UPDATE EDITOR: WILMA BLOKHUIS Big Sister's Marathon Bridge: Games are played twice a month in each other's homes October to April. All profits go to the Big Sisters, Big Brothers of Halton. For more information please call Palma Update Community at 905-333-1722 or Riki at 905-845-7471. 7th annual Terry Fox Barbecue: Darrell Fox, national director of Terry Fox Foundation, at ScotiaMcleod, 700 Kerr, Aug. 17, at noon. Lunch, $15. Entertainment, silent auction and raffle. RSVP 905-849-3418. 23rd annual Third World Experience for teens and adults, Dominican Republic, Aug 23-30, to run a summer day camp (sports plus arts and crafts) for www.oakvillebeaver.com Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com · FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2006 the poorest children. Led by an Oakville teacher. Details: PetroGlor@aol.com New Start for Entrepreneurial Women: Selfemployment training program for women. Learn how to start your own business. Free orientation sessions on Aug. 28, Aug. 30, Sept. 5 and Sept. 11. For information and to register call Elizabeth at 905-821-4361 or email at newstart@haltonwomenscentre.org. New Start Program starts Sept. 25. First Aid and CPR Training: St. John Ambulance, Oakville Branch, is offering one-day Emergency First Aid/CPR on Aug. 23 and Sept. 6, two-day Standard First Aid/CPR on Aug. 23 and 24 and Sept. 6 and 7. Also babysitting course for kids 11 15 on Aug. 22 and 27 Register by Aug. 21. Call 905-469-9325 FRIDAY AUGUST 11 Living Foods for Living Well seminar with natural health and beauty author Lisa Petty, 7-9 p.m., Community Room, Real Canadian Superstore, 201 Oak Park Blvd. Participants MUST pre-register. Phone 1-877-RAWVEGS or e-mail register@rawgreens.com. Complimentary copies of book. See www.rawgreens.com. SATURDAY AUGUST 12 Cut-A-Thon at Many Faces Hair Spa, 110 Reynolds St., Aug 12, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., and Aug. 13,12 6 p.m., to raise funds for Covenant House shelter for homeless youth in Toronto. Walk in donations are also welcome. For information, call Many Faces at 905-844-2504. David Visschedyk, who lost his right leg to cancer at age 8, is cycling across Canada, CanadaWide for Cancer, and stopping in Toronto before continuing to Halifax. Reception 2 4 p.m., at Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, at Cafeteria Garden Patio use Elizabeth Street doors. See www.cyclingforcancer.ca. Proceeds to The James Fund for Neuroblastoma Research at Sick Kids. SUNDAY AUGUST 13 Euchre Tournament at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones, at 1 p.m. Tournament held second Sunday of the month. Card games, $5. All welcome, lunch available. Call 905-827-4722. Euchre Thursdays 7 p.m., darts Fridays 8 p.m., and lunch daily. Sunday Morning Strolls, 9 a.m., Bronte Creek Provincial Park day use area, Burloak north of QEW. Gentle, hour-long walk suitable for all ages. Meet at Parking Lot C. Rattray Marsh volunteer work day, 9 a.m. - 12 noon. Tasks include garbage pickup, path and boardwalk repair and maintenance, trimming vegetation. Meet at the Bexhill Road entrance (pumping station). Dress appropriately for weather 30 STOCKED OVER !! ...the fabric mill was OVERSTOCKED So we bought it ALL! Royal Mattress has purchased over 5,000 yards of fabric... straight from the mill! A National hotel chain has CANCELLED their mattress order... and Royal Mattress has taken advantage of the low cost of this fabric, and passed the savings on to you! Made in Royal Mattress' very own factory, choose from Twin, Double, Queen and King mattress sets for HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OFF comparable products! $ Queen Set Compare at $1495 795 Euro-top Sleep Set with Royal Mattress Exclusive Band of Comfort This patented design follows "Newton's 3rd Law of Physics" Providing: ·Comfort ·Support ·Durability and wear work gloves. Sponsored by Rattray Marsh Protection Association, 905-8231572 and Credit Valley Conservation, 905-670-1615. Burlington Fibre Arts display quilts and other works of art at Paletta Lakefront Park in Burlington, 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Try some quilting, quilting demonstrations, plus bed quilts and small quilts for sale. MONDAY AUGUST 14 Adventure KIDS Mondays in August at 7 p.m, Bronte Creek Provincial Park Campground Amphitheatre: Kids of all ages can discover the wonders of snakes, turtles, frogs and salamanders through nature based games and activities. Kids will use nets and observation trays to get a closer look at life in a pond. Experience what it might have been like to be a kid in 1899. Play traditional parlor games such as Operator, Oh Great King and Queen or barnyard charades, plus old-fashioned outdoor games. Campground off Upper Middle west of Bronte Road. Make Hand-Woven Rag Rugs, Aug. 14 or Sept. 14; 7 9:30 p.m. at Royal Botanical Gardens Centre. Create a treasured family heirloom. Helen Sluis will share a method of braiding and looping so that no sewing is involved. All materials supplied. Cost: members, $60; non-members, $65. Call 905825-5040. Money for KSM camp Also available in Twin, Double and King. Back to School Black futon complete with mattress Special Purchase! $ only 199 The futon is designed to be both a couch and a bed, making it a perfect choice for a dorm or any room in your home! Strapped For Cash? Buy today and walk away. Burlington 5280 South Service Rd. L7L 5H5 (905) 639-7881 Oakville 490 Speers Rd. L6K 2G3 PHONE: (905) 842-9442 LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER CAMP DONATION: Kerr Street Ministries has received $7,500 from the Oakville Kiwanis Club. Here in www.royalmattress.com front of a group of summer campers heading off to last Tuesday's Toronto Blue Jay game, Ron Lynch, left, of the Kiwanis Club presents the cheque to Ron Shantz. The money will go towards camp sponsorships and a new biking program.