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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 21 Wellington Fireplace & Leisure and the Rockwood District Lions Club Presents: d Z ? ? Z v v ? o Z } l ? } } Y } } l K + Come see the BBQ teams competing in two categories for prizes and bragging rights. Bring your appetite as we will be selling beef/pork on a bun with pop or water and all proceeds will help fund the Lions Club projects The Rockwood Fire Department will be showing one of their trucks and the OPP will be bringing their seat belt machine. We will have factory Reps on hand from Traeger BBQ and The Big Green Egg to answer your BBQ questions. BRING THE KIDS RAIN OR SHINE AND HELP SUPPORT THE LIONS CLUB! Reservations Accepted 111 Main St., Rockwood (519) 856-0188 TeaBerry Cafe Fully Licensed Restaurant WE MAKE - YOU BAKE Now Available - Pot Pies for take home TOURTIERE (blend of ground beef & pork with potatoes, traditionally seasoned) CHICKEN POT PIE (chicken breast with potatoes & carrots) STEAK POT PIE (Slow cooked Sirloin Beef with potatoes & carrots) ELK POT PIE (Tender chunks of local elk meat with potatoes & carrots) IRISH LAMB POT PIE (Chunks of Lamb, potatoes, peas & carrots with a touch of Guinness) HOURS Lunch: 11am - 3pm (Last service 2:30pm) Dinner: Wed - Sat. 5 - 9pm(last service 8pm) Closed - Tuesdays ROCKWOOD Ring Around with Rebecca Ring Big BBQ cook-off Follow your nose to the delicious aroma of BBQ this Saturday, Sep- tember 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Lions Waterside Park on Main St. S. The Rockwood and District Lions Club and Wellington Fireplace and Leisure are hosting a BBQ cook-off, with about eight teams competing for best BBQ, best sauce, and more. The teams will be set up throughout the park. The Lions will be serving up a choice of slow-cooked BBQ beef or pork on a bun. Proceeds go to support their many worthwhile community projects. The Guelph/Eramosa Fire Department will be there with a fire truck, which the public is welcome to check out. Wellington O.P.P. will be there demonstrating the importance of seatbelts with crash tests. BBQ competitors are welcome to register until Friday. Call Ian Clarke at Wel- lington Fireplace and Leisure at (519) 856-0498 for more information. Fall fun at the library School is back and so are the school year programmes at the Rockwood Branch of the Wellington County Li- brary. Pre-School Storytime for ages three to five has resumed on Tuesdays from 1 to 1:45 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on a drop-in basis. Bindings, The Junior Book and Activities after-school club for ages six and up will begin October 9 and continue every Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. until November 27. Participants will make their own wooden knitting needles, then learn to knit a simple washcloth while listening to Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Registration is required. Food for Fines will take place from October 6 to 11. Knock $2 off any fines for late returns with each donation of a non-perishable food item for EWAGs food bank. Drop off donations at the library during regular hours. The babysitting course taking place on September 29 is full. Sign up now for the next one scheduled for De- cember 29. Fall Clean-up The Rockwood and District Lions Club is holding a community clean-up, Saturday, October 4. All are invited to help out. Meet at the Rockwood United Church parking lot on Harris St. at 8 a.m., or watch for the Lions around town to join in. Wear long sleeves, long pants, and bring work gloves. For more information or to organize group involvement, call Darryl Nichol at (519) 856-4566. Rain date is Saturday, October 18. Market-on-the-Green and Thanksgiving pies The final Market-on-the-Green for the season takes place this Saturday, September 27, from 8 a.m. until noon on the Green at St. Johns Anglican Church on Main St. S. Shop for fresh local produce, baked goods, arts and crafts. Refreshments will be avail- able. While there, put in an order for homemade pies to top off the Thanks- giving feast. Pumpkin, pecan, apple and other fruit pies and butter tarts are available. Orders will be ready for pick- up Thanksgiving weekend. For more information or to order pies, call the church office at (519) 856-9211. All creatures great and small St. Johns Anglican Church will cel- ebrate St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, on Sunday, October 5 at 10 a.m. Bring your beloved creatures of all kinds to be blessed. Please leash them or put them in carriers for their safety and comfort. Help hurricane victims On behalf of the Dubois Foundation, Patricia Shannon of VIP Pet Grooming is asking for donations to help hurricane victims in Cuba. Desperately needed items, such as bed sheets, towels, tools, electrical materials, tarps, kitchen wares and personal items such as tooth brushes and paste, acetaminophen, vitamins, diapers, etc. or financial donations can be dropped off at 101 Parkedge in Rockwood. To arrange drop-off, or for more information, call (519) 856-2218. Large items such as mattresses cannot be dropped off at this address due to space constraints. FINDING LIFE: The GRCA held a Biothon at the Rockwood Conservation Area last weekend to raise funds for education programs. Teams searched for as many species C U V J G [ E Q W N F  P F K P J Q W T U C P F E Q N N G E V G F F Q P C V K Q P U H Q T G C E J U R G E K G U K F G P V K  G F K P the vertebrate, invertebrate and plant categories. . - Submitted Photo Wellington OPP is again running its Police and Com- munity Together (P.A.C.T.) program a successful commu- nity information and education series. Its an opportunity for any- one over 18 to apply and go to classes to see how police in the community function and do V J G K T L Q D U 1 H  E G T U C T G T G E T W K V - ing people for two locations OPP P.A.C.T. program in Rockwood throughout Centre Wellington and South Wellington. He Fergus program starts on October 21 and interested parties can contact Constable Steve Smith at 519-843-4240. The Rockwood group starts on October 23 and interested par- ties and can contact Constable Randy Schubert at 519-856- 1506 The programs rum for six weeks and each week consists of a presentation and demon- stration of the many diverse units of the OPP. These in- clude scenes of crime, criminal investigation, canine, and the Emergency Response Team. Anyone having questions about he program can contact Constable Andy Clements at the Palmerston OPP 519- 343-5770