HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-04-14, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011.Sports
The Saugeen Maitland AA
Midget Lightning women’s hockey
team capped off a very successful
season by winning gold at the
Lower Lakes Female Hockey
League Championship, earlier this
month.
Playing without team leader and
captain, Gina Murray, the Lightning
produced a gritty effort to win
consecutive games on Sunday to
win the Overall LLFHL
Championship and becoming the
top team out of 41 elite Midget
teams in Ontario.
In game one, the Lightning posted
a 3-1 win against the Central West
champion, St. Catharines Chaos.
Scoring in game one for Saugeen
were Brooklyn Irwin, Dollee Meigs
and Brittany Butcher while picking
up assists were veteran Laken Smith
(three), Abbey Gibson, Butcher and
B. Irwin. In the other semi-final the
Eastern Ontario champion,
Belleville Bearcats upset the pre-
tournament favourite Toronto Aeros
2-1.
In the championship game against
Belleville, the Lightning were down
1-0 with six minutes to go when
Laura Irwin scored to tie the game.
L. Irwin scored again with a couple
minutes left in the game to give the
Bolts a 2-1 lead. Goaltender,
Stephanie Sluys and the Saugeen
defense fended off a late flurry of
shots by the Bearcats and preserved
the 2-1 win for the
Lightning. Picking up her fourth
assist of the day was Smith while
Butcher and Kelly Garrow also had
helpers.
The championship game marked
the 71st game for the Lighting this
season, finishing as LLFHL overall
champions, Southwest Division
regular season and playoff winners
as well as a tournament win in
Windsor and silver medalists in
tournaments in Whitby and
Scarborough.
Lightning Midgets
take year-end gold
Best of the best
The Saugeen Maitland Lightning Midget AA women’s hockey team won gold at the Lower
Lakes Female Hockey League Championship earlier this month, beating Belleville in the
championship game. Back row, from left: Randi Wilson (Assistant Coach), Abby McGavin,
Laura Irwin, Georgian Ottwell, Brian Clarke (Assistant Coach), Brittany Butcher, Laken Smith,
Kelly Garrow, Sara Gossell, Joe Chaffe (Head Coach), Marcie Landman, Brooklyn Irwin,
Donna Chaffe (Trainer), Hannah Davidson, Nicole Marriage, Micaela Stutzki. Front row, from
left: Ashley Reid, Dollee Meigs, Stephanie Sluys and Abbey Gibson. (Photo submitted)
On April 5 at approximately 8:30
p.m., Huron OPP officers were
advised to be on the lookout for a
stolen vehicle that may be heading
into Huron County.
The officers were given the
descriptors of the vehicle and the
suspected driver and were told that
the vehicle had been stolen out of
the Halton Regional Police area
following an incident in that
location.
Shortly afterwards, officers
received a call regarding a
suspicious person at a property on
Clyde Line.
The male was reported to be
banging on the house door with a
shovel. While en route that the first
call, officers received a call to a
second residence on Clyde Line.
It was reported that a male was in
the home assaulting the occupants
with a shovel. Officers arrived on
scene of the second residence
quickly and found two males
wrestling outside the home on the
front lawn.
One was the homeowner and the
other was the suspect.
The male suspect was arrested and
taken into custody. The earlier
reported stolen vehicle was located
near the involved residence in the
ditch and the arrested male was
confirmed to be the same one who
had been at the first home.
The occupants of the second
residence suffered minor injuries
and were treated at the Wingham
Hospital where they were later
released.
Maxwell Aerts, 20, of Georgetown
is now facing two counts of Mischief
Under $5,000, one count of Break
and Enter, one count of Possession
of Property Obtained by Crime, one
count of Theft Under $5,000 and
three counts of Assault with a
Weapon. He was taken for a bail
hearing on April 5 to the Ontario
Court of Justice in Goderich and
remains in custody. He may also be
facing charges stemming from
incidents in Georgetown.
Shovel-wielding car thief arrested by Huron OPP
The Coalition for Huron Injury
Prevention (CHIP) received $6,000
for its 2011 operating budget at the
April 6 meeting of Huron County
Council.
The funds that will be allocated to
CHIP will have to be factored into
the budget, which was passed at the
same meeting with 2.74 per cent tax
levy increase and did not include the
funds that were donated to CHIP.
The CHIP budget included a
media campaign for the upcoming
year and six additional safe driving
clinics for senior citizens.
Eight safe driving clinics for
senior citizens were held throughout
Huron County from the fall of 2009
to the fall of 2010 and over 250
seniors participated.
Over half, $3,500, of the proposed
$6,000 budget was aimed towards
the six clinics proposed for 2011.
The remaining funds were for
operation costs and an extensive
media campaign to spread the word
about CHIP and the upcoming 2011
clinics.
There was also discussion about
an advanced radar sign that could be
displayed throughout Huron County
to notify drivers how fast they’re
going. A similar sign was purchased
several years ago, but this advanced
sign was said to serve CHIP’s needs
better according to representatives.
The sign, which will cost $12,000,
was said to be a bargain by
representatives of CHIP, as similar
signs used to cost $25,000 each.
CHIP has applied for a grant with
the Ministry of Transportation that
will pay for half of the sign, up to
$5,000. CHIP is awaiting a response
from the Ministry.
Wingham Police Chief and CHIP
chair Tim Poole said that all of
Huron County’s municipalities
would have access to the sign, as
they will all be paying for the sign at
the Huron County level. This comes
despite the fact that municipalities
like Huron East have withdrawn
from CHIP and refused any further
funding. Because the funding
received at the Huron County level
comes from all county taxpayers, all
municipalities will have access,
despite their participation at the
lower tier level.
Poole did say that participating
municipalities will have first rights
to the sign, however.
When asked about whether he felt
the purchase of the speed sign was
warranted, Director of Public Works
Dave Laurie said that he has seen
similar signs make a difference in
speeding, especially in areas where
roadwork or construction is taking
place.
He did say that maintenance
would be an issue, as approximately
$2,500 per year goes into
maintenance for temporary street
lights at Huron County construction
lights due to wear and tear as well as
vandalism.
Poole assured Laurie, and
councillors, that money would be set
aside annually for upkeep for the
sign.
The donation to CHIP for its 2011
operating budget was passed with
just Huron East’s Bill Siemon voting
against it.
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