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Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905337-5560. Free. BULLETIN Tickets available for Sunday, Feb. 14 Valentine's High Tea, 2 p.m., Munn's United Church, Dundas Street/Sixth Line, $10, call 905-257-8434. Free Bus Fare to Horseshoe Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Trails for Halton Outdoor Club members' children under age 18, Monday, Feb. 15. Coach bus leaves at 8:10 a.m., returns between 5-6 p.m. Non-members welcome. Contact 904-634-2012, outdoor@spectranet.ca or www.haltonoutdoorclub.com. Register by Feb. 19 a Big Bike team for Heart and Stroke Foundation, Halton's Big Bike event, contact Loren Black at 905-634-7732, ext. 22. Sport Oakville seeks board of directors candidates for 2010, application deadline Feb. 16, contact sportoakville@gmail.com or Cathy Watt at 905-815-6160. Buy tickets to hear Sheila Copps at the annual Dinner Party on Thursday, March 4. Sponsored by Women of Halton Action Movement (WHAM) and the Zonta Club of Oakville, dinner, cash bar, silent auction, sale of Afghan crafts, contact 905-825- 3622. Tickets to Saturday, Feb. 27 Johnny Cash Tribute Night at Oakville Legion, 8 p.m.-midnight, 36 Upper Middle Rd., $15, light buffet, all welcome, call 905-845-6271. FRIDAY FEB. 12 Nuit De Chocolat Valentine's Day celebration supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton, 6-10 p.m., Holiday Inn-Oakville Centre, 590 Argus Rd., $25, contact 905-842-5000. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion, 4:30-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd., $8.50, call 905845-6271. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m., University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building, free, park in Lot 8, contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Hamilton Amateur Astronomers meets at 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Spectator Building, 44 Frid St., Hamilton, free, contact http://amateurastronomy.org. SATURDAY FEB. 13 Nut-free Cupid's Gourmet Cupcakes bakery grand opening, Saturday, Feb. 13, Upper Oakville Shopping Centre, 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E. Celebrations kick off at 10 a.m. including free samples, games, discounts, a children's colouring competition and poetry contest for the adults. Contact www.cupidscupcakes.ca. Schizophrenia Society of 37 · Friday, February 12, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 peacecentre.org. Pancake Supper, Walton Memorial United Church, Bronte Hall, 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W., 5-7 p.m., donation in support of Haiti Appeal. Pancake Supper, 6:15 p.m., St. John's United Church, 262 Randall St., contact 905-8450551, stjohns4@bellnet.ca or www.stjohnsunited.ca. Looney Pancake Tuesday, fundraiser for Canadian Cancer Society, Sunset Grill, 361 Cornwall Rd., Pancake Dinner, 5:30-7 p.m., $3, Salvation Army Oakville Community Church, 1225 Rebecca St., call 905827-5324. Alzheimer Spousal Support Group meets, 1:303:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., call 905-847-9559. Epilepsy Halton Peel Meet-n-Greet, 5-6:30 p.m. at Denny's, 125 Cross Ave., www.epilepsyhaltonpeel.org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly - TOPS meets at Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., Bronte, 6:30 p.m., contact 905-827-3380. Oakville Tourism Partnership (OTP) annual general meeting, Holiday Inn & Suites, 2525 Wyecroft Rd., 7:45-10 a.m., speaker Cam Jackson Register in advance at http://www.oakvilletourism.ca /partnerinfo.htm. Write at home PHOTO COURTESY OAKVILLE OPTIMIST CLUB OPTIMIST WINNERS: Oakville Optimist Club member and essay contest chair Mike Hoshooley with the local contest winners. With Hoshooley, from left, Ella Daly, 13, of Sunningdale Public School, who won $150 for a third-place finish; Donald Goodspeed, 18, a student at MacLachlan College, who took home $500 for finishing first. Goodspeed's essay will now be submitted to the Optimist District contest competing for a $6,000 scholarship. Also, Dennis Xu, 14, from Abbey Park High School who won $350 for his second-place finish. Ontario's Halton/Peel Yogathon fundraiser, The Meeting House, 2700 Bristol Circle. Choice of six yoga sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. or all of them. Teachers from Kula, the Flying Monkey, Infinite Yoga, Parivartan, Some Like It Hot! And YOUGA: Yoga For You will lead flows including Kripalu, Vinyasa, Anasura, Esprit and Restorative. All welcome.To purchase tickets or register online visit www.yogathon.ca to raise pledges. Tickets can be purchased at any of the mentioned yoga studios or by calling 905338-2112. TUESDAY FEB. 16 Pancake Supper, St. Aidan's Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr., 6-7:30 p.m. Admission for adults $7, children 12 and under, $4. Tickets at the door or call 905-845-6111. Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights (OCCPEHR) free public forum Making Mining Mind with Liberal MP John Mackay, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., contact 905849-5501, info@oakvillepeacecentre.org or www.oakville- We are pleased to announce that has a new depot to serve your compressed gas and welding supply requirements. HOLMAR PLUMBING SUPPLIES 440 Speers Road, Oakville (4th Line and Dorval on the South Side) 905-849-7270 Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.