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Wingham Police respond to multiple calls May 12
The Wingham Police Service
responded to several calls on May
12, including two suspected
impaired drivers and a collision.
At 8:58 a.m., Wingham Police
were called to back up an OPP
officer on Brussels Line regarding a
suspected impaired driver. The
Hammond
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
There were four -and -a -half tables
of shoot in play on Friday, May 11 at
the Community Centre.
The winners were: high pink card,
Louise Hammond; second high pink
card, Mary Ellen Keller; most shoots
pink card, Lillian Appleby; high
white card, Mae Ritchie; second
high white card, Ken Spears and
responding Wingham Police officer
was qualified in standard field
sobriety testing and determined that
further testing was required by a
drug recognition expert. The OPP
officer took custody of the person to
be evaluated.
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takes high
most shoots white card, Brock
Vodden.
The next cards are Friday, May 25
at 1:30 p.m. Come out and enjoy the
fun and fellowship. Everyone is
welcome.
On May 23 at 7 p.m. Huron Perth
Presbytery Pastoral Relations and
Oversite will be conducting an
interview with the Belgrave
congregation as part of the official
board meeting. This interview will
take place in the church basement.
Please try to attend to allow for a
complete report to be conducted on
your behalf.
Thank you to everyone who
helped in any way to make the
special service at Knox United
Church on April 29 such a success.
Linda and Carol are very thankful
Obituaries
VERONICA GRIFFITHS
(NEE BLAKE)
1926-2018
Veronica Griffiths (nee Blake)
passed away peacefully at her home
in Guelph, on Sunday, May 6, 2018.
She was in her 92nd year.
Her memory will be lovingly
cherished by Guy, her husband of 63
years, her six children Peter, Paul,
David (Karen), Gregory (Susan),
Veronica (Eric) and Edward
(Kristen), her 13 grandchildren and
her one great-granddaughter.
Veronica was born in Brussels on
her family's farm on what is now
known as St. Michaels Road. She
spent a good part of her childhood in
St. Augustine (Huron County) with
her mother's family (Kinahan) after
her father's early death.
She was a primary school teacher
and met her future husband, Guy, in
Goose Bay, Labrador during the
Korean War. They were married in
the old St. Ambrose Church,
Brussels, in September, 1954. They
settled in Montreal and Val -David
where they raised their large family.
After their retirement, they returned
to Ontario, first living in Oakville
and finally in Guelph.
Family and friends were received
at Riverside Funeral Home for
visitation on Saturday, May 12
followed by funeral mass at St.
Ambrose Catholic Church. Father
Keith Morrison officiated. Interment
was at St. Ambrose Catholic
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the
Canadian Red Cross would be
greatly appreciated. Cards of
sympathy and donations may be
forwarded to Box 340, Brussels,
NOG 1H0.
Condolences may be left at
www.riversidefuneralhome.ca
ROBERT "BOB" JOSEPH RYAN
Robert "Bob" Joseph Ryan passed
away peacefully on Tuesday, May 8,
2018 at Country Terrace, Komoka.
He was 85.
Bob was the loving husband of the
late Barbara Louise Ryan (2011). He
was predeceased by his daughter
Pamela (who died at childbirth) and
by parents Lawrence and Marjorie
Ryan. Bob was the loving father of
Jo Ann Lamers and John, Tim Ryan
and Becky Tilbury and Scott Ryan
and Jackie Arms, all of London. He
was loved by his siblings Joan and
Donnie (deceased) McDonald,
Gerald and Anne Ryan, Jim and
Betty Ryan, Jack and Marianna
(deceased) Ryan, Nelson Ryan
(deceased) and Sister Teresa Ryan.
Bob will be dearly missed by in-
laws Ann and Bill (deceased)
MacFadden, Joan and Terry
(deceased) Taylor, Rick (deceased)
and Linda Belton and Bev and Ralph
Harper.
He leaves behind many beloved
grandchildren, a great-grand-
daughter, nieces, nephews, grand-
nieces and grand -nephews. Bob
dearly loved his family and his many
years driving for Sears.
Cremation has taken place. A
funeral mass was celebrated at St.
Justin's Parish, London, on
Saturday, May 12 with visitation one
hour prior. Father Mark officiated.
Interment of the ashes at Forest
Lawn Cemetery followed the
service.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to
make a donation in memory of Bob
are asked to consider the Alzheimer
Society, London and Middlesex or
the Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario.
For information and online
condolences, please visit
www.westviewfuneralchapel.com
At 9:51 a.m. police received calls
regarding a suspected impaired
driver in the vicinity of the Mac's
convenience store on Josephine
Street in Wingham A witness was
following the vehicle and provided
police with updates on location.
The Wingham police were able to
pink card
for our contributions towards
"Change Her World". They
appreciated the warm welcome they
received from our congregation.
The Community Coffee Break is
every second and fourth Tuesday of
the month from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
in the Belgrave Community Centre.
Everyone is welcome.
FROM BELGRAVE
intercept the vehicle near Bluevale
and the officer conducted standard
field sobriety tests. It was
determined that the driver was to be
assessed by a drug recognition
expert. The driver was arrested
and transported to the West Grey
Police Service where testing was
conducted and it was determined
that the driver was impaired by a
drug.
A 38 -year-old from Underwood is
charged with Impaired operation of
a motor vehicle.
***
At 5:05 p.m. Wingham Police
were called to assist the South Bruce
OPP at a collision south of
Teeswater involving a van and a
horse and buggy. Five of the crash
victims were transported to hospital,
one of them by air ambulance.
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