HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-06-03, Page 3Exeter man gets six months for
forgery and credit card fraud
• EXETPR - Judge K.E. Hunter presided over a brisk Provincial court
session at the Exeter Legion on Thursday and handed down sentences
• including jail time to one Exeter roan. •
Steven Harold Elliott, 22, of 130 William Si, Apt. 5, was sentenced
to a total of six months in jail and 12
months probation after he pleaded guilty to
a variety of charges including. using a
forged document, failing to attend court,
possession of stolen credit cards, fraud and
possession of stolen property.
. On July 10, 1997, Elliott applied for wel-
fare in Exeter using another person's narne. He used the same name
when he signed an agreement to rent an apartment in the town. When
contacted by welfare officials about the welfare application, the land-
lord replied he hadn't received a cheque from the renter.
On March 26, Elliott failed to appear in Exeter court.
Elliott then used a stolen CIBC Visa credit card to pay for around of
golf and use off a cart at Iri►nwotd Golf Club. An Ironwood staff mem-
ber was alerted to the possibility Elliott was using a stolen credit card
alter he signed for the golf" round. The cardholder's name was a worn- •
an's.
Upon checking with the hank it was discovered $700 had been
charged to the card since it was reported stolen.
Results ()Other trials:
$750 fine for gun pointing and threats
Wilhelmus P. Klessens, 44, of RRI Kirkton was sentenced to a total
of $750 in lines, 12 months of probation and is prohibited from owning
a firearm for live years after pleading guilty to uttering threats and the
careless use of" a fircarnt m connection with an incident that happened
on Feb. 12. " ..
Klessens threatened Usborne Township drainage superintendent
Robert Traut when he visited Klessens' farm to warn him about a ma-
nure pile located too close to a drain. Klessens pointed a firearm at
Traut and threatened to shoot him and throw him in the manure pit. •
Judge Hunter also sentenced Klessens to not have contact with Traut.
Man gets fine for HensallArena assault
• Ryan Kyle. 21, of 154 King St., Hensall, received a $500 line; 12
months probation and is prohibited from owning a firearm for five
years after he pleaded guilty to assault connected to an incident at Hen -
sail Arena on Oct. 26. 1997. • •
Kyle pushed another man down, tried to trip him, punched hint
knocking out a tooth and finally smashed his face on the pavement at a
year-end baseball dance. The sictim was treated and released for his • -
injuries at South Huron hospital.
• Dundas woman guilty of impaired .
Loretta Bowes. 23. of Dundas received a $750 fine and a 12 -month
driver's licence suspension after her lawyer pleaded guilty kir her on a
blowing over 80 mg. intpaircd driving charge.
Bowes was driving northbound on Main St. in Exeter at 2:37 a.rn. on
Sept. 20, 1997. when an Exeter OPP ofliccr.noticed she was driving
without the vehicle's lights. on. Boives failed a roadside breathalyzer
test and was arrested.
She also failed -two blood alcohol breath test readings at the Exctcr •
OPP detachment. • '
Tcrry Alexander, 30, of 67 John Si E. in Exeter received the sante
sentence from Judge Hunter for the exact charge as Bowes after plead-
ing guilty. Alexander was driving a snowntohile westbound on John
St. when an OPP officer stopped him at about 2:53 a.m. on Feb. 15..
1998. Alexander failed both his blood alcohol breath tests at the OPP
detachentcnt and blew .more than double the legal limit.
Man gets $400 fine for stealing groceries •
Jamie D. Lunn. 20, of 586 Main St. in Exeter received a $490 fine af-
ter pleading guilty of theft in connection with a shoplifting incident at
Darlings Foodland on Oct. 26. 1997. • .
A- Foodland worker saw Lunn slip a pepperette into his pants before
heading for the checkout to pay for a food item. When accused of
stealing. Lunn tried to run away from the store but was caught and held
by store staff till the OPP arrived. Several food items including a steak
. were later found to have•been hidden in Lunn's pants.
Man gets probation and community service for domestic
Lawrance Power. 44. of Usbornc Township was sentenced to 12-
months probation, 100 hours of community service and is prohibited
from owning a firerarm for five years after pleading guilty to assault
and uttering threats against his common law partner.
. Power repeatedly slapped the woman in the head causing reddening
and swelling on April 18. Alcohol was a factor in the incident. •
Defence council said Power co-operated with.the OPP and is pre- "
pared to take anger management counselling upon his return to the Ex-
eter area. He is currently living in Waterloo and he and his partner are
working towards a reconciliation. .
"If you lay a finger on her in the next 12 months you know where
.you're going." Judge Hunter told Power while sentencing him.
Harassment and threats nets man two years probation
Giuseppe Pilato, 49, of Exeter received two years of probation, time
served and must seek counselling after pleading guilty to two counts of
criminal harassment and uttering threats against his former wife. An
assault charge laid by the OPP on Feb. 3 was dropped.
The woman started documenting Pilato's actions against her both in
person and through phone conversations starting on Sept. 21, 1997 till
April 8 when Pilato was charged with the harassment and threat charg-
es. Over that time, the woman noted 17 separate threats of death and
injury.
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Times -Advocate, June 3, 1998 . Page 3
Grief and mourning more than athree-day experience
Grieving the death of a loved one can take three to four years
By Kate Monk
T`l Reporter
EXETER Only you know how
much time you need to grieve and
mourn when a loved one dies. .
