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www.independentfreepress.com Recipe of the week: French baked chicken 50 cents (+GST) THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS Wheels & Car Care section inside Page 27 12 pages Friday, August 11, 2006 56 Pages Voted Ontario's best newspaper INSIDE Team Cedar Grilling Co. members (from left) Steve Adams, Daryl Maybanks, Marty Soberg and Scott Cormier assembled with some of their hardware and lots of food following their win at the third annual Canadian Open Barbecue Championships & Ribfest in Barrie last weekend. The team overcame the loss of their meat in a fire at Agram Meats last week and Adams was rushed to hospital in Barrie with kidney stones just before the competition started. However, despite the setbacks, the foursome defeated 15 other teams to earn a trip to the 18th Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Four frisky felines seek home Page 8 Eagle to fly at Ontario Summer Games Page 17 Editorial 6 Ted Brown 7 Chris Borak 9 Sports 17-19 Calendar 20 Classifieds 23-26 Photo by Ted Brown Overcome fire and kidney stones Grill kings defy odds to win BBQ crown LISA TALLYN Staff Writer With their meat lost in a massive fire at their butcher's shop, and the team's chief cook laid up in the hospital's emergency department, Team Cedar Grilling Co.'s chances of winning at the third annual Canadian Open Barbecue Championships & Ribfest looked slim to nonexistent. But despite those major setbacks that is exactly what the local barbecuing team did last weekend at the event in Barrie-- winning the 2006 Grand Champion Title and the Home Grown Award for being the top Canadian team, which has earned them a spot in the prestigious 18th Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tennessee this October. The team also came home with nearly $6,000 in prize money. Before the team members-- Steve Adams of Ballinafad, Scott Cormier of Acton, Marty Soberg of Burlington and Daryl Maybanks of Guelph-- even arrived at the barbecuing championship it seemed the fates were conspiring against them. For the past 45 days the team's meat for the competition had been delicately aging in their butcher's cooler so it would be perfect-- tender and flavourful-- in time for the event. But when Adams pulled into the driveway of Agram Meats on Trafalgar Rd. last Thursday morning he was shocked to find a police officer blocking his entry. He turned him away because the business was closed and had suffered extensive damage, and loss of product-- including the team's meat-- in a fire that morning. See LOCAL, pg. 3 REFINANCING? PURCHASING? WEDNESDAY... Town council, fearing an OMB challenge, opted not to designate the Barber Mill site a heritage property after hearing from the developer's rep-- a former mayor. For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com GEORGETOWN 5.34% 5 year fixed BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist 314 Guelph St, Georgetown On 1-866-364-0697 WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS ACTON $ $ TORONTO (905) 360 Guelph St., Georgetown *Rate subject to change 877-5211