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Almita’s first annual Cowboy Poetry on April 18 at the Ponoka Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion raised $4,000 for STARS Air Ambulance. The event saw more than 200 people enjoy a night filled with music, poetry, good food and great fellowship.

The Dana Wylie Band is making their way across the world with their new album ‘The Unruly Ones.’ A summer tour of western Canada is in the works followed by a UK tour and a visit to Thailand.

Earth Day will be celebrated in Ponoka with a concert, video and discussion night at the Ponoka United Church sponsored by Klaglahachie on April 22.

Cowboy Poetry is best described as people telling stories, some of life experiences, some renditions of the west, of days gone by, some told with sadness, some with humour, and some even choose to put their poetry to song according to Joan Parkin an executive administrative assistant with Almita in Ponoka.

The Ponoka Agriculture Society is gearing up for a day of fun, competition and entertainment at their second annual Bullarama on May 2.

Shane Yellowbird, who went to school in Ponoka and grew up in Hobbema said he felt good being the underdog at the Junos which were held in Calgary on April 6.

Interacting with someone face to face seems to slowly be becoming a concept of the past thanks to today’s technology. The St. Augustine School’s Grade 9 to 12 drama club will be highlighting this generation’s technology and its effects n everyday life by performing the hilarious one act play Ths Phne 2.0 on April 23.