Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -3 8 2 4 (ext. 2 5 0 ) Fax: 9 0 5 -337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com COMMUNITY UPDATE WTil )N H S I). \Y. I -t:i U . \ 1 each including champagne, truffles, wine tast ing and unlimited food. Tax receipts for $40 for each ticket sold: Call 905-825-3242 or email bccsa@iprimus.ca. Living Healthy Lecture Series: Call Halton Healthcare Services (OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital and Milton District Hospital) at 905-815-5110 to request a copy of the calendar of upcoming health education events to be offered between January and September 2003. Seminar topics include cholesterol and heart disease, cancer, anxiety, and osteoporosis. The Living Healthy lecture series of public education events are designed to help individuals obtain current and accurate health information, so that they can make informed choices to improve their health. a.m. - 4 p.m. Discover the native game Snowsnakes. Scheduled tours of the Iroquoian village and furnished Turtle clan longhouse. Hike, ski or snowshoe beautiful trails. Snowshoe rentals available. Call 905854-0234. Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokliuis, Oakville Reaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. 1.6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-5567, email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call 905-845-3824 Ext. 250, BEFORE NOON Monday to he included. Notices are listedfree o f charge. Artwork by Cornel Silversides is current ly on view at Winnie's Cafe. 1416 Lakeshore W ,, in Bronte to Feb. 20. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6 Chicken Soup fo r The Canadian Soul, book tour by Janet Matthews co-author of popular book series, 7- 8:15 p.m., Churchill Place. 345 Church St.. Matthews w ill greet the public and read sections from her latest book. HG TV television personality and breast cancer survivor Sue Pelley speaks at Magical Dream Room Makeovers Seminar at Lighthouse Restaurant in Bronte, 7:15 -9:30 p.m. CityLine guest speaker, Sarah St. Amand of Benjamin Moore introduce latest colour trends. Seminar sponsored by Interiors by Decorating Den. Cost: $15, for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. For reservations, call 1-800-263-0242. Calling all artists: Art and Artisans by the Ijike is looking for artists to participate in the 6th annual juried show and sale at Appleby College on April 26. Interested applicants can leave their names and e-mail addresses for application forms, prior to March 22nd, at either 905-338-0171 or 905815-1783. Proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Canadian Mental Health Association, Support Services and Halton Women's Place. Halton is urgently looking for volunteers to Hampton's Restaurant at Quality Hotel assist at evening Bingo events in Oakville. and Suites, Bronte Road south of Q EW , look Call 905-693-4270 ext. 25 for more informa ing for dart players, for Dart league playing tion. weekly on Tuesday evenings. Interested Halton Small Business Advisory Group ·applicants can call Hampton's at 905-847is a not-for-profit organization of retired and 1566 for more information. Gallery Shop in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 vsemi-retired business owners and profession als who help entrepreneurs and existing busi Lakeshore E., holds February Snowflake nesses with advice in general management Sale, with 70 per cent reductions. and business planning. If you are looking for Handcrafted jewelry, pottery, glassware, help or just someone to talk to help you solve screen pinted silk scarves by leading your business problems, call at 905-381 -1999 Canadian artists. Open Thursday to Sunday, 1 or e-mail hsbag@cogeco.ca. or visit - 5 p.m. Call 905-844-3460. Project of www.smallbusinessadvisory.com. Oakville Galleries Volunteers. Oakville Branch of the Canadian Red Single Adults Alive presents Valentine WOW Dinner and Dance on Friday, Feb. 14, Cross is looking for new members to join its Creations Group. Creations makes hand knit 7 p.m., featuring the live contemporary band ted and quilted items for sale through out the Capstone and DJ Terry Baker at Travelodge year and at various events within Oakville. Hotel. Keele and Hwy 401, Toronto. Cost $49 The proceeds from event sales are matched prior to Feb 7, $65 after wards. Call 905-845dollar for dollar with funds going to 9151. International development. The Creations Looking for something a little different Group meets most Thursdays of the month 10 this Valentines Day? Arrange for one of A a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 905-845-5241. Cappella Showcase's quartets to perform a If you are grieving the loss of a beloved Singing Valentine on Friday, Feb. 14. Call pet and need to talk to someone who under Helen at 905-332-8198 stands the love you feel for your pet and your Oakville Irish Dancing Association hosts pain, please call the Halton/Peel Pet Loss fourth annual gala. Chocolate Covered Support Group, regardless of where you live, Dreams, at Le Dome Banquet Hall on Feb. for confidential telephone/email support. 