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Reuben Closs, formerly of
Listowel, now of Kitchener, was
sentenced to 30 days in jail on June
16 stemming from an break and
enter charge from August of
2007.
Originally it was Closs’s intention
to plead guilty to the break and enter
charge on June 16, serve his time
and come back after the suggested
30 days in jail had been served to
plead guilty to his second charge of
failing to re-attend court and then
serve that time. This was the
suggestion in the joint submission
from Crown Attorney Bob Morris
and Closs’s defense attorney John
O’Donnell.
Judge R.G.E. Hunter, however,
saw it differently, saying there was
no need for Closs to re-attend court
and that both charges should be dealt
with that day.
Closs was sentenced to 30 days in
jail to be served intermittently over
weekends for the break and enter
charge and he was given a $1,000
fine for the failure to re-attend court
charge.
Morris was initially not satisfied
with the suggestion, saying that
Hunter’s agreement would
“undermine [Morris’s] ability to
resolve this matter”.
Morris said that had he known a
fine would be ordered for the second
charge, he would have not agreed to
the joint submission and would have
asked for more jail time on the break
and enter charge.
The decision was 60 days in jail,
Morris said, 30 days for each charge.
Hunter, however, issued the fine
instead.
Closs had agreed to serve the 60
days, but due to his position of
importance in his company, he asked
to plead guilty to one charge, serve
that time and then return to plead
guilty to the second charge and take
that time, as opposed to having to
serve it all at once.
O’Donnell identified Closs as
being a “key man” in the
organization he works for.
The incident occurred in Morris-
Turnberry around Bluevale
when Closs had been drinking and
became engaged in an argument
with his then-girlfriend while at a
party.
After the argument got heated,
Closs was asked to leave the party,
which he did. However, Closs did
not go home, he went to the home of
a couple in their 70s who were not
home at the time. He broke into the
home through a screen window
which led him into the basement,
Morris said.
Closs went through the house,
going through drawers and tossing
the couple’s belongings before
causing $1,000 of damage to a long
gun case and stealing several guns
from the home. Closs then exited the
home with the guns and put them in
the trunk of his car.
Morris said several people
witnessed Closs placing the guns in
the trunk and they then intervened,
not allowing Closs to drive the car
and bringing the guns to a nearby
home for safe keeping.
After the charge Closs then failed
to appear in Wingham court on Nov.
22, 2007, which resulted in the
second charge.
Closs was given 60 days to pay the
$1,000 fine for the failure to re-
attend court charge. He was brought
to Walkerton Jail after being
convicted and then was released. He
was then ordered to report to jail on
Saturdays at 9 a.m. until Sunday at 6
p.m. until the sentence has been
fulfilled.
UTTERING THREATS
Matthew Ellis pled guilty to one
charge of uttering threats while a
charge of breach of probation was
withdrawn. Ellis, who had been in
custody for the previous seven days,
was sentenced to 15 days in jail, less
his seven days in custody, which
resulted in a further eight days in
jail.
Morris said there had been
numerous cases of the police being
involved with Ellis and his
girlfriend, but earlier this month he
left a voicemail for his girlfriend’s
mother stating that he would “punch
her teeth down her throat” among
other things, while calling her
various names.
In addition to the jail time, Ellis
was also sentenced to 12 months of
probation, a five-year weapons
prohibition and the Canadian Mental
Health Association will also be
following up on the matter.
THEFT OF LIQUOR
Margaret Brewer plead guilty to
two charges of theft under $5,000,
stemming from two separate
incidents at an LCBO location on
Feb. 1 and Feb. 15 of this year.
Five bottles of whiskey were
stolen by Brewer on Feb. 1, Morris
said, and while video of Brewer
stealing the liquor was being
reviewed on Feb. 15, Brewer
entered the store once again
stealing a further two bottles of
whiskey.
Brewer was ordered to pay
$112.90 (the total cost of the bottles)
back to the LCBO over the course of
six months while also being handed
12 months of probation.
AUTO THEFT
Jeffrey Corbett of Mildmay was
involved in a motor vehicle collision
in the early morning hours of March
1 and when police arrived on the
scene, it was discovered that Corbett
was in possession of a 2000 Ford
Explorer that had been reported
stolen.
Corbett, who is currently
undergoing treatment for liver
cancer, said Duty Counsel Lynn
Johnson, had to get to an medical
appointment in London and
borrowed a neighbour’s car. Corbett
thought it wouldn’t be a problem,
Johnson said, and when he couldn’t
get a hold of the neighbour to
formally ask, he took the car so he
could make his appointment on
time.
Corbett was sentenced to 12
months of probation and he was also
ordered to pay restitution for the
damage on the vehicle for over
$2,900.
MISCHIEF
Paul Schyff of Lucknow plead
guilty to one charge of mischief
under $5,000 resulting from an
incident on March 20.
