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FINALLY... Academic ^Programming Meets Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-5567, email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call 905-845-3824 Ext. 250, BEFORE NOO N Monday to be included. Notices are listed free o f charge. Halton District School B oard' s International Languages Elementary Program starts this week. Continuous entry program held weekends open to children bom 1998 to Grade 8. Languages include Arabic, Cantonese, German, Greek, Hebrew, Korean, Punjabi and Serbian. Call Dorothy Whitely, 905-632-2944. Registration begins this week for Canadian Hearing Society's fall ses sion o f American Sign Language Classes begin third week of September. Call 905-608-0271 or T IY 905-608-1691, or visit Web site www.chs.ca. Thinking of starting your own busi ness? New Start at Women's Support Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210, gives women the tools. Free orientation ses sions Sept. 5 ,9 - 11:30 a.m.; and Sept. 9 , 1 - 9:30 p.m. Call 905-847-9104. Canadian R ed Cross Safety Services Courses: Standard First Aid, Sept 7 and 8 and Sept. 21 and 22, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., $100; Babysitting, Sept. 10, 17 and 24, Sept. 4, 11, 18 and 25, or Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., $35. Call 905-845-5241. Huntington Indy Go-Kart Challenge, national fundraising pro gram for Huntington Society of Canada, Sept. 8, at Playdium, Mississauga. Call Ellen Foster, 416656-2469. Visit Silent Lake Provincial Park with the Halton Outdoor Club on Sept. 7. Cost is $28 including park admis sion and bus transportation from Burlington leaving at 8 a.m., returning about 9 p.m. Bring own lunch. Call Paul Toffoletti at 905-318-4237. Register for the Brain Injury Association o f Peel and Halton sec ond annual 5K Run, 2.5K Walk and Mall Walk set for Sunday, Sept. 8 in Brampton. Entry fee is $10. Register and make a pledge submission on race day at the Food Court in the New Shopper's World, Brampton. Call 905823-2221. Pottery classes in September with the M ississauga Potters' Guild. Registration deadline is Sept. 11. Call 416-410-3412. Beginners welcome. 28th Overseas War B rides' Reunion, Sept. 13, 14 and 15, in Sudbury. Contact May Collison, 129 Patricia St., Lively, ON, P3Y 1E1, or call 705-692-3186. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 RFA Recovery fro m F ood Addiction, 12-step anonymous pro gram meets in Oakville Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Knox Presbyterian Church, Lakeshore Road at Dunn Street. Call Cecilia at 905-271-8531 or Bemice at 905-578-4235. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Oakville Seniors Centre, 263 Ken, holds open house starting with pan cake breakfast at 9 a.m. Centre open to 1 p.m., for program enquiries and memberships. Open to people 50 plus. Call 905-815-5966. Halton A n d Peel Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) net working support group for unem ployed business professionals, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker: Dick O 'Brien, Personal Resiliency in Challenging Times Members $5, non members $10. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca First Oakville Toastmasters meets Thursdays 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1494 Wallace Speers and Third Line). Every third Thurdsay club meets for monthly din ner, 7:15 p.m., at Oakville Golf Club, 1154 Sixth Line (south of Upper Middle). Guests welcome. Call Maria Robinson, at mrobinson247@cogeco.ca or 905-338-8007 to confirm attendance or info. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 Sir John Colborne Centre fo r Seniors, Lakeshore and Third Line, open house, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Entertainment, displays, demonstra tions, noon barbecue. Open to people 50 plus. Call 905-815-5960. Oakville Hockey MOM S Skate and Equipment Sale, 6:30 - 10 p.m., Kinoak Arena, W arminster off Rebecca. Drop off equipment on Sept. 4 and 5, 6:30 - 10 p.m. Pick-up of money and unsold items Sept. 7, 8:30 - 11 a.m. only - no exceptions. Call 905-338-9200. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7 Saturday M orning Fun Runs, meet 8 a.m. at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St., 5K, 7K and longer runs. Free. Call 905-815-1952. Bronte Group Runs/Walks leaving from Vinnie's Cafe each Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Runners and walkers welcome. Measured Routes from 220K. All ages and abilities. Rain or shine. Water stops en route. Also short walk/run every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Call Greg or Joanne Saunders at 905847-1327. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 The Sanctuary celebrates first anniversary with Old Time Party in the Park at 11:15 a.m , after 10 a.m. serv ice at White Oaks Secondary School, 1235 Monclair at McCraney. Home made ice cream, barbecue lunch, pota to sack and three-legged races, tug-ofwar, face painting. Call 905-257-3987 or visit www.thesanctuary.ca Oakville H istorical Society Historical Walking Tours, two-hour guided walks begin 2 p.m., at society's office, 110 King. Cost: $10. Main Street o f Old Oakville Walking Tour, Sept. 8, and Oct. 6. Houses o f Old Oakville Walking Tour, Sept. 22. Call 905-844-2695. Sunday School registrations for JK to Grade 9 at St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church. Maple Grove and Oakhill, 10 a.m. with barbecue following. Phone 904-844-6200. South Peel Naturalists Club Field Trip to Toronto Islands for birds focusing on fall migrants and warblers. Dress in layered clothing, bring lunch and money for parking and the ferry. Be prepared for a long, but easy walk. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Cawthra Arena parking lot - east side of Cawthra Road south of the QEW. Call 905-820-2571. For more information about our now open After School Homework Club or Full Time Enrollment (JK - Grade 10) call (9 0 5 ) 891-1555 1587 Cormack Crescent Mississauga (Dixie & QEW) | M o sielesson s in your how each week. We m provide yoo with the mstruwent for FREE. unovisppi ocpfmoertivi Piano/Mar and Vocal lessons for ages 6 and up Eachweek our teachers w i come right to your home We will give you a brand ww Yamaha keyboard or gurtar 1o use in your home for the first 4 months arf wocharge After 4 months, you have the option to purchase the instrument or return it with no further obligation j . For Information or to register Call: (416) W-tM KAOS Music Centre 1052 M o o rStmt W. Etobicoke ; haron Stock up now on top quality garden soil. An excellent border shrub with attractive, long lasting blooms. rose of Trafalgar Guides registration Looking for fun adventures - a way to leam more about the commu nity, the environ ment and the world - a place to discover life skills, leadership and friendships? If you are a girl, aged 5 to 18, looking for a great activitybased program, then Girl Guides is the place for you. Guides Canada is a voluntary organization that promotes the emo tional, physical, intellectual and spiritual well being of girls and women. The 176,000-member group was intro duced in Canada in 1910. The Trafalgar Division (serving west of Trafalgar Road, South of Dundas Street, and East of Burloak Drive) offers age-specific programming, on a variety of days, at a number of locations. Registration for the October to May program will be on Sept. 11 at St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 6:30 « p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Guiding is divided into age appropriate pro gramming for Sparks (5-6 year olds), Brownies (7-8 year olds), Guides (9-12 year olds), Pathfinders (12-15 year olds) and Senior Branch (15-18 year olds). 1 All levels are uni; formed and each offers a unique experience. New registrants need no I experience in other levels of guiding to join. For further information about Girl Guide groups in the Trafalgar Division, or infor mation about becoming a leader _« of a Girl Guide group in your area, contact Donna Cooper at 905827-3047 or tcooper3@cogeco.ca. To leam more about Girl Guides visit its Web site at www.girlguides.ca. r 9no Sitrtf, SipM ir 7thI Sund^Septimber 8thO N L Y item 2 gallon Q Or 8 for Plant now and enjoy beautiful colour for years to come. 40% Our regular prices b U P TQ fall bulbs are here! 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