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Jail terms and fines for
a number of offences
EXETER - At Provincial court in Exeter on June 28, Judge R.G.E.
Hunter levied fines and jail terms on a variety of charges including
fraud, breach of probation, drinking and driving and having care and
• control of a vehicle while having a blood alcohol content over .80
and possession of drugs.
Narcotics possession
Eric Bygden of Arva
was ordered_tp jail for 40
days on a charge of
breach of probation and
another for possession of
11 COUrt a narcotic. The jail term
will be served intermit-
tently in London from
Saturdays at 9 a.m. to
Sundays at 6 p.m.
Bygden was stopped in Exeter at 1 1:30 p.m. on May 9 of this year
by Constable Kern. The OPP officer found a smell of drugs in tpe ve-
hicle along with a wooden pipe and a small amount of marijuana. It
was learned Bygden was on probation from an earlier charge of pos-
session in London and a condition of the probation was not to use al-
cohol or drugs.
Issue Bench Warrant
Judge Hunter ordered a bench warrant against Beverly Gardner of
Hensall who faces 26 charges of fraud committed between June 15,
1993 and January 31, 1994.
At the June 14 sitting, the court was told Gardner was having med-
ical treatments in London daily and could not attend court. At that
time Judge Hunter asked that a doctor's certificate be provided for
June 28. Since that order, the crown and Gardner's lawyer said they
had not had any contact from her, thus the warrant was issued.
Driving with alcohol content over 0.80
Richard Clarke of Dashwood was fined $750 when he pleaded
guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle while his blood alcohol con-
tent was over the prescribed limit of 0.80.
The court learned Clarke was stopped by police at 12:25 a.m. on
May 23, 1994 when his vehicle was observed to be veering on and
off Highway 21 in Stephen township. A smell of alcohol was detect-
ed on his breath and his speech appeared slurred. At the Exeter OPP
detachment, breathalizer readings of 1.30 and 1.20 were registered.
C Care and control while content over 0.80
A fine of $1,200 was levied against Debbie Wilcox of Kippen on a
charge of having care and control of a vehicle while having a blood
alcohol content over the limit of 0.80. She was convicted on a similar
charge in 1987.
At 2.35 a.m. on April 2, 1994, Wilcox had stopped at Erb's service
station in Hensall to obtain a soft drink. She was observed to be
swaying while walking by OPP Constable Chisholm. At the Exeter
OPP detachment breathalizer readings of 1.30 and 1.20 were record-
ed.
Jailed for fraud
Shelley Young of Dashwood was ordered to jail for five days on a
charge of fraud which stemmed from an incident in Exeter on July
27, 1593.
On that day, Young purchased $60.34 worth of groceries from
Seip's valu-mart and paid with a cheque drawn on a bank account
which was opened earlier the same day and did not have any money
in it. t
In meting out the jail sentence, Judge Hunter noted the accused had
been on probation a number of times for similar offences since 1987.
Jail term for over .08
Robert Davidson of Usborne township was sentenced to 21 days in
jail after Judge Hunter heard evidence concerning an incident on
Highway 4 at the southern edge of Exeter on December 18, 1994.
Davidson was stopped by police during a routine RIDE check on
that date. He was observed by Constable Weverink to be approaching
the checkpoint in a very slow manner and was edging to the right side
of the road.
Weverink testified there was an odour of alcohol in the vehicle and
the accused had a red face and bloodshot eyes.
On the witness stand, Davidson explained that he had consumed
seven bottles of beer from 11:30 a.m. on December 17 until later in
the evening of the same day. He said he had been doing some weld-
ing and drywalling for a friend earlier in the day which was responsi-
ble for the bloodshot eyes and red face.
Davidson said the slow driving was because he had just exited from
Norwood Village only a short distance from where he was stopped.
Breathalizer tests at the Exeter OPP detachment recorded readings
of 2.00 and 2.00 at 1:15 a.m. and 1:33 a.m. The defence argued that
the breathalizgr tests were not acceptable as the officer in charge took
a long time in preparing the machine and did not seem to know what
he was doing.
On the witness stand for the defence, Dtk' Michael Ward, a forensic
technologist from London said for the amount of alcohol consumed
by; Davidson during the, time described, the readings should have
been between zero and 0.59.
In making his decision, Judge Hunter said he was satisfied the
bloodshot eyes and red face came from alcohol and not from the
welding and drywalling.
The accused was convicted on a similar charge in February of
1991. The 21 day sentence will be served interfnittently each week-
end from 9 a.m. Saturdays to 6 p.m. Sundays.
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Craft sale salutes summertime
GRAND BEND - The huge an-
nual craft sale which the Lambton
Heritage Museum has made fa-
mous in the fall of the year will be
sharing the spotlight with a new
summertime equivalent on Sunday
July 17.
The summertime celebration of
the arts and craft ha♦tdiworks will
offer country decorating accesso-
ries, unique handpainted . silk
items, papercrafts, summer jewel-
lery, porcelain dolls, collectable
pigs and bears, ceramics and
grapevine basketry.
More traditional, heritage-hased
carftworks will also be represent-
ed, such as pencil drawings, pot-
tery, needlepoint, shadow boxes,
and folkart.
In total, over 60 artisans from all
across Ontario will be congregat-
ing on the museum site for the
one -day show. Due to a waiting
list to get into the popular show,
the vendors have all been pre-
screened to ensure maximum prod-
uct quality, uniqueness and appeal,
said Gwen Watson, event co-
ordinator.
A sampling of local craftspeople
from Lambton County alone in-
cludes Pat Downie of Port Franks,
with her limited edition of fine art
prints; Karen Hughston of Wyo-
ming with stuffed bears; Elsa
McPhee of Sarnia with tole paint-
ing; Gerald and Bonnie Nickels of
Camlachie, with their folk art crea-
tions; Joan Harley and Nancy
Crow of Corunna with sewn and
knit creations; and handmade
stoneware by Helen West of Grand
Bend.
Other vendors coming to Lamb -
ton County for the show operate re-
tail craft specialty shops in such
places as Guelph, Hamilton, Oak-
ville, Brantford and Woodstock.
The show promises to bring togeth-
er the most outstanding handiwork
from craftspeople right across
southern Ontario.
The Summer Craft Sale is open
from 10 to 5 p.m. on Sunday July
17 only.
The Lambton Heritage Museum
still holds the Christmas Craft Safe
on the weekend following Thanks -
_giving every year: October 15 and
16 are the 1994 dates to mark on
your calendar. About 6000 visitors
attend that show, which is the sin-
gle largest annual fundraiser in
support of museum programs.
It is hoped by museum organiz-
ers that the summer version of the
craft sale will grow to become a
two-day event another year.
The Lambton Heritage Museum
is located on Highway 21, 8 km.
south of Grand Bend, directly
arooss from the Pinery Provincial
Park. Regular museum admission
rates apply.
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