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Call 905-632-0588, ext. 264 e-mail: sstewart@oakvillebeaver.com Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON L6K 3S4; e-mail sstewart@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-632-0588, ext. 264. Free. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton is hosting a Volunteer Information Session on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Oakville office at 464 Morden Rd., call 905-339-2355 for more. What If? An anti-bullying program to help girls build self-esteem and self-confidence. Free one-on-one counselling. Starting Oct. 9 every Wednesday for eight weeks from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Call 905-847-5520 to register. Oakville Parent-Child Centre offers a free infant drop-in, Tales & Tunes, at 74 Florence Dr., Wednesdays 1­2 p.m., call 905 849-6366 or visit www.op-cc.ca for more. THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 Nar-Anon meeting, 7:30 p.m., 484 Kerr St., lower level. For family and friends of addicts. Only first names used and anonymity is paramount. Retired Women Teachers of Ontario, Oakville Branch fall luncheon at Deerfield Golf Club, 2363 North Service Rd., 10:30 a.m. Contact Donna Kiss at 905-845-6726. FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 4:30-8 p.m., $10/person, Community Update call 905-845-6271. Support your troops -- wear a red shirt and have a chance to win a free dinner on your next visit. For more, visit www. oakvillelegion.ca. The Trafalgar Township Historical Society is open for research from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Find files of family and area information. Palermo Schoolhouse, 2431 Dundas St. W. For more information, please contact michelle@tths.ca or visit www.tths.ca/index.html. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets on Friday Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, William Davis (South) Building. Meetings are free and open to the public. Park in lot 4 or the parkade across from the Fitness Centre. For more info, go to www.mississauga. rasc.ca. Halton Small Business Centre presents Starting a business in Canada, a free information session about registration, municipal licensing and more, 9:30-11 a.m., at the Centre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., suite 20, call 905-875-3851, ext 5008 or visit www. tcet.com/nic. Hamilton Amateur Astronomers welcome John Gavreau to deliver his State of the Universe Address from 7:30-9:30 p.m. John was the astronomy instructor at Mohawk College for 20 years. Hamilton Spectator building, 44 Frid St. For more, visit www.amateurastronomy.org. SUNDAY OCTOBER 13 Thanksgiving Worship -- 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., St Cuthbert's Anglican Church, 1541 Oakhill Dr. Celebrate surrounded by the beauty of creation, www.stcuthbertoakville.ca. 40 Days of Life Oakville invites you to a very 15 | Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" special mid-point rally. Come out and hear a powerful conversion story of Ramona Trevino, former manager of Planned Parenthood abortion-referral facility. St.Matthew parish hall, 1150 Monks Pass. Free. Refreshments will be served. Shhhh... Oakville's Best Kept Secret. 18kt gold cluster dinner ring, emerald cut sapphire 2ct., 92 brilliant cut diamonds approx. 0.66ct., SI1-SI2, G-H, (Gemscan Replacement Value $6,800) You can have this one only, for $3,390* The Highest Quality, The Lowest Price. Guaranteed. 309 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville 905.339.7604 · www.omnijewelcrafters.com *Subject to prior sale and may be terminated at any time. EVERY MOTHER HAS A STORY TO TELL. THANKS TO YOU IT CAN BE TOLD. At Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, talented physicians like Dr. Santina Andrighetti help care for moms and babies every day. Their expertise plus the life-saving equipment you help fund make it possible for young families to have the best, healthiest start possible. Each and every year, our hospital needs hundreds of pieces of new equipment that will improve the lives of all of us here in Oakville. Every piece is critical and every piece needs to be funded by our community. It all starts here ­ with your help. Please call 905.338.4642 to share your story or make a donation. www.oakvillehospitalfoundation.com DR. SANTINA ANDRIGHETTI OTMH OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST