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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday,August 1, 1995 - 3 2 RIOT EY A RIDIN EASY MA: 4 Bruce Clark, with daughter Jennifer, shows some of the loose gravel along Shirley Rd. he says is a safety hazard. Jennifer lost control of the family car on the road last Wednesday, just after regional roads crews put a new surface on the road. Mr. Clark is pursuing the matter with the region. orn roast for Heart is Aug. 13 The Musicians' Corn Roast for the Heart and Stroke Foun- dation will take place on Sun- day, Aug. 13 from 2 to 8 p.m., at the Blackstock home of Paul and Charlene Wasson. This event is held annually in memory of Larry Dee, a fellow musician, who prematurely lost his life to heart disease. It will take place rain or shine. The musicians who will be ap- pearing include: Paul Wasson and The Burnt River Band, Stetson, Sudden Storm, Chef Adams, Mike McGivern and Border Line Express, Carl Leitch and The Country Ram- blers, Holly Thompson Band, Dottie Randall, Pat Ballard, Don McKown, and Ron Nagle. There will be something for everyone: face painting, con- tests of all sorts, raffles, spot dances, and more! The door prize this year is an acoustic guitar, donated by Long and McQuade of Oshawa. Advance tickets will be avail- able for $4 each, or $5 at the door. Admission is free for chil- dren under 12. All money raised from admission and raffles will go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario in the memory of friends and loved ones lost to heart disease. Tick- ets are available from: Antrnm House; Circular Sounds; Ricks Barber Shop, Port Perry; Wild Willy's, Whitby Mall and Man- chester; Long and McQuade, Oshawa; Sue's XL, Oshawa; Terry's Petro-Can, Little Brit- ain; Blackstock Hardware; Heart and Stroke Foundation, Oshawa Office. Come on out and have some fun! The corn roast is at: 4790 McKee Road in Blackstock off of Regional Rd 57. Follow the signs. For more information please call: Pat or Stew Ford (905) 985- 1403; Paul and Charleen Was- son (905) 986-0292; Heart and Stroke Foundation (905) 571- 1582. Believes gravel caused accident Shirley Rd. unsafe, local man claims By J. Peter Hvidsten Port Perry Star A late night phone call from a distraught daughter has moti- vated Bruce Clark to challenge the contract department of Dur- ham Region. Mr. Clark, who lives in Black- stock, received a call last Wednesday night (July 26) from his 17-year-old daughter Jenni- fer, who had just been involved in a single car accident along the Shirley Rd., about a half mile west of the Quarter Line. The accident, which took place about 11:30 p.m., occurred on a road which had been fresh- ly treated with tar and loose stone he described as being the size of small marbles. = Jennifer was on her way home when she noticed a car ap- proaching from the opposite di- rection begin to move over the centre of the road. In defense she moved to the right, where one of her tires struck a pile of loose gravel. As she attempted to bring the car back onto the road, it shot across the highway, up a steep embankment and came to rest in the ditch. Although she was not injured seriously, she was shaken and had to make her way to a nearby farm to call home for help. Mr. Clark has been told the car is a write-off, and he esti- mates the cost to replace the 1991 Dodge Spirit will be more than $3,000. While he has adequate insu- rance to cover the accident, this is where he has a problem. If he claims the accident, even though Jennifer was not charged, the claim will have an effect on his insurance premium next year. When Jennifer tries to get insurance the accident could impact her rates for up to five years. "She's going to get a bum wrap over this incident," Mr. Clark said. "She's taken the Young Drivers of Canada train- ing and has a three star rating, but if we claim this accident she goes back to zero." It's because of this Mr. Clark has decided to pursue the mat- ter with the Region of Durham, as he considers the accident could have been avoided if the road had been signed properly and less gravel had been used. He said he's not the only one who thinks the the road is un- safe with the loose stone, which is up to three inches deep in some spots along the side and the untraveled centre portions of the roadway. Cars travelling along the road, even days after the top- ping was applied, still throw the loose stones onto other cars. "There appears to be way too much stone," he said. After getting the runaround Thursday and Friday, he even- tually did speak with an official at the Durham Region Contract Dept. in Orono, but did not get much satisfaction. "I told them I felt the road should have been posted, to warn drivers to slow down and watch for the loose stone," he said. Although the Region spokes- man agreed that in future they should post signs to warn motor- ists, he said nothing could be done in the area since the road is now finished. Mr. Clark is not satisfied with this response and plans to pur- sue the matter further for the sake of his daughter and others who could find themselves in the same position. "I'm very thankful my daugh- ter was not injured, and that's the main thing, he said. "But I'm also upset that no matter what, it's going to cost my family a con- siderable amount of money over the next few years because of a situation that was not our fault." Mr. Clark said if he repairs or replaces the car personally it could cost upwards to $5,000. If he decides to put it through his insurance he's faced with insu- rance costs which could double for up to five years. "I feel the Region has some re- sponsibility for this situation, and I'm going to pursue it," he said. from gunshot wounds. them. Police seek info in shooting On Tuesday, July 25, 1995 at approximately 7:15 p.m. a 35 year old Oshawa man was found in the area of the Ajax- Pickering Hospital on Harwood Avenue South, Ajax suffering He has been admitted to the hospital and isin stable condition. Police are asking anyone, with any information on this inci- dent, or anyone who may have seen him being dropped off to call The Durham Regional Police Service number is 905-683-9100 [ixt. 221 or Crime Stoppers at 905-436-8477.