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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 24, 2001 - B3 Community Update An Oakville Beaver Feature Contact Wilma Blokhuis: 845-3824 Ext 250 Fax: 337-5567 Email: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com Please forward announcements for Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 E xt 250, Fax 337-5567 or email to blokhuis@haltonsearch.com BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Notices are listedfree o f charge. Warmth fo r Women 5th annual winter coat drive at J. Michael's ends Saturday Oct. 27. Gently used coats can be dropped off at J. Michael's at Oakville Place. Coats distributed to women's shelters. The Safety Zone, community based early intervention program for children exposed to violence, is a group program providing children and their mothers with safe nurturing environments in which they can discuss violence and abuse they have experienced. Separate 12-week groups for children and their mothers begin Oct. 29. Call Halton Family Services, 905-8453811 to register. Safety Zone groups offered free. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24 ACE - Active Choices fo r Everyone, for 50-plus adults, wellness program with low-impact exercises, speakers on health education, personal safety, general inter ests, meets Wednesdays at Oakville Red Cross, 167 Navy, 10 a.m. Call 905-8455241. CARP - Canada Association fo r Fifty Plus, Halton chapter, 7:30 p.m., Burlington Seniors Centre, 2185 New St., west of Guelph Line, Burlington. Speaker: Staff Sgt. Barry Elliott, OPP PhoneBusters Squad, how you and your money can be separated by telephone. Call Harry, 905335-5717. Curriculum Night at Halton Waldorf School, 2193 Orchard Rd., Burlington. Meet teachers, view samples of student work. tour. Call 905-331-4387. Enjoying Your Toddler - Wednesdays 10:45 a.m to noon, 18 to 30 months. Registration required. Offered at 337 Kerr Street. For information, call Oakville Parent - Child Centre at 905-849-6366. Share every Wednesday and Thursday during October at the Glen Abbey Library Branch. Bring in any non-perishable canned goods for Kerr Street Market. THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 Encroachment - Dave Caesar's 8 by 14 foot wall mural at the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights, 148 Kerr, will be officially unveiled an organic juice and cheese cele bration, 7 to 10 p.m., as part of the centre's Thursday Coffee House. Cost: $3. Oakville Kerr Street Seniors Centre 26th Anniversary Party with Broadway show tunes, opera and your favourite Irish and Scottish songs, 1:30 p.m. Halton A nd Peel Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) network ing support group for unemployed busi ness professionals, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker: Brian Bassett of Bassett Communications, taking the fear out of the job interview. Members $5, non-members S10. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca Legal Workshop - Property Division in Ontario, 7 to 9 p.m., Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. Meditation Classes - Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Meditation at Victoria Hall, St. Jude's Church, Thomas Street. Thursdays 7 to 9 p.m. Fee $10. Call 905-842-0940 for more information. Do you enjoy walking? 'Stress busters' fitness walk every Thursday. Meet at Oakville Central Library main front doors, Lakeshore and Navy. Walk begins 7:15 p.m. Bring flashlights. Call Lorraine Mueller, 905-827-1715. FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 Friends o f the Oakville Library Fall Book Sale. Books sold by the pound, Oct. 26, 12 to 5 p.m.; Oct. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Oct. 28, 1 to 4 p.m. Friends of the Oakville Library members-only pre view Oct. 25, 6 to 9 p.m. Memberships at the door. Flu Immunization Clinic. Free clinic only for seniors, those with medical prob lems and for workers at high risk of giving the flu to others. 1 to 4 p.m. Oakville Kerr Street Seniors Center. Fall Frolic Dance - kick up your heels to music of DJ Ron Greive, 7 to 11 p.m., Colbome Seniors Centre, Lakeshore and Third Line. Cash bar and late evening lunch. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 25. Call 905-815-5960. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appoint ment only, call 905-815-5966. Have you lost a loved one? Bereavement Group, Trinity United Church, 1250 McCraney, Fridays 9 a.m. Everyone welcome. Call Babs Hodgson, 905-844-0573. Playtime, Fridays 1:30 to 4 p.m., 2-1/2 to 5 year olds; Boogie Woogie - Fridays 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., 18 to 24 months; and Time Together - Fridays 9 to 10:15 a.m., 30 months & older. Registration required. Offered at 337 Kerr Street. For informa tion, call the Oakville Parent - Child Centre at 905-849-6366. SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 Would you like to directly support peo ple in developing countries while doing your Christmas shopping at the same time? Come to the 10 Thousand Villages inter national craft sale featuring hand-made, original items including decorations, pot tery, jewelry, and much more. This non profit sale is sponsored by The Meeting House Church and is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, Dundas at Lions Valley Park. Bethel United Church, Trafalgar north of Britannia, holds annual Bazaar. 2 to 4 p.m. Homebaking, jams, pickles, plants, vegetables, crafts, white elephant and tea room. St. Matthew Parish CWL Bazaar & Craft Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Matthew School, Nottinghill Gate in Glen Abbey. Crafts, baked goods, face painting, fish tank, vintage clothing and white elephant. Amnesty International Auction and Sale, Central Baptist Church, 340 Rebecca at Morden. Sale: 9 a.m. to noon; auction 9:15 a.m. sharp. Includes dona tions from local merchants. All proceeds to Amnesty. Pet Loss Support meeting, 10 a.m., 2057 Royal Windsor Drive. RSVP by email or call 905-272-4040; 905-842-2252 or 905-637-5233 or email petloss@sympatico.ca. Nature Walks o f Urban Forests Photographer's Nature Walk, 10 a.m. to noon, Iroquois Shoreline Woods, guided by Chris Davenport, amateur photographer and nature enthusiast. Bring camera. Meet across from the PGA Golf Centre on North Service Road south of Upper Middle. Cost: $5. Call 905-849-5501. SUNDAY OCTOBER 28 Haunted Happenings, 1 to 4 p.m., Oakville Museum at Erchless, 8 Navy. Ghoulish games, creepy crafts, freaky face painting, Halloween hunting and prizes, Witch Hazel's brew and goodies. Cost: $5 per child, $3 adults. Call 905-338-4400. Family History Research - HaltonPeel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society meeting, Chinguacousy Branch Library, 150 Central Park Drive, Bramalea, 2 p.m. Speaker: Fawne Stratford-Devai, Using Maps in Family History Research. MONDAY OCTOBER 29 Pumpkin Carving Contest, 7 to 9 p.m.. at Outdoor Habitat, 80 Navy. Nancy Regler. owner of Outdoor Habitat hosts local clients and business associates as they create the perfect pumpkin for Halloween. These creations will be sold to the highest bidder at Oakville Towne Square on Oct. 30, between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. All proceeds to New York City rescue workers. Halton chapter, Crohn's & Colitis Fall Education Event, Oakville Central Library, 7 to 9 p.m. Speaker: Richard Olley, president, United Ostomy Association of Canada, Halton-Peel, living with an ostomy. Call 905-381-0258. Tots and Us, for caregivers and chil dren - playtime, music, stories and snack, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, 10 a.m. Free. Call 905-845-3427. M en' s Group: Think you are the only one? Are you dealing with separation, divorce, anger, or other issues of concern? Meeting 7 to 9 p.m., Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. No cost. Call 847-5488. Byk Canada Inc. an Oakville pharmaceutical company, has contributed over $30,000, over 3 years to the Library Services Department of the Niagara Health System to purchase important electronic full text medical journals and bibliographic databases. From le ft to right: Bala Katherinson, Chief Information Office, NHS; Mark Newman, Chair, NHS Board; John Suk, President & C.E.O. Byk Canada Inc.; Larry Tokarchuk, President & C.E.O., NHS; Mark Sherk, President, The St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation; Brent Kerwain, Regional Director Health Information Research & Analysis, NHS. 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