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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-05-31, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, May 31, 1989 Motorist robbed,- two cyclists struck by motor vehicles LUCAN. - One motorist was robbed and two bicyclists were in- volved in accidents in the' Lucan OPP area this week.• These were the noteable reports out of the 30 general occurrences and six motor vehicle accidents investigated for the past week. Marshall Sherman, 23, of 575. Wilkins Street, was driving north on Middlesex County Road 23 near Middlesex County Road 16 at ap- proximately 2 a.m. on May 23. He stopped to assist what he believed to be a stranded motorist. After stopping, Sherman was as- saulted by two men and knocked to the ground. His vehicle was ran- sacked and his watch was stolen. 'The suspect who wavedSherman down is 'described as being six foot one inch tall, medium build and in his late 20's. He had dark hair cov- ering his ears and a moustache. The suspect vehicle is a two -door 1975-79 Chevrolet Malibu, choco- late brown in colour with chrome valve covers. Anyone having information about this incident, suspect or vehicle are asked to contact Lucan OPP. Two unidentified male suspects were also involved. About 9:10 a.m. on May 23, 13 year old Melissa Hardy of R.R. Lu - can turned northbound .onto Main Street from Market Street and col- lided with an unknown southbound vehicle. Noinjuries resulted but the rear wheel of the bicycle was damaged • At 5:40 p.m. on the same day, 12 year old Chad Hotson of 140 Duch- ess Street, Lucan, was seriously in- jured while riding his bicycle in Lu - can, Hotson collided with a pickup truck while riding around another vehicle at the Becker's Variety park- ing lot. Hc was taken to.Univcrsi- ty Hospital by Lucan Ambulance. PUC hydro EXETER - Einployces in the hy- dro departinent of the Exeter PUC .have a record of 19 accident -free years, manager.Hugh Davis told the regular May meeting of the :Com- mission. "The men deserve a lot of •credit here. They arc conscientious and .careful," Davis said proudly. • The crews have been kcpt busy on a number of projects. A 200 - amp service and a water li vere added at Nabisco's property to ac- commodate wort and recreation trailers and toilet facilities. All work except hanging the transformers has been completed -at Laidlaw Transport's' new location. -The substation behind the library was temporarily shut down while one of the pads was reinforced with employees boiler plate.. Hydro service will be extended to two lots at Carling and Waterloo. Streets where no facili- ties exist at present; a house is scheduled to be built on one of the#, 'lots soon. The Exeter utility now has the equipment to take samples of oil from transformers without moving them from their installations. Each of the several -hundred trans- formers rin service in Exctcr will be sampled to see if they contain PCBs. • Reporting on the water depart- ment, Davis said• the six-inch duc- tile water main between Mary St. andthe tracks has been completed The main being installed under contract on Huron St. is not yet pressurized. More work, including " set record the addition of two more hydrants, has to be completed before the pro- ject is transferred to the PUC. Commissioners agreed to pay the $30 per person to register water- works operators in a certification .program initiated recently by the ministry, of the environment. The program is voluntary at present. Employees who are not registered by July will be required to pass a course to attain certification. The Commission also agreed with Davis that a FAX machine would be a beneficial addition to the office. The manager was given permission to acquire one when the purchase is financially viable. Da- vis thought money might be avail- able for such an expenditure by fall • Fined, ordered to make restitution EXETER. - Leslie Howard Mac- •- Donald, RR2 Crediton, was fined and ordered to make restitution after pleading guilty in Exctcr provincial court on May 23 to trespassing, theft under $1,000 and mischief. The trespassing charge was the•re- suit of an incident last. October when MacDonald, in company with three local teenagers, entered the Hay township premises of William Munn, ignoring "no trespassing" signs, and breaking into a cottage on the property. The accused provided illumination - by filling his toolbox with inflam- mable liquid and adding wood. Twice the cottage wall caught fire, and twice the fire was extinguished. The four stayed for.two hours, and _the- collage burned down after they ` • left..: Damage was assessed at S8,0(iu