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16 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday December 26, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com RE E A OST W M ! S N OPE LIDAY HO te oller Ska R Having A Christmas Party? oter's Roller Palace hosts corporate & family parties. have 20,000 square feet of space, great for large parties of 5-600. n a party that your family or co-workers will not soon forget! serve today! 905-823-4001 WLING · GIFTS · AIR HOCKEY · BILLIARDS · SNACK BAR EO GAMES · 3000 WATTS OF GREAT MUSIC · DJ Holiday Specials Sat. Dec. 13 Sat. Dec. 20 Sun. Dec. 21 Mon. Dec. 22 Tues. Dec. 23 9am - Noon SKATE WITH SANTA! 9am - noon SKATE WITH SANTA! 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm-1am All Ages Skate 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Night 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 10pm Family Skate 10am - Noon Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate Christmas Eve 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate Christmas Day - Closed (Happy Holidays) Boxing Day 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate 9pm - Midnight All Ages Skate Midnight - 4am Christian/Gospel Skate e 9am - Noon Little Peoples Learner 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 1am All Ages Skate Sun. Dec. 28 Mon. Dec. 29 Tues. Dec. 30 0 Wed. Dec. 31 Thurs. Jan. 1/09 Wed. Dec. 24 Thurs. Dec. 25 Fri. Dec. 28 Fri. Jan. 2/09 9 Sat. Jan 3/08 Sat. Dec. 27 7 Sun. Jan 4/08 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Night 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 10pm Family Skate 10am - Noon Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate New Years Eve 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate (cancelled) 9pm - 3am New Year's Even Skate New Years Day (Happy New Years) 10am - Noon Adult Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate 9pm - Midnight All Ages Skate 9am - Noon Little Peoples Learner 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 3am All Ages All-Nighter 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Skate Polar bears plunge into 2009 By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF ALL REGULAR SESSIONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER Scooter's Roller Palace BRRRR: Neil Heatherington (left), CEO of Habitat for Humanity Toronto, and volunteer of eight years Brian Betsworth take the plunge into the icy waters of Lake Ontario as courageous volunteers and City TV anchors take the plunge to promote the upcoming annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip at Oakville's Coronation Park to raise funds for World Vision. · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · ROHDE · NAOT · PIKOLINO · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · ROHDE · NAOT · PIKOLINO · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK INGEBORG'S WAREHOUSE SALE All Fall and l and an Winter Items nter It m nter Item te tem ter Items tems REDUCE REDUCED REDUCED REDUCED E UC C TO CLEAR TO CLEAR INGEBORG'S 905-823-7415 WAREHOUSE 1681 FINFAR COURT, MISSISSAUGA Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9 to 5. Sun. 11 to 4 Hundreds of people are expected to take the plunge into 2009 on New Year's Day by dipping into the icy waters of Lake Ontario. Taking part this year -- as emcee for the countdown -- will be Life is a Highway's Tom Cochrane, as once again the calendar rolls around to the annual Courage Brothers' Polar Bear Dip. This will mark the 24th annual dip that in recent years has born the hallmark, Water for Water, as it benefits World Vision and water projects worldwide. "Three million people on this planet, two million of them children, will die as a result of water-related diseases," said Todd Courage. "World Vision's water projects are not about just setting up and walking away," said Trent Courage, noting the Canadian charity that's headquartered in Mississauga also provides education and operational expertise to people so they can manage their own water supply once World Vision has departed. That's why what began as a wake-up call, so to speak, on New Year's Day in their mom's backyard,has developed into a well-known event that captures attention not just in Oakville, but across the GTA and beyond, benefits water. The water-for-water theme fits like a glove, according to the Courage brothers. While the event grew slowly at first, it has mushroomed in recent years and raised $60,000 last year. While the target was $40,000, based on the results, the Courage brothers are setting their sights on the event raising $60,000 this year. That works as it is half of the cost of a water project taking place in the Umutara region of Rwanda. Persistent droughts in that region have left the majority of the population without reliable access to safe water. Just one in three families in the region draws water from a protected source. The remainder of the population relies on contaminated water collected from shallow hand-dug wells, swamps and ponds. As a result, hundreds of children regularly suffer from recurring waterborne diseases. The shortage of water also has a · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · ROHDE · NAOT · PIKOLINO · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK See Dip page 18