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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-08-23, Page 3t 23 Big celebration planned for Blanshards3 continued from front page "Darkest Africa" became associated in the public mind back home with the phrase "Di. Livingston, I pre- sume?" That was how Stanley was sup- posed to have greeted the other fa- mous British explorer of tropical Africa of the time --Dr. Livingston, whose path criss-crossed with Stan- ley's as the two traversed tropical Africa.) The "T-shirts show a pipe - smoking, cork -hatted explorer (rained by the words "BlansharJ--I presume." Three hundred of these shirts will be on sale for $10 a piece. Other mementos being offered include 75 sets of commemorative, acrylic beer steins etched with the township hall, coffee cups similarly illustrated, and note pads. On Sunday an inter- denominational church service will he held, also at the school, with - popular speaker Rev. George'Goth of London addressing church -goers with the a sermon entitled, For a Time Such as This. People are encouraged to wear old-fashioned dress for this occa- sion, which is to be followed by lin old-fashioned picnic. The purpose of this, says Mr. Harlton, is "to visit and renew acquaintances." Families are reminded to bring their picnic lunches as well as lawn chairs. The organizing committee will provide the accompanying cof- fee and juice for the meal. Some 1,100 invitations have been sent out to former students and teachers of the 16 school sections which used to exist in the town- ship. Although a list of names has been collected and fed into a com- puter and an attempt has been made to contact everyone, Mr. Harlton says the publicity committee is "sorry" if anyone has beeq missed. But, he adds, "anyone who went to school in the township should come anyway." Mr. Harlton credits the various committees for an excellent team effort in organizing the forthcoming celebration. Chairman of the two-day event is Dr. Norm Amos, with township reeve Bob Spence as co-chairman. The book committee is comprised of former reeve Don and Marie Simpson, Bill and Betty Mullin and Coun. Brian Bertrand. Members of the program com- mittee are: Norm and Liona Amos, Leon and Shirley Paul, Don and Laura Grantham, parade chairman Homer McKay and Coun. Frank Nairn. Finances are being handled by Mr. Simpson, Dr. Amos and Reeve Spence. Catering is in the hands of Bob and Lavonna Stephen, George and Ruth Levy, Jim and Marilyn Near and Coun. Gerry Wallis. Apart from Mr. Harlton, other members of the publicity commit- tee are Jim and Lynda Hodgins, Pat Harlton, Gerald and Debbie Weer - sink and Ina Harlton. t...) - i $. Blanshard celebrates - This weekend Blanshard commemorates 150 years as a township. in this pic- ture members of the committee organizing the event display items which will be on sale at the event. Front row from left are, John Harlton, Jim Hodgins and Gerald Weersink. Back row from left are, Lyn- da Hodgins; ina Harlton, Debbie Weersink and Pat Harlton. Smash mailboxes in Lucan area LUCAN - Members of the Onta- rio Provincial Police at Lucan in- vestigated 42 occurrences and seven accidents over the past week. Charges are pending against four persons as a result of a damage complaina d , of the motor ve- hicle co,.,sions. In the early morning hours of August 18, a Ford pickup, was ob- served stopping beside mailboxes along Concession Road 8 of Lon- don Township. Residents heard a banging noise and reported it to po- lice. Police stopped this vehicle a short time l.ttcr and seized a base- ball bat which had been used to damage a total of eight mailboxes along the roadway. Mischief charg- es are pending against two male eighteen year olds and. one young offender, all from London. A single motor vehicle accident occurred on the Cameron Side Road just north of Concession Road 8 of London Township about 2:30 a.m. on August 19. A 1988 red Chevro- let driven by Fernando Abreu, 23, of 1 Masyey Square, Toronto, .struck two mailboxes while north- bound. An ALERT test resulted in a fail and impair+ d driving charges arc pending aga nst the driver. No ma- jor'injuries .'ere received by Abreu or his passenger David Frizzell, 20, of Jalna Blvd., London. Other inv.. tigations included two break-ins, three thefts, three wilful damages and two persons. were charged with liquor offenses during the week. None of the motor vehi- cle accidents involved more than minimal injuries. The incidents of vandalism usual- ly increase about this time of 'year just as school begins. Police advise you to be watchful for anything or . anyone suspicious around your property. Report any questionable actions to police promptly noting description • of any involved per- sons and/o4 vehicles. Damage to property fain vandalism results in the loss of millions of dollars an- nually. You can ttclp prevent this damage by 1-.'ing alert. OPP says Good Bears comforting TORONTO - OPP "Good Bears" are comforting more children in traumatic situations thanks to a Ministry of the Solicitor General pilot project Victim Crisis Assis- tance and Referral Service (VCARS). According to S/Sgt. Irena Law- renson, OPP's "Good Bear" provin- Fatality Continued from front page operated by Bessie Munden of Lon- don skidded off Highway 23, near Huron road 6 and struck a hydro pole. The car was demolished, but the driver escape i without injury. During the week, 45 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act, 13 Liquor Licence Act charges laid and three drivers were issued li- cence suspensions of 12 hours each cial coordinator, the 12" tall teddy bcars are being placed in emergency kits used by VCARS volunteers in the three regions where the project is in operation. "We arc delighted to share our "Good Bear' program with the Min- istry's Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Service," said Lawrenson. "OPP officcrs who have given a "Good Bear" to a child know what a difference a teddy bear makes." Since the "Good Bear" program started earlier this year, OPP offi- cers have given dozens of teddy bears to Ontario youngsters who were victims of motor vehicle