The Ponoka Ag Event Centre Society board is moving forward with plans to promote rentals and complete construction of the building, despite recent setbacks. They discussed ideas to raise awareness like installing an electronic sign or using a freestanding sign temporarily. Sponsorship opportunities are also still available for barn stalls and retractable seating plaques. The board aims to finish seating and other functional areas using their remaining funds.

1. Ponoka & District
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Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 Vol. 65, No. 9 403-783-3311 editorial@ponokanews.com www.ponokanews.com
DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF PONOKA
Wind across the prairies: Ponoka County was battered with heavy winds and blowing snow recently, which made travelling tricky on highways. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Despite setbacks, PAECS board moving forward
By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye bird’s-eye view of the arena during events, There was a suggestion that an elec- “But at the moment our last bit of funding
It’s business as usual at the ag event she explained. tronic sign at the centre would help create and cash that we have on hand is going to
Gummow feels the ag event centre more awareness of special events. For the be used to finish off the seating and some
centre.
can be a benefit to businesspeople in town time being the board has an agreement of the other things that are much more
Despite the recent firing of general
but they need to do some of the work. “I with the Town of Ponoka to use its elec- functional to the building.”
manager Chas Lambert, Ponoka Ag Event respectfully submit that it’s not up to the tronic sign at the intersection of Highways Another suggestion was for the board
Centre Society (PAECS) directors are Stampede Association or the ag centre to 2A and 53. to use a freestanding sign for the interim.
moving forward with plans to promote get new customers to your stores.” “If you know somebody that wants to Gummow said it has been discussed but no
rentals and complete the building. She suggests one of the ways to get contribute $100,000, we’ll put the sign up decision has been made.
Vice-president Sherry Gummow gave involved is to approach event organizers that we are quoted,” she said. “We are ob- Sponsorship for the barn stalls is
an update to members of the Ponoka and directly and offer coupons or other spon- viously still in a fundraising mode for that still available as well as 500 sponsorship
District Chamber of Commerce Feb. 19. sorship to those events. sign.” plaques for the retractable seating. Direc-
The first load of permanent seating “For very small investment, $50 or PAECS director Dale Olson said he tors Terry Jones and Don Letwinetz can be
arrived Feb. 19 and work is underway to $100, you can sponsor a class at most of knows the community would like to see contacted for sponsorship.
construct an upper level for spectators a those shows,” she advised. a large sign informing people of events. More chamber news on page 12
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