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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-09-09, Page 9IP. Police Briefs Busy weekend GRAND BEND — North Lambton OPP laid over 100 charges over the Labor Day weekend at Grand Bend. Most of the charges involved liquor or drugs. Twenty-one people were arrested and held overnight Fnday though only one spent the night in )ail Saturday. Bikes stolen - SOUTH HURON — Several bicycles were either stolen or recovered in the Exeter, .Hugon Dashwood ashwood areas last week, London OPP Const._Donna Shulist said. - A bike was found on the front lawn of an Andrew St.. Exeter home on Sept. 3.7ivo more -bikes wete found on Aug. 31 at aMatn St. S.. Exeter home.7f you have lost your bike; phone- the Exeter OPP detachment at 135.1300, prop ide a description and quote o: currence 84721-5 for the first • bike or 841434.5 for the other • tvv. A-, 20" black BMX bike with r andiebars and.seat sed stolen from an h.: .iqutn Dr .Huron Park home ort.Aug. 3.1. .Finally. a man's fit -speed purple/blue Supercycle mountain bike was reported stolen from a Main St Dashwood horse on Saturday - • A reminder to all bicycle.. owners." Shulist-said '•11 you iiav-e yours. chances are someone else probably does too! Lock it or Tose n''` - Power tools stolen HAY TWP -. Several power - tools were stolen from a Hay Twp. Con,. 2•fann'overnight Sept. 1. Shulist said The tools were stolen from an unlocked shed.`The tools. . including drills, an -electric. gander• a skillsaw' and -a power washer,'are.together valued at about $2.000 - Want to -be a cop?. 'ORILLLA — So you want to - be a cop. Well. here's your chance _ Several OPP detachments including. London and Godench are accepting applications to the new OPP Cadet Program.. The OPP Cadet Program- will hire and train 120 cadets over 16 . months to'asstst front line'potice officers. Successful applicants v3ill-be. recruited from and then - return to work in their own communities:. Out of the 120 • cadets, 20 will be assigned 10 perform support duties-iri each of the •OPP's six regions.-• Huron OPPConst. Don Shrupshalf said the Huron.. detachment will hire one cadet who will.be assigned to operational support tasks to free up officers for patrol and other- duties therduties Cadets will be given uniforms and necessary equipment but will not carry firearms. Other detachments looking.lor'- cadets include: Brantford. • Cayuga, Simcoe, Essex, Petroha. Forest, Strathroy. Woodstock, St Thomas. Guelph, Kincardine. Marion, Sebringville, Owen Sound, Mount Forest and - Regional Headquarters For more information about the Cadet Program, call your local OPP detachment or the O131' Uniforrn Recruitment Section in 'Orillia at (705) 329-6660, or visit the Uniform Recruiunent Section website at www.gov.on.ca/OPP Car stolen GRAND BAND — North . Lambton OPP are investigating a car.thefi from Gables in -Grand Bend that happened between 9:30 p.m. Sunday and 2:30 a.m. Monday. The victim parked his tan and green '99 Mazda Miata with Ontario licence it 489 ZOR in the parking lot and last saw it when he left it to go elsewhere.on-Main St. When he returned his car was gone. If you have any information on this creme, all the North Lambton OPP at (519) 786-2349 or Crime Stoppers,at 1-800-265- 9888 • COMM Struggle with illiteracy results in award By Scott Nixon TA Reporter BALLYMOTE — A Ballymote. man recently saw • years of hard work come to fruition alter learning • an award will recognize his ac- complishmetitc to literature Robert Gnmmmck, author of To • -Dream A Different Dream —= A Personal Journey Through- . Con- tinuing Education. will receive the Flight lot Freedom Achievement Award on Sept..22 at the Primrose Hotel in Toronto The award is given toa person in the literacy field who' has .riercome illiteracy• obstacles Before he; coming a•wnter Grtminir)ck. a,..te- noned in a July tt stns• in the -f-A. was a functional illiterate with a hrainsrem disorder His problems reached -a hreakrng point -"in 1992 when he suffered serious injury while working at. Hunt Windows in•Londt►n. The ar- cident..which tin -Mobilized Grin+ mine for four months. tvi to perforin manual (at,. Atter returning to schouj. When: - he,, learned tti baso.s of English and math. Gnmmmck wrote hi. book -of _ ,short stones and poem.. which he says ns hegonung more popular al- ter its initial pubh,ation of 300 cop-. les. He said he w as surprised to see those 3(X) hooks all self and said S2 from eacti ups will be donated 1. Friends of Fanshawe. which help. -disadvantaged children get into school. The Flight fin- Freedom Achtese ment Award is given out .tri each province and. in addition to the cet - emnny in Toronto. Griinmint'k will he receiving a new iBM computer -. Accompanying Griinrninck at the awards ccrcntons will he his •w►te • - Teresa and their fie son. Rohm. Michael. Matthew. Nicholas and Steven - in fact., Grinini tick's five sons arc a manor reason for his award be- cause the) submitted Grimnunck's nimmnauon "to -Canada .Post -- the sponsor of the award — on Father s. Day Grimmmck. who found -out he would he getting the award about Iwo weeks ago. described his rr action as. •" fi►ud, excitement} lust couldn't t r_ I . , �t • N hide Linmrionck has recentis oxen working as:a consultant al ki.. vehn Engnneenng in Mt Brvde_ e• he-ill.he taking eiefir uurhth. :from the coinpans to trari-1 around on a speaking lour t•,- pritrnoic elf act . Most of his stop• will he at Into schools or adult learning_ centra and will he free - - -- Gninriunck said he wilt cont►nur - t v.iritr:poctr . . LNITl' lirriws-Adt'oear• .eptenther 9. I99s Booting around for MD Passing the boot: Exeter ftre`-ghter Chris Cleave. left. gets a generous donation from Randy McDonald during -the Exeter Firefighters Voiuntart. Boot Drive for Muscular Dystrophy, Friday afternoon. Several firefighters held up traffic along.Main-St. briefly to have motonsts.dig for loose change and bilis -to throw to the traditional boot. • QUALITY TYPESETTING Flyers • Resumes • Programs • Brochures • Booklets • and more! For more information Please ?hone Deb. Lord at CHRYSLER'S 1998 CLEAR -OUT ,EVENT. fl%E FINANCING lei'.1(j 3(, N1( )N1 1998 Jeep Grand. 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