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The Ethel United Church held its annual harvest supper on
Oct. 24 at Grey Central Public School. There were two
sittings for the dinner, one at 4 p.m. and one at 6 p.m. (Jim
Brown photo)
James Hubbard of Blyth was
found guilty of assault by Judge
R.G.E. Hunter on Oct. 21 in
Wingham Court, resulting in a 90-
day intermittent jail term.
Hubbard was taken into custody
on Oct. 21 after his guilty plea by
Huron Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) officers and then released. He
was ordered to report back to jail the
following Saturday at 9 a.m. until
Sunday at 6 p.m. and every weekend
thereafter until his term is complete.
Hunter gave Hubbard the choice
of an intermittent sentence or a full
sentence and in order to maintain his
job, he opted for an intermittent
sentence.
The charge of assault causing
bodily harm stemmed from an
incident on July 11, 2009 when he
attended the residence of his former
girlfriend in Blyth, with whom he
has two young children.
Hubbard was under the
impression that a young man on the
front lawn of the home was now
romantically involved with his ex-
girlfriend, said Crown Attorney Bob
Morris, and Hubbard attacked the
man unprovoked.
The attack, which Hunter called
“fairly vicious” resulted in the
victim being hospitalized for five
days and missing a week’s work. As
a result of the assault, which Morris
said left the victim unconscious and
bleeding from his head, the victim
received six stitches on his jaw,
suffered a concussion, several facial
lacerations and injuries to the head,
face and neck.
Morris stated that the attack
involved punching until the victim
fell to the ground and then escalated
to punching and kicking once the
victim was on the ground, whichboth Hubbard and his defenseattorney Phil Cornish denied.The victim was then taken to
Clinton Hospital where he was
treated for his injuries. He was
admitted on the day of the incident
(July 11) and was released on July
15, Morris said.
An aggravating factor to the 90-
day jail term, Morris said, was an
additional charge of mischief under
$5,000 that occurred over a month
later on August 24 when Hubbard
went to his ex-girlfriend’s home.
Morris said he asked her to take him
back and when she refused, he
became agitated and punched
several holes in the wall of her
home. He also punched the window
on her microwave oven out. Morris
said the subsequent event illustrated
anger issues that Hubbard has.
Earlier brushes with the law were
also highlighted by Morris,
including a 2006 charge for assault
and some youth courts incidents.
While Cornish asked for a
sentence that didn’t include jail
time, Hunter insisted that Hubbard
see jail time due to the nature of the
assault and his prior record.
In addition to the jail time,
Hubbard was issued a $250 fine for
the property damage as a result of
the August 24 incident and $300 of
restitution to be paid to the assault
victim for lost wages during the
week he was in the hospital. He was
also given 12 months probation.
Cornish pled his client’s case,
saying that he has “persevered” and
has proven to be “resilient” through
a tough childhood that involved
growing up in a foster home.
Hunter said he acknowledged
some of the positive aspects of
Cornish’s submission, but that the
unprovoked and vicious nature of
the assault were too prevalent toignore.UTTERING THREATSJason Hutchings of Listowel was
given a suspended sentence, 18
months probation and a $500 fine
from an incident in late August in
the Municipality of Huron East.
Over the course of August 29, 30
and 31, Morris said Hutchings sent
over 80 menacing text messages to
his ex-girlfriend that she found to be
threatening. These messages
included one that threatened her life
and one that featured a picture of
him with a noose around his neck.
In addition, Morris said that
Hutchings had also posted nude
pictures of the victim on the
internet.
Hunter told Hutchings he is to
have no contact with the victim
whatsoever and that if he returns to a
court Hunter is presiding over, there
will be consequences, saying that if
he contacts the victim again and
appears in front of him, to “bring a
toothbrush and a large supply of
toothpaste. And stay off the
computer as far as she’s concerned.”
DRUG TRAFFICKING
William Coates of Blyth pled
guilty to a charge of possession with
the intent to distribute.
On January 20, Wingham Police
officers were conducting
surveillance on a home in Wingham
and observed Coates exiting the
home. He was stopped and
eventually arrested and searched. He
was found to be in possession of
marijuana and some non-descriptive
pills, said Federal Crown Attorney
Mike Donnelly.
The police travelled with Coates
to his home in Blyth where 91
grams of marijuana were
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math. The student council met last
week and with the help of the Grade
7/8 class, created the school’s annual
Haunted House on Friday. The
students in the senior class dressed
up as all sorts of scary things. A
cemetery, haunted campsite and
other things you can’t imagine were
made to frighten the students.
As our weekly reminder,
please bring in any pop cans to the
school and drop them off at the
office.
Last week at Blyth Public School
in Grade 2/3, students were
investigating pumpkins. They have
been using descriptive language to
describe the pumpkins. Then they
measured the width, height,
circumference and mass and tested
them for buoyancy. Using the seeds
from the pumpkins, they counted in
different increments. They even
learned the lifecycle of pumpkins.
Finally, the students got to carve
them into jack-o-lanterns and take
them home.
Parents and guardians are
encouraged to arrange an
appointment time for parent-teacher
interviews. Interviews will take
place during the evening of
Thursday, Nov. 4 and the morning of
Friday, Nov. 5. Interview request
forms were sent home with
the report cards on Monday,
Nov. 1. There will be a draw
for the Grade 8 basket at the
interviews.
The school is getting ready for
registration day for children who
will start school in Sept. 2011 -
(three year olds for Junior
Kindergarten; four year olds for
Senior Kindergarten). Registration
day will be Friday, Nov. 12 and
appointments are required. Parents
should contact the school to arrange
for an appointment time and an
information package.
A group of students from the
senior class were selected to go to
YAH! (Young, Active and Healthy).
The students learned about co-
operation and several new games to
teach the younger students of Blyth
Public School.
The school still needs volunteers
for its snack program. Students
enjoyed the program last year and it
would be great to have as many
volunteers as possible.
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reading Jesus tells a parable that
there was a judge in the city that had
no fear of God or of anyone. A
widow kept pleading with the
judge and the unjust judge said that
God would avenge his own and
when the Son of God comes will He
find faith on earth. We are fine as
long as things are going well. When
things go wrong we ask God for
help.
We should show our faith by
acting in faith. There is still poverty
in this world the same as in Jesus’
time. The federal government has a
bill before it to get rid of child
poverty in Canada.
The choir favoured the
congregation with the singing of the
anthem, “Sing a Round of Praise.”
The offering was received followed
by the offering hymn and the
offertory prayer. The next hymn,
“Let There Be Light” was followed
by the prayer for the world and the
singing of the Lord’s Prayer.
The last hymn, “O For a World”
was followed by the commissioning
and the benediction and the singing
of the choral response, “Go Now In
Peace”. Everyone was invited
downstairs for lunch and a visit with
Tom and his family.
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Thank You
to everyone who supported
me at the polls
on October 25th
I will do my best to serve
on your behalf.
~ Ray Hallahan
Councillor - Twp. of North Huron
Thank You
to the voters in
East Wawanosh Ward for
your support at the polls on
October 25.
Please call me if you have
any concerns.
~ Jim Campbell
Guest speaker
returns to church
Program needs volunteers
Blyth man gets 90 daysBy Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen
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