The Creemore
Echo
Friday, August 19, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 34
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News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Outstanding in the field
Hitting the road
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Photo exhibit at log cabin
Horse sense for drivers
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Number of break-ins a concern By Trina Berlo Mulmur and Melancthon residents and police are concerned about a rash of rural break-ins that have left them feeling vulnerable. One Mulmur resident who asked not to be identified, said he came home one day in July to find thieves had gained access to his balcony and threw a rock through the door window to enter through the master bedroom. He said the robbers were scared off by an alarm not before they made off with valuables. Melancthon Township resident Zora Singh had heard about a series of robberies in the area and was taking precautions to avoid being victimized. She put all of her equipment in the garage and kept in locked. She even took photos of the contents. Then, Singh came home August 11 to find the garage was empty. “Usually I feel very safe here and I think we all had been feeling safe,” said Singh. “I was keeping everything locked, lights on, keeping my eyes peeled for any suspicious cars but it’s hard to tell here.” She said there had been a lot of people and activity on the property up until August 11 but on that day everyone left and Singh went out to run errands in the afternoon, leaving one person on the property, who was cleaning the house. She saw that the garage window had been pushed out and the door had been opened. Singh said she was only away from home for two hours and the cleaner who was there the whole time didn’t hear anything. “That’s pretty gutsy,” said Singh. “They had taken the big ticket items, like our generator which is very heavy so they had the means to take this (See “Help” on page 3)
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Lucas Brunne of the Lost World Reptile Store in Orillia and Newmarket entertained and educated more than 200 children, and adults too, at all three branches of the Clearview Public Library, in Creemore, Stayner and New Lowell. He is pictured with Marty the boa constrictor.
2016 N.D.B.L. Junior Champions
Contributed photo: David Anderson
New Lowell Knights took the the junior championship series Aug. 11, 2016. Back row: Jesse Kirkman, Jeff Roberts, Josh Smith, Kashtin Winchester, Nathan Mooney, coach Corey Tuckett, coach Joe Patterson. Middle row: Mathew Wilkins, Brant Dubeau, Owen Patterson, Nathan Lennox, Brandon Peart. Front row, Curtis Dubeau, Tyson Pendleton. Missing from photo: Ben Cole, Evan Tuckett, and Cody Printess. For more sports news see page 10.
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