - Highway #2APONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9Phone: 783-3333Fax: 783-6965e-mail: PonokaCounty @PonokaCounty.com
Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU
The Council of Ponoka County has been asked by Edwin & Sheila Sande to amend Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU as follows:
Reclassify approximately 5 acres of the NE 16-43-25-W4 from Agricultural District to Country Residential District to allow for subdivision of the rezoned area (1 new parcel to be created).
Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.
A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular offi ce hours.
Ponoka CountyPUBLIC NOTICE
Charlie B. CutforthChief Administrative Offi cerPonoka County4205 - Highway #2APONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9Phone: 783-3333Fax: 783-6965e-mail: PonokaCounty @PonokaCounty.com
Amendment to Land Use By-Law 7-08-LU
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I want to take this opportunity to I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the grads of 2015.congratulate the grads of 2015.
I continue to be amazed at the quality of I continue to be amazed at the quality of today’s youth. You live in challenging times...today’s youth. You live in challenging times...times where change is occurring at record times where change is occurring at record pace, times when the economy can fall pace, times when the economy can fall apart overnight, and times where opportunity apart overnight, and times where opportunity seems to be everywhere.seems to be everywhere. I encourage you to see the challenges as I encourage you to see the challenges as opportunities and pursue your dreams. Let opportunities and pursue your dreams. Let no person tell you that your passion will not lead to something and your goals are IAIAIA RARAWLWLIAANN RR OONININSOSONNIAIAIAN RARAWLWL NINSOSOANN RR OSONN
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If you use your passion and work hard, anything is possible and you If you use your passion and work hard, anything is possible and you will have a happy and fulfi lled life.will have a happy and fulfi lled life.
Congratulations Grads and enjoy this special time of celebration!Congratulations Grads and enjoy this special time of celebration!
Ian RawlinsonIan RawlinsonPrincipal, PSCPrincipal, PSC
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I am honoured to have been I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to given the opportunity to
represent the 2015 Grad Class as represent the 2015 Grad Class as their Valedictorian. their Valedictorian.
I would like to send out a huge thank you I would like to send out a huge thank you to all the parents and teachers who have to all the parents and teachers who have supported and encouraged us throughout supported and encouraged us throughout our entire academic careers.our entire academic careers.
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the education system recently and working to teach as effectively as the education system recently and working to teach as effectively as possible for each unique student.possible for each unique student.
One of the highlights of the year for the grad class was Santa One of the highlights of the year for the grad class was Santa Showdown. It was a great bonding experience playing on a team Showdown. It was a great bonding experience playing on a team against the teachers and working together with people who had against the teachers and working together with people who had signifi cantly varying skill levels in hockey.signifi cantly varying skill levels in hockey.
We have a great group of students and I wish all my classmates the We have a great group of students and I wish all my classmates the best of luck in their future endeavours and look forward to seeing best of luck in their future endeavours and look forward to seeing what the future holds for all of us.what the future holds for all of us.
PONOKA SECONDARY SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN MESSAGE
Our Graduates!Honoring
Congratulations to all who helped to make this day possible.
Graduates - fi nd your passionAnd make it happen!
BLAINE CALKINS, MPWETASKIWIN
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
JORDAN WOMBOLD
Go confi ndently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.
Ainsley Rain Adam Rowland Ashton Sandin Lisa Scherrens
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
We are very proud of your accomplishments! Well done.
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BRADY HAARSTAD LISA WINTER
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
IAN FERGUSON
Congratulations!Best wishes for a successful future.
We are putting your family’s health fi rst
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
BRETT CISSELL
We wish you health, good fortune and happiness as you begin a new chapter. Continue to work hard and success will follow. Congratulations!
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Ponoka Secondary Campus Class Of 2015
Kevin Siegele Erika Sieweke Hannah Sim Bobi Simon
Savannah Slater Rebecca Snider Maree Staldeker Simon Stalder
Kendyl Stretch Calvin Turner Allecia Verheire
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
SIMON STALDER
Wishing you all the best on your graduation day and in all your future endeavors. Congratulations!
MICHAELA HEMEYER
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
WALKER GALLOWAY
We are very proud of you andyour success! Congratulations!
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to the class of 2015!Congratulations
To a happy ending and a new beginning. Wewish you all the best. Congratulations Graduates!
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RILEY WORKMAN RYAN HERMANN
Workman Electric & Controls
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Ponoka Secondary Campus Class Of 2015
Jordan Vold Jade Whitford Luke Wildcat Carlos Williams
Melissa Wilson Shawn Wilton Lisa Winter Jordan Wombold
Riley Workman Grady Wygiera Faith Young
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Students are writing their fi nal exams and school will soon be out. If tests in math and history are important, it is just as essential that young people be able to judge what is true and what is false where drinking and driving are concerned. Getting a passing grade on this test might prevent a graduation formal from ending in tragedy:
1. DRINKING COFFEE ACCELERATES THE METABOLIZING AND ELIMINATION OF ALCOHOL FROM THE BODY.
FALSE. Time is the only factor in sobering up. Getting some fresh air, having a nap, or taking a cold shower aren’t any more effective than drinking coffee in eliminating alcohol.
2. ONLY 3 PERCENT OF ALCOHOL IS ELIMINATED THROUGH SWEAT.
TRUE. This means that busting some moves on the dance fl oor won’t help you sober up more quickly.
3. NO MATTER HOW MANY DRINKS ARE CONSUMED DURING AN EVENING, ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO BE SAFE IS TO STOP DRINKING AN HOUR BEFORE DRIVING.
FALSE. To respect allowable legal blood alcohol levels, it takes a lot longer than 60 minutes before being able to drive, especially if someone has been drinking for hours.
4. IT TAKES TWO HOURS TO ELIMINATE ALL ALCOHOL FROM THE BLOOD WHEN A BLOOD ALCOHOL RATE OF 0.07 HAS BEEN REACHED.
FALSE. It takes about fi ve hours to eliminate all that alcohol from the blood.
5. ALCOHOL AFFECTS PERIPHERAL VISION, HEARING, THE CAPACITY TO EVALUATE DISTANCES, AND REFLEXES.
TRUE. All these factors mean that a person who has consumed alcohol has lower levels of concentration, poor coordination, and will likely be unable to react properly when faced with an obstacle.
“Congratulations graduates and please don’t drink and drive.”
You deserve to see your dreams come true! Be safe!
