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Wednesday, September 15, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 I ; COMMUNITY UPDATE Photo by Peter McCusker Wimpy's owner Marina Radonjic has organized the Great '50s and '60s Dance Party to raise funds for leukemia research. Her cousin has died of the disease. Flirtations at Great '50s and '60s Dance By Claudia D'Souza SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Flirtations will be rockin' the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre - with laughter. The Great '50s and '60s Dance Party, on Saturday Sept. 25th, featuring the popular, Hamilton-based, lip sync come­ dy troupe is sure to knock everyone's bobby sox off, promis­ es organizer Marina Radonjic, owner of Wimpy's Diner at 150 Lakeshore Rd. W. Hosted by OLDIES 1150 (CKOC) deejay Rob Balia, tickets are $15 per person or $29 per couple with proceeds going to childhood leukemia research. "Funds raised will go to the Oakville unit of the Canadian Cancer Society/Leukemia Research," confirms Joan Gibb, local Cancer Society volunteer. "Marina's heart is bigger than Oakville." Well-known in the Greater Toronto Area as the kings of lip sync comedy, The Flirtations' outrageous costumes and spoofs of The Spice Girls, The Supremes and their 'three- quarter' Monty revue are gut-wrenchingly funny. Currently, there are 12 members from all walks of life including one Oakville resident, Walter Petrecca, who does a high energy 'Lord of My Pants' tribute to Michael 'Fatly.' "During the day, they earn a living as salesman, writers, accountants, Air Canada supervisors, maintenance workers, schoolteachers - you name it," says Ken Lampman, one of two original remaining members. "We have a lot of fun." "They are incredible," attests Radonjic. "I first saw them in Hamilton and it was the best $15 I ever spent. I was crying I was laughing so hard. They're so entertaining. We're having a midnight buffet, macarena and limbo contests, door prizes every hour and a best costume contest." Although the Oakville resident's eyes light up when she talks about The Flirtations, they well with grief as her thoughts tum to her personal interest in childhood leukemia and the reason she organized the event. Her beloved cousin, Vladimir Maijan, succumbed to the disease just weeks ago on Aug. 27th at age 21. He'd been fighting for his life for the past three years and had been awaiting a third bone marrow transplant in Switzerland at the end of this month. Radonjic's plans for holding a fundraiser in his honour were already well underway when she received the unexpected news Vlad died. "I thought about cancelling it but I didn't want to look in the mirror and know I didn't go that extra mile," she sighs. "He was a good boy. Bright, nice-looking - he wanted to be a lawyer. People need to know kids are dying of this disease. With Vlad, it came with no warning or family history. It can happen to anyone." It's no coincidence 12 years ago, the death of a little girl from childhood leukemia cemented The Flirtations to their fundraising mandate right from the start explains Lampman. "Through my daughters I've been affiliated with Steps Performing Arts Centre in Hamilton for many years. In the early '80s, there was a little girl at the studio who didd of childhood leukemia. Years after she died, owner Fran McKechnie-Flood asked some of the fathers to do a send-up of The Temptations at her end-of-the-year cabaret show and that's how it all started with just one number - 'My Girl'." (See 'Flirtations . . .' page B4) R u b y ! 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Also volunteer leaders needed, 18 and up, for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night groups. Call Sarah Davis, 844-8418. Halton-Peel Pet Loss Support Group meets first and third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Difficulty coping with loss of pet, struggling with pre-euthanasia deci­ sion, or to learn more, call 842-2252, 272- 4040 or 637-5233. Email: petloss@idi- rect.ca Halton Women's Civitan Club meets first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month at Oakville Ramada Inn, 7 to 9 p.m. Call Christine Langevin, 844-8070. Women for Sobriety New Life Program, meets Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph's Hospital, James Street, Hamilton, for women overcoming addic­ tions. Call Helen, 849-5983 (fax 337-3904) or Susan, 905-528-6823. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16 Lunch Hour Curator Talk and Tour, 1 p.m.. Sept. 16th and 23rd, with Mamie Fleming on Petal Pushers, current exhibi­ tion to Oct. 3rd, at Oakville Galleries Gairloch Gallery, 1306 Lakeshore E. Oakville Trafalgar School Council meeting, 7 p.m., in school library, 1460 Devon west of Maplegrove. Open Forum 8:45 p.m., OTHS parents and interested community members welcome. East Oakville Community Adult Centre, Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maplegrove, meets at 1 p.m. for cards, games and refreshments. Call Thelma Perras, 844-5584. American Women's Club welcomes all US-born or naturalized citizens to first gen­ eral meeting, 9:30 a.m., at Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate at Upper Middle Road. Babysitting available, however registration required. Call Phyllis, 569-9350 for information and directions. Colborne Computer Club, 7:30 p.m., Sir John Colbome Centre for Seniors. Speaker: Andy Raul, Update on Windows 98, file management, and question period. Red Cross Babysitting Courses, Sept. 16th, 24th, 30th and Nov. 7th, White Oaks Library, 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Cost: $35. Call 845-5241. Meet Dee Hakala, author of Thin Is Just A Four Letter Word, and founder of New Faces of Fitness program, 7 p.m., at River Oaks Recreation Centre, 2400 Sixth Line. Free motivational speech and class demo. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Halton British Canadian Club pub night, 8 p.m., Oakville Knights of Columbus, sing along and food. All people of British descent welcome. Finding the Right One: Are you look­ ing for that 'right person?' Starting a new relationship or thinking of marriage? Seminar to learn how to find a marriage partner. Sept. 17th, 7 to 9 p.m. Register by calling Stephen Carpenter, 637-9450. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10. Proceeds through Branch 114 to charities. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cash door prizes and refresh­ ments. Dress code. Call 845-6271. Women Meet Women drop-in every Friday, noon to 4 p.m. First, second and third Friday of month at Women's Centre, Ste. 210; and third and fourth Friday, Halton Rape Crisis Centre, Ste. 227 - Hopedale Mall. Childcare provided. Open to all women. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18 One man . . . 2,000 boards . . . 8 hours . . . 2 hands. .. 2 feet. . . Mike Momingstar of Momingstar Taekwond-Do breaks the boards at Oakville Place to raise funds for the Oakville United Way, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boards supplied by Home Depot. His goal is $10,000 to be raised from the sale of raf­ fle tickets and donations. St. Aidan's Church Rummage and Garage Sale, rain or shine, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at church, 318 Queen Mary at Stewart. Autumn Festival in Downtown Oakville, 9 a.m. pancake breakfast with proceeds going to Golden Griddle Children's Charities, hayrides, com-on-the- cob available at noon, com roast, and wine tasting. Also display booths and live enter­ tainment. And, One Day Sidewalk Sale. Art on the Bluffs features artist Dennis Chilton, 1 to 4 p.m., at Sovereign House, 7 West River, Bronte. Tours of house on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Show con­ tinues to Sept. 29th. Sheridan United Church Fall Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2501 Truscott, Mississauga. Games, crafts, bake table, pony rides, petting zoo, books, and Smudge Sundaes at noon. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Terry Fox Run, Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, south-west parking lot, Third Line south of Upper Middle. Registration 9 a.m., Run begins at 10 a.m. Entertainment by gospel singers Glen Hamilton and Lystra Gibbs. Pledge sheets available across town. Oakville Peace Festival, Coronation Park, noon to 5 p.m. Featured entertainers The Travellers, Raging Grannies. Car Wash, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Good Neighbour Garage, Lakeshore and Mississaga, Bronte. Proceeds to Human Resources Interscholastic Council for Sheridan College. 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