Community

MP for Ponoka and Wetaskiwin Blaine Calkins attended the NATO parliamentary association meetings in Brussels, Belgium from Feb. 17 to 19.

Actors and actresses from Ponoka Composite High School put a lot of time and effort into their long awaited performance of Grease and that energy was shown in their first presentation on Feb. 16.

Valentine’s Day is a time of love. A love that lasts 60 years is something very special that doesn’t happen very often anymore but is something to admire.

Joe Anglin has been in the news for quite some time now and is probably best well known as the victor in the fight for the rights of property owners last year after a struggle with a power line company while he was vice-chair of the Lavesta Group.

Daniel Freisen, pastor of Bashaw Community Church, has chosen to run for the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta after seeing needs in the province that are not being recognized by the current government.

Five candidates have stepped up to run for the Lacombe-Ponoka seat in the Legislature in Edmonton.

Braving the cold weather members of Samson Cree Nation went to the polls on Jan. 30 to vote for a new chief and selected Marvin Yellowbird to a three year term.

Newspapers are an important part of every community and we, as a newspaper need future readers. It is important to encourage the next generation of readers to pick up a newspaper and read the paper.

Ponoka is very lucky to have so many volunteers in our community. Each day volunteers of all ages help to make our community a better place to live in by unselfishly giving of their selves.

Between Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, Ponoka RCMP members were called upon to do many things in the service of their community.