acci- dents, family violence situations, and criminal activity including sex- ual assault. All 1,000 OPP cruis- ers, aircraft and boats carry OPP "Good Bears". "Often the children arc forgotten in the aftertnath of a traumatic fame ily crisis. The OPP "Good Bears" are a welcome addition to our emer- gency kits," said Morty Fine, VCARS Project Manager. Teams of VCARS volunteer counsellors began working in Au- gust 1987 in the District of Algo- ma, the County of• Brant and the County of Frontcnac. Available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, the two -person volunteer teams have a 20 Minute response time to calls for help. The volunteers offer victims of tragic circumstances or criminal ac- tivity emotional support, practical assistance and referral to appropriate helping agencies. • Typical of those helped arc the victims of crime including domestic and sexual assaults. VCARS volun- teers help families that have experi- enced a loss of a member through sudden death such as traffic acci- dents, drowning or suicide. Usbome blue boxes - Members of the three Women's Institutes in Usbome township were busy de- livering Blue Boxes throughout the municipality Monday afternoon. Usbome is the first township to have roadside pickup which begins on September 11. In the front with Bluewater Recycling Co- ordinator Frances Veilleux are WI members Fem Dougall, Shirley Cooper, Gladys Richardson and Marie Brock. . - Big weekend - Even the littlest Blanshard residents will be celebrating this weekend as the town- ship marks its 150th anniversary. In this picture Michael and Kate Weersink show off bumper stick- ers made to commemorate this big event. Plan more emphasis on use of seatbelts EXETER - During the month of October, an awareness campaign called "Buckle Up Ontario" will be launched as the importance of wear- ing seat belts continues to be cm- phasizcd. Seat belt legislation has been law for a number of years, and in an ef- fort to save lives and prevent seri- ous injuries, the Ontario Provincial Police are planning some new ini- tiatives. Staff Sergeant Don McInnes of the Exeter detachment says there will be more information to follow regarding this initiative in the near future as " we strive to make the roadway: a safer place to be for you and your families." In OPP jurisdiction, 1,409 fatal collisions occurred during 1987 and 1988. Of these, approximately 364 lives may have been saved by the proper use of the occupant restraint system as a large .number of these people died simply because they were ejected from thcir vehicles at the time of impact. Young offender convicted on two alcohol charges EXETER - An 18 -year-old male appeared in JP court before Justice Doug Wedlake to plead guilty to charges of selling liquor to a 16 - year -old male, and to consuming liquor himself white under age. The charges were laid when police wcrc called to a residence in Hensall on July 14. The prosecutor said the supplying of alcohol to a minor was a contributing factor to a rather serious criminal matter, and sug- gested a heavy fine to act as a deter- rent. The accused was fined $500 on the first charge, and $53.75 on the second. Wedlake warned him that if he was foolish enough to drink at a place other than in his own home and with his parents' permission, subsequent convictions would -result. in fines that could go to $100, $175, $275, $400 and beyond. "Don't come back for something like this," was Wedlake's final ad- monition. * * * * Paula K. Hohner, Exeter, was in court to defend herself, with her fa- ther's assistance, against a charge of turning not in safety. David Den Ouden, London, testi- fied that he wac following a mick while driving south through Exeter on July 4 pulling a utility trailer. He saw the driver wave at someone on the sidewalk to her right, and hohk her horn. As she slowed and seemed about to turn left into the Canadian Tire lot, Den Ouden moved to the inside curb lane to continue on. The two vehicles ,ro.ero=side,.by side for seconds bc- .�..,..�•+.� ..�.1 the Hohnrr ehiChc# n fib 4pru � a parking lane. Wedlake called an adjournment to consider all the evidence, then returned to find Hohner guilty, and fine her $-;3.75. He noted that the onus is on the driver to sec before turning if the turn can be made in safety. * * * * • Roger Dcnommc, Waterloo, was not in court, but had sent a letter pleading guilty to failinn to leave. the premises at lot 2, concession 8 in Stephen township when so di- rected. He was fined $53.75. * * * * Neither Harmut Kumpat, Kitch- ener, nor Brian L. Shelton, Lon- don, was in court to defend against charges of speeding. The former had been charged on May 25 for ,( Vacantright-hand turn and collided wag way 2J, an the latter had been-- lAritirjiied fioin iiv�i t,a�i ^•n'i.tt ssihi1ity of an election has not been rut a a - _ _ -- A fter- council -After -council met in camera for about 30 minutes to discuss some- thing else, they returned to the is- sue at hand and Sharen stated that he doesn't think a vote would be ap- propriate at this time because the village just hired a new clerk and secretary and it wouldn't be fair to them and it would be too costly. He said an e'ection would cost the vil- lage aboi t $3,000. He said he was not aware- of any election in the vil- lage to fit' a vacant scat since 19694 and one %'as not needed now. Both Lemon and Harrison said they would agree to an election if necessary. "i ran last time and didn't get in but it they want to can an etection i have expressed an interest in help- ing council, so I will do whatever it takes," said Lemon. Sharen said a final decision on the matter should come sometime this week' or early next week. _•;•__�� rn I'3 �..dar__an-June 30 doing RM,MQ.-effic-Genele-W,. M 'ai.i 6 6 w�''�'i�Y.(jYivs vi.'..w.,u • George Robertson said the colli- ty•Road 5 in Stephen township. aian w^s�z^ _+n Jt ttayel, portion Kumpat was fined $48.75, and of the roadway- rather_ ttte ^* T Fatal accident - A Montreal •woman, who was the Ione occupant of this car was killed when it went out of control and crashed into a tree on Highway 83 just east of Exeter Sunday morning.