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The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Sunday February 17, 2002 - 7 COMIHINITV UPDATE Please forward announce ments for Community Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 4(fi Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-5567; email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com or call 905-845-3824 Ext. 250; BEFORE NOON FRIDAY to be included. Notices listedfree. Crocus Sale at Treasure Island Books fo r CNIB, 250 Kerr St. About 100 pots avail able, $4 each or three for $10. Call 905-845-8009. Calling all artists - Art and Artisans by the Lake is looking for artists to participate in 5th annual show and sale at Appleby College on May 4. For information and application form, call May Court Club of Oakville, 905-634-0641. Proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Support Services and Halton Women's Place. Oakville Zonta Club pres ents Songs for the Soul, Feb. 25, 7 p.m., with Caroline Davidson and Karen Manion, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets, $26, call 905-815-2021. Dinner Theatre packages for Paradiso Restaurant available through the box office. Dinner-theatre packages $56. All proceeds to Wellspring Cancer Support Centre. St. Jude' s Celebration o f the Arts presents John Laing Singers *Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Concert, March 2, 8 p.m., at St. Jude's, William and King. Evening of choral gospel and contemporary music. Tickets $20, $18 for students and seniors, call 905-844-3972. Music Scholarship Concert in memory o f John Macdonald, former music teacher at T. A. Blakelock High School, March 3, 2 p.m., Nelson High School Auditorium, New Street, Burlington. Tickets, $15, avail able at Blakelock or call Lynda Eady, 905-827-1158. Tickets also available at the door. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17 A Day o f Healing fundraiser in support of Crohn's Disease & Colitis, on 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 360 Iroquois Shore Rd, Oakville. Mini treat ments provided by Alternative Health Professionals at a nomi nal cost. Free admission. Silent auction. Brunch available. Viva Variations, interactive concert for children presented by Oakville Suzuki Association, 3 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle. Also Ceilidh Fiddlers. Tickets: $10, students $5, family pass, $25 - at door. A Tribute to Don Sutherland, exhibit of water colours and pen and ink sketch es by late artist, during Heritage Week at Oakville Historical Society Archives, Feb. 17, and Feb. 19 to 22, 1 to 4 p.m., at OHS, 110 King St. Alan Borovoy, General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Union, will speak on Civil Liberties in Canada Before and After Sept. 11,10:30 a m., at the Unitarian Congregation of South Peel. 84 South Service Rd., Mississauga. MONDAY FEBRUARY 18 The Flavour of a Winemaster with Sue-Anne Staff of Pillitteri Estates Winery at Canadian Federation of University Women - CFUW Oakville. Social hour, 7 p.m., meeting 8 p.m. Oakville Trafalgar High School. Call Sarah, 905-815-1130. The Role o f Non-Jewish Family Members at the Synagogue. Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky will lead this informal discussion on the role of nonJewish family members in ritu al, leadership and general partic ipation at Shaarei Beth-El, 8:15 p.m. Call Bobbie Hjll at 905 849-6000. South Peel Naturalists Club 8 p.m., Church of St. Bride, Clarkson Road, Mississauga. Speaker: David Galbraith from Royal Botanical Gardens, Turtles of Southern Ontario Are We Losing Them? Call 905-820-2571. Tots and Us, for caregivers and children - playtime, music, stories and snack, 10 a.m., St. Paul's United church, 454 Rebecca. Call 905-845-3427. Sports, Olympic Memo rabilia Auction - 400 auto graphed, Olympic heroes, generic sports items - clothing, books, game tickets, music, flags, beer steins, 6 p.m., Bohemian Centre, Hwy. 5, Waterdown. Percentage of pro ceeds to charity. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19 The Heritage and Civilization o f the Jews, discus sion series, 7:30 p.m., St. John's United Church, Dunn and Randall. Call 905-845-0551. Schizophrenia Society o f Ontario, Oakville chapter gen eral meeting, 7:30 p.m., Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar. Call Bonnie, 905815-0070. Women With Wings Network, non-profit group pro moting business women and entrepreneurs, dinner meeting, 5:30 p.m., at Otello's Banquet Hall, 2373 Royal Windsor at Ford Drive. Speaker: Diana Saulez, 9 p.m., small business owner, Spreading Your Wings. Cost: $30, $40 non-members. Call Sheri at 905-829-8899. Breast Health Workshop, Walton United Church, Bronte Hall, Lakeshore and Bronte, 7:30 p.m., presented by Breast Cancer Support Services. Speaker: Stephanie Garcia, facts about breast cancer, breast self exams. Call 905-827-1643. My Baby & Me a drop-in for parents and little ones, newborn to 12 months, Tuesdays 2 - 4 p.m. at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 905-849-6366. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Sir John Colbome Centre for Seniors, Tuesdays 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appoint ment only, call 905-815-5960. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20 OakvilleGreen presents An Evening with Glen De Baerernaeker, president of Save the Rouge Valley, who led the fight to save 500,000 acres of green space on the Oak Ridges Moraine and who was instru mental in creating the Rouge Park, North America's largest urban park. Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd, 7:30 p.m. Come early; seating is limited. Call 905-847-9990 or visit www.oakvillegreen.com As part of Kinsmen and Kinettes Day, Feb. 20, and Kinsmen and Kinettes Week, Feb. 16 to 22, OakvilleKinsmen Club holds open meeting at Crusader Rugby Club, Ninth Line north of Upper Middle, 7:15 p.m. Call Justin Caiger, 905-845-0757. Kinsmen and Kinettes celebrate 82nd anniversary on Feb. 20. Caring for Kids Community Partnership presentation on Children and Sexuality: A Guide fo r Parents and Caregivers o f Young Children, with public health nurses, 7 to 9 p.m., Oakville Central Library, 120 Navy. Dessert Bridge for Seniors, 1:30 p.m., The Kensington, 25 Lakeshore W. Free admission, bring partner. Reservations required, call Linda, 905-8444000. Oakville Harbours Advisory Committee and Halton Regional Police host 2nd annual Boating Symposium at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar, Oakville and Trafalgar Rooms, 7 p.m. Presentations by Canadian Coast Guard, RCMP, Halton Regional Police Marine Unit, Canada Customs and Excise, Oakville Fire Department, and TOWARF. Boaters interested in obtaining Pleasure Craft Operator Card may write test afterwards for $20. Call Wallace Nisbet, 905-844-6670. Oakville Team o f CBMC Canada (Christian Business Ministries Canada) meet at 12 noon for lunch at the Quality Hotel, 754 Bronte Rd. Speaker: Andre Levesque, manager, Industrial State Chemical Co., Toronto. Cost: $15 per person. For reservations or any ques tions, call Barry Beach at 905815-1600 or by e-mail: beach@iml.com Self Esteem: Feeling Good About Yourself, four-week pro gram begins, to help identify inner critic, change negative beliefs and adopt accepting atti tudes, Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 p.m., in Burlington. Call Canadian Mental Health Association 905-693-4270. Anne o f Green Gables, pre sented by Credit Valley Hospital Volunteer Partners, Meadowvale Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets $20, call 905-813-1585. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs - meet at The Running Company, 118 Thomas, 7 p.m. for 5K, 7K and longer course. Free. Call 905-815-1952. Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver FERTILIZER INJECTOR: Tim Rivers, senior greenhouse operator the Oakville Greenhouse on Cornwall Road, demonstrates a portable fertilizer injector to the Oakville Horticultural Society's Renate Rodenburg, past-president, and David Marshall, Chair of Junior Committee. The society donated $900 towards the pur chase of the device that applies the correct amount of fertilizer. THURSDA Y FEBRUARY 21 Oriah Mountain Dreamer speaks about her book The Dance, 7 to 9:30 p.m., John Guest Hall, Appleby College, sponsored by Women's Centre and Bookers. Tickets $10, avail able at Bookers, 905-844-5501, or Women's Centre, 905-847S t e p h e n P h e la n , D .D .S . 9104. Women's Centre closed tonight because of speaker. T h e L o n g & S h o r t o f G u m D is e a s e Fred Hayward of United Empire Loyalists Association For Canadians in their 30's and which contains toxins and a sulfur speaks about Loyalist Pioneers beyond, the threat of gum (peri compound that slowly decays teeth at Bronte Horticultural Society, odontal) disease is a very real and and gums. 7:30 p.m., Sovereign House, 7 potentially dangerous condition. By In the initial stages of gum disease West River. Call 905-825-5552. the age of 40, some 70% of our (known as gingivitis), the bacteria population appears to have some Children and Divorce: begin to weaken the fibers which Avoid the Pitfalls, six-week pro stage of the disease. hold the gums to the teeth. Gingivi gram designed to support par tis is characterized by a swelling, Although genetics may play a role ents in helping children cope in it's development, doctors gener inflammation and bleeding of the with separation and divorce, Advanced periodontal ally agree that gum disease is gums. begins in Oakville. Call disease (known as periodontitis) is directly related to how well one Canadian Mental Health a much more serious condition with cares for their teeth and gums. Association, 905-693-4270. warning signs like: persistent bad Halton Peel AFAF Keeping your teeth and gums taste, permanent teeth that are Francophone Women' s healthy requires just a few basic loose or separating; or changes in Business Association dinner, steps. Brush gently and floss daily the way your teeth fit together Michael's Back Door, 1715 to remove plaque from your teeth when you bite. Lakeshore W., Mississauga and gums. Brushing too hard can The ravages of gum disease are (905-822-5751), 6 p.m. destroy gum tissue causing the best prevented by early detection, Speaker: Laurie Morrison, pres gums to recede, making you more proper hygiene, and maintaining a ident, Oakville Chamber of vulnerable to bacterial infection. balanced diet. A diet low in impor Commerce, how chamber helps business. Cost: $25 ($33 non Flossing removes bacteria and tant nutrients can compromise your members), call Rita Holmes, food particles from in-between body's immune system and make it 905-822-3677 before Feb. 19. teeth. Rinsing with certain mouth harder for the body to fight off The Tooth D octor washes also helps. Even rinsing the mouth with water after eating can reduce bacteria by as much as 30 percent. infection. Because periodontal disease is a serious infection, poor nutrition can worsen the condition of your gums. ^ Ages 2 V W an ted fo r T V & M o v ie Jo b s! No Fees!? M en / W o m en 16-65 y e a rs n e ed ed fo r sa m e N o e x tr a s . P a re n ts c a ll Gum (periodontal) disease is particularly dangerous because the progression of the disease is often painless and (without regular dental check ups) can go unde tected until it creates a serious problem. The disease results in a gradual infection of the gums and, eventu ally, the underlying bones of the mouth. It is caused by the build up of plaque on and around the teeth that subsequently calcifies into tartar. This tartar releases bacteria (4 1 6 ) 2 2 1 -3 8 2 9 N O W O P E N ---------- The good news is that gingivitis is reversible with professional treat ment and good oral home care. Visit your dentist at least twice a year to remove tartar from places brushing and flossing may miss. 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