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Wednesday, June 16, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B5 COMMUNITY UPDATE Photo by Riziero Vertolli The Toronto Dominion Bank on 321 Iroquois Shore Rd. recently gave $1,000 to the W. Ross McDonald School for the Blind in Brantford. On hand for the presentation were (left to right) bank manager Russ Snyder, Mark Demerling, community liaison for the school, Frank Miller, also from the school, and Michael Devine, TD vice-president and GTA west regional manager . Please forward announcements for Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 Ext 250, or Fax 337-5567 BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. WEDNESDAY JUNE 16 St. John Ambulance, Oakville and Milton, annual meeting, at Oakville branch office, 1410 Speers Rd., Unit 6, 7 to 9 p.m. Call 469-9325. Meet teachers and staff for new Glen Abbey Discovery Station location, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 337 Kerr St. Call 849-6366. Halton-Peel Pet Loss Support Group meets first and third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Difficulty coping with loss of pet, struggling with pre-euthanasia decision, or to learn more, call 842-2252, 272-4040 or 637-5233. Email: petloss@idirect.ca Do you suffer from depression or manic depression? Polar Bear support/discussion group offers friendly and supportive conversation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 488 Kerr St. Call CMHA Halton, 693-4270. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs, for beginner and veteran runners, meets 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 815-1952. The Oakville Parent-Child Centre offers Cabin Fever, a drop-in program for parents and caregivers every Wednesday from 9 to 10:45 a.m. at 337 Kerr St. Also Toddler Time, a drop-in program for par­ ents and their toddlers, 12 to 18 months offered every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 337 Kerr Street. Call 849- 6366. Oakville Legion Ladies Auxiliary holds Wednesday Euchre Afternoons, 1 p.m., Churchill Room, Royal Canadian Legion, Church and Navy. Cost $5, includes refreshments and cash prizes. Bereavement Self-Help Group for parents grieving loss of a child, meets Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m., at Trinity United Church, 1250 McCraney St. Call 845-3152 or 844-0573. Glen Abbey Toastmasters meets Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School, Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle. Call 827-5801, 827-8216, or 827-0107. Women fo r Sobriety New Life Program, meets Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph's Hospital, James Street, Hamilton, for women overcoming addic­ tions. Call Helen, 849-5983 (fax 337- 3904) or Susan, 905-528-6823. THURSDAY JUNE 17 Open House at Crescent Nursery School at 453 Spruce of Gloucester. Nursery school, oldest in Oakville mov­ ing after 42 years to 404 Morrison Rd. in September. Memorabilia of old photos. Open House at Halton Regional Centre cafeteria, 1151 Bronte Rd., on updated Solid Waste Management Strategy to reduce waste by 20% and extend life of landfill site by 36 to 47 years. Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210, continues free workshops on Women and Self Esteem from 1 to 3 p.m. Call 847-5520. The Oakville Parent-Child Centre offers Cabin Fever, a drop in program for parents and caregivers on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1500 Sixth Line. Call 849- 6366. Pickle Ball - blend of tennis and bad­ minton, River Oaks Recreation Centre, every Thursday 2 p.m., for older adults 50-plus. Call 827-8825. Walk'n Talk is a weekly hiking group organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association for people recovering from depression, a life crisis, etc. Rain or shine. Dogs welcome. Meets Thursdays at 488 Kerr St., 12 noon. Call Lesley Henshaw 338-2130 to sign up. Badminton every Thursday at 1 p.m., at St. Paul's Church on Rebecca Street. Call Renate, 827-5022. FRIDAY JUNE 18 Women Meet Women - Outreach Committee holds drop-in every Friday, noon to 4 p.m. First, second and third Friday of month at Women's Centre, Ste. 210; and third and fourth Friday, Halton Rape Crisis Centre, Ste. 227 - Hopedale Mall. Childcare provided. Open to all women. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10, all proceeds to charity. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cash door prizes and refreshments. Dress code. Call 845-6271 or 842-1327. The Oakville Parent-Child Centre offers Caregivers Comer, drop-in for home childcare providers every Friday morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 337 Kerr St. Also 'My Baby and Me, drop-in for parents with babies, newborn to 12 months on Friday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1500 Sixth Line. Call 849-6366 for more information. SATURDAY JUNE 19 The Oakville Distress Centre will be hosting its bi-annual Giant Garage Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Appleby College. To donate items or for more information, call (905)849-4541. St Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Maple Grove Road and Oakhill Drive, will be holding a Car Wash, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the wash and all proceeds will be turned over to the Primates World Relief and Development Fund to assist Kosovo Refugees. Kids Clothing Sale, new and gently used, Gap, Roots, Osh Kosh, Frannie Flowers, Gumboots, Timmy Tom Tom, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hopedale Presbyterian Church, 156 Third Line, in association with Hospital for Sick Children. Historic Cemetery Walking Tour, 1 p.m., two-hour guided tour. Cost: $12, includes transportation. Call Oakville Museum, 338-4400. CFUW must sell 20 boxes of books to raise funds for its Oakville high school scholarship fund, at 1164 Old Colony Rd., Glen Abbey, 9 a.m. to noon. SUNDAY JUNE 20 Fast Eddy McDonald, world yo-yo champion and holder of three Guinness World Records, appears at Pick o f the Crop, 245 Lakeshore Rd. E., 1 to 2 p.m., for Father's Day. Call 844-5363. Teresa Pitman and Joyce Barrett, co­ authors of 'Pregnancy and Birth: The Best Advice' host book launch Part 2: at Oakville Central Library, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Light refreshments. Call Teresa Pitman, 847-3206. The Bronte Historical Society hosts annual Tea on the Bluffs, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Sovereign House, in the garden, 7 West River St., Bronte Bluffs Park. Cost: $5 in advance, $6 at the door, $2.50 for children under 10. Call 825-5552. If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 845-3824 PREGNANT & NEED HELP? 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