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Day in the ParkTown Coun. Marc Yaworski creates some trouble by splattering whipped cream on Coun. Loanna Gulka Friday, Aug. 28 during the Day in the Park event. Please see our story on page 15.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
The original Presbyterian Church built in Ponoka in 1903
Story on page 5
Drills for the Broncsbefore the season starts
Story on page 23
2 PONOKA NEWS Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Due to the Labour Day holiday, September 7th, the Ponoka News will have an early deadline of
Thursday, September 3rd at 5 pm for display and classifi ed advertising.
Town of Ponoka admin-istration no longer needs to respond to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) requests related to 38 Street contro-versy.
The decision was made by Jill Clayton, information and privacy commissioner, and made public on Friday, Aug. 28, referring to 14 spe-cific information requests made by four individuals on that particular matter.
Although the names of the individuals in ques-tion were not provided, Bill Kuncio confirmed he and Nick Kohlman are two of
the four mentioned in the privacy commissioner’s findings. Kohlman request-ed 14 pieces of information from town administration on Aug. 27, 2014.
On Sept. 24, 2014, then acting CAO Betty Quin-lan requested that Clayton authorize the town to dis-regard the requests, and
any further requests on 38 Street.
Current CAO Rachel Kunz told council of Clay-ton’s letter Tuesday, Aug. 25 during a committee of the whole meeting. “Our submission was that the answer was not possible or the answer was given,” said Kunz.
In her findings, Clayton said the town responded to three requests from Kohl-man, a fourth request was deemed a repetitive ques-tion once reworded and the 10 other requests were seen as already provided by the town.
“I am granting the Town’s application and authorizing the Town to dis-regard the remaining ten of the respondents’ fourteen access requests contained in the August 25, 2014 let-ter,” explained Clayton.
“I am also granting the Town’s application and authorizing the Town to disregard any further requests relating to the
‘issues at hand’ from the respondents, which is any issue about the 38th Street Local Improvement,” she added.
The three issues that were addressed by the town were documents showing the Descon Engineering costs for 2007 and the total amount of payments for the project, documentation on the frontage of one property — which was not provided in the report — and cost of legal expenses for the proj-ect, which included appeals and FOIP requests.
As for the rest, Clayton stated most of the requests are repetitious and of a sys-tematic nature. She added
that the first respondent, Kohlman, had a goal to es-tablish the truth on whether the town engaged in wrong-doing.
She offered in the report that in 2002 the privacy commissioner at the time decided that was an im-proper use of the FOIP Act and she agreed.
Clayton concluded by saying the town can dis-regard future applications from the respondents, or anyone acting on their be-half.
Kuncio confirmed after this decision that he and Kohlman have little to no options left regarding 38 Street.
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
For the first time in many years, Town of Ponoka residents will be included in the budget pro-cess.
Residents will be able to help influence and shape the future of Ponoka during a budget open house, set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the Hudson Green Na-
ture and Activity Centre. This year planners are
giving residents a voice in where they want to see money channelled, said Donna Brinkworth, com-munications officer with the Town of Ponoka.
Last year, council opened the doors – also a first – to the budget delib-eration process, which saw some interest from resi-
Residents wanted for input in town budget process
Town allowed to disregard FOIP requests on 38 Street“I am … authorizing the Town to
disregard any further requests relating to the ‘issues at hand’
from the respondents, which is any issue about the 38th Street Local
Improvement.”Jill Clayton, FOIP Commissioner
dents. This next step is to further improve that pro-cess.
“What we want to do with the budget is get a feeling of what matters most to people,” explained Brinkworth.
She says no stone will be left unturned when look-ing at ideas for Ponoka’s future and determining where money should go.
“Every idea we get, we’re going to list it.”
To help guide residents, a survey is being provided with areas of focus such as thinking of Ponoka as a place for young families, seniors, sports and recre-ation, business and industry and other areas such as in-frastructure needs.
“When we go forward with the budget we (will) have a sense of values,” said Brinkworth of the sur-vey.
Residents are asked to prioritize answers in the survey from one to five and there are spaces for addi-tional comments.
Another question asks: If you could spend $20,000,
or add $50 to everyone’s annual property taxes, what would you like to see this money spent on?
“It will help shape the vision for Ponoka,” said Brinkworth.
Other questions relate to what residents like about Ponoka and what they would like to see remain the same. Surveys will be made available online, at the workshop and drop boxes around the community.
Brinkworth said once all the data is compiled, the information will be provid-ed to the public to provide them with an idea of what is important to residents.
The more people who take part in the open house
and the survey, the better planners and councillors will be able to set a vision for Ponoka, added Brink-worth.
Part of the open house will have councillors ask-ing informal questions to residents. Brinkworth says this is a chance for coun-cil to listen to what matters most to residents.
This first open house will be a framework for expanding to the town’s open budget deliberation process, said Brinkworth. She said council wants to continue to improve on en-gaging residents.
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Semi rollover on Highway 2: The southbound lanes of Highway 2 were closed for some time Wednesday, Aug. 26 near the Highway 53 exit after a semi tractor, loaded with recycled tires, rolled and dumped its load on the highway. There were no injuries but the driver was charged with failing to maintain the centre lane.
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Suspicious activityPolice received a call
on Aug. 24 in regards to two vehicles parked fac-ing the wrong way on a street. A male and female were sitting on the curb. The hood and doors of the vehicles were wide open. Police attended and realized that one car had broken down and was be-ing boosted by the second vehicle. When RCMP ran the plate, it came back as stolen. The 31- year-old male has been charged with possession of stolen property, and will appear in court Sept. 18.Causing disturbance
Police responded to a call on Aug. 25 of an intoxicated female screaming and crying. A witness on the scene was reporting that female had a pipe, but had dropped it on the ground and was pounding on the witness’s vehicle with her hands. When police arrived, the female had left the scene and was located at the in-tersection of Hwy 2A and 48 Avenue. Female was topless. The 18-year-old female was arrested and lodged in cells until so-ber.Semi rollover on High-way 2
Ponoka and Innis-fail Traffic Members responded to a 911 call on Highway 2 in the middle of the southbound lanes. A semi had rolled and was blocking both lanes of traffic. The highway was closed for approximately 45 minutes and traffic di-verted. The semi, hauling rubber, had become top heavy as the vehicle was entering Highway 2 from Highway 53. Speed was also a factor in the ac-cident. The 65-year-old driver of the truck was charged with “failing to drive in center of lane.”
RCMP deals with traffic offencesPossession of cannabis/marihuana
The Sheriff’s depart-ment initiated a traffic stop on Aug. 28 west of Ponoka on Highway 53 for a ve-
hicle that was speeding. A strong odor of marihuana was emanating from the vehicle. RCMP were then called to the scene to assist in a vehicle search. A male
was charged with “pos-session for the purpose of trafficking.” A total of 47.49 grams of marihuana was seized from the ve-hicle.
Speeds in excess of 170 km/h
Police pulled over a ve-hicle on Aug. 30 that was driving in excess of 170 km/h in a 110 km/h zone.
A 40-year-old male was charged with exceeding maximum speed limit es-tablished for highway. He is to appear in court No-vember 12, 2015.
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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
An Edmonton man received six months of house arrest at the Ponoka provincial court Friday, Aug. 28 after pleading guilty to fleeing from police.
Events leading to the arrest on April 22 earlier this year involved evading police and travelling at speeds in excess of 170 km/h on Highway 53 before crashing into some trees.
Crown prosecutor Steve Degen told the court that Mor-gan Lockwood was charged by police with several offenses including dangerous driving, failing to stop and having no insurance and valid licence.
A high-risk takedown was initiated by officers, whereby it is reported that Lockwood and some passengers escaped from the vehicle before Lockwood returned. The rest were found with help from the police dog services.
When Lockwood returned to the scene the officer told him to lie down but he did not comply with the requests. Degen said Lockwood told the officer to, “Just shoot me.”
“He strikes me as an individual . . . that can be easily influenced by other people,” said Degen of his recommenda-tion of six months of house arrest.
He added part of the conditional order would be for Lockwood to find work or go back to school as well as be placed under community service hours.
“He needs a little help and guidance,” added defense counsel Rick Wyrozub.
When Judge G. Yake asked Lockwood for comments, he replied that it was the first time he had ever driven a vehicle. “I will never be doing stuff like that again.”
“You’re very lucky to be alive,” added Yake. Among the many conditions of the house arrest, Lockwood
must have no contact with the other individuals involved in the collision and he received a 12-month driving prohibition.Over $5,000 in fines for motorcyclist
Travelling at speeds in excess of 175 km/h on Highway 2 on a motorcycle with no insurance or a proper licence landed Luke Bond, a Sherwood Park resident with fines of more than $5,000.
Degen told the court that highway officers had to travel at 200 km/h on March 15 for some time to be able to catch up with Bond.
Once caught up, Degen stated the officer witnessed
the 24-year-old Bond look back, speed ahead between two vehicles before changing his mind and pulling over. Bond pled guilty to four of the seven charges related to the events.
Judge Yake suggested jail time would need to be con-sidered.
Defense counsel Greg Worobec replied that the early plea and quick change of mind to stop for police, and no criminal activity related to fleeing police may be cause for fines rather than jail time. “Mr. Bond sold the motorcycle shortly after this incident,” he added, referring to steps taken to change his life around.
Yake ordered a one-year driving prohibition and warned Bond to ensure to pay his fines and not to drive until allowed. “It’s not unusual that you could go to jail if you’re convicted,” added Yake, regarding following the orders.
Bond said he was prepared to pay the fine as soon as possible.Impaired driver receives fine and driving prohibition
The decision to drive while impaired with a blood-alcohol level of .31 landed Lee Kopitoski with a $3,000 fine and a 12-month driving prohibition.
Degen told the court that a concerned motorist called in a complaint July 24 of an erratic driver on Highway 2A north of Ponoka. Eventually the vehicle crashed into the railway tracks becoming stuck and needing to be moved.
Upon arrival, police located Kopitoski when he subse-quently failed the roadside blood-alcohol test. He admitted to police at the detachment that he is a functional alcoholic.
Duty counsel David Paull said Kopitoski is “extremely remorseful and ashamed” for his actions. Since the incident, he lost his job as a third year apprentice plumber because he could not drive.
“I regret what I’ve done and never again will I be that stupid,” added Kopitoski.
