Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com Please forw ard announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers R d, Oakville, Ont. Ij6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-5567, em ail blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call 905-845-3824 E xt 250, BEFORE NOON Monday to be included Notices are listed free o f charge. WEDNESDAY JU LY 16 A rt on the Bluffs at Sovereign House. 7 West River, in B ronte, features Ross Gordon and Chuck Slawich to July 23. hosted by Bronte Historical Society. Stroke R ecovery A ssociation, Burlington chapter, holds annual Summer Picnic, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.. at La Salle Park, Burlington, on bluff behind pavilion. Food, refreshment, outdoor games, entertainment and free cruise around Hamilton Harbour. Call 905-319-1776. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs - meet at The Running Company, 118 Thom as St.. at 7 p.m. for 5K, 7K and longer courses. Free. Call 905-815-1952. THURSDAY JU LY 17 Women' s Caring and Sharing Circle with Dekyi Lee Oldershaw, weekly m eet ings on Thursdays starting July 17, I - 2 p.m.. W omen's Centre. Hopedale Mall. Ste. 210. Free. Spend an hour in the warm, accepting atm osphere o f other women. Share challenges, life experience and w is dom. O n-going group will become self facilitated in September. Call 905-8475520. H alton VON F oot C are C linic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 - 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appoint ment only, call 905-815-5966. H alton A n d P eel P rofession al Executive Network (H APPEN) netw ork ing support group for unemployed business p rofessionals, 8 a.m ., in M ississauga. Speaker: M arian Slam an, P ersonal Evaluation. M em bers $5, non-m em bers $10. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca Talents Within C hocolate Fete, Tangerine, 647 King St. W,, Toronto, 6 p.m. Call 905-469-0185 to purchase a tick et. Tickets $20 also available at the door. Complimentary chocolate flavoured alco holic drinks and chocolate tasters, includ ing a must-see chocolate fountain. Great DJ and dancing. All proceeds go to Talents W ithin, sports camp for underprivileged children. Introduction to Buddhist M editation. Thursdays to July 24 at St. Jude's Church. Call 905-842-0940. L e t' s Play Ball. Baseball Night, Halton Recreation Club, Deer Run Park, every Thursday. 7 p.m. Fun game o f slow-pitch softball. Men and women over 18 w el come. Deer Run Park is north-east of Lakeshore Road and Ford Drive. For more information, call Jim at 905-855-2484, or email aplus@ prim us.ca. FRIDAY JU LY 18 Singles and Social Dance, every Friday during the summer. 8 p.m. - midnight. Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd. Open to people 50 and up. Admission $8. Call 905-8764540. SATURDAY JU L Y 19 V in n ie' s C a fi, L akeshore Road in Bronte, presents guitarist Michael Maguire playing m usic o f B assie. C arm ichael, Ellington. Porter and more 20th century composers, 7 - 1 0 p.m. SU N D A Y JU LY 20 Creepy Creatures, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.. B ronte C reek Provincial park. N ature Centre and Area. Parking Lot C. Live spec imens o f native and non-native species o f creepy and crawly creatures. Presentations by Sciensational Snakes and Safari Jeff. D isplays and hands-on dem onstrations, touch a snake, explore the pond, and dis cover bugs. Pond Study. 1 p.m.. Ooze and G ooze Hike, 3 p.m .. O wl Prowl with Debbie Dulong, 8:30 p.m. Park on Burloak north o f QEW. G uitar Workshop Plus, July 20 - 25, Appleby College, for all levels, all ages and all styles including blues, rock, acoustic, jazz, classical, and guitar for complete beginner. Bass, drum and keyboard classes as well. Guest instructors include blues great Robben Ford, Canadian virtuoso Rik Emmett, and jazz extraordinaire Lome Lofsky. C all 905-785-7087 or visit w ww.guitarworkshopplus.com. A Garden Fair, charity barbecue, 12 noon - prize draws at 1:30 p.m., 284 Appleby Line, Burlington. Rain or shine. Net proceeds from lunch and activities will be donated to the Princess M argaret Hospital Foundation's Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Lunch: hotdogs, hamburg ers. pop. water and popsicles. Activities: face painting, craft table, 50/50 draw, and candy count. Raffle for prize basket. G olf putting challenge, and silent auction. RSVP to Louisa at 905-847-5947. For info about the Weekend to End Breast Cancer visit: www.endcancer.ca or call 416-8159255. M O N DAY JU L Y 21 Paletta lutkefront Park Open House. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Public invited to view and participate in gam es o f yesteryear. Experience architectural magnificence and exquisite d6cor o f Paletta Mansion, 4250 L akeshore Rd. betw een A ppleby and Walkers, Burlington. Free admission, park ing on site. Call 905-632-7809. Weekly Walks by th e Water along W aterfront Trail with the Bronte Bunch. COMMUNITY UPDATE Harrison Smith · Special to the Beaver $10,700 FOR DOG GUIDES: M ary Bezanson of the Lions F oundation o f C an ad a, and dog guide G oliath, accept a $10,700 cheque from the H alton c h a p te r of the U rban D evelopm ent Institu te (UDI), represented by from left, T. J. C ieciura, Douglas B arker, an d Will Young. UDI has su p p o rted the F o u n d atio n 's Dog G uide T raining C en tre fo r 17 years. T he F oundation provides dog guides, at no cost, to C an ad ian s with visual, hearing and o th er m edical/physi cal disabilities. UDI includes land developers, builders, law yers, architects, engineering consultants and plan n ers. Group walks every Monday year round for fun, fitness and friendship. Meet at back door o f Coach and Four, Lakeshore and Bronte. Walk begins 7:15 p.m. Apr6s walk refreshm ents. B eginners welcom e. Approximately 7K walk, 1.5 hours. Call Sylvia, 905-616-2330. TUESDAY JU L Y 22 Oakville Wind Orchestra free concert series at Coronation Park, Tuesdays 7 - 8 p.m., to Aug. 5. Bring a lawn chair and a friend. Call 905-466-9306 or www.oakvillewindorchestra.com. B ronte Creek P rovincial Park A dven tu re Club day cam p Junior Naturalist Program and Tim e Traveller C lub have been com bined to form Adventure Club. Tuesdays to Aug. 26, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Open to ages 6-10. Preregister by calling 905-827-6911 ext. 271. A C appella Show case invites all women who like to sing to join them for their Summ er Sing Program, stating July 8 and running every Tuesday to Aug. 19. This four-part harmony chorus meets from 7 - 1 0 p.m. at St. Volodymyr's Cultural C entre, on the south side o f D undas between Third and Fourth Lines. Help f o r Parents - Parent Support Group meets weekly, Tuesday evenings. T his non-denom inational self-support group with trained leaders. Helps parents of children who are in trouble at home, at school or with the law, abusive or taking drugs. A member o f A ssociation o f Parenl Support Groups in O ntario (APSGO). To locate group nearest you. Call 1-800-4885666, or visit www .apsgo.ca. Halton VON F oot Care Clinic, Sir John C olborne C entre for Seniors. Tuesdays 1 - 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appoint ment only. Call 905-815-5960. TOPS (Take O ff Pounds S en sibly) w eekly T uesday m eetings. 7 p.m ., at Walton M emorial United Church, 2489 Lakeshore West in Bronte. Info: 905-8273399. Oakridge Mom and Tots for moms and kids ages birth to four: Oakridge Bible Chapel, 2250 Eighth Line. Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11 a.m. Call Kim English 905-332-7929. 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