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COMMUNITY UPDATE Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 email: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2 2 . 2(X)3 · I'age 06 Mease forward announcements fo r I >pdate lo Wilma Blokhuis. Oakville Heaver, 467Speers Rd.. Oakville. Ont. Ij6K3S4; Fax WS-337-5567, email blokliuis@haltonsearch.com. or call 905-845-3824 Ext. 250, BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Notices are listedfree o f charge. National Non-Smoking Week, Jan. 1924, is a perfect time to act on your New Year's resolution to quit smoking. Call the Halton Regional Health Department Stop Smoking Clinic for a counselling appoint ment. Call 905-825-6060 ext. 7887. Free clinic. Bingo Connection. 484 Plains Rd., Burlington, alternating Wednesday and Thursdays from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. To volunteer call 905-528-3111 ext. 231. February is Heart Month - Heart and Stroke Foundation needs volunteer can vassers for February 2003 Person to Person Campaign. Call David La Thangue. 905-6347732. e-mail dlathangue@hsf.on.ca. or visit www. Heartsandstroke.ca. Hurting Marriage? Retrouvaille: is a process designed to heal and renew troubled marriages. The focus is on communication. The process provides an opportunity for cou ples to rediscover themselves and their mar riage relationship. For more information, call, in strictest confidence, 905-825-0791 or 519-763-8575. Next weekend is Feb. 14,15 and 16 in Oakville. Oakville Irish Dancing Association hosts 4th annual gala, Chocolate Covered Dreams, at Le Dome Banquet Hall on Feb. 14. Funds raised from this event w ill help benefit dancers of the Goggin School o f Irish Dancing, in particular, those who have quali fied to compete at the World Irish Dance Championships in Killarney. Ireland. For information and tickets contact Judy at 905608-9211. Learn to speak, listen and be more confi dent. Join one of Oakville's three evening Toastmaster Clubs Mondays in downtown Oakville. Wednesdays in Glen Abbey and Thursdays in Bronte. Visit www.pathcom. com/~fhcrel/area_7/ and click on Clubs. Or call John Kuypers at 905-319-7533. If you are grieving the loss of a beloved pet and need to talk to someone who under stands the love you feel for your pet and your pain, call the Halton/Peel Fet Im s s Support Group, regardless of where you live, for con fidential telephone/email support. Mississauga, 905-272-4040; 0;ikville, 905842-2252: Burlington 905-637-5233 and ask to leave a message for the pet loss support group. Email: petloss@sympatico.ca or visit www.mississaugapets. com/petloss.html. Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver hot or frozen meals. Volunteers require two hours one day a week on regular or occasional basis. Hot meals deliver Monday to Friday. 1 1 a.m. - 1 p.m.. and frozen meals 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. on Wednesdays. Training provided. Call Judy Bindon or Connie Dyksterhuis at 905-8421411 weekdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Snowshoe Adventures at Crawford Lake, Sundays to Feb. 2, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Guided snowshoe hike, winter games and enjoy a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Adults $10. children 8 or older $7. Ticket price includes park admission, instruction and snowshoe rentals. Call to reserve 905-854-0234. Season o f the Snowsnake at Crawford Lake, Saturdays and Sundays to Feb. 16. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Discover the native game Snowsnakes. Scheduled tours of the Iroquoian village and furnished Turtle clan longhouse. Hike, ski or snowshoe beautiful trails. Snowshoe rentals available. Call 905854-0234. Halton And Pee! Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) networking support group for unemployed business profession als. 8 a.m.. in Mississauga. Speaker: Brian Bassett, lnter\'iew Questions H r 'ir Known and Haled. Members $5. non-members $10. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. WEDNESDA Y JANA URY 22 Hollyhock Caregivers Support meeting, an informal monthly meeting of family care givers wanting to connect with others for mutual support and the sharing of ideas and resources, 1 - 3 p.m., on fourth Wednesday of the month. Call Eva at 905-824-1313. Suites and Treats Open House, I - 4 p.m.. Sunrise of Oakville, Trafalgar and Cornwall. Zonta Information Evening. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.. Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line. Overview of Zonta. including donations, scholarships, and fundraising. Light refreshments. R S V P Wendy Williamson, 905-825-8405. SATURDA Y JANUARY 25 Oakville-Trafalgar and Oakville Lions Club booth at Oakville Place, main level in front of Sears, to raise public awareness, on Saturday and Sunday. Information about local, provincial and international projects. Oakville-Trafalgar Lions Club launches used cell phones collection and recycling project. Girl Guides selling cookies at booth. An ecumenical Service o f Prayer fo r Christian Unity w ill be held at St.Simon's Anglican Church. 7.30 p.m. sponsored by North-East Oakville Christian Pastors fel lowship. Sermon w ill be given by the Rev. Ross Macdonald of Chartwell Baptist Church. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 19 - 26) theme is "W e are earthen ves sels - carrying God's treasure." Refreshments after the service. Family History Research: Halton-Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society regular meeting, 2 p.m., Chinguacousy Branch Library. Lower Level. 150 Central Park Dr.. Bramalea. Topic: Breaking Through Your Brick Walls. Visitors welcome. plus natural pain and cold relief. Vocals by Heather and Shawna Baer, mother-daughter duo, and speaker. Thidy Collis, triumph over life's struggles. Reservations. $24, call Susan, 905-849-1435. Tots and Us, program for caregivers of preschoolers, playtime, music, stories and snack, St. Paul's United Church. 454 Rebecca. 10 a.m. Free. Call 905-845-3427. Oakville Optimist Club meets 7:15 p.m. at Halton Regional Police Safety Village. Speaker: Debbie Boycott from dance group Oakville Butterflys. TUESDAY JANUARY 28 Oakville Christian Women's Club holds Travelling Light Luncheon. 1 - 3 p.m.. Ramada Inn. Special feature. Lighten Your Load with Gloria Kidston. music and speak er, Celleste Zugec, Sentimental Journey. Reservations. $18. must be honoured. Call Rita. 905-338-0950; Helen. 905-277-0963 or Madeleine. 905-825-4136. New at Wellspring Halton Feel is Dropin I'atient Connection. This patient support group v, ill provide opportunities for patients who are newly diagnosed, in treatment, or who have completed treatment to connect with other cancer patients, exchange infor mation. and learn coping strategies. This drop-in program meets every second and fourth Monday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m. For more information, call 905-2571988 or drop in at 2545 Sixth Line. Halton And Peel Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) networking support group for unemployed business profession als. 8 a.m.. in Burlington. Speaker: Renate Weiler. Thinking Outside the Box. Members $5. non-members SlO.Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Schizophrenia Association o f Ontario. general meeting. 7:30 p.m.. Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar. Speaker: Mary Alberti, executive director. Schizophrenia Society of Ontario. Call 905-842-1161. Anger Management, a six-week educa tional program for people who recognize they have a problem dealing with anger and other negative emotions. Offered in Milton from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Cost is $85. For more info, or to register, call the Canadian Mental Health Association at 905-693-4270. Stroke Recovery Association, 7:30 p.m.. Shoreline Room at Burlington Art Centre. 1333 Lakeshore. Piper B ill MaePhail with Scottish music, taste of haggis, and readings from Scotland's national poet. Robert Burns. Free. Call 905-319-1776. Help fo r Parents - Parent Support Group meets every Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Pinelands Presbyterian Church, 5270 New St.. Burlington. This non-denominational selfsupport group with trained leaders, helps par ents of children who are in trouble at homo, at school or with the law, abusive or taking drugs. A member of Association of Parent Support Groups in Ontario(APSGO). Call 1 800-488-5666. Halton Small Business Advisory Group is a not-for-profit organization of retired and semi-retired business owners and profession als who help entrepreneurs and existing busi nesses with advice in general management and business planning. If you are looking for help or just someone to talk to about how we can help you solve your business problems, call at 905-381-1999 or e-mail hsbag@cogeco.ca, or visit www.smallbusinessadvisory.com. W hy not volunteer one morning or after noon any day Monday to Saturday at Halton VON Seniors Day Program 7 Volunteers assist staff with recreational activities. Call 905-847-9559. Oakville Branch of the Canadian Red Cross is lix>king for new members to join its Creations group. Creations makes hand knitted and quilted items for sale through out the year and at various events within Oakville. The proceeds from event sales arc matched dollar for dollar with funds going to International development. The Creations Group meets most Thursdays of the month 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 905-845-5241. CARP - Canada's Association fo r the Fifty Plus, Halton chapter, 7:30 p.m.. Burlington Seniors Centre, 2185 New St. (Central Park Complex). Speaker: Christine Barber, manager, special projects. Halton Region Emergency Services. Ambulance Service: What's Going On in Halton. provin cial downloading of services. Guests wel come. Refreshments. Call Harry. 