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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, January 12, 2000 COMMUNITY UPDATE Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 8453824 Ext 250; Fax 337-5567; or email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Quit Smoking 2000 Contest needs volunteers and organizations to distribute registration forms, be buddies, and encourage smokers who are ready to quit to participate in a millennium challenge. Call Tanya Kulnies, Halton Region Health, 825-6060 Ext. 7525. Volunteer drivers urgently need ed for Canadian Red Cross Oakville, to transport clients to medical appointments or therapy. Drive branch van or own vehicle, choose day and time, training pro vided, mileage reimbursed. Call Donna McDermott, 845-5241. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12 Bereaved Families, Halton Peel, Share and Support Night, 7:30 p.m., 190 Britannia Rd. E, Unit 11, Mississsauga. Topic: The Struggle. Call 507-2200 or visit its web site at www.bereavedfamilies.org Wednesday Film Festival pre sents Felicia' s Journey, directed by Atom Egoyan and starring 18-yearold Elaine Cassidy in title role as innocent Irish girl on journey to England in search of her lost love, 7 p.m., Famous Players, Dorval and QEW. Tickets, $8 - $6 for arts groups members, at door prior to show at 6:30 p.m. Call 815-5977. Oakville Burlington Anaphylaxis Parent Group pro vides information and support to families living with life-threatening allergies, 7:30 p.m., St. Christoph er's Church, 662 Guelph Line, north of QEW, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Fibromyalgia Support Group, St. Dominic's Parish Hall, 2415 Rebecca, 7 to 9 p.m. Call Cathy, 827-0243 or Brenda, 847-2620. Oakville Strutters: Fun fitness walks, downtown to Gairloch Gardens and back, 60 to 90-minute walk. Pub visit afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main doors, Lakeshore and Navy, 7:15 p.m. Call Patti Crichton, 338-2751. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs, for beginner and veteran runners, 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 815-1952. THURSDAY JANUARY 13 Schizophrenia Society o f Ontario - Family Support Group, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 448 Kerr at Speers. Bonnie Grant, 815-0070. Registration for Fall-Winter Boating Courses with Oakville Power and Sail Squadron, Jan. 13th and Jan. 17th, 7 to 9 p.m., in cafete ria at Oakville Trafalgar High School, 1460 Devon west of Maplegrove. Call 469-3167. Hockey MOMS meet second Thursday of each month at MOHA office, 1026 Speers, 8 p.m. Open to anyone who wants to know more about minor hockey. Call 842-3038. Mothers and expectant mothers interested in breastfeeding their babies welcome to attend Oakville La Leche League meeting, 8 p.m., at 144 Romain Cr. Call 842-5983 or 849-4138. Alpha Course - St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield, is kicking off its next Alpha Course, 7 to 9 p.m. Call church office, 8458351. Course begins Jan. 20th. American Women's Club o f Oakville meets 9:30 a.m. at Glen Abbey United Church, Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle. Speaker: Gail Pylie, iridologist. Babysitting available. Club open to all US-born and naturalized citizens. Call Phyllis, 569-9350. Register for Mothers Are People Too meeting Thursday mornings at Oakville Parent Child Centre. Weekly speakers, child care available. Call 849-6366. FRIDAY JANUARY 14 Official opening of Tokyo exhibit at Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy St., featuring over 50 black and white works by photographer Ken Straiton, 7 to 8 p.m., followed by reception at Gairloch Gardens. Straiton was raised in Oakville and moved to Tokyo in 1984, working as a corporate and editorial photog rapher. Exhibit continues to Feb. 13th. Call 844-4402. Felt Histories (re: the fact o f a doorframe), computer interactive sound and video installation prompting a creative interface between body and machine, by new media artist Thecla Schiphorst, opens at Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E., 8 to 10 p.m. Exhibition runs Jan. 15th to March 5th. Curator's talk about Felt Histories, Jan. 25th, 7:30 p.m., at Gairloch's Education Room. Also screening of video, Blood Records, by Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, haunting tale of young girl's slow and arduous treatment set in Saskatchewan tuberculosis sanato rium in 1944. Call 844-4402. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10. Proceeds through Branch 114 to charities. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cash door prizes and refreshments. Dress code. Call 842-1327 or 845-6271. SUNDAY JANUARY 16 Sunday Brunch, Oakville Legion, Church and Navy, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds to charities. South Peel Naturalists Club has winter birding field trip to Niagaraon-the-Lake. Meet 8 a.m. at pooled parking lot south of QEW east of Bronte Road. Call 279-8807. MONDAY JANUARY 17 Chat and Play, parents and tots group (infants to preschoolers), St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free, everyone welcome. Call 845-3427. Living With Cancer Support Group, 7:30 p.m., Cancer Society office, 635 Fourth Line, Unit 51. Call 845-5231. Canadian Federation of University Women - CFUW Oakville, Celebrating 50 Years of Women' s Fashion with Jonathan Walford, fashion historian and artis tic director of Kickshaw Productions. Social hour, 7 p.m., meeting 8 p.m., fashion show 8:30 p.m., at Oakville Trafalgar High School, 1460 Devon west of Maplegrove. Call Ann, 849-3962. Oakville Red Cross Youth Council meeting, 7 p.m., at Red Cross Building, 167 Navy St. Council open to all local high school students interested in getting involved with international service, awareness. Call Donna, 845-5241. South Peel Naturalists club holds monthly meeting, 8 p.m., at Church of St. Bride, 1516 Clarkson Road, Mississauga. Topic: Trail of an Artist Naturalist. Call 279-8807. ADVANCED REGISTRATION Dessert Bridge fo r Seniors at The Kensington, 25 Lakeshore Rd. W., Wednesday Jan. 19th at 1:30 p.m. Bring a partner. Free admis sion. RSVP Dianne, 844-4000. Oakville Canadian Club wel comes guest speaker Richard Egelton, senior vice-president and deputy chief economist, Bank of Montreal, discussing A North American Common Currency, Ramada Inn, 7 p.m. Cost: $27.50 ($37.50 for non-members). Call 845-2862 to reserve. COATS 1 Mistaken identification FURRIERS SINCE 1815 20$ Lakeshore Rd. 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