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Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com \ \ I I > \l S I > . \Y . H n Please f o n a r d announcements fo r in any emergency. Standard First Aid, Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Emergency First Aid and Basic Life Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. Support (CPR), July 5-6 and July 19L6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-5567, email 2 0 ,9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Oakville Red Cross. blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call Call 905-845-5241. 905-845-3824 Ext. 250, B E F O R E M O N D A Y JU L Y 7 NOON Monday to he included. Notices Oakville Performing Arts Camp, are listed fre e o f charge. July 7 - 1 1 and 14 - 18 at John Knox W ED N E SD A Y JU L Y 2 Christian School. Open to students 4 Wednesday E vening F un Runs 14. Children under seven attends morn meet at The Running Company, 118 ings only, others all day to 2:30 or 3 Thomas St.. at 7 p.m. for 5K. 7K and p.m. Lessons in piano, violin, viola, longer courses. Free. Call 905-815- cello, solo voice, flute, recorder, guitar 1952. and possibly other wind instruments. Top H at M arching Orchestra is Optional activities include creative looking for new members - brass, drama, singing, art, fiddle, recorder, woodwinds and percussion. orchestra, ukulele, and chamber music. Rehearsals every Wednesday. 8 - 9:30 For information, call Adrienne p.m.. at Burlington Legion, 828 Legion. Williams. 905-842-3897 or Margaret Burlington. Call 905-335-1798 or visit Taylor. 905-849-6911. www.tophats.org. Separated A nonym ous group sup TH U R SD A Y JU L Y 3 port and seminars continue through Combined Probus Club o f North summer starting in July. Last day to reg Oakville meets at River Oaks ister to summer session is July 7. call Community Centre. 10 a.m.. to plan 905-338-9879. Group meets Thursdays activities for the com ing months. 7 - 1 0 p.m. Speaker: Alvin Duncan, a noted author Weekly Walks by the Water along ity on the Underground Railroad and its Waterfront Trail with the Bronte Bunch. connections to Oakville. If you are a Group walks every Monday year round retired male or female please feel to join for fun. fitness and friendship. Meets at us. For more information call Rod back door o f Coach and Four, Shepherd at 905-847-7670. Lakeshore and Bronte. Walk begins H alton VO N F oot Care Clinic, 7:15 p.m. Apres walk refreshments. Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, Beginners welcome. Approximately 7K 263 Kerr St., 1 - 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By walk. 1.5 hours. Call Sylvia, 905-616-. appointment only, call 905-815-5966. 2330. H alton A n d Peel P rofessional T U E SD A Y JU L Y 8 Executive Network (H A P P E N ) net B ronte Creek Provincial Park working support group for unemployed Adventure Club day camp - Junior business professionals, 8 a.m., in N aturalist Program and Time Mississauga. Speaker: Ross Mackay, Traveller Club have been combined to Humour is No Laughing Matter. form Adventure Club. Tuesdays July 8Members $5, non-members $10. Call Aug. 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to ages 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. 6-10. Preregister by calling 905-827Let's Play Ball. Baseball Night, 6911 ext. 271. Halton Recreation Club, Deer Run A Cappella Showcase invites all Park, every Thursday, 7 p.m. Fun game women who like to sing to join them for of slow-pitch softball. Men and women their Summer Sing Program, stating over 18 welcome. Deer Run Park is July 8 and running every Tuesday to north-east o f Lakeshore Road and Ford -A ug. 19. This four-part harmony cho Drive. For more information, call Jim rus meets from 7 - 10 p.m. at St. at 905-855-2484, or email Volodymyr's Cultural Centre, on the aplus@primus.ca. south side of Dundas between Third and F R ID A Y JU L Y 4 Fourth Lines. Gerry Tymstra, composer and per BoardM atch helps business, law, former, appears at Vinnie's Cafe, accounting, marketing and l.T. person Lakeshore in Bronte. 