Judge Yake warned that jail time is a distinct possibility with cases like this. “Your readings are astronomical.”
After hearing that Kopitoski is taking steps to deal with his alcoholism, Yake added he was pleased to see those steps in action. He ordered the fine and the driving prohibition and gave Kopitoski six to eight months to pay the fine.
He added that if Kopitoski makes the effort to pay the fine but cannot complete it, a request for an extension can be made to the judge before Feb. 26 next year.
Edmonton man receives house arrest after flight from police
Lately I have found my-self letting go of things. It started when we got home from vacation a couple of weeks ago. My desktop in my study was such a mess I couldn’t easily work at it. I dealt with each item until the surface was once again visible. Hallelujah!
Now, I’ve done this many times in the past. What is dif-
How much are you eclipsed by possession?
Beatrix SchirnerPonoka
United Church
ferent this time is the deep desire to keep it that way, cleared off before the end of each day. When I returned to my study at the church, I found myself doing the same thing. The recycling bin saw lots of use, and the surface of the desk reappeared. Hal-lelujah! The urge to purge paper is unabated, now fo-cusing on the file cabinet. It is fascinating how such a simple activity gives rise to feelings of expansiveness and freedom.
We are blessed to have a Thrift Shop in the church so that giving away no longer wanted items of clothing is made very simple. My closet has already donated some treasured pieces that haven’t seen the light of day for some time. My husband has been urging me to let go of more
books. That’s always the hardest for me.
Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time to keep, and a time to throw away. I know a man in our community who has been giving away one thing a day from his home for several years now. I stand in awe.
There is much to laud de-cluttering and simplifying our lives. Not the least of which is the need to be free of the control that our possessions hold over us. Jesus had an encounter with a man who sought to live a life dedicated to God. He claimed that he followed the commandments and then some, but still want-ed to know what else he could do. Jesus said, “If you want to give it all you’ve got, go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All
your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me.” (Matthew 19:21) The man left, stricken, because he couldn’t let go of his posses-sions. The hold they had on him prevented him entering a new adventure in faith.
John Philip Newell, a Celtic theologian, asks, “What do we need to let go of in order for new birth to happen?” Old ideas and judgmental thinking come to mind; prejudices that keep us stuck in rigidity. Attach-ment to certain ways of doing things sometimes interferes with the ability to see new opportunities.
What in your life bogs you down? Where are you stuck? What is waiting to be birthed? What do you need to let go of in order for that new-ness to draw its first breath?
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 PONOKA NEWS 5
Reflections of Ponoka
Remember When...
Photo from PJHS YearbookIn celebration of going back to school, we present this week Ponoka Junior
High School 1961 Grade 7 class. Shown in the back row from left to right are Shirley Ronnie, Eric Lafoy, Vivian Bruns, Annie Lenz, Susan Edwards,
Joan Trennery, and Gwen Parker; then in the middle row is Teacher Mrs. M. Astley, Gayle Paterson, Douglas Hart, Ursula Graumann, Carol Murray, Mina
Bossenberry, Ronald Schimpf, and Allen Geary. Featured in the front row from left to right are Ronald Brown, Bruce Hinkley, Margaret Rees, Judith
Schantz, Howard Quast, Douglass Moller, and Gerald Brachmann.
BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS
In 1879, when the first white settlers began trickling into this Battle River area to establish their new farms, homes and businesses, they were happy to be able to hold occasional worship services in whatever locations they could find. The only building in the tiny Village of Ponoka in 1894 was the railway station, and it was there in 1895 that the first meeting was held and led by Reverend John Fernie, a lively Scotch Presbyterian from Lacombe for the purpose of beginning to satisfy the deep need of providing a permanent place to host family church services and Sunday school for the residents of the rapidly growing community and surrounding districts.
With great faith in God, a committee was quickly ap-pointed and plans were formulated for obtaining $1,000 for the purpose of erecting a new church and manse building. It was a fact, however, that the initial amount that they received was actually $60, from which they used the sum of $14.75 to purchase some village lots that many decades later became the sight of the Central Alberta Dairy Pool. The committee, with the help and enthusiasm of the congregation and local volunteers, went out and gathered many logs and erected a building 16 by 24 on their new land, with some of the best wood taken to Mr. Kennedy, who was the superintendent of the first Sunday School and taught the classes during ser-vices in the train station. The wood was fashioned into 25 fine pews, which were used for many decades in the primary department of the Ponoka United Church.
In May of 1896, the first church in the Village of Ponoka was ready for occupancy, and proudly played host to the Presbyterians on Wednesday evenings, the Methodists on Sundays, and the Anglicans once a month. For the rest of the week, the building was used to conduct classes of the local school for a three month fee of $1, which was added to what little money they could gather to make the church more comfortable. In those early days of faithful worship, a collection was taken on alternate weeks, which averaged around 82 cents, and would not be quite enough to raise the minister’s yearly stipend to $20 as was requested. With a growing church congregation and support from the community and districts, the financial position improved by 1900 and on October 1, the Reverend John Mair would become the first ordained Presbyterian Minister in Ponoka with the promise of a yearly salary of $208. The rural pastoral charge of the Ponoka church was also later extended into the districts of Sylvan side and Eastside. By 1903, the grand old log church had completely outgrown its early calling, and the Presbyterians would build a new church on the site of the present Ponoka United Church. During those early years, many other churches sprung up and grew at a rapid pace in and around the community for the next two decades as more and more families reached out for faith and friendship, and to be blessed by countless other activities in those tiny but busy sanctuaries.
Photo submittedThe Ponoka United Church in 1943. It was the original Presbyterian Church built in our community in 1903.
Ponoka United Church has served ourcommunity since 1895
A real milestone for the church community came in 1925 when the Methodists and Presbyterians united across Canada, and here in Ponoka the Union Church of Ponoka was renamed the Ponoka United Church. In 1932, Hazel Hill became an additional preaching point, the pastoral charge was extended to the Zion Wood River church in 1939, and Interdenominational Sunday school was also offered for children of residents of the Ponoka Mental Hospital. Although the war years were quieter at the church, worship remained strong, and to justify the steady demand for a larger church and more facilities, the result from a great deal of faithful support was the opening of a brand new church on the present site on December 16, 1951. Some of the countless family activities that were added to the United Church congregation and extended out into the community included a Couples Club for Young Adults, the Triple M Club for Misses-Mr’s, and Misses, the Vacation Bible School, the United Church Teen Club and Hi-C group, Trail Rangers/Tuxes and Tyros, C.G.I.T. and Explorers for the girls, Mission Band, Cradle Roll and Baby Band, Bible Study sessions for adults, as well as the longstanding Sunday School classes, senior and youth choirs, United Church Women and Men’s Club, the Good Shepherds, who assisted the less fortunate in the community, and so much more.
Ongoing renovations, improvements, additions, and main-tenance took place through the busy ‘50s, but with the Church Board entering into the Sector Plan in 1959, a substantial increase occurred in both membership and financial backing, and on April 3, 1960, plans were approved to proceed with the construction of a new sanctuary and manse. A dedication service for the new manse took place on September 11, 1961, then the new sanctuary was completed and blessed by over 700 guests on September 6, 1963. During the celebration, proud recognition was extended to the countless pastors and generations of United Church families, volunteers, community and districts for their keen fellowship and support over an exciting and faithful span of those first glorious 70 years. In the years that followed, many more renovations have continued in all areas of the Ponoka United Church, as well
as reaching out to the community by hosting many weekly events in the sanctuary, the Thrift Shop, and the spacious adjoining halls and facilities. Thousand of folks of all ages look forward to attending such annual community presenta-tions as the Kinsmen Carol Festival, Gymanfa Ganu, coffee and fellowship for the residents of Northcott and Rimoka Lodges, and on and on.
A delightful new partnershipIn 2008, the Ponoka United Church
entered into a wonderful partnership with the talented community and district-based Klaglahachie Fine Arts Society, and together over the years, they have worked as a strong team in sharing the building, while hosting many amazing theatrical musical and arts productions for the pleasure of
thousands of guests of all ages from near and far. Their latest efforts have resulted in a complete renovation to the sanctuary that features the addition of comfortable elevated seating and much more.
Everyone is invited to attend the re-dedication of the United Church Sanctuary on Sunday-September 13,
2015 at 10 a.m. A lunch will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as well as a program from 1 to 2 p.m. with an unique opportunity to meet and greet the church members as well as the congenial cast and crew of Klaglah-anchie, who come from all age groups and walks of life and love to have lots of fun entertaining others.
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We are living in an in-creasingly twisted world: The news of the controversy of a website designed to encour-age people to cheat on their spouses takes precedence over the tragic news of hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing
Thoughts stemming from the refugee crisiswars, oppression and mis-ery in the Middle East and North Africa; a US president pays a visit to the Arctic os-tensibly to promote policies against climate change just a few weeks after allowing a multinational oil company to drill for oil in that very Arctic Sea to produce more green-house gases responsible for the global warming; the more the US-led coalition conducts air strikes, the more the ISIS becomes entrenched in the territories it controls, now even to the point of minting their own money.
Being facts of life, how are we supposed to look at those contradictions? Should we accept them as they come, make an effort to change them, ponder on these matters for a while and then forget all about them?
These questions stem from a phone call I received from a reader last week. The elderly lady at the other end of the line was asking whether the townsfolk could be invited to think about the miserable conditions of the hundreds of thousands of refugees mak-ing the news over the past few weeks, either with their deaths by drowning in the seas or by suffocating in a truck abandoned on a high-way or with their immensely difficult journeys. She was even suggesting that the town leadership make an effort to have some of the refugees relocated in the town on a temporary basis just to relieve their suffering for a bit.
I was having mixed feelings when I hung up the phone: I was torn between my respect for the concern the
caller had felt for those people in search of safety, security and a decent life thousands of miles away from Canada and my cynical realism that said it would never happen, especially under the cur-rent circumstances with an economy in decline.
Since the dawn of his-tory, human kind has been not only been transforming Mother Nature, its only space to live, but doing that in an increasingly destructive man-ner? Why?
Because humankind has turned the two of the most basic processes for survival, eating and reproduction, into sources of pleasure, the only species to do so.
