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Hobbema excels when faced with difficult challenges

There is no question that Hobbema has been getting a lot of national attention recently thanks to some fatal shootings featured in many newspapers and television news channels.

Improving high school graduate numbers in Alberta

Each year, without fail, the start of school marks the unofficial end to the summer. The new school year takes many youth off of the skateboard parks, backyards and beaches and puts them in a classroom for five days a week.

Canada will do just fine at the Olympics

If you are a sports fanatic like yours truly we are quite likely spending every possible moment watching all the super action from the 2008 Summer Olympics from smoggy Beijing. That first week was a little tough for our Canadian team, but we can be assured that they are giving their very best effort against the world’s best, and will get their share of the medals when all is said and done.

Hardest thing to do is to leave your second home

A real neat part of summer is sun-sand and soaking

Everyone should be allowed to enjoy the Alberta advantage

I am really beginning to realize just how much of a challenge it is for the average citizen and family to make ends meet these days. Every time we turn around the prices are going up on most of the basics of life, including accommodations, gas, groceries, insurance, health care and on and on; and sadly many are falling behind this cost explosion.

Youth curfew the right thing to do for Ponoka

The Town of Ponoka should pass the current proposed bylaw (Bylaw No. 248-08) to implement a curfew for youth 16 years of age and under. The curfew is for the good of the community and the safety and well-being of all of the youth in town.

God is called the wonderful creator and knows us by name

Isaiah 9:6 declared. “And He will be called Wonderful, a prophesy spoken about the Lord Jesus Christ many, many years before His birth”. And through the prophet God declares that the name of the Savior of the world, His eternal Son would be Wonderful.

Salt of the earth and how to stay salty

In Matthew 5:13 we read, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” Here Jesus is saying that if we really belong to Him, we will be like salt.

Working towards a safer community in Hobbema

Safety is a key component to any community and feeling safe starts with a strong family unit. The residents in Hobbema are working to make the community a safer place one step at a time. As another member of the community was gunned down it should not stop the progress that has been made. The community and First Nations people are a strong family influence and are working together to help prevent more crimes from occurring with the introduction of a gun amnesty.