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Wednesday September 27, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 Community Update A n Oakville Beaver Feature Contact Wilma Blokhuis: 8 4 5 -3 8 2 4 E x t 2 5 0 Fax: 3 3 7 -5 5 6 7 Email: b lo k h u is @ h a tto n s e a rc h .c o m Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, OnL L6K 3S4; email to blokhuis@haltonsearch.com or call 845-3824 E x t 250, Fax 337-5567 BEFORE NOON Monday. Oakville Big Sisters urgently needs volunteer for 25 Little Sisters. Women who can offer three hours of friendship each week to girls aged 4 to 17, and who are 19 or older, can call 338-0238 for October training. sents talk on The Heritage Trails: The Present and Future Plans, with Bill Harris of Heritage Trails Committee, 7:30 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 89 Dunn at Lakeshore. Free - donations. people who have live threatening ill ness? Volunteers matched 1:1 basis. Three hours a week training for 10 weeks, beginning Sept. 28th. Call Linda Shaver, 827-8800. Wellspring cancer support centre, 2545 Sixth Line, has Drop-In Peer Support, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Yoga, 1 to 2:30 p.m., call 257-1988. Mississauga Camera Club, 8 p.m.. Port Credit Library, 20 Lakeshore E., Mississauga. Slide cri tique. Club offers field trips, newslet ter, technical advice, slide and print competitions. Call 905-569-9755. Oakville Strutters meets Thursday nights for 60-minute `stress busters' fitness walk. Also new route to Holyrood Park and back, (plus optional half-hour walk through Lakeside Park.) Libation afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main front doors, Lakeshore and Navy, 7:15 p.m. Bring flash lights Call Patti Crichton, 338-2751. Thyroid Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Options free seminar, 7 p.m., Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital with Dr. Rosenthall, endocrinologist, in partnership with Thyroid Foundation o f Canada OTMH PharmaCare. Services fo r Abused Women at Holton Family Services offers education/support and therapy groups for women who have experienced emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse within their spousal or dating relationships. Next group starts Oct. 3rd. Free. Also individual counselling/therapy for women and chil dren's groups. Call 845-3811. You're Not Listening - how often have you heard this phrase? Four-week program at Oakville Parent Child Centre starting midOctober. Childcare. Call 849-6366. Oakville African Violet Society, 7:30 p.m., White Oaks Secondary School, North Campus, 1055 McCraney, in the horticulture room. Use west side entrance past the greenhouse. Barb Post, 845-1550. CARP - Canada' s Association fo r the Fifty Plus, Halton chapter, 7:30 p.m., new location, Burlington Holiday Inn, 3063 South Service at Guelph Line and QEW, Burlington. Speakers Frank Switzer and Benjamin Eggar from Ontario Securities Commission; and Sonya Seibert, OPP Community Relations, investment fraud and scams. Special guests, Lillian and Murray Morgenthau, president and execu tive-director of CARP. ADAPT - Halton Alcohol Drug FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Wellspring cancer support centre, 2545 Sixth Line, has Drop-In Peer Support, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Relaxation & Visualization 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., call 257-1988. Photo by Riziero Vertolli Hurting marriage? Retrouvaille, a process designed to heal and renew troubled marriages with focus on communication. Opportunity for couples to rediscov er themselves and their marriage relationship. Call, in strictest confi dence 825-0791, by Oct. 5th. Next weekend is Oct. 13th in Burlington. ' GARAGE SALE B E N E F IC IA R IE S : The Kerr Street Community Consultation Oakville Suzuki Association Open House, 6:30 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, Upper Middle and Nottinghill Gate. Welcoming Concert and annual meeting, 7 p.m. and Gambling Assessment Prevention and Treatment Program annual meeting, 6 p.m., at Burlington Holiday Inn, Guelph Line and QEW. Committee presented $1,000 to the Blind Children and Youth Parents Association (BCYPA), money raised from a recent garage sale. Shown at front is Const. Ellie Van Vleit with Daniel Wolak; and shown from left are Nora Groves, Sher Malik, Marlee Herron, Lynn Munari, Ron Shantz, John Poaps, Susan Wolak and John Wolak. In addition, a new scanner was given to Sheri-Lyn Poaps, who was paralyzed in a car crash. BCYPA meets monthly, has a toy and resource library, and runs social events for blind and visually impaired children. Call 637-9006. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Oakville Historical Society pre THURSDA Y SEPTEMBER 28 Interested in volunteering with SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Flea Market & Rummage Sale, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, 9 a.m. to noon. Good used clothes, household items, books etc. A Cappella Showcase, 50women barbershop chorus, presents Showcase 2000, 8 p.m., Oakville Centre, 130 Navy. Songs from the '40s to '60s. Tickets $15 each at Oakville Centre box office, or call Julia, 905-304-8282. W alk for Schizophrenia on Sunday It began when he was 17 years old. During a subsequent psychotic episode that lasted years, he travelled across the country, a penniless, friend less, alcoholic. During that period, he lived the nightmare of the marginal, homeless substance abuser, hearing the voices of aliens and convinced that he was involved with the fate of the universe. At the age of 35, thanks to a compassionately understanding judge's order, he finally received counselling treatment for alcohol abuse and start ed on an anti psychotic medication. That was almost 10 years ago -- each year on medication, the quality of his life has improved a little. He made a few friends and started to do some volunteer work and then part-time work deliver ing newspapers. He is now employed part-time in community education, gives presentations to high school students and has established a website on his experiences with mental illness. Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric ill ness with an onset which usually occurs during adolescence or early-adult life -- one in every 100 persons suffer from this illness. It is characterized by disabling symptoms which include: hallucina tions (false perceptions such as hearing voices), delusions (false beliefs which are not open to rational argument), and a disruption of the con nection between thoughts which lead to a major disorganization in thinking. 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Shaarei Beth El, at 186 Morrison Rd., has a Hebrew and Religious School of approxi mately 130 students with a full time director of education. In addition to Shabbat ser vices every Saturday morning, Rabbi Sidlofsky will be intro ducing monthly Friday night services, beginning Oct. