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Graduation time: Ponoka Com-posite High School principal Ian Rawlinson speaks to more grads, parents and families during the school’s commencement cere-mony June 7.
Photo Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Congratulations PCHS grads
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By Amelia Naismith
Ponoka County council is adding another construction project to its fall program, pending available funding.
“I think our budget is pretty much committed, depending on the season we’ve got lots of miles to do,” said CAO Charlie Cutforth.
Coun. Keith Beebe is hoping to be able to push paving of Range Road 34 from Highway 53 to Township Road 423. The project would cost around $200,000, including fencing, pipeline crossings and agreements.
“I think it’s a good plan. We put it on the books we can start mov-ing forward on it,” said Coun. Paul McLauchlin.
Cutforth said council could use reserves or Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding for the construction, but neither option was favoured.
Reeve Gordon Svenningsen espe-cially didn’t want to commit the MSI money because the future of the fund-ing program is uncertain.Well drilling and gas program un-certainty
After an extension of the well drilling tax program for 2013, there is no assurance that the program will continue into 2014.
“And that for the last couple years has been about $600,000, so it’s sub-stantial,” said Cutforth.
The gas tax rebate grant program has also come to an end. That money will no longer be available to counties unless it’s replaced with a new pro-gram, which Cutforth doesn’t expect to happen.Rimbey Regional Synergy Group
Although council decided against Rimbey Synergy Group’s request to appoint a councillor as a representative to the group, with advance notification, they will attend more meetings.
“I’m not sure, I mean that’s typi-cally between landowners and industry. But it’s up to council,” said Cutforth.
Svenningsen agreed, saying he’s also told synergy groups the meetings are between landowners and energy companies, “But they still would like the county to come and just to see the exchanges, what’s going on.”
McLauchlin chairs the Battle Lake Synergy Group and he said sometimes the county of Wetaskiwin attends. ‘They just get pelted. I mean, it’s good to know what’s going on. It does pro-vide the opportunity, it’s a valuable exercise but I think that you’re better to look for events.”
Additional construction project for county
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
The Town of Ponoka’s decision to use an out-of-town company has left some businesses wondering why they weren’t consulted.
Wolf’s Botanical out of Lacombe County was recent-ly hired to plant a variety of lilacs, flowers and crabapples on 50 Street across from the bowling alley. The project is part of the downtown beautification project organized by the recreation committee, and Mike Lewis, director of property services, was given a few week’s notice to get the plants in the ground.
Some of the questions posed to Lewis by business-people were if he followed town policy in tendering. Lewis defends his decision and explained how he came to use the Lacombe company. “It wasn’t that I didn’t try to stay local.”
The size of this project required a company with spe-cial tree augers available on short notice. Lewis spoke with Betty Jurykoski, planning and development officer for the town, and she referred him to Above or Below Landscaping and Irrigation. “They told me this project was way too big for them.”
However the company then referred Lewis to green-houses in the area that might be able to handle planting the 94 plants on the street. Part of the project included planting trees further north on 50 Street. Lewis received the same response from those companies and decided to go outside the town and county boundaries.
Lewis could have tendered the project but he says a two-week timeline for job completion would have taken him past the deadline date. He wanted the trees planted now to give the roots a chance to establish themselves rather than wait until the fall. Lewis was also told to plant as soon as possible. Tendering would have taken more than three weeks. “For me the best time is now so we get the best chance of survival.”
The budget for this project was $27,000 and Lewis received a call back from Wolf’s within two days of re-questing a quote. The company responded with a cost of $21,800 to handle both projects. Trees planted near Ponoka Christian School on 50 Street were bought by the town but Wolf’s planted them.
Policy for the town when tendering projects is for the timely acquisition of goods and services at the lowest cost, CAO Brad Watson said in an email. “It is normal practice to obtain three competitive quotations for the supply of goods and services unless circumstances war-rant otherwise.”
In this case Lewis was given a short deadline to complete a task, which was one of the reasons he didn’t tender the job. Local companies he spoke with said they could not take on a job of this size was another factor in going elsewhere.
Lewis could have bought the plants from local stores but he did not have the manpower and tools to do the job. “If it’s possible I always keep the money where I work. At times that’s not always possible.”
Businesses concerned with contractor hired by the town
By Amelia Naismith
Four Lacombe kindergarten to Grade 9 schools will be allocated one additional Professional Development (PD) Day as Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) board is allowing them to reduce their number of instructional hours by 5.5.
After much deliberation, trustees will allow La-combe Upper Elementary School, J.S. McCormick School, Lacombe Jr. High School and Terrace Ridge School to reduce instructional hours to 969.5 for a one-year trial.
“I think it would be easy to explain to them they are in a unique situation and we will give it to them on a
trail basis,” said trustee Lorrie Jess.Jess also felt the request was slightly irrelevant
because in the fall of 2014 the province is reducing in-structional hours to 907, province wide.
Trustee Bob Huff wants the school to provide a re-port at the end of the trial on how having an additional PD Day positively supported the school.
Trustee Karin Engen didn’t feel the reports or sup-porting the request was the best course of action. “I think having a school out there running differently from the rest of our schools is inconsistent. I also think it’s inconsistent to have four of our schools when we’re not having the rest of our schools report.”
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A 30-year-old man from Drayton Valley faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance after he was caught speeding at 131km/h on Highway 2 near Highway 53. The man was driving a 1969 Ford Mustang June 6 at 1 a.m. when he was pulled over. There was the odour of marijuana in the vehicle and a bag of the drugs was found.
The man had a suspended licence and his ve-hicle was seized for 30 days. He received a ticket for speeding and was charged with driving while disqualified.
Impaired downtown driverA Mountie observed the driver of a 2001 Chevy
Malibu leave an angled parking spot illegally June 6 at 11:50 p.m. The 23-year-old woman had pulled out of the parking spot on Chipman Avenue and subsequent blood alcohol samples provided result-ed in .11 and .10 levels.
Insufficient breath samplesA 30-year-old woman from Ponoka has been
charged with refusing a breath sample after failing to adequately breathe air into a breath tester. The woman was stopped westbound on Bobtail Road after failing to stop at a four-way stop. She was shown several times by the Mountie how to provide a sample but continued to breathe inadequately.
GDL licence removedA 27-year-old woman from Hobbema has lost
her licence for 30-days after a supplied breath sam-ple resulted in a caution on the screening device. A graduated driver’s licence requires the operator to have no alcohol in their system. The woman was stopped on Highway 2A and Highway 53 and her vehicle was seized for seven days.
Speeder with marijuanaOfficers stopped a 21-year-old woman from
Calgary for travelling at 128 km/h on Highway 2 on June 8 at 9:45 p.m. An odour of marijuana was emanating from the vehicle and a search yielded 1.6 grams of the drug. A 24-year-old male passenger and the driver were charged with possession of a controlled substance. The woman also received a ticket for speeding.
If you have information on any crime call Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Disqualified driver loses ’69 Mustang for 30 days
Emergency first responders dealt with a minor rollover north of Baker Road June 8 after the vehicle clipped a pickup hauling a horse trail-er. There were minor injuries in the collision.
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PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCHPastor Rob McArthur 403-783-5659
9 miles east on Hwy 53 (403) 782-9877Jr. Church during service for children
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Sidewalk sale: Marga-ret Stretch buys some merchandise from the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre Ladies Auxiliary member Irene Rausch. The June 7 sidewalk sale raised $1744.Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
A couple of months ago I bought an audio book titled, Not a Fan. The book contrasted sports and fandom with followers of Jesus.
The comparison goes like this: A fan may go to all the games, know all the stats for the team and even know all about the players but he is never in the game. He never breaks a sweat or takes a hard hit in the open field. The truth is, a fan can seem to-tally committed and passionate about his team but when the going gets tough a fan tends to show his true colors.
When I first started following NFL football, I picked the Seattle Seahawks as my team of choice. I was a fan. I started watching games, learning the stats and cheering for “my team.” Well, as the
next few years went by my fandom was put to the test and the truth was, I didn’t like the Seahawks enough to watch them lose. I got tired of it and decided I had wasted enough time cheering for that team. The reality is, I was simply a fair-weather fan of the Seattle Se-ahawks. When the forecast looked good, I stood by my team but when the going got tough and the games were less optimistic, I was done.
For some of us fol-lowing Jesus is a lot like that. We are good with calling ourselves “Christians” or reli-gious when it seems to fit with our lifestyle and our circumstances, but a
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Be a follower of Jesus, not just a fanlittle adversity in our lives is all it takes to rethink the whole belief. Kyle Idleman, the author of Not a Fan writes, “The dictionary definition defines a fan as ‘an enthusiastic admirer.’ Fans want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits but not so close that it requires sacrifice.”
Ready for my moment of confession: I have to admit that at times in my life I live like I am simply a fan of Jesus, not a completely committed follower. After reading this book I felt a conviction to give up an area of entertainment in my life as a sacrifice for God. It was nothing life altering, just to limit some of my media consumption. I struggled with it even though I knew the value for my family if I made the change. A fan says, “Is this convenient for me?” A follower says, “Is this obedient to God.”
In Luke 9:23 Jesus says to his disciples, “Who-ever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” In a culture that regularly communicates to our desires and motivates selfishness, this message seems so backward. The reality is, those who find themselves willing to deny themselves and follow Jesus do not look back in regret and disappointment. Jesus is the only thing that goes beyond our possessions, our relationships, even our very lives and lasts for eter-nity.
Even though it isn’t always easy, I am happy to say that I am not content to be a fan of Jesus. I want to be a completely committed follower of Him.
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Refl ections of PonokaRefl ections of PonokaBy Mike Rainone for the News
This is that most glorious time of the year for the welcome arrival of spring as well as for the most gala celebration of graduation days. Thousands of young students have joined together for decades with classmates, families, and friends to enjoy their successes of achieving the first phases of education and will now proudly look forward to the ex-citement of the future.
While Ponoka schools are hand-ing out those coveted high school diplomas, the still vibrant Ponoka Brick School Grade 12 class of 1948 is having fun making plans to host their 65th reunion in August here in the community where they grew up. Organizers of the weekend reunion festivities, which will feature a de-lightful Hawaiian theme, are pleased that 18 of the 29 members of the 1948 Ponoka High School grad class have already confirmed their atten-dance for the event.
The commencement exercises for the PHS class of 48 was held on June 11, 1948 at a well decorated Ponoka Elks Hall on Chipman Ave-nue. Highlights of the magic evening included Invocation by Rev. F.A. Peako, chairman’s remarks from principal Howard L. Larson, greet-ings from school superintendant H.R. Ross, and the address to the graduands by the Honorable Ivan Casey. Jean Gordon was the class historian, Flora Park was the vale-dictorian, and special presentations to the class were made by teachers Miss McPhie, Miss Hanna and Mr. Galvin. Vocal selections were pro-
vided by Miss Willda Stagg and Harold Brulhart and following the recessional, a gala dance was held until the wee hours.
A time to share the memoriesAttending class of 1948 grads
and their partners will be treated to a busy but casual weekend in Ponoka, with lots of time set aside for special meals, socializing, singing, photos, and sharing nostalgia and special memories of those glorious days of learning more than 60 years ago. Tours will visit the Fort Ostell Mu-seum, the Centennial Centre, and of course the hallowed halls of the now historic Brick School.
The Aloha party atmosphere, at a pace that everyone can keep up to, will feature colorful and cool Ha-waiian costumes and special prizes, as well as pineapple bowling, Aloha bingo, and all the snappy moves to go along with the action of a real good time among old classmates and long-time friends. Here are some of the special memories that some of those 1948 grads shared with this old Ponoka News freelance writer, who by the way started Grade 1 at the Brick School only a few years after this fun bunch graduated.• Don Macleod: Coming from a small town school like Tees in the Forties, I had never been in such a large school like Ponoka. While somewhat concerned about going to school, we were unpacking when a nice young lady came over and intro-duced herself. She was a student at Ponoka High School and offered to accompany me to school as well as to introduce me to the principal and some of the students. This helped
Our graduation days are never to be forgotten
me to overcome my fear of going to such a large school. Who was she? I don’t remember. And so I was introduced to a really terrific group of stu-dents, the class of 1948. To her, and all of you, thanks for being a part of my life.• Verna Cerveny (Raycraft): The arts being more
my forte than the sci-ences, I found classes that involved lab work beyond my comprehen-sion and consequently my attention was cen-tred on keeping my lab partner amused. One day after making the colleague disturb the class with a loud giggle, Mr. Galvin, the teacher uttered, “Verna, if your experiments were as effervescent as your personality, you’d receive much higher marks!” Chemistry classes were held in the basement of the Brick School, phys-ed included tumbling and acrobatics in the hallway, and there were always lots of scrub games and other activities out in the playground.• Harold Gordanier: Back in the high school days of World War II
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The Ponoka High School graduating class of 1948 shown. Back row: Merville Erven, John Gra-ham, Harold Gordonier, Roger Wheeler, Roy Vold, Darrell Maulsby, Don MacLeod and Bert Swanson. Middle row: Barbara Hinkley (Patterson), Jean Conell, Elaine Dittberner (Janigan), Thelma McClaflin, Pearl Raycraft (James) , Jean Gordon (Sparks), Lois Liddell (Stefannson), Joyce Bednar (Hagemann), Jo Fink (Brault) and Helen Eastes (Jantzie). Front row: Flora Park (Stowell), Bertha Santee (Courser), Shirley Schell (Palamarchuck), Alice Davis, Wilma MacDonald (Livings-ton), June Kroening (Whitman), Mary Nelson, Evelyn Harris (Rodney), Verna Cerveny (Raycraft) and Jessie Curtis (Vieaux).
and the post-war years, we kids didn’t have mod-ern arenas for hockey so we made do with outdoor natural ice rinks. Nor did we have fancy heated indoor swimming pools, so my buddies and I de-cided that the Battle River was a great place to swim. We found a private area and named it the “Bad Boys Beautiful Bare Bums Bathing Beach.” It is too bad that the teens of today don’t have the privileges that the class of 1948 did. Those were the days when everybody knew everyone and there was lots of respect for each other and our teachers!• Joyce Bednar (Hageman): “My mother made my grad dress out of a parachute and it looked great!” Many of the country kids started out their education adventure in those tiny one-room schools, and come rain or shine we either had to walk to school, or could maybe ride our horses, double or triple style. Some of those great old teachers were Mrs. Larsen, Walter Kaasa, Don Hoare, Jean Martin and Miss Grant, who read us romance stories about Grier Garson!
At the time of their graduation ,many of the men of the community and district were just com-ing back from the war. In those days many women couldn’t work after they got married, there was no maternity leave, so they were mostly stay-at-home moms, and lots of part-time employment. There were also no computers but everyone had to even-tually adjust quickly, and live through the changes.
Those wishing more information on the Ponoka High School Class of 1948 65th Reunion are urged to contact Verna Raycraft at 403-783-5396 in Ponoka.
Welcome grads, and have a great time back in the old stomping grounds of your youth.
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The biggest milestone in the long and colorful history of our Ponoka school system came in 1929 with the completion of the majestic Brick School. This modern 12-room edifice, still in full use today, was completed at a construction price of $60,000. In the beginning the local school board faced much criticism from ratepayers who termed the structure a white elephant with far too many rooms that would never be used.
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The story so far: Cody Wilson, who describes himself as a “crypto-anarchist,” had a bright idea last year. No government could ever oppress its people again, reasoned the 25-year-old law student at the University of Texas, if everybody in the world could manufac-ture their own guns at home.
Well, not literally everybody but at least everybody with $8,000 to buy a 3D printer on e-Bay, or access to one of the 3D printing shops that are springing up in major cities. So Wilson designed a gun made entirely of high-density ABS plastic that could be printed out on a standard 3D machine. He printed and tested it, and recently he made the blue-prints available online.
3D printers are the Next Big Thing, and in five or 10 years they may be as common as mobile phones. A great many people are clearly looking for-ward to that happy day, because in the first week after Wilson uploaded the blueprints for his gun, 100,000 people downloaded them.
Wilson truly believes that govern-ments would behave better if everybody had a gun. He even calls his plastic pis-tol the “Liberator”. And predictably, the US government mobilized to destroy his little enterprise.
The Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance at the State De-partment wrote Wilson’s company, Defense Distributed, demanding that his designs for a 3D gun be “removed from public access” until he proves he has not broken the laws governing the shipment of weapons overseas. But the genie is well and truly out of the bottle.
There have been not only 100,000 downloads from Wilson’s own site; it has also been uploaded onto Pirate Bay, and downloads from that site are going through the roof. So what does all this mean?
It doesn’t mean terrorists are more
dangerous; they have never had any trouble in getting their hands on weap-ons a lot more lethal than a single-shot pistol. It does mean people can now make weapons that will not be detected by this generation of airport metal de-tectors, so it may soon take even longer to get on the plane. But that was going to happen pretty soon anyway.
What Cody Wilson has actually done is give us a useful wake-up call about the huge economic and security implications of this new technology. The 3D printers will get better and cheaper, and they will be able to produce much more impressive weapons. Forget about banning assault weapons; people will be able to make them at home.
More importantly, they will also be able to 3D-print almost any other mass-produced item whose components are less than a metre long. This has serious implications for retailers of such items — the Wal-Marts of the world — but also for entire countries whose economy depends heavily on manufacturing and exporting items of this sort. Even the cheapest labour is probably more expen-sive than 3D printing.
So “outsourcing” will go out of fashion but the impact of 3D printing on traditional employment patterns in the developed countries will be just as severe. Cars will continue to be built on (highly automated) assembly lines but most of the companies in the supply chain will collapse as the car manufac-turers start printing the parts themselves as and when they need them.
Here comes the future again.Gwynne Dyer is an independent
journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
3D gun blueprintsjust the beginning
Gwynne DyerGuest Columnist
Recently, I have heard from Canadians the concerns they have about transparency and accountabil-ity with our crown corporations.
Being transparent and account-able to voters is one of the primary responsibilities of a government. By ensuring that dealings are as trans-parent as possible, we help instill trust in our institutions and protect against corruption and other illegal activities.
The same principles should ex-tend to our crown corporations such as the CBC. The public has a right to be informed of the salaries and undertakings they engage in, after all these are taxpayer dollars being used to fund multi-million dollar budgets.
It shouldn’t be too much to ask from the leadership and the membership of these Crown corporations to show the public they are being re-sponsible with the public money they receive. This is something that should apply to all Crown corpo-rations and levels of government.
Since coming to power in 2006, our govern-ment has been focused on accountability to the taxpayer, we have introduced legislation such as the Federal Accountability Act, and the First Na-
tions Financial Transparency Act. These checks and balances are put into place to ensure taxpayer money is not abused by a few corrupt peo-ple.
We should be holding our crown corporations such as the CBC to the same standard as we are hold-ing our colleagues in the Senate and our departments, along with our stakeholders. Information regarding public money, whether spent on sal-aries or expense accounts should be readily available to those who want to know where these funds are going.
There is no doubt that we have some work left to do and our prime minister and our government is committed to making sure all public funds are spent in the most transparent way possible and that all departments and officials are accountable to you the taxpayer.
Please contact my constituency office if you have any questions or concerns on any federally related matters, postage free, at: Bay #6A, 4612 - 50th Street, Ponoka, AB T4J 1S7; tel: 403-783-5530; toll free: 1-800-665-0865 or visit my web site: www.blainecalkinsmp.ca or on twitter at www.twitter.com/blainecalkinsmp
Need for greater transparency
MP Blaine Calkins
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The deadline for written Property Assessment Appeals is June 28, 2013. Remember you can only appeal your assessment - not the tax amount. Call 403-783-0127 for more information.
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Logo Concept ContestAre you creative and want to contribute to your local library? Ponoka Jubilee library is having a LOGO CONCEPT CONTEST! First prize is an eReader and a free library membership for a year. Contest is open to all ages and closes on June 30th. For entry forms and information about the contest go to www.ponokalibrary.prl.ab.ca or stop by Ponoka Jubilee library.
Aquaplex Update• EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST: Proper swim wear must be worn in the pool. Street clothes are not allowed, swim attire ONLY. • Registrations for summer swim lessons are in full swing. Check out the schedule on our website – www.ponoka.ca• The Splash Park Grand Opening for the Splash Park is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th.
Waste Transfer Station HoursTuesday through Saturday - 10 am to 6 pm. Excluding Satutory Holidays.
There is a minimum tipping fee of $7.50 per visit. There is no charge for compostable materials (grass clippings, garden waste, leaves, branches) or tires.
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Next Town Council MeetingsJune 24 (Monday) at 7:00 pm
Visit our website: www.ponoka.ca for a copy of the agenda.
June is Recreation and Parks MonthJune which witnesses the greening of Alberta and serves as a significant gateway to family activities, has been designated as Recreation and parks Month which will annually recognize and celebrate the benefits derived year round from quality public and private recreation and parks resources at the local, regional and provincial levels and generally contributes to the quality of life in Alberta. Therefore, the Town of Ponoka, in recognition of the benefits and values the recreation and parks provide, do hereby designate the month of June as Recreation and Parks Month.
Recycling How To - PLASTICAcceptable items: Any clean plastic container labeled with a Mobius Loop with a number 1 to 5 inside the arrows can be recycled in the PLASTICS bin at the recycling depot. Here’s what to look for on the bottoms of your plastic containers:
Preparation tips: Remove lids and rinse. It’s okay to leave labels on.Items that can’t be recycled: Plastics without a Mobius Loop, Mobius Loop with the number 6 or 7 inside the arrows, toxic product containers, polystyrene (Styrofoam), soiled items, non-beverage Tetra Paks, plastic wrap, packaging and food wrappers go in the garbage. Plastic grocery bags are accepted at Hamilton’s IGA.
Ponoka Youth Triathlon PlusPonoka Youth Triathlon Plus - Sunday June 16. Check in at 10am Race Starts at 11am. Come out
and cheer on the participants!
Summer Reading Program at Ponoka Jubilee Library Come have fun this summer making crafts, playing games and winning prizes!
Register your child (ages 5-12) at the Ponoka library this month. Program runs July 2nd to August 15th. Fee is $5 a child, $10 for a family of 4 children or $15 for a family of 5 or more children for the whole summer! Registration times: June 17th – 21st and 24th – 28th 10am – 5:30pm. For more information contact Paige
Canada Day CelebrationsThe Town of Ponoka, Klaglahachie and the Hamilton’s IGA present – 2013 Canada Day Celebrations! Monday, July 1, 2013. Hamilton’s IGA BBQ and Entertainment from 11am -5 pmThe Klaglahachie have family and children’s activities and entertainment from 1pm -7pm, in the Parking lot of the United Church. Canada Day Cakes will be available at both locations as well as at the Aquaplex!
Dear Editor: This past weekend my wife and I
were proud parents of one of the students who graduated from Ponoka Comp and I felt I should write this letter.
First, congratulations to all the gradu-ates; yes you have made it and standing on the outside it gives me great hope for our future watching all these young men and women interacting with one another as a group with no thought given to race, gender or sexual orientation. These young men and women are the future and I must say the future looks full of promise and hope.
The recognition part of this letter is to recognize a group of people who have demonstrated a passion and dedication to their chosen profession above and beyond what is generally expected. The teach-ers at the comp have educated and also been a part of the students’ lives, they have laughed and cried and been there for our children throughout the school years. I believe this was made obvious by the commencement ceremony, seeing the teachers in attendance and hearing the dif-
ferent speeches it was quite obvious these people are passionate about what they do and one can only hope the next gen-eration of teachers have the dedication as these teachers do. Thank you for dedica-tion, commitment and passion. You are all shining examples of what the next genera-tion should strive to achieve.
Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this weekend the event that it was. The whole program, from my point of view ran flawlessly and that does not happen with out a huge be-hind the scenes effort. Your selflessness needs to be recognized and this parent thanks you.
The last thank you I would like to give is to all the volunteers who organized, staffed, and hosted the safe grad event my son attended. Words cannot express my gratitude, as he came home safe and sound. I personally experienced loss dur-ing my own graduation celebrations as a result of drinking and driving, so thank you for keeping my son safe and getting him home,
Andy and Wendy Clarke
PCHS teachers show dedication
Dear Editor:By playing politics with mental ill-
ness, Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins and the Conservative Party are not only stig-matizing those living with mental health issues, they are making our streets less safe.
First, some context. Our justice sys-tem provides a third option for those who, at the time of the act, were too sick to understand what they did was wrong — people who are deemed “not criminally responsible.” These individuals are incar-cerated in a jail with psychiatric services.
Before they can rejoin society their case is considered by special board that is better equipped than a regular court to determine their treatment and the level of danger they pose.
The Conservatives are trying to mis-lead the public into thinking this system is broken. In fact, the government’s own research shows that its success rate is high — offenders have drastically lower rates of re-offending than in mainstream cor-rection systems.
Yet under the Conservatives’ Bill C-54, one serious offence would brand someone as liable to repeat-offend or
present a greater risk to society — based on no evidence and going against de-cades of science and myth busting about mental illness. This will force them into mainstream prison, from which they will almost certainly emerge far more danger-ous and likely to re-offend.
The Conservatives argue that Bill C-54 is about the rights of victims. If these changes were only about advancing the rights of victims, the Liberal party would support them. But Bill C-54 goes well be-yond that and stigmatizes the mentally ill, and offends basic Charter protections that will ultimately weaken the rights of every Canadian. We simply cannot support that.
This damaging stigma will make it harder to get people into treatment — yet treatment is most effective preventative measure for the few people with mental illness who commit serious offences.
By voting for C-54, Mr. Calkins is playing on the politics of fear to perpetu-ate myths and stereotypes about mental illness. That is wrong — and will make us less safe.
Bob Rae, MPLiberal Party of Canada
Calkins stigmatizing mentally ill people
Dear Editor:As we watch the shenanigans in
Ottawa around irregularities in sena-tors’ billing practices and more closer to home watch the PC government sig-nificantly attempt to change supports for disabled people, it might be worth pondering the corrupting potential of power and privilege.
The Magna Carta, the American Bill of Rights, human rights as declared during the French Revolution and the UN Declaration of Human Rights, were all created to limit the power of the so-called executive branch. The
initiators of these iconic documents un-derstood that without clear and public declarations people in power have the opportunity to run roughshod over their citizens.
How the electorate challenges the Canadian and provincial governments is not an optional exercise. It means, I believe, continuous awareness and in-volvement. Governments in democratic countries are there to follow our agenda not theirs. They have a duty to consult on a range of issues. That’s why they were elected in the first place.
George Jason
People in power need accountability
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A landmark research study that tracked 3.5 mil-lion Canadians with high blood pressure for up to 12 years has found that men, the elderly and people liv-ing in low-income or rural areas generally have poorer health outcomes than other segments of the popula-tion.
Anyone who lives with untreated high blood pres-sure faces increased risks from heart attack, heart failure and stroke but now researchers have pinpointed the specific segments of the population at greatest risk of those health outcomes.
“Because the study is so large, and is based on health records from six provinces, it offers an accu-rate portrait of what is happening to Canadians with hypertension,” says Dr. Hude Quan, the lead author of the paper, and a member of the Libin Cardiovascu-lar Institute of Alberta, which is supported by Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the University of Calgary.
“Until now we haven’t had benchmark informa-tion on the overall state of the population but these findings will enable us to determine in the future whether our prevention and treatment approaches in addressing hypertension are having an impact,” says Dr. Quan, who is also a U of C professor and co-chair of the Quality Improvement Committee of the AHS Cardiovascular Health & Stroke Strategic Clinical Network.
High blood pressure or hypertension — some-times called a silent killer because it has no warning signs or symptoms — is a condition of increased force against the walls of the arteries as blood flows through them. If left untreated, it can seriously affect
cardiovascular function, and lead to heart attack, heart failure and stroke.
Risk factors include age, family history, obesity, high salt intake, high fat intake, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol intake, stress and diabetes.
The study, published this month by the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, found the mortality rate among hypertensive Canadians from all causes was 22.4 per 1,000 person years, meaning about 22 deaths would be expected among 1,000 hypertensive persons ob-served for one year.
Researchers speculate health outcomes could be poorer for the elderly due to what are called co-mor-bidities or additional diseases or health conditions. Hypertensive men may fare worse than women be-cause of negative lifestyle factors, such as smoking or alcohol consumption, and it’s well established that low-income populations generally have poorer overall health than those in higher socio-economic groups.
Dr. Norman Campbell, one of the study’s co-authors and a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, says one of the interesting findings in the paper is the apparent “sad reversal” that’s taken place among the rural population.
“A generation ago it was the people who worked on farms who would be the healthiest, but now, with increased mechanization and poorer diets, they’re among the unhealthiest,” he says.
“Although treatment and control of hypertension in Canada has improved over the last decade, at least one in five Canadians has high blood pressure,” says Dr. Campbell, who is also a U of C professor. “Global-
Research project tracks hypertension in Canadians
ly, almost one in three has hypertension and it’s the leading cause of disability worldwide.”
Dr. Blair O’Neill, clinical co-direc-tor of the AHS Cardiovascular Health & Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, welcomes the findings.
“The important thing is what we do with this data,” he says. “One focus of the clinical networks is to foster re-search that positively impacts patients. Studies like these will help inform the design of new programs to help improve the quality of health care in Alberta.”
Strategic Clinical Networks, com-prising health care professionals, researchers, community leaders and policy makers, are focused on specific areas of health and are working to en-
hance the patient journey, improve outcomes and standardize care delivery across the province.
Of the 3.5 million people included in the research study, 29.4 per cent were younger than 50, 35.6 per cent were aged 50 to 64, and 35 per cent were 65 or older. Males made up 48.2 per cent of the sample.
Gurmit Kaur Sarpal, a 63-year-old Calgarian, knows full well the impor-tance of making lifestyle changes to help bring hypertension under control. Diagnosed with high blood pressure 20 years ago, Sarpal realized she had to do something to deal with the stress and depression she felt. She enrolled in an eight-week Better Choices, Better Health program offered by AHS, which teaches about the healthy benefits of lifestyle choices like diet, exercise and meditation.
“I’m still on low doses of medica-tion for high blood pressure, but I now have a much greater sense of well-be-ing,” she says. “I’m eating better and I exercise at least twice a week.”
The study included anonymized data from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario.
The paper is a product of the HOST group, or the Hypertension Outcome and Surveillance Team, which is composed of researchers from across Canada. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and Hypertension Canada sup-ported the project.
Continued from page 2Engen wanted the reduction univer-
sal across the division.“I think we as trustees deserve to
know if there’s any utility to this. We are expected to know what’s happen-ing out there,’ said Huff, explaining his push for the reports.
Due to some busing schedules of Wolf Creek’s rural schools they have many more PD Days than schools in Lacombe. Outlying schools such as Bluffton, which only goes to Grade 9, due to busing, have longer days by approximately 20 minutes, says secre-tary-treasurer Joe Henderson.
“It’s just a differential. When you have to get kids to two schools and they’re a distance apart one has to start
earlier,” said Henderson“I think this helps level the playing
field because the rural schools do have more,” said trustee Donna Peters.
Trustee Barb Walker said if the re-duction affected the entire division the numbers would still be uneven, since every school would gain an additional day.
Despite superintendent Larry Ja-cob’s comments that creating the exception for Lacombe’s four schools would be more difficult than a division-wide decision, the board opted to do just that.
“Next year, the following year, we’re going to have to deal with the hours anyway so I think we should sup-port the request,” said Jess.
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PONOKA NEWS Page 9Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By Amelia Naismith
There was such a large gradu-ating class this year at Ponoka Outreach School the awards night had to be held separately.
‘This is the first time for me since I’ve been principal that we’ve had to split of the grad and awards night,” said principal Scott Lewis.
The awards were held June 5 at the Ponoka Legion and a com-fortable, informal barbecue supper complemented the evening.
There were 19 recipients this year, an average number for the school. “The awards are pretty steady. The part that’s unusual is to have the awards separate. I think we might do it again, even if we don’t have to,” said Lewis.
While Lewis already missing his graduated students, he’s proud of how much they’ve achieved. “(There’s) lots of kids who over-come great challenges and land on their feet.”
Lewis says many of the recipients had to deal with family and trans-portation issues, pregnancies, and academic and credit deficiencies.
Recent graduate Bianca Jenkins came to the Outreach School part-way through grade 11 with only six credits to her name. A year and a half later she graduated with more than the required amount of 100.
“She’s a poster child for what you can do in terms of accelerating,” said Lewis. People often think their schools are only for kids who need more time, but that isn’t the case.
Other award winners overcame huge learning deficit problems. “Without naming names they were in Grade 10 but literally reading at a Grade 3 level,” said Lewis.
“They just make me feel encour-aged about youth.” Lewis is also proud and thanks the community for their support of the outreach students through the awards and work experi-ence opportunities.
Outreach students overcome adversity for academics
Bianca Jenkins received the fine arts scholarship, which was presented by Jaelene Skaley of Sunny 94 at the Ponoka Outreach School awards night, June 5. Photos by Amelia Naismith
Nikki Mackinaw (left) and Shaniah Applegarth (right) are awarded the most positive contribution of school environ-ment award by assis-tant principal Shelagh Hagemann.
Judy Dick, manager of Ponoka News, presents Sarah Wallace with the humanities award.
Ponoka Outreach School assistant principal Shelagh Hagemann presents Gary Soosay with the perseverance and dedication award.
Christine Cardinal is presented the determination and tenacity award by teacher Carolyn Ramey at the Ponoka Outreach School’s award night.
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By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Technology has become such a part of our lives that we almost couldn’t imagine how to function without it.
But Ian Rawlinson, principal of Ponoka Compos-ite High School (PCHS), suggested to the graduating class of 2013 that maybe it is time to put down the technology and live life. He spoke to graduates dur-ing the commencement ceremony June 7.
He referred to Y2K worries that technology would be unable to manage the change in century and many people were worried of the outcome. “I don’t know what we were thinking or why that would happen.”
Graduates entered the school system 13 years ago to deal with advances in technology and Rawlin-son considered what people have learned since then.
Since 2000, reality television and wireless tech-nology has grown and in some ways Rawlinson feels this same wireless technology has put an end to some things.
“You embrace it, you love it, many of you even sleep with it,” he joked. “I’m here to tell you we are wrong.”
Twitter used to be a funny twitch but now it’s used to express opinions in 140 characters or less. People do not have the patience to continue any lon-ger and discussing problems comes in 140 characters or less. This has created an environment of people who have shorter attention spans and less personal interaction.
“I didn’t give an anniversary or birthday wish on-line. I offered them a hug,” stated Rawlinson.
Separating the work life and personal life was much easier but now people have access to email and texts related to work. He believes technology has al-lowed people to be close to each other but has created a different form of alienation. Devices such as the IPad and IPod miss one important piece. “We.”
Being able to Tweet and Instagram in front of people who may just want to get to know a person have become almost too much.
“It’s taking over aspects of our lives. It is destroy-ing relationships,” said Rawlinson.
His wish for graduates is for them to learn some-thing from the principles of kindness and friendship and to reverse some of the negative effects of tech-nology; he suggests they turn off the cellphone and post everything on Facebook later so that graduation can be remembered.
“A part of me wishes technology would have died on that fateful day of 2000,” stated Rawlinson. “Remember it’s people and relationships who make us who we are.”Words of wisdom from the valedictorian
Valedictorian Presley Waknuk remembers com-ing into high school and getting used to the changes in her life. Eventually students who came from dif-ferent schools started to become friends and they all were part of PCHS. Life’s responsibilities took over and students had to manage the many aspects of their lives. “We had the responsibility of balanc-ing homework, extracurricular activities, a job and a social life.”
Sometimes students found themselves wishing for the more simple life of elementary school. She
Technology a barrier to life, Rawlinson advises grads
PCHS principal Ian Rawlinson congratulates valedictorian Presley Wak-nuk before she speaks to graduates during the commencement ceremo-ny June 7. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
congratulated all the graduates for their work, which culminated in their graduation day. Not only did students work through all their responsibilities but they had to contend with a high school under construction.
She believes the lessons they learned at PCHS will help guide their
decisions after high school. Whether graduates enter the job market or at-tend a post-secondary school these lessons will be with them.
“Just like when we were children we should continue to listen to our hearts,” suggested Waknuk. “We will be rewarded with true happiness.”
Congratulations to the Congratulations to the PCHSPCHS Graduating Class of Graduating Class of 2 0 1 3
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By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
With life experience comes wisdom and dignitaries at the Ponoka Composite High School (PCHS) graduation gave their fair share of it to grads.
Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox praised students making a large first step in their lives. “Today you’ve not reached the destination in your lives. You’ve completed just one journey, many more lie before you.”
“I wish you all the successes in where your future may take you,” added Fox.
Life events have a way of changing people’s plans but school trustee Lorrie Jess suggests students keep living life to the fullest. “I’ve learned that life hap-pens and our dreams don’t always come to fruition.”
She spoke of a passion for garden-ing and a dream to open a greenhouse but she would never dream of owning a bookstore at the age of 25. Six months after she took over the bookstore Jess became a paraplegic and although she never thought this would occur, “life just continued to happen.”
Despite the incident she was able to have three kids and watch them grow up.
“Never did I dream that I would be a widow, a single mom and a suicide survivor at the age of 41. Life just kind of happened,” stated Jess. “I do have big pie-in-the-sky dreams to start walking but I don’t stop living life waiting for this to happen.”
She said changes in technology is
forcing her to close her bookstore but she knows life will continue on and sug-gests students live life to the fullest. Life has a way of changing a person’s dreams and she feels the best thing to do is move forward.
“Don’t forget to experience what-ever may come your way and let life happen,” added Jess.
There are 49 First Nations students from Montana, Ermineskin, Samson, Louis Bull and Pigeon Lake graduat-ing this year and some of them are from Ponoka Composite High School, says Samson Chief Marvin Yellowbird. “There is no greater reward than to wit-ness students graduating from Grade 12 and continuing onward into various fields of choice.”
He believes education and hard work will help students do well in life and he suggests that no matter which field they decide to delve into, they should always remember where they came from.
Technology is a tool that has al-lowed communication between youths to become almost instantaneous. Twit-ter, Facebook and texting are means to get information out faster and more ef-fectively than ever and because of this technology there are many opportunities and careers available to graduates.
“I ask you to be proud of whoever you are and whatever door opens for you, kick it wide open and say, ‘I’m here,’” advised Yellowbird. “Don’t for-get to thank your parents and be safe.”
PCHS grads encouraged to face life’s challenges
Samson Cree Chief Marvin Yellowbird con-gratulated First Nations students for their ac-complishments.
School trustee Lorrie Jess speaks to students about life’s challenges.
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By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
As grads take on a new chapter in their lives their ac-complishments must be celebrated.
Grade 12 students at the Ponoka Composite High School (PCHS) celebrated their last year of high school June 7 among parents, friends and family. This evening many students were also recognized for accomplish-ments above and beyond everyday school work and these are some of the highlights.
Vice-principal Ron Rarick was proud to present the awards and thanked the sponsors for their support. “It’s not possible without the great sponsors in our commu-nity.”
Principal Ian Rawlinson had two students he wanted to pick this year for the Principal’s Award and rather than choose between the two, Rawlinson decided on both. “I debated and debated and debated.”
The decision came at the last minute to award Bri-anna Green and Matthew Korchinski. Rawlinson enjoys having some freedom in the decision. “It’s also the tough-est thing I have to do.”
Green was chosen because she is “someone who is all about the we, and not about the me.”
“She’s the first to be seen when someone is down and out,” he added. “She is kind, considerate and works ex-tremely hard.”
Korchinski was added moments before the gradu-ation ceremony because Rawlinson sees himself in Korchinski.
“He always takes responsibility for his actions even if his actions were completely inappropriate,” Rawlinson joked. “I think this kid is a super kid and he has an awe-some future ahead of him.”
A new scholarship this year is in honour of Brett Wi-ese, a lover of sports such as golf and hockey. Parents Brenda and Jody Wiese presented the $2,500 scholarship over a three-year period to Nicholas Grant for strong aca-demic excellence and a passion for sports.
The Wieses received much support from the commu-nity and PCHS after the death of Brett, said Mrs. Wiese. Much of that support came in the form of donations for a scholarship fund. “We felt that this is very important to present this to a student who most closely represents Brett. Somebody who is passionate of sports, specifically golf and hockey, and somebody who loves to learn and loves to have fun.”
There were 49 First Nations graduates at PCHS this year and a special $500 award from Peace Hills Insurance went to Logan Nepoose for his dedication to PCHS and for pursuing a post-secondary education.
Shirley Petterson presented the Russell Petterson Memorial Award to Morena Stamm, Petterson is the daughter-in-law of former principal Russell Petterson. Mr. Petterson was the first principal of the high school under the name of PCHS and a highlight of his career was moving into the school from the old location. “He loved the building. He loved the staff, all of the students that he had to deal with over the years.”
Stamm was presented with this award for attending post-secondary education and for contributions to the school in music, art, science or math.
Rodeo is a part of many students’ lives in Ponoka and two students received special recognition in the form of the Tom Butterfield Creating Cowboys Schol-
arship. Students who receive this award are recognized for pursuing either a trade or post-secondary education and who stay involved with rodeo. Tamara Bonnett and Jordan Pritchard were recognized with $500 and Ponoka Stampede director Gary Harbin spoke of the importance of a strong character and living by the Code of the West. “Live each day with courage, take pride in your work, always finish what you started, do what has to be done. Be tough but be fair, when you make a promise, keep it.”Commencement award winners:• Lori Matheson for the Schmidt Kelm Award, $500• Karlee Sieweke, Birchland Dental Clinic Scholarship, $500• Shania Kjenner and Stephanie Rowland, Mitchell Fam-ily Bursary Award, $500• Shania Kjenner, Mecca Glen Parent Council Scholar-ship, $500• Blake Hinkley, Will’s Welding Scholarship, gifts valued at $500.• Rachel Rarick, Ponoka Kinette Award, $500• Douglas Wilton, Masonic Higher Education Bursary, $2,000• Cassidy Corkery and Douglas Wilton, Mrs. Juliea Ness Scholarship, $750• Douglas Wilton, Riverside Legacy Scholarship, $500• Cassidy Corkery, Calumet Synergy Association Schol-arship Excellence Award, $500• Stephanie Rowland, Corkery Student Leadership Award, $500• Morena Stamm, Friends of Crestomere Scholarship, $500• Morenna Stamm, Russell Petterson Memorial Award, $500• Morena Stamm, Sunny ’94 Scholarship, $625• Irene Ha, Ponoka Lions Club Award – most improved student $500• Lauren Sieben, Ponoka Lions Club Award – general proficiency award, $500• Paige Bonnett, Pat Radke Memorial Scholarship, $500• Tamara Bonnett and Jordan Pritchard, Tom Butterfield Creating Cowboys Scholarship, $500• Jordan Pritchard, Glen Armitage Memorial Scholar-ship, $2,500• Jagger Chalmers, Ryan Kinley Memorial Scholarship, $500• Blake Hinkley and Travis Wedlund for welding, Colton Gervais and Cole Pritchard for electrician and Josh Si-mons for auto technician, Registered Apprenticeship Program, $1000 scholarship• Lori Matheson for equine and Kornelius Spek for dairy, Green Certificate Program, certificate• Nicholas Grant, Almita Scholarship, $500• Nicholas Grant, Brett Wiese Memorial Scholarship, $2,500 scholarship over three years• Logan Nepoose, Peace Hills Insurance Award, $500• Madison Czapp, Iris Zipse Memorial Scholarship, $450• Morgan Wiese, Jo-Ann Social Fund Citizenship Schol-arship, $200• Morgan Wiese, Rotary International, $1,000• Presley Waknuk, Rollie Comeau and Bryan Martin Ac-ademic Scholarship, $500• Presley Waknuk, Valedictorian Award, $500• PCHS Principal’s Award, Brianna Green and Matthew Korchinski, $500
Hard work pays off for PCHS grads with awards
Nick Grant, Doug Wilton, Cole Hogarth, Keegan McCloud, Dez Robinson and Mathew Lanz are dressed and ready for the banquet.
Sianna Beaubien gets her certificate during the commencements June 7 and can’t contain her joy.
PCHS graduates celebrate the tossing of the caps in style.
Shayla Loeffler and Kendra Joyes have some fun with the photo booths before the PCHS graduates banquet June 8.
PONOKA NEWS Page 13Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By Amelia Naismith
The Rejuvenate conference had Ponoka’s se-niors feeling so good they turned their drumming circle session into a dance celebration.
Rejuvenation was held at the Ponoka Drop-in Centre June 5 and focused on improving the well being of seniors through three informative and in-teractive sessions.
Rhythm fitness was instructed by Tamera de Ryck and included many toe-tapping and Bolly-wood beats perfect to stretch out the muscles.
The drumming circle was led by Jamie Gone, drum circle facilitator of rhythm, and the seniors were given the chance to relax their minds and lose themselves in drumming.
The most stationary was called Putting the Fun Back into Food and was led by Shannon Boyce-Campbell, executive director of FCSS.
Boyce-Campbell wanted to dispel or prove some of the myths that follow aging and eating and have the seniors evaluate their own lives when it comes to eating healthy and eating happy.
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be difficult but it seems seniors, despite the wisdom their years have brought, fall into some of the bad habits the rest of us have.
The conference discovered one of the chal-lenges of eating healthy stems from loneliness. There’s a social connection to food and full-bal-
anced meals aren’t always made by those living alone because it’s seen as too much work.
“One thing about food is we have control over it, we think we don’t but we do,” said Boyce-Campbell.
“We eat out to much. That’s what I find as se-niors,” said Muriel Eagle.
Boyce-Campbell explained eating out is the one time people lose control of their own food and what’s put into it. However, eating out helps ap-pease the social need that follows.
Digestive problems and depression also play into how and what seniors eat.
Boyce-Campbell said for those looking to eat healthier, a partner is a good way to go about it. Being accountable to someone other than yourself is a strong motivator. “To make change happen we need to have the motivation and we need to have the triggers to keep us going.”
Playing on the social aspects, the whole con-vention was a social outing for those attending, said FCSS program co-ordinator Emma Curran.
Curran grew up in Ponoka and returned after six years of university to leap into her position with FCSS in May.
“Overall I think it was enjoyable for those who attended,” said Curran.
“This is my hometown and not only that I’ve always been drawn to non-profit. I want to develop this town as much as possible.”
Seniors gain health tips at Rejuvenation event
Frieda Jess (left) and Janice Mackie do a little Bollywood exercise danc-ing from their chairs.
Many types of drums, as well as other instruments, were used during the drumming circle led by Jamie Gone of Circles of Rhythm.
Irene Wegmann played the accordion during the snack bar break.
Muriel Eagle, who was visiting from Yel-lowknife, attended the Rejuvenate Con-ference and partici-pated in the rhythm fitness session.
Photos by Amelia Naismith
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When analyzing the role of men in the house-hold, it’s clear that those roles have changed over the years. Data from the American Time Use Sur-vey and the Pew Research Center reveals that in 2011 men were spending far more time perform-ing household duties than they were in 1965. Men spent 10 hours per week on chores in 2011, which is more than double the amount of time (four hours) they devoted to household duties in 1965.
Despite that more active role at home, many men still feel they are not spending enough time with their children. The Pew survey, which exam-ined more than 2,500 adults, found that 46 per cent of fathers felt they weren’t spending enough time as they wanted to with their kids. Professional commitments keep many men from spending am-ple time with their kids, and while it many not be realistic for most fathers to walk away from their careers, there are steps men can take to make more time for their families.• Don’t overextend yourself at the office. Much is made of how today’s youngsters have more hectic schedules than those of yesteryear. But it’s
not just kids who are overextending themselves. Fathers who can’t say no at the office might be legends in the boardroom but that willingness to take on extra work could be cutting into the time they spend with their families. Learn to delegate more at the office, taking on only what you can handle in a normal day’s work. Taking on too many responsibilities can significantly cut into the time you have available for family.• Turn off the television. After a long day at the office, it can be tempting to come home and un-wind in front of the television. But you might be spending more time in front of the tube than you think, and that time on the couch is valuable time that could be spent connecting with your family. In its 2011 American Time Use Survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that individuals age 15 and over spent more than half of their leisure time watching television. While bonding over a favor-ite movie or television show can bring families closer together, keeping the television on as back-ground noise during dinner or other times of the
day can make it harder for families to connect and share meaning-ful conversation. Turn the television off when eating dinner and work to reduce the time you and your family spend in front of the TV.• Leave the office at a set time every day. The demands of a suc-cessful career can be significant, and many fathers admit to sacri-ficing family time for the sake of their ca-reers. But it’s possible to have a successful career and still spend more time with your family. One trick is to leave your office at a reasonable time ev-ery day, regardless of work demands. Mak-ing it home for family dinners each night can have a profound im-pact on your children. A survey from the National Center on Ad-diction and Substance Abuse found that the more children have dinners with their par-ents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. Men who want to spend more time with their fami-lies should make it a priority to leave their jobs at a set time each day, regardless of their workload.Continued on page 16
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By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
The well known rock song Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane may be an appropriate song for newborn baby Pieter Boyes to sing on his fu-ture birthdays since he was born on Highway 2.
Baby Pieter was born May 28 at 2:40 a.m. with a healthy weight of 8 pounds 1 ounce and 20 inches long. But what is perhaps more re-markable is Pieter was born on Highway 2 at a truck pullout just south of Leduc.
Parents Christina Struik and Graham Boyes had a moment’s notice once they realized labour had begun.
Struik had some abdominal pains the days leading up to the birth. “I just thought I’m in a lot of pain, I can’t sleep again.”
“The whole thing was two and a half hours from start to finish,” says Boyes.
About 1 a.m. Struik woke up because of con-tractions; she woke Boyes up at 2 a.m. so they could drive to Edmonton where their midwife, Tamar Quist, lives.
“I was just in pain. I said, ‘Graham, I think we need to go,’” explained Struik.
Active labour began as soon as she got out of bed. Contractions were three minutes apart. A quiet, yet organized urgency filled the house while they grabbed a few belongings but Boy-es had already planned for the possibility they would need to leave in a rush.
“We left quickly,” stated Struik.Northbound on Highway 2, contractions
ramped up.“All of a sudden her contractions went from
three minutes apart to zero minutes apart,” ex-
plained Boyes. There was no need for Struik to time the con-
tractions, the pain was enough of an indication that the baby was ready to be born. “He (Boyes) could tell because I was yelling every time there was a contraction.”
At this point Boyes was looking for a safe place to pull over and he picked the truck pull-out. Midwife Quist knew they were on their way and over the cellphone had to give Boyes a crash course in delivering a baby. He had read some material on delivering a baby so was not entirely unprepared but “reading a PDF on the Internet does not really make one a professional.”
Pulling over was a relief to Struik whose main concern was the safety and health of her baby. “At that point I really wanted to push the baby out.”
Everything was thrown out of the van to ac-commodate Struik and she held on to the back of the seats while giving birth. Boyes believes the baby was born in 10 minutes once they pulled over. “It was extremely fast.”
He was instructed to rub the baby’s back and tickle his feet to help get him breathing and there was nothing else to do but continue on to Ed-monton. Once they arrived in Edmonton Quist jumped in the van to ensure Pieter’s vitals were healthy and then clamped the umbilical cord. The best part for Struik was the drive to the hotel room they had booked for the birth.
