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communautaire Le lien community link The Hammond Le Club Lion de Clarence Creek hosts its 37th annual golf tournament Aug. 22 at the Hammond Golf Club. Profits will go to the Clarence Creek Parish for its programs and projects. Registration deadline Aug. 10. Phone Gaetan Pagé, 613-488-2127, or ggpage@hotmail.com. Orléans Annual Community Corn Roast and BBQ, Aug. 24, 5 to 8 p.m., at Petrie Island. Club Lion de Clarence Creek : 37th annual golf tournament Aug. 22. Ham- mond Golf Club. Profits to the Clarence Creek Parish for its programs and pro- jects. Registration deadline Aug. 10. Phone Gaetan Pagé, 613-488-2127, or ggpage@ hotmail.com. Rockland 6e édition du Tournoi de golf de l’ACFO d’Ottawa et Prescott-Russell. 28 août, 9h. Club de golf Outaouais. Inscriptions des quatuors : Vivianne, 613-698-0076. Un repas sera servi vers 16h. Club amical Belle-Rive : sortie à Qué- bec. Spectacle d’Elvis. 13 et 14 août. Réser- vation : Laurent 613-296-4685. 141e pélerinage diocésain annuel à Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré. Départ : Église Ste- Trinité, Rockland, 8 août. Retour : 9 août. Réservation : Sylvie Rollin, 613-446-5359. Maison de la famille Rockland : activités pour enfants 0-6 ans. Parcs de lamunicipa- lité Clarence-Rockland les lundis, jeudis et vendredis, et dans le centre pendant juillet et août. Information : Lynne ou Nathalie au 613-446-4220 ou maisonrockland@ bellnet.ca. Club amical Bellerive : sortie Théâtre des Hirondelles pour voir Poison empoi- sonné, à Beloeil. Le 8 août. Réservation : Laurent 613-488-2620. Dunvegan 7 e édition de la Foire du bois : samedi, 22 ao ȗ t. Au petit village historique de Dun- vegan, dans l’est Ontarien, à quelques kilomètres de St-Isidore. Sarsfield Cérémonie au cimetière Saint-Hugues de Sarsfield, 16 août. Messe à 10h15 dans l’église suivie de la cérémonie au cimetière. Régions Rassemblement des familles Drouin organisé par l’Association des Drouin d’Amérique. Retrouvailles les 8 et 9 août. Ferme Drouin de Casselman. Informa- tions : http://associationdesdrouin.host56. com/rassemblementdrouin.htm Annual grant picnic August 16,12 noon till 4:00 pm. Larose Forest. Pot Luck. Bring you lunch, lawn chairs, memories, memo- rabillia, repellant / Grand pique-nique an- nuel. Forêt Larose. 16 août, 12h à 16h. Pot Luck. Apportez votre dejeuner, vos chaises, souvenirs, photos et chasse moustique. Information: Alexandra 613-882-4810
Homeowners are reminded during the off- and-on hot weather this summer not to leave their pets alone in a vehicle. Police suggest leaving pets at home when going into town on errands or other tasks rather than leaving them in the car or truck. Anyone who does bring a pet with them should leave the windows cracked open
calls at 310-7722.The OPP toll-free for simi- lar calls is 1-888-310-1122.
the bales alight. Phone Const. Tammy Barnes at the Embrun OPP detachment at 613-443- 4499 or the CrimeStoppers confidential tips line at 1-800-222-8477. Accidental fire Police are warning homeowners to be careful where they plan to dig and to call their municipal office, Hydro, and Bell for information on buried lines and wires. Emer- gency crews responded to a fire call from the Maple Grove Road neighbourhood in The Nation municipality on July 13, just before noon. A buried electrical wire was cut during an excavation and the sparking wire ignited. Besides the risk of electrocution, cutting an underground cable by accident could also result in legal costs and damages resulting from the break. Stolen chainsaws A pair of chainsaws were taken from a company truck during the annual tractor pull competition in Casselman over the July 4 weekend. Both were Stihl brand chainsaws, one of them a Stihl Quick Cut chainsaw. Also stolen from a vehicle in Casselman were a GPS system and a small amount of change. The thief took advantage of an unlocked vehicle parked on Sauve Terrasse Street on July 10.The GPS is a Garmin Nuivi 250W system. Broken window A thrown rock is believed to be the cause of a broken window complaint froma home in the Laurier Street neighbourhood of Rockland. The incident took place some- time between July 12 and 13. Traffic safety checkstop OPP in Russell Township will step up their traffic education and enforcement work after several complaints about the intersection of Dignard Street and St-Pierre Road in the township. The intersection has a stop sign posted and there is a popular bicycle path which sees lots of use fromcyclists and also children crossing the intersection. CrimeStoppers Anyone seeing a crime or having informa- tion can call the CrimeStoppers confidential tips line, toll-free, at 1-800-222-8477.
Domestic dispute Russell County OPP have charged aman with assault, mischief under $5000 value, and trespass. The charges were filed last month. His name and other details have beenwithheld at present to protect the iden- tity of the victim in the case. Drinking and driving François Morin was charged with drunk driving, driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 80milligrams, dangerous driving, and possession of methamphetamine. The charges resulted fromOPP investigation July 12 of a traffic complaint near the village of Casselman. His first appearance in provin- cial court on the charges was scheduled for July 29 in L’Orignal. Hay bale arson A case of arson with a country twist is on the OPP case files for Russell County. Police received a call July 12 about a fire in the Baseline Road neighbourhood of the City of Clarence-Rockland. Arriving at the scene near the intersectionwithDu Lac Road, they found several hay bales on fire.The fire was extinguished and police are asking for help from the public with information on who set
and have a full pan of cold water on the floorboards for the animal. Also, do not be long away from the vehicle. Store owners or any passersby are asked to call if they see a pet inside a vehicle whichmay be suffering from the heat, especially if the windows are rolled up shut. Note the licence number and make of the vehicle and call police and also ask store personnel to announce over the PA that the animal is in distress. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCS) has a hotline for animal in distress
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