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Wednesday April 5, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 COMMUNITY UPDATE Please forw ard announce ments fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis. Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 E x t 250, Fax 337-- 5567 or email to blokhuis@ haltonsearch.com BEFORE NOON Monday. First Annual Oakville Super Cities Walk fo r M S needs volun teers on April 15th and 16th, three ;o four hours, mornings or afternoons, for registration, breakfast, checkpoints, route patrol, finish line, barbecue lunch. Call Theresa, 847-7744, or Betty, 842-1996. Oakville Parent-Child Centre presents Musical, Magical Tea Party with Lenny Graf at Appleby College on April 16th. Special appearance by the Easter Bunny. First sitting, 1 to 3 p.m. and second sitting, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tickets $15 per person, children under 2 free. Tickets must be purchased in advance, call 849-6366. Afternoon of entertainment to delight parents and children. Tea after concert with selection of sandwiches, squares and beverages. Climb the CN Tower fo r the World Wildlife Fund. April 29th, 6 to 11:30 a.m. Free Tshirts and prizes. Fee, or total pledges, is $20 before April 14th, or $25 on day of event. Call 416-489-4567 Ext. 303. Singles Investm ent Club meets twice a month to learn about stocks and investment strategies. No trading or invest ment experience required. If interested-call 465-0749. Tulips, Tulips, Tulips Oakville Royal Canadian Legion is selling tulips, 10 for $6 or a box of 100 for $55. Call Bill Allan at the Legion, 845-6271, or at home, 847-2626. Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 114, is asking members in good standing to run for Officer and/or Executive, and arrange to have another member act as a sponsor and submit your name at the next general meting, April 19th, 8 p.m., at the Legion Hall, Church and Navy. Call 845-6271. WEDNESDAY APRIL 5 Giant Book Sale fundraiser for Animal Aid starts today and runs through to Saturday at the Burlington Mall. Good clean used books, paperbacks and hardcovers. VON Alzheimer Service has free information series for fami ly caregivers, eight Wednesdays April 5th to May 24th, 7 to 9 p.m., at VON Halton, 2370 Speers Rd. Call 847-9559. The Early Years - Impacts o f Investing in the Early Years, two sessions at Oakville Ramada Inn, with Mary Gordon, advocate for parenting centres, 2 to 4 p.m.; and Jane Bertrand, who worked with Dr. Fraser Mustard, co-author of The Early Years Study. 7 to 9 p.m., present ed by Child Care Enrichment Committee of Halton. Cost: $10 per session. Call Ann Harvie at 693-4242 Ext. 7135. Wednesday Film Festival presents Tumbleweeds, about travels of mother-daughter team, 7 p.m., Famous Players, Dorval and QEW. Tickets, $8 - $6 for arts groups members, at door prior to show at 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY APRIL 6 Lasagna N ight at Queen Elizabeth Park School, two sit tings, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Lasagna dinner with salad, rolls, drinks. Cost: $6 students, $7 adults. All proceeds to Cancer Society. Understanding Colorectal Cancer, free health education seminar, at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Auditorium. Dr. Sheldon Fine, oncologist, will provide information on prevalence, early detection diag nosis, treatment, and lifestyle issues. For seats call 338-4379. Beer and Pizza and Learning Public Speaking at the same time? First Oakville Toastmasters Club. Auction with a difference. Free. Guests wel come, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace, call Maiy, 847-9890. Taking Care o f Yourself Holistically, 7 to 9 p.m., healing potential of body through the integration of natural healthcare practices including massage, homeopathy, herbology, reflex ology, aromatherapy, reiki, heal ing tough, ear candling, nutrition and fitness and psychotherapy, at Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Rebecca and Third Line, Ste. 210. Cost is $5 ($8 for non members). Call 847-5520. East Oakville Community Adult Centre meets at Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maplegrove at 1 p.m. for cards, games and refreshments. Call Thelma Perras, 844-5584. American Women' s Club, open to all US and naturalized citizens, 9:30 a.m., Glen Abbey United Church, Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle. Speaker: Colleen Blake, managing direc tor, Shaw Festival. Babysitting available, reservations required. Call Phyllis, 569-9350. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Centre, 263 Kerr, 1 to 4 p.m. Canadian Mental Health Association has six-week Mood Disorders Education and SelfHelp Group, open to anyone who is experiencing depression or manic depression. Support and opportunity to share experi ences and coping strategies, Thursdays April 6th to May 11th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the CMHA office, 460 Brant St., Unit 21, Burlington. Cost: $30 per family. Call 693-4270. Mississauga Camera Club, 8 p.m.. Port Credit Library, 20 Lakeshore E., Mississauga. Third competition results. Call 625-3071. FRIDAY APRIL 7 Clarkson Society of Artists presents The Glory o f Colour, selection paintings, at spring show and sale, Springbank Art Centre, 3057 Mississauga Rd. at Dundas St., Mississauga, April 7th, 7 to 9 p.m.; April 8th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and April 9th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Bereavement Self-Help Group for parents grieving loss of a child, meets Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., at Trinity United Church, 1250 McCraney St. Call 8453152 or 844-0573. SATURDAYAPRIL 8 Halton Civitan Club Garage Sale, BBQ & Bake Sale , 1146 Falgarwood, 8 a.m. All proceeds to support community projects. Rain date: Sunday April 9th. Boyd's Bears Tea Party fea turing the exclusive Prissie, Sissie, and Missie figurine, at Mary's Keepsakes, 132 Trafalgar Rd. Call Mary at 842-6265. Amie Williamson, The Queen of Storytime, performs Titanius Fungus, the dreaded monster frog who invades the Kingdom of Kids, at Woodside Library, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Tickets $4 per child, accompa nying adults free. Call Woodside, 815-2036. Canadian Mental Health Association, Halton Branch, Facilitator Training workshop. Learn about group leadership and practice the skills of group facilitation, April 8th and 15th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CMHA office, 488 Kerr St. Cost: $25 per person. Call 693-4270. Money Smarts, 10 to 12 noon at the Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Rebecca and Third Line, Ste. 210. Manage money, budget, financial goals, understand cash flow. 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Triplets, Quads, & Quints Association Spring Sale of gen tly used children's wear, mater nity clothes, toys and baby equipment, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, 3700 Trelawny Circle, Mississauga. Cash only. SUNDAY APRIL 9 Are you trying to make sense of your children and youth cul ture around you? Youth culture specialist Paul Robertson facili tates seminar, Maximizing M illennial Kids, at Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunn and Lakeshore, 7 to 8:30 p.m. BBQ at 5:30 p.m., $5 each. Call church office, 844-3472. Are you tired of pouring time, energy and money into relationships that start off great and end with heartache? Single Adults Alive has Finding Your Perfect Love Connection, work shop with practical guidelines to ask `Are you the one for me?' 2 to 4 p.m., Chartwell Fellowship Hall, 228 Chartwell Cost: $25. Call 842-5976. Fr. 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