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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-10-06, Page 21Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Exeter Times–Advocate 21 Wendi Schwindt sells a tray of butter tarts to Janet Evans at the bake sale hosted by Scotiabank in Exeter Friday.The sale raised $303 which will be matched by the bank. All proceeds went to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. (photolMary Simmons) Fraud brings discharge in Exeter court EXETER — Sept. 23 in Exeter court before Justice R.G. Hunter, Jessica Sywyk of London pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud resulting from passing a bad cheque Feb. 14. Sywyk was given a conditional discharge with six months proba- tion and the condition of making restitution. Impaired Alison Kelly of Woodstock pleaded guilty to a charge of over 80 mg. The charge stemmed from an inci- dent Dec. 25. OPP were dispatched to a call of a vehicle in a ditch and upon arriving noticed an odur of alcohol on the driver who had difficulty finding her licence. After being arrested, Kelly registered counts of 150 and 160 mg. in 100 mg. She was given a $750 fine and a 12 month dri- ving ban. A further charge of ability impaired was with- drawn. Brent Wuerth of Crediton pleaded guilty a charge of over 80 mg. resulting from an inci- dent July 17. Wuerth was the driver of a car observed by OPP travelling at high speed on Williams Street in Exeter. After being stopped, officers noticed an odor of alcohol on Wuerth who failed a sample. After being arrested Wuerth was given a breath test and regis- tered amounts of 140 and 160 in 100 mg. He was given a $750 fine and a 12 month dri- ving ban. A charge of over 80 mg. was dismissed against Jeremy D Kipfer of Varna. The charge resulted from a incident July 28 when Kipfer was stopped by OPP and charged. He pleaded not guilty and the case was dis- missed following expert testimo- ny from D r . Michael Ward that based on absorp- tion rates Kipfer could not have been impaired at the time of his arrest. Jason W Scott of Ailsa Craig pleaded not guilty to a charge of over 80 mg resulting from an incident Nov. 30. Scott was stopped by OPP and after failing a sample was arrested and charged. He registered amounts of 180 and 180 in two tests. He was found guilty and given a $2,000 fine and a two year driving ban. Jason Restemayer pleaded guilty to a charge of over 80 mg. following an incident July 17. Restemayer was observed by OPP east- bound on Hensall Road at 3:18 a.m. at high speed and after being stopped, an odor of alco- hol was noticed. After being arrested Restemayer registered tests of 160 and 160 in 100 mg. NHL players coming to Exeter? By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SOUTH HURON — A local group is working on organizing a charity hock- ey game that would see NHL players come to Exeter. Exeter's Doc Campbell, who is spearheading the plans, wants a dinner/auc- tion/hockey game at South Huron Rec Centre to raise money for South Huron Hospital and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, who he credits for helping save his life. Campbell appeared before South Huron coun- cil Monday night asking the municipality to donate the use of the ice surface and the hall for the event (which would cost approx- imately $820 in rental fees). Council turned down the request because of its policy of not donating ice, but is supportive of Campbell's proposal. Deputy Mayor Dave Urlin mentioned the possibility of the municipality donat- ing $800 to the project out of the public relations por- tion of its budget. Arena staff will report back to council on how the municipality can help the event. "We need everybody's support," Campbell said. "We want it to be a first- class event. Campbell has been in touch with the marketing departments for the NHL Players' Association and with the Old Stars. He said he'd like to get NHL play- ers from within a one- hour radius of Exeter. "We don't want to pay these guys," he said. "They make too much money now." Campbell said he hopes the event will "put South Huron on the map" for recreation and be some- thing Exeter residents tell their grandchildren about. Should it go ahead, Campbell is looking at a November date for the game. He wants to keep tickets at around the $20 each mark so the game will be affordable for fami- lies. Traffic enforcement HURON — A RIDE Program was set up on London Road in Hensall Sept. 19 at 1:45 a.m. The officer stopped a red Toyota during the program and a 29 - year -old woman from Waterloo blew a warn on the alcotest, resulting in a 12 hour licence suspension On Sept. 22 at 12:15 a.m. another offi- cer was using radar on London Road just north of Exeter. A 2001 Pontiac Grand Am was seen travelling well above the speed limit and radar was activated, showing a speed of 126 km/h in a 80 -km/h zone. The vehicle was stopped and the driver found with alco- hol on his breath. Two other passengers were found inside the vehicle along with a quantity of open alcohol. The driver, a 19 -year-old South Huron man blew a warn on the alcotest and was issued a 12 hour licence suspension. A 21 -year- old male from the Lucan area was issued a liquor violation. What parents and teens need to know (Editor's note: The Grade 11/12 Communications class at South Huron District High School will be submitting weekly articles to the Times Advocate on teen issues throughout this first semester. The fol- lowing article is the first.) EXETER — Parents often ignore the signs their teenagers demonstrate when something is bother- ing them. A lot of parents think it is part of a `phase' they are going through, and others think it's part of growing up. Teenagers often think they are the only ones facing a particu- lar problem when it actu- ally affects many other people. Through weekly articles by the Grade 11/12 Communications class at South Huron District High School, we will attempt to inform you of issues facing teenagers today. While no informa- tion specifically about Canadian Teen issues was available, data from other countries was used and we think it's comparable. For instance, surveys from the UK state 42 per cent of parents thought drugs were the number one issue with teens, but one third of the teenage population said managing relationships was their biggest issue. Only 19 per cent of teens said drugs were a concern to them. Newspapers from England stated that par- ents are lead to believe that the media has the biggest affect on teens' decisions towards drugs, alcohol and sex. Teenagers have stated the only way the media would have an impact on their decision towards drugs, alcohol and sex is through movies that don't clearly get their point across. For instance, in the movie `Thirteen' which recently came out, it shows that you have to do things such as drink alco- hol, do drugs and get piercings to fit in. In reali- ty that's not how you get friends. The majority of the teenage population blames violence on the media because there is so much violence on TV dur- ing the day and children are being introduced to it at such a young age. Studies in the US have shown that parents blame their teenagers' behaviour on music videos because the singers `dress inappro- priately' and 'act irrespon- sible.' Teenagers have stated the Internet is to be blamed for their physical appearances. Most Web sites, when logged into, have some sort of `weight loss' pop up which makes teens self conscious about their weight. In studies throughout the last four years in the UK, 77 per cent of teenagers have said they started smoking because the group of friends they hang out with smoke. Only 25 per cent of these teenagers' parents knew they were smoking. Studies have also proven teenagers don't smoke because they want to, they smoke because it helps them fit in, and makes them 'look cool!' At the age of 22, 20 per cent of the 77 ner cent who started smoking wish they never started because it costs a lot of money and it doesn't do anything for them. In the United States, par- ents have stated their biggest issues with their teens is suicide. Since sui- cide is the second leading cause of death for people between the age of 15 and 34 in the United States, parents are concerned about this. Other issues we will be covering throughout the year are: Abuse, Homework, Sleeping Habits, Uniforms, Ache, Bullying, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Influences, Vandalism, Teen Sexual Habits, and Teens and Sport. The Grade 11/12 Communications class feels these newspaper articles are a good way to inform parents about the way teens think about day to day issues. We hope you become more aware of the issues and can help improve some of the sta- tistics. 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