In salute to another local Minor Hockey season here is the 1948-49 Ponoka Lions Midgets team that won the Central Alberta Championship!
Shown in the back row from left to right are: Bill Dewild, Keith Hopgood, Stan Clapp, Bill McIntosh (driver), Ralph Hamlet, Norm Nelson (driver), Mac Byers, Ron Granlund, Gary Strause, Adrian Johnson, Neil Wilkins, Larry Nelson, unknown, and Coach Frank Rosa.
Kneeling in the front from left to right is: Keith McIntosh, Wayne Gee, Alistair Brekke, Gawney Hinkley, Shorty Stiles, Bill Thomas, and Don Twa...and the tradition continues all winter at the Ponoka Complex and the Kinsmen outdoor rink for all to cheer and enjoy!