The second charge was laid after the accused removed a firc extin- guishr valued at S30 and a radar de- tector worth $300 from Jeff..Btlt- son's garage on March 13. Only .the extinguisher was recovered. MacDonald was charged with •mischief for driving around grave markers in Bethesda Cemetery in - Usborne,.leaving ruts, on April 4. Cost to repair the damage was S525.20. Judge RGE Hunter fined MacDo- nald S100 and ordered him to make S2,000 restitution for the first of- fence, levied a S250 fine and S300 restitution in the second, and im- posed a further fine of $250 and - restitution of S525 on the third charge. All restitution is to be made within 11 months. The ac- cused was ordered to pay $200 per month into court beginning June 23; the money will be divided among the three parties who suf- fercd loss. The fines are to be paid within 12 months. Mark S. Wragg, RR1Exctcr; -was fined $600 and had his driving licence suspended for 12 months af- ter plcading guilty to impaired drill- ° ing. He had breathalyzer readings of 180 and 170 after being stopped for erratic driving in Exeter on May 5. Edward William Wilkinson, - Stratford, received the same sen- tence for pleading guilty to a BAC over 80. His samples, too, gave readings of 180 arid 170 after he was picked up for speeding on Highway 83 on•September 11. Donald C. Bennett, St. Marys, was, given a conditional discharge and put on 12 months' probation, and ordered to perform 75 hours of community service within the next nine months for stealing a leather coat from Stan Francis after- a dance in Kirkton on February 11. The coat, valued at $450, was re- covered from the accused. • The owner's name tag had . been ripped out. Candidates for top student awards Continued from front page schools record three times in a row, it now stands at 2:01. He runs a farrow to finish hog operation as . well as growing cash crops. Larry is enrolled in the Agriculture Busi- ness Management course at_Central- ia College for the fall. . Patty O'Toole is a grade thirteen honour roll student and has enjoyed hcr five busy years at South Huron. Patty has been involved with the . Student Council as Executive' Treasurer and this year as Executive Secretary. She has also been a pre - • feet and `special• event committee `•. `haacl�. Patty played for South Huron's field hockey team. and has also ex- celled in gymnastics. Represent " sSrmtlr Huron she won. the Huron Perth Championship • three years ' a y as dedicated many hours as editor to complete the 87-88 year= book, and as' this _years editor again,. to solve distribution and cost prob- lems. Patty was a chairperson on the formal committee, and is currently helping to produce Midnight En- . chantment. She has also displayed hcr artwork a local exhibits and twice earned the top marks in South Huron art.program. Patty plans to attend the Univer- sity of Waterloo in the fall, enrolled in an Honours Co-op Applied Arts program. Jon .O'Cognor is a grade 13 stu- dent and has spent five years at South Huron. During this time he has bccn involved extensively in the athletic progrim, taking pan in such sports as football, soccer, hockey, basketball and curling. His major interest outside of school is soccer which he holes to pursue in die future. He has been a three year honour student and involved in the . enrichment program.. Jon has also Correction On this week's Outdoor Living Sale the brakes on Page 7 should be regular from $22.99 not $14.99 been an intramural homeroom rep since grade 10, and this ycar was an executive member of the Athletic Council. Jon is looking forward to attend- ing Lafayette University in Penn- sylvania studying pre -law and ma- joring in international affairs. Shari Black has been on the bas- ketball asketball team for five yearas.well as helping out at the grade school bas- ketball clinic for two ycars. Shc also participated in this years school production, SHOWCASE '89. Shari has been on the honour roll for four years and also helped out with peer tutoring in science. .She was one of the recipients of "Excel- • fence -ht -Education A.wacd::... She has also taken part in student coun- cil for three• years and one ycaj a_s • Sadat 'year -she was a chairperson on the formal comntittcc. - Shari hopes to attend the Univer- sity of Saskatoon or the University of Toronto for pharmacy. • Lisa Ellcrington has spent the past five ycars at South Huron managing to become involved in numerous activities and she is cur- rently president of the students council. Shc has bccn involved in field hockey, soccer, track and field as well as intramural sports. She was a member of the Intramural Ex- ecutive