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A Taste of the townIN SUPPORT OF KERR STREETMINISTRIES:At left, Peter Ragis of TaggVodka pours his specialty at the secondannual Oakville Taste event at ApplebyCollege Sunday. The event, which offers aculinary sampling of fare from Oakville's topchefs paired with wines and beers, donatesits net proceeds in support of the programsand services of Kerr Street Ministries. At cen-tre, Dallas Cosgrove and Shelley Thompsonfrom COBS Bread; Stefani Brust participatesPHOTOS BY ERIC RIEHL /in an Iron Chef-style competition withOAKVILLE BEAVERSheridan Nurseries plants and, Michael Ciufoand Adrianna Cruse from The 3S's.Relay marks a decade of funding researchCTo participate, community members areontinued from page 16asked to find nine friends or family members toand a FitnessDivas warm-up.form an official Relay 'team.' The Survivors Lap will begin at 7 p.m.Each participant is asked to raise a mini-It will be followed by Blackwater Trio, Alrightmum of $100 in pledges to the CanadianAlright and The Last Minute Band.Cancer Society.The luminary ceremony will be by the cha-Teams are encouraged to come up with apel and will run from 9:50-10:30 p.m.unique team name and/or theme.The team recognition/fight back ceremonyIn years past, teams have dressed as Elvis,will take place at midnight and closing cere-superheroes, movie stars and more.monies will be at 6:30 p.m.Teams and community cancer survivors canAt the chapel, there will be entertainmentfind out more about the 2011 Relay For Life inby the Appleby Vocal Ensemble, OakvilleOakville by visiting www.relayforlife.ca/oakvilleChamber Orchestra and Stephanieor by calling the Halton Unit at 905-845-5231.Domingues.More than 90 per cent of money raised atActivities will include an Xbox 360 KinectRelay For Life helps fund Canadian cancerchallenge in the Arena, a Kids Zone (bouncyresearch projects that find better ways tocastle, crafts, colouring and more) next to thedetect, diagnose and treat all types of cancers.main stage, carnival games, a Kids Zone StoryThanks to research funded in part by theTime (9 p.m.), massage in the registration tent,OAKVILLE BEAVER FILE PHOTOCanadian Cancer Society, the treatment of can-music trivia and bingo in the Survivor Tent,FIGHTING BACK:Cancer Survivor Emma Thompson Carter cuts the ribbon to cer and the quality of life during treatment hasthe movieDespicable Meat 2 a.m. beside the start the Relay for Life last year. This year's edition of the fundraiser is tonight.dramatically improved in the last 20 years.main stage and then a tug of war at 4 a.m.17 Friday, June 3, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com