FOURTH LINE AUTO G OO D YEAR For A ll Your Car's Needs Drive Clean Emission Testing Government Safety Inspection Tune-Ups · Brakes · Exhaust · Cooling Systems CM Approved Shop 559 Speers Road (905) 842-3001 1 / Editor: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com \ v i : i ) i m : s d a y . s i r n m h i : r u n . 200-1 · i m k < - i >i F O C U SO NO A K V IL L E iV School spirit abounds at United Way Bathtub Race Sunday's w eather was perfect for S u n d ay 's 41st an n u al United W ay o f O akville B ath tu b Race in dow ntow n O akville with 11 schools vying for the title o f Fastest Tub in Town, won by St. Ignatius o f Loyola. The School S p irit aw ard went to SL T hom as A quinas Secondary School. Shown clockwise from top left, G ra d e 12 stu d en t A n d re w ^ u th e rla n d celebrates w ith his team from St. Ignatius of Loyola a fte r w inning the event, the A bbey P a rk Eagles build team sp ir it before the s ta rt of the race; a St. T hom as A quinas student holds up the school's S p irit A w ard; St. T hom as A quinas students cheer the team d u rin g the race; G ra d e 12 stu dents from W hite O aks, Tom H oltby, Phil Thevenin, M ark Bang, Bryce Cam pbell an d N athan Faux cross the finish line; and G a r ra tt W ootton from A ppleby College sits on a team m ate's shoulders to cheer from a b e tte r vantage point. T he U nited Way traditionally kicks off its annual cam paign at the B athtub Race, and announced a $3,642 m illion goal to su p p o rt 34 health and social service agencies. lill Kitchener · Special to the Beaver Author speaks at Celebrate Life workshop Best selling author, success ful speaker and passionate life coach Angela Jackson will be presenting a special workshop called Celebrate Life, Create The Life You Love in partner ship with The Women's Centre on Wednesday Oct. 6 at the Oakville Central Library on Navy Street from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Cost is a donation to The Women's Centre at the door. Using warmth and wisdom and offering personal stories, Jackson will talk about transfor mation, focusing on how fear, blame and resentment sabotage our best intentions. This workshop will also kick off the launching o f a series o f Healing Arts W orkshops for women. Jackson's powerful message has helped thousands o f people make positive life changes. Recognized as an expert in dealing with challenging em o tions, her first best selling book, Celebrate A nger! Creative Solutions fo r M anaging Conflict at Home , on the Job, in Relationships , is considered a "must read" on the subject of anger. Her latest book. Celebrate Life! Create the Life you Love to Live offers solutions and inspiration to those who are searching for a better way to live. A speaker who can stimulate the mind, touch the soul and warm the heart, Jackson is a graduate o f York University and the University of Toronto and has been featured on C B S ' Geraldo, CBC's Venture, Body Break, Benmergui Live, Real Life TV and in several leading publications. She is passionately commit ted to helping people improve their quality o f life. To register or for more infor mation contact the W omen's Centre at 905-847-8520. Fall Registration in s p ir in g artistic excellence Oakville H j JV -*· V 1K r cademy Offering Oakville the finest in arts exploration and development. A' r tc ^ I DANCE New classes added in: Baby B a lle t. PreP rim a ry B a lle t, H ip Hop, Jazz & Tap. FINE ART - M ixed M edia - M ondays @ 4:15 p .m . for ages 8 - 1 2 years, - Fine A rt E sse n tia ls fo r Teens W ednesdays @ 7:15 p .m ., - Fine A rt E xperiences - Sat @ 1:00 p .m . for ages 7 - 10 years - C reative C o n structio ns - Fridays @ 5:45 p .m . fo r ages 7 - 10 years. MUSICAL THEATRE & DRAMA For a ll ages - classes on Tuesday & W ednesday evenings & Saturdays. MUSIC P rivate M usic In s tru c tio n in v o c a l, drum s. g u ita r, v io lin , c la rin e t, flu te , saxophone. AFTERNOON ARTS ADVENTURE For c h ild re n ages 3 - 5. Each c h ild w ill be encouraged to explore h is or her c re a tiv ity through th is unique arts program offering m u sic, dram a, dance and creative arts. W eekday afternoons -1 :0 0 p .m . - 3:30 p.m . KINDERM USIK (S tarting Septem ber 28") Class tim e s : - 9:00 - 9:45 - "OUR TIM E" ages 17 m onths - 3 years - 10:00 - 10:45 - "VILLAGE" ages 0 - 1 6 m onths - 1 0 : 4 5 - 1 1 : 1 5 -"IM A G IN E THAT* - ages 3 - 5 years - 1:00 - 1:45 "OUR T IM E "ages 17 m onths - 3 years - 2:00 - 2:45 - "VILLAGE" ages 0 - 1 6 m onths For m ore inform a tio n on o u r P rogram s. Faculty, and Facility, please visit o u r w eb-site.. w w w .o a k v iIie a c a d e m y .c o m Ixiuitcd in Beautiful Dmvittow/i Oakville 209 I^alcesliore Road East (905) 845-2031 OnUftib's Finest O ii^rw /Jir xSlrfcrtiov or visit u s at... 1011 U p p e r M id d le R o a d E.& E ig h t h L in e 9 0 5 .8 4 4 .A R T S (2 7 8 7 )