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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, ApRil 9, 2009 15 The Rockwood Garden Club Needs You!! Are you new to Rockwood? Are you wondering what plants grow well here? Do you want to learn from experienced local gardeners and nursery experts? Do you want to help make Rockwood beautiful? Join us every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Rockwood Library at 7:30. Guest speaker for April will be a local bird and butterfly expert. Mays meeting will be held at a local Nursery where we will find out what is new for this year...and shop. Annual Membership fee is $10 per person/$15 per couple. For information call Barb at 519-856-2701 Everyone Welcome! Castles TeaBerry Cafe 111 Main St., Rockwood (519) 856-0188 Reservations Accepted Fully Licensed Chef/Owner Phil Castles culinary experience started with 24 years as a chef in the Canadian Navy (joined 1973) where he had provided high profile dinners and luncheons for many dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth. The past 9 years Teaberry Cafe has been servicing the Rockwood area. In Celebration, and to thank our customers, we are offering, for the month of April... EARLY BIRD DINNER SPECIALS 2 for $20.00 + Taxes 5 - 6:30 PM Wed. thru Sun. SPECIAL EASTER SUNDAY DINNER 5 - 7:00 PM$13.00 Per Person + Taxes Baked Ham or Roast Turkey Dinner HOURS: Lunch Daily 11AM - 2:30PM Dinner: Wed. to Sun. 5PM - 9PM The Village Sweet Shop Giant Easter Bunny Draw! You could win a 2.5 foot tall 5 lb Chocolate Easter Bunny Tickets $1.00 each Draw date April 10 at 6pm Proceeds will be donated to Homeward Bound & EWCS Foodbank Let us fill your Easter Basket with our handmade Rabbits, Chocolates, Truffles, and Fudge this Easter. Open daily till Easter Thurs & Fri until 7pm Open Good Friday 12 - 5 pm Closed Easter Sunday. 120 Main St. S Rockwood 519-856-8268 ROCKWOOD Ring Around with Rebecca Ring Uncontrolled spending and skyrocketing debt is putting Ontarios future at risk, says Wellington-Hal- ton Hills Mpp Ted Arnott. When Arnott began working for then-Mpp Jack Johnson in 1987, the provincial debt stood at $34 billion. By 2011, how- ever, that debt will have risen to $236 billion nearly seven times what it was in 1987. i wonder what future generations will say about this governments leader- ship on money matters and its selfish inability to live within our means, ob- served Arnott yesterday in the legislature. i think i can guess. Arnott spoke during debate on a progressive Conservative motion, which called on the Mc- Guinty government to produce a detailed deficit reduction plan with specif- ic measures and timelines to erase its deficit of $18 billion. in his almost 19 years in the legislature, Arnott has often sounded the alarm on the provincial debt. it was the focus of his maiden speech in the legislature as an Mpp in 1990, and Annual fire fighters dance its time for the Rock- w o o d E r a m o s a F i r e Fighters Associations annual spring dance. it takes place at Rockmosa Community Centre on Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m. Rolly Rocker and the Hemi Heads will perform music from the 1950s to 70s. There will also be a DJ, a late night snack buffet and licensed bar. Tickets are going fast, so call Adam Osbourne at (519) 993-5767 to avoid disappointment. Big pancake breakfast The 30th annual Rock- wood and District lions pancake Breakfast is all set for Sunday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rockmosa Community Centre. it features scram- bled eggs, sausages, fruit, juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and of course, all you can eat pancakes. proceeds go to community projects. Frog Frolic at Guelph Lake Dont let the snow fool you! Spring is here and with its arrival come the Spring peepers. learn all about Ontarios frogs at the Guelph lake Nature Centre on Saturday, April 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a slide-show and introductions to the resi- dent hoppers, followed by a trek out to the swamp to find the elusive Spring the subject of two separ- ate motions he introduced in 1997 and 2003. Total provincial debt has risen by $66 billion since the McGuinty government came to power six years ago, he says The liberals used their majority following yester- days debate to defeat the progressive Conservative motion by a vote of 52 to 10. Debt up 7 times - Arnott peepers. Bring a flash- light and rubber boots. Call (519) 836-7860 to pre-register. Protect your kids on the Internet The Rockwood Centen- nial public School council presents a seminar for parents to learn about in- ternet safety on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the school. The Welling- ton O.p.p. will speak about Facebook, MSN Messen- ger, Twitter, acronyms, such as pOS (parent over shoulder), cyber-bullying and how children use in- ternet social networking tools. McAfee Canada Staff will be onsite to talk to parents about how to lock down their computer, provide parental controls, use tools like site advisor to identify good and bad sites. For more informa- tion, visit SC.rockwood@ ugdsb.on.ca. PIG POWER: The Purple Pig restaurant was one of the few businesses in Rockwood that powered down to observe Earth Hour last Saturday. They turned out the lights and served pizza by candlelight to help raise awareness about climate change, how human activity affects it and the urgent need for action. Shown are employees Jor- dan MacKenzie, Brandon Hunt and Jessi Murray-Tuba. - Rebecca Ring Photo