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Gord and check out for yourself how OMS parts division department staff can help meet your auto servicing needs: v/ twice daily Port Perry & area parts delivery v $1 million parts and accessories inventory v/ fully computerized parts search and detailed billing system CHEVROLET CADILLAC OLDSMOBILE CHEVY TRUCKS (905) 725-6501 Direct Parts 728-9476 = Guardian Drugs _ «ree EE reminds you that November 1-7 is Port beach among 6 closed by region By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The Kinsmen Beach in Port Perry was one of six beaches in the Durham Region to be posted unsafe during the summer of 1995. Sixteen beaches were tested during the summer season and the number of beaches posted dropped by five from last year. The reduction shows a 31 per cent improvement to the Durham Region's public beaches water quality over 1994. Next year's testing pro- cedure will see a change that will include a perma- nent sign which will be erected at the Kinsmen Beach, among others, warning of the dangers of bacteria within 48 hours of rainfall, when E. coli counts are known to be higher. Regional Councillor Marilyn Pearce noted there was a lengthy period of time between when the beach was deemed unsafe and when it was posted this summer and Ward 5 Councillor Karen Puckrin expressed concern that residents were not being COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PHARMACY AWARENESS WEEK "GOOD ADVICE EQUALS BETTER HEALTH: TALK WITH YOUR PHARMACIST" Your community pharmacists in cooperation with Community Memorial Hospital invite all diabetes clients to join The Diabetic Needle Disposal Program now offered at all pharmacies in Port Perry Talk to your community Dbarmacist for details. Dedicated to your good bealth. HEHE HH HH HHH HHH A I IT I te Ss a warned quick enough of potential bacteria pres- ence in the lake. This per- manent sign should be a way towards reaching the public sooner, Councillor Pearce said. The Environmental Health Division of the re- gion began testing the beaches in the Durham Region on June 6 and con- cluded on August 16. The beaches were tested at least once a week, while more populated beaches, such as the Kinsmen Beach saw readings twice a week. The objective of the test- ing is to reduce the poten- tial for communicable dis- ease transmission through waters used for recreational purposes and to provide information needed to determine pol- lution source and its im- pact on the suitability of beach water for public bathing purposes. According to the Health Department there are four contributing factors to elevated bacteria levels --temperature, waterfowl, wave action and wind and rainfall. Permits.take a slight drop Building permits were down in the month of Sep- tember after several months of increases. Twenty-five permits were issued in Scugog in September, valued at $774,950, compared to 32, valued at $1,117,150 is- sued in the same month last year. Four permits were is- sued for single family dwellings last month, down from eight the year previous. Addition per- mits were also down by two as eight permits were 18sued, valued at $137,000. Two permits were is- sued for additions to com- mercial buildings, valued atonly $1,250. One permit was issued last month for a swim- ming pool and four per- mits for garages. The year to date totals show 184 permits issued in 1995, valued at $5,865,880. Although one less permit was issued for the same period last year, the 183 permits were val- ued at $7,725,800. While the number of permits for additions to homes, industrial, agri- cultural, commerical and institutional buildings are up from last year, the number of permits for sin- gle family dwellings is down by 20 from the same period last year. From Page 4 Ghost Road has been the topic of countless television shows and newspaper articles and'is always a hot topic of conversation. The legend differs depending on who tells it, but the story has a young man, believed to be 18-22, who was travelling the road between the 9th and 10th Concession of Scugog Island. Not realizing until too late that the road was ending he was decapitated by a barbwire fence. Others believe a car cut him off, sending him to his death. Although no police or hospital reports verify a motorcy- cle accident on this stretch of road, psychics have visited the spot and say there is a presence on the road. Somewhere between 1966 and 1971 a young man lost his life on the road and is still driving along it today, they all said. One psychic said she felt the initial R, while another thought perhaps the name Dan or Dave Sweeney. Ghost Road, has long been a spot for lovers and party- goers seeking a cheap thrill and it rarely fails. Unlike many ghost stories Ghost Road differs. You would be hard-pressed to find any locals who will debate the presence of the light, but the difference of opinion is over what the light is. Theories range from swamp gas and pranksters to the most believed, a reflection of lights from the West Quarter Line, which is four miles directly across the field and swamp. One night a group of ghost busters, formed by the Port Perry Star, thought they solved the mystery when the light appeared on Ghost Road as they flashed their lights on the Quarter Line. But then, another light appeared, and there were no other cars on the Quarter Line. While sitting on ghost road a white/yellowish light, resembling that of an old-fashioned motorcycle hea- dlamp appears from the cornfield and appears to move along the roadway. As it disappears a red light, the tail light of the motorcycle, goes back to where it came from. The story does stretch to people who claim to have seen six white dogs and another a huge black, mangy cat on the road. There has even been a body of a murdered man found on the side of the road. All of it, good and bad adds to the legend and mystery of the road. . * Yes, Scugog has its ghost stories and there may be many others. Mr. Arculus agreed these were the four most talked about mysteries. : Although he said that in the case of Ghost Road in par- ticular, logical explanations have been reached, he said the stories are interesting. "They are an interesting part of the folklore and there are many who are easily led to believe," he said. "I consider myself to be a person with an open mind, but I have never seen a ghost," Mr. Arculus said. He said stories about ghosts tend to centre around old- er houses and when people die in them. He points to the story of Rueben Crandell and his sons, who were tried for the murder of Stephen Smith of Borelia. Mr. Smith just disappeared without a trace. Mr. Arculus said those are the items ghost stories are made of. Coincidentally, Mr. Arculus noted there were a number of strange and unusual disappearances in the old Borelia area in the 1840s and 1850s. Old Borelia houses the type of homes that ghost stories are made of. "If there are other houses that have ghosts, Borelia would probably be where they would turn up," he said. Happy Halloween! Author speaks to group The Idea Guide author David Ceolin will speak about business ideas and how to develop them right through to a finished product or service at the Nov. 22 meeting of the Durham Home Business Association. The evening gets underway at 8 p.m., at Trillium Trails, 55 Snowridge Court (off Simcoe Street North in Raglan). The cost is $25 for members and $30 for guests, in- cluding an autographed copy of The Idea Guide. New members are welcome. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling Carmen Kirschling at 728-8599. The Durham Home Business Association was founded in 1994 to promote excellence in home and small businesses through networking, education, in- formation and support.