UPDATE EDITOR: WILMA BLOKHUIS Update Community Halton-Peel, conservative egalitarian synagogue, monthly Shabbat service and Kiddush, 10 a.m., at hotel in Oakville. For more information, please e-mail: bnaishalom2004@yahoo.com or call Judi at 906-469-4344. Canadian Red Cross Babysitting Course at the Oakville Branch, one-day course for youth 11 and up teaches simple first aid, explains basic baby and child care, and emergency procedures. Participants learn about becoming a responsible and safe babysitter. Call for details or to register at 905-845-5241. St. John Ambulance First Aid and CPR Training on July 15, two-day Standard First Aid and CPR class July 15 and 16. For adults taking care of children, there is Emergency First Aid with Infant and Child CPR on July 23. Babysitting for Kids ages 11 to 14, July 18, 23, and Aug. 10. Register by July 14. Additional dates are available. Call 905-469-9325. SUNDAY JULY 16 BEYOND, a peer support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one, Sundays 8 p.m., Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, 2563 Sixth Line, River Glen Mews Plaza. Contact Debbie 905-827-5849. MONDAY JULY 17 Weekly Walks by the Water along Waterfront Trail with the Bronte Bunch. Group walks every Monday year round for fun, fitness and friendship. Meet at back door of Coach and Four, Lakeshore and Bronte. Walk begins 7:15 p.m. Après walk refreshments. Beginners welcome. Approximately 7K walk, 1.5 hours. Call Sylvia, 905-825-8763. TUESDAY JULY 18 Oakville Humanist Community (OHC) meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. If you accept a philosophy of life in which decisions and conclusions are made without any reference to supernatural entities and actions are based on compassion and empathy, www.oakvillebeaver.com Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com · FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006 then you very likely are a humanist. For information contact Edgar Coxeter at 905-338-6639, ecoxeter@cogeco.ca or Elka Ruth Enola 905-257-7075 ere@sympatico.ca. Oakville Association of Knitters and Crocheters (OAKC) Attention all knitters and crocheters, new group beginning monthly meetings on third Tuesday of each month 7-9 p.m., at Palermo United Church, 2521 Dundas St. W. at Bronte Road. Parking behind the church and entrance at the rear. Please call 905-844-7716. RSVP Relationship Skills for Violence Prevention for girls 14 19, seven-week discussion and activity program, Tuesdays to Aug. 22, 4 6 p.m., at SAVIS (Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services of Halton), Hopedale Mall. Dinner provided, free bus tickets. Learn relaxation techniques, express yourself through art, develop stronger sense of self and know differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships. Call Nicole at 905825-3622 or Nicole@savisofhalton.org. Confidential. Oakville Wind Orchestra free concerts in the park at Waterfront Stage, Coronation Park, Tuesdays at 7 p.m., to Aug. 8. Bring lawn chair. See www.owo.ca or e-mail info@owo.ca or call 905-4669306. Oakville Walking Club, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., meet at small plaza on the northeast corner of Maurice and Lakeshore W. at Oakville Fish and Chips, for halfhour walk at ordinary or leisurely pace. Park at plaza, or at Loblaw's. Tim Hortons nearby. WEDNESDAY JULY 19 WIN Oakville-Milton Summer Golf Clinics, Rattlesnake Point Golf Club, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Registration starts 6 p.m. Summer Golf Clinics with Rich Folino, assistant golf professional. Wear comfortable running shoes and bring a sweater. WIN dinner meeting: 7:30-10 p.m. Speaker: Irma Haggith, Certified Akashic Record Reader and Teacher, Reiki Master and Labyrinth Facilitator. Registration starts 7 p.m. Cost: golf clinic and meeting, $49 for members and $69 for non-members, meeting only, $29 for members and guest, $49 for non-members, and $25 for girls 18 and under. RSVP (please type Oakville/Milton on subject line) by email to meetings@winwithresults.ca or call 416-226-3288. HAPPEN Linking People and Opportunities networking support group for unemployed business professionals, 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Burlington. Speaker: 29 Jim Geraghty, Magic of Market Letters. Members $10, non-members $15. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. BEYOND, peer support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m., Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, 2530 Sixth Line, River Glen Mews Plaza. Contact Debbie, 905-8275849. Polar Bears Mood Disorder Support Group welcomes sufferers of unipolar (depression) and bipolar (manic depression), supporting family and friends, Wednesdays 7 p.m., at 136 Cross Ave. Anonymous self-help group. Call 905-338-2130. THURSDAY JULY 20 First Aid Basics, Oakville Adult Learning Centre, 171 Speers Road, Unit 1, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $30. Must be 12-15 years olds. To register, call Shawn Spalding 905-632-5858. Job Shop, intensive, results focused, free service for unemployed adults, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Centre for Skills Development & Training, 465 Morden, Unit 109. Call 905-845-1157 ext. 101 or visit www.thecentre.on.ca. Good Manners Basics Children 6 to 12 learn respect, table and telephone manners and posture. Cost: $30. Call 905-3081939 or e-mail info@goodmanners.ca to pre-register. Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail blokhuis@haltonsearch.com or call 905-845-3824 Ext. 250; BEFORE NOON THURSDAY to be included. Free listing. If you are grieving the loss of a beloved pet and need to talk to someone who understands the love you feel for your pet and your pain, please call the Halton/Peel Pet Loss Support Group for confidential telephone support. Oakville, 905-8422252; Mississauga, 905-272-4040; Burlington, 905-637-5233 or e-mail petloss@sympatico.ca. Why pay $14 to go to the movies? Grace House group home, a local registered charity since 1974, is selling reduced rate tickets to AMC Theatres to raise funds for resident-related purchases and activities. Tickets valid until April 2007 and cost $10 each, call 905-8444772. Summer Tutoring for Children/Youth with Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities of Halton using Orton-Gillingham Approach for Reading, Writing and Spelling, Aug. 8 24, Mondays through Thursdays. Enrollment limited, register early. Call 905-333-1977 or see www.ldahalton.ca. Help keep Canada Beautiful. Join more than 35,000 Canadians to remove harmful debris from local shorelines during the 2006 TD Canada Trust Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Register to be a site coordinator by Aug. 31 for a clean up between Sept. 16 24 and sponsor will supply all shoreline cleanup materials free. For more information, call toll free 1-877-427-2422 or visit www.vanaqua.org/cleanup. SATURDAY JULY 15 B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival presents BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS With special guest LARRY CORYELL The legendary Brian Auger's Oblivion Express featuring the famed B3 and keyboard player, has created a distinct voice that combines jazz, rock, soul and funk. Brian has accumulated a Grammy nomination, 10 albums charting in the top 100, a #1 single and the title of "The Godfather of Acid Jazz". Add in legendary guitar player, Larry Coryell who has recorded on more then 70 albums, hailed by his legion of fans as one of "the guitar gods" and dubbed "The Godfather of Fusion", these special nights will see sparks fly as two masters perform individually and together for the first time in thirty years! For tickets call 905-815-2021 or order on-line at www.oakvillecentre.ca. For more information, please visit www.oakvillejazz.com Transportation Available in Most Areas of Oakville TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Wednesday, August 9th & Thursday, August 10th at 8:00 pm at The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts · 905-815-2021