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EXETER - Li provincial court on Tuelatay, 01111110~
R.G.E. Hunter handed •out jail aenteooes+W dues UI J1I It
tines to a number of others.
Jaffrey L. Elliott of 322•AtadrewalWeeti
days in jail and levied a fine of S'500 on twoldanettiellarnifidngthis
girl friend.
The first offence was committed on April 2 m an Exeter north
parking lot when Elliott
was alleged to have struck
his friend in a parked car.
He said he was reaching
through the window for
the keys -when she was
struck.
The second incident oc-
curred on August 31 in an
aparunent when the victim was kicked in the left eye and punched in
the back, neck and arms
Elliou's lawyer asked for a fine on the fust offence and a short,
sharp sentence of 30 days on the second.
His lawyer said there had been no repetitions of this type of behavi-
our and Elliott has been receiving help for his anger control problem.
The crown asked for a 90 day jail .term to be spent in intermittent
fashion.
Judge Hunter's final decision was 113500 fine and 60 days in jail to
be served from 9 a.m. Saturdays to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Elliou who had a previous record, but not for violence was also put
on probation for 12 months and ordered to undergo counselling for
his substance and anger control problems. ,
Six-month term
Judge Hunter imposed a total of six months in jail on Christopher
Skinner of R.R. 1, Mitchell after he pleaded guilty on three different
charges. They were for_ability impaired driving, operating a vehicle
with an alcohol contenoover the limit of 80 mg. and operating a vehi-
cle while disqualified.
These charges arosetfrom an incident on August 22W -this -year
when he was arrested after his car apparently hit a culvertandTriflled
over on Concession 6-7 of Usbome township.
Skinner was found resting on a couch in a nearby houseby OPP
Constable George Finch and appeared to be disoriented and his
speech was slow.
The court was told the 20 year-old Skinner had tw9 previous drink-
ing convictions and was a -prohibited driver.
Impaired charge
-Kevin _Haynes of 34 Dunsford Crescent in St. Marys was sentenced
to a:211.day intermittent jail sentence on an impaired driving charge
and one for driving•whilehis privileges -were disqualified.
Haynes was fined in Stratford on July 21, 1992 for operating a ve-
hiele with an alcohol content over the 80 mg. limit.
fiMis licence is being prohibited for two years this time.
$500 fine
James R. Wein, 242 Algonquin, Huron -Park faced charges which
:Akre laid on -August 1 when: the vehicle.he was driving was stopped
,city. police on *14lighway:21. -
''Wein was charged with failing to comply with a bail condition and
;driving -while his licence was suspended. •
He was fined $500 on the one charge and will appear later on the
traffic charge.
Hashish possession
John . Mathew Moore of Kipps Lane. in London -was ;fined :$100
14theaheiliodockumlity to a cliprgelef pameoeingieepaseotje,
'Me offence took place. at 1..28 .a.m. on October 1 when a vehicle
An,which Moore was a passenger was stopped by Constable Brennan
atlhe.corner of Main and Gidley streets in Exeter.
i.Moore was found with 5125 worth of hashish in his possession.
Probation
.-James Hawke of 168 Oxford street in Hensen was given a suspend-
ed sentence and put on probation for 12 months after pleading guilty
of threatening damage. to property, mischief and causing a distur-
bance.
On June 9 of this year, Hawke.then a resident of 100 King streeein
Hensall threatened to burn down the property. Less than two months
later. Hawke destroyed flowers and caused a disturbance on the same
pr'opertY •
His lawyer told Judge Hunter that Hawke who is severely handi-
capped works with the WOTCH program in Exeter.
David:ohnson, 1247 Huron street in London was fined 5100 after
pleading guilty to a possession of narcotics charge related to an inci-
dent in -Exeter in the early morning hours of October 1.
Education staff cuts
Continued from front page
than layoffs.
;The :most important goal of the
restructuring will be immediate and
long-term cost -savings without af-
fecting the quality of education.
Trustees agreed that before any
restructuring is done there .will be
cpnsultation with boards, ernploy-
tts,and the community.
'The discussion paper is to be dis-
tributed to committees and bargain-
ing units so such consultation can
occur.
Carroll said the paper is meant to
be a proactive approach to the inev-
itable.
"There is a strong smell of
'smoke' in the air. It just makes
lamella take action before. the 'fire'
turns into a 'raging inferno'," he
said.
Gliamd and pit mom wails adult
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By thred-i3veles
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GRAND BEND - On August 19, i8nnegan's
Irish House hotted what they called 'A Cabaret
for Ladies Only'.
In other words, male entertainers were at the
Grand Bend Pub to put on a
show.
Nearly two weeks latter, Susan
Roche, owner of •die establish-
ment, received notice that a local
bylaw had been broken and she
was to appear in court on Septem-
ber 22.
