The Creemore
Echo
Friday, May 27, 2011 Vol. 11 No. 21
Inside the ECHO
Mediation in Nigeria
Fun on the Fields
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John and Shirley Ferris work abroad.
News and views in and around Creemore
Soccer season is back.
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A WEEKEND OF REMINISCENCES Last Sunday’s Avening Reunion was a great success, as this wonderful photo by Russ Talbot illustrates. What we can’t figure out is, with all those great desserts laid out at the front of the Avening Community Centre, how was Russ able to hold the crowd back to capture this scene? For more pictures of this event, as well as the 1,000 alumni-strong SCI 50th Anniversary Reunion that preceded it, see pages 6 and 7.
BOY INJURED IN ATV-TRUCK COLLISION Grey County OPP is continuing to investigate a tragic collision that occurred just after 6 pm on May 19, involving an all-terrain vehicle and a pickup truck near the community of Singhampton. A 9 year-old boy, identified as Jacob Kenwell from Cashtown, was operating an ATV on private property on Grey Highlands Concession 10 just west of Grey Road 31 when he drove onto the roadway and into the path of a pickup truck travelling westbound at that location causing severe damage to both vehicles. Kenwell was immediately rushed to Collingwood General and
Marine Hospital by family members and a short time later he was airlifted to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Police have concluded that the driver of the truck, a 26-year-old man from Mansfield, was driving properly. Neither alcohol or excess speed were factors. Officers have not yet confirmed with certainty whether or not Kenwell was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident. He remains in critical condition at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, in a medically induced coma after suffering from a severely broken leg and injuries to his head.
Kenwell is the son of Jesse Kenwell and Diane Montgomery. The Echo spoke to Debbie Rowbotham, Diane’s sister, this week, and was told that the family is spending all their time in Toronto and that they’d appreciate the community’s discretion at this time. “He’s not out of the woods yet,” said Rowbotham. “We’ll keep you posted.” At right is Jacob Kenwell on a recent trip to Florida. (This photo was submitted by his sister Josie, who thought it best reflected her little brother’s playful spirit.) Serving Mulmur & The Creemore Hills for 35 years
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