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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 28, 2006 - 9 Shrine Circus comes to town Thursday Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, the world-famous Shrine Circus is returning under the big top tent to Oakville and Burlington. For the next two weekends, the Shrine Circus will be found here. You can catch 10 performances, Thursday, June 29 through Monday, July 3, at the Oakville Centrum. Show times are: Thursday, June 29 ­ 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 30 ­ 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 1, noon, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 2 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and, Monday, July 3 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ca or at the Info Place Lotto Booths at Oakville Place, Sheridan Centre, Square One Lower Level or Meadowvale Town Centre. The Shrine Circus on-site Big Top Box Office opens at 10 a.m. on performance days. Tickets cost $15 any age. The circus will be in nearby Burlington, at Burlington Mall, the following weekend for six performances on Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9. Show times are Friday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 8 at noon, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 9 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets for the Burlington circus are available at BurgerKing and Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca and at the Info Place Lotto Booths inside Burlington Mall, Mapleview Mall, Centre Mall, and East Gate Square. The two-hour show has a 30-minute intermission. It promises amazing acts from around the globe and elephants, clowns, acrobatics, trapeze, horses, a comedy mule, poodles, trampoline and more. There is the amazing Gonzales Russian Swing Acrobatic Troupe, the wackiest clown in the world, strength and balance with Miss Gina, flawless feats with Miss Mara Mari high above the ring, ponderous elephants in an awe-inspiring performance, the Ventura Perch Pole, the comedy sensation -- Delilah's UnRideable Mule, canines frolic with Martins Poodles, elegant Equestrian horses, precision, and hilarious antics with the circus clowns. The Annual Shrine Circus is one of the largest fundraising events sponsored by the Shriners. Behind the fun, the Shriners' primary focus is helping others by means of its official philanthropy. Happy Father's Day With more than 400 entries into our Father's Day section - we encountered a few production errors, and some of our dad drawings didn't look as good as they should have! Here are a few dads looking a little more like themselves as well as some submissions that arrived after the deadline! Michael 4, dad Perry Ben 4, dad Matt Thomas 5, dad Daniel Joshua 5, dad Dave Jean 10, dad Robert Jesus 5, dad Jesus Campbell 4, dad Andrew Scott 4, dad Mark Steven 8, dad Dion Tristan 6, dad Todd Michael 3, dad Scott Jacqueline 10, dad Arnold Alyssa 10, dad Anthony Ethan 5, dad Joe Owen 2.5, dad Dave Ben 3.5, dad Wes Rachel 2, dad Perry