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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 12 Police nab two in Erin Twp. Wellington OPP officers responded to a reported theft of a tree on a farm property on the Second Line of Erin Twp on Thursday, Feb 12 about 6:20pm. Officers found that a man had removed a locked gate to enter a farm property and cut down a large maple tree. He had been seen removing the cut wood. Police arrested the man and when he was being released from the Rockwood OPP station, he called a friend to pick him up. The friend came to the Rockwood OPP office at about 9pm driving a 1996 Ford. Officers noted that he had been drinking. Administered a Roadside Screening Device test, he failed. A 49-year-old Erin Twp man has been charged with Break & Enter a Place and Theft under the Criminal Code of Canada. Also charged is the friend, a 47-year- old Erin Twp man who is charged with Over 80mgs , Drive Motor Vehicle No Permit under the Highway Traffic Act and Drive Motor Vehicle, No Insurance under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act. Both men are scheduled to appear in Guelph court on March 23 to answer to the charges. To the Editor, I am very sad to hear that some kids who are involved with the Acton House League Hockey are not happy with their teams structure. I believe that kids are a product of their environment - if they get positive reinforcement and are shown how to have fun, they will come away with a happy experience. My son plays on Nova Training in Peewee and has only won a few games this season. His coach, Bucky, makes it a fun experience for him every game. No matter the outcome of the game, Bucky points out the positives rather than harp on the negatives. Kids have enough on their plates these days with school work, peer pressure, gaining social acceptance, etc. Lets not add the expectations of winning and instead pro- Happy valentine A Brampton man is fa- cing charges of impaired and over 80mg after be- ing stopped on February 14 at 8:25 pm at Lake- view Ave, and Guelph Street. the witchs manipulation, she turns the knife on Ansel- mina, warning her to leave her alone. Instead of reading, Quar- rington told his tale of woe through song. A guitarist and vocalist with Porkbelly Futures, the multi-talented author sang red-eye soul. He described the first song as the accompaniment to his latest novel, The Ravine. The song spun a tale of Mr. Hollywood, whereas the novel tells the story of Phil, a writer who squanders his tal- ents on TV, drinks too much, screws around and ruins his marriage. Rooke, in his inimitable style, read a few of his bril- liantly hilarious and unique short stories, which cannot be done justice here. They include a woman at airport security, with her baggage full of idiot ex-lovers, a man getting in touch with his feminine side, which takes mote good sportsmanship. The AHHA is continu- ously short of volunteers from conveners, to coaches, to trainers and so on. I per- sonally coach two teams and know of other coaches and trainers who are also doing double and sometimes triple duty. I would like to challenge parents to get involved with their childs team: find out how the system works, vol- unteer to help out, make suggestions, ask questions. At the very least, attend the AHHA Annual General Meeting (typically held in June and advertised in The Tanner). Every parent of a registered AHHA player is entitled to attend; at last years meeting, only three parents showed up. Scott Thomson POLICE BEAT Hockey should be fun Unlucky lovers... Continued from 10 SLOTS WINNER: Visiting Erin Midgets pull the lever on the third-period winner to cash out with a first- round sudden-death final game victory in OMHA playoff action against theActon BB Midget Tanners last Tuesday. - Charles Tysoe photo off to Florida, and a woman explaining to her husband how she ended up in another mans striped pyjamas. His most recent published works include The Beautiful Wife and Hitting the Charts: Se- lected Stories. The second half of the evening featured a poetry slam, where contestants told their tales of woe. There were far more entries then there was time, so a lot- tery determined the six poets that competed. Three judges were randomly chosen from the audience. Their unlucky- in-love stories ranged from hilarious, to dark, to weird and twisted. The winner, with a perfect score of 30, was Ben Lancaster with his very funny Perfect Poem #20957, for- ever being perfected in a permanent state of revision. The 2009 Eden Mills Writ- ers Festival takes place September 18 to 20, rain or shine.