Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 21 Apr 2006, p. 22

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Community Calendar Saturday, April 22 Halton Hills Clean Up Day: The whole community is invited to show its civic pride and assist in the clean up of our town. Groups, families and whole neighbourhoods are gearing up to clean up their particular eyesores. All participants are invited to the Town Works Yard on Trafalgar Rd. doing the litter pick up for refreshments courtesy of Tim Hortons from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For free gloves and bags and to register your participation, please call the Works Department, 905-873-2601 ext. 2610. This is a rain or shine event. Info: www.haltonhills.ca. Just click on the Litterbug. Hornby cleanup: H.A.R.P. (Hornby Area Rate Payers) sponsors Clean-Up Hornby Day. Meet at 9 a.m. in the Hornby Park car park. Come out, enjoy yourselves, meet friends and neighbours and help keep our community clean! Free barbecue commences at noon in the park. The day goes ahead unless it's raining hard, in which case the day is postponed to the following Saturday, April 29. Call Peter Vaughan, 905-878-2620 or Erik Kowal, 905876-1582 to confirm participation. Glen cleanup: Glen Williams community is organizing a cleanup day. Meet at the gazebo in the park from 10 a.m. to noon. Refreshment courtesy of Glen Williams Town Hall Board. Come out and meet some neighbours and tidy up our village. Info: Lynne Barclay, 905-8733983. Elvis in Acton: Elvis impersonator Stephen Kabakos presents The Way it Was, a dinner and show at the Royal Canadian Legion in Acton. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person; call 519-853-3195. This is a fundraiser for the Acton Fire Fighters Association. Crop for Cancer: The Scrapbook Studio will host Crop for Cancer, in support of Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills. The public is welcome to stop by Knox Church, Georgetown for a silent auction (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Recipes for CAShh raffle (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), gourmet cookie sale (1-4 p.m.), or to make a donation. Info: 905-702-8140. Book and toy sale: The Canadian Federation of University Women-Georgetown holds its 35th annual used book and toy sale (and CDS and videos), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. George's Anglican Church, 60 Guelph St., Georgetown. Proceeds go to scholarships. Mom-to-Mom sale: at St. Alban's Anglican Church, 19 St. Alban's Dr., Acton, 9 a.m. to noon. Nearly new children's and infants' toys, games, books, clothes, cribs, strollers, high chairs, playpens, etc. Info: Susanne, 519853-0390. Blessing: of Ukrainian Easter Food Baskets, 2 p.m., at Christ the Lord of Mercy Eastern Orthodox Church, 7274 Mill St. Info: Pastor Yaroslaw Sereda, 905-873-4684. Storytime: Halton Hills Public Library, Georgetown Branch offers Family Storytime on Saturdays, at 11 a.m. April 22 to May 27 (no class May 20). Info: 905-8732681 ext. 2520. Euchre: is held every Saturday night at the Hornby Co-operative Nursery School on Steeles Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Overeaters Anonymous: meets Saturdays 10 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwood. Info: Elisabeth, 519-856-1428. Concert: Brampton District Christian Male Choir featuring Men in Praise-- five male choirs over 150 voices, 7:30 p.m. at Georgetown Christian Reformed Church, 11611 Trafalgar Rd. Tickets: $15. Phone to order: 905456-8904 or 905-459-5119. E-mail: j.j.ponsen@sympatico.ca Family history research: The Halton-Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society meets at Woodside Branch, Oakville Library, 1274 Rebecca St., 2 p.m. Note special location for this meeting only. Topic: Loyalists in Oakville plus Trafalgar Township Centennial. Visitors welcome. Monday, April 24 GDHS School Council: Nomination forms for the "You Make a Difference Award", to recognize a GDHS volunteer who promotes a positive school climate, helps students to succeed and enhances communication and partnerships, are due Monday, April 24, 4 p.m. For nomination forms, tickets and information, call the Building Memories Campaign co-ordinator at 905-877-6966, ext.484. Urban Cliff Hypthesis: Rotary Club of Georgetown presents Dr. Doug Larson, University of Guelph will be speaking on The Urban Cliff Hypothesis: Evolution of the Human Habitat, 7 p.m. at Salvation Army Church, 271 Mountainview Rd. Donations for Habitat for Humanity welcome. TOPS-Acton: meets Mondays at St. Joseph's Church, Church St. E. Weigh-in: 6-7 p.m. Meetings follow until 8 p.m. Info: Ena, 519-853-1526. Bridge anyone?: Georgetown Bridge Club offers afternoon game Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Optimist Hall on Hwy. 7, west of Georgetown. All levels of players are welcome, novice to expert. Info: Tom, 905-877-7486. Halton Hills Toastmasters: Develop your speaking, presentation and leadership skills now at St. Alban's Church, Glen Williams, Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Info: Shirley Bartle, 519-853-5555, shirleybartle@rogers.com or www.haltonhillstm.org. Recovery meeting: Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centred recovery program for people, who are struggling with various addictions is offered by Georgetown Alliance Church Mondays, 7 p.m. Meetings open to all. Info: Pastor Doug, 905-873-0249 or cr@agrowingfamily.org. Let's Explore Spring: for ages 3-7, at Station Road Nursery School, April 24, May 1 and May 8. This session will includes (weather permitting) outdoor activities and experiments to explore Spring. Cost: $30/3-week session. Info: 519-833-2882 More CALENDAR, pg. 29 Sunday, April 23 5K Fun Run: Feet in Motion hosts a 5Km Run and 1 km Kids Fun Run, 9 a.m. at the Gellert Community Centre. Funds raised will support the fight against Muscular Dystrophy. Register at Feet in Motion, 49 Main St. S., Georgetown, 905-877-3201 or www.onlineregistration.ca Georgetown Runners: meet at Atlantis Athletics (232 Guelph St.) 8 a.m. Sunday mornings as well as on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Dental Clinic (211 Guelph St.) for club runs. All are welcome to join in the runs. Visit www.georgetownrunners.ca. or call Jim Baidacoff, 905-702-1162.

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