14. Funds raised from this event w ill help Mississauga. 905-272-4040; Oakville. 905benefit dancers of the Goggin School of Irish 842-2252: Burlington 905-637-5233 and ask Dancing, in particular, those who have quali to leave a message for the pet loss support fied to compete at the World Irish Dance group. Email: petloss@sympatico.ca or visit Championships in Killamey. Ireland. For www.mississaugapets.com/petloss.html. information and tickets contact Judy at 905Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels is 608-9211. looking for volunteers to deliver hot or frozen The Cocccinelles' Ball - Les Coccinelles meals. Volunteers require two hours one day of Oakville, French pre-school, holds second a week on regular or occasional basis. Hot annual fundraising ball on Feb. 15 at Le meals deliver Monday to Friday, 1 1 a.m. - 1 Dome to celebrate Valentine's Day. Dining, p.m.. and frozen meals 9:15 11:15 a.m. on dancing and silent auction. Tickets costs $50 Wednesdays. Training provided. Call Judy each, call Lena Genier at 905-257-6564. Bindon or Connie Dyksterhuis at 905-842Halton Trauma Centre holds fourth annu 1411 weekdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. al Valentine's Day Gala. Feb. 15, at Season o f the Snowsnake at Crawford Rattlesnake Golf Club. Milton. Tickets $100 Lake, Saturdays and Sundays to Feb. 16, 10 blood pressure checks, foot assessments, blood typing, information about mental health issues. Children can bring their teddy bears or favourite stuffed toys for `treatment' at Teddy Bear Hospital. Oakville Symphony Orchestra presents its first concerts of 2003 at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 9 at 2 p.m., featuring guest artist Francine Kay playing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. I. The orchestra w ill perform the Roman Carnival Overture by Berlioz and The Fountains o f Rome by Respighi. Tickets available at the Box Office, call 905-8152021. Clothing must be dropped off before 4 p.m.. on Friday Feb. 7. at 41 Lakeshore Rd. W ,, 905-338-9100 or 393, Pearl St., Burlington, 905-333-6262. Event supports Halton Women's Place, Soul Cents Foundation and Goodwill. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9 Snowflakes and Snowsnakes, Crawford Lake, 10 am- 4 p.m. Celebrate the magic of winter during this special event featuring leg ends in the longhouse, marshmallow roasts, native games, craftmaking and more. Cost: $5 per person, children 4 and under, free. Burlington Stamp Club holds 22nd annu al Stamp Show at Appleby Mall, Appleby Line and New Street, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. -· 5:30 p.m. Exhibits. 14 dealers, and kids' activities. Free admission. Hopedale Nursry School Open House and registration. 9 - 1 0 a.m., alumni, 10 a.m. - noon, new families. School at 1257 Sedgewick Cr., call 905-847-1672. Equilibrium, mental health support group for people dealing with unipolar and bipolar depression meets 7:30 p.m. at St. Dominic's Parish Centre. 2415 Rebecca. Facilitated workshop on Building and Maintaining Your Self Esteem. Call C M H A Halton, 905-6934270. Oakville Gymnastics Club is holding reg istration for March Break Camp beginning Feb. 8. The camp w ill be held from March IQ14. Half-day camps are offered for 3-5 year olds. A half day camp or full day camp option is offered for 6 years and older. Registration for the Spring Term from March 1 7 to June 22 also beginning Feb. 8. Call the club at 905847-7747 for more information or visit www.oakvillegym.com MONDAY FEBRUARY 10 Steak Out fo r a Good Cause, eighth annual six-night charitable New York steak dinner event, to raise funds for five local char ities, at ET C ET ER A , etc., in Bronte, contin ues Feb. 10. Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, and Feb. 11, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital. Minimum donation S20. Sittings at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. For reservations, call 905827-4121. Oakville Horticultural Society meets at 7.30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church at Dunn and Lakeshore. New members welcome. Optimist Club o f Oakville meeting, 7:15 p.m.. Halton Regional Police Safety Village. Speaker: Gisele Brun from Paths of Healing. Tots and Us, program for caregivers of preschoolers, playtime, music, stories and snack. