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The "ESSO on the Run" T-Hawks football team lost a close game to the Bellevillle Bears 21-20 last Saturday. Grayden Readman scored two touchdowns, Tanner Shatraw had one T.D. and Thomas Barrett had a two point convert.The T-Hawks next game is at the North Hastings High School this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. This is their only home game of the season and is a Purolator Tackles Hunger event, so please bring a non-perishable food item to the game and cheer on the T-Hawks.

A Coboconk man has been fined $1,500 for several fishing offences. On March 10^th Bancroft District conservation officers were  inspecting vehicles returning from ice fishing in the Minden area and during an inspection of one vehicle, found four lake trout, two of which were within the prohibited size. Douglas Boyce pleaded guilty and was fined $750 for possessing two lake trout over his legal limit and $750 for possessing two lake trout within the prohibited size. To report a natural resources violation, call the MNR or Crime Stoppers.

May 13^th to 19^th is Police Week in Ontario and the OPP is celebrating police officers throughout Ontario. Police Week has been dedicated to increasing awareness about the good work police do in our communities and recognizing the strength and importance of partnerships between police and the people they serve. For more information on Police Week activities in your community please contact your local OPP Detachment.

A 28 year-old Ancaster man is to appear in Minden court in July to answer to several alcohol related charges. Near midnight last Friday evening, Haliburton OPP stopped a vehicle along Highway #35, just south of Minden. The driver of the vehicle was determined to have been consuming alcohol. Robert Randles has been charged with Impaired Driving, Driving with a blood alcohol rating over 80 and Driving a motor vehicle with open liquor.

The old IGA building in Bancroft is no more. Just after 7:00 on Saturday morning, two big shovels from Leveque Brothers went to work on the building and brought down the long standing landmark. A crowd of residents had gathered to witness the event and share memories, including starting their first jobs at the store. The town's Relay for Life Team was out with a BBQ, serving breakfast and lunch throughout the day. Mayor Bernice Jenkins and several councilors were also in attendance, all expressing satisfaction that this was the right way to go with the property. One councilor commented that the cost of the job was considerably less than expected and that helped with the decision. Clean-up is scheduled to start today (Monday). Scrap metal and other material that can be recycled, will be, and the rest of the debris will be sent to Bancroft's Landfill site.