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The sounds of laughter and cheering filled Leisure Lanes Bowling Centre on March 15 as teams tried to knock down their pins to raise funds for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ponoka.

The strong beats of many drums welcomed families into the Royal Canadian Branch of the Ponoka Legion hall on March 8.

Green Party candidate Joe Anglin was Prins’ toughest competition in this election and had many supporters by his side at Moose Hall in Ponoka while the votes were rolling in.

Incumbent Progressive Conservative Ray Prins was overwhelmingly re-elected in the Lacombe-Ponoka constituency in the March 3 provincial election.

Shane Yellowbird, from Hobbema, continues to climb the country ladder and was recently nominated for a Juno.

It was an evening of information for landowners on Feb. 13 at the Ponoka Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion as guest speakers enlightened their audience about clubroot of canola.

A day off in the middle of February is a totally new experience for me, as Ontario has never had Family Day as a holiday until this year.

Police from all over central Alberta are to credit for a successful end to a two month multi-jurisdictional investigation which cracked down on street level drug sales in communities.

Ponoka and Lacombe are top priorities for the Alberta Liberals according to the leader of the party Kevin Taft.

Members of the community came together on Feb. 6 at the Kinsmen Community Centre to have their say on the future course of Ponoka.