The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

18 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 31, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. WEEKLY/MONTHLY MEETINGS Business Advisory Group Weekly meeting. Looking for help or advise on your growing business or new project? Experienced volunteer business people meet with you at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. on Friday mornings. For appointment call Tom Cochran at 905-849-9824. Oakville Scrapbooking Club, weekly workshops Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Learn to assemble your family album, a tribute album, wedding album, or family history. Call Alyson: 905-257-1335 or alyson@cogeco.ca Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services offers support groups for family caregivers. Spousal group held every other Monday from 1:303:30 p.m. For details call 905-8479559. Family group held the second Tuesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living, 456 Trafalgar Rd. (at Cornwall). Next meeting is Feb. 13. New members welcome. Call 905-847-9559 or toll free at 1-800-387-7127. Optimist Club of Oakville holds a general meeting and dinner the second Monday of every month. Meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:15 p.m. New members welcome. Call Tom at 905-849-9824. Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, 910:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 905-338-2190 for appointment. The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) meets on the first Saturday of each month from 2-4 p.m. in Oakville. Group-selected topic and sharing and critique of work. All welcome. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075 Pelicans, a serious poetry critiquing group, meets first and third Monday of the month. Limited membership group for poets who do numerous rewrites and thrive on critiquing, contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. Income Tax Clinic with Colleen Dugard. Call or visit website for financial eligibility. Mondays, 10 a.m.- noon from Feb. 1-April 30 at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. BULLETIN Oakville Spelling Bee 2007 Registration now on. Win cash prizes, trophies, laptop computers, be on TV. Ages six-14. Learn new words, experience public speaking, improve self confidence. Register at Oxford Learning Centres at 380 Dundas St. E. (call 905-257-1207) or 1131 Nottinghill Gate (call 905-4691929). Volunteers needed, call Carrol Verasamy at 905-257-2483. Tickets on sale Jan. 30-Feb. 23 for Feb. 27 event Estate Planning Without the Fight, with Linda Somers at Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd., lunch and guest speaker series, 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost $6.50. Call 905-815-5960. Male in-school mentors needed one hour per week at St. Andrew and Sheridan public schools. Call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905339-2355 for information. Distress Line Volunteers Needed Training provided -- starting in February -- to handle all types of calls. If you are over 18 and can commit to 12 hours a month, call 905-849-4559 or visit www.distresscentreoakville.com. e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Oakville Parent-Child Centre, 461 North Service Rd. W., Unit 17, is registering for its spring programs. Packages are no longer being mailed out, but are available for pick up at any of the centre's locations or by calling 905-849-6366. Also September 2007 Nursery School registration packages are available for children 18 months to five years. Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) Auxiliary holds a Raffle for a Jenny Hellers Original Enamel on Copper Painting, Family Symphony - Value: $5,800. Tickets available Jan. 29 to Feb. 16 at OTMH Gift Shop; Hospital Lobby, Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. or by telephone at 905-330-9555. Draw at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in the OTMH lobby. Tickets cost $5 each or three for $10. Proceeds to Maternal-Child and Diagnostic Imaging Programs. Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize teachers, principals, vice-principals and education support staff who excel. Nominations accepted until Jan. 31. Visit www.ontario.ca/teachingawards. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31 Have fun! Help kids! Come to an Information Session at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 7:30 p.m. Call 905-339-2355. Black History Month kicks off at Oakville Town Hall (Meeting Rooms 1&2), 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Free admission, 6 p.m. reception and viewing of Oakville's Black History Exhibit on display at Town Hall for February. Remarks at 7 p.m. followed by entertainment and book reading and signing by nationally-acclaimed, local, black history author Lawrence Hill. Divorce Information Forum, 7-9 p.m. A divorce financial analyst, family mediator and family therapist will be on hand. Call Sandy at 905-842-2525. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 Substance of Style with Anthia: Certified Style Consultant. Explore self and style from an artistic, spiritual and practical perspective. From 79 p.m. Cost $15. The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2 Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate holds a Winter Wonderland P.A. Day from 1-4 p.m. Make themed crafts, such as a cotton ball snowman, a snowflake card and more. Cost is $5 per child. No registration required. Parental supervision required. Call 905-338-4400. Soutar Family Benefit Night Tragically on September 14th, 2006, Kym Soutar was killed in a car accident on her way to her eldest daughter's soccer game. Kym is survived by her loving husband Graham and their three beautiful children. The Milton Gunners Soccer Club, of which Graham has been a longstanding member, are hosting a benefit night, on Friday, February 2nd, to raise money for a trust fund set up in the names of Kym's and Graham's children. Tickets are $40 per person. check out The Oakville Beaver for the best automotive tips every week ... www.oakvillebeaver.com SAVE & BUY NOW! Men's & Ladies' Waterproof Warm Winter Boots LIVE MUSIC · BUFFET DINNER DANCING · SILENT AUCTION · RAFFLE 50-70 NEW Cruise Footwear Arriving Daily! % Lots of Fun... just how Kym would have liked it. Please help support this worthy cause. Any items you can contribute, large or small, will be used in a silent auction and raffle. Cash donations will also be gratefully accepted. OFF For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact: Andy at The Queens Head 905-842-3070 Derrick at The Coach and Four 905-825-8940 Walkers Ln Appleby Ln In the plaza across from Appleby Mall, north west side Main intersections Appleby Line & New Street X Appleby Mall New St Mon - Wed 10am - 6pm Thurs - Fri 10am - 9pm, Sat 10am-6pm Sun 12pm-5pm Burloak Dr 470 Appleby Line 905-639-2016 QEW N Fairview