905-3355717. MONDAY JANUARY 27 OakPark Moms and Tots, an Ontario Earl)' Years, w ill be pa'senting a workshop on Fostering a Love of Reading in your Child. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Iroquois Ridge Library. Speaker: Daria Sharanewych. chi 1 dren's advocate and Manager, Glen Abbey Library. Contact Carrie Fletcher at 905-2578033 or cfletcher2@sympatico.ca for more information or to register. THVRSDA Y JANUARY 23 Children and Divorce is a six-week edu cational program designed to support parents in helping their child(ren) cope with separa tion and divorce. Offered in Burlington from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Cost is $70. For more infor mation, or to register, call the Canadian Mental Health Association at 905-693-4270. Oakville Cycling Club's 2003 Kick-off Social, 7:30 p.m., at Arnold's Entertainment Centre. 485 Morden north of Speers. Open invitation to all cycling enthusiasts for a evening of fun - good times, good food and drink. Chance to share what you arc looking for and what you would like from the Oakville Cycling Club. Top Tips fo r a Healthy Back, presented by Dr. Freddie So, 6:45 p.m. Free workshop to learn ways to prevent back problems, avoid the toxic effects of prescription and over the counter drugs, prevent and control arthritis and other joint diseases, and practice effective exercises to strengthen the back Limited Seating to the first 20 callers, call 905-827-2444. Pamper Yourself Dinner at Oakville G olf Club. 7 p.m.. sponsored by O akville Christian Women's Club. Informative evening with Cherryl dc Villiers. natural and healing herbs, essential oils, bath products. AFAF Halton-Peel (Francophone Women' s Association) dinner conference. Monte Carlo Inn. 374 South Service Rd. E.. east of Trafalgar. How to Prepare fo r Retirement by Diversifying Your Portfolio with speakers Sylvia Duchaineau. financial advisor, and Marc Leblanc. Desjardins Financial Services. Networking 6 - 7 p.m.. dinner 7:15 p.m.. and speakers. 8:15 p.m. Cost: $27 members. $37 non-members. RSVP. Rita Holmes, 905-822-3677. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29 Heartburn, Reflux, and Ulcers with Dr. Sudhir Pandya, Gastroenterologist. 7 p.m., at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Call 905-338-4379 or e-mail elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca for more information and to reserve a seat. Oakville African Violet Society, 7:30 p.m.. White Oaks Secondary School. 1055 McCraney. use west side entrance north of greenhouse. Visitors welcome. Call Barbara Post. 905-845-1550. Suites and Treats Open House. I - 4 p.m.. Sunrise of Oakville. Trafalgar and Cornwall. January is Ontario March o f Dimes Month. Oakville's 9th annual Residential Campaign needs an hour of your time. Students can earn four hours of community service hours for canvassing 15 homes in iheir immediate neighbourhood. To register, contact the Oakville area coordinator at 416259-5438 or by e-mail at chwm@rogers.com and give name, address, phone number and email address if you have. For further infor mation. check out www.dimes.on.ca Canadian Diabetes Association is look ing for volunteers to help sell bingo cards at Halton-Peel Chartered Accountants Association dinner meeting, 6 p.m. at Mississauga G olf Club. 1725 Mississauga Rd. at the Q EW , Mississauga. Guest speaker, Janet Ecker, Ontario Minister of Finance. Dinner, 7 p.m. Cost: S45 members. $55 for non-members and guests Advance registra tion only. 905-273-5888 ext. 6. Announcing. Suburban N iM M M r a if Ajm Hc i North American 4 Newspaper Awards 2002 up to INAL WEEK OF CLOSING SALE Ja m J r y D2 % h " 75% OFF tfm ie te & S fj)e £ io n 100 B R O N T E RO A D Fine custom made and Italian jewellery, 10, 14, & 18k gold, sterling silver and genuine gemstones, cultured pearls, Diamond Heart Pendants & Anniversary Rings. Many one o f a kind designs. T he residents o f crfee/8 or// o n / in Jfa/e (fn iftf j/w e ia ti... 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