Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 8 May 2012, Sideroads, p. 34

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The Friends of the Old Seed House Garden invite friends JUNE 7 and neighbours to come CHAMBER GOLF together for a clean up of the Garden, the storm TOURNAMENT pond and Dominion Start your golf season at the annual Gardens Park on Chamber Golf Tournament at Eagle Ridge April 21. Golf Club. Shot gun start 1 p.m., scramble format. Info:www.haltonhillschamber.on.ca or call 905877-7119. JUNE 17 CLASSICS AGAINST CANCER The 25th annual Father's Day tradition, Classics Against Cancer, returns for another year. The event, which raises funds for charities, will fill Cedarvale Park with antique cars of almost every make and model for families of all ages to come out and enjoy. Info: Chris Miller, 905-877-6826, www.classicsagainstcancer.ca Join the people of St. John's United Church at their outdoor service and picnic BBQ at the Glen church, 533 Main St. Summer services will run there until Aug. 26. Info: 905877-2531 or www.stjohnsuc.ca JUNE 20 FABULOUS FOLIAGE Heinke Theissen will talk about Fabulous Foliage at the Georgetown Horticultural Society meeting, 7:30 p.m. at St. George's Anglican Church. The summer flower show is scheduled for June 23, and the garden tour TBA. Info: www. geohort.com JUNE 24 ST. ALBAN'S 140TH ANNIVERSARY St. Alban's Anglican Church, Acton celebrates its 140th anniversary with a Service of Dedication, 10:30 a.m. Bishop Michael Bird and other dignitaries will be in attendance. ANNIVERSARY SERVICE Knox Church, Ospringe holds its anniversary service, 10:30 a.m. with a guest speaker and special music. A light lunch will follow. All welcome. Info: 519-856-4453. JUNE 26 TD SUMMER READING CLUB Keep kids reading when school finishes by signing them up for the Halton Hills Public Library's TD Summer Reading Club. Register anytime throughout the summer beginning June 26. Both readers and non-readers can join. Earn prizes and stickers. Info: www.hhpl.on.ca or call 905873-2681, or 519-853-0301. JUNE 27 STRAWBERRY SOCIAL Strawberry Social will be held 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 44 Main St., N., Acton. Salad buffet and strawberry dessert. Takeout available. For tickets: 519853-0318, 519-853-1195. Continued from page 33 JUNE ACTON TRUNK SALE Come out to the Hide House parking lot, 49 Eastern Ave., on Saturday mornings and see what treasures you can discover at the Acton Trunk Sale. Check www.downtownacton.ca for start date. JUNE 1 LOBSTERFEST Georgetown Kiwanis Lobsterfest returns for another year, 6:30-11 p.m. at the Georgetown District High School. Tickets are $75, which includes a lobster and steak dinner and dancing. Proceeds to the Kiwanis Field of Dreams. For tickets call 905-873-1877 before May 25. JUNE 1-2 RELAY FOR LIFE Relay for Life is on Friday, June 1, starting at 7 p.m. and continuing until 7 a.m. Saturday, June 2 at the Croatian Centre, 9118 Winston Churchill Blvd. This year's theme is The Wild West! This is a family-friendly event. Anyone can join a team, create your own team, volunteer to help or just come to watch. Come and play some carnival games or purchase a luminary to honour someone who has fought cancer. Info/register www.relayforlife.ca/georgetown or email GeorgetownRFL@hotmail.com JUNE 2 ALS WALK The annual ALS Walk will be held in a new location this year - Dominion Gardens, corner of Guelph St. and Maple Ave. in Georgetown. This 4 km walk will raise money for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease). Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 11 a.m. rain or shine. Info: Mary Jo Knox, mknox2@ cogeco.ca or Rob Blackburn, rblackburn@cogeco.ca. or register/donate online, www.walkforals.ca LANE MEMORIAL GOSPEL SINGIN' The 10th annual Dan Lane Memorial Gospel Singin' with Greater Vision and the Mark Trammell Quartet will be held 6 p.m. at Georgetown Christian Reformed Church, 11611 Trafalgar Rd., Georgetown. For tickets, $25 or 10 for $200 call Gary and Cathy Lane, 905-873-7565. JUNE 3 NORVAL PRESBYTERIAN 174TH ANNIVERSARY Norval Presbyterian Church celebrates its 174th anniversary, 10 a.m. with guest speaker, Rev. Dr. George Vais, former moderator of the General Assembly. Communion will be served. ST. JOHN'S 175TH ANNIVERSARY St. John's United Church of Georgetown and Glen Williams celebrate its 175th anniversary, 10 a.m. at 11 Guelph St. church. The celebration theme will be Queen Elizabeth's Coronation. Come in the dress of the times. Info: 905-877-2531, www.stjohnsuc.ca JUNE 5-9 ANTIQUE SHOW Georgetown Market Place holds its Antique Show. JUNE 9 GEORGETOWN HIGHLAND GAMES 2012 marks the 37th year of the Georgetown Highland Games with honorary chieftain, Regional Chair Gary Carr. Scottish traditions and competitive events at the Georgetown Fairgrounds. Tickets: adults, $15, seniors & students, $8, children 12 and under with parent, free. Parking $5. Dogs on leash welcome. Info: www.georgetownhighlandgames.com GEORGETOWN FARMERS MARKET Georgetown Farmers Market in Downtown Georgetown opens for the season, every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Info: www.downtowngeorgetown.com or 905-873-4970. JUNE 15 SENIORS MONTH Georgetown Seniors Centre celebrates Seniors Month with a barbecue at 5 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance, $15/person. STEAK AND LOBSTER DINNER A Steak and Lobster Dinner will be held 5:30-8 p.m. at Huttonville Community School, 23 Embleton Rd. Two pound lobster dinner $40, steak dinner $25, child under 10 hamburg dinner $5. For tickets, call Brian Batstone, 905877-8637 or Lucy Oversby, 905-877-9062. JUNE 15-17 BIG DADDY FESTIVAL Bring your Dad or other special man in your life to the third annual Big Daddy Festival happening all over Halton Hills. New this year join the amazing street dance Friday night in downtown Georgetown. On Saturday enjoy a wide range of family friendly activities in downtown Georgetown including a special Healthy Dad Fair, then head to Acton for a scavenger hunt, the Acton Idol contest and movies in the park. Sunday is also jam-packed with lots to do with Dad including nature-based fun at Norval's Willow Park and Dad and Me art activities and more in Glen Williams. See full schedule at www.bigdaddyfestival.ca. JUNE 15-16 FESTIVAL ON MAIN The Festival on Main in Downtown Georgetown will be expanding to two days for the Big Daddy Festival again this year. Info: 905-873-4970 or www.downtowngeorgetown.com JUNE 16 TAKE ACTION EVENT Come celebrate Father's Day weekend in Prospect Park in Acton with Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and POWER, at the Take Action Event Father's Day Celebration, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plant some native plants in honour of Dad, meet some special animal guests and build a bird feeder to help our feathered friends. Celebration cake and juice at 12:45 a.m. Info: www.powerhalton.ca 905-873-1820 or www.creditvalleyca.ca 905-670-1615 ext 445. POWER ROAD RALLY POWER Road Rally: Receive Ministry of Natural Resources training and then take to the roads to find invasive species in and around Georgetown roads using GPS technology. To register or more details, www.powerhalton.ca or 905-873-1820. TRUNK AND BAKE SALE Trunk and Bake Sale will be held 8 a.m. to 12 noon at St. John's Anglican Church, Stewarttown. Vendors welcome, $10. Info: Maureen, 905-873-2216. On April 28, the annual Halton Hills Earth Day celebration takes place 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Town's Robert C. Austin Operations Centre, 11620 Trafalgar Road GOT AN EVENT? If you have a non-profit community event you would like included in the Summer edition of Sidero ads, email details (date, time, location, etc) to Cynthia Gamb le, cgamble@theifp.ca Keep the information brief and use Sideroads in the subject line. Deadline for submission is May 18. The event must occur between July 1 and Sept. 30, for inclusion in the Summer edition, which will publish in late June. Submission does not guarantee inclus ion as space is limited. SPRING · 2012 34 S I D E R O A D S O F HALTON HILLS SP

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