“It was totally dark, you just have this little baby cooing sound. And it was a clear night so you could see the moon and the stars. It was very peaceful,” explained Struik.
Ponoka baby born on Highway 2, healthy and strongStress of giving birth on the
highway was lessened by the knowledge baby Pieter was healthy. An ultrasound a few weeks ear-lier showed the baby was growing healthy and there were no issues but the experience still gave Boyes a rush of energy. “There was a lot of adrenaline in this. I’ve been bun-gee jumping, this was more of an adrenaline rush.”
Despite the screaming no truck drivers woke up.
The family opted to use a mid-wife but had a challenge finding one who was close and who did not already have a full schedule. Boyes feels practicing as a midwife in British Columbia or Ontario is easier than in Alberta because of the courses of care offered. Provincial healthcare coverage is more read-ily available for midwives in those provinces. “What we’re seeing is a lot of really skilled, really qualified midwives are moving to other prov-inces because it’s easier for them to find work there.”
Applications were sent to eight
midwife practices, three were full, four did not reply and Quist was the only one who contacted the family. “I was really close to resorting to bribery,” joked Boyes.
He hopes issues can be im-proved because he sees some benefit to taxpayers as well. Having a birth at home costs nothing to the taxpayer and he believes midwives are able to direct all their focus on the mother and baby.
“It’s safer than the do-it-your-self route, which is what we did but were not planning to do,” added Boyes.
Pieter would have been a breach baby but Quist gave them certain exercises to get the baby to be in an optimal birth position. “We might not have known that.”
The other benefit of a midwife is the amount of time they spend with patients. Parents spent more time with Quist than they ever have with doctors for their first baby.
“We were very well taken care of,” added Boyes.
Pieter Boyes was born in the early morning hours of May 28 on Highway 2 at a rest stop. Here brother Wes, father Graham and mother Christina tell the story of him being born in the back of the van. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kay
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Continued from page 14Technology has made it possible to stay con-
nected to your work even when you aren’t in the office, so you can always get things done at home after dinner with your family while the kids are doing their homework.• Stop working on weekends. Men who travel often for business or those who simply cannot get away from the office on weeknights should reserve their weekends for time with the family. Don’t take your work home with you on the week-end and don’t check your email until you go back to work on Monday. Work-related distractions, such as checking your email on your smartphone, can take away from the time you have with your family.
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For those of us who have reached our Golden Years, we love to fondly look back, share and reminisce about the good times and great acquaintances of our youth but then again, there would even-tually be that exciting, sometimes scary occasion where we all had to grow up and get on with the rest of our lives. Some of my most cherished memories now come from the overwhelming joys and chal-lenges along the way. I’m also striving hard to be a good father, grandfather, and hopefully a good and gracious husband.
We just recently returned from a rainy but warm trip to British Columbia, where we had a wonderful visit with my dad (94), my step-mom Jean (90), and my
brother Peter and his family. Through the good times and the bad, happiness and joy, work and play, family adventures should always be the best years of our life, to always be shared and celebrated at every possible occasion. This coming Sunday, June 16, is one of those special events, as we honour Father’s Day in whatever way we may wish, among fam-ily and friends. Believe it or not, on Dad’s Day there are more collect phone calls than any other day of the year, so if they can’t make it back home, encourage them to call, or email, or tweet, or Skype, or whatever to keep that long distance love connection going strong.
As they all sit down this Sunday to
celebrate with us good old boys at a back-yard barbecue, the lake, cabin, or nice restaurant, we will likely share stories about the trials, tribulations and of course the countless triumphs we have survived and mostly enjoyed in those memorable chapters and exciting challenges of mar-riage, raising a family and retirement. As husbands and parents we have obviously had our ups and downs along the way as far helping to bring up the kids, as well as keeping the spark and the trust in the mar-riage. After 47 years of mostly wedded bliss, four children and four grandchil-dren I most probably made quite a few mistakes along the way but I will forever cherish the memories and have so many
The joys of being a dad, grandpa and husband are countlessgreat people to thank for getting me through the tough turns in the road, while always en-couraging me to seek the best of times.
As all of us from the male gender quick-ly realized this partner/child raising adventure won’t always be wine and roses but the re-sults and fruits of our efforts will hopefully last for a lifetime. Just for some good old fun, here are some of compromises and rules that I think the guys have set while trying to be a great husband and father, and may quite likely cost me a week on the couch and a few disgruntled phone calls or emails.• Men are not mind readers, and if something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one. Yes and no are perfectly acceptable answers to almost ev-ery question. If we ask what is wrong and you say “Nothing,” then we will act like nothing is wrong.• Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we. Also, we have tried to learn to work the toilet seat for years but sometimes we forget. We don’t mind giving back rubs but how about after meals because then we have more en-ergy.• You can either ask us to do something or tell how us you want it done but not both please. If you ask a question to which you don’t want an answer, expect an answer that you don’t want to hear. How tough is it to discipline our kids when we recall what we were like when we were them?• You have too many clothes and shoes but when we have to go somewhere absolutely anything you wear looks just great.• One of my dear wife’s favourite statements is: “Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during the commercials.” Our manly comeback is, “Always try to remember that our Sunday sports are like the full moon or the chang-ing of the tides, so please let it be.” • Ask us whatever you want but let’s be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work, strong hints do not work and obvious hints do not work — so just come right out and say it.
An ode to the man of the houseSometimes we appear gruff and tough, and our
whiskers get really rough;But underneath we have a big, but often soft
heart, and gentle hands;And above all, will always have a great love
and pride for our one and only little family.Walk, ride, or run — get out and enjoy the
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Mike RainoneHammertime
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PONOKA STAMPEDE PARADE CATEGORIES1. PROFESSIONAL: an entry built by a professional.2. NON-PROFESSIONAL: an entry built by volunteers to represent a business.3. NON-COMMERCIAL: an entry representing a community organization, built by volunteers.4. MOUNTED: any group or individual mounted on horses, mules, etc.5. 4-H: any 4-H group - beef, dairy, horse clubs, mechanics, etc.6. HEAVY HORSE HITCH: an entry featuring heavy horses.7. LIGHT HORSE HITCH: an entry such as horse & buggy, using regular horses to pull.8. OLD-TIME: any entry representing the past, (carts, buggies) non-motorized.9. ANTIQUE: any antique motorized vehicle.10. DECORATED CARS: cars of any age, 80% decorated.11. COMEDY & NOVELTY: an entry with humorous theme.12. SPORTS & RECREATION: any group from a sports or recreation activity or organization.13. CHILDREN’S: includes carts, decorated bikes, novelty items.14. BEST MARCHING BAND15. BEST NON-MARCHING BAND16. TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGES: any entry representing a town, city , etc.17. COMPLIMENTARY: any entry which does not wish to be judged.
PONOKA STAMPEDE PARADE GUIDELINES1. Entries should be at the Arena marshalling area before 9:00 a.m. to be judged. Entries should be totally assembled and participants ready to be judged.2. The Parade Committee reserves the right to refuse access to the Parade to any entry deemed unsuitable, or dangerous.3. An ambulance and tow truck will be on standby in case of any emergency.4. Entries must not deviate from the established parade route unless directed by a police officer or parade official. 5. No smoking or alcoholic beverages are allowed on parade entries.6. Items such as candy, balloons, etc. may be given out to spectators by “Walkers” who accompany the fl oat and hand out treats from a safe distance by using small bags or pails. There is to be NO THROWING OF CANDY from fl oats for safety’s sake.7. All entries should be 80% decorated and decorations securely fastened. 8. Any individuals under 16 driving quads or garden tractors are only to drive on the parade route. 9. Along the parade route you may encounter travelling parade marshals who have the authority to ask you to slow down, speed up, etc.
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The fire and ambulance dispatch centre for Ponoka is closing this year.
These changes come after a report from the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) recommended only two EMS centres for the entire province.
Fire Chief Ted Dillon received notice from the Rocky Mountain House dispatch centre that Oct. 14 is the last day they expect to be open and he must now look at other options. Red Deer and Black Diamond have 911 call centres and Dillon has already met with Red Deer deputy fire chiefs to discuss services.
“Red Deer already does Rimbey, Lacombe and everybody around us.”
Although a decision has not yet been made, Dillon says this will cost Ponoka more for the services because the Rocky dispatch centre takes the Telus 911 assignment to han-dle calls.
“We were very fortunate to have Rocky do it for that. The other providers are all charging per capita charge,” added Dillon.
He has not received the full details from Red Deer yet so is unable to say what those costs would actually be and town councillors will also have to make a decision on where Po-
noka’s dispatch service will be. The Innisfail and Rocky Mountain House fire departments also need to make a decision where they will have their dispatch centres but there are not too many options.
Handling 911 calls is not an easy task. Call takers at these dispatch centre take special fire, police and EMS training and must be able to handle many different callers. They need to understand and determine the severity of a call. “There’s a lot of questions that have to be asked.”
One of the benefits of using the Red Deer centre is they may have a better understanding
of the area but all dispatchers have maps of the specific areas they are in. Since Ponoka Coun-ty changed its addressing system it has helped firefighters and dispatchers get to a location but Dillon always asks for directions in the event a road has become closed or impassible.
“Because GPSs don’t know when roads are closed,” explained Dillon.
He still needs to meet with Red Deer emergency dispatch centre and town council-lors will have to make a decision on where Ponoka will have its dispatch centre.
Ponoka has been using the Rocky centre since 2007.
Changes coming to Ponoka’s fire and EMS dispatch
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Networking is a staple practice for busi-nesses but the idea also translates for town councillors. The Town of Ponoka is a member of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Associa-tion (AUMA) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and these groups help advocate the needs of municipalities.
Councillors attended the annual FCM conference in Vancouver, B.C. from May 31 to June 3 to see what the big issues were for towns and cities and also to meet with other councillors from across Canada.
“You don’t get a lot of times where you can actually sit down and network with other municipalities,” says Coun. Rick Bonnett.
Despite the costs to fly and stay for the
time of the conference, there is a benefit to being able to speak with other mayors and councillors over issues they are dealing with.
The conference also offers education ses-sions and tours of the local area where ideas worked; in this case Coun. John Jacobs, who advocates for a strong trail system in Ponoka, saw the depth of the trail system in Vancouver.
“I’ve learned an awful lot about trails,” added Jacobs.
Although Prime Minister Stephen Harper has not been to any of the FCM conferenc-es, opposition leaders have taken the time to speak with attendees. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau spoke with Jacobs, which he feels may benefit the town should Trudeau become prime minister. “The networking to me is by far the best.”
Putting a value on the benefits of network-ing is difficult and the former council’s policy was to let every councillor at least one oppor-tunity to go to a conference. This council has decided if the venue is reasonably close, all can attend.
Many issues came up that Bonnett found helpful. The issue of senators and their ac-countability was discussed and so was how the federal government plans to provide mon-ey to municipalities.
“Everything this year has been on infra-structure and the gas tax,” explained Bonnett. “It was all dollars, dollars, dollars.”
Harper did speak with attendees through a video but Bonnett is disappointed he has never been there in person. “That’s the one thing that disappoints me, there’s not as much
federal politicians there.”Jacobs tries to attend as many sessions
as possible and agrees there is a challenge in placing value on networking but says seeing the trail system and what worked was educa-tional. “You learn from others.”
He sees the conference as a perk of being a councillor.
“Politics is a lot about political alliances,” added Jacobs.
Being a member of the FCM also provides Ponoka with a chance to vote on resolutions and membership is a $320 fee plus less than 11 cents per capita, which cost Ponoka $1,228.26 this year. Mayor Larry Henkelman was on vacation and unable to comment and Coun. Loanna Gulka was the only one who did not attend.
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In Ponoka, our tradition is no different. Over the last four years the Ponoka branch is proud to have raised more than $67 000 for community programs, including the Ponoka Youth Centre, Victim Services, the splashpark project and the Ponoka Composite High School Broncs athletics program, through the created jail and bail, ATB Financial Outlaw RoundUp.
This year we are celebrating our fifth annual RoundUp in support of the new Ponoka Chapter of KidSport. KidSport is a national nonprofit organization that believes no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports. KidSport provides support to children to remove financial barriers that prevent them from participating in sport. By providing this opportunity, KidSport encour-ages early physical activity habits that will increase the probability that kids remain active in adulthood; promotes self-esteem, teamwork, commitment to goals, and responsibility that will benefit them throughout their lifetime.
The ATB Financial Outlaw RoundUp will be held in conjunction with the Ponoka News’ Stampede Breakfast on Wednesday, June 26 from 8 to 11 a.m. on Chipman Avenue in the heart of Ponoka. So when you get the call to bust a bandit out of the hoosegow, dig deep so that, together, we can help as many kids as possible.
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A three-year agreement between Alberta Health Services and the Alberta Association of Midwives will improve access to maternity services for all Albertans and provide birthing alternatives for expecting families.