That court date has been re-
manded to November 10 att+d:.
Roche told Grand Bend Court Ili'
last Tuesday night, she wants the
charges against her dropped. ante
Council did not comment on
itt
Roches presentation nor did they -
speak of the charges because it is
a court case and they do not discuss .anything
which is going to court.
The issue here is not whether or not the show
took place, but the actual interpretation of the
village's bylaw which prohibits anyone to own
or operate an adult entertainment parlour.
The bylaw defines an adult entertainment
Tarlour as "any premises or part thereof in
• .which is provided services appealing to or de -
"I do
ente
my es
such
eep sho
the
the
choice
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• signed to appeal to erotic orsexualt
inclinations." -_ - --
Roche said that as the byltl�rtlfrtlitval■ly
indivklual could lodge a formal coinplaint*It
would lead to prosecution against Ilesellitilts
ance of entertainers such as rock FIs,
rentals of adult movies or bikini
contests on the beach.
A petition with over 60 names
from local citizens backing
Roche was presented to council
Tuesday night and a couple of
them addressed council.
"I sgree with Sue in the idea
that we don't want a bunch of
strip joints in tow but there ap-
pears to be some hypocrisy here.
Council has endorsed bikini con-
tests on the beach," said Doris
Becker. ,
The show was advertised in
four local newspapers two weeks
prior to the event, posters were put up at Finne-
igan's and during the show, the windows were
'blocked out so the public could not look in.
Roche has questioned why she was not' in-
formed of the bylaw ahead of time but appar-
ently a complaint has to be put forth before any
charges are laid. A complaint was formally
made which resulted in the charges being laid
two weeks later.
not wish* rtai=vent in
tablishment
as strip or
ws. I want
right to have
freedom of
of tasteful ,
rttainment,"
Teachers ordered back !I
(WAND U B EN ll - Education and
training minister Dave Cooke an-
nounced legislation last Tuesday to
and the sixsweek secoodasy-a sItooi
teachers' strike.
- The legislation
to return to work icy.
"Our govertunent believes in the
free collective bargaining process
acid it's always best that parties in -
.volved in a collective ftgreemtent try
to reach their own solutions," said
Cooke in a news release.
"In this situation both teachers
and the board have told us that the
aclwol year is in jeopardy and only
a -legislated solution will ensure
that the year is not lost."
More than 6.500 students were
•affected including students in
Grand li►end who attend high
:School in Forest.
Under the legislation lamellas
,�tnt1 the board will be asked . to de-
:.vehop and submit a joint plan out -
dining how they will Blake up lost
instruction time for students.
If no aeu!emtent is Leached within
15 days of the kgialation becoming
law, the bill .will give teachers the
opportunity .to participate in a su-
pervised vote on the last offer sub-
mitksd to them by the board.
Teachers were in a legal position
to strike as of Jan. 23 and began a
work -to -rule campaign in April be-
fore going on strike on Sept. 14.
CaMfff accepts poitien
CLINTON -. Murray Z:atdiff pas
a uepted an invitation topartiaipate
on she Director's Advisory Courwi I
with Huron County Board of Edu-
cation
The retiaing‘luember of pwlia-
ipesii is one•of six people who has
*gated to partiaipate.so far.
Two additioaal;p sitions wilt be
ainfirmed at a thine thele it was re-
pined at to education board meet
ing on Motley.
Also on .the council are: Art
Church. CEO, Campion Road Ma-
•chinery: .Shirley Killer, general
tuatiager, Signal -Star publications;
Audrey McUwain, partner, John H-
MclAwain Construction Ltd; Kron
Wood, retired principal: and An
Lam, Grade 12 student at South
Huron District High School.
Roche will eiither lbV'Pay the Possible
- .$250 ftns;l 11ND�w d'by her lawyer, or
'fight it t up to $1,300.
"1 do nor wish to -have, entertainment in my
.1IIMbtishment such as strip or 'peep shows. 1
`+IWiit the right to have the freedom of choice of
tasteful entertainment," Roche told council on
Tuesday.
"With an amended bylaw I could have this
right, instead of the outdated bylaw which at
the present time is affecting my rights," site
added.
Roche has asked that the bylaw be amended
for a more clarification and included in the by-
law it would be written, "any entertainment in
an establishment contain no frontal nudity by
any category of entertainer."
Stephen Townships which borders Grand
Bend, has a similar bylaw which prohibits the
operation of an adult live entertainment parlour.
However about twice a year, the Albatross
Tavern in Huron Park which is in Stephen
Township has a male adult show similar to the
one at Finnegan's.
According to Stephen Township's Deputy -
Clerk Linda Oliver, the Albatross can have
such shows because they were having them
prior to the writing of the township's bylaw in
1989.
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