8 - 1 0 p.m. nel find positions on the boards of SATU R D A Y JU L Y 5 directors of charities for free. Attend an Customer open house and barbecue orientation session 6:30-8:30 p.m. at at Mister Transmission, 143 Lakeshore Metro Hall, 55 John Street (at King), W,, to celebrate com pany's 40th Toronto. To register phone: 905-696anniversary, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., with pro 5139 or online at www.boardmatch.org. ceeds going to Lions Foundation of Fill position at Oakville Parent-Child Canada Dog Guide Training Centre. Centre, Oakville Distress Centre, Dog guide demonstrations and Golden Canadian Mental Health Association. Horseshoe Mustang Association display Canadian Red Cross, St. John of more than 20 classic Mustangs. Ambulance and Halton Helping Hands. Up the Creek, Bronte Creek Help fo r Parents - Parent Support Provincial Park. July 5 and 6, 11 a.m. G roup meets weekly, Tuesday 5 p.m.. Spruce Lane Farmhouse, evenings. This non-denominational Parking Lot F. Leam the fascinating his self-support group with trained leaders, tory of 12 Mile C reek.. .or is that Bronte helps parents o f children who are in Creek? Drop by and leam why there are trouble at home, at school or with the two names. Test your knowledge and law, abusive or taking drugs. A member skills through games and activities. o f Association o f Parent Support Something's Fishy Hike, 1 p.m. Groups in Ontario (APSGO). To locate Victorian Pastimes at 3 p.m. Park on group nearest you. Call 1-800-488Burloak north of QEW. 5666, or visit www.apsgo.ca. First A id & CPR - Are you prepared Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Sir in case of an emergency? Can you save John Colbom e Centre for Seniors, a life with CPR? Let the Red Cross Tuesdays 1 - 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By teach you the valuable skills you need appointment only. Call 905-815-5960. _M K ) 5 · I \ io ( · ( ( i C O M M U N IT YU P D A T E C am ping Crazy, Bronte Creek Provincial Park. July 12 and 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Nature Centre. Parking Lot C. Learn essential skills and tricks for camping through displays and demon strations. Leam about fire lighting and safety, tents and gear, gadgets and cloth ing. Park on Burloak north of QEW. TH U RSD AY JU L Y 17 H alton VO N Fool Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre. 263 Kerr St., 1 - 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointment only, call 905-815-5966. SU N D A Y J U L Y 20 Guitar Workshop Plus. July 2 0 - 2 5 , Appleby College, for all levels, all ages and all styles including blues, rock, acoustic, jazz, classical, and guitar for complete beginner. Bass, drum and key board classes as well. Guest instructors include glues great Robben Ford, Canadian virtuoso Rik Emmett, and jazz extraordinaire Lome Lofsky. For information, call 905-785-7087 or visit www.guitarworkshopplus.com. M O N D A Y J U L Y 21 Paletla L a kefro n t Park Open House, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Public invited to view and participate in games of yes teryear. Experience architectural mag nificence and exquisite ddcor of Paletta Mansion. 4250 Lakeshore Rd. between Appleby and Walkers, Burlington. Free admission, parking on site. Call 905632-7809. F R ID A Y JU L Y 25 H alton VO N Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 - 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointment only, call 905-815-5966. SU N D A Y JU L Y 27 A M id-Sum m er Night Concert fea turing Christian contemporary, gospel and traditional music, 3 p.m.. Coronation - afternoon event on con sideration of West Nile Virus. Free con cert featuring 12 performers incuding the band Promise, returning for second year, singers from weekly It Is Written TV show, soloist Isabel Santos, Bronte Church Choir, and Bronte Church Youth Performers will present selec tions from musical Prayer o f Jabez. For information, visit www.brontechurch.com. B U L L E T IN M AD D - Mothers Against Drunk Driving is holding an annual National Poster and Writing Contest, a great way to bring awareness about impaired driv ing to young people ages 10-14. Theme is My Life Has Just Begun! Don't Drink and Drive. First prize $250; second prize $150 and third prize $100. Call 905-844-0096 for more information. Remember awareness can make the dif ference in the choices we make. Drunk driving is no accident. Deadline July 3 1. Introduction to B uddhist M editation, Thursdays at St. Jude's Church, July 10-24, 7 p.m. Call 905842-0940. Labrador R etriever Rescue Ontario. Lab loving fosters desperately needed. Oakville based. Costs paid, call Joan Znidarec. 905-845-3573. Would you like to earn some money now while looking for that perfect full time job? If you are a student, join the Odd Job Squad. Contact the Oakville Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students (HRCC-S) at 905-845-3601. Ron Kuzyk · Oakville Beaver WIN THIS BIKE: Andy Rotsma, executive director. Community Living Oakville (CLO), sits on the Harley Davidson Fat Boy as Carrie Robson, CLO fundraising coordinator, looks on. The Harley Davidson Fat Boy, or $30,000 cash, is the top prize in a lottery shared by Community Living Oakville, the Lambton County Developmental Services and the OttawaCarleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Second prize in the lottery is a Harley Davidson 1200 Custom Sportster, third is a Seadoo Bombardier GTI, fourth is $5,000 cash, and fifth is a Sony Home Theatre System. Monthly early bird draws o f $1,000 cash continue on July 11, Aug. 1, Aug. 22 and Sept. 19. The final draw will be held Oct. 3. Tickets cost $10 each or 11 for $100. For information or to purchase tickets, call CLO at (905) 844-0412, ext. 43. CLO, which helps people with intellectual disabilities live actively in the community, will share in the lottery proceeds. TOPS (Take O ff Pounds Sensibly) weekly Tuesday evening meetings 7 p.m. at the Walton Memorial United Church, 2489 Lakeshore West in Bronte. Info: 905-827-3399. Oakridge M om and Tots for moms and kids ages birth to 4; Oakridge Bible Chapel. 