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The Citizen, 2012-05-24, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012. Continued from page 17 age. “It’s surprising to see how many people just aren’t around anymore,” she said. “But we’re still working on getting as many as we can.” Hummel estimated an event atten- dance of 75 to 100 people but she said that it could be very hard to predict. “You never know how many people are going to come,” she said. “People can spread the word and it might reach ears we don’t know about.” Gross said the opposite could be true as well. “We could be shocked to see 200 or we could be shocked to see 10, we’ll just have to wait and see,” she said. The event has been advertised across Huron and Perth counties with flyers placed in schools, libraries, grocery stores, post offices and laun- dromats and the committee has been meeting every month since it was formed in June, 2011. Gross said that the most enthusias- tic responses she is receiving are from people who are earlier graduates of the school. “We have a lot of keen people who are more than 70 years old,” she said. “We have one lady, for example, from Seaforth coming who is 93 years old.” Hummel said that, in cases like that, they’re finding a lot of people are wanting to bring their grandpar- ents and parents to the event because of stories they have been told about the school. To commemorate the occasion, the committee has prepared a book with pictures and information about the school that will be on sale at the event. It features pictures from the school going back to 1889 when 100 students attended the school. “The books will be available at the event or a little bit ahead of time,” Hummel said, however, a price hadn’t been set for the collectibles. Hummel and Gross started attend- ing the school in 1962 and 1963, respectively, and are very excited to be planning the event and hearing from their neighbours and classmates of yesterday. For more information, or to provide pictures for display, contact Hummel at 519-523-9432 or Gross at 519-523- 9161 or by e-mail at carolgross@ezlink.ca Organizers hope for 100 at SS1 reunion Open House Please join us as we celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary of our parents Neil and Marie McGavin Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre Brussels, Ontario Our wish is that all come to share food and fellowship with us. If desired, we would be honoured with a gift to your favourite charity. Friends and family are invited to a 40th Anniversary Dance for Brian and Rita Potter on Saturday, May 26, from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am at the Belgrave Community Centre Children are welcome. There will be special activities for the young and young-at-heart. Music by DJ. Refreshments and lunch provided. In lieu of gifts a donation to the Belgrave Community Centre would be appreciated. 40th Anniversary Brodhagen Chamber of Commerce Dance to Carousels Saturday, May 26 8:00 pm - 12:00 am at the Brodhagen Community Centre $10.00 each • Lunch provided Continued from page 12 games. On Thursday, May 17, the junior girls’ and boys’ soccer teams played at Stratford Central Secondary School. Ms. Weernink travelled with her Grade 11 biology classes to the Toronto Zoo on Friday and the school supported the St. Andre Bessette Fund by wearing red and white, in honour of this Canadian saint. Students donated $2 for this extra civvies day with all proceeds going towards this fun which helps local families in need. The God Squad also held a smoothie and bake sale in support of the day. Friday was also the day for 2012-2013 student cabinet elections, as candidates cam- paigned throughout the week for the vote to represent the student body in the coming school year. Many of our Grade 11 students are gearing up for Carpe Diem, a student conference held at King’s University. The students travelling to Ecuador on a mission trip invite everyone to their fundraiser on Monday, May 28 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Boston Pizza in Goderich. Food, prizes and enter- tainment will ensure a great night for everyone. Tickets are $20 each and you can call the school for more details. Have a great week. The God Squad held smoothie, bake sale Continued from page 16 even more expensive for municipali- ties to operate legally-compliant fire departments. Morris-Turnberry had sent its let- ter in a final attempt to find a com- promise in a dispute in which Morris-Turnberry feels it is paying too much for fire service purchased from North Huron. In January, Morris-Turnberry announced plans to set up its own fire service with stations in Belgrave and Lower Town Wingham. The zoning change for the Belgrave sta- tion has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board by a nearby neigh- bour. A public meeting has been sched- uled for Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Centre at the North Huron Wescast Complex in Wingham to discuss those plans and seek volunteers for the department. At the May 15 meeting, council- lors considered a draft of a survey to seek the opinions of residents about forming a fire service. Meeting for M-T fire service set for May 24 Lack of insurance results in lengthy prison sentenceContinued from page 10stemming from an incident inHowick on Nov. 28.Grant said police conducted a traf-fic stop on a vehicle being driven byGrotenhuis just before 12:30 a.m.that morning that ended in a residen-tial driveway when Grotenhuis exit-ed his car and approached the policeofficer. Grotenhuis admitted to theofficer that he didn’t