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« PRISON RIOT COMML_INIT‘! : §W rkworth prison Long Lunch to serve 1,200 meals -?‘5 a p WARKWORTH â€" Warkworth is preparing "A lot of that is due to word of mouth," Ms. P o a to serve 1,200 guests for the sixth annual _ Leggett said. "We have a lot of weekenders _ © 1 k d “ N rn Warkworth Long Lunch, on Aug. 16. out here who bring the day trippers." 4 remalns ].n. 0 C 0 "It‘s just amazing the people who come Preparing the feast begins at 4:30 a.m. as -:: out," said Delia Leggett, Long Lunch chair. _ barbecue pits are set up to roast pork and ‘Weeks later, inmates oniy cells have already been searched. "It‘s great exposure for the Village of beef. The estimated 150 volunteers begin s "Now we‘re searching the grounds. All _ Warkworth." to set up the tables at 7 a.m. Lunch isserved _ out of cells to shower the living units have been searched, conâ€" _, The lunch idea originated in the village‘s _ from 11:30 to 3 p.m. f traband has been found," said Ann Anderâ€" _ twin city of Warkworth, New Zealand. The _ "On the main street, there‘s homes so BY JENNIFER O‘MEARA son, Warkworth‘s assistant warden. local Warkworth residents agreed to line everyone is whispering because we don‘t jomeara@northumberlandnews.com For the last three weeks, inmates have _ Main Street with tables and serve hunâ€" want to wake people up," Ms. Leggett said. been kept locked in their cells. Meals are _ dreds of guests to create a similarity with _ "It‘s just amazing how the village starts to BRIGHTON â€"â€" Three weeks after an inmate _ being served to the cells, there is no recreâ€" _ their New Zealand counterpart. come alive as more people come out." riot at Warkworth Correctional Institution, _ ation time, no visitors and no phone calls "The first year we had 500 people going _ Artists from Northumberland County will the prison is still in lock down. allowed. through the doors. Last year we had 1,200," _ work along Main Street, while the ‘Dixie~ On July 21 at9 p.m., the prison was held in ___ The only time inmates come out of the _ Ms. Leggett said. land Dudes‘ will perform during the lunch. the grip of 211 rioting inmates who refused _ cells now is to shower, the assistant warâ€" However, the celebration‘s growth spurt _ Ms. Leggett said live music has been a welâ€" to leave a recreation yard and broke into _ den said. is over. Ms. Leggett said organizers have _ comed addition to the event. the facility‘s health care centre. "They are confined to their cells," said _ capped the lunch at 1,200 people. Funds raised by the long lunch are used By the end of July 22, the riot had ended _ Ms. Anderson, who explained the lock "We came to the conclusion that the purâ€" _ for the reâ€"beautification of the village‘s peacefully, with inmates deciding to return _ down will continue until the prison has _ pose of this day is to have fun," Ms. Leggett . downtown. to their cells and no force was used by the _ been completely searched. said. "If it got larger, we don‘t think we _ Tickets are available in Warkworth at Emergency Response Teams. A full investigation into the riot is being â€" could handle it so that everyone enjoys . the Eclectic Mix and in Campbellford at In total, 13 inmates were taken to hospiâ€" conducted by the national headquarâ€" _ themselves." the Chamber of Commerce. Organizers tal, nine for possible drug overdoses and _ ters of Correctional Service of Canada. It Although attendance is capped, Ms. . encourage lunch guests to purchase their four for unrelated medical conditions. One _ could take a long time before Warkworth _ Leggett said there is no shortage of hunâ€" _ tickets before arrival. inmate, Craig Morton Kimberley, died from _ staff know what sparked the riot, said Ms. _ gry visitors from across southern Ontario For more information visit warkworth.ca. . a suspected drug overdose and another _ Anderson. searching for a seat on Main Street. e Bill Tremblay was in critical condition before recovering "There will be inmate interviews, staff i ces at Campbellford Memorial Hospital. interviews and it will be a national investiâ€" 1 would recom ‘ The federal prison has been in lock down _ gation,‘ said Ms. Anderson. ERlsCucs® since