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca. 10 a.m. Free. Call 905-845-3427. Halton And Peel Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) networking support group for unemployed business professionals, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker: Daniel Rutley, How to Develop a Confident Attitude During the Job Wearch. Members $5, nonmembers $10. C all 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Faith Citadelle Outreach sponsors third prophetic conference, Break Out Breakthrough, Break In, Feb. 6 , 7 and 8 , Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak. No registration or cost, except Friday's lunch eon. Call 905-332-1056. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7 Opening reception for artists Catherine Chalmers' Food Chain. Jan. 25 to March 30; and Karilee Fuglem's Many Things Were Left Unsaid, Feb. 8 - A p ril'6. 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Centennial Gallery, followed by a reception in Gairloch Gardens at 8:30 p.m. Artists Talks. Feb. 9. Catherine Chalmers, 2:30 p.m. at Centennial, 120 Navy and Karilee Fuglem, 4 p.m. at Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E. Call 905-844^402 or visit www.oakvillegalleries.com. YMCA Canada Fitness Leadership Certification, Basic Theory - Feb. 8 -9 and 22; Group Theory -Tuesdays March 4 to June 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Individual Conditioning April 4-6. For more information e-mail lisane@oakvilIe.ymca.ca. Oakville Chapter o f Breast Cancer Support Services will hold its meeting the second Monday of every month from 7 - 9 p.m. at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line. For information call Wellspring at 905-257-1988 or Lottie Grant at 905-844-6651. Hearthside Dinner and Music Series with George Grosman and Swing Noir at Halton Museum in Kelso Conservation Area, Steeles Avenue, Milton, 6 --11:30 p.m. Buffet dinner 7 p.m., followed by jazz and blues classics, in recently renovated Hearth Room. Tickets $35 teach, advance sales only, call 905-875-2200 ext 0. Cash bar. For more information, visit www.region.halton.on.ca/ museum. Snowshoe Adventure at Crawford Lake, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Guided snowshoe hike, win ter games and enjoy a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Adults $10, children 8 or older $7. Ticket price includes park admission, instruc tion and snowshoe rentals. Call to reserve 905-854-0234. What Every Babysitter Should Know St. John Ambulance is holding one-day course for children 11-14 incorporating basic first aid techniques and common babysitting principals. Registration deadline is Feb. 10. Call 905-469-9325 ext. 22 to register. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 Love Me Tender, first annual dinner, auc tion and dance fundraiser for FA ST - Family Adolescent Straight Talk, at Oakville Holiday Inn Express, Wyecroft and Bronte Roads. Registration 6 p.m., cocktails 6:30 p.m., din ner 7 p.m., dance 10 p.m. Dress - black tie optional. Tickets $40 single. $75 couple. Corporate tables for eight, $300. Silent and live auction, guest models, raffle table. Call Sue Gavigan, 905-469-6338. Advanced Nutrition to Reverse Cancer and Heart Disease, free workshop presented by Dr. Freddie So of Chiropractic First, 6:45 p.m. Limited Sealing to the first 20 callers, call 905-827-2444. TUESDAY FEBRUARY II Halton Professional Business Women's Network holds third annual Trade Show With a Twist at Oakville Holiday Inn, 590 Argus, 5 - 7 p.m. Trade show fees, $40 members, $60 non-members. Dinner 7:30 p.m., $35 mem bers, $55 non-members. Pre-registration and payment required, call Laura or Chantal at 905-844-4410 or email Laura@macdonaldscott.com, or chantal@macdonaldscott.com. It's Almost Spring Clothing Swap, 2 - 5 p.m.. Pearl Street Health and Wellness Centre, designer clothing swap with wine and cheese reception. Cost: $20 plus two pieces of clean, quality clothing. Buy extra clothing for $10 per piece. $5 for children's clothing. Good Health Expo and Teddy Bear Hospital, third annual event hosted by Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital at Hopedale Shopping Centre, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Displays, demonstrations, assessments. H a o d n L en en O u t l e t Thank you fo r voting us #1 lo o t e d f a k v d ie Family Adolescent Straight Talk R*gist*r*d Charity No: 06033 6173 RRO O Q 1 Family Adolescent Straight Talk ln < 2330 Ukethofe Road West Unit S Oakville, Ontario L6L t M 3 Telephone: (905) 4694338 Toll Free: 1-666-681-3166 j , JP )e s t . f h o ji Halton Linen where your decorating dollar goesfurther 4 8 1 North Service Rd.W., OAKVILLE (between Dorval Drive and 4th Line) 1st ANNUAL DINN i I AUCTION & DANCE Saturday, February 8,2003 Oakville Holiday Inn Express 2525 Wyecroft Road Registration 6:00 p.m. Cocktails 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Dance 10:00 p.m. Dress: Black Tie Optional Tickets: $40 individual $75 per couple Corporate Tables of 8: $300 (905) 847-2274 MON. -FRI. 1 0A.M.- 5:30 P.M . ·SATURDAY I0A.M.6 P.M . -SUNDAY. 1 2A.M.- 5 P.M . 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