HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-11-02, Page 32 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, November 2, 2016
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The Huron Lakeshore Friendship Club Christmas Craft Show
saw 29 vendors and about 175 people out to the Point Clark
Community Centre on Oct. 29, 2016.
Celine Boychuk, Point Clark, was proud to show off her
handquilted work.
Point Clark Christmas Craft Show 2016
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People have been ordering his
birdhouses from as far away as Sas-
katchewan and Sudbury, as well as
Toronto and other places abroad as
Christmas presents.
Woodworking, jewelry, baked
goods, plants, crafts and more were
other items available by locals from
the surrounding area.
Organizers said they hope to
support the Huron Hospice cam-
paign over the next year, as it is a
need in the community.
Viera Muchova of Kincardine, had a
wide variety of foods she mades from
her native Slovakia.
The organization also hosts regu-
lar jam sessions at the Point Clark
Community Centre, along with
weekly cards, quilting and shuffle-
board, and other dinner fundraisers.
Rachel Van Rooyen supported her
fellow vendors by buying some baked
goods, while showcasing her jewelry.
For more information contact
Leslie Uttley at 519-395-0706, or
take part in a Friendship Club
meeting, which is held on the third
Thursday of the month.
Man who washed ashore in Port Albert travelled from Alberta under assumed name
The man whose body washed
ashore in Port Albert on Oct. 15 is
believed to have been travelling
from Alberta to Ontario under the
assumed name of "Mitchell
Nelson."
Through the course of the inves-
tigation, Huron County OPP Crime
Unit Investigators discovered pho-
tos of the man taken in September
by a journalist working in northern
Ontario near Espanola.
Police are asking for the public's
assistance to identify the man and
would like to speak to anyone who
can help.
The victim is described as a
30 -60 -year-old Caucasian male
with an average to medium build,
balding grey hair and a thin mous-
tache. He was wearing a blue
"Fluid" lifejacket, a black fleece -
type pullover jacket, black wind
pants with the letters "PEP on a
shield and black Nike running
shoes.
Detachment Commander
Inspector Younan said in a press
release: "It is unfortunate we
have to notify the next-of-kin in
this manner, but we have no
other option other than to seek
help from the public in this
instance."
Huron OPP's James Stanley has
been previously quoted estimating
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the man to have been in his 50s or
middle age.
Investigators are hoping to speak
with anyone that may have recently
found an abandoned vessel, canoe
or related marine/sporting equip-
ment along the Lake Huron
shoreline.
Anyone with information can
contact the Huron County OPP
at 1-888-310-1122 or their local
police agency immediately.
Should you wish to remain
anonymous you can contact
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-
8477 (TIPS) where you may be
eligible for a cash reward of up
to $2,000.
Jeff Klassen/Soo Today
Police are looking for information on
a man going by the assumed name
`Mitchell Nelson', whose body washed
up on a beach north of Port Albert
Oct. 15, 2016.
HURON OPP
Racing Charge Laid
A young driver from Ripley has been
charged with Racing following a traffic
stop that took place on Oct. 24, 2016.
Just before 1 p.m. a Huron County
OPP officer spotted a Toyota Tun-
dra pickup truck traveling east-
bound on Amberley Road west of
Lucknow at a high rate of speed.
The officer confirmed his visual
observations of the racing vehicle
with a radar device and confirmed
the speed of the truck to be trav-
elling at a speed in excess of 140
km/h in the posted 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was initiated and the
driver was subsequently charged.
The 22 -year-old Ripley woman has
been charged with "Race a Motor
Vehicle" and has a court appearance
scheduled for Dec. 6, 2016 at Provin-
cial Offences Act Court in Goderich.
Her driver's license is suspended for
seven days and her company vehicle
has been impounded for the week.
Opp Investigating
Crash West of
Molesworth
The Wingham driver involved in a single
motor vehicle collision that took place earlier
this moming west of Molesworth remains
in hospital with serious but stable injuries.
Initially his injuries were believed to be life-
threatening however his injuries are no
longer considered to be fife -threatening.
Shortly before 8 a.m. Huron County OPP,
Perth County Paramedic Services and
Grey Township Fire Department personnel
responded to the collision scene located on
Jamestown Road just east of Adams Line.
Investigators have since determined
the driver was travelling eastbound
on Jamestown Road when he began
to fishtail on the gravel road surface.
Police said he lost control of his vehicle
and his Subaru Outback slammed into
a tree on the south side of the road.
The driver was able to escape from
his vehicle before it caught on fire.
The lone occupant, has been identi-
fied as Jacob Collison, 20, of Wingham.