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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 10 Lynn Trenton Ultrasound Technologist 127 Parkview Lane, Rockwood, ON www.babybonus3dultrasound.com email: lynn@babybonus3dultrasound.com Every baby is a miracle... 519.856.2679 North of 15th glimpse into early Nassagaweya life The new year had hardly crossed over the threshold before Wellington OPP were kept busy with drinking and driv- ing investigations. Most serious was a collision on Wel- lington Rd. 32 at the junction of 124 on Saturday, Jan. 3 at about 8:10am. Officers found a 1999 Toyota Tercel southbound on 32, entered the intersection of 124 on a red traffic light and collided with an eastbound Hundai SUV. The SUV driver, Craig Bramhall 47, of Guelph received leg injuries and was taken to Guelph General Hospital. Police said the driver of the Toyota, Jason Clutton of Brantford had been drinking and has been charged. He re- ceived arm injuries for which he was treated at Guelph Hospital. At about 3:15am on Sunday, Jan. 4 officers were monitoring traffic on Wellington Rd. 124 near 32 when they spotted a 1994 Volkswagen Passat trav- elling well above the 70 km/h limit. The driver, a 41-year-old Puslinch twp. Resident was charged with speeding at 110km/h, drinking (he failed the roadside screening test) and failing to surrender his license. Earlier, on Monday, Dec. 29, at about 8:50pm officers were conducting R.I.D.E. spot checks at the intersection of Wellington Rd. 22 and the Fifth Line of Guelph-Eramosa when they spoke to the driver of a Ford pickup that pulled up at the intersection. Officers said he had been drinking and failed to roadside test. A 42-year-old Cambridge man has been charged. On Christmas Day at about 10:45pm Wellington OPP officers responded to a report of a pick-up truck stuck in the snow at a home on Jason Dr., north of Guelph. The 2001 Chevy Silverado was on the front lawn of the home. Officers said he had been drinking. A 66-year-old Guelph man has been charged with im- paired driving. By Rebecca Ring The Nasagiweya Histor- ical Society just released North of the 15th: A Nas- sagaweya History. It is a new book highlighting the history of the former town- ship, which includes the rural areas south of Rock- wood and west of Acton. The 252-page, fully illustrated soft cover book is the result of a group ef- fort which began about 20-years ago. Historic- al Society members and others contributed articles, photos, and family histor- ies. The book includes the geography, pre-history, settlement in the 1800s, education, church and community of the town- ship, maps and photos. Rockwood author, historian and publisher, Deb Quaile, assembled and edited the materials, filling in any missing pieces. A grant from the Town of Milton Community Fund made it all possible. Nassagaweya, or Nasagi- weya as it was originally spelled, was the last Town- ship of Halton to be settled and was a quiet country- side with farms and small hamlets. Even today, de- velopment has remained modest with many family farms still owned by the settlers descendants. Many of the original farmhouses and buildings such as schoolhouses, churches and rare stone barns still stand. The agricultural landscape carved out by the settlers still remains, drawing vis- itors to this area of living history. One of the most interest- ing documents used for the book was The Journal of Elizabeth Norrish, contrib- uted by the Norrish family. It documents her life as a settler, including her familys emigration from England, how they farmed, family joys and tragedies over the decades, and even the local excitement during the 1837 Rebellion. Quaile says reading these memoirs was one of her favourite parts of the whole process. Norrishs husband Joshua told the tale from a male perspective of the time in The Early History of Nasagiweya in 1889. He in- cluded territorial divisions, early municipal govern- ment and settlement. For more information, e-mail nasagiweyahistor- icalsociety@sympatico.ca, visit www.wordbirdpress. ca, or call The Nasagiweya Historical Society at (905) 854-2378. Drinking, driving keeps OPP busy in New Year