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2 ® _______________________________________________________________________________________________ S unday, June 4 ,2 0 0 0 O a k v il le B e a v e r W e e k e n d Community Update An Oakville Beaver Feature Please forward announcements for Community Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver , 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; Fax 3375567; Email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com or call 845-3824 E xt 250. Contact: Wilma Blokhuis 845-3824 (Extension 250) Fax:337-5567 Email: blokhuis@haJtonsearch.com Oakville Suzuki Association violin final concert, 7 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle. Also fiddle groups. Free. Italian Cultural Association o f Oakville Tavola Rotonda - Round Table, presents Banquet of Italian Poetry, read in Italian by Giuseppe Fava, 2:30 p.m., Oakville Central Library, Navy and Lakeshore. Legacy Tea Two Thousand, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Port Nelson United Church, Rossmore and South, Burlington, traditional event for Beta Sigma Phi members and their daugh ters and granddaughters. Ritual service for little girls to receive yellow roses, fashions by J. Michael's and Young Canada Fashions featuring girls with their mothers and grand mothers. Proceeds to breast cancer research. Halton' s Heel `n ' Wheel-a-Thon, Spencer Smith Park, Burlington. Registration 12 noon. Kick off 1 p.m. with Paul Osbaldiston, place kicker, Hamilton Tiger Cats. Proceeds to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation for research. MONDAY It INF. A SUNDAYJUNE 4 Great Ride V Stride, 1 p.m., Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. Walk, run, bike or rollerblade 5 or 10 kilometres. Free bar becue and incentive prizes including moun tain bike. Hip Hip Hooray! - 9th annual walk for bone and joint health, Centennial Plaza in front of Oakville Central Library, Navy and Lakeshore. 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AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE: F or your convenience, you can b u y O ntario Savings B on d s at ban ks, trust com pan ies, credit unions, caisses popu laires, Province of O ntario Savings O ffices an d through investm ent dealers. ONTARIO SAVINGS BONDS Invest in a phceynu call home. 1st y e a r 2nd y e a r 3rd y e a r 4 th y e a r 5th y e a r IT IP -U P BONO Five-year term , redeemable every six months 5.75% 6 -m o n th 6.25% 6.50% 6.75% 7.00% 3 -y e a r VAPIAILI-RATi BONO Seven-year term, rate reset every six months and redeemable every six months 6.00% FIXED-RATE BOND Three-year term, redeemable a t m aturity 6.50% Available from June 2 to June 21. For inquiries: 1 -8 8 8 -2 1 2 -B O N D ( 2 6 6 3 ) www.ofina.on.ca/OSB Front Row Centre, volunteer fundrais ing arm of Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, annual meeting, 7:30 p.m., in theatre lobby. Presentation of cheque (about $12,000) to theatre manager Ken Coulter. (Bridge Party on April 17th raised $1,325.) Wine and cheese afterwards. Hire-a-Student Week, June 5th to 9th, at Oakville Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students, 1090 Speers, to pro mote job opportunities for youth and encourage employers to hire students for summer. Summer Employment Officers' Development Project - volunteer at United Way, June 5th, Community Living Oakville, June 7th; Lung Association, June 8th; and Oakville Humane Society, June 9th. Also draw for employers who post jobs during Hire-A-Student Week, 845-3601. Business Women's Network Dinner, 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. at Otello's Banquet Hall, 2273 Royal Windsor at Ford Drive for net working, dinner and speakers. Everyone present will have an opportunity to speak about their business. RSVP to Cindy at the Chamber of Commerce, 845-6613 Ext. 28. WWW Network, for women new to business world, others who have been in business for a few years, and women who would like to start a business, 7 to 9 p.m., Quality Hotel, 954 Bronte Rd., south of QEW. Free. Call Sheri Stewart, 849-5552. TUESDAY JUNE 6 Oakville Seniors Camera Club 2nd Grand Annual Windup Party, members' exhibition of prints and slides, 7:30 p.m., Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr. Call Mary Jane Whitehead, 845-4736. Curator' s Talk for Donald L. McKinley: A Studio Practice in Furniture, 7:30 p.m., at Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy. Call 8444402 or visit www.oakvillegalleries.com Peel-Halton Cesarean Awareness Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Group (CAVBAC), information and support meeting, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Women, Birth and the Media. Call Fenny, 905-873-2779 or Wendy, 905-891-0793. Hire a Student Week Free BBQ at Town Square, open to students looking for summer jobs. Call 845-3601. WEDNESDAYJUNE 7 Parents o f Children with Cancer, selfhelp support for families dealing with child hood cancer, 7 p.m., Cancer Society office, 635 Fourth Line, Unit 51. Call 842-3682. Arthritis Bluebird Club, 7 p.m., Burlington Seniors Centre, 2285 New St., Burlington. Wrap-up meeting. Free. Refreshments. Call 637-6643. Oakville Fibromyalgia Support Group meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m., at a dif ferent location, to walk the trails of Oakville. Call Annette at 257-1841 or Cathy at 827-0243. OF SPECIAL NOTE Secret Gardens o f Oakville, Garden Tour, Sunday July 2nd, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets, $10, available at Acorn Card Shop, 221 Lakeshore E.; An English Garden Flower Shoppe; Pilgrim's Way Plaza; Hopedale Hardware, Hopedale Mall; Upper Oakville Card Shop, Upper Oakville Shopping Centre. Call 849-7649. Has your beloved pet died? If you need to talk to someone who understands the love you feel for your beloved pet, call the Halton/Peel Pet Loss Support Group for confidential telephone support. Mississauga (905) 272-4040; Oakville (905) 842-2252; Burlington (905) 637-5233 and ask to leave a message for the Pet Loss Support Group. Email: petloss@idirect.ca Tulips, Tulips, Tulips: Oakville Royal Canadian Legion is selling tulip bulbs, 10 for $6, or a box of 100 for $55, available to June 15th. Call Bill Allan at the Legion, 845-6271, or 847-2626.