Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON L6K 3S4; e-mail ablack- burn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905- 337-5560. Free. BULLETIN Sheridan College is now taking registra- tions for free information sessions. New to Canada? Benefit from Sheridan College's free language training and employment preparation programs. Register now for LINC, ELT, OSLT. Information sessions every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., 407 Iroquois Shore Rd. A23, call 905-845- 9430, ext. 8153 or 8101 or visit www.sheridan- college.ca. Oakville Parent-Child Centre's registration for fall programs. Visit www.op-cc.ca or one of its sites for a fall program guide. Osteoarthritis Group, free three-session group for people diagnosed with osteoarthritis to learn more, Wednesdays, Aug. 17, 24 and 31, The Arthritis Society, 460 Brant St. Suite 11, Burlington, contact Darlene at 905-632-9390, ext 0 or 1-800-321-1433, ext. 1301. THURSDAY AUGUST 11 Newcomer Information Centre hosts Mentoring Youth, 11 a.m.-noon, free, Thursdays from July 14-Aug. 25, for youths aged nine-12 years, Centre For Education & Training, Unit 20, 171 Speers Rd., in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton, contact 905-875-3851, ext. 5008. FRIDAY AUGUST 12 Open House at West Oak Medical Clinic, 4-8 p.m., 2495 Old Bronte Rd., visit www. westoakmedical.com for information. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 4:30-8 p.m., $9/person, support your troops, wear red, patio now open, call 905-845-6271. Visit www.oakvillelegion.ca. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m., University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building. Use parking lot 4. Observing will take place after the meeting, weather permitting. For more info go to www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Perseids Meteor Shower public night, no telescope required, bring a blanket or lounge chair because lying down is the best way to enjoy the meteor shower, weather and clouds permitting, no rain dates scheduled, 8-11 p.m., Binbrook Conservation Area, 1575 Harrison Rd., Binbrook, free admission, all welcome, contact www.ama- teurastronomy.org or call 905-627-4323. Bronte Legion Fish Fry, $10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., followed by karaoke, all welcome, Club Room, 79 Jones St., contact 905-827-4722 or www.brontelegion.com. w w w .in si d eH A LT O N .c o m O A K V IL LE B E A V E R T h u rs d ay , A u g u st 1 1, 2 01 1 2 0 Community Update Phone: 905-337-5560 e-mail: ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com AT FOGOLARS: Marcus Thrope jumps in a bouncy castle during the Fogolars Oakville Italian Club annual picnic at Famee Furlane Oakville Italian Club Park on the weekend. Picnic fun MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER