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Those flames aren’t decals
Members of the Fire Department of North Huron were on scene on Saturday, June 30 for a blaze that started in a car on St.
Michael’s Road. While dry grass could have proven a problem and resulted in a much larger blaze, the fire was extinguished
thanks to a quick call from a neighbour and the quick response of the fire department. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Walton area experiences localized baby boom
School is out and the bus has left
my yard. For the next two months, I
will have almost four extra hours to
spend doing other things. Resting,
relaxing, sitting back and doing
nothing. Okay, the dream is over and
back to reality. The next four weeks
is the countdown to Homecoming
and I am sure I will find lots to do.
There has been a baby explosion
in the area in the last week. Proud
grandparents are George and Emily
Cousins. Proud parents are Tim and
Angela and they have welcomed a
beautiful baby boy, Dean to their
lives. Emily is so excited about his
arrival. Then, Ken and Meaghan
McCallum welcomed their son,
Linkin to their family.
The next couple, Steve and Kristie(Warwick) Carnochan welcomed ason, Cole Bradley to their family.Proud grandparents are Glen andMaryanne Warwick and Brad and
Sharon Carnochan of Seaforth.
The Boven family of Kelly and
Brett and big sister, Tyler, have
added a baby boy to their home. The
bouncing baby boy, Trace Albert has
delighted everyone. Grandma Helen
Hummel is pleased and so is Darwin
and Nancy Dietz.
The births of these four boys
happened four days in a row,
beginning last Saturday. It must be
the year for boys.
Don and Dale Chesher have had a
house full of family for a couple ofweeks. Their daughter Melody andhusband Teit and children Xander,Quilan and Alexa arrived fromCopenhagen, Denmark to stay for 14
days. Alexa was baptized while they
were here. Then their son, Darren
with son Luke arrived from Calgary
to stay for nine days. The house was
kept busy with four children under
six – three-ring circus Dale reports.
They kept busy with little trips here
and there, canoeing and other fun
things. Dale reports the house is now
very quiet since they left and even
Don left and went fishing. Ahhhh
peace.
There was a good crowd on hand
for the auction sale at Ethel UnitedChurch last week. Many of theformer members of the churchpurchased articles to remember theirchurch. The old pews and old
wooden tables sold very well and
many items were very hard to get a
bid. The days of auction sales seem
to becoming a thing of the past. I
would guess that about 30 years and
more ago, many young people
started off their married lives with
treasures bought at an auction sale.
You could furnish a whole house for
very little, but the times have
changed.
The Walton Ball Park is back in
shape for play and the Walton
Brewers held their first game therethis past week. They unfortunatelysuffered a loss for the home openerto Belmore.Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Ken McCallum, Jen
Thompson, Sandy Terpstra, Kevin
Huether and Caden Lee to finish
up June. July kicks off with
Logan Kuntz Dube, Julie Wharton,
Erin Bolger, Sherri Taylor, Dianne
Baan, Craig Baan, Merton
Hackwell, Jeffrey Linton, Ken
Pethick, Michael Ryan, Hope
Williamson, Allison Stevenson,
Johnathon Blake, Ralph Bos and
Carol Axtmann. Happy birthday to
all.
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
NEWS
FROM WALTON
A Gorrie woman pled guilty to
impaired driving despite not
remembering the incident. In
Wingham court on June 21 she told
Judge R.G.E. Hunter that she was in
no position to dispute the facts and
he agreed that the trial could then
proceed.
Susan Polillo told Duty Counsel
Lynn Johnston that she couldn’t
remember the incident, but she
didn’t want to drag the incident to a
trial if it wasn’t necessary and she
was “not prepared to dispute the
facts”.
Crown Attorney Laura Grant told
Hunter that shortly after 8:15 p.m.
on July 8, 2011, police were called
to a single-vehicle collision in
Morris-Turnberry.
Occupants of a nearby home,
Grant said, reported seeing the car
travelling at a high rate of speed,
leaving the road before ending up in
a ditch.
The nearby homeowners then
flagged down a passing police
cruiser after tending to the driver,
who was later identified as Polillo.
Police noted a strong smell of
alcohol on the woman in the car,
where a three-quarters full bottle of
alcohol was found open as
well.
After being hospitalized for nearly
a week in London receiving
treatment for her various injuries,
blood samples came back and it was
found that on the night of the
collision, Polillo’s blood came back
as having up to 264 milligrams of
alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
Polillo’s jaw, back and several of
her ribs were broken as a result of
the incident, Johnston said. She has
undergone seven surgeries to repair
her body since the accident and the
recovery is ongoing. She returned to
her job as a personal support worker
in May.
Since Polillo agreed to Grant’s
telling of the events, Hunter found
Polillo guilty.
Johnston said Polillo assumes she
was fleeing her home from a
“dangerous situation” there,
although she could not recall exactly
what had happened. Weeks after
being released from the hospital,
Polillo returned to the home where
several items were overturned and
broken and there was blood on
several of the chairs and the kitchen
counter, Johnston said.
Johnston called Polillo’s findings
more of an explanation than an
excuse, saying that Polillo was ready
to take responsibility for her actions.
Polillo has custody of her two
children, Johnston said, and she has
recently been diagnosed as bi-polar,
for which she is taking new
medication that she has had some
problems adjusting to.
Hunter handed down a $1,000 fine
and a 12-month driving prohibition.
Hunter gave Polillo nine months to
pay the fine.
THEFT
Catherine Corr of Wingham was
given a suspended sentence and 18
months probation as a result of one
charge of theft and another of
possession of stolen property.
On Aug. 31, 2011, police were
called when Corr was observed
stealing from Foodland in Wingham,
Grant said.
Corr entered the store empty-
handed and walked around the store
pulling items off of the shelves and
holding them under her arms before
simply leaving the store without
paying, Grant told Hunter.
On Nov. 29, 2011, in Morris-
Turnberry, Corr was arrested for
being in possession of several stolen
items after organizing a meeting
where she would return the items
over to the rightful owner in
exchange for a cash payment, Grant
said.
On Nov. 28, Grant said, a woman
found that her cell phone had gone
missing. The woman, along with her
sister, began sending text messages
to the missing phone when whoever
had the phone began to respond. The
conversation eventually resulted in a
meeting at Tim Hortons in Wingham
where the phone would be returned
in exchange for $250.
The victim notified police and
prior to the meeting police
intercepted the car on its way to Tim
Hortons. In the car police found
Corr in the backseat of the car being
driven by a friend. Police questioned
Corr about the phone and she told
them she had it. In addition to the
phone, they found three GPS
systems and an iPod, all with their
corresponding chargers, in her
purse.
Duty Counsel Johnston told
Hunter that Corr was hoping for 12
months probation, however, Grant
was pushing for 18 months.
Johnston said Corr was currently
completing high school courses,
participating in a Narcotics
Anonymous program and
undergoing methadone treatment in
an attempt to straighten up.
Hunter sentenced Corr to 18
months probation and suspended the
passing of a sentence. Corr has one
charge of assault remaining
that is due to return to court on
July 12.
Make your family part of history
In the July 26 issue, prior to the homecoming celebrations from
July 27-29, The Citizen will be publishing a special
commemorative edition with an extra 1,000 copies. Included will
be pages of family histories. You can tell your family’s history for
as little as $63 for one-eighth of a page (with enough space for a
brief synopsis and small photo of someone from your family’s
history). Or by purchasing a one-quarter page, for $125 or one-
half page for $250, you can give a more complete history.
Just bring in your family story and photograph(s). We’ll quickly
scan your precious photos and return them to you.
Tell your family’s history as part of
The Citizen’s salute to Brussels’ 140th anniversary.
Deadline for submission is Friday, July 13.
(These rates apply to family histories only.)
Woman pleads guilty to charge she can’t remember