“Expanding options for Albertans to access care supports a better health care system for all. Midwifery is a great example of how we’re doing that,” said Health Minister Fred Horne. “I’m delighted to see this agree-ment signed, and I look forward to the continued growth of midwifery in Alberta.”
A memorandum of understanding between the two groups was negotiated and will remain in effect until March 31, 2015. It will ensure continued funding and support for Alberta’s growing number of midwives.
“Midwives play a crucial role in our health care sys-tem, providing primary care and support at one of the most important times in people’s lives,” said Dr. Chris Eagle, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services (AHS).
“This agreement will allow midwives to continue their dedicated care for patients, while ensuring that Al-bertans get the very best care possible.”
For Albertans, the agreement will maintain public-ly-funded access to midwifery services. It will also lead to the formation of a provincial midwifery database that will enable AHS to use the data for planning purposes and improving access.
The Alberta Association of Midwives (AAM) nego-tiated on behalf of its members and midwifery practices across the province.
“I would really like to thank the minister of health and AHS for having this vision for midwifery in Alber-ta,” said AAM president JoanMargaret Laine.
“Establishing this agreement with AHS has been a major milestone in 2013 and will allow for planned and regulated growth of midwifery in our province.”
Since 1998, midwives have been regulated profes-sionals under the Health Disciplines Act in Alberta. On April 1, 2009, midwifery services became publicly funded as a strategy to improve access to maternity ser-vices across Alberta. In 2010, all funding for midwifery services has been provided solely through AHS.
Since 2008, there has been a 17-per-cent increase in the number of midwives each year with more than 70 practising registered midwives in Alberta to-day. Midwives provide service through a ‘Course of Care’ model that en-compasses antepartum care; labour; birth support and care to women with low-risk pregnancies, and postpartum care to wom-en and infants.
There are more than 70 midwives registered in Alberta. Their services are covered for all residents of Alberta and no referral is required. To find a mid-wife near you, go to www.alberta-midwives.ca.
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More than $11 million was raised during Tim Hortons Camp Day fundraiser June 5. Ponoka’s restaurant raised $4,767 in donations from cus-tomers, and owners and brothers Darryl and Wayne Marsden couldn’t be happier.
Every year people from the community help by serving drinks or asking for donations of $1 for the Rent-a-Tent or $5 for the Rent-a-Cabin stick-ers. Money from those donations helps kids who can’t afford to go to camp. Kyle McGarva bought three cabins for the cause. “It helps kids get out and socialize with other kids.”
One Tim Hortons employee was able to take part in a camp when he was younger. Mark Dixson was in Grade 8 at the time and lived in Saskatch-ewan. “I know what it feels like for Camp Day.”
“It was my first time on a plane. Heck, it was the first time I got to go camping,” he added. “I cherish it.”
Volunteering her time to help was Jen Bomak from Servus Credit Union. She feels spending the time to help is worthwhile. “It supports a good cause.”
Being able to give back to the community with this program is important to Darrell Marsden. He had a chance to tour Tim Hortons Onondaga Farms in St. George, Ont. and the joy on kids’ faces has left him with a lasting memory. “To see underprivileged kids so happy…It’s great to give back.”
“When I was there they had 20 First Nations kids with diabetes,” added Darrell.
Every single penny from the fundraiser goes to the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation, which
helps send more than 15,000 kids to one of six camps around the country. Businesses also do-nated gift items to help raise funds. Draws for the prizes were held throughout the day.
Despite not making their goal of $7,000 the Tim Hortons restaurant kept volunteers busy pouring coffees and filling out stickers. Wayne Marsden is grateful to customers for their support of the program. “Deep pockets, they’re willing to help.”
“Thanks to the Town of Ponoka, businesses and community for another successful year,” add-ed Wayne.
A monster truck was on hand to give people rides in the Tim Hortons parking lot as well.
The main goal is to give disadvantaged children aspirations of a better future, said Dave Newnham, vice-president and executive director, Tim Horton Children’s Foundation in a press release. “None of this would be possible without the support of our loyal guests and dedication of our Tim Hor-tons restaurant owners and team members. Thank you to everyone who bought a coffee and made a donation to help make this year’s Camp Day a great success.”
Camps offer thee types of programs: a summer camp for kids aged nine to 12, a camp throughout the year working with schools and youths aged eight to 18 and a youth leadership program with five stages that works on leadership skills.
Camp Day raises millions“To see underprivileged kids so happy…It’s great to give back.”
Darrell Marsden
Darryl Dirsten with Guard-ian Ambulance helps Tim Hortons employee Marloes Thijssen pass out coffee June 5. $4,767 was raised.
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Life wasn’t easy when John Lennon, Paul Mc-Cartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr grew up. Their northern England town was “scruffy” but the lads didn’t care much; they had their music and they had fun together, especially when they were coming up with a name for their band. They had a lot of possibilities but they eventually settled on calling themselves The Beatles and that made them laugh.
Fab Beatles story will make children want to danceIn the first few years that The
Beatles were together, they played hundreds and hundreds of shows in small clubs in England and Germa-ny. That didn’t pay well but it made them very popular and it gave them a chance to be silly. Pretty soon, they got a recording contract and their first song went on the radio.
That song was followed by anoth-er and another — and fans screamed for more. The Beatles made a record that sold a million copies and they stopped playing in small clubs. In-stead, they played and sang in front of the Queen of England.
When one of their songs became a number 1 hit in America, the lads naturally wanted to make their U.S. fans happy, so they came to New York. Three thousand people met The Beatles at the airport. Even more came to see them at TV stu-dios, at the Hollywood Bowl, onstage in Denver, and in Philadelphia. At some concerts, the fans screamed so loud that The Beatles couldn’t even hear themselves sing.
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) is a good book. Older Bea-tles fans will love reading it aloud to kids and grand-
kids. But will little readers care about what’s inside this children’s picture book?
I Authors Kathleen Krull & Paul Brewer tell the story of the Fab Four in a way that kids can surely under-stand, even if they don’t grasp the significance of it. Instead, I think the kid appeal of this book may be found in the artwork by Stacy Innerst: it’s colorful, and there are a few good giggles hidden in each page.
Perhaps the best way to introduce your kids to this book is to start with some Beatles music. Hit play, read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny), and your child will be saying yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Technology has be-come deeply integrated with how we live our lives. It’s difficult to imagine a time when we didn’t rely on email, cellphones, social media and other tools to stay connected with those who are important to us in all areas of our lives. The power of today’s technology is astound-ing and it continues to improve almost daily in size, speed, capacity and almost every way imaginable.
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Maria Lentz [email protected] is a Ponoka trustee on the STAR Catholic Schools Division Board. STAR Catholic Schools have 3,200 students in 10 schools located in Beaumont, Drayton Valley, Leduc, Lacombe, Ponoka and Wetaskiwin. Learn more at www.starcatholic.ab.ca
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A journey across Western Canada is lighting the hearts of First Nations people.
Grand Chief Derek Nepinak of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, started a Treaty Freedom Caravan June 6 at Stone Fort, Lower Fort Garry, Man. where the original Treaty 1 was first signed. He wants to raise awareness among First Nations communities on Treaty lands.
“Treaty fires need to be lit in our communities once again,” he said of the mission.
Coals will be passed on to each community along the motorcycle tour with the hope that all the plac-es visited light the fire on June 21, which marks the beginning of the summer solstice. Nepinak believes there are misconceptions over treaty rights and First Nations people must express their rights to provincial and federal governments.
The caravan made its way through the Hobbema June 10 and was greeted with open arms. Travelling by motorcycles with rain and wind has taken its toll on the riders. Doug Thomas is a rider with the caravan who has battled the elements with the other riders. “It was a trial of our physical endurance.”
Joan Jack is another rider who struggled to keep her motorcycle straight while a hard westerly wind blew at her on the way to Hobbema. Despite strug-gling, Jack has enjoyed the physical challenge. “It’s very energizing because it’s ceremonial. The weather has been very powerful.”
Rain or shine, the caravan has continued on its journey, meeting First Nations people in Winnipeg, Man., southeast Saskatchewan and into Lethbridge. A press package from the caravan states treaty agree-ments were signed to move into the future “hand in hand in prosperity.”
They intend to complete the trip back where they started before the sum-mer solstice to light the treaty fire at the same time as other First Na-tions communities on the route. Helping organize the trip is Sheila North Wilson who believes treaty communities must fight for what the treaties stand for. “There’s a mis-conception of what treaty rights are.”
The communities they have come across have reached out to support the caravan’s endeavour by paying for food, gas and contribut-ing funds to the trip.
“People have been receptive,” stated Wilson.
Members of the cara-van spent most of the afternoon in Hobbema at the Ermineskin Elder Centre and then at the Ermineskin Arena. They held a pipe ceremony for attendees and Nepinak spoke to people about their goals and his vision.
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Treaty riders Joan Jack, Larron Northwest, Nadine McDougall, Chief Derrick Nepinak, Doug Thomas and Norman Bone arrived in Hobbema June 10 as part of their Treaty Freedom Caravan to raise awareness of their treaty rights.
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To speak of things that happened in residential schools only brings them back into focus and many who were sent to these places rarely talk about their experiences.
Hearing his father’s stories for the first time affected Carey Newman in a very different way. His father, Vic-tor, had always protected his children from the reality that was residential school and told only the funny stories. But when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada held a com-munity event in Victoria, B.C. Victor finally opened the door into his past.
“One of the things that seemed to touch him was when he started to talk about when he was first taken and they shaved off his hair,” said Carey. It was, in many ways, “taking the Indian out of the child.”
The emerging stories deeply af-fected the younger Newman and led to the idea of a project where reconcilia-tion was the theme. Both Newmans are well-known Kwagiulth artists and mas-ter carvers with a wide body of private and public work.
“I thought of a blanket and I re-alized it should include the idea of reconciliation, parts of buildings, parts of churches, government buildings and other related structures,” said Newman.
The sole purpose of the “Witness Blanket” is to stand in eternal witness to the effect of the Indian residential school era. As the children sent to these schools were “broken,” so are the places they were sent to. The crumbling buildings of authority mirror the loss of language, pride and family for those sent to the residential schools.
A blanket is a universal symbol of protection and for First Nations people it identifies who they are and where they are from. They wear them for cer-emony and give them as gifts.
“Blankets protect our young and comfort our elders,” states the proj-ect’s website.
Newman wants to “weave” a blanket from those stories and pieces of residential school history. He sees a large-scale art installation that will stand as a national monument to recognize the atrocities of the resi-dential school era while honouring the children and symbolize ongoing reconciliation.
From the 19th cen-tury until the last school closed in 1996, 150,000 aboriginal, Inuit and Me-tis children attended these schools across Canada.
The goal of the proj-ect is to collect 2,500 pieces of history for the Witness Blanket. Those pieces can be shingles, bricks, mortar, wood, photos, writings or any fragment that speaks
of the time and place of residential schools. A team of six, including New-man, will travel on gathering trips to different parts of Canada.
“We would certainly like to see widespread participation and have the public engage all across the country, all ages and backgrounds,” said Newman. “It is open to anybody who has connec-tion or wants to participate in any way.”
Newman said people can con-tribute items that may have kept from those days and this can include stories of what happened.
They are building a virtual version of the blanket, an exact replica. People will be able to click on an image and interact in a different way that with the physical blanket.
“With the blanket I can hopefully make a powerful legacy but I can’t put all (the stories) into it. This will be another dimension crossing the bound-aries between art and digital media,” said Newman. “It means anyone can visit the blanket.”
The stories, which won’t be part of the Witness Blanket itself, will be there for posterity; stories like the ones Carey got to hear from his father. Vic-tor got kicked out of residential school in Mission when the guys got together to get into the wine cellar. The small-est of the group was sent in through a window and pulled out some holy wine. They went into a field and un-der an apple tree they polished off the wine. When they were found out, he’s not sure how many others were kicked out of residential school. That’s one of humourous stories Carey’s father tells.
“That’s a lighthearted impression of dad at residential school,” said New-man. “He had his own rebellious way of dealing with it.”
The others weren’t so funny. New-man said Victor spent a long time protecting his children from it.
“He recorded his story for me, some of them for the first time. I heard
Carey Newman ponders the base for the Witness Blanket. Submitted photo
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things I never got to hear or feel — all the negative and bad things I knew were out there.” He did a re-search paper in college on residential schools and his father never wanted to talk about it and he never did until recently.
Carey wants to find that apple tree and find a piece of it to put into the blanket.
The story of having his dad’s hair shaved off has touched the Newman clan and both of Carey’s sisters, Ellen and Marion, agreed to grow their hair for a year and the braids will be on the last part of the blanket.
The Witness Blanket project is funded through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Aboriginal and Northern Development Canada. Part of the funding was set aside by a court ruling to do with reconciliation, said Newman.
For people interested in being a part of the Wit-ness Blanket, they can log onto the website at: www.witnessblanket.ca on Facebook or email [email protected].
The team will travel to every province and territory at least once.