the riot, while Warkworth staff search "When there‘s an incident of this severiâ€" N DEDICATION ( the areas breached by the rioting inmates _ ty it is at the national level for investigation 2 s s & and the recreation yard. The prisoners‘ purposes. WIndOW a trlbute tO Mendes i ' e mm ¢ s & FROM PAGE1 â€"age business located east of service is included. The popp G?Eon' 1 P f 7 f l sen â€" y e apple represents " i TRIBUIE. Artwegk dedicated at Cobourg Public Library ape.13f2? is in remembrance of those â€" heart of the family," I‘fnig;fi / . _ LORTHALL En t 41 flfl” . § o) who have given us our freeâ€" said. dom. A trillium, Ontario‘s _ "Today and every day we f InGow Nnonours soICIEr S MEMOTY _ (| resinest fewer and the tenow Micheiesioher in « %fi’;‘ilzfl m‘:jlllle leaf, arel"ia(ll 'tJhe reminder of not to judge a w < â€" C rax Pz az 1 anadian â€" just like. book by its j ) e PETE FISHER E;;{J(“:"“}JR I ?“)â€"/C b \5 .""‘““; O C® Mu:!belle:prnud, strong and everyonsc;has t;t;;loerry.”hecause i pfisher@northumberlandtoday.com AZA ) | ;(‘Q\ y fk®e {}. Al _\ i 1 free", Mendes‘s mother said. Read the text of Dianne a COBOURG â€" A stained (ROQ }J'u‘ O (“'FQ (})Q\ ©Q O@OL There is also an apple, a Knight‘s speech at glass window commemorates |*‘___* N« [1£. Ca on enA symbol of the Knights‘ family _ www.northumberlandtoday.co â€" f and captures the joys the late #" ;/Q( j £ /)\/C C O Soamig ) apple orchard and cold storâ€" _ nz. f Major Michelle Knight | e\' f enantiionee "1 C CYO Sss « M_enddes derivctladdi_n lif% The . | Wms ; uo""~>= e i . ol emnuInl © | window was dedicated at a ~| wi‘es, e e i se nge 1 Coae i ceremony at the Cobourg B _ My 30 iz '} ,q‘.f t , Public Library just prior to i. k : t ,‘ .h wa C1 % . opening for the day on | en Je e , C oaty amiman . l 2 e '333’}"‘ .*P“Ji | 3 urrounde amily an: m 1 s oo C ppmgmams proa on ;( friends, MendZs's mg[her < Es , ;r-_-fi:z"--g-'iO-‘r::' | PLATT, GEURGEmLEaIF‘tEdOmmg NfiL;g;s; Dianne Knight spoke of how ,lh! [( n q '-‘31 O £ ] L“’rfémf,iu?'nfiar‘fifiy by his side. Les, the * f |__her daughter loved to read. | & l! ]a ‘as) «0‘ i‘ ldest son of the late Fred and Olive (Evans) and outlined various images | ib P uB ‘ } d e Platt, is lovingly remembered by his wite Winâ€" f "le mitra § ~_, @ii 1 ieaan e , aurl;-lhte :]‘;‘é“ Ig;i%mhaleyf 2s g J 5 reis, and son Larry Platt anddpam;mrficm $s 45. PETE FISHER Sun Media Lamarche, by brothers Donald and Gor _, Mendgs. Years ago, in her travâ€" F 7 z C 3 neon® and S'ISleHIEXBW Lilian, by his #smndohfldrefl els, Mendes saw a print simiâ€" (From left) Major Michelle Mendes‘s aunt, stained glass artist Linda M _ Rachel and muperexs. Jeflery and Steâ€" . j lar to the stained glass artwork _ Whaley, husband Victor Mendes and mother Dianne Knight pose & â€" ven Platt, Rebecca and Benjamin Li;“‘!vt;:g ¢ and knew that Whaley would _ With a stained glass window dedicated to the memory of Major esc e o anbenine: enjoy the card and sent it to _ Michelle (Knight) Mendes who died in Afghanistan on April 23. The oc 2t vady and by hi asteriraw > her. window was presented to Cobourg Public Library Wednesday mornâ€" Ruth Platt. Les lived his commitment to family "She would be proud to NB Aug.12. $ and community, to hard work, honesty, and have her named attached to § f;!.'m' . |ov:a?rslohih?arfin5;gr;e:amla:gg;g; m}?}xogfiizftflxésgugg}fga;d. among the books. On one of _ The Highway of Heroes: d afiéfl???'fiurke& both in amoandreg esltahi reflect the perso nallil[e ;(;% g:ns%'."es [f,’f the books is the _ insignia which both honours & t salesMHa was an ::In?;::“é?r gl‘ndp gz:!srifi‘ Ne ineiermns mt Bra:C;fr:noolrtcoesul‘:t)'l;etllggfe?fig and thanks soldiers for their . dak mm o the 1 V\f‘a'k"::“"'é rg]er}:fl:);:‘acl% j i i & 4 isitati unt + Mendes‘s cat Tigger is Darkness, Light." see DEDICATION | Page 2 &L \(":Ifi:fi}:nsfiet:e:'??ldariv?gnh, Wednesday, Auâ€" & ust 12th, 7 to 9 pm. Funsral service at St. Bauls United Church, Warkworth, Thursday, August 13th at 11:00 am. Private interment. Les‘ family would welcome donations in his name to Warkworth Community Nursm% Home where he recaived. such wondertu care. Online Condolances can be made at @ ww quintefuneralcentres.com mWE ie e ts