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This year‘s Oakville Santa Claus Parade will feature seven bands, including the Burlington Teen Tour Band, which has performed in festiâ€" , vals across North America, Europe and the Far East. Look for five drum corps in the parade, including big bands from Joining them will be a perennial crowd favorite from Burlington, the Top Hat Marching Band, complete with its dancine conductor. Float themes will include everyâ€" thing from chopping down the perâ€" fect Christmas tree to sipping egg nog with friends, as participants have been encouraged to display different family traditions. And, what‘s a parade without music? The Isherwoods â€" Brian and Diana, and their four children, will lead the parade as representatives of Oakville‘s traditional, yet diverse and independent, families. The chilâ€" dren of Brian, a civil engineer, and Diana, a music teacher, have very diverse pursuits. Katika Isherwood is known in Oakville for her humanitarian aid with the Children‘s Malnutrition Center and the Center for the Dying in Haiti. Simon Isherwood teaches at Notre Dame University and performs with the Vancouver Opera Chorus. Sarah Isherwood, a graduate of St. Mildred‘s Lightbourn School, teaches at Holy Name of Mary School in Mississauga. And Tim Isherwood, a University of Toronto student, is an accomplished pianist, cellist, organist, and his newest interest is opera. This year‘s parade theme is ‘A Family Christmas,‘ and in keeping with this initiative, an entire family â€" not a single local dignitary â€" has been chosen to be the grand marshalls. The parade will start at the corâ€" ner of Stewart and Kerr Streets at 9 a.m., move down Kerr, turn eastâ€" ward on Rebecca Street, south on Navy Street, east on Lakeshore Road, and north on Reynolds Street to the former Oakville Trafalgar High School. The parade should arrive downtown at about 9:45 a.m. The tradition continues tomorâ€" row as the 46th annual Oakville Santa Claus Parade winds its way, with more than 100 marching units and floats, down Kerr Street and along Lakeshore Road to officially bring the Christmas spirit to Oakville. Santa Claus is coming to town Saturday morning. For the 46th straight year, Santa will be visiting Oakville a month before Christmas as he makes a grand appearance at the end of a long, colorful parade. Santa parade in Oakville Saturday | Srarr | Stewart St. Parade starts at 9 a.m. Rebecca St. The Conqueror II Drum Bugle Corps of Hamilton, a 55â€"member group ranging in ages 12 to 21, brings its awardâ€"winning style to Oakville. This band has been both national and provincial champions in the drum corps circuit. The 60â€"member Cardinal Drum Corps from Scarborough, has Hamilton and Scarborough. =Traditions of Christmas= == Creative Craft and Bake Sale â€"â€" Fi< TRADITIONS )4 @) CraftShowSae (%m 1080 LINBROOK ROAD, OAKVILLE (off Chartwell) * Victorian Novelties * Decorations e Country Kitchen Crafts * Silk Dried Flowers * Children‘s Gifts * Raffle * Tea Room â€"_"For the special people on your Christmas list." 4\ , Lakeshore Road 9:00 a.m.â€"3:00 p.m. $2.00 Admission Children Free SAT., NOV. 26 played in 14 states and two provinces since its formation in 1969. Also included will be the St. John‘s Drum Bugle Corps from Brantford, the Venturers Drum Corps from Kitchener, and the Oakville Shriners Drum Corps. Shriners? Those guys with the (See ‘Shrine Clubs . . .‘page 4) | Fimust | Oakvilioâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Parade ends at 11 a.m. OAKRIDGE Bible Chapel 2250 Eighth Line, Oakville It‘s amazing how many bible verses even very young children can learn . . . and how much fun they can have doing it (games are part of the Awana program). Learning God‘s word is valuable for a lifetime. Children 3â€"12 are welcome. Sunday, 11 a.m. Dr. Bob Duez, Ontario Bible College: "FINDING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS" *...know the truth, and the truth will set you free" Jom 832 Sunday 11 a.m. ... AWANA ages 3â€"12 Dr. J. Rennie â€" Life Skills Family Bible Hour Nursery and Sunday School Bible Study â€" Discussion "Breakaway" for Women Crafts for Christmas Bible Study Fellowship