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Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com \VI I >\l SI >.\Y. M a n h 2 7 . J<X>J · |\m&* 1V Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; Fax 905337-- 5567, email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call 905-845-3824 Ext 250, BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Notices listedfree. Arthritis Self-Management Program can help you take control of your arthritis. The six-week pro gram from The Arthritis Society takes place Tuesday nights begin ning in April in Mississauga. Call 905-814-9719 or 905-890-9667. Developmental^ Early Identification Prevention Program (DE1PP CLINIC) - Parents, do you have concerns regarding your child's hearing, speech, behaviour or development? Is your child under the age of five years? A free consultation clinic is being offered on Tuesday April 2 at Oakville Parent-Child Centre, 1500 Sixth Line, 9-1 1 a.m. Consultations are provided on a first come first serve basis, arrive early to register. For more information, call the centre at 905-849-6366 Friends o f the Library Spring Book Sale, Oakville Central Library, 120 Navy, April 4, mem bers only, 6 - 9 p.m. - memberships available at the door; April 5, noon - 5 p.m.; April 6,9:30 a.m.--5 p.m.; and April 7, 1 - 4 p.m. Books sell for $1 a pound. Proceeds to enhance library programs. Parking at back of building on Water Street. Maple Grove United Church will be holding 42nd annual Fertilizer Sale on Saturday, April 6 starting at 9 a.m. sharp. The sale will be held at the church in the back parking lot at 346 Maple Grove Dr., from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fertilizer orders can be placed with the church office by phone, week days 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., at 905-8455721 or by e-mail at maple_grove_united_church @sy m patico.ca Earn your Heart Saver A at the Heart and Stroke CPR Blitz, April 13,8:30 - 12:30pm in Auditorium at the Halton Region Building. Cost is $15. Call 905-634-7732 to register. Ian Anderson House Foundation presents its Spring Gala on Saturday, April 13 as a fundraiser for the cancer hospice. Cocktails at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. with danc ing from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Black-tie optional. Entertainment by Peter Appleyard and his orchestra with Dan Ferrone and Michael `Pinball' Clemons of the Toronto Argonauts as masters of ceremonies. To be held at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel, Graydon Hall, 6750 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga. Tickets cost $125 per person. Call Oliver Quartermain at 905-6157612; Judy Switzer at 905-4034034; or, Betty Smith at 905-8228592. Oakville Kiwanis will be host ing an Oakville KiwanisWellspring Charity Euchre Tournament on April 12,7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Wallace Road. Call 905-257-1988 (Wellspring) to register. The cost is $20 per person and includes light refreshments and prizes. Grand prize, Hitachi DVD Player. Halton Family Services is offer ing Parenting after Separation and Children and Divorce (ages 6 -13) starting April 15, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Eight-week program offers parents and children practical approach to gaining information and skills to help them adjust. Interviews April 3 and 4. Call 905-845-3811. Super Cities Walk - Halton chapter. Multiple Sclerosis Society looking for volunteers for its third annual Super Cities Walk. Volunteers needed April 20 and 21, three to four hours, morning or afternoon. Duties include breakfast help, luncheon barbecue help. Finishing Line Cheering Section. Call Theresa, 905-847-7744. Ever considered volunteering in Palliative Care? VON Halton offering 10-session training pro gram on 10 consecutive Thursdays April 25 to June 27. Following training, volunteers matched with clients living in the community who have life-threatening illness. Call 905-827-7700 Ext. 2310. Bronte Legion Ladies Auxiliary Spring Sale and Bake Table. May 5, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Bronte Legion Hall, 79 Jones. Tables for rent, $5 each. Call Mary, 905-6392424. THURSDAY. MARCH 28 Canada's Association fo r the Fifty-Plus (CARP) - Halton Chapter hosts its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. with speaker Sue Suess, president of Junior Achievement of Halton at the Burlington Seniors' Centre, 2185 New St. (at Central Park). Guests welcome. Call 905-335-5717. Concerned About Global Overpopulation? People's Forum and Video Presentation of food pro duction and population growth by Daniel Quinn (author of Ishmael) and Dr. Alan Thornhill (director. Society for Conservation Biology), 7 p.m., Sheridan College, Room B125. Free admission. Free park ing. Questions? E-mail imperial_nerdius @hotmail.com Women in Skilled Trades Network providing ongoing support for women in the trades industry. Monthly meetings 7:15 p.m.. Childcare provided. The Centre for Skills Development & Training, 5151 New Street, Burlington (905) 333-3499 Halton And Peel Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) networking support group for unemployed business professionals, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker: Kelly Burnett from Calyx Consulting, Presentation Skills. Members $5, non-members $ lO.Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. FRIDAY. MARCH 29 Soul Food - Taste the World hosted by The Sanctuary at White Oaks Secondary School, South Campus, Montclair at McCraney. Good Friday celebration, 5 - 6 p.m.. Taste the World, 6 - 9 p.m. Food, music and door prizes. Free. Call 905-337-7648 or visit www.thesanctuary.ca. The Road to World Youth Day 2002 Good Friday Pilgrimage, Oakville Walk-A-Thon - event with two objectives - walk-a-thon to raise money for the hosting of pilgrims at St. Thomas Aquinas dur ing World Youth Day (July 23-28), and pilgrimage to better understand the sacrifice Jesus made for us dur ing His Passion. Come join the young people of Oakville (16 to 35 years old) on The Road To World Youth Day. Registration begins at St. Andrew's Church, 47 Reynolds at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Cris Orsini at 905-827-3519 or orsini81@canada.com. Pope John Paul II will be coming to Toronto to celebrate World Youth Day with over 1 million young peo ple from all over the world - 170 pilgrims to be hosted at St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. during this event. I've Seen Jesus will be present ed by the choir and dramatists of Evangel Pentecostal Church, 1450 Rebecca St. Performances are Friday, March 29 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 31 at 6 p.m. 400 free seats. Everyone welcome. Call 905827-0251. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Rec Centre, 263 Kerr, 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $2p. For appointment, call 905-815-5966. SATURDAY. MARCH 30 Bronte Group Runs/Walks leaving from Vinnie's Cafd each Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Runners and walkers welcome. Measured Routes from 2-20K. All ages and abilities. Rain or shine. Water stops along route. Also short walk/run every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Call Greg or Joanne Saunders at 905847-1327. SUNDAY. MARCH 31 I 've Seen Jesus will be present ed by the choir and dramatists of CO M M U N ITY U PD A TE Evangel Pentecostal Church. 1450 Rebecca St., 6 p.m. 400 free seats. Everyone welcome. Call 905-8270251. MONDAY. APRIL 1 Oakville Chamber of Commerce, Women in Business Networking Dinner, 5:15 p.m. Speaker: Margaret Miller, time management coach. Put an End to Your Procrastination. Call Sarah. 905-845-6613 Ext 28 to register. Big Sisters host Mardi Gras gala Always wanted to go to Mardi Gras, but New Orleans never fit into your time or budget? Join Big Sisters of Oakville on April 20 at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club for its fourth annual Mardi Gras Gala Dinner. All guests will enjoy a Mardi Gras themed menu including jambalaya, crab cakes, seafood and more. Upon arrival guests will receive a Mardi Gras mask and beads while sipping their complimentary martini. Pat Gibbons, event chair, expects this year's event "to be the most exciting ever." Guests are encouraged to come in costume. Prizes will be awarded for best female and male costumes. Bargain hunters won't want to miss the Bourbon Street Cash Boutique. The boutique features new items at below wholesale costs. Last year elaborate gift baskets were snapped up by savvy shoppers for under $10, funky picture frames and designer jew elry flew out of the boutique and trendy home accessories were "extremely popular" said Darlene Mason, event co-chair. According Susan Coyne, fundraiser for Oakville Big Sisters "it is the boutique that really sets this event apart from others. While all aspects of the event are exciting, the boutique with literally hun dreds of items, at unbelievable prices draws enthu siastic guests back each year." Returning to this year's event is the ever-popular art auction. Making this year's auction exceptional is the generous estate donation of 42 pieces of framed art featuring many original oil paintings. The highlight of the collection is a landscape paint ed by Canadian painter Winchell Price valued near $1,000. Rounding out the event is a live and silent auction. The evening ends with dancing. Tickets are limited to 300 people and will sell for $65 with a tax receipt for a portion of the ticket price. Each ticket purchased by March 30 will be eligible for a draw to win a limited edition framed print at $350. Proceeds from the event will support the pro grams of Big Sisters, such as the one-to-one men toring, camp sponsorship, monthly recreational Riziero Vertolli · Oakville Beaver Pat Gibbons, dressed as Maid Marian, checks some of the items for sale at the Mardi Gras. activities, annual Christmas party, food hampers and gift sponsorship, and The Club, an after school mentoring and tutoring program. Currently there are 160 youth participating in the Big Sisters program and 38 Little Sisters and Buddies waiting for a Big Sister. For further information about the Mardi Gras gala or to become a Big Sister call 905-338-0238. SENIORS' DAY. Oakville Kiwanis/Wellspring Charity Euchre Tournament 7:30 pm, Friday April 12, 2002 Oakville Knights of Columbus Hall 1494 W allace Rd. (3 rd Line/Speers) Junior prices. T h i s T h u r s d a y M a r c h 2 8 t h is S e n i o r s ' D i s c o u n t D a y a t S h o p p e r s D r u g M a rt® . S h o w y o u r S h o p p e r s O p t i m u m C a rd TM a n d g e t Please arrive by 7:10 pm to sign in Grand PrjZe 20 % o ff* WtactoovDpb $20 per person * · « 2 1 "? yer " prizes! =£S H O P P E R S S d ru g m art Support a Great Community Organization: Wellspring Halton-Peel (an Oakville based C ancer Support Centre) Seating is limited to 200 players. Call 905-257-1988 to register. S in g le R e g i s t r a t i o n s W e lc o m e ·Our regular prices on all merchandise purchased by Seniors and their accompanying family members. Excluding sale items, prescriptions, tobacco (where applicable), products with codeine, baby milk and diapers, single cans and cases of Boost and Ensure liquids, soda, stamps, lottery tickets, gift certificates, and pre-paid phone cards. Further restrictions may apply in Shoppers Home Health Care and Prescription Centres and Food Departments. Discounts may not exceed $50. Discounts apply to March 28th only. See store for details and exclusions. H o lid a y hours E x t e n d e d for e g g h u n tin g ! OPEN GOOD FRIDAY Some restrictions apply.