The urge to satisfy those pleasures has whipped up the aggressive nature of the human being and over mil-
lennia we have just become slaves of our greed to have more of both food and sex. But greed has a habit of being contagious, greed for better and tastier food and sex has turned into greed for more of everything, clothing, accom-modation, entertainment, and power; and we have created economic systems and went into global wars to quench the thirst for more of everything. And we still keep doing the same thing, creating conflicts for more power and control.
Now well into the second decade of the 21st century, take a look, if you don’t mind, at the frequency of our TV ads: Online dating sites and fast food chains are the most advertised businesses, an indication that commercial interest is still very high in making money by urging
people to satisfy their two basic pleasures through the services offered by this or the other company.
This is not to say that human species is the only destructive one when it comes to harming the nature; if, for example, the elephant popu-lation had not been checked by ivory poachers, most parts of Africa or Southeast Asia would have been trampled by elephant herds by now. But the process of natural selection would still be able to return the balance to the environment.
The problem with what we have been doing is unique: We are harming our own kind and our habitat in such a way that there is no point of return.
Do you see any light at the end of the tunnel that it might change?
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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Planners with Ponoka County are looking at ways to mitigate issues of sewage odors in Bluffton homes.
Companies that collect sewage from county resi-dents have been dumping effluent into a manhole, which sends the waste to be treated in the Bluffton sewage treatment facility. However, nearby owners have been complaining of a strong smell in their homes.
To help look at solu-tions, the county hired ROHI Engineering to pro-vide a cursory review and make recommendations to solve the issue.
After looking at the potential options, two of which involved install-ing a new manhole, Reeve Paul McLauchlin suggested companies may have to re-strict the times they dump the waste.
The cost of installing a new manhole, including supplies, could be approxi-mately $15,000 according to Randall Trites of ROHI Engineering..
CAO Charlie Cutforth added if that doesn’t work, the county may have to look into creating a perma-nent arrangement with the Town of Rimbey to dump the waste.
Coun. Mark Matejka questioned why the county should be paying for the service when it is something from residents. Cutforth re-plied he feels it is a service that will be expected of the county by residents.
County to meet with Town of Ponoka on fire services agreement
A meeting between Ponoka County and the Town of Ponoka is set for Monday, Sept. 14 to ne-gotiate a new fire services agreement.
McLauchlin said he re-quested the meeting to be open to the public and to allow recording secretar-ies to be present. At the time of publication it was not known if those requests were answered.
No show for tax pen-alty complaint
Councillors with Ponoka County took no ac-tion on a complaint over a tax penalty after a no-show from the resident.
Residents Corrine and Kevin Gross were sched-uled to speak with county council Tuesday, Aug. 25 during the regular meeting to discuss the tax penalty of
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$183.57. CAO Charlie Cutforth
said for the most part there are few tax penalties in the county and there are usually extenuating circumstances why taxes aren’t paid.
“As a new purchaser, under normal circumstanc-es I would take care of that,” said Cutforth.
He said there were some issues with this ac-count, which is why it was brought to council for deci-sion. Initially the taxes of $1,835.65 were unpaid as the municipal address the county received from the family’s purchase of the home was incorrect, said Cutforth.
Once the correct ad-dress was found, the Gross family did pay the taxes but protested the penalty. The tax penalty remains un-changed.
Menaik Road pavingThe county received a
$1.5 million grant to pave five and a half miles of Me-naik Road.
Cutforth told council that amount will provide funding for approximately one to one and a half miles of the full project. “We need to come up with $4 million to $4.5 million.”
A deadline is set for 2017 to use the grant money and Cutforth recommended the county start widening the road in the sprint to help prepare for the paving.
Testing out new dust suppression
County planners will be testing out a new dust abatement chemical called MG 30, which is also sup-posed to help stabilize soil, on Wooddale Road (seven miles) and Baker Road (five miles).
Public works superin-tendent Herb Schwingel told council that the prod-uct is approximately five cents per litre more than the calcium product currently in use. Schwingel added it costs approximately $8,000 per mile to use.
A review by Alberta Transportation suggested the MG 30 also helps keep aggregate in place, added Reeve Paul McLauchlin.
Cutforth said the county will test the product in the spring of 2016.
Road allowance re-quest passes first step
Council passed first reading of a road use al-lowance after hearing no
opposition to a request by Dwayne Robins.
The request is to close half a mile of Range Road 275 south of Township Road 445. Closing and leas-ing that area of undeveloped road requires approval from Alberta Transportation, which is why council only approved first reading.
Cutforth expects an an-swer in the next few months.
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Hudson’s Green Activity CentreBe heard, Be informed, Be a part of the plan
• Take the survey• Ask questions • Share your ideas and vision• List your priorities• See what others think• Talk to staff and council• Learn about the budget process
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
While the new government has removed cuts in Alberta’s education, the price of a barrel of oil is still challenging planners, says Alberta’s assistant deputy education minister.
Gene Williams spoke to teachers with Wolf Creek Public Schools Wednesday, Aug. 26 at Ponoka Secondary Campus about initiatives for education planners. He
said changes in the provincial leadership has been refreshing, but the focus is always on students.
The push for stable funding in educa-tion is coming from Premier Rachel Notley and Education Minister David Eggen, ex-plained Williams.
Part of that drive includes emphasis on First Nations students, where Williams says there is a large gap in learning compared to non-aboriginal students. “We know we
Working with Alberta’s education budget a balancing actneed to provide supports on that in the fall.”
Student population increases while the dollar drops
As the price of a barrel of oil drops, the student population is doing the exact op-posite. There are expected to be another 12,000 students enrolling in schools this year, which is going to increase costs of education.
To deal with these challenges, Alberta Education is looking at money that school divisions across the province have been saving.
“If you’re saving for a purpose, when does that money get used?” asked Wil-liams.
He added there is approximately $400 million saved by divisions across the prov-ince and he suggests planners want to know why the money is being saved. Students, said Williams, should be the focus behind whether that money is used.
A question from the audience asked if money could be saved by the removal of the diploma exams.
Williams answered the province needs a way to assess students’ education. He added that Student Learning Assessment tests such as those taken in grades 3, 6 and 9 help parents see where their children’s skills are and provides taxpayers a way to see those results.
Teacher leader developmentThe new government is not responding
to recommendations from a Task Force for Teaching Excellence report.
When the findings were released in
May, 2014, Alberta Education drew fire from several groups, including the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA).
Williams said teacher leader develop-ment is still a priority for the province, but a new group of stakeholders, 25 in total, including teachers, the ATA, the Alberta School Boards Association, First Nations and superintendents, will be weighing in on how that could look.
“Some of the things we’re talking about is the teacher quality standard,” explained Williams.
He added planners are looking at all aspects of leadership development for teachers.
Changes to diploma exam weightingSchool trustee Bob Huff asked how
teachers can prepare students for post-sec-ondary education considering changes to this year’s diploma exam weighting.
Starting this school year, outcomes will be weighted more heavily on the ex-ams written during the school year, 70 per cent, while the final exam will have a 30 per cent weight in the assessment of suc-cess. In previous years, the weighting was a 50/50 split.
Williams answered that universities and colleges were consulted before making the decision and he said planners responded that there will be no change to how new students are evaluated.
Williams took other questions from at-tendees and spoke on areas such as funding for rural schools and career and technology studies.
Alberta Education’s assistant deputy minister Gene Williams speaks to WCPS teachers Wednesday, Aug. 26 at PSC during their pre-school year conference.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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HOMETOWN NEWS HOMETOWN EVENTSThe next meeting of Council will be on September 8 at 7:00 PM, Hudson’s Green Activity Centre. You are welcome to attend all Town Council meetings to listen to discussions and decisions. Agenda packages are posted on the website ‘Town Hall’ in advance of every Council meeting.
GET INVOLVED!BUDGET COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE – September 9 from 4:30 – 6:30, Hudson’s Green Activity Centre. Ask questions, talk to staff and Town Council, share your ideas, learn about the budget process. Be heard, Be informed, Be a part of the plan! See you there!
TOWN NOTICESRecycling Roundup September 12 – Come out from 9-4 to the Town’s Waste Transfer Site. For details visit the new website page: Working Together (link at the top of our home page on Ponoka.ca Paper shredding from 9 - 12 by donation to Ponoka FCSS.Kids are back at school – drive safely and obey all speed zone signs! Join the TOP Team – Town of Ponoka Employment – Current opportunities are posted on the websiteElectrical pole replacement program will continue in Riverside the month of September along with system upgrades throughout the Town.Aquaplex is closed for annual maintenance August 31 – September 13. Aquaplex pass holders can use the Kinsmen Centre in Lacombe at no charge during this time.
Road alignment as part of the bridge replacement project is now underway. Check Facebook
and the Website for updates.
BE A PART OF BUDGET PLANNING TO HELP SHAPE PONOKA’S FUTURECome to the Budget Community Open House on September 9, 4:30 – 6:30, Hudson’s Green Centre
B is for Budget. B is also for BE heard, BE informed and BE a part of it. For the fi rst time, the Town of Ponoka is reaching out to its citizens, asking what matters the most to them. This valuable information will help make better, more informed decisions now and in the future.
Because this is the fi rst year we are asking for community involvement, we are taking the approach of ‘let’s learn about each other,’ says Betty Quinlan, Director of Corporate Services. “We are asking everyone to complete an online survey to tell us about the things they value about our hometown, and where their priorities lie. One question asks – If you had $20,000 what would you spend it on? It’s about fi nding out where the hearts and minds of the community are, and integrating that information into the nuts and bolts of budget planning.”
This is an opportunity for people to understand and infl uence decisions about projects and spending that impact them directly, such as: taxes, lifestyle, infrastructure, property values, safety, aesthetics, social values and the environment,” adds Betty Quinlan. “The budget for 2016 will be tight, but it is important to all of us that the community knows they are being listened to and their views are valuable and respected.”
What will people fi nd at the Open House? “We hope people will come out to chat, ask questions and review information. We’ll have hard copies of the survey and sheets where we hope people will list ideas and share opinions,” says Betty Quinlan. “We’re also sharing information about the process and timelines. The Open House is aimed at creating a real working partnership with the community. Working together, we can make a real difference now and in the future. It’s exciting to take this step.”
This is a fi rst step, leading to even more robust engagement down the road. Last year the Town opened the doors up so people could sit in and listen to our deliberations. This year, we are gathering some valuable feedback about values and priorities. It is our chance to hear from citizens, and a chance for people to learn more about the process and how the town sets priorities and makes decisions. This is a foundation to even greater involvement in the future.
