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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-08-03, Page 2Page 2 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 3, 1994 A bidden marijuana harvest may be in your corn fields • by Nellie Evans Is there a crop of marijuana growing in your field'? Many farmers don't realize their field of corn is being used to propagate marijuana, says Bob Humphries of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) in Clinton: • Marijuana is often planted near corn on the south side of fields and along creeks, an RCMP fact sheet confirms. Marijuana can be detected by looking for trails, unusual traffic in the arca or generally anything suspicious. Illegal cultivation of marijuana is Purchasing a vehicle is a big decision! Let us help you make the right one! GARRY WOODCOCK Duality Cars & Trucks We Carl Save You Money fOnve A Little • Save A Lot •' LUCKNOW MONTGOMERY 528.2813 . 1.800-567.2012 possible in southwestern Ontario because of ideal weather conditions. According to Exeter OPP Sgt. Terry Devine, marijuana growth in the area is at a "normal" level. ' "It's not more than usual. That's pretty common," he said. Yet Exeter OPP 'has been busy lately raiding sites of marijuana resulting in one charge of growing the plant in a residence near Kippen and the destruction of 97 raw plants in Stephen Township, near Grand Bend. , "That's a significant amount," said Devine. Exeter OPP also received a up that marijuana was being grown in Hay Township but investigation revealed nothing. Police also destroyed six plants being grown in Usbornc Township. "It's no more prevalent than the rest of southwestorn Ontario but commercial operations are on the increase," said RCMP Constable John Henderson. Last . year, the London RCMP drug squad pulled 7,000 marijuana plants with a street value of over $5 million in its third year of an extrication program spanning the counties of Middlesex (including the Parkhill area), Elgin and •Ox - LAKE IDEof ortats MO E 'T A DMaton Wingham Mem We offer full service including: •.Cemetery lettering and monument reconstruction • Custom design of a unique memorial or a more. traditional stone Call,for an appointment or visit our 226 Queen St. Kincardine 1- 1' HEINZ 4 Litre Jug White Vinegar Lucknow Villag- arkct LUCKNOW 528-3001 We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities To Normal Family Requirements ., • GROC ERY .99 ADMIRAL 213 g Tin Sockeye 1 iJ9 Salmon ■ MINUTE MAID: Frozen Selected Varieties 6 x355 ml Tin Lemonade & Punches MEADOWGOLD Assorted Varieties 4 Litre Large Pail Ice Cream KNECHTEL Selected Varieties 14 oz. 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(Hen s an her 60. plots were discovered while police were flying overhead.) • RCMP Corporal Blake Giberson of the Sarnia detachment said marijuana cultivation is increasing because the grower either wants to save money or make it. The value of marijuana plants vary with maturity, said Henderson. Although marijuana plants are not harvested until September, nine to 12 foot plants have the potential value of $1,000 each. Marijuana's street value can be between $2,500 and $3,500 per pound for marijuana buds, he said. Marijuana leaves, which are used to make oil.; can reach a value of about $20 per gram. Humphries said there are two types of marijuana growers: recreational and commercial. Recreational growers use hydroponics while commercial growers cultivate and care for the crop like a farmer. culprits damage vehicles Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce are seeking the public's assistance in . the investigation of damage to vehicles which occurred in Chesley. The Walkerton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police report that sometime overnight of April 10, 1994 unknown person(s) damaged two vehicles in •Chesley..One vehicle received a slashed rear tire and -deeply gouged scratches down both sides. The second vehicle received a slashed rear tire. The approximate value of the damage is . estimated to be $1,300.00. If you have any information on this or any other case, Crime Stop- pers of Grey Bruce are willing to paylia reward up to $1000 for infor- mation that leads to an arrest Call Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800- 265-3787.. You will not have to identify yourself. No one will know who you are. You will never have to testify in court. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display. Norma Chester, of Clifford, displays one of the unique pieces of jewellery (peacock feather earrings), she had at her booth at the Craft Festival, on the weekend. This is the sixth year for Mrs. Chester to show her wares In LuCknow. (Pat Livingston 'photo) Be sure to take precautions •from page 1 tractors tipping or machines becoming mired down in ruts: The following precautions should be taken: 1)Walk the field areas where potential washouts could occur and mark them so machinery can avoid the hazard. 2)Keep as far away from ditches and banks as your machine is wide. 3)Drive around ditches, not across them. 4)Back your tractor out when mired in mud or hits. If this won't work, the only safe procedure is. to tow the stuck machine out with another tractor, equipped with ROPS. DO. NOT hitch the towing tractor higher than the drawbar. .. Jays win •from page 1 boys' also got to see the World Series trophies. • Each participant received a• souvenir t -shirt and draws were made for 60 Cooper baseball bats, a pitching machine, bat bags and Various games. The participants were 'allowed to take part in pre -game• ceremonies on the field and then got to see the • Blue Jays play. Both of them are Jays fans, so it was fitting that the team pulled off a win against the Texas Rangers. The clinic is sponsored by High Five. For every. 15 cases of product sold by the minorleagues, an entry went into the draw for one of the 350 berths available. ;for the clinic. The Lucknow minor ball league received two, berths and a random draw resulted in Nigel and, Cam being the lucky winners.