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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-04-06, Page 1010 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, April 6, 2016 POLICE BRIEFS Huron OPP Traffic Stop Leads To Major Drug Bust A traffic stop on March 25, 2016 has resulted in one of the largest drug seizures in recent his- tory for the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment. At about 2:18 p.m. a Huron County OPP officer spot- ted two vehicles that were travelling in tandem going southbound on Kerry's Line. One of the vehicles, a Jeep Cherokee was pull- ing a trailer that contained an ATV and the other was a Dodge Van. The officer fol- lowed the vehicles a short distance and watched as the vehicles pulled into a laneway located on Bel- fast Road. Upon stopping the vehicles the investi- gating officer spoke with both drivers. The officer also checked on the sta- tus of the ATV to determine if it was a stolen machine as one had been reported stolen earlier that day. During the course of the investigation the officer determined the driver of the Dodge Van was driv- ing with a suspended driv- ers licence. The driver of the van was placed under arrest for Driving While Under Suspension. Further investigation led officers to search the Dodge Van and the Jeep Cherokee. Upon searching both vehi- cles officers located and seized a total of 49 bags of packaged marihuana and cannabis resin weighing in excess of 280 kilograms. As a result of the inves- tigation Huron OPP has charged the driver of the Dodge Van, David FAR- RISH, 57 years of age from Woolwich Township with the following offences: • Possession of a Sched- ule II Substance (Mari- huana) for the Purposes of Trafficking — Over 3KG • Possession of a Sched- ule II Substance (Cannabis Resin) for the Purposes of Trafficking — Under 3KG • Driving While Under Sus- pension — Two Counts • Drive Motor Vehi- cle — No Licence • Also charged is 30 -year-old Allen FER- RILL from Kitchener. He has been charged with: • Possession of a Sched- ule II Substance (Mari- huana) for the Purposes of Trafficking — Over 3KG • Possession of a Sched- ule II Substance (Cannabis Resin) for the Purposes of Trafficking — Under 3KG Both have been released from custody with a court appearance sched- uled for the Ontario Court of Justice — Goder- ich on April 4, 2016. South Bruce OPP Officer facing traffic ticket returning to court A South Bruce OPP officer who police said drove his police cruiser through an intersection against a red light and struck another car last July, is expected to resolve his case June 7. South Bruce OPP Const. Murray Woodman was issued a ticket for driv- ing through a red light. His case was spoken to March 15 in Walkerton Provin- cial Offences court and was put over for a reso- lution, court staff said. An OPP news release issued in September said the incident took place July 28 a 3:20 p.m. at Highway 21 and Durham St. in Kincardine. The offic- er's emergency lights and siren were activated when he struck another vehicle. The officer received minor injuries and the driver of the other car was unin- jured, the news release said. Both cars sus- tained minor damage. The 28 -year police officer was issued a ticket under the Highway Traffic Act and was summoned to court. nwmo NUCLEAR WASTE SOCIETE DE GESTION MANAGEMENT DES DECHETS ORGANIZATION NUCLEAIRES NWMO Learn More Centre The Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved in a process of learning about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is working collaboratively with the community to advance preliminary assessment studies. Learn about APM, meet NWMO staff, ask questions and offer your thoughts. Drop in to the NWMO community office and Learn More Centre in Ripley. Everyone is welcome. Darryl Coote/Reporter Brandon Santini and his band performed for about 100 people who braved the unseasonable snowstorm that battered Kincardine over the weekend. Bruce County Blues keeping the spirit alive 1 Oyrs on Darryl Coote Reporter The guitar licks were quick, the southern drawl lazy and the music tight on the night of April 2 as the Bruce County Blues Society celebrated its 10th anniver- sary in soulful style. Before a little under a hun- dred people Saturday night, Memphis vocalist Brandon San- tini and his band performed blues classics such as Evil Woman that had the less inhib- ited tripping the light fantastic. "It was excellent. We had a great turnout and everybody loved it," said the society's president and co-founder Marilyn Clarke. She joked the weather NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss) 80 Huron Street, Ripley ON 519.386.6711 Wednesday Thursday Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. could have been better as the day of the celebratory show saw the worst of the almost 48 hours of snowfall. There was also several other events in Kincardine that night, but the showing was still good, said the president. As it was the society's 10th anniversary, Clarke said they wanted to pull out all the stops to make the event shine a little brighter than their usual season -ending perfor- mances so they handed out commemorative shot glasses and had spot prizes. And, of course, there was the band. "Everybody really seemed to enjoy him, Clarke said referring to Santini who was up touring the area from Tennessee mak- ing aking the evening possible. The money from the show, like all of their other shows, goes towards attracting high- quality talent to its events and to pay for the society's Blues in the School program that sees blues musicians visit local public schools to preach the importance of music. "Every year we bring in artists and we treat probably four or five of our area schools to a free concert, which is very significant in this day and age to bring any- thing into the schools," she said, adding "We're trying to educate young children with music and especially with cutbacks in music programs in schools it's nice that kids can get exposed to live music and listen to their stories." Clarke started Bruce County Blues with her hus- band Rick when they moved to Kincardine a decade ago from London, Ontario. Though there had been a blues society here before, it had sort of died off when they moved to the area. The couple then made connections with people interested in reviving the music in Kincardine, such as the Kirkconnell family, which owns the Bruce Steak- house where many of the society's shows take place, and the movement just grew from there, she said. One way the society has grown, she said, is their abil- ity to attract stronger acts. "People have gotten to know us, people in blues entertainment," she said. Through treating artists with respect by offering them meals and nice accom- modates the blues society has built a solid and respect- able reputation that has well-known blues musicians wanting to play her. "So we've got a real repu- tation of being a great place to come because they are treated with respect so a lot of them want to come back and play here," she said. It's important to the Clarkes to keep blues music alive and well in Kincardine, she said, "and we can't do it without the pole who come out. So we need people to support live music." In the next 20 years, Clarke hopes the society will con- tinue to attract a younger audience to this style of music. "You know, that's always a thing," she said. "And I think we're making grounds there. We're getting younger people involved. And now some of the blues musicians are younger people who have taken the blues on and inter- preted it in their own way, which is good because some- times it has to change a little bit, but it is still the spirit of the blues, which is important:'