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Times-Advocate, 1996-01-31, Page 3I1 �T THE Int F W,S Times -Advocate, January 31, 1996 Page 3 Fines and jail terms EXETER - Tuesday, January 23 was a busy day in Provincial Court in Exeter for Judge R.G.E. Hunter as he sent five persons to jail, levied fines against seven others and issued a conditional discharge, a proba- tion order and set sentencing on another charge for the February court date. Fined on threatening charge A tine of $400 was levied against cz toy, Dale Jones of Hay township after he ��- pleaded guilty to a charge of threaten - InT ing to cause bodily harm. At 10.50 COUI'tp.m, on June 29, 1995, Jones is alleged to have told his wife that he had a gun and would blow her head off. The court heard the June incident precipitated a separation, but the two are continuing together in their farm operation. Judge Hunter also placed a probation order on Jones for 12 months and ordered him to re- frain from owning any firearms for a period of five years. The accused said he did not have any guns to surrender. Drinking, driving conviction Judge Hunter fined Mark Ducharme of Hay township $750 and pro- hibited him from driving for 12 months after he pleaded guilty on a charge of operating a vehicle with an over the limit level of alcohol in his blood. A vehicle driven by Ducharme was observed by police to be travel- ling eastbound on Zurich's Main Street at 12.35 a.m. on December 17, 1995 without having the headlights on. After failing a test at the scene he was taken to the Exeter OPP de- tachment where breathalizer readings of 1.30 and 1.20 were recorded. Breaking probation fine Robert D. Lammie of Exeter will pay a fine of $200 after pleading guilty to a charge of breach of a previous probation order. The incident occurred on December 17, 1995 when police officers were called to a property on Concession 4 of Stephen township to re- move an unruly person. The accused was found to be in an intoxicated condition and was on the floor. The court learned that Lammie was placed on probation for two years in Stratford on August 9, 1994 and ordered not to have pos- session of or consume any alcohol during that time. Drinking, driving fine James Desjardine of the Parkhill area was fined $750 and his driving privileges suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty to a charge of driving while his blood alcohol content was over the .80 mg. limit. The charge was made after Desjardine's vehicle was stopped by po- lice on a routine check on April 23, 1994 in Stephen township. After police noticed signs of recent alcohol consumption, the accused was taken to the Exeter detachment and a reading of 1.40 was recorded on the breathalizer machine. Fined for mischief Judge Hunter fined Jason Campbell of the Hensall area $250 when he pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief. The incident occurred at 10.45 p.m. on December 2, 1995 when the accused is alleged to have kicked and trampled a five foot sign as it was being put inside for the night at Bell's Variety in Hensall. The court learned that Campbell has made restitution of $190 for damage to the sign. Narcotic possession fine Judge Hunter fined Gerald Bierling of Crediton $100 after he plead- ed guilty to a charge of possession of a narcotic. The incident occurred when police spotted a vehicle operated by Bi- erling travelling southbound on Main Street in Exeter at 1.50 a.m. on September 14, 1995 without its lights being on. As the result of a search of the vehicle by OPP Constable Medina, a s, O AUAtuwu41Nchish was found in an ash tray and 87.5 grams under iircilaePINCOMiL Jailed for drinking, driving A jail term of 90 days and a driving licence suspension of three years was levied against James Jesney of Huron Park as the result of an inci- dent which occurred in Exeter on August 4, 1995. At that time, Jesney was travelling easterly on Huron Street in Exet- er, near Marlborough when he was stopped by police who found his movements to be very slow. At the Exeter OPP detachment, breathalized readings of 1.60 and 1.50 were recorded. The court learned that the accused had been con- victed on similar charges in 1990 and 1991. The 90 day jail term will be served intermittently from 9 a.m. each Saturday morning until 6 p.m. on Sundays as the result of a letter from his employer that he may continue to keep his job in a non -driving position. Conditional discharge Elizabeth Sanders was given a conditional discharge by Judge Hunter when she pleaded guilty to making 19 harassing phone calls between July 1 and 21 of 1995. After a four year relationship, the victim of the calls was told by po- lice to keep a record of the calls and the charge was laid on July 25. A 12 month probation was also placed on Sanders and ordered to take counselling as recommended by the probation officer. Drinking, driving gets Jail term Judge Hunter sentenced Ronald Marshall of Goderich to 45 days in jail after finding him guilty of operating a vehicle while his blood alco- hol