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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-07-20, Page 66 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, July 20, 2016 POLICE BRIEFS Drunk tractor driver injuries six in Dungannon On Sunday July 10, 2016, at around 2 a.m., Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involv- ing a number of injured people on Mill Line near Dungannon. Upon arrival officers deter- mined that a lawn tractor had been towing a utility trailer with a couch in the box that eight young adults and youths had been sitting on. While driving down a hill the lawn tractor incurred mechanical problems and had no brak- ing ability. The lawn trac- tor gained speed resulting in the driver to lose control. The lawn tractor, trailer and couch rolled into a ditch causing the nine people to be thrown from the vehicle. Three of the nine people sustained non -life threatening injuries and were transported to a local hospital. The other six were uninjured. The attending police officer could smell alcohol on the breath of the tractor opera- tor. A roadside breath test was administered on the male operator and he reg- istered a "fail" reading. He was transported to the Huron County OPP Detach- ment where he failed two intoxilyzer breath tests. A 23 -year-old Ashfield-Col- borne-Wawanosh Town- ship has been charged with the following Criminal Code of Canada Offences: • Driving while ability impaired — motor vehicle (alcohol) • Driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in blood • Dangerous opera- tion of motor vehicle causing bodily harm • Dangerous opera- tion of motor vehicle • He has a court appearance scheduled for the Goderich Ontario Court of Justice on August 22, 2016, where he will answer to the charges. The Huron County OPP is requesting anyone with infor- mation about crimes or crimi- nal activities to contact them at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anony- mous, call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. Routine traffic stop ends with drunk driving charge On Saturday, July 9, 2016, shortly before 10 p.m., a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a fast moving GMC Sierra on Lucknow Line. The officer con- ducted a traffic stop and the male driver was spoken to. The officer detected alcohol on the driver's breath. A road- side breath test was admin- istered and the driver regis- tered a "fail". The driver was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he failed two intoxilyzer breath tests. A 38 -year-old man from Ash- field-Colborne-Wawanosh Township has been charged with "operate motor vehi- cle with more than 80 mg of alcohol in blood," contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. He has a court appearance scheduled for the Goder- ich Ontario Court of Justice on Aug. 22, 2016, where he will answer to the charge. He was issued an automatic 90 day driver's licence suspen- sion and his vehicle has been impounded for seven days. i^ TO IWNSHIP OF ?—rlr.Lrg-.iJIiukr,r •WAYLL210-1 The regularly scheduled Council Meeting for Tuesday, August 2, 2016 has been cancelled Mark Becker Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Star Column: Jupiter takes one for the Solar System John Hlynialuk Bluewater Astronomical Society In July 1992, a 5 -km chunk of deep -space ice that came to be called Comet Shoe- maker -Levy 9, passed close enough to Jupiter to be ripped apart by its gravity. Then, two years later, from July 16-22, 1994, the frag- ments, some as large as 2 km across, smashed into the southern hemisphere of Jupiter releasing an incredi- ble amount of energy. The largest fragment of the 21 that hit produced as much energy as the total nuclear arsenal of the Earth times 600! The dust cloud of the aftermath of the titanic explosions persisted in Jupi- ter's atmosphere for several months, some were 12,000 km across, as large as the Earth itself. I recall an exciting week in July 1994 watching the scars from the impact with my tel- escope and inviting anyone on our street to have a look. The dark blotches were easy to see and sometimes more than one could be seen at a time. We had just moved into the neighbourhood and everyone on the street soon learned that there was a new guy on the block with a big telescope and he was "forc- ing" everyone who walked by to look at Jupiter! It was not only an exciting observa- tion of events in our solar system but a chilling wake- up call to us on Earth that planet -busting impacts can happen at any time. NASA/Hubble Space Telescope image Brown scars in Jupiter's atmosphere were caused by comet fragments that impacted the planet in July 1994. Thank goodness that Jupi- ter was standing on guard and deflected this comet from a possibly more deadly path in our direction. Both of the giant planets, Saturn and Jupi- ter, orbiting beyond the aster- oid belt, do guard duty but not for all comets and asteroids. Some of the short -period comets, those in a region of space called the Kuiper Belt, can get flung in our direction rather than out into space. Therefore, in this way, Jupiter works against us as well. Early in solar system formation, its powerful gravity prevented a planet from forming between Mars and Jupiter but the frag- ments that were left, now called the asteroid belt, are a source of potential impacters just waiting to be nudged in our direction. So Jupiter's role is a two-edged sword. Comet S -L 9 was discov- ered by David Levy (who was born in Montreal), and Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker working with a 40 cm tele- scope at Mt. Palomar in Cali- fornia. They photographed it after it had been disrupted by Jupiter and immediately recognized it as unusual - Carolyn called it a "squashed comet': Since the 1994 event, at least five other impacts on Jupiter have been observed but none of the objects responsible were seen beforehand. There is also some evidence that Saturn's rings have been disturbed by close passes of comets or asteroids too. Jupiter is still visible to the naked in the SW sky. It is the brightest object in that direc- tion after sunset and always an interesting sight in a telescope. Join us at the Fox Observa- tory for viewing sessions as listed on our website www. bluewaterastronomy. c om BlackHorse golf scores for July 11, 12 The weather was hot and humid for the llth Men's Night of the year on July 12, 2016. Doug Wilson Jr. had the low round of the day (including an eagle on 8) with a 35 to win "A" -INF 7 Huron-Kinla55 Water Stewardship Event flight. Bob Parks and Tom Pegg tied for second. Skins in "A" were won by Doug, Andy McLelland, Dave Cooper and John Cooper. "B" flight was won by Noel Macintosh and Martin H • I V: 11 i C+E,•i� SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2016 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM POINT CLARK COMMUNITY CENTRE 344 LAKE RANGE DRIVE, POINT CLARK 10 AM - 1 PM EXHIBITORS Representatives from local water stewardship -related groups & initiatives 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM GUEST SPEAKER "Ongoing Activities Happening Around Lake Huron" - Ted Briggs, Great Lakes Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change 12:45 PM DEMONSTRATION Open Well Event hosted by Veolia Water and Source Water Protection Representatives at 603 Tuscarora Rd. Point Clark For more information on this free event go to: waterstewardsh i pevent. blogspot.com Mooy who tied with 19 points. Doug Harris and Martin both won skins in "B" Greg Hamil- ton won "C" with 20 points while Dave Evans, Steve Ogilvie and Bryan Astles tied with 19 points each. Skins in "C" went to Bryan Astles, Dave Evans, Terry Parsons and Dennis Delaney. Closest to the pin prizes went to Terry Parsons, Bill King, Dan Mitchell, Mike Whitcroft and Doug Wilson. July 11 saw BlackHorse host the Senior Ryder Cup for their division in the north region. After a great meal, the golfers enjoyed pristine con- ditions during the two-man better ball match. St. Mary's came out on top with a total of 17 points while Pike Lake and BlackHorse tied with 12 points. There are 19 divisions across Ontario, with four clubs in each division for a total of 76 clubs, including a few from the United States. Competing for BlackHorse were Walter Arnold, Noel Macintosh, Bill King, Glen Chaput, Paul Sinclair, John Cooper, Roger Amelotte and Tom Pegg. FOR MOVE INFORMATION... www.rna1rieiiriks•r:e