More than 200 people from Hu-
ron, Perth and Middlesex heard this
message at the "Heart of Grief'
presentation in Exeter last Wednes-
day night, sponsored by C. Haskell
and Son and Hopper Hockey Fu-
neral Homes.
Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt of Colorado
geared the program to grieving peo-
ple, family members, friends and
caregivers.
"If you can mourn well, you can
love well and go on and live well,"
he advised the audience.
To Wolfelt, grief and mourning
are two different things. Grief is the
internal thoughts and feelings ex-
perienced" when someone dies
while mourning is expressing grief
externally and -"sharing one's grief
outside of oneself."
In North American culture, many
people grieve but they don't mourn
tteeausc they arc
discouraged from
showing their
- emotions external-
ly • and • arc con-
sidered to be weak
if they cry in pub-
lic. People end up
grieving within themselves in iso-
lation instead of mourning.
"Find•a safe place where you can .-
mourn and just not grieve," Wolfelt
said.
According to •Wolfelt, the griev-
ing process is a like a roller coaster
ride.. • -
Grief seminar. More than 200 people attended a presentation
at South Huron District High School on grieving. Dan Houle,
left, of Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, talked with presenter
Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Bill Haskett and Colin Haskett of C. Haskell
and Son Funeral Home prior to the seminar. •
self," Wolfelt explained.
He spoke of a young • girl who
asked if she was still a big sister af-
ter her little brother died —.being a
"Time has nothing 10 do with
healing wounds," he said. ' Mourn-
ing never comes to a complete end
point." -
• While the North American cul-
ture expects people to get hack to
work and function normally, griev-
ing takes much longer —
three to lour years is
more appropriate, ac-
cording to Wolfelt. -
Peoplc mourn in differ-
ent ways depending on
how a person died, thc re-
lationship with that per-
son, personality, cultural back-
ground and gender. This effects the
time it takes to deal with a. death.
and the intensity of the grief.
Death also affects a person's
identity.
"When someone dies, you're also
mourning the death of part of your -
"Time has
nothing to do
with healing
wounds."
Granton woman killed in
Sylvan Bridge accident
BOSANQUET - A Granton
woman is dead after a two vehicle
collision on Lampton County Rd. 6
at the Sylvan Bridge that happened
on Saturday at about 3 p.m.
North Lambton OPP said Patricia
Latta. 47. died after the '94 Toyota
station wagon she was driving col-
lided head on with an eastbound
'96 Crown Victoria driven by Lon-
don's Frank Trothen, 78. Latta's
wagon had just exited the west end
of the Sylvan Bridge.
The Parkhill Fire Department
were on the scent and used the
jaws of life to free the victims from
the wreckage. The road was closed
till about 10 p.m. on Saturday.
Lana and the passengers in thc
wagon. her husband Michael
(Dave) Latta, 48. and their grand-
son, Steven Turcotte, 6, of London
and Trothen were taken by am-
bulance to Strathroy-Middlesex
General Hospital.
Michael Latta was later trans-
ferred to London's Victoria Hos-
pital where he is in serious but
stable condition. Turcotte was
transferred to London's Children's
Hospital where he is in critical con-
dition. Trothen is at Victoria Hos-
pital in critical condition. •
The North Lambton OPP are
looking for a dog believed to be in-
. volved in the accident. The dog is
described as deaf, black and white
in color and is a collie type breed
Funding for Avon
Maitland Board
$251,000 short
STRATFORD - The Avon
Maitland District School Board is
sure about one thing and that is its
transportation funding from the
Ministry of Education and Training.
It also knows it will be S251,000
short.
Marilyn Marklevitz, superinten-
dent of business and finance, said the
board will receive $7.8 million to
cover the costs of bussing students to
school. h is three per cent Tess than
the 1997 grant.
But Marklevitz said many factors
contribute to shortfall. For one, the
school year is five days longer in
1998/1999 but the funding doesn't
take in account those added days of
transportation. Also, once junior
kindergarten and the early learning
opportunities program arc added to
Perth schools, there will be more stu-
dents travelling to school and possi-
bly, more buses on the road.
Marklevitz said adding one bus to
the route costs about $25,000 per
year.
She said the bus operators haven't
had a raise in about four years
although their costs have gone up
over that period of time. She said she
doesn't know how much longer they
will watt,
and was last sect) "running cast -
wards -on •Lamhton County Rd. 6
into McGillivray 'i'ownship.
If you have any information
about this dog, call the North
Latnbton OPP at (519) 786-2349.
The North Latnhton.OPP continues
its investigation. •
.big sister was part of her Identity.
Adults feel the same way if their
parents or spouses die. •
Wolfelt .also had advice for peo-
pie who are goring for grieving
friends and family. it's natural to
want to make .people you're closest
to feel hetterright away but it's im-
portant to he available for people to
express their grief. •
"They're already sad. Your role
is to provide a safe place for therm
to mourn." he explained. "Some
people do gel stuck and -then need
support to get moving again (in the
grieving process")."
This help can be physical, emo•
-
tional, social or spiritual and needs
to continue over !iinc".
-Sometimes N's"hardest to mourn
with the people you're •closeit to
-because your pain touches thctr's,"
he said, adding • this is where
friends can play.an-important role
in providing a .safe . place . for
mourning.
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