2250 Eighth line, every Tuesday, 9:30 - 11 a.m. F ree .\id s wel come to play, moms welcomed to chat. Contact Kim English 905-332-7929. W ED NESD AY JU L Y 9 R B C Festival o f Classics presents Shakespeare's The Tempest at Coronation Park, July 9 - Aug. 9 ,8 p.m. The Tempest grapples with the very heart of human darkness while being mystical and mysterious yet romantic and comic. Tickets, $20 general admis sion, available at Booker's Bookstore, 172 Lakeshore, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office, open Monday to Friday 1 2 - 5 p.m., and Saturday 2 - 6 p.m.. call 905-815-2021; and at Coronation Park Box Office starting 6:30 p.m., for same-day ticket sales. Halton A n d Peel P rofessional Executive Network (H APPEN) net working support group for unemployed business professionals, 8 a.m., in Burlington. Speaker: Pam Tracz, The Love Your Heart Approach to Happy, Healthy, Hearty Laughter. Members $5,non-members $10. Call (905) 3390268 or www.happen.ca. TH U RSD AY JU L Y 10 H alton A n d Peel Professional Executive Network (H A P P E N ) net working support group for unemployed business professionals, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker: Michael Gravelle, Enhancing. Personal Effectiveness. Members $5, non-members $10. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. SATU RD AY JU L Y 12 Leam to be a great babysitter this summer. Red Cross Babysitting Course, July 12 9 a.m .- 5 p.m., Aug. 16 - 17, 1 - 5 p.m. Sept. 2 0,9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call 905-845-5241. Free tethered rides in hot air balloon to mark centennial of powered flight Canada's third largest airline flew into Oakville recently to celebrate the centennial of powered flight. The notoriety amuses pilot John Adams of Sundance Balloons - to think 10.000 Canadians fly balloons to their destinations annually. The company, based in Belmont, Ont.. has 24 balloons flying across the country, some of them able to carry 12 to 28 passengers. Adams fired 105.000 cubic feet of hot air into a colourful balloon measur ing 120 feet from its top to the bottom of the four-person basket at Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, much to the delight of spectators. Dubbed Oakville's Mini Air Day, the balloon was in town as part of its 100 Towns fo r 100 Years tour. The specta tors were invited to step into the basket and experience the feel of a hot air bal loon as free tethered rides were given sponsored by VAC AERO International Ltd., of Oakville. VAC AERO, founded in 1959, is a manufacturing firm spe cializing in aerospace heat treating, vac uum furnace manufacturing and turbine component overhaul. Travelling with the balloon, and handing out materials, was Capt. James Pickett, Air Force historian, with National Defence in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "We're in Ontario for 19 days, par ticipating in air shows and balloon fes tivals to celebrate the 100 years of power flight," he said. Although powered flight began in H a rris o n S m ith · Special to the Beaver Pilot John Adams of Sundance Balloons, left and above, fires hot air into a balloon in preparation for offering free tethered rides at Bronte Waterfront Heritage Park recently to celebrate 100 years o f powered night. The stop in Oakville was part of the balloon's 100 Towns f o r 100 Years tour. the United States with W ilbur and Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on Dec. 17, 1903. the mile stone is celebrated worldwide. The first Canadian to fly was Casey Baldwin on March 12, 1908, however he powered his aircraft at Hammondsport. New York. The first Canadian flight was completed by J. A. D. McCurdy flying his Silver Dart over frozen Bras d'O r Lake at Baddeck, NS, on Feb. 23, 1909. As part of the Oakville celebration. the Canadian Air Force Snowbirds flew over the town Thursday between 10 and 11 a.m. As part of 100 Towns fo r 100 Years, the Snowbirds will perform 100 fly pasts. For more information visit www.altitudesis.com and www.sundanceballoons.com. The event was coordinated by the Oakville Economic Development Alliance and the Bronte Village BIA. on behalf of the Town of Oakville.