“This is truly a national project in scope,” said Newman.
With a strong belief in the importance of tradition, Carey is active within his culture, a role for which he has been given the traditional name Ha-yalth-kingeme. Under the influence and support of his father and mother, Carey developed his artistic ability and cultural knowledge from an early age. His father Victor, his great-great-grandfather Charlie James, and his great-aunt Ellen Neel, all renowned wood carvers, each contribute to the artistry in his blood.
In 2008 both Newmans travelled with the Spirit Pole across British Columbia. People were invited to carve on the pole, which now resides in Duncan, B.C. Carey created four large panels for the 2010 Olympic games.
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2013-14 School YearBusing will be available in the City of Lacombe and Towns of Ponoka and Blackfalds for the 2013-14 school year. Town Bus registration forms are available on our website at: www.wolfcreek.ab.ca. Please register on-line, or if you do not have access to a computer, come into the Wolf Creek District Offi ce in Ponoka, and we will be happy to help you set-up an e-mail account. Seats are available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Late registrations will be put on a waiting list.
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Take for example, the production estimate for American corn. In the lead-up to the June 12 USDA world agricultural supply and demand estimate report (aka the WASDE), there is a one billion-bushel differ-ence. While the wet weather might have push acres and corresponding yields/production lower, one should remember there is 40 million more acres of corn being planted in the world in 2013/14 versus last year. Combine this with an expected ex-tra 45 million tonnes of wheat being produced by the largest 10 export-ers this year (versus 2012/13), more grain on a global level is said to be-come available.
Specifically, in addition to the crops here in the Prairies, produc-tion out of major growing areas in Europe and the Black Sea regions is looking good. This in mind, more than a few in the market believe the new crop contracts in North Amer-ica are over-priced and the market is due for a downside correction. Basically, the bearish sentiment for
corn also has negative connotation for wheat as the two are seen as substitutes in the feed market. Case in point, recent interna-tional sales have North American grain any-where from $20-$50/tonne more expensive than the likes of the Black Sea (aka Russia) or South America.
A recent joint report from the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Co-op-eration and Development suggests the Asian Supernation will be able to sustain a 98 per cent self-suffi-ciency rate for grain production/consumption over the next 10 years. However, with China’s pig popula-tion expected to rise to almost 550 million head over the next decade, feed imports will continue to re-main ultra-important.
On this note, China recently ap-proved three new soybean GMO varieties, and one for corn in Ar-gentina’s production line. This is significant because it signals to the market while China is concerned about “safe” food, they’re also concerned about making sure they can get enough to sustain their do-mestic demand. Let’s keep in mind though, however, that about 88 per cent of U.S. corn and 94 per cent of U.S. soybeans produced in 2012 were genetically modified (per the USDA). As such, Harvard develop-ment specialist, Calestrous Juma, says “as the world’s food challenges increase, so must humanity enlarge its toolbox to include genetic modi-fication and other technologies…”
The debate will definitely continue.
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Stormy weather: Soccer teams were forced to cancel practice June 5 after heavy winds swept through town, knocking down trees.
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Keely Bonnett (left) and Walker Galloway have their act down when it comes to catching steers and used a similar run during last year’s Alberta High School Rodeo Finals. Photos by Amelia Naismith
Kennedy Smith of Rimbey races her tall white horse around the barrels during the second perfor-mance of the Alberta High School Rodeo Finals, which ran June 7 to 9.
By Amelia Naismith
Two of Ponoka’s four high school provincial finalists roped and rode hard enough to earn their seat in Rock Springs, Wyo. national high school rodeo finals.
Keely Bonnet placed third pro-vincially in tie down roping and won the buckle as the average champion of the weekend’s finals. Jenny Mass-ing placed fourth in the goat tying competition.
“I don’t think people realize how tough the sport of rodeo is. Three-tenths of a second can determine whether you go to nationals or stay. It’s almost no time but it’s every-thing,” said Massing.
Massing did well the first day but her goat was wilier during the Saturday competition. Between rain showers and bad luck of the draws national dreams were slipping away.
Although she was discouraged, Massing wasn’t going to let any-thing rain on her parade and by Saturday afternoon she was already planning on how she would refocus for Sunday. “Tomorrow’s another day,” she said.
Bonnett was pleased with his tie down roping abilities and the Grade 11 cowboy also competed in team roping with header Walker Gallo-way.
Come Saturday afternoon Gal-loway and Bonnett were sitting in fifth place and needed to place in the top 4 to make nationals. However, their run just didn’t come together in a way they needed; a no time was scored.
“Hopefully I just get one caught and make a good run. Hopefully things fall into place,” Bonnett said Saturday afternoon.
“Haven’t been roping as good as I usually am,” he added. “He’s (Gal-loway) roping good but I haven’t been doing what I should. He’s turn-ing good steers.”
Galloway, Grade 10, competed only in team roping and won’t be at-tending nationals this year.
Graduate Nick Smith, who competed in team roping and steer wrestling, also won’t be attending nationals for his last year of high school rodeo.
Steer wrestling, his last event and his last run, did not turn out as he’d hoped.
Team roping also didn’t go as planned. His heeler, Quentin Bran-den, was able to catch a leg but over the course of the weekend penalties were added to their times, as did broken barriers.
“I liked nothing about the week-end — it sucked,” said Smith.
However, he looks back on his high school career with fond memo-ries, even some of the rougher ones.
Bluffton’s only bull rider to com-pete this weekend, Cawl Braithwaite, was also immensely dissatisfied with how his weekend went.
“This was the worst weekend I’ve had in a very long time,” he vol-unteered.
However bareback rider Cole Nicholson of Bluffton tied for first and second place and will also be at-tending nationals.
Ponoka high school champs make rodeo finals
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Jenny Massing of Ponoka races her horse out of the alley and tries to close the gap between her and bovine.
By Amelia Naismith
Although the Alberta High School Rodeo pro-vincials have been held in Ponoka since 2004 this year’s was one of many firsts.
The June 8 rodeo performance ended between 4 and 4:30 p.m., the earliest in the memory of Dee-Ann Bonnett, Alberta High School Rodeo As-sociation’s chairperson.
It rained most of June 7 but only sprinkled June 8 and 9. Bonnett says the weather was a huge fac-tor in how early the rodeo ended. “It’s going real smooth. So far it’s just going seamlessly. It seems every year it gets bigger and better,” said Bonnett, Saturday evening.
“It’s great, it brings a lot of business to our town,” she added.
This year Ponoka had only four competitors representing the town and a few from Rimbey and Bluffton.
Bonnett says last year’s graduating class was larger than normal, which could contribute to the slightly lower than average number of competitors, this year 160 cowboys and girls competed for buck-les and the chance to make it to nationals in Rock Springs, Wyo..
This year 86 competitors are graduating and Bonnett says that is more what they’re used to.
“They’re ready for the next level. They’re look-ing forward to the next venture,” said Bonnett.
Cowboy prom was held June 8 and included a hypnotist this year. However, any member of the
association could attend, not only those graduating.The prom included a banquet, grand march and
awards. “There’s lots of kids in rodeo that do alter-native schooling. For some kids it’s the only grad they have,” said Bonnett.
Although there were fewer riders and ropers the quantity didn’t affect the quality this year. “The fierce competition has definitely been some of the highlights. The province has some pretty tough competition,” said Bonnett.
This year also saw many more great rides be-tween the bareback and saddle bronc events and more hang-ups in bull riding. The stock this year, especially the bulls, were ranker than what’s usu-ally ridden at the high school level.
Each year there are two competitions held during the same rodeo; points gathered by the competitors over the course of the weekend stand alone, and from that the average points champions — the buckle winners — are determined.
Those points are also added to the ones ac-cumulated over the course of the year and the top four continue to nationals.
This year’s rodeo was also tinged with sadness. Thursday evening, before the finals officially start-ed Friday morning, a horse colicked and died of a twisted intestine.
“It was very sad, it was a big loss for every-body,” said Bonnett. She says even injuries are uncommon at high school rodeos.
Although Bonnett didn’t know the fam-
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Nick Smith (left) hurries to shake out another loop.
ily well she knows the cowboy had been working with his horse for the past two years and the entire rodeo
community grieves a loss like that. “They definitely lost a member of their family.”
The Central Alberta Buccaneers have improved their record to 2-0 after overwhelming the Lloydmin-ster Vandals, 62-7. The Bucs are tied with the Calgary Wolfpack for first in the Alberta Football League.
The 2012 national champions travelled with a light roster to La-combe’s MEGlobal Athletic Park June 8 to take on the Bucs.
Starting off strong, the Bucs put up 17 points in the first quarter alone. The absence of starting quarterback Byron Stearns was alleviated by the stellar performance of backup Andrew Stannix. Stannix picked on the inexperienced Vandal sec-ondary and threw for more than 200 yards. Matt Merkely, Josh Sorenson and Richard Snyder each scored a touchdown via a Stannix pass.
Special teams also greatly contributed to the Buccaneers’ offense, scoring two kick return touchdowns, a field goal, and a field goal return touchdown by Tylor Johnson. The defense also contributed to the scoreboard with a safety.
The Buccaneers’ defense continued its domi-nance on the field and “asserted its will on the [Vandals] offense,” said defensive co-ordinator, Devon Hand. The Vandal QB had little time to pass and was sacked numerous times. Ian Keetch was in the backfield all game and broke the AFL record for the number of sacks in a season.
“Keetch really stood out on the defense” said Hand. “He was able to generate consistent pressure on the QB.” Mike Clarkson, Dave Henderson, and David Hodgess also recorded numerous tackles and sacks.
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The Ponoka Timbits soccer team will host a mini-tournament June 15
from 1 to 3 p.m. Here The U10 teams practice.File photo
Mike Clarkson lays a licking on the Vandals QB.
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The U6 Timbits outdoor soccer teams get together every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the Ponoka hospital soccer fields, for little games against one another. There is a mini-tourna-ment planned for June 15 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The U8 outdoor soccer teams are doing awesome so far this season. There are six teams in total, with 11 co-ed players on each team. This mix of players is melding extremely well and showing the true workings of teamwork. One of the U8 teams is located at Mecca Glen, so on a rota-tion, all teams have an away game, which is a big deal for these young teams.
The U10 outdoor soccer teams have five teams playing this season, with 10 to 11 players on each team. Their season is going well and the kids seem to be having a lot of fun.Ponoka Storm travelling competi-tive teams
- U12 girls team has played six
games so far this season, with 1-4-1.- U12 boys team are having a fair
season so far, 3-3-2.- U14 girls team place second
in the first part of the season; after playing seven games, they came home with five wins and two losses, just missing out on first place by two points. They now continue in the second half of the season playing in the A division.
- U14 boys are 1-4-3, going into the second half of their season.
- U16 girls are first for their league, 6-1.
- U16 boys are in third in their league. After playing seven games, they are 3-2-2 with one of the games being an exhibition against Wetaski-win.
- U18 girls are going into the sec-ond half of our soccer season with two wins under their cleats.
The team in the Battle River Men’s Soccer League is in a three-way tie for first in their standings with Millet and Manluk teams.
Timbits soccer to host mini tourney June 15
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Jenny Massing closes in on her goat during the goat tying competition. Massing placed fourth in the province and will attend nationals for goat tying.
Photos by Amelia Naismith
Clayton Smith of Eckville struggles to plant his feet and gain the upper hand.
Bareback
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Carmen Lomas (right) and Delaney Brachmann compete in the girls 4x100 meter race. Brach-mann ran for the St. Augustine team but at-tends Ponoka Composite High School.
Photo by Amelia Naismith
The Wolf Creek track and field meet included schools from across the division and was held June 4 in Ponoka.
