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40 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday April 11, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Update Community Forward announcements of nonprofit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. FRIDAY APRIL 11 Donations being accepted (no clothing or footwear) for a Saturday, April 12, Garage and Book Sale, 9 a.m.noon, Colborne Seniors' Recreation Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd., at Third Line). Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 4:30-8 p.m., all welcome, $8/person, call 905-845-6271. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m. at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building. Our guest speaker is Doug Welch from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University. His topic is `Giving Up the Ghost Searching for Light Echoes from Historical Supernovae in the Milky Way.' Meetings are free and open to the public. Use parking lot 4 or 5. Observing will take place after the meeting, weather permitting. For info go to www.mississauga.rasc.ca or call John, 905-465-1390. SATURDAY APRIL 12 The Masonic Lodges in Oakville will host a MASONICh.I.P. (Child Identification Program) booth at Hopedale Mall from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The free service captures five vital components compatible with Amber Alert protocols and provides a dramatic, timesensitive recovery tool for authorities. Parents and legal guardians are asked to have key information (emergency contacts, distinguishing marks, allergies and medications, child's height and weight) ready in advance. Contact Herb Lochbihler, herbloch@gmail.com or 905-630-2732. Poetry Workshops with Yo Mustafa and Ellen Jaffe, part of Poetry Month in Oakville (P008) 10 a.m.-noon/Mustafa; 2-4 p.m./Jaffe, Auditorium, Oakville Public Library, Central Branch, Navy Street at Lakeshore Road, free, limited registration, pre-registration is essential by contacting Linda Farmer at lfarmer@k2s.ca. Book signing with Adria Vasil, author of Ecoholic, at 11 a.m. at Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd. Vasil's book is based on her weekly column which has been appearing in NOW Magazine since 2004. Kripalu Yoga classes, every Saturday at 9 a.m. until May 3 at Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd. Join Licia Maccario for an hour of total relaxation to start your weekend off right. Cost is $20/class. The Oakville Celtic Fiddle Club will host its 2nd annual spring concert at the Glen Abbey United Church. The club's first CD will be available at the concert. Tickets are $10 each and free for children under 3. To purchase tickets, call or come by the Academy of Music 905-8451227 or Leslie Music Supply. Oakville and Area B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton-Peel is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue, welcoming new members. Join them for their Shabbat service at 10 a.m. at a hotel in Oakville. Kiddush following services. New programs in the spring. For more information, visit www.bnaishalom.ca or call 905901-9889. Oakville African Violet Society hosts its annual Show & Sale at Oakville Place from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Garage and Book Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Colborne Seniors' Recreation Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd., at Third Line. Walton Memorial United Church's annual auction, 2489 e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Lakeshore Rd. W. Viewing will start at 10 a.m. and the auction will get under way, with a professional auctioneer, at 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Donations welcome, call 905-827-1643. For info, visit www.waltonmemorial.com. Maple Grove United Church 48th annual fertilizer sale, 346 Maple Grove Dr. Major fundraising event for the church involves more than 100 volunteers and promises to be the sale's largest edition ever. New products are being introduced this year to comply with Oakville's new bylaw banning herbicides and pesticides as the sale goes green. Contact 905845-5721. MONDAY APRIL 14 Natureclean will host a free information session at 10 a.m. at Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Dr., discussing safe alternatives for household cleaning, laundry and personal care products. Tots and Us, open to moms, dads and grandparents caring for a preschooler. Meet others, participate in play time, music, stories and snack with children. Free. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905-845-3427. Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Halton presents Why Some Children Struggle with Reading with Lisa Dykstra, speech and language pathologist, 7-9 p.m., $25. Register at 905-333-1977 or info@ldahalton.ca or visit www.ldahalton.ca. The Oakville Osteoporosis Group will hold its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Drive. The speaker will be Debra Bajoras, `Connecting with the Goddess within.' For info, contact Phyllis Spillone, 905-8294863. ArtWorks is looking for entries for a gallery with the theme `Let Nature be your Teacher.' Bring one or two pieces of original wall art, ready to hang to the Woodside Public Library, 1274 Rebecca St., by 10 a.m. Art will be displayed until June 23. Contact Lucy, 905844-6327 or visit artworksoakville.ca. TUESDAY APRIL 15 A free educational seminar for women from 7-9 p.m., 397 Creek Path Ave. Learn how to assess your current spending and recognize opportunities you may have overlooked. Contact 905 847-6148 or karenkorody@cogeco.ca to register. CARRIERS WANTED The Oakville Beaver The Oakville Beaver is looking for newspaper carriers in your neighbour hood! 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