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The Added Touch, The Bombay Company, Bushman‘s Games, Colborne Street, Computerâ€"Ese, The Ford Motor Company, Garvey‘s Menswear, Harrison‘s of Oakville, Hillebrand Wines, Jubilee â€"Fruit Market, Just an Olde »Fashioned Butchery, La Cache, McCutcheon‘s Camera & Video, Me ‘n‘ Mom Video, The Oakville Beaver, The Oakville Free Press Journal, Pick of the Crop Toys, Quest Book Store, Tocca Finita, Yolanda‘s. Our gratitude to our hard workâ€" â€"ing volunteers, to the bands, the vendors, the Oakville Humane Society, the Toronto Brigantine and to the many participants who came PHONE ALONE July 14, 1993 * Dear Sir: & The Friends of the Oakville Historical Society would like to express their sincere appreciation for the support of the following businesses to the 27th annual Picnic in the Park. Picnic in the Park had partners " COMMENT "Mommy, mommy, we‘re going fishing. And Daddy says we can have a donut," says the kids, clutchâ€" ing their fishing rods with exciteâ€" ment. «â€" "Fine. Just fine," say I with ¢€lenched teeth, already dreading the prospect of swatting mosquitoes and chasing some poor small mouth bass around a pond. Some would call it fishing. I call it torture. For both me and the fish. * There it was, another abysmally hot day, and we were to launch ourâ€" gelves on another soon to be illâ€" fated family expedition to a fishing pond. Mixed reviews of trip to the ‘wilds‘ of north Halton he very idea of sitting in a ' hot car driving up a crowdâ€" ed highway only to perch on a mosquitoâ€"infested banks of some muddy pond in the dim hopes of sticking a hook in some fish‘s mouth doesn‘t exactly thrill me. TOWN HALL MEETING CALENDAR There are no scheduled council or standing committee meetings for the week of July 19, 1993. * Friday Jazz Pizzazz * during the Downtown Oakville B.1.A.‘s Midnight Madness * Taste Tour Downtown Style « offered by various restaurants featuring live bands and great food * Childrens‘ "Jazz Hazz" Workshop « in a fun, informal setting * Art ‘N Jazz Plaza * is a collection of art works in a musical environment, courtesy of the Oakville Arts Council This was quickly shaping up into CALL845â€"5585 OAKVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY 23â€"24 A joint partnership between the Town of Oakvilie, Downtown Oakville B.1.A. and the Oakville Beaver People of all ages will enjoy this upcoming cultural experience of music and festivities. Watch the paper for further details A PROGRAM OF NOTE Highlights include: And now we were to drag our sad bodies out of the 90 degree non air conditioned little brick oven and go on a merry little trip to drag some poor fish to its death in Milton? No thanks. Fishing is not exactly up there on my list of things I want to do in my life. ‘one of those days.‘ The coffee was tepid, my spouse had thrown out an important news clipping for a story I was working on, the lights had flickered briefly making my comâ€" puter lose a story and the cat had fleas. I was in a foul mood. *MARK KIRTON Former NHL Player SBott c eco | Town Hall Kiosk | T NP S 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6J 5A6 TOWN OF OAKVILLE 2345â€"6601 Age 4 to 14 * 80 minutes of ice time daily. Low student instructor ratio * Complimentary Je Stressing: Skating, team play, sponsnw learning atmosphere! * New features «hP Don‘t Delay â€" Sold Out Last Year! KIRTON‘S HOCHKEY SCHOOL PuD And yet, I think I am fast getting the reputation as a wet blanket. Sure, I am the one who lathers them And then, the tug. That tug on the end of the line is supposed to be a thrill. But I have to confess the whole thing leaves me cold. Far better to be sipping a cold brew in the coolness of the neighboring pub than to be sitting in some bug infested pond. kind of thing dads do with their kids. It is the whole ritual thing â€" the casting of the lines through the calm waters, the fishing tackle box nearby, the stillness, the waiting, the best part of all â€" the imagining of the fish down there waiting to be reeled in. SHOW PRIDE In YoURr TOWN during Oakville Community Day at the SKYDOME FOOTBALL GAME July 22 â€" 7:30 p.m. Toronto Argonauts us Hamilton Tigerâ€"Cats Tickets only $5.00, available at Town Hall Kiosk TWO, ONE WEEK sEssiOns: AUS: $the20,, THE OAKVILLE BEAVER But when all is said and done, just what will my kids remember? My own clenched teeth and Daddy‘s promise of donuts. And, all the while I was smiling and telling the kids what an advenâ€" ture we were going to have, my So enough of the martyr. Time to work up some enthusiasm for the fishing expedition at the banks of some horrid little pond in Milton. Off we go, me surreptitiously throwing in some fruit and other good snacks; my spouse already anticipating a good almond cruller. up with sunscreen, plops hats on their heads, reminds them not to fall into the pond and all the rest of the supposedly ‘good‘ parent stuff. THE INSTALLATION OF CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING REQUIRES A BUILDING PERMIT For further information, please contact the Building Services Department at 338â€"4223 or 338â€"4412 »+ Designate a Driver #~+ Take a Cab »>+ Call Home I mean, I just can‘t get into chasâ€" ing some poor fish around in the water and grabbing him out of the place where he swims. And it‘s difâ€" ficult for me to feign enthusiasm. enthusiasm was dimming. It‘s like when I have to lie and tell them how much I love that conniving litâ€" tle beast of a cat that has wormed its way into our house. I guess I can‘t get into the purâ€" suit of it all. And it‘s just not active enough... it requires too much patience. Still, there it was. A family trip. Off we go to the wilds. And guess what? Two hours later we return, a sodden mass of humanâ€" ity, to the house. Drew had fallen in Rere‘s how to ARRIVE ALVE this summer * APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT GLEN ABBEY REC. CENTRE, RIVER OAKS REC. CENTRE & COUNTRYWIDE REALTY For more information call: CH" E E B A&. A. 4 am â€" PP 9 ‘ werk en :‘\‘t:l Mark Kirton 7 ‘ Smes Recresertaie Home Office: (416) 847â€"8660 % Countrywideâ€" TOWn CENTRE REAL TY mC. 280 North Service Road Oakvile. Ontario L&M 282 m Bus: (416) 338â€"4550 hllh | Fan: (ang) 3087482 _ »+ Be a Responsible Host »+ Plan Ahead At the Glen Abbey Recreatian Centre fi N., Oakville Mbd By LE BEAVER 844â€"4006 Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving * _A message from The Town of Oakville Special Committee Against Impaired Driving "I had a bad day," said Kate, later in bed telling me of her disapâ€" pointment in not catching any of the elusive fish her own younger brothâ€" er caught without even trying. ‘"Well, kiddo, you‘re not alone," said I, as I tucked her in. Sometimes, everyone has one of those days. the pond two times, Kate had not caught one fish while her brother caught three and the ice cream cones had fallen onto the sidewalk. It was clearly not a successful venture. But still, we rallied. We said it was kind of neat to see the odd kingfisher, the dead toad on the road, the other inhabitants of the pond. @©@CCID by Steve Nease