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The Citizen, 2016-06-09, Page 7Feet in the water The Wawanosh Nature Centre held a special adventure day on Saturday that welcomed area families to take part in geocaching, a scavenger hunt and really just to take in the beauty of the area on a warm, sunny day. Here, Nella Querengesser, with the help of Jenn Elliott, spent some time in the water trying to catch some of its native wildlife. (Vicky Bremner photo) Just driving through The Blyth United Church Women recently held their annual drive-thru lunch and dinner fundraiser to much acclaim. They served approximately 150 meals as part of the fundraiser, which took the place of the annual Women's Day Out, which ended a few years ago. Here, organizers Donna Moore, left, and Brenda Brooks, centre, hand out some lunch to Carolyn Somerville. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Letter to the Editor `Pow -wow' title concerns Vodden THE EDITOR, I wish to add my name to the many people who are concerned about the East Wawanosh 150th celebration being referred to as a "Pow -Wow". Pow -Wows are sacred events that form an important cultural place in the life of First Nation communities. To refer to the East Wawanosh event as a Pow -Wow is an affront to all of our First Nation peoples in this area and throughout Canada. This is happening in the aftermath of the Truth and Reconciliation process which has made most thinking Canadians aware of our need to adopt a new awareness and sensitivity to our relationship with all of our indigenous communities. It seems that some people slept through that news cycle. It is my understanding that many people have spoken to members of the planning committees about the inappropriateness of attaching this name to the 150th event. Unfortunately, it appears that no action has been taken to remove the insult. It could be that at the beginning of the planning people used the term thinking it referred to any kind of celebration with a nod to Chief Wawanosh. Now that they have been told that the term refers to a very specific kind of event, sanctioned by First Nation people, a sacred event in which absolutely no alcoholic beverages are present, one would expect the name to be dropped. I urge the 150th committee to remove the term Pow -Wow immediately with an appropriate apology to our First Nation peoples. Brock Vodden THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016. PAGE 7. 5R's theft leads to probation term Brandon Stone of Brussels was ordered to pay a handful of fines and was given an 18 -month probation term in Wingham court last month in connection with a pair of thefts. Crown Attorney Richard Weatherston said that suspicion around theft from the 5R's thrift store in Brussels began when items began disappearing from the store's donation centre. As a result, the store manager had a surveillance system installed, which, on March 24, 2015 captured Stone taking items from the donation area, Weatherston said. The items included a curtain rod, glasses and candlesticks, he said. After the store's manager had a chance to review the video, she called the police, who came to Brussels looking for Stone. He hid the items behind the village's post office, but the police eventually caught up with him. Stone was further charged when on Nov. 29, he stole a laptop computer from The Source in Goderich. Weatherston said that security cameras caught Stone taking the display model computer off of the shelf of the store and leaving without paying for it. The computer, he said, was valued at $369.99. Upon reviewing the footage, an employee recognized a female party who was with Stone as a customer who had recently bought an iPhone at the store. A call was then placed to that person, who helped lead police to Stone and the stolen laptop. Weatherston said that original phone calls between Stone and representatives of the store came to an agreement that if Stone were to return the stolen computer, charges would not be filed, or he could simply pay for it. However, those talks broke off and then the computer turned up in the office of a Goderich lawyer who could not say how it got there, citing solicitor/client privilege. The computer, however, was identified as the one taken from the store. In between those two incidents, Stone was further charged with breaching the conditions of his probation, when he was found to have changed addresses without informing the police — a condition of his probation. Stone's lawyer Scott Cowan said there were a number of important factors in the case that showed Stone's actions were not that of a calculating criminal, but someone who had reached a desperate situation in his life. 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