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Wednesday, January 5, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C7 Let your creativity soar to new heights ART & POTTERY C LA SSES ADULTS · CHILDREN · TEENS T he Oakville Art Society's experienced instructors offer a wide variety of programs. From beginner to advanced, you're sure to find a class best suited for your skill level and busy schedule. Classes commence as early as January 13 and are held mornings, afternoon or evenings. Children's classes are held after school or Saturday mornings. CLASSES BEGIN AS EARLY AS JANUARY 13 WATERCOLOR - OIL PAINTING ACRYLIC PAINTING - SCULPTURE POTTERY CHILDREN'S ART AND POTTERY - TEEN EVENING ART CLASSES TEEN AFTER SCHOOL POTTERY Register today! Give as a call or drop in to the OAS studios for a descriptive class brochure The Oakville Art Society Teaching art in your community for 35 years Photos by Peter J. Thompson There was a full line-up of entertainment for the Millennium celebrations in downtown Oakville including: (clockwise from the top) Linda Hiller (left) and Jemma Boney singing with the Millennium Town Choir; Marieve Herington singing O Canada; and the FabFour, a Beatles cover band, entertained the audience well past m idnight 560 Bronte Rd. 827-5711 Office hours: Mon. to Thur 10a.m. to 4p.m. Sat. 11a.m. to 4p.m. Thousands attend Millennium celebrations (Continued from page C5) Millennium Walk participants arrived at Town Square, carrying beacons, to begin the evening's festivities. "We were really pleased," said Susan Sheppard, executive director of the Oakville 2000 Millennium Committee. "The children's parade with the veterans was a huge success. It looked like a ribbon of light. We saw what we visualized in our minds. "We had several thousands people downtown," she continued, "and every body was very hospitable, happy and chat ting. There was a great sense of communi ty. There was something for everybody." The New Year's Eve clock unveiling is the first of a three-part legacy to celebrate the new Millennium in Oakville. The other two parts are the completion of the Oakville Heritage Trails, and the publish ing of the Oakville Millennium Book. Sheppard would like to see an annual New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Oakville. The early countdown attracted between 3,000 and 4,000 people, said Superintendent Paul Cormier of the Halton Regional Police Service. "Many of the them were children, which was wonderful to see," he said. After the early countdown and clock unveiling, the numbers dropped "to half that" for the countdown to midnight, said Cormier. "Unfortunately, I was at headquarters and was unable to see the final countdown and fireworks," he said. Cormier, clock co-ordinator for the Oakville 2000 Committee, was pleased with the evening's celebrations and peo ple's reaction to the new clock at Towne Square. "I've heard a lot of positive com ments about the clock," he said. "People behaved themselves, which made it very easy for the police." Oakville 2000 Millennium Committee chair Nancy O'Dea, summed up the cele bration as "beyond anything we could have imagined.' "It was absolutely everything what we were hoping for. It was memorable and meaningful, and we had a broad cross sec tion of the population there," said O'Dea. "And, to see all of those kids with their beacons was overwhelming," she con cluded. "It was one of the highlights of the evening. People lined the street with their beacons, and seeing the kids walking with the veterans, and all those other people walking behind them, was so emotional and moving. It was one highlight after another." The New Year's Eve entertainment included gospel singer Father Mark Curtis, the FabFour - Beatles imperson ators and look-alikes, and the Oakville Millennium Choir made of up choristers from 10 local churches. 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