have a valid dri-ver’s licence and produced a health card as identification. The officer then asked Grotenhuis for insurance, which he also didn’t have, Grant said. Grotenhuis was also found guilty of driving without insurance in Guelph in 2010, Grant said. Grotenhuis’s lawyer Tim Macdonald said his client is current- ly receiving disability payments due to a bout with throat cancer. Being on a fixed income, Macdonald said, it would be very hard for Grotenhuis to pay the minimum fine for a sec- ond conviction for driving without insurance, which is $10,000. Macdonald suggested 12 months probation and four or five months in jail, citing that Grotenhuis was co- operative with the police officer and alcohol was not a factor in the arrest. Grant, however, said she was seek- ing the same 12-month probation term, but six months in jail. “He’s simply not getting the mes- sage,” Grant said.Hunter sentenced Grotenhuis tofive months in jail, imposed a $1,000fine and gave him 12 months pay thefine. Hunter also imposed a three-year driving prohibition, shouldGrotenhuis choose to renew his dri-ver’s licence.FORGED DOCUMENTSChantelle Doiron of Belgrave pledguilty to forging a document aftershe altered a doctor’s prescription given to her on Jan. 22 at the Wingham and District Hospital. Doiron received a prescription from a doctor at the hospital that day for Motrin to control pain she had been experiencing, Grant said. There was a problem with the prescription, however, when she presented it to a local pharmacy. The pharmacist called the doctor, suspicious of a second prescription added to the sheet, Grant said, that appeared to be written in different handwriting than the first. Doiron had no previous criminal record, her defense lawyer Tim Macdonald said, but he and Grant presented a joint submission for 12 months of probation and coun- selling. Macdonald said Doiron went to the hospital in pain and upon leaving she made “a serious error in judge- ment” altering the prescription before arriving at the pharmacy. Macdonald said the conditionDoiron has been suffering from hasescalated to a level where she needssurgery, so she has been experienc-ing ongoing medical issues and trulyfelt she was in so much pain that theprescribed medication would not beenough. MISCHIEF UNDER $5,000Ryan McDougall of Winghampled guilty to a charge of mischiefunder $5,000 after St. Patrick’s Day spilled into early the next morning on March 18 at The Anchor Pub in Wingham. Grant said McDougall was asked to leave the pub after driving his bike up onto the bar’s patio with a beer in his hand sometime over the course of the evening. He was then observed later that ‘night’ back in the pub attempting to be served alco- hol once more. It was at that time that the pub’s owner told McDougall he was no longer welcome in the pub and that he should leave immediate- ly. What followed, shortly before 2 a.m. on March 18, was an altercation between McDougall and the pub’s owner where he “got in her face” and argued with her, refusing to leave. Grant said the argument continued and escalated until the pub’s owner eventually picked up the phone to call the police and have McDougall removed. McDougall then grabbedthe phone and a struggle ensued.Grant said McDougall pulled thepub owner through the doorway bythe phone, eventually taking thephone from her and smashing it onthe sidewalk outside of the bar.Duty Counsel Lynn Johnston,however, said McDougall agreed tothe incident’s facts, but claimed hedid not drag the woman outside.Hunter found McDougall guilty, imposing 12 months of probation and a $500 fine, which McDougall has six months to pay. He is also not allowed to attend The Anchor Pub during his probation term. ASSAULT WITH HARD HAT Nichole Markowski of RR2, Gorrie pled not guilty to assault causing bodily harm, but guilty to the charge of assault stemming from an incident on Dec. 20 in Huron East along Amberley Road. Grant said that around 5 p.m. that day the OPP received a call of an assault in progress in a moving car along Amberley Road. Grant said four people were travelling in a pick- up truck, Markowski was in the rear passenger position and the victim of the assault was driving the truck. The four worked for a construction company out of Listowel and were leaving a job site for the day. Markowski asked the driver to make a certain turn so she could be dropped off first and he didn’t.Markowski said she needed to gethome as her two children were beingbabysat and the babysitter had toleave her home by 5 p.m.When the driver chose not to makethe turn, Markowski hit him in theside of his head with her hard hat,knocking his eyeglasses off andopening an inch-long cut above hiseye, Grant said.Johnston said that as a result of the incident, Markowski was late getting home, forcing the babysitter to stay late, which in turn got her fired from her other job, Johnston said, there- fore proving the urgency of the situ- ation. Johnston said Markowski came to court with two notes, one explaining that Markowski is now on anxiety pills and the second was from the president of the construction compa- ny detailing that Markowski is indeed a very valuable employee. Hunter imposed a 12-month pro- bation term on Markowski and said she is to have no contact with the victim unless it is for work purposes. ABC SPRING BREAKFAST Saturday, May 26 9 am - 11 am (registration - 8:45 am) $8.00 Heartland Community Church, Clinton Guest Speaker - Mia Berg Ticket Outlets: Radiant Life - Goderich Per-Fect Designs - Clinton Gift Cupboard - Blyth Sponsored by ABC Women’s Ministry (Auburn, Blyth, Clinton)