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economist suntribune opinion thursday aug 29 2002 what makes drivers leave an accident scene theres something about a hitandrun driver that touches a raw nerve in all of us motorists who leave peo ple or pets on the road for dead are low on the pole in terms of human tolerance over the weekend the ontario provincial police opp responded to not one but two accidents involving hitandruns both in the ballantrae area one of them has left matthew bobbett fighting for his life in sunnybrook health science centre while another teenager sustained minor injuries a third is unhurt but no doubt very upset on sunday before 10 pm the three were walking along the northbound shoulder of hwy 48 near aurora road when a south bound baby blue ford mustang with a white con vertible top struck two of them the driver then turned off hisher lights and fled the scene traveling south on hwy 48 theres damage to the front of the vehicle police said of course police are appealing to the motorist to turn him or herself in as well anyone who witnessed this collision is asked to con tact ontario provincial police const a pawliw at 1- 9058415777 while its a stretch one can understand how a driver could go into shock and flee an accident for a few min utes however to turn off the headlights and sneak away is quite another matter then again to learn that youre responsible for a young lads lifethreatening injuries and still not come forward is beyond most of us on behalf of matthew bobbett and his family if you know anything about this accident please call the police while the bobbetts hold their loving vigil wondering who struck matthew must play heavily on them const pawliw is also seeking the publics help in locating the driver of the vehicle that hit two shetland ponies barbie and buttercup were killed on early saturday hwy 48 morning owner meecham charlene stepped away from her loss and pointed out leaving barbie on the road put human lives at risk another driver could have been in a serious acci dent trying to avoid the ponys body she stressed as well mrs meecham mwbflf- mrj jf msr 1 t mi wmm mf 4fsra mm j jawi ifi fe ha 5v5 ab hraks vimml iv t wbhk joan ransberry showed concern for the vic tim of the hit and run driver i heard it was just a young boy and that he is very badly hurt how could anyone leave a child on the side of the road mrs meechams question begs another why is it that some people care and others dont the driver of the vehicle that hit the ponies knew he or she struck something about 10 years ago i hit a deer late at night with a mediumsized car while i sustained minor injuries my threeweek old car was a writeoff based on this experience its my opin ion the vehicle that hit the ponies is damaged and the driver knew darn well some thing very wrong happened two teenagers alerted mrs meecham to her loss by banging on her door mrs meecham operates party ponies and all five of her ponies had broken through a fence around a threeacre pasture while part of the business the ani mals are like family after the police were called the teenagers led mrs meecham to the high way there she found barbie a fiveyearold shetland dead on the road her twoyearold sister buttercup was standing over her buttercup was in bad shape despite a veterinari ans care buttercup died a few hours later mrs meecham has noth ing but praise for the teenagers who helped out she didnt get their names id like to thank them again they were wonderful they helped me carry buttercup and barbie off the road and round up the other three people are always criti cizing teenagers yet it took teenagers to come to my aid i will always be grateful buttercup and barbie were buried in a common grave in the pasture field i visited the grave when i interviewed mrs meecham i also met nana barbie and buttercups mother nana looked very sad theres no doubt in my mind nana senses her babies are gone a mother knows these things sirloin steaks these are either grade aaa or canada prime sirloin is not the most tender cut but it certainly has a following especially for the flavou there is not an endless supply ffpf oo so when theyre gone theyre ihk t gone m j this week jl jbachjbs these are the peach to use if youre doing some canning or preserving because they stay firm when you cook them well have a good supply of these plus our red havens also 99p lb and our 3 l baskets at 399 each its probably the last week for red hjo havens illjil il lorings are next sw m lb baby gold and jf j red havens this is made in our flakey pastry crust full of homemade custard and sliced bananas topped with mounds of whipped cream jaana our now famous pie queen tells me that these weigh at least two pounds each already a steal at our regular price of 1095 each theyll fly out our 3b bk vubj door at our special price s w mj fn jp reg 1095 8 i m this 399 each jbj sm week weu be closed monday labour day m chilled tomatoes soups broccoli fresh local broccoli is in good supply this week good sized heads freshly cut ea this week weve got great field tomatoes for you this week jlk jk j and theyre m mm hc hamburger size wj lj as delicious as jm jw this can be week new crop apples were just starting with new apples grannys from california and great paula reds and ginger golds from niagara if youre looking for crunch come on down smoked its our last week for chilled soups just what you need for lunch or an alfresco dinner the flavours are honey dew with pear and ginger cantaloupe with mint and cucumber dill llsize f each sage onion sausages our weekly sausage feature is our venerable sage onion sausage we make them with fresh pork salt pepper and sage as well as you guessed it sauteed onions this is one of the j hllo few sausages we ts l ft make without m 1s garlic jjw reg 399 lb mm j week square weve made a gigantic batch of our now famous smoked turkey drums when theyre gone theyre gone each this week all of our decadent dessert squares will be on sale this week our varieties will include doublechocolate brownies cream cheese brownies lemoncoconut squares pecan squares nanaimos creme de menthe nanaimos date squares and our frosted lemon squares which were a big hit during our lemon week these are cut in 3 approx size its a minor meal reg 199 ea mums weve got some nice big hardy mums which are just starting to bloom i use them to replace some of my less successful plantings or those that have become overgrown or straggly hardy mums are instant colour nicely filled out and provide perkup for yo garden or your front step good size each this week thk week whats for dinner this weeks frozen dinner entree is our shepherds pie it comes fully cooked all you need do is warm it in your oven directions on back or pop it out of the foil and insert it into an appropriately sized oven dish and microwave it j fha delicious comfort food j l7 j enough for 3 or 4 qff reg 1095 ea this week village grocer qualityfoods specials in effect until closing sunday september 1 hours afon 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