Girls’ 100 m dash Grade 7
1 Kennedy Hackett, St. Augustine
Boys’ 100 m dash Grade 7
3 Nic Klebanowski, Crestomere
Girls’ 200 m dash Grade 7
3 Bailey Scott, Crestomere
Boys’ 200 m dash Grade 7
3 Joel McLeod, Diamond Willow
Girls’ 400 m dash Grade 7
3 Katelyn Korchinski, Diamond Willow
Boys’ 400 m dash Grade 7
1 Joel McLeod, Diamond Willow
Boys’ 800 m run Grade 7
2 Logan Ellis, Iron Ridge 3 Owen Feregan, Diamond Willow
2 Sarah Morin, Crestomere 3 Tess Pearman, Diamond Willow
Girls’ triple jump Grade 8
1 Skye Whitford, Diamond Willow 2 Hailey Rausch, St. Augustine
Boys’ triple jump Grade 8
2 Lewis McDowell, Diamond Willow 3 Airon Balatbat, St. Augustine
Girls’ discus throw Grade 8
1 Sarah Morin, Crestomere
Boys’ discus throw Grade 8
1 Levi Robinson, Diamond Willow 2 Hector Ibarra, Diamond Willow
Girls’ javelin throw Grade 8
3 Lauren Bussiere, St. Augustine Boys’ shot put Grade 81 Hector Ibarra, Diamond Willow
Boys’ 100 m dash Grade 9
1 Jeremie Key, St. Augustine 2 Zach Key, St. Augustine 3 Sean Mielke, Ponoka Comp
Girls’ 100 m dash Grade 9
3 Carmen Lomas, St. Augustine
Boys’ 200 m dash Grade 9
1 Jeremie Key, St. Augustine 2 Sean Mielke Ponoka Comp
Girls’ 400 m dash Grade 9
2 Samira Rowland, Ponoka Comp
Boys’ 800 m run Grade 9
2 Zane Fessler, Ponoka Comp 3 Douglas Burton, Ponoka Comp
Boys’ 55 m hurdles Grade 9
2 Jeremie Key, St. Augustine
Boys’ high jump Grade 9
2 Jarret Henderson, St. Augustine
Boys’ long jump Grade 9
1 Jeremie Key, St. Augustine 2 Zach Key, St. Augustine
Girls’ long jump Grade 9
1 Carmen Lomas, St. Augustine
Boys’ triple jump Grade 9
3 Zach Key, St. Augustine
Boys’ Shot Put Grade 9
2 Jeremie Key, St. Augustine
Girls’ 4x100 m relay Grade 8
3 Diamond Willow ‘A’
Boys’ 4x100 m relay Grade 9
2 Ponoka Comp A
Girls 4x100 m Relay Grade 9
3 St. Augustine A
Combined Team Scores - JJ
1 St. Augustine
Combined Team Scores - JJJ
2 Diamond Willow Diamond Willow 3 Ponoka Comp
Female - individual score - Grade 7
1 Kennedy Hackett, St. Augustine
Male - individual score – Grade 7 3 Joel McLeod, Diamond Willow
Female - individual score - Grade 8
3 Sarah Morin, Crestomere
Male - individual score - Grade 9
1 Jeremie Key, St. Augustine 3 Zach Key, St. Augustine
Track & field zone championship results
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On May 26, 2013 Al McLaren of Ponoka passed away at the age of 75 years. Al is lovingly survived by his daughter Kimberley (Robert) Mayhew, grandson Shaun (Alissa) McLaren, grandson Josh Mayhew and grand-daughter Emily Mayhew (Jeremy Lawton); his son M a r k M c L a r e n ( D a r c i Mitchell), grandson Mathew
(Haley) McLaren and great-grandson Mathew, and grandson Adam McLaren; his brothers Gordon (Fran) McLaren of Sherwood Park, Brian (Gail) McLaren of Ponoka and Stan McLaren of Ponoka; his sisters Sheila Harper of Ponoka and Gail (Bob) Pilgrim of Williams Lake, B.C. as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Judy McLaren (2006); granddaughter Kayla McLaren (2004); parents John and Catherine McLaren; brother Art McLaren; brother-in-law Ted Harper; sister-in-law Diane McLaren; and infant brother Kenneth McLaren. A Funeral Service was held at the First Baptist Church, Ponoka on Friday, May 31 at 2:00 p.m. with the Interment Service following at Forest Home Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to “A Better World - Neighbours” or Wolf Creek Youth Unlimited (Ponoka). To express condolences to Al’s family, please visit
www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.
Dad, you lived your life quietly with integrity and faithfulness. We are proud to have called you Dad,
Grandpa, Brother, Uncle and Friend. Goodbye ... for now.
Arrangements Entrusted To PONOKA FUNERAL HOME
~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~
KRAFTVernon Joseph
1927 - 2013 Vernon Kraft was born on July 31, 1927 in Ponoka, Alberta and passed away on June 7, 2013 at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 85 y e a r s . H e i s l o v i n g l y remembered by his wife Jean; daughter Laurie and son Tim; step-son Robert (Joy) Kilpatrick; six grand-
children; three great-grandchildren; son-in-law Brian Pellerin (Danielle); two sisters, two brothers; special friends Judy and Gerry Shaver, Ron Robinson and Don-na Bunny; as well as numerous other friends and relatives. He was predeceased by his wife Anna Mae and his half-brother George Kraft. A Funeral Service will be held at the Ponoka Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Asker Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully ac-cepted to the Asker Cemetery Fund. Condolences to Vernon’s family may be made by visiting www.wombold-funeralhomes.com
Arrangements entrusted to PONOKA FUNERAL HOME
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Merle (Pete) LockridgeJune 14, 1926 - June 11, 2002
In loving memory of a dear husband, dad and grandpa
The hands of time will not turn backTo when we were together
But in the memories we cherishYou’ll be with us forever
Loving and missing you alwaysYour family
GOODWINThe family of the late Ann Goodwin sincerely thanks all our relatives and friends for your compassion and support to us over the past few weeks. The cards and condolences and gifts of food were gratefully received. These gestures of support were sincerely appreciated. Thanks to Donna Alm for a sincere and sensitive service. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Peace Lutheran ELW for lunch and coffee. The doctors and staff of the Claresholm General Hospital and the Willow Creek Cont inuing Care Centre were most excellent with their care. The family app rec ia tes the dona t ions to the Claresholm Food Bank and Claresholm Palliative Care in Ann’s name. We are grateful to you all.
~Tom, Sean & Tina, Tim & Arlie and the Goodwin families of Ponoka.
Dave and Sheila Lindstrandare pleased to announce the
engagement of their sonScott Lindstrandto Amber Pugh
On June 1, 2013 our dearest mother Mary passed away at the age of 82. She passed peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital I.C.U. due to complications after surgery. She was born in Birmingham, England to Martin and Winnifred Grogan. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Shane McAuley, Kevin McAuley and Traceyann Braithwaite (Don); grandchildren Shaun McAuley, Kieran McAuley, Ryan McAuley, Shannon McAuley, Alana McAuley, Jennelle Braithwaite, Taylor Braithwaite,
Austin Braithwaite, Clinton Braithwaite and Justin Braithwaite; great-grandson Rylan Braithwaite; her sister Ann Fogerty of England; dearest friends Rollande Doyer of London, Ontario, Trudy Verhappen, Helen Lindsay and Olga Puthala of Red Deer; as well as many other relatives and friends. Our mother was our rock and passionate about life. She was always ready and available to lend a hand, ear or hug when needed. Mom had a strong faith and many called her a prayer warrior. Mom loved her life and as children growing up we learned that each day is a gift, to take on challenges, love with all your heart and never give up. “Where there is a will, there is a way” was her favorite saying or “out of all bad comes good”. She changed many lives with her special way. Mary married Francis Patrick McAuley in 1951 and was predeceased by him in 2005. We children always believed our parents were soul mates. In times of stress the McAuley clan used prayer, laughter, food, family, and more food Nothing was ever decided on an empty stomach. Mary would not want us to mourn but to celebrate her life as family and friends together. A Prayer Vigil was held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2013 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Ponoka where a Funeral Mass was celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2013. She was laid to rest beside her beloved Francis at the Zion Church Cemetery, east of Ponoka.
To express condolences to Mary’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.
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403-783-4557 or 403-783-8371
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THURSDAY AA Meetings at 8:30 p.m. in the Catholic
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Maskwacis Health Services (MHS), Counselling & Support Services, has (2) Part Time contract positions for a Mental Health Therapist / Psychologist. If you meet these requirements we encourage you to apply. Purpose: To provide short term crisis intervention mental health counselling in order to enhance the psychological, emotional and social well-being of the Four Nations of Hobbema community members. QUALIFICATIONS . Master’s Degree in Psychology or Social Work and related experience . Must be a registered member, in good standing, with the applicable college or professional association. . Provide services in a culturally sensitive manner . Eff ective organizational skills, oral & written communication skills, listening & observation skills . Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce programs; including Word, Access & Excel . Knowledge of the 4 Nations Community and its resources . Ability to speak & understand Cree language & Knowledge of the culture & traditions an asset . Valid class (5) driver’s license
TYPICAL DUTIES . One to One counselling . Family & group counselling . Community debriefi ng . Document client information . Work in conjunction with other internal & external agencies, therapist & departments to ensure best quality care & services for the members of the Four Nations community.
We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Incomplete submissions will be screened out.
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East Ponoka 4-H Beef Club is collecting used tires, oil lters and batteries on Saturday, June 15th
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BUSINESS ANALYST (F/T)Community Futures East Parkland is looking for an energetic and passionate Business Professional to join our team in supporting ‘small business growth’ in the East Parkland region.
The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of business fi nancial statements and small business operations; superior analytical and internet research skills to assist with client business plans and ideas; have good facilitation skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; be a positive team player; and have a strong desire to learn. Experience with ‘not for profi t’ Boards is an asset.
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Samson Management Ltd. is a for profit organizationthat is currently comprised of an auto repair shop,
pharmacy, retail gas bar, fast food, grocery,arts & crafts and real estate holdings. Our divisionof Maskepetoon Automotive Service Center is
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• Has a five (5) technician bays, oil change bay, tire bay,and parts inventory section
• Great relationship with local businesses, andsurrounding communities (vendors)• Position Requirements:
• Journeyman Automotive Technician Certification• Valid Driver’s License• Commercial Inspection and Out of ProvinceInspection certification an asset
• Ability to work on all makes and models•We are an independent automotive repair shop meetingthe needs of people in our First Nations Community ofHobbema and surrounding areas.
Interested persons are requested to submit a resumeby mail, email, personally, or fax to the attention of
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LUBE BAY MANAGER PONOKA LOCATION
We are looking to hire a Lube Bay Manager at our Ponoka Location. Our dealership has an emphasis on outstanding customer service. If you are a great leader, with superb communication skills, we want to hear from you.
Previous experience in the automotive industry is a must. We off er paid training, competitive play plan with benefi ts, and a great working environment.
• Class 1 Truck DriversWith heavy equipment &gravel hauling experience.
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PILOT TRUCK DRIVERCalnash Trucking has an opening for a Pilot Truck Driver. Responsibilities include understanding of permit requirements. Safe and effi cient piloting for oversized loads. Ability to meet all industry
regulatory requirements, and assist drivers in various capacities. Must have valid class 5 driver license.
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(Re: Pilot Truck Driver)Only those selected for an interview will be
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To Work in Bashaw AB Shop, this position is responsible for the Mechanical Maintenance, repairs, servicing, inspections and rigging up
of A&Bs on highway trailer and truck fl eet. The Majority of this position’s duties will be involved
with trailer repairs.Start Date: ASAPCompensation: Competitive wage, full benefi tsQualifi cations: Alberta on Highway Heavy Duty Equipment Technician. Journeyman Certifi cateCondition of Employment: Valid Drivers License
The Town of Ponoka is currently seeking applications for a permanent full-time Operator II (Public Works).
Duties and responsibilities of this position include:• Operate and maintain a wide variety of moderately heavy mobile public works equipment engaged in construction and maintenance of roads, water and sewer systems and waste management activities.• Operate and maintain a wide variety of small mobile equipment.• Clean and maintain facilities to an acceptable public use standard.• Perform routine building maintenance duties.• Work eff ectively with the public.
The ability to work fl exible hours and in varied weather conditions is necessary. A valid Class 3 Operators License with air brake endorsement is required. The successful candidate will also be required to submit a satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Driver’s Abstract.
To obtain a copy of the position description, please contact Mike Lewis, Director of Operations and Property Services at 403-783-0146. This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
Applicants are asked to submit their resumes to: Town of Ponoka
This position involves all internal reconditioning of Innisfail & Sylvan Truck Ranch vehicles for resale. No retail work. We have a great shop, with great equipment. If you want to work great hours and earn an excellent income with an excellent benefits package, apply now.
To apply, contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview. Or send your
Community newspapers are thriving in a media environment where words like “community” and “hyper-local” are proving to be the keys to advertising success.The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association is committed to providing advertisers with unsurpassed service and up-to-date information on each of the community newspapers served. We are seeking an Advertising Traffic Coordinator, a support role to the Advertising Director. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing existing clients including market research, helping clients determine needs and providing proposals reflecting the suggested course of action, while ensuring accuracy of client bookings.Attention to detail, organizational skills, problem solving, teamwork and a personable disposition are necessary for a successful candidate.
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PublicNotices 6010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND
CLAIMANTS
ESTATE OF ERLING PAULSON
WHO DIED ON FEBRUARY 28, 2013
If you have a claim against this estate, you must fi le your claim by July 15, 2013
and provide details of your claim
with Tyler H. Lypkie Lypkie Henderson Barristers and Solicitors
at 812, 5241 Calgary Trail Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5G8
If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
PUBLIC NOTICE2013 ASSESSMENT/TAX NOTICES
2013 combined assessment/tax notices have been prepared and mailed to all property owners in the Town of Ponoka.
The assessment and taxroll is open for inspection during business hours ( ( 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday until July 2, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, all assessed persons are deemed to have received their assessment/tax notices as a result of the publication of this notice.
If you have not received your 2013 assessment/tax notice, please contact the Town Offi ce in person or by calling 783-0127.
Dated at Ponoka, Alberta this 21st day of May A.D. 2013.
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