last ycar. Lisa was also in- volved as an intramural rep for the two previous years. This year she has been a prefect as well as head- ing h special events committee. She has helped to -set up a buddy system this year involving grade nines and thirteens. She ran the schools tuck shop. Lisa has cein- pletcd her year in honour standings and has been involved in the enrich- ment program. Lisa was a member of the cast of this years theatre pro- • duction SHOWCASE '89. " Lisa is . planning . to attend the University of Waterloo to study op- tometry next year. Steve Lingard has played an ac- tive role 11, events and activities. at• South Huron. He has been -an es- sential part of the volleyball team for five years and participated in in- tramurals. Steve has -still managed to received impressive marks at • South Huron and hopes to attend University in the fall. • Siad Osman has had five very successful years at ,South Huron. Siad has been on the honour roll for all five years and has received many honours for his hard work. As well, Siad was a member of the Panthers' Reach For the Top team. Siad is planning to attend Univcrsi- t in the fall. A hard day's walk - Hensall clerk -treasurer Luanne Phair, the Times Advocate's Adrian Harte, and Joanne Fields ham it up for the camera after walking from Exeter to Hensall as part of the Cystic Fibrosis Moonwalk organized by the Hensall Kinsmen for" Sunday. Among the 40 participants was Mayor Bruce Shaw who took this photo. Other occurrences for the week in- cluded a theft, a damage and two stv- len vehicles. Four Liquor Licence Act charges were laid and one im- paired driver was arrested. Police are reminding parents to ensure theirchildren know the ap- propriate traffic and safety rules for bicycles. Several complaints have been received about children not obeying stop signs and right-of-way -and two children have been in acci- dents over the past week. Please prevent your children from harm by making sure they ride their bicycles safely. Two bicycle accidents EXETER - Exeter police inves- tigated two collisions between bicycles and autos last week. On May 24 10 -year-old Chris Mac- Donald. Exeter, rode his bicycle into a vehicle driven by William Nickles, Huron Park, which was stopped in the highschool drive- way. on Gidley St. MacDonald was treated at South Huron Hos- pital ospital and released. Two days .later, cyclist Adam Wilts of Exeter ran into the side of a car driven by Shannon Hrud- ka, Hensall, who was westbound in the rear parking lot at SHDHS. There were no inju- ries. Exeter police chief Larry Hardy said later that neither motorist was at fault. Police caution mot- orists to be on the alert for cy- clists, and -remind cyclists that they must obey the same laws as motorists, and drive their bikes safely.. - Police also investigated a two - car collision which occurred on May 25 on Sanders St. at the en- trance to the municipal parking lot between vehicles driven by Arlene Hoonaard, Centralia and Yolande Boyd, Hensall. Flying up - The First Grand Bend Brownies are saying goodbye to these girls who will begin Guides in the fall. In the back row are Melissa Miller, Eilis Karry, Carrie Illman, Jacquee Brown, and Me- lissa Hayter. In front are Jennifer Miller, Samantha Edwards, Mi- randa Hayter; and Mandy Smith. Fitweek encourages physical activities Canada's Fitweek is from Friday, May 26 to Sunday, June 4: What is Fitweek? Getting Canadians to incorporate regular physical activi- ty into their lifestyle. - This week is designed- to encour- age people to adopt healthier life- styles but doing it from a fun - focused approach. Surveys have shown that walking, swimming and cycling are three of the top ac- tivities enjoyed by Canadians. SNEAKER DAY- Was held on Friday; May 26. Everyone coming to the Vanastra Recreation Centre was checked to -see if they were wearing their sneakers.- Everyone received a ballot to entera contest that could win an airpass for- two anywhere in Canada. FREE SWIM - Wednesday, May 31 at the Vanastra Recreation Pool from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ' FILMS - Water Safety films were shown on Tuesday, May 30 and will be shown again Thursday, June 1 for our regular programs. BRING A FRIEND - "Bring along a friend" for FREE PARTIC- IPATION during Fitweek was held for Fitness Classes and AquaFit- ness Classes. Of course Fitweek's many activi- ties can't take all the credit for what's often considered as some- thing of a fitness revolution over the past decade, but it has without doubt contributed .to people's shift in this direction. 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