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The Rockwood MILLER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1998 WEDDING CEREMONY: Above, grooms from Eramosa Township were united THE ROCKWOOD MILLER with brides from Guelph Township in a symbolic ceromony at Sunday's Spirit Valley Experience at the ruins of the old mill in the Rockwood Conservation Area. Participating couples were from the left: Andrea Archer and Rick Hughes, Carol Mills and Tim Peloso, Karen Robson and Mark Thomsen, and Karin Goda and Denis Wilde. Below, accompaniment for the ceremony was provided by the Stone (hand) Bell Choir. Members are, from left: Aynsley Anderson, Kristan Wahlstron, director Liz Guthrie, Christine Poschung, Gavin Anderson, Robin Baker and Steve Thomson. The community play, All Over the Map, will be performed again Satur- day and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25. - Maggie Petrushevsky photos Rockwood Native Company wows kids at Fall Fair By FRANCES NIBLOCK The Rockwood Miller Interpretive naturalists at NEST Nature Education Pro- gramming in Rockwood like to go for the "wow factor" when they present program- ming for students and seniors alike. The company's innova- tive hands-on style to nature was evident from the rapt at- tention and excitement shown by Halton students on Friday as they attended a NEST demonstration during Education Day at the Acton Fall Fair. As curious kids crowded around NEST employee, in- terpretive naturalist Melanie Byl, used two pop bottles joined neck to neck and filled with water to explain how tornadoes are formed. Byl also created new hairstyles for some students using static electricity created by rubbing on their head. "T had a blast with the kids," By] said after the dem- onstrations. "The kids are my favourite clients because they are so attentive to all that happens around them and have so many questions. Their excitement gives me excitement, and although it might be exhausting, it's a lot of fun." NEST is owned by Rockwood's Sue Alexander who operates the seven-year- old business from her home, surrounded by shelves of mammal skulls used during presentations. Alexander, who studied biology at the University of Guelph, began offering interpretive pro- gramming seven years ago after doing some nature work with the Scouts. NEST runs the school programming at the Arboretum at the Univer- sity of Guelph, the interpre- tive programming and gift shop at the Terra Cotta Con- servation Area and takes its program to local schools and other groups. "T've done programming at the Ontario Science Cen- tre and we've done a lot of - work at museums but the mainstay of the company are the outdoor education pro- grams that I take into schools," Alexander said in an interview on Sunday. "We provide a way for people to learn in a fun and interest- ing way and about 90 per cent of kids start out not too impressed and walk out say- ing 'wow,' and that's a really rewarding part of the job." With a hands-on approach NEST offers programs for pre-schoolers to seniors. "Tt's the seniors who said, "Oh, yuck -- I'm not going to touch that,' when I did an insect presentation last week. The little kids were willing to touch everything and we tailor the information to each group." Alexander, who said she's now spends more time devel- oping programming than ac- tually teaching, has one full- time and 10 part-time em- ployees. To reach NEST call 856-2714. 15 IRockwoop DIGEST REMBA wrap-up Lucky Trentt Copeland, 9, of Eden Mills, picked up two Toronto Blue Jays tickets as - a prize during the Rockwood > Eramosa Minor Baseball Association (REMBA) fun day on Sunday at Lloyd Dyer Park. The day featured carnival games, skills competitions, a ball game for everyone and an awards ceremony. Ap- proximately 230 Rockwood area kids played organized ball this summer -- some of them played very well includ- ing the Peewee girls who won the All Ontario champion- ship and the Peewee hardball team that won their Zone championship. Zero tolerance The OPP and Eramosa's fire chief are investigating a minor arson fire at Lloyd Dyer Park on Sunday follow- ing the minor ball fun day. Around 6 p.m. neighbours spotted four-foot-high flames in the bleachers and called 911. Garbage had been placed under the wooden benches and set on fire caus- ing minor damage. On Sat- urday night several garbage cans were set on fire. Fire Chief Dave Sherratt said they've adopted a zero tolerance policy in the park after a summer plagued with littering, noise and vandal- ism. The skateboarding ramps have been removed from the park and works crews will increase their checks of the park. "You can't have fire trucks running around with crews just because some kid thinks it's great fun to set _fires," Sherratt said, adding that he and OPP Constable Dan McDonald questioned students at Rockwood Cen- tennial School on Monday. Space available Although registrations have already been held it's not too late to join Rockwood's Scouting and Satellite TV. Any questions? Then come to ExpressVu"s Seminar Night and get answers. Spend some quality time at ExpressVu's free, no pressure, no obligation to buy Seminar Night and you'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about satellite TV. Sample programs you've been missing while learning to only pay for the ones you want. Find out how a satellite can program your VCR for you. Or witness how much a digital signal improves picture quality and sound. And, of course, there's much, much more. So come get answers to your questions and see for yourself why ExpressVu is Better TV! Guiding groups. Girls in the tural area have the option of joining Beavers, Cubs and Scouts but can also enroll in Sparks, Brownies or Guides. For information about Rockwood Beavers call Wayne Young at 856-1119. Cubs meet Tuesdays at Rockwood Centennial school at 6:30 p.m. For information about Scouts call Gary Mar- tin at 856-4208. 2 Sparks meet at the United Church on Wednesdays, Brownies meet at the Town Hall on Tuesdays and Guides meet at the Town Hall on Thursdays. For information about those groups call Mary Zaborowski at 856-4972. Last time to cruise Saturday will be the last Cruise Night for the season in Rockwood. Sponsored by Rockwood Motor Products, cruise night participants gather on Alma Street near the Rockwood Conservation Area between 7 and 9 p.m. Please call today and reserve your spot at ExpressVu's free seminar night. October 1/98 When: Hosted by: Rockwood TV Inc. . & Tom's Antennae Service At: Rockmosa Centre From: 7:00 p.m. "4 Www.expressvu.com