Community

April’s arrival dramatically announces the end of winter and the transition to warmer weather when new life springs from the earth. The changing of seasons can be explained by the earth’s orbit around the sun and the changes we experience on earth coincide with changes we observe in the night sky.

Spaghetti fun will help school to obtain vital resources for students. For the first time the Friends of Crestomere School Club will be hosting a spaghetti dinner and silent and live auction on April 12 at Lincoln Community Hall.

In our community, as well as our school community, there are several families who are faced with some sort of adversity which may prevent their children from participating in certain school activities.

This past week I came across an article that helped me see the Easter story in a little different way and it had to do with the linen burial clothes that were found left inside the tomb after Jesus’ resurrection.

The kind generosity and community spirit of a very special Ponoka district lady has left a memorial legacy that encourages local students like Iris and Vincent Kellie to pursue vital post secondary educational opportunities.

The Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce hosted their general meeting at the Old Iron Horse restaurant on March 18.

Between March 16 and 23, Ponoka RCMP members demonstrated that while ‘justice may be blind ... we are not’ and as a result we observed 28 people doing dumb, dishonest or dangerous deeds with our very own eyes. Not coincidentally that is the number of people lodged in our cells this week.

Local 4-H clubs recently held their public speaking competitions

Among my countless fond memories as a young boy, growing up here in Ponoka was of those cherished adventures as a member of the Cub and Scout groups. As buddies we got to go to camp and mingle with nature, learn about our environment, carve a whistle out a branch, work hard to earn our badges, were taught to respect our parents and our community and so much more.