Schyff was involved in an
altercation in North Huron on March
20 when he struck a 2002 Ford
Taurus with his hand, causing nearly
$550 in damage.
Schyff was handed 12 months of
probation and was ordered to pay
$50 a month on the $546.92 of
restitution until the amount is
completely paid off.
UNSAFE OPERATION
Kevin Spitzig of Mildmay plead
guilty to unsafe operation of a
vehicle stemming from an incident
on April 29, 2010.
Through getting arrested on this
charge, Spitzig also violated an
earlier court order from 2009 where
he was bound to be in good
behaviour and keep the peace.
On April 29, 2010 police
attempted to pull Spitzig over while
he was driving a 1994 Ford
Explorer. He refused to stop for
police until the police eventually
caught up with him.
He was ordered to pay a $200 fine,
which he will have six months to
pay, and he was also given 12
months of probation.
Euchre
parties
held
There were eight tables at play for
this Cranbrook euchre party hosted
by Jean Dewar, Edna and Neil.
Winners were: share the wealth,
Eleanor Stevenson and Keith
Turnbull; travelling lone hand,
Norm Dobson; ladies’ high, Yvonne
Knight; second high, Judy Hahn;
lone hands, Helen Dobson; men’s
high, John Subject; second high,
Margaret Peebles; lone hands,
Sharon Freeman; lucky tally
winners, Leslie Knight, Viola
Adams, Allan Edgar, Florence
Holmes, Keith Turnbull, Marguerite
Beirnes, Marion Bartman, Shirley
Verstoep, Marion Harrison, Dorothy
Dilworth, Joan Jacobs, Isabelle
Bremner, Helen Cullen, Dorothy
Martin, Iola Subject and Adrian
Verstoep.
It was decided the next Cranbrook
euchre party will be held on Friday,
July 1 at 8 p.m.
The Ethel euchre, hosted by
Dorothy and Allan Martin on June
13 with seven tables in play.
Winners were: share the wealth,
Isabelle Bremner, Marion Bartman;
high, Myrna Burnett, John Subject;
lone hands, Sharon Freeman, Neil
Hatt, Allan Edgar; low, Mary
Chapman, Keith Turnbull, Joan
Jacobs; lucky tally winners, Eileen
Ament, Jean Dewar, Norm Dobson,
Helen Dobson, Margaret Peebles,
Edna McLellan, Dorothy Dilworth,
Helen Cullen, Marguerite Beirnes
and Judy Hahn.
The next Ethel euchre will be held
on Monday, June 27 at 9 p.m.
Kitchener man gets 30 days in jail
Reports of the Benmiller Inn and
Spa entering receivership last year
may have been misconstrued
according to innkeeper Kevin Reid.
“The finances of the inn have
always been good,” he said. “It’s
always been a solvent business.”
The owner of the Inn, however,
did go into receivership.
That chapter has been closed for
the inn and spa has found new
owners in a Vancouver-based firm
called First Canadian Management
Corporation.
The group, whose closest office is
in London, completed the purchase
of the inn on May 11, nearly one
year after the property’s owner was
placed in receivership on May 25,
2010.
No major changes will be
happening for the inn during this
season, although guests may notice
some new amenities.
“We’ll be investing in the property
throughout the season,” he said.
“We’ll be replacing televisions and
bed linens and installing mini
fridges in many of the rooms, and,
before that, we’ll be dealing with
some high-priority tasks like
replacing the roof.”
After the busy season of summer
is complete, however, Reid says that
some major changes will be made.
“We’ll be changing the floors,
replacing bathroom fixtures and
getting involved in other
renovations,” he said.
The renovations will be a boon to
local contractors according to Reid,
who said he will be in charge of
getting them done as the new
owners will be leaving a lot of the
decisions to him.
“I’ve been in contact with the new
owners for several months now,” he
said. “They are very terrific people
and they’re also very hands off.
We’ll be able to continue doing
things the way we have, which has
led to a successful business.”
Besides the structural changes, the
inn won’t be changing too much,
according to Reid, who said that all
the current staff will be kept.
On June 3 Resident Assistants
(Dons) from Renison University
College at the University of
Waterloo made their annual trek to
Brussels from various parts of
Ontario.
For five straight years the Newell
family has played host to the
students who spend the weekend
getting to know each other in
preparation for the upcoming
university year. As usual, the team
enjoyed campfires, barbecue,
baseball, bocce and Kan Jam.
This year’s highlight was a
canoe/kayak trip from Cranbrook to
the Brussels Mill Pond. The students
commented on the warm welcome
and friendliness of the people of
Brussels, the beauty of the town’s
amenities and the fantastic sense of
community.
This year’s guest list included,
Jason Gordon, Bjorn Nordin, Chris
Stanford, Gimmy Liu, Mark Potvin,
Ariel Fernandez, John Gill, Caitlyn
Young, Nathan Vandermey, Heidi
VanderMeer and Alex Kranyak.
University students
welcomed to Brussels