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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-31, Page 1• cancels .,...evexits- • January's weather has played havoc with Some events in the area. The St. Helen's Snow- ' mobile Club continues to be plagued with weather problems this year in its efforts to hold the poker rally. It's getting to be a annual event for the club to have to 'postpone' the event If old man winter coop:-. erates, the poker rally will take place this Sunday.. Who'd hive thought in early January with all the ''1, , RIP*. arOurid that the Club .',.--74-tvoill have a problem this 'The Luckno* & Dis- trict Co-operative's annual banquet' ..and meeting, scheduled for last Sat- urday was doomed as well. The event is set for Thursday evening, with dinner at 7 p.m. and the meeting to follow at 8 p.m at the Community Centre. A social time will follow rather than a dance. gamate; 51- Stewart Ticers patr ling marks • is Oth • by Scott Ililgendorff There are,now 51 offi- cers patrolling Lucknow. They aren't new OPP officers, just part, of an amalgamated Walkerton and Kincardine detachment. OPP Staff Sergeant Al Neville, formerly of• the Kincardine detachment, became the Area Commander of both the, Kincardine and Walkerton •OPP in November. Be replaces the Walkerton staff sergeant, Terry Nicholls, who was transferred -tote OPP head- quarters in ,Orillia. • As of Jan. 6,, the two detachments have amalga- mated their schedules. , Walkerton OPP used to patrol for 20 hours with officers on 10 -hour shifts. Between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., there were- no officers on pasrol unless necessary. With the amalgamated schedule, both Kincardine and Walkerton area roads are patrolled 24 -hours. • For Kincardine OPP, ,•*turn to page 2 • 3 • stormy weather Another January storm swept through the area on Monday closing roads and making driving conditions treacherous. By• early Monday evening, Bruce county snow plows were pulled off the road and police were advis- ing motorist to stay put. Winds gusting t�° 80 km caused Whiteout conditions. To the north, several schools had to billet chil- • dren with town parents or keep, them at the school; • scheduled events were can- celled and several area highways were closed. tarly Tuesday morning, ' conditions appeared to have ,• improved - at leak in town. ,Bruce County roads remained closed at 7 a.m. A snow squall warning contin- ued, with some areas to receive between 10 to 20 cm ofsnow. Four 'tires and rims, worth $2,300, were stolen from a new Ford Ranger at Montgomery Motors in Lucknow. • The • theft- occurred overnight on Jan. 23. This is" the second theft from Montgomery Motors in a little more than a month. Saturday's stormy weath- er did not deter over 60 guests from attending Art Stewart's 90th birthday cel- ebrations. Even his son Richard and his wife made. it down from North Bay. Following a 1 p.m. meal with a• big birthday cake, Ernie Durnin and Nancy Park provided entertain- ment, as well as the younger 'kids'. An. afternoon of card playing was enjoyed, fol- lowed -by a light snack and . then it was back to the cards• again. • i , As everyone departed for . their homes about 10:30 . , p.m., Art reminded every- Ripieu•nriabin actually the next day. Even rt ewar, , 0 uc w, ce e ra e s 0 at 90,, he was ready to party birthday when a party Was held in his honor last The rear window was again. - Saturday. (Pat Livingston photo) kicked in a Thompson Feed enty two arrested in raid Mill in Ripley between Jan. • • . 20 and Jan. 22. 2 A coinputer was turned someone , had looked two from' Kinloss Township on and -there were signs thmugh the offtce but noth- . ing was reportedstolen. Lancer alumni- back.for.games this Friday night The Lucknow Lancers have received 45 replies to invi- tations sent out to aluimii members of that team to partici- pate in a fun game this Friday night. Ken Irwin said about 70 invites were mailed. "The response has been good," sayilrwin. 'Right no* it looks like the present day Lancers won't have to suit up to com- plete teams." Four teams will play games: one at 7:00 and the .other at 8:30 p.m, at the Lucialow and 'District Sports Complex. "These are 'seasoned' players. who will return for this fund-raising • venture," said Irwin.. "There. will be no body contact and no slap Shots.' When asked by the reporter if oxygen would be on hand, Irwin replied, couldn't get them to hard pipe it in. Tey'll have to come as they are and give what they've got." , . Players from the Sepoy days (prior to Lancers) will participate in the fun evening as Well. • So get on down to the Sports Complex Friday night. It's SlItOto be an .etnertaining -evening as •some ,of the "oldies" take to the ice, to help out the current 'squad in their efforts to,raise funds for Phase 11, • • , • • . by Heather Boa Police confiscated an assortment of drugs, drug paraphernalia and weapons after an early. morning raid of five resi- dences last week:" • • - Police announced it a press conference in Hanover this past week they also execut- ed arrest warrants for 22 people, on charges including: conspiracy to traffic cocaine, methamphetamine (speed), andmarijuana;.. possession for the purpose of trafficking ..and cultivating; and unsafe Storage of firearms. The 13 -month .dragnet leading up to the raids was headed by the Sarnia detachment of the RCMP, with assistance from Walkerton, Hanover and Sarnia Pollee ser- vices, and Members of :the OPP Western Region Crime 'Unit, the Canine Unit and London-based Tactical Rescue Unit (TRU) Tearti.. • The 444.gfiCers, including three three from Walkerton,- seized as evidence one-quarter • pound of marijuana valued at $700, one pound of hash valued at about .$9,006, four firearms, 24 Vials of steroids, $1,600, • cash, and a hydroponics .system; "believed to support approximately 400 Plants." said: Mount Forest OPP- Sgt. Martin Brown. • One of the search warrants was executed at a Kinloss Township home. A 30 -year-old male and a 23 year-old female, were both charged with conspiracy to trafficin, methainplietainine, conspiracy to triffie, in •cocaine, and conspiracy to traffic in mari- juana. The male is additionally charged • with cultivating marijuana. " At a home in Walkerton, police confis- cating steroids and equipment associated With ,growing indoor plants, such as mari- juana. The street value of drugs in the seizure was "very, very minimal for the duration of the investigation. It was 13 months," Walkerton Police Chief Burrell Gaffing told the police services board just hours after a press conference-. "But a lot of heavy drug players were charged with conspiracy." • "The key players were from Walkerton. They were the ones supplying drugs to the Sarnia area," said Galling. "The seizure was small, but the impact was enormous," he added. Walkerton offi- cers] "did a good job." A sixth search Warrant was issued after the press conference, this time at a home in Kincardine. Suspected drugs were seized, said Kincardine OPP Const. Andy Burgess,. Corp. 'Blake Oiberson, of Sarnia RCMP, said the investigation started in Sarnia in January, 1995, the result of legal phone taps. The investigation led police to this area. Ele expects futnre charges will be laid in another region • Brown said, believe it maybe plugged a hole in the dike for a period of time but we haven't stopped the trafficking."