HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-07-31, Page 1OPP were involved in
a "five minute chase" in
the Lucknow area, with a
man driving a motorcycle.
with no rear licence plate,
The incident occurred
Saturday, July 27 at
11:30 a.m.
Two officers in
Lucknow, on Highway
86, observed the motor-
cycle driver and attempt-
ed to stop the: -vehicle.
Staf Sgt. AlNeville said
the emergency lights.
were flashing and the
• Siren. was on. The motor-
c`ycle failed to stop:for
police and turned onto
Sideroad Four . in
Ashfield' Township, One
police, car was in pursuit.
The motorcycle left the
road and cut .across a
Mean field, heading west.
The other, officer, waiting
at Highway °86, saw the
motorcycle come out of
the field and pursued the
driver who pulled into an
Ashfield Township farm
Janeway,
The motorcycle ; disap-
peared ,down.. 'a dirt. road
on the farm, and: the
police gave up the chaise
t A
Thre police etu ed to
the,„ scene.. later in the day F
when the farm owners
'found the motorcycle in
their cornfield. It had
been damaged. Police say
the driver was nowhere
in the area.
As a result of the
investigation, the driver
was located at his home
in Huron Township,
where he was arrested at
6:23. p.m. the same day.
A 28 -year-old male
has been charged with '
dangerous driving, failing
to stop for police, no
licence ; plates . on...:the
avehicle ; and :driving with
k{i o i�nsur- rice.
He will appear in court
`on Sept .11.
by Jennifier;Vandernneer
Still going strong .after
a quarter of a, century, the
annual Lucknow craft
festival is ready to go this
weekend.
As many as: 90 vendors
are expected to fill the
new sports "complex for
the two-day event Aust
2 and 3.
Ross ,Errington and his
wife, Elaine look after the
bookings for the show on.
behalf of the. agricultural
society. He said all the•
vendors will be inside
this year. Some. -are even
being put in the' confer-
ence
onfer-ence room inside.the
building. Fruit and veg
' etable vendors will have
lots of room to set up out-
side the building.
"We're pretty well
known and we have no
trouble tting if
t up "
Errington saiid
Thuble craft showis
restricted to those who
have quality; products to
offer. They -come from all
over southern Ontario,
including Hamilton and
Windsor. Products trust
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be handmade items or
materials that can be used
to .make crafts. Those
_stipulations are tight on
the registration form,
Errington said.
In 1974, the agricultur-
al society became directly
involved in the organitst-
tion of the; annual craft
show. The society began
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by Blake Patterson
Melissa' Daer, the pride ef'
Port Alert, returned home last week with
a world championship; bronze medal.
Doer, '174 vv'oin the bronze as a member
'of Team Canada at the 1996 World Cup
Saddleseat Equitation competition in.
Louisville, Kentucky'July� 18-21.
The World Cu coin tition was 'art of
a larger event .c
urger called ed ' nitaina USA -and.
featured 30 riders from the United States,
Germany, South Africadand Canada
The favoured United States team Won:
gold and Canada was edged by South
Africa for:the silver, but Pao' said the
Canadians were proud of their'aceomn:-
plishmen•�{tyion ]the world stage.
' •6 i RO C sS .,
At the closing ceremonies July 21, the
sit -member Canadian team +Imbed the
steps of the podium; the medals' were
draped over their shoulders, they were
given roses, and then 0 Canada was.
played:as°the Canadian Flag lifted slowly
o, `r
t therafters o f the arena,
Daer saidit was amazing, "tcan't even
describe the feeling of standing there. .° All
the pressure is off, there is a sigh of
relief,: and to stand there watching your
ort the ed e
Perched h g h - u on' the scaf' (Adis is B r . Mci riagh.was
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10g the windows on the second floor before giving there a. good
scrubbing'. The building is getting a bit of a tape lift this. week.
(Vander`l r photo) : ;
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