content was over the legal limit. His driving privileges will be sus- pended for two years. Constable Penn of the Exeter OPP testified that while on general duty near the police office on April 14, 1995 he noticed a vehicle go through a red light at the north end of Exeter. Penn said, " it went by my location and turned into McDonald's, con- tinued around the building and back onto Main street and then entered the Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot." When Constable Penn approached the vehicle he found the accused to be the driver and found him to have bloodshot eyes and an odor of alcohol on his breath. Two empty beer bottles were found on the front passenger seat. The debate between the defence lawyer and the crown centered on whether Marshall was asked by the officer if he had been drinking in ' the car and when he had his last drink. The officer said he did ask the questions and the accused said they were never asked. While Constable Penn said he was told by Marshall that his last drink was about an hour and a half earlier, the accused said on the witness stand that the time frame was about one hour. In making his decision, Judge Hunter said he believed the officer and while two of three previous convictions for drinking and driving were outside the five year period, incarceration was necessary. Gets seven months for possession James Wein of Huron Park was sentenced to three months in jail on each of two charges of passession of stolen property and one month for breach of a previous probation period. Five additional months Jeff Averill of Huron Park already serving a previous sentence in Stratford was jailed an additional five months after pleading guilty to having possession of computers stolen from Kenpal Products and food from the Golden City Restaurant. Fine, probation Stephen Kirk of the Exeter area was fined $300 for possession of sto- len property and $100 on a possession of narcotics charge. Dennis Gionet of Exeter was placed on probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty on charges of ;possessing narcotics and stolen property. Judge Hunter said he took ,into consideration that the accused was a first time offender. Mark Morgan will appear in court on February 27 for sentencing on a number of charges including a breach of probation which was placed on him on February 4, 1995 and was to continue until August 3, 1996. Persistent problem with head lice frustrates parents Heather Mir T -A staff EXETER - Area parents have ex- pressed concern over a persistent problem with head lice in local schools. Some have found their children have become re -infested with lice even after agressive treat- ment. "Every child should be treated the same," said one parent, who par- ticipated in a recent head check at Exeter Public School, adding, "Every child should be sent home if nits are found and remain mere until the nits are all removed." Although head lice not con- sidered a public health issue by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, it is a social nuisance and repeated treatments can not only become costly but time- consuming. "Control of head lice is ultimately a family concern. Encouraging families to take responsibility and educating them in prevention and control can be done in partnership with boards of health or their coun- terparts," states a Ministry of Ed- ucation memo to school principals. The Hu- ron County Board of Education has de- veloped a policy for the de- tection and handling of head lice. information is provided on an annual basis by public health workers for staff and family educa- tion and while school administra- tion is not expected to assume re- sponsibility for lice inspections, students must be checked to pre- vent the problem from becoming endemic. The Huron public education pro- cedures manual recommends prin- cipals "set up a training program for adult volunteers to undertake • classroom_: ,ok:,�.s►Cl►ool-wide ;in spections-r"irhenaver,1a- major pie- !` ventative effort is required." When children are identified with head lice or nits where treatment is required, the health unit currently advises it is unnecessary to isolate the child immediately. Avoiding direct physical contact with other children and removing clothing, especially head gear, from cloak- rooms will help prevent lice or nits from being transferred. The board procedure states parent notification is required after de- tection but in most cases the child can attend classes until normal dis- missal times. After head lice is confirmed, students commonly vis- it the public health nurse to confirm the problem is no longer apparent before returning to school. "If further inspection indicates the continuing presence of nits fol- lowing treatment, it is rec- ommended that parents be notified in an appropriate manner. There is no need to isolate the child in such cases," states the manual. "Every child should be sent home if nits are found and remain there until the nits are all removed." 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