Community

The second annual Emergency Tri-Services day will expose the community to the important services the Ponoka RCMP, Guardian Ambulance and the Ponoka Fire Department provide to the community.

The fourth annual Kinsmen Community Golf tournament was held at the Community Ponoka Golf Club on May 23. Approximately 200 golfers participated in the tournament, above the golfers prepare to head out onto the course in the their golf carts. The event raised more than $20,000 and had a hole in one. All details were not available at press time, stay tuned to the Ponoka News for the full details.

The 12th annual Ponoka Outreach School Perogy Dinner and Open House will be held June 4 at the school to raise money for the school’s scholarship fund.

The delightful Crestomere/Sylvan Heights Heritage history book informs us that George and Pauline (Hamann) Betts came to Canada from Elkhorn, Nebraska in 1901.

Fort Ostell Museum has officially opened its doors for the 2008 summer season. The museum is located at the North end of Centennial Park and has made a lot of new changes to the exhibits in preparation for the upcoming tourist season. Also new this year is a display featuring pink depression glass as part of the general store set up.

Members of the Hobbema cadets show their appreciation by giving certificates to the members of the 15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion Officers for their donation of $3,700 to help get the Cadets new drums and cymbals for a band. From left to right, Elisha Saddleback, Honorary Colonel G.J. Greig, Braylene Saddleback, Major C.R. Lenders, Brittany Rich and Lt. Col. W.M. Ross.

The worldwide rising costs of food may affect the price of beef in the near future. The continuing rising costs of food staples hiking up the price of Alberta steaks could be a reality by the fall.

The Town of Ponoka held Pitch-In Week May 12 to 17 with many local community groups getting involved to clean up Ponoka. Above, members of the Ponoka Youth Centre collected bags of garbage to help pitch in with the clean up efforts.

Ponoka mother’s love is reaching out to another mother that she has never even met before by running a teddy bear drive in Ponoka. Jessica Johnson was on Facebook, a networking site, and found a group about a mother hosting a teddy bear drive in Sylvan Lake for her late son. Johnson contacted the mother, who turned out grew up in Ponoka and said she would like to help.

Larry Johnson, manager of Home Living Furniture, right, cuts the cake with Margaret Thorgrimson on May 15 during the grand opening celebrations. The event also hosted the Ponoka Outreach School barbeque raising over $100 for the school.