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28 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, April 22, 2010 Acton Citizen of the Year ticket deadline: Acton Rotary Club will honour 2010 Acton Citizen of the Year, Ivan Kilby at a dinner on Friday, April 30 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197, Wright Ave., Acton. Last day for ticket sales is today, Friday, April 23; no tickets will be sold at the door. The evening begins with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased at Prosperity One Credit Union and/or Halton Hills Furniture and Appliances in Acton or from Brian Robertson, 519-853-1653 or dbrobert@sympatico.ca. SpringTyme at Churchill Churchill Community Church: 14406 Churchill Rd. N. Enjoy barbecue dinner/ lunch (Elmira Meats hamburgers, hotdogs), indoor garage sale, plant sale, vendors, bake table, raffle/penny sale, kids carnival and more. This annual fundraiser for the church will be held April 23, 4-8 p.m. and April 24, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 519-853-4380. Family support workshop: If you have a loved one that is living with a concurrent disorder (a mental health issue and substance use issue) and you would like to learn how to better cope with this, please attend the free Concurrent Disorders Family and Friends Workshop offered in partnership from ADAPT and the North Halton Mental Health Clinic. The workshop is being held in Milton, 9-4 p.m. To register/info: ADAPT, 905-693-4250. Squash championships: Spectators are welcome this Friday and Saturday 6-9 p.m. for Georgetown's squash championships. Drop by and enjoy the best squash in town! Info: betty@georgetownraquet.ca. Family Storytime: a free 30-minute program brought to you by Halton Hills Public Library, is for grownups and young children to enjoy together and includes stories, music and lots of fun, 10:30 a.m. at the Gellert Community Centre. Also 11 a.m. Saturdays at the Georgetown branch library Info: 905-873-2681 ext. 2520 or www.hhpl.on.ca Friday night euchre: 7:30 p.m. at Georgetown Legion. Admission: $2. Everyone welcome. Five Dollars Fridays: Branch 120 Georgetown Legion will be hosting $5 dinners on Friday nights at 127 Mill St. in Georgetown from 6-7 p.m. in the lounge. Non-members are welcome. "Have or Have Not" Dinner. Are you a "Have" (like the majority of people in Canada) or a "Have Not" (like the majority in the world)? Please join Knox Church in Acton for a "Have or Have Not" meal and an evening of entertainment by Glen Solderholm. Tickets are $10, and you will receive either a sumptuous "have" dinner or a "have not" dinner (you will have the option of upgrading to the "have" meal.) All proceeds will be divided between Haiti relief and Mercy Children's Centre, Kenya. Tickets/info: Susan, 519-853-3951 or the church office, 519-853-2360. Halton Hills Earth Day Celebration: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Town's Robert C. Austin Public Works Yard at 11620 Trafalgar Rd. and at the Georgetown Market Place. At the Works Yard, residents can purchase trees for a nominal cost and pick up free compost and mulch. Free electronic recycling will also be available. Then drop into the Georgetown Market Place where the Town will hold a familyfriendly interactive Earth Day Fair. The event will focus on biodiversity and will include local environmental groups, a live animal display, animal balloon making and local music entertainment. Info: www.haltonhills. ca/sustainability Gaudeamus Choirs of Halton Hills presents Sing of the Land, a concert for the Earth, 7 p.m. Join the Gaudeamus Choirs, with conductor Diane Murray-Charrett, and accompanist Carolyn Maule, and special guest Canadian folk singer Katherine Wheatley, as they travel around the Friday, April 23 Community Calendar globe through song. Tickets are $15 and available at The Freckled Lion bookstore. Info: 416-895-2697. Bruce Trail hike: Level 1, 8-9 km Vanderleck Side Trail Hike. Depart at 10:30 a.m. from the Georgetown Market Place parking lot between Zellers and the grey medical building. Bring water and snack/lunch. Leader: Janet, 519853-1285 janetLL@cogeco.ca Large Indoor Yard Sale: Pick up deals at a Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to noon at the Georgetown Seniors Centre on Guelph St. Refreshments available for purchase. Greening the Bruce Trail: Celebrate Earth Day planting trees on the Bruce Trail in Limehouse. Meet in the Limehouse School parking lot at 10 a.m. Bring a shovel, work gloves, food for lunch and water; 200 trees to plant-- be there for part of the day or until 3 p.m. Info: Todd Bardes, 416-278-1099 e-mail toddhiker@ hotmail.com Astronomy Night in Acton: (weather permitting) 8 p.m. in Prospect Park. North Halton Astronomy Group will be setting up telescopes, binoculars, cameras, and providing information for the public in celebration of Earth Day. Several targets this year include the Moon, Saturn, Mars, a cluster of stars called the Beehive Cluster just to the side of Mars. If the charts are correct it will be dark at about 9 p.m. and the scopes should be in full operation mode by then. Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre presents rocked by water, a solo exhibition of encaustic paintings, by artist Mary Ellen Chapman. Meet the artist at the opening reception, on Saturday, 7-9 p.m. The exhibition runs from April 21-25. Men in Praise Concert: Come and enjoy a great evening of music. The Choraliers, Crusaders, Ambassadors and the Collegium Musicum choris will make up a mass choir of over 100 men for their annual concert, 7:30 p.m. at Georgetown Christian Reformed Church, 11611 Trafalgar Rd., Georgetown. Tickets are $12. To purchase tickets, please call 905-877-6397 or 905-456-8904. Look What the Stork Brought! 10-11:30 a.m. at Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Springtime is the perfect time to be introduced to the newest little residents of a wetland and forest habitat. Come for an outdoor hike and learn about the newborn animals and the busyness of animal parenthood. Bring your own binoculars or you can borrow a pair to share. This program involves indoor and outdoor activities. Register: 905-670-1615, ext. 221. Rabies and Microchip Clinic: hosted by Upper Credit Humane Society, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Elmira Farm Service, Ospringe (southeast corner Hwy. 124 and 125, north of Acton). Rabies vaccination $20; microchip $30, Visa or cash. Dogs should be on leash, and cats crated. Information: 519-833-2287 or www.uppercredit.com Chili supper: 5:30 p.m. at Norval Presbyterian Church. Fundraiser for youth mission trip with Winnipeg Inner City Missions, August 2010. Cost: $5/person, $8/family. Games follow­ including some very neat old fashioned tabletop ones. Info: LD McKenzie, 905-873-8425 or ldmckenzie@cogeco.ca. Website: http://norvalpres. sumacksix.com Roast Beef Dinner: 6-8 p.m., St. Alban's Church Hall, Glen Williams. Tickets are $14 for adults, $6 for children, under 5 is free. Info/tickets: 905-8736760. Young cat adoptions: at Pet Valu, 235 Guelph St. Georgetown, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Young cats available from the UCHS's Kitten Foster and Adoption Program; $160 cash, includes spay/neuter, age appropriate vaccinations and microchip. Info: www.uchskittens. blogspot.com or Barb, 905-873-8547. Great Big Garage Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. only at Someday Farm, 5192 Winston Churchill Blvd. north of Georgetown. Antiques, collectibles, hardware, plants, bicycles, furniture, appliances, bake table and just lots of great stuff all under one big roof. Fabulous food! Silent auction! Cash only please! Admission $2. Children under 12 free. Free parking. All proceeds go to the Coalition of Concerned Citizens. Info: 905-838-4333; www.coalitioncaledon.com UCHS Auction: Upper Credit Humane Society Thrift Shop's monthly auction ends with live bidding at 4:30 p.m. at the shop in Moore Park Plaza in Georgetown. Willow Park Ecology Centre in Norval opens for the year, celebrating Earth Day and the International Year of Biodiversity. Between 1 and 4 p.m. come help get the park ready for the spring season. Call 905-702-9055 to volunteer or just show up and enjoy. New church in Georgetown: All are welcome to weekly gatherings on Sunday mornings at 10:15 a.m. in the Kinsmen Hall at the Gellert Community Centre, 10241 Eighth Line. Come grow with us as you enjoy wonderful worship, great fellowship, relevant teaching, a time of deep prayer and not to mention...Q & As at the end of our services! Any questions, or prayer requests, call Robert Legair, Lead Pastor, 905-703-5882. Sunday, April 25 Halton Hills Quilters Guild: will meet at Halton Hills Cultural Centre, Georgetown, 7 p.m. (Guild Library at 6:45 p.m.). Program: Deborah Beirnes on "Scrap Magic". Guests welcome. Cost $5. Info: Marion Baidacoff, 905702-1162. Georgetown Osteoporosis Support Group: meets 7 p.m. in the Cooking Room at the Real Canadian Supercentre on Guelph Street. Anyone interested in obtaining further information about osteoporosis is welcome to attend. Info: Pam Lowden, 905-702-9276. Monday, April 26 Saturday, April 24 Hospital In Memoriam service: A Memorial Service will be held at Georgetown Hospital for all those who have lost a loved one in 2009. Come at 7 p.m. for a time to remember those who are no longer with us. A special invitation will be mailed to family members whose loved ones passed away at Georgetown Hospital. To ensure you get the information please call 905-873-0111 ext. 7719. Gardening seminar: Explore the world of plants that look great both indoors and out with Georgetown Horticultural Society's Master Gardener Diana Pooke and Margaret Taylor, accredited floral design judge and teacher with the Toronto Botanical Gardens will present some great ideas, 7-9 p.m. at Halton Hills Public Library, in the Gallery. Co-hosted by the library and Georgetown Horticultural Society. Register for this free event at the Georgetown library or call 905-873-2681 ext. 2511. TOPS-Georgetown: Welcome to TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 7 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 89 Mountainview Rd. TOPS is a healthy lifestyle change & how to get there. Free visit: contact 905877-6737, www.tops.org Look for more Community Calendar online at www.independentfreepress.com. Scroll down to Did You See? and click on the Calendar tab Tuesday, April 27