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58 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 29, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit and local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905FRIDAY AUGUST 31 Fish Fry at Oakville Legion, 36 Upper Middle Rd., 4:30-8 p.m., $8 per person. All welcome. Call 905-845-6271. Roast beef dinner at Bronte Legion, potatoes, gravy, yorkshire pudding, vegetables, desserts, 6:30 p.m., Club Room, buy tickets at the bar Monday to Friday, all welcome, adults $8, children $4, e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada, Oakville Branch, 1096 Speers Road, invites the community to attend an Open House from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6 First Oakville Toastmasters kicks off a new season at 7:30 at the Bronte Legion (Jones Street and Lakeshore Road). Build your public speaking skills. Find out more at www.firstoakvilletoastmasters.org or e-mail VPMembership@FirstOakvilleToastmasters.org. Open house and pancake breakfast at the Oakville Seniors' Centre at 263 Kerr St., 9-11:30 a.m. Meet instructors, find out about fall classes, day trips, special events and much more. Phone 905-8155966. Everyone welcome! Mississauga Branch of Retired Women Teachers of Ontario holds a New Retirees' Tea, 1:30-3:30 p.m., St. Patrick's Church Hall, 945 Flagship Dr., Mississauga, call 416-622-5254 or Judy Djelaj at 905-826-8107. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 Milton's 150th Anniversary and Milton District High School's Reunion for all years, Sept. 7-9. For information visit www.geocities.com/mdhs_reunion or e-mail mdhs_reunion@hotmail.com. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8 Kerr Village Organic Farmers' Market, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., Heritage Square, Florence Drive at Kerr Street, fresh, seasonal, and local produce. Live entertainment. Cafe featuring local chefs. Visit www.kerrvillagebia.ca/organic-market for weekly updates. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Sunday School registrations and Rally at 10 a.m., St. Cuthbert's, Maple Grove and Oakhill. All welcome. Call 905-844-6200, or e-mail: stcuthbert@bellnet.ca. Sunday Brunch at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd., 11 a.m.1:30 p.m. $6, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, fruit cup, rolls, croissants. All welcome. Call 905-845-6271. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 2nd Oakville Beavers (5-7yrs), Cubs (8-10yrs), Scouts (11-14yrs) Registration: Tuesday Sept 11 and 18, 6:307:30 p.m., St. John's United Church, basement, boys and girls welcome. Leaders and parent (and high school) volunteers needed. Sign up as a leader, and the "scouter" gets a discount. Contact: Jan Carnall 905-8448776 or email dbc@sympatico.ca. Halton Police Chorus is recruiting community men and women who love to sing. No audition, no requirement to read music. Come to open house at 7 p.m. at Police Headquarters, Community Room, 1151 Bronte Rd. Oakville. Call Joan 905825-4747 ext. 5112 or e-mail chorus@hrps.on.ca. CORRECTION NOTICE In the Saturday, August 25th edition of the Oakville Beaver an error occured in the Readers Selection Winners Section. An advertisement mistakenly displayed that it had been voted the Diamond Award by our readers, when it should have been the Gold Award in the Dance Instruction Category. The winner of the Diamond Award was actually Oakville Academy for the Arts. The Oakville Beaver regrets the error. call 905-827-4722. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 Kerr Village Organic Farmers' Market, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., Heritage Square, Florence Drive at Kerr Street, fresh, seasonal, and local produce. Live entertainment. Cafe featuring local chefs. Visit www.kerrvillagebia.ca/organic-market for weekly updates. TWDD Meditation Beginner Class, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm. All are welcome, compatible for beginner and advanced meditators. Class held in Oakville, call Jemma for directions at 416-451-2063 or visit www.haikong.ca. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3 Pelicans, a serious poetry critiquing group, meets, limited membership group but if you are the kind of poet that does numerous rewrite and thrives on giving and getting honest critiquing, this might be the group for you. For information, contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075 TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 Halton Police Chorus is recruiting community men and women who love to sing. No audition, no requirement to read music. Come to open house September 4 or 11 at 7 p.m. at Police Headquarters, Community Room, 1151 Bronte Rd. Call Joan 905-825-4747 ext. 5112 or e-mail chorus@hrps.on.ca. There will be music in the air & dancing everywhere... Community Notices Classified Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm E-mail: classified@haltonsearch.com Obituary Obituary Obituary PAKKALA,Valerie Margaret (nee Dopson) Passed away suddenly at home on her own terms, Friday August 24th, 2007 at age 52 after a courageous 4 year struggle with cancer. Val was the beloved wife of Wayne, loving mother of Luke and Mark all of Georgetown. Daughter of Dorothy and Richard (deceased) Dopson, daughter in-law of Gloria and Andy (deceased) Pakkala all of Sudbur y. Val will be greatly missed by her many sisters, brothers, brothers and sisters in-law, nieces and nephews as well as her and Wayne's many friends and associates. A webmaster and graphics designer at Yamaha Motors Canada, Val was also extensively involved in many business and volunteer organizations in Georgetown throughout her life including the Chamber of Commerce and the local baseball scene. She founded the Halton Hills Women in Business Association and was involved in setting up the North Halton Athena Foundation, an organization dedicated to suppor ting, developing and honouring women leaders and inspiring women to achieve their full potential in the community. Born and raised in Sudbury, Val loved getting away to the family camps on Long Lake and spent as much time as possible there. Her personal strength of character and will power carried her on throughout this summer allowing her to accomplish goals of renewing relationships and visiting childhood haunts and friends along with going to Camp Manitou in August 2007. Val became passionate in her support of the "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" walk for the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, participating in 2 walks and planning a 3rd in spite of declining health. The family asks that those wishing to honour her memory make contributions to the Princess Margaret Walk to End Cancer in lieu of flowers. Her personal web page can be found on www.Endcancer.ca - Toronto - sponsor a participant. The family will receive friends at the Jones Funeral Home, 11582 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown 905-877-3631 on Wednesday August 29th, 2007 at 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. A funeral service will be held at Norval United Church, 486 Guelph Street, Norval Ontario at 2:00 pm Thursday August 30th, 2007.To send expressions of sympathy visit www.jsjonesandsonfuneralhome.com Promoting Special Interest Opportunities for Children & Adults Publishing 5 consecutive Wednesdays: August 8, 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 5 Music Instruction · Dance Classes · Dancewear Arts & Crafts & Supplies · Theatre Recreational Interests · Skill Upgrading Career Training · Personal Development · So much more! We offer optional advertisement sizes and rates to accommodate all needs. I look forward to assisting you with your advertising requirements this year. BECKE, JerrySuddenly on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the family cottage at the age of 65. Beloved husband of Jacqueline, loving father of Shelley, Jeff and Kim, Kris and Lisa and step father to Todd and Kelly, and Daena and Craig. Cherrished grandpa, "dad dad" to Cassidy, Shayleen, Riley, Chloe, Ella, Mackayla, Sydney, Kyle, and Kennedy. Forever the number 1 son to Madge and the late Joe. Survived by five brothers, six sisters and their families. Will also be missed by mother-in-law Muriel. Jerry was known for his keen sense of humour and love of family, after 45 years in sales he was well respected by friends and colleagues. Jerry's passion for golf was never quite perfected, but could always be found practicing. "FORE"ever remembered and loved but never forgotten. Visitation will take place at the Glen Oaks Reception Centre, 3164 9th LIne, (at Dundas), Oakville 905.257.8822 on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9 pm. Service will take place at St. Dominic's Catholic Church, 2415 Rebecca St., Oakville on Thursday at 10:00 am. Donations to the Canadian Diabetes Society. Online condolences at www.glenoaks.com MILLAR, David Leonard- Surrounded by his family, David passed away on Monday August 27, 2007 at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Beloved husband of Sylvia. Loving father to Carolynn (Elio Monaco) and David Jr., (Kim) Millar. Sonin-law of Lorraine Bishop and the late George. Survived by sister Dale Barr and half-sisters Bonnie (Stu) Bottomley and Dianne (Aubrey) Dove. Family and friends will be received at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville (one block east of Kerr, 905-844-2600) from 6 ­ 9 pm Thursday. Service of Remembrance 11:00 am Friday in the Kopriva Chapel followed by a reception. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to Ian Anderson House, P. O. Box 61034, 511 Maple Grove Drive, Oakville, ON, L6J 7P5 or the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Halton Regional Chapter, 2016 Victoria Avenue, Burlington, ON L7R 1R4 . Sadly missed by colleagues at S.L.H. Transport and fondly remembered by friends at Tim Horton's. Many, many thanks to the nurses on the 3rd floor at O.T.M.H. and Dr. Pyle and Dr. Glover, and the wonderful staff and volunteers at Ian Anderson House. Condolences may be made through www.koprivataylor.com Spot Colour and Process Colour Available! To reserve space in this feature contact your Classified Sales Representative 905-632-4440 · 905-632-8165 classified@haltonsearch.com Community Notices continue on page 63. . .