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16 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 11, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Appleby Christmas house tour The Appleby College Christmas House Tour will take place on Saturday, Dec. 2. Spend a leisurely day visiting eight downtown Oakville homes and Appleby College's John Bell Chapel, each with a unique holiday theme. All will be decked out in their Christmas finery, reflecting the creative talents of Halton's premier interior designers and floral artists. Most homes will feature seasonal music performed by a variety of artists and there will be special surprises at each home. All House Tour guests are invited to stop by Appleby College's festive John Guest Dining Hall to enjoy complimentary refreshments and peruse the bake sale and Christmas House Tour Marketplace, a one-stop holiday shopping centre. The tour event takes place only every two years. Tickets cost $30 per person and can be purchase at the following locations: Barbette; Crafted Décor; Finders Keepers; House Warmings; Morrison House; Oakville Academy for the Arts; Painters Place; Watch Us Fashions; The Basketeers of Oakville, in Burlington at Interior Design House and Select Roses; and in Mississauga at Tuscan Imports. The event is more than a year in the making and involves countless volunteers. Thanks go to numerous interior designers/florists for donating their time and talents to the house tour including: Acquisitions; Andrea Gardner Designs; Atmosphere Interiors; Christmas Décor of Oakville; Cocoon Furnishings; Convallaria Floral Designs; Crafted Décor; House Warmings; Interior Design House; Select Roses; Studio H; Unique Ideas; Vintage Gardener and Van Dongen's Landscaping and Nurseries. Appleby College is an independent school for Grades 7 to 12. For information call 905-845-4681, ext. 321 or e-mail housetour@appleby.on.ca. Learn to Ballroom Dance with Let's Dance Burlington Let's Dance Burlington is a premier Ballroom Dancing Studio located here in Burlington. Our studio emphasizes teaching the highest quality ballroom dancing to students of all ages & levels. THE BASICS · Ballroom and Latin Private Classes for Children, Teens and Adults · Wedding Choreography · Competition and Social Dance Instruction SEMI-PRIVATE GROUP CLASSES ONGOING NEW STUDENTS WELCOME · · · · Mom's and Babies Ballroom Exercise Class Kid's and Teen's Ballroom Classes Future Steps for Kid's and Teens - Ballroom Instruction in the Schools Ballroom Line Dancing for all ages SEMI-PRIVATE GROUP CLASSES - NEW! · Beginners Salsa & Merengue - Starting November · Viennese Waltz - Starting December · Argentine Tango - Starting December Harvester Rd. Let's Dance Burlington & The Burlington Social Club For more info contact Burloak Dr. 905-681-0128 5100 South Service Road, Unit 14 .S e rvice Rd. Appleby Line Maple Grove raises roof with hymnathon On Saturday, Nov. 18, Maple Grove United Church members and guests will be singing 250 hymns to raise money for a major renovation. The renovation will allow people in wheelchairs full accessibility to the building with an elevator. The building, which is used for many community activities as well as a church, is 50 years old and there is no way for people in wheelchairs to get into the sanctuary which has a set of stairs above street level. "Maple Grove United Church is the only neighbourhood facility available at a reasonable cost," says Bob Mitchell, the Hymnathon organizer who has attended the church for 50 years. "Cub scouts, a pilates group, dog training, basketball games, weddings and meetings all take place here, so this building serves the community much more than as a place of worship. It provides affordable recreation." Mitchell explains that an elevator is a key component of the church's renovation plans, as well as raising the eaves of the roof to accommodate a balcony at the back of the sanctuary. The day will start at 9:30 a.m. with coffee, refreshments and hymns. There will be Christmas hymns in the morning and afternoon, as well as two children's hymn times. Soloists will be featured every hour. The final hymn will be sung at 5 p.m. This is the second Hymnathon at Maple Grove United Church. The first one took place 25 years ago and was spearheaded by Mitchell. Around $18,000 was raised, which paid for an organ for the church, which will be providing the music for this hymnathon. Mitchell says the goal this time is $30,000. He has raised $1,600 so far and proudly wears his blue "Raise the Roof" button. For information visit www.maplegroveunitedchurch.org. 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