The Budget Community Open House is September 9 from 4:30 – 6:30 at the Hudson’s Green Activity Centre. The survey will be posted online and paper copies will also be available with drop boxes at all Town facilities.
Ponoka Fire Department Weekly ReportPONOKA FIRE WEEKLY REPORT: AUG 20 – AUG 26
PFD attended the Drag Races at the airport to help out! In the past week, they responded to 5 emergency calls.
Safety tips: Please avoid the use of cameras and phones to capture a shot of the scene. If you’re looking at us then you’re not looking at the road. Our job is dangerous enough as is please don’t become a statistic! If you see a vehicle with a fl ashing green light, this is a volunteer fi refi ghter heading into the fi re hall to respond to an emergency. Please pull over and them get there quickly and safely so they can help others.
1 MVC 1 Grass Fire 3 Alarms ringing
NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK!What do you love most about Ponoka? • Small town size and friendly people? • Natural setting and green spaces? • Affordable living? • Safe Place to raise a family? • Fun events, parks and sports?Visit www.ponoka.ca to cast your vote! Results will be revealed next Wednesday right here.
SEPTEMBER 2 LOOKS LIKE A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENING! 5-8 pm: Community Registration & Info Night at the Kinsmen Recreation Centre If you are interested in the Recreation Master Plan & Facility Development Study, you can speak to the consultants while you are signing up for community programs. Look for their display. … once you’ve registered, why not head over to another community open house 5 minutes away! ….7-8:30 pm: Land Use Bylaw Community Review – Hudson’s Green Activity CentreWe invite residents, business, and industry to learn more about it and how you can help shape this bylaw to meet our changing needs. This bylaw is about homes and neighbourhoods too – please come learn more.Coming soon: Check events information on the Town Calendar visit Ponoka.ca > homepageSeptember 12: Down Hill Derby – registration closes September 4September 18: U of A vs U of C Ladies Hockey Game at the arena
WEEKLY PROFILE Betty Quinlan, Director of Corporate ServicesBetty Quinlan celebrates 10 years with the Town of Ponoka this week! Betty is the Director of Corporate Services, overseeing the a team of staff responsible for the budget, town fi nances, audits, taxes, capital planning, grant applications, utility billing and information technology systems.Betty’s roots in Ponoka go back three generations. She is an avid quilterknown for her beautiful craftsmanship, as well as an outdoors person. She loves traveling and fi shing with her husband Bill, outings with daughter Jennifer and being at home with her family, which of course includes the dogs and horses.
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Planners at Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) are looking at a six-year literacy plan that will include feed-back from all stakeholders.
A brief overview of the plan was presented by su-perintendent Larry Jacobs Wednesday, Aug. 26 during a conference for WCPS teachers. He said for change to take place, there needs to be three processes in place: • New demands or ideas pushing an organization for-
ward; • New processes and tools pushing the organization to
change;• A plan in place on how to move forward.
For the first step, Jacobs said the ministerial order for a change in curriculum to Inspiring Education is leading the charge. Students, he added, are also learning differently and the new curriculum addresses that change.
“If you look at our students now they are very focussed on learning with technology,” explained Jacobs.
Teachers are also learning new techniques to drive that education, said Jacobs.
The ones providing the building blocks to new pro-cesses and tools, the second driving force to change, are the teachers. Jacobs says processes are already being used at WCPS that have teachers providing input and ideas on teaching.
Literacy is no longer being applied to a student being able to read. The skill is not only in students’ reading abili-ties but how they understand numbers, social behaviours, financial understanding and health.
Jacobs suggests literacy and numeracy are closely in-tertwined and says some nations are changing how students learn in a 21st century learning environment. New Zealand is one example where planners are looking at “personal-ized learning” where education is built around the learner rather than the learner being required to fit into a specific system.
To bring this six-year plan to fruition will require ex-tensive collaboration within the division, said Jacobs, who sees four areas to help make that happen: • New programs for students• New assessment tools• New teaching tools• Monitoring and evaluation
“We have to be very reflective in our processes,” said Jacobs.
Teachers’ feedback will be vital for planners to know what works and what doesn’t. “The complexity of our vi-sion demands that you have the opportunity to talk to us about that.”
Jacobs said the next step would be to follow a set of goals and timelines to bring the plan to completion. He added that the WCPS board of trustees support the vision and wants to align its goals parallel to the division.
WCPS sets sights on six-year literacy plan
School trustee Bob Huff takes part in the discussions during the teachers’ conference at PSC on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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Three members of the Ponoka’s Air Cadet Squad-ron 65 have received their pilot licenses after several months of intense training.
Squadron commander Tracey Fiedler said all three had won scholarships after a very competitive process and two of them, F/Sgt Mitchell Pierce and F/Sgt Joel Paquet had received “power pilot” li-censes and F/Sgt Daniel Theoret had received a glider pilot license.
The scholarships are provided by the Air Cadets program in partnership with the Department of National Defense.
In order to be accepted to the pilot training pro-gram, the three cadets attended four months of ground school training, fol-lowed by writing of several exams, completion of an application package for the scholarship and six weeks of preparation interviews
before the final interview by a special panel.
Pierce said, having received his license, his im-mediate goal was to coach and train younger cadets by sharing his knowledge of flying, and ultimately, joining the Canadian Air Force as a pilot.
Paquet said he was go-ing to focus specifically on his goal of becoming a fighter jet pilot with the air force. He said it was his childhood dream and that he was introduced to the world of military avia-tion by his father way back when he was a kid.
Theoret said having received his glider pilot would open a lot of possi-bilities for him, foremost among them that of receiv-ing a power pilot license next year. He said his ul-timate aim was to be able to get a commercial rating and fly planes for various purposes, including crop dusting.
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Ponoka Air Cadet Squadron’s newest pilots (l-r) Daniel Theoret, Mitchell Pierce and Joel Paquet.
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Although some may not agree with me, I be-lieve that September and the colorful arrival of fall and the harvest are some of the most exciting times of the year, especially for our youthful generation as they head back to school.
Not only does it mean new clothes and fancy footwear, more books and neat new school supplies for those rambunctious
boys and girls, it is also the first chapter of a great 10-month adventure into education, with lots of pupil perks, as well as weekends, holidays, and maybe even a few stormy days thrown in for good measure. As they head into those clean and cluttered hallowed halls of learning this week, all age groups from the shy first grad-ers to the frisky teens can
now look forward to meet-ing their new teachers, lots of new friends and fresh faces, school sports and dances, and maybe even a crush or two of ‘puppy love’ along the way with the sweet little lass with the pony tail from your ‘home room’ or the cute guy with the Elvis sideburns and dimples on the football team. Of course, these 12 or so best years of our
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young lives will involve lots of classes and cours-es and hard work in the three R’s and way beyond into the electronic era, a little homework, tests fol-lowed by report cards and parent-teacher interviews, and so much more. But then again, the end result as long as the best effort is given is a bright future full of opportunities, new ad-ventures, and some of the best that this great nation has to offer.
Our vital role on the roads
I sincerely hope that each and every one of us drive carefully and safely all around our community and out and about on our highways and byways all year round, but especially now in September as the kids from tots to teens (our future) are headed back to school. It is most impor-tant that we pay special attention every second that we spend behind wheel and in all locations where we travel.
From this coming week and on into the next ten months or so, we will on many occasions come up upon a whole lot of excited children walking, running, or riding their bikes, skate-boards, or whatever to and from school. There is no doubt that most of them
are usually always in a hurry and have visions of fun and games and lessons and friends and lockers full of treats and peanut butter sandwiches racing through their minds. Look at it this way, when you see them out there with their parents or buddies, rain or shine, let’s all think of them as our children or grandchil-dren, and treat them with the same great respect and loving care that we would expect for our own. Extra special precautions must always be taken in school zones, where strict speed limits are in effect as the volunteer crossing guards are escorting the children into or out of the school yard, and where dozens of yellow buses will be drop-ping off or picking up their precious young cargo for something like 250 days of the busy year ahead. If we all travelled carefully through these school or playground zones safely and at the posted speed limits as well as along the roads and at the crosswalks throughout our community and in the rural areas, then perhaps everyone may get the message, stay safely behind us, and not panic about being a few minutes late for work, an appoint-ment, or whatever. By the way the fines for speeding
• Mother to Johnny. ‘What is the first thing that you learned in class?’ Answer: ‘How to talk without mov-ing my lips.’ Best excuse note for not attending school: Please excuse Ray from school today...he has very loose vowels.
• ’Hey dad, I got a 100 percent in school today....40 per cent in math and 60 per cent in history.’ ‘My teacher says that I need to write more clearly, but if I do that she will find out that I can’t spell.
• The rewards of school have resulted in many famous people. The Ice Cream man went to Sundae school,
the surfer went to Boarding School, and King Arthur went to Knight School.
• Funniest answers from the Grade 5 and 6 Science question and answer test: What is your spinal column? The spinal column is a long bunch of bones where the head sits on top and we sit on the bottom. Joan of Arc was a famous lady for what reason? Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife.Good luck in the harvest, with hopes
that we can bask in the fall sunshine at least until November, while in the mean-time, in between time, just go ahead and have a great week, all of you.
in school zones have now increased way up to be-tween $181.50 to $312.25 (possibly plus demerits) for driving from 10 to 50 kph over the speed limit, and even more in construc-tion zones, for distracted, careless and impaired driv-ing offenses and all the rest. RCMP have launched a tough and ongoing effort to try and stop the carnage, get the idiots off the road, and to hopefully protect the innocent as well as the vast majority of those who faithfully follow the rules to promote and preserve a happy and healthy family lifestyle.
Now let’s have a little fun at school
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Election campaigns are supposed to highlight dif-ferences. Stark differences provide alternatives that can inform voter choices. As the grind of this 11-week federal election campaign unfolds, the policy proposals and at-tempts by the parties to define themselves - and each other - create the narrative that will inform voters’ final choices on Oct. 19.
However, it is plausible that the most meaningful re-sult of this campaign could be a significant change to how we conduct federal elec-tions. Policies buried in the footnotes of the party’s plat-forms, and barely registering with the voting public, could fundamentally change the way Canadians choose their federal Parliament.
Death of first-past-the-post?
Both Tom Mulcair’s NDP party and Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party are on record that this will be the last federal election using the “first-past-the-post” rules that have been in place since 1867. Many have respond-ed to these proposals with a yawn. Opposition parties have frequently proposed electoral reform, only to fail to follow through once in of-fice (which, by definition, they achieved under the old rules). Five provinces have seriously attempted electoral reform in the past decade. None of these processes re-sulted in meaningful change.
So it’s easy to dismiss the current proposals. Liberal activist Adam Goldenberg argued in Policy Options re-cently that Mulcair cannot be trusted to follow through on his promise, citing pressure from the grassroots mem-bers that caused Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley to drop a similar commitment before she became premier. Besides, he said, Mulcair has shown himself willing to put his par-ty’s electoral prospects above his principals by refusing to support Green Party Leader Elizabeth May's inclusion in all the debates. Of course, only a month or so ago, NDP activist Jamey Heath opined that the Liberals are the ob-stacle to “our long overdue
realignment” by expecting that the pressure for change will ultimately come outside of the electoral process.
Yet, suppose the first-past-the-post system under which the Oct. 19 election is being fought creates the conditions for different po-litical motivations. Would Trudeau’s confident rejection of a coalition with Mulcair’s NDP withstand the pressure to remove Prime Minister Stephen Harper from office if the opportunity presented itself?
Campaigns make a differ-ence, so it is hardly prudent to predict outcomes this far in advance. However, it is credible to posit a scenario in which the Conservatives win 140-or-so seats, the NDP around 120, and the Liberals around 70.
History suggests a third-place party that formally enables a minority govern-ment to sustain power is rarely rewarded. Witness what happened to junior members of Liberal-NDP Accord in the 1987 Ontario election, or the Conservative-Liberal-Democratic Coalition in the 2015 British election. The enabling party tends to get very little of the credit and at least an equal share of the blame from voters. Even the unification of the Pro-gressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance in 2003 was made possible only by a degree of sacrificial diplo-macy from Peter McKay who, in agreeing to unite the par-ties, effectively killed his own prime ministerial ambitions. Sacrifice being in notably short supply in contemporary politics, is Trudeau ready to risk his personal ambition to see systematic change achieved?
The decision may not be Trudeau's to make. The Lib-eral brand is a historic and powerful brand within Ca-nadian politics. Even though it has been in decline on the federal stage, it will not dis-appear easily. Established Canadian political brands have longevity that outlasts electoral misfortune. In 1993, the federal Progressive Con-servatives went from majority government to two seats in the House of Commons, yet their brand remained such that MacKay’s surrender of it in
2015 election could have far reaching political
consequences for CanadaThe vote could lead to deep uncertainty about how we'll even
choose our Parliament in the future
2003 was hotly contested. The Liberal establishment, which shows little love for its NDP counterparts after decades of sparring for centre-left votes, will surely not be keen to watch Trudeau help Mulcair become prime minister.
Rep by pop could lead to snap election in 2017
But what if the election results let both Liberal and NDP operatives realistically game scenarios in which they win the next election under new rules? Surely, then, removing Harper and the despised Conservatives be-comes the necessary pretext to facilitate their strategies. Imagine a Liberal-NDP deal in which Mulcair becomes the prime minister provided he agrees to pass a new elec-tion law within two years, after which this election for change would be re-fought. There is plenty to be pointed to within both party platforms as a mandate for this change.
If you are concerned, Harper has turned the quick dash of a 37-day election campaign into an 11-week marathon of hope; prepare to have your patience tested further. Against the settled political outcome to which Canadians are accustomed, the 2015 vote could lead to deep uncertainty about how we'll even choose our Par-liament, followed by a snap 2017 election that will leave us more unsettled still. The only sure thing is that the con-sequences will be far reaching for Canada.
Ray Pennings is execu-tive vice-president of Cardus, Canada’s leading Christian think tank.
Dear Editor,In close to a week or so, we’ll be at the
middle point of the Federal election campaign.Other than the Duffy trial, I wonder if there
has been any information sufficiently important enough, one way or the other, that has altered the minds of the electorate quite differently from the last time we voted for a federal MP.
My news comes primarily from online news sources or the radio and occasionally a news-paper. TV news is not an option in our house.
From what I’ve heard though, what happens on TV is the main source of election campaign information for the majority of Canadians. It is also the primary source, I’ve heard, from which people make their electoral decisions.
Much of the big money goes into making political ads, to prompt people to vote one way or the other. An interesting statistic, I’ve heard, is that somewhere between 20 or 30 per cent of people are political hounds who keep up with political news in a serious way, perhaps daily. The rest of the electorate uses the TV persona of the leader or candidate as
a primary source from which they make their political decisions.
Whatever the reasons from the different sources of election information, understanding this stuff is important. If you want to buy a car, for instance, you likely won’t rely exclusively on a glitzy TV ad. You might actually go to the dealership, talk to a sales representative and get specific information. The car you buy, you want to keep for a while. You might even want to scan consumer reports to get an idea of the pedigree of the model you’re interested in. It's a decision you want to think about for a while. There’ll be thousands of dollars tied up in your purchase, something you worked for a while to gain.
Except that this car, the metaphor for the political vehicle of your choice, has to accom-modate as many people as possible since all of us citizens have a right and duty to participate.
That’s the tough part of this decision. You’ll vote for yourself but hopefully you’ll think of others as well.
George Jason
Voting as buying a car?Letters
One thing is sure and cer-tain and that is they cannot be found in the ranks of party politics or else if they are there, they have never exhibited the qualifications of statesman-ship. And it is certain that if these qualifications were there they would exhibit themselves and up to date there has been no exhibition of these qualifi-cations in evidence.
And so in our quest for statesmanship we must look away from the political parties if we are to find it as we feel sure that it does exist there. Therefore statesmanship is the same as good, efficient busi-ness management. And there is good business management in Canada. But such good man-agement could not work either in harness with party politics or under the dictates of poli-tics for it has been tried and failed. But statesmanship must be found and put in charge of the government of Canada if
the nation is to progress and prosper and not stagnate and disintegrate.
And so at the present time the Canadian people are stock-taking and looking around to see what we have got in men and women who are capable of giving Canada statesmanlike government; men and women who can and will put the wel-fare of the people of Canada ahead of party politics and their own selfish interests; men and women who are pre-pared to put Canada's national welfare ahead of their own personal consideration and give the leadership which the people are looking for and which at the present time is non-existing.
But it is a grand thing to see the Canadian people tak-ing stock for it is a healthy sign of a great national awakening to the fact that Canada was created to serve the Canadian people and not the people to
serve political Canada .There is abundance of
everything in Canada to give abundance to every Canadian citizen, in return for their work and all that is required to bring this about is good business ad-ministration, or statesmanship, and so to have employment for all to earn their living by so as to have the people progressive and prosperous.
Therefore we must get this latent business ability to the realm of government whose all-time job will be to see that individually and collectively the Canadian people are free from want, unemployment and poverty and no combination of persons no matter what the title they are working under that cannot do this has any right to hold office.
We believe that states-manship is available to the Canadian people in Canada and if we demand it and accept nothing else, we will find it
Still searching for statesmanshipDear Editor,
I found this in a 1942 mag-
azine that is now out of print.It seems to me that it is a
perfect fit for our current elec-
tion campaign boondoggle.Larry Jordan
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Back to school: Families filled Ponoka schools Monday, Aug. 31 for the first day back to school. Here (l-r) Kieran, Alix and Izack Vold check out Kieran’s locker at Ponoka Elementary School before classes. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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Thank you for makingDay in the Park a Real Success! Thanks to everyone for attending our fi rst Ponoka Day in the Park! A great day was enjoyed by all as we celebrated Ponoka together. A big thanks goes to our corporate sponsors, entertainers and community partners who contributed to making it a special day:
Kid’s Activities: Central Veterinary Clinic, Subway, Word of Life Church, Ponoka Jubilee Library, and Fort Ostell Museum & Ponoka FCSS Our Great Entertainers: Dylan David Hart, Bear Street Productions and our Filipino community for the dancing and singing programs. Movie in the Park: Servus Credit Union & Capitol Theatre Tug-o-War and Pie Eating Challenge: Thanks to the Town of Ponoka and County Council members and others were great sports for these very fun events! This really added some extra fun to the day.
Ponoka is truly a vibrant community with great heart. The Town had a vision for organizing a day where we could simply join together and have fun. Thanks for making it such a wonderful time.Day in the Park Planning Committee and Town of Ponoka staff
Kids enjoyed a fun day of games Friday, Aug. 28 at Centennial Park for the town’s Day in the Park event. Here the Town of Ponoka team, with Mayor Rick Bonnett in front, tries their hand at tug of war with the Ponoka County team. Reeve Paul McLauchlin ended up getting dunked in the pool.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Centennial Park was full of children and fami-lies Friday, Aug. 28 with children’s activities, mu-sic and a movie to end the day.
Called Day in the Park by organizers, the event also saw a fun tug of war contest between the Town of Ponoka and Ponoka County with the town win-ning the challenge and Reeve Paul McLauchlin managing to get dunked in water.
The day also brought a pie-eating contest, again between the county and the town, and eventually by several youth volun-teers who jumped at the opportunity to try to fill their tummies with pie.
Co-organizer and town Coun. Teri Underhill was “ecstatic” with the turnout. Many kids were rewarded with gift bags with candy and water and popcorn as they competed in games.
Underhill suggested if planners are willing to do the work to benefit the community, residents will show their support. Other
Children and
families enjoy
Ponoka’s Day in
the Park
groups including Family and Community Support Services, the Economic Development Board, the Ponoka Jubilee Library and the Ponoka and area Early Childhood Devel-opment Mapping Project
volunteered their time to host games and support the day.
The Ponoka Girl Guides helped host vari-ous games for kids.
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Hart said in a brief in-terview that he had won the nomination through a vote taken among the member-ship of the NDP association for the riding. The candi-dacy was also contested by Katherine Swampy of Maskwacis.
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Top: Ponoka’s Day in the Park event Friday, Aug. 20 brought residents from all over for the day with musical enter-tainment, games and other events including a movie in the park at the end of the day.
Left: Kids enjoyed a fun day of games Friday, Aug. 28 at Centennial Park for the town’s Day in the Park event. Here Leah Overeem tries out an obstacle course.Photos by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Ponoka’s Day in
the Parkcontinued from page 15
Coun. Carla Predi-ger said planners heard different feedback from residents and businesses over hosting the event on a Friday versus a Saturday. Despite those consider-ations, she was pleased to see people at Centennial Park.
She added that resi-dents expressed their desire to see entertainment besides a focus solely on the Ponoka Stampede and the day was meant as a celebration of Ponoka.
The day ended with the movie Epic, which played in the park at approxi-mately 8:45 p.m. Families brought out their blankets and lawn chairs and were able to eat popcorn and watch the movie under the stars.
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NDP Rural Caucus co-chair Doug Hart opening the meeting of the agriculture-focused meeting of NDP MLAs and representatives of the stakeholder organizations at the ag event centre in Ponoka on Friday, Aug. 28.
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BY MUSTAFA ERIC
Doug Hart, co-chair of the rural caucus of Al-berta’s governing NDP, was pleasantly surprised Friday morning, Aug. 28, when 13 MLAs turned up for a meeting in Ponoka on agricultural matters in-stead of the expected nine, an indication that the NDP leadership is making an effort to engage rural Al-berta to ensure that they are seen as the party of all Albertans and not only of their urban voter base.
Participants at the meeting included repre-sentatives of various rural and agricultural organiza-tions with their focus areas ranging from rural infra-structure to food security to surface rights.
The meeting was closed to the media af-ter the opening session, which, according to Hart, was aimed at allowing the participants to speak free-ly and ask any questions they may need answers for without any other consid-
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mer head of the NDP rural caucus and now the Wetaskiwin MLA at the provincial legislature, said during a break at the meeting that the event was conceived of as a platform to establish the commu-nication lines between the stakeholders of rural Alberta and the NDP lead-ership.
“This is going to lead to new policies to help to move on to making Alber-ta a better place,” Hinkley said.
He added that they wanted to show to rural constituents that NDP did not have an agenda based on a rural-urban split and to make sure that they would have heard the voice of the rural stake-holders before embarking on generating long term policies. .
Hinkley said while the meeting was not the begin-ning of a series of similar events, it was going to lead to increased networking
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The rural organizations represented at the meet-ing were National Farmers Union, Alberta Growing Food Security Network, AAMDC, Alberta Rural Electrification Alliance, Association of Agricul-tural Societies, Surface Rights Group, among oth-ers.
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More than 60 family and friends came to celebrate Gwernydd Reese’s 100th birthday held Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Golden Leisure Lodge.
The trick, says Reese, is to have a love for dancing. “I love music. Once I heard music, my feet would tickle, eh.”
Although he doesn’t dance as much as he used to, Reese was known to be a big dancer not too many years ago said his niece Ivy Wilson. There were usually three or four dancing partners who enjoyed cutting a rug with him.
Reese’s father, who died when he was 11, was an organist, which added to Reese’s involvement with music in his life. Dancing wasn’t the only area of music
Reese would take part in. He is known to have been singing in many choirs in Ponoka over the years.
Reese was born east of Ponoka in the Welsh district and went to school at Climax School and Magic School, part of the Wood River dis-trict at the time. Friendship, said Reese, is something that has always kept him going in life and in the Ponoka area, which is one reason he lived at his original home for 60 years.
He was the middle of five children with twin sib-lings, Ogwen and Olwen, and Mwinwen and Emrys completing the list. Because of his age, Reese has a great nephew; a great, great niece and nephew and a great, great, great niece and nephew with some of them able to at-tend his birthday celebration.
There are not many homes that Reese lived in; first was where he was born, second was a home in River-side in Ponoka and his third and present home is at the Golden Leisure Lodge.
Among the many pre-sentations for the new centenarian were letters from Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Rachel Notley and the Governor General of Canada and the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
September is Big Broth-ers Big Sisters (BBBS) month and to celebrate the occasion the group has set its sights on 100 mentors for Ponoka’s children.
By the end of Decem-ber, BBBS would like to see that number of match-es for all of its mentoring programs, says program director Morgen Chernick. Those programs are: • In-school mentoring
where a match will visit a little brother or sister for one hour a week;
• Teen mentoring where students at Ponoka Secondary Campus in grades 10 to 12 will visit with a Ponoka Elemen-
tary School student one hour a week;
• C o m m u n i t y - b a s e d mentoring where a big brother or sister meets with their match after school hours for a few hours per week. At the time of the writ-
ing, Chernick said there were 17 kids looking for a match and she suggests the benefits to the children are worth the time. “It’s such a small commitment for such a huge change in the kids.”
One teen mentor from last year suggested she felt she had as much fun as the little sister she visited week after week.
Since BBBS started in 1988, Chernick has seen the program come full circle
BBBS sets goal of 100 mentors for Ponoka by year endwhere former little broth-ers and sisters are now becoming mentors to other children. She added that 100 per cent of students showed improvements in their behaviour and a more positive attitude to school.
Chernick added their self-confidence and self-
esteem also showed similar improvement with the pro-gram.
BBBS is hosting a shrimp boil Wednesday, Sept. 23 at the Fire Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chernick said this day is a great opportunity to meet mentors and their matches.
In this archived photo from around 1919, Gwernydd Reese can be seen with his family (bottom left). Reese celebrated his 100th birthday Sunday Aug. 23 at Golden Leisure Lodge. Also in the photo are his parents John and Annie Reese, twins brother Ogwen and sister Olwen, and sister Mwinwen (seated middle) and brother Emrys (seated right). Photo submitted
Gwernydd Reese celebrated his 100th birthday with cake and family Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Golden Leisure Lodge. Reese was born in Ponoka in the Welsh district and has lived in only three homes over the years. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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September has arrived and we love it. We can’t wait to see the beautiful fall colours appear in the river valley, and smell that fresh fall air. Just a note that the library is closed the Satur-day, Sunday and Monday of the long weekend, have a great Labour Day every-one.
This Friday, Sept. 4, Family Lego Club starts up again at the library. Lego club is a program for everyone; we love to
LEGO club resumes the fun at Ponoka
Jubilee librarysee the parents get on the floor to build with the kids. For those who have never been to a Lego club in the past, the concept is pretty simple: we dump a pile of Lego on the floor in the back of the library, and you build whatever you want. Once the builder has de-cided their masterpiece is complete, staff will put it on display at the front of the library so everyone can see just how imaginative our Lego club participants are, and believe me, we get some very creative pieces put together. Then, when the next Lego club comes around, library staff break apart all the creations and we get to do it all over again. Lego club runs every second Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m., and is a drop-in ac-tivity, so if you can’t make it until 4, or have to leave after 20 minutes, that’s just fine. We also have Duplo for the really little hands, feel free to ask for it if you need it. A couple things to note: all the Lego is supplied by the library, so please don’t bring any from home (we don’t want to accidentally mix yours in with ours), and as per regular library policy, all children under five must be actively watched while in the library, and children aged five to eight must have a parent or guardian in
the library while building. Hopefully, we have lots of people come take part in our Lego club, it’s always a fun time.
We’re really looking forward to hosting Kate A. Boorman, a 2015 Alberta Readers’ Choice finalist for her book Winterkill, on Sat-urday, Sept. 19 at 12 p.m. Kate is originally from Rimbey, and so is happy to come support a local small town library in our goal of providing interesting and informative programming to our patrons. She will be coming to discuss her book, as well as answer questions from the audience, whether they are about her book or writing itself. Please come down to the library and help us support a fantastic Alberta writer.
We have lots of other programming ideas in works, too. Watch for announcements about: menopause-from a nutri-tion and pharmacology standpoint; an afternoon to learn about teas and enjoy a tea party; a beer tasting; soy candle making; a talk on the benefits of crystals and minerals; and Christ-mas crafts for adults and children.
Coming Soon: Nature of the Beast, the eleventh book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny.
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The months spent with your ex are better forgotten.
You don’t even like to think about them, in fact, and you rarely discuss them. That’s all in the past now, and best that it stay that way. Or is it? What if lessons learned from your ex back then can save the life of someone today? In the new book “X” by Sue Grafton, recovered memo-rabilia leads to an eXtra disturbing discovery.
Ruthie Wolinsky was at a total loss.
Recently widowed when her husband was murdered under shady cir-cumstances, Ruthie was trying hard to clean up his paperwork and get rid of junk. She’d hired someone for the latter, but the former was trickier – made more so by the strange call from the IRS, asking for receipts from fifteen years ago.
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Private investigator Kinsey Millhone had once worked with Ruthie’s late husband and though she was no fan of Pete Wo-linsky, she adored Ruthie and agreed to help. As she waded through moldering boxes in search of old re-ceipts, Kinsey remembered that Pete had been secretive so she wasn’t surprised to find a hidden envelope and an odd code. Pete had ob-viously been working on a case that he wanted kept quiet; that intrigued Kin-sey, who hated unfinished messes.
What else could she do but complete his case – es-pecially since she’d been stiffed by a client who’d lied to her from the start? The woman said her name was Hallie Bettancourt and that she was looking for someone she’d put up for adoption years before. Bet-tancourt had paid in cash, but the $100 bills were counterfeit and so was her name. It hadn’t been a big job, but Kinsey wanted her money.
The code Pete had fashioned was easily bro-ken – Kinsey’s landlord, Henry, loved doing cryp-tograms – but the names it yielded didn’t make sense. How could a woman long-dead be of any interest to
anyone today? And how did Pete end up with a few old pictures and a Bible from a lifetime ago? Better question: why did someone else want them enough to threaten Kinsey on her own turf?
My very first thought while reading “X” came to me long before I’d even reached the middle of the first chapter: there’s a lot of filler in this novel. Readers – even those starting this series from here (and that’s okay, by the way) - don’t generally need a paragraph on the ingredients in bread or on making coffee.
I point this out because the whodunits you’ll find in this latest installment from author Sue Grafton are classic Millhone, but the padding becomes a distrac-tion after awhile. I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that those pages could have been more mystery and less mud to slog through.
And then again, you’ve read Grafton’s other twen-ty-four books (A through W and short stories). Can you stand to miss this one, the third-from-the-presum-ably-last? No… really, you know you can’t. This is the book mystery fans have been waiting for, and they may otherwise find “X” to be X-cellent.
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You know how it is with buses? You wait ages for one, far longer than seems reason-able – and then three arrive all at once. Financial crises are a bit like that too.
The financial crisis ev-erybody in the business has really been waiting for is a “hard landing” of the Chinese economy, now one of the two motors of the global economy. (The other is still the United States.) Everybody thought it was bound to come eventually – well, everybody who was not too heavily invested in the Chinese market – and it now appears to be here, although the Chinese government is still denying it.
The second crisis, less widely anticipated, is a credit crunch that is sabotaging eco-nomic growth in almost all the developing countries except India. In many cases their cur-rencies have fallen to historic lows against the dollar, making it harder for them to repay the dollars they borrowed. More-over, it’s getting harder for them to earn dollars from their exports because commodity prices have collapsed.
And a third crisis is loom-ing in the developed economies of Europe, North America and Japan, which can see another recession looming on the ho-rizon before they have even fully recovered from the effects of the banking crash of 2007-08. And it’s hard to pull out of a new recession when your in-terest rates are still down near zero because of the last one.
These crises are all ar-riving at once because they are all connected. When the huge misdeeds and mistakes of American and European banks caused the Great Recession of 2008, China avoided the low growth and high unem-ployment that hurt Western countries by flooding its econ-omy with cheap credit. But that only postponed the pain, and between 2007 and 2014
The grains complex contin-ues to deal with decent growing conditions, better than expected yields for the fields that are get-ting harvested, and especially recently, a tougher global mar-kets environment, mainly thanks to China. The market volatility index is currently sitting at 6.5-year highs - translation, market participants are pulling dollars out of markets and parking it in safe havens (i.e. bonds or cash) as both commodity and equity markets seem to be in a bit of a slump. Watching this thing roll over everyone isn’t what you should be doing – the game (read: prices) have changed a bit – and now you need to adjust your gameplan accordingly.
World harvests around the world continue to ramp up without too many major market-moving headlines to watch for. In Australia, thanks to rains this year, are expecting some pretty decent crops, notably in chick-peas and wheat. With that being said, prices for chickpeas in the Land Down Undaa are at levels not seeing more than a couple times in the last 20 years. Ac-cordingly, pulses continue to be our call as the crop that you should be looking to make some block sales on right now (10-20 per cent of production – happy to discuss pricing with you. Around the rest of the world, some places that are seeing good yields are those that normal don’t. Such places include Iran and Algeria when it comes to their wheat crops. However, the downside to this is that these places, who are known as some of the biggest wheat buyers in the world, likely won’t be in need of all that wheat that they have in the past, which is exactly why the wheat trade continues to be about demand, and not so much about supply (of which there is quite a bit).
StatsCan came out with their July survey results of Canadian
Watching lumpsproduction estimates and most numbers came in below expec-tations. Total Canadian wheat production was pegged at 24.6 million tonnes, a 16 per cent drop from 2014 and 13.7 per cent below the average output of the last five years. Going into the report, estimates for canola production ranged from 12.5 to 14.5 million tonnes, but the actual number from StatsCan came in at 13.3 million (-14 per cent from 2014, -11 per cent from 5-year average). Other big production declines include chickpeas (-30 per cent, -35 per cent), mustard (-45 per cent, -30 per cent), peas (-15 per cent, -10 per cent), durum (-14 per cent, -5 per cent), and winter wheat (-24 per cent, -33 per cent). On the flip side, barley production is up almost 3 per cent from last year to 7.3 million tonnes (still -11 per cent from 5-year aver-age though) while oats and rye production are up 14 per cent and 18 per cent respectively from 2014. Rounding out the pulse crops, lentil production is seen 5 per cent higher than last year and 12 per cent higher than the five-year average.
On that note, rains have spo-radically slowed down swathing and combine activity but things are ramping up quickly. At this current time, the markets are still mostly speculating on final numbers but we’ll probably need to be closer to 50-60 per cent
harvested before any forecasts carry much weight. This in mind, these new lows are mostly secu-lar in my opinion and we should see some rallying opportunities into the winter months. Selling into these rallies, as we have and will continue to recom-mend doing, is the best way to manage your risk. Further, knowing your cashflow needs from now til the end of Febru-ary is what I’ll challenge you to focus on. Don’t spin the wheel on your risk management and just looking at numbers and not understanding them, but rather avoid any slumps by proactively understanding your numbers.
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The global economy: A perfect storm?
total debt in China increased fourfold.
The Chinese government is more terrified of mass unem-ployment than anything else. It believes, probably correctly, that the Communist regime’s survival depends on delivering continuously rising living stan-dards. So the Chinese economy went on booming for another six years, but the “solution” was fraudulent and now it’s over.
The huge amount of cheap credit sloshing around the Chi-nese economy mostly went into building unnecessary infrastructure, and above all into housing. That did preserve employment, but property values soared and and a huge “housing bubble” was created. There was nobody to buy all those houses and apartments, and there are now brand-new “ghost towns” all over China, so property values are falling fast.
Since the crash on the Chi-nese stock markets began last month, the government has done everything it could to stop it. It has dropped interest rates repeatedly, it has devalued the currency, it has ordered state institutions to invest more – and nothing has worked.
Chinese exports have fall-en 8 percent in the past year, and even the regime admits that the economy is growing at the lowest rate in three decades. Nobody outside the regime knows for certain, but it may scarcely be growing at all. The “hard landing” is now close to inevitable.
Now for the second crisis. While China’s artifi-cial boom was rolling along, its appetite for commodities of every sort, from iron to soya beans, was insatiable, so commodity prices went up. The other “emerging market economies” grew fast by sell-
ing China the commodities it needed, they attracted large amounts of Western investment because of their rapid growth, and they borrowed freely be-cause Western interest rates were at rock-bottom.
The collapse of Chinese demand ends this party too. From Brazil to Turkey to South Africa to Indonesia, exports are falling, the value of the local currencies is tumbling, and foreign investors are flee-ing. Capital flight from the 19 largest emerging market economies has reached almost one trillion dollars in the past 13 months, and the outflow is still accelerating.
And the third crisis, in the West? The problems that caused the crash of 2007-08 have not really been addressed, just papered over. What lim-ited growth there has been in Western economies is due al-most entirely to absurdly low interest rates and“quantitative easing” (governments printing money).
The average time be-tween recessions in the West is seven to ten years, so one is due around now anyway. The likeliest trigger for that is a col-lapse of demand in China and in the other emerging econo-mies, which is now practically certain. And when it hits the West, neither of the traditional tools for pulling out of a reces-sion will be available. Interest rates are already near zero, and the money supply has already been expanded massively.
It would be rash to talk about a long-lasting global depression in the style of the 1930s, because a lot has changed since then. But it is certainly safe to say that the global economy is heading into a perfect storm.
Gwynne Dyer is an in-dependent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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(Callingbull) has rep-resented Canada on the international stage for many years, and has con-tinually brought pride to the Cree Nations. She is a bright, shining example of the strength, determi-nation and beauty of the First Nations woman, and I offer her heartfelt con-gratulations and wish her continued success,” Makinaw said in a press release.
According to their website, the Mrs. Uni-verse pageant isn’t solely about beauty, but a pag-eant to honour the lives of woman who have ac-complished so much for themselves and their fam-ilies, and who have made significant contributions to their communities. The pageant also draws inter-national attention to issues such as violence against women and children.
Ashley Burnham celebrating being crowned Mrs. Universe last Saturday, Aug. 29.Submitted photo
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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Practice sessions are al-ready underway for the senior Broncs football team, which is seeing new players come up from the bantam program.
Now in its third year as a 12-man football program, the senior Broncs are starting to see experienced players from the feeder program make their way into the senior team.
“It’s kind of our first swarm of kids that have seen a lot of experience through the bantam program,” said co-coach Cody Baird.
He suggests the experi-ence those players gained with the bantam team will help them be leaders this year. “We focus on character first … lifting your brother is always our focus,” said Baird.
There are approximately 40 players who went to spring camp and Baird says he feels most of those will be part of the team. He suggests with the more experienced players, coaches will be able to add some complexity to the game, which will bring some benefit to the team on the field.
The large number of
players joining the bantam program is an area Baird in-tends to watch closely as he feels they will be a strong addition to the senior Broncs when they are old enough.
Baird is also the defensive co-ordinator for the team and Jamie Blinkhorn is the other co-coach while handling the offensive co-ordinator posi-tion. Baird said he has played football and worked alongside Blinkhorn with the Central Alberta Buccaneers for many years. He suggests the two will find balance together manag-ing and coaching the team.
“As far as coaching on the field goes, nothing changes,” he added.
Blinkhorn is also excited to see the bantam players come up to the senior team. “We have a lot more experi-ence mentally.”
“It’s just going to be less teaching and more doing. More practical stuff for the
kids,” he added. Along with the co-coach-
es, special teams coach Darryl Feschuk will also be providing key teaching to receivers and defensive backs. Former play-ers Dallon Perry and Roman Rains have also committed their time to help coach play-ers, said Blinkhorn.
Looking at quarterbacks for the year, Blinkhorn says coaches have a couple of strong candidate choices with DJ Horn being the top pick but added that Hector Ibarra shows strong potential for the position.
Clayton Raugust is anoth-er quarterback candidate who was with the bantam team last year and Blinkhorn suggests this year will be an opportu-nity for the young player to hone his skills.
The bantam program is creating options for coach-es in a way that Blinkhorn, like Baird, feels is enabling coaches to start to put together strong defensive and offensive plays.
“The more feeder pro-grams, the better for the Broncs; so we’re definitely noticing that,” said Blinkhorn.
Broncs’ coaches eager to showcase new recruitsBroncs football players work on some drills Tuesday, Aug. 25 before the season gets started. Here Doug Burton tackles Ashton Soosay during a drill.
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
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The Central Alberta Buccaneers entered the first round of the playoffs on Saturday, Aug. 22, when they kicked off against the Edmonton Stallions. During the regular season, the Bucs edged the Stallions in a close 20-14 battle; this game would be no different.
During the week’s practices leading up to the game, the Bucs knew they would face adversity. Three team captains were unable to attend the game and the team faced the departure of other key personnel. Despite these setbacks, the Bucs were determined: “I’m proud of the way we handle adversity on this team. No matter what curveball gets thrown in the way, we have rallied when needed,” said quarterback Jarrett Bursuk. Bursuk stepped into the starting role when the original starter became unavailable for the game, another moment that tested the Bucs resilience. But, Bursuk rose to the occasion. He made key, drive-extending plays, including a creative bootleg-pass that found Axsivier Lawrence deep down field. Lawrence praised the gutsy performance of Bursuk, saying that he “followed the game plan to a tee and only had one incomplete pass.”
In the first half of the game, the Bucs and Stallions traded touchdowns back and forth. While the Bucs defense brought pressure on the pony QB, his receivers made opportunistic catches. Despite a few goal line stops, the pirate D gave up two touchdowns and a field goal. The Bucs offense responded however, utilizing
both running and passing plays. The score was 14-17 at the half.
The second half was a game of defensive attrition. The ball was punted often by both teams, causing a battle for field position. Eventu-ally, the Bucs would drive close enough to the Stallion endzone for the field goal unit to take formation. They tied the game in the third at 17-17. With a minute left, Tylor Johnson would split the uprights for the game winning field goal, making the score 20-17 and, as a result, earning the Bucs a semi-finals berth.
The Bucs got a helping hand from the audience during the game. Lead by Bucs-announcer, Kelly McCheyne, the bleachers were often chanting and cheering, urging the Bucs to victory. “Our fans always give us a little bit of an edge when it comes down to close games; they’re always cheering us on and giving us full support,” said Lawrence. “We have the whole community backing us and that’s relieving to know as we move forward in the playoffs,” said Bursuk.
The Bucs are on the road in order to take on the #2 seeded Fort McMurray Monarchs. During regular season, the Monarchs handed the Bucs one of their two losses for the season. Defensive lineman Tony Dawson predicts the game will be a “dog fight. They are a great team. But if we come together as a unit, I like our chances.” If the Bucs are able to top the Monarchs, it will be the first time in franchise history for the pirates to advance to finals.
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“It’s kind of our first swarm of kids that have seen a lot of
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Thirteen teams of four riders competed at the “Doing it in the dirt” ranch rodeo organized as part of the Ponoka Agricultural Fair activities on Saturday, Aug. 29, with com-petitors being required to demonstrate their skills in real life cattle farming practices from branding animals to sad-dling horses.
The teams raced against time in the following competi-tion categories: • Cattle doctoring, similar to team roping with the differ-
ence being the cattle has to be penned from among the herd before being roped;
• Cattle sorting: Starting from an announced number, the herd should be sorted in sequential order;
• Cattle branding: A team has to brand three calves after heeling them in a given amount of time;
• Cattle loading: Each team has to load to a trailer two calves in sequential numbers, one of which is to be an-nounced, in addition to two of their horses and close the latch with all riders getting into the vehicle within three minutes;
• Wild saddle horse race: Two team members have to saddle a horse once it’s been roped by another team member. The competition took place with very strict judging and
points were awarded only after all of the requirements of the competition rules were fulfilled.
In cattle loading, for instance, out of the 13 teams only four could have official times as several teams were disal-lowed points for minor errors such as improperly closing the trailer’s latch.
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2nd – R Bar Ranch – Will Mackinaw, Travis Jordon, Frank Gillard, Gary Toews
3rd – S O Ranch – Doug Cox, Rita Cox, Cody Cox and Megan Wills.
Ranch rodeo tests real cattle farming skillsFlewelling Livestock team comprising Brent Flewelling, Dan Dixon, Cody McBride and Geoff Hoar finish the cattle loading task just two seconds from the end of their allotted time during the ranch rodeo organized by the Ponoka Agricultural Society on Saturday, Aug. 29.
Photo by Mustafa Eric
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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE
Competitors of the Cana-dian Cowboy Challenge had a different set of hurdles to jump through last Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre.
The competition is un-like most rodeo events, which are usually more action-packed. Rather than hold on tightly to a bucking bronco, competitors must make their way through a course and navigate several challenges in a certain length of time with their horse.
Co-organizer Verna Pohl said riders introduce their horse to new and strange ob-stacles that would normally be a difficulty for them. “The purpose of it is to gain your horse’s trust in you to know that you’re not going to put them into a dangerous situ-ation.”
Some of the obstacles on the course included a teeter totter, a noisy obstacle and a curtain for them to walk through. Riders had several minutes to go through the course and collect a Maple Leaf flag before the buzzer.
“The teeter totter is prob-ably one of the challenging ones because they step up
onto a ramp and it moves,” said Pohl.
Depending on the divi-sion of competition, riders have different challenges for the teeter totter. The more experienced riders must walk on the ramp and then reverse off it while the newer competitors are directed to walk forward over the ramp.
One obstacle, opening and closing a gate provides horses with a task they may normally have to be part of on a ranch or on the pasture.
This is the second year of the challenge in Ponoka and Pohl’s hope is for riders to ride away with the satisfac-tion that their horse trusts them more. She said the Ca-nadian Cowboy Challenge is held around the province and riders can take part in different events.
There were several cat-egories at the challenge: • Older than Dirt, 55 years
and older• Shooting Sprouts, 10
years and under• Novice, 10 to 17 years• Non-pro, for riders that
don’t receive money as trainers or other areas in the equine industry
• Professionals
Ranchers show off horsemanship at cowboy challenge
Greg Paranich, on Tulsa, takes on one of the obstacles at the Canadian Cowboy Challenge Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
The results are as follows:Results for Cowboy Challenge
Novice1st – Shannon Jorgensen – Talent2nd – Alana Eaton – George
Non Pro1st – Judy MacKenzie – Casey2nd – Robert Barbour – Doc
Older Than Dirt1st – Lori Dyberg – Tazz2nd – Judy Mackenzie – Casey
Open1st – Andrea Muhlbach – Page2nd – Robert Barbour – Doc
• Bucking Crazies, for the experi-enced rider but inexperienced horseFor riders considering taking part
in a challenge, Pohl suggests they start with simple obstacles at home to get their horses used to the task and then
checking out a challenge.The event was hosted by the Ponoka
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I can still hear words thatYou said just before your death
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Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390
Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390
insuite laundry, inclds. heat and water. 403-843-4894
RIMBEY: In adult building, for mature person/couple, 2 bdrm., open kitchen/liv-ing room concept, onsite
laundry, no pets, most utils. included. 403-843-4894
Suites 3060PONOKA 2 bdrm. well maintained quiet adult building, no pets $860/mo. heat/water incld. avail. Oct. 1. Brian 403-348-6594
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1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.
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Cottage/Seasonal 3070
SNOWBIRDS! Parks-ville/Qualicum, Vancouver Island, 600 sq. ft., 1 bed-room, 1 bathroom fully
furnished cottage in treed forest setting. $975/month, utilities included. Available
October 2015 - Spring 2016. 250-248-9899 or andreamichaelwilson
@shaw.ca.
Pasture 3180PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full
operational with manage-ment available. Central Saskatchewan. Cross-
fenced & complete infrastructure. Natural
springs excellent water. Shortly ready to locate
cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters.
$150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.
Real Estate#4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
HousesFor Sale 4020
FOR SALE BY OWNER
4301 - 54th Street 74’ X 148’ lot. Zoned R3.
Close to pool, arena, schools, shopping.
Walking distance to Seniors Drop In, IGA, No Frills.Currently has a rented
2 bedroom home.Ideal for future development.
Asking $95,000.00Call Mary @ 403-783-6609
ManufacturedHomes 4090
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Newly renovated older trailer.
A steal at $25,000Call to view 403-963-4749CRAIG’S HOME SALES will pay the GST! Offer
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Financial#4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430
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Public Notice#6000
Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050
PublicNotices 6010
PublicNotices 6010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND
CLAIMANTSEstate of
Ewald Zerbewho died on
November 25, 2014If you have a claim
against this estate, you must fi le your claim by
October 9, 2015with
Case Closed Law Offi ceat Box 4490, #4, 5034 – 50 Avenue, Ponoka,
AB T4J 1S1and provide details
of your claim.
If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without
* MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS* SALES & SUPPLIES TO ALL MODELS
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n i s s a n s e n t r a s t k . # C 1 2 4 1 A t o t a l p y m t s $ 1 5 , 5 7 2 . 8 8 , i n t e r e s t o v e r 4 8 m o s i s $ 2 0 0 3 . 6 2 a t 5 . 9 9 A P R
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2015 FORD FIESTA SE 2015 FORD FIESTA SE
OR $117
BW@84 MTHS
EMPLOYEE PRICE
$$15,55515,555
C1265C1265
MSRP $18,114
2015 FORD ESCAPE SE AWD2015 FORD ESCAPE SE AWD
OR $182
BW@84 MTHS
EMPLOYEE PRICE
$$26,98826,988
T1256T1256
MSRP $30,289
2015 FORD FOCUS SE2015 FORD FOCUS SE
OR $129
BW@84 MTHS
EMPLOYEE PRICE
$$19,64219,642
C1170C1170
MSRP $20,964
2015 FORD F150 S/CAB 4X42015 FORD F150 S/CAB 4X4
OR $299
BW@84 MTHS
EMPLOYEE PRICE
$$33,93433,934
T1214T1214
MSRP $44,299
2015 FORD MUSTANG GT2015 FORD MUSTANG GT
OR $243
BW@84 MTHS
EMPLOYEE PRICE
$$36,98836,988
C1226C1226
MSRP $40,799
2015 FORD 250 CREW CAB WESTERN EDITION2015 FORD 250 CREW CAB WESTERN EDITION
OR $292
BW@84 MTHS
EMPLOYEE PRICE
$$42,49242,492
T0845T0845
MSRP $53,574
OVER 200 USED VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM..LEGACYAUTOGROUP.CA
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STK#L048684 months
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$18800
2013 EDGE LIMITED AWD2013 EDGE LIMITED AWD
STK#T0769A 84 months
$$31,90031,900leather, moonroof, navigation
B/W PAYMENT
$23500
2011 EXPLORER LIMITED AWD2011 EXPLORER LIMITED AWD
STK#T0912A 72 months
$$32,98832,988leather, moonroof, navigation
B/W PAYMENT
$27300
2013 DODGE DART2013 DODGE DART
STK#L052284 months
$15,900Low kms
B/W PAYMENT
$11900
2013 VW JETTA TDI2013 VW JETTA TDI
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$$23,98823,988diesel, leather, moonroof
B/W PAYMENT
$17700
2011 FORD F350 4X4 KING RANCH2011 FORD F350 4X4 KING RANCH
STK#T1259A84 months
$$39,98839,988loaded, diesel
B/W PAYMENT
$28800
2014 FORD F350 LARIAT DUALLY2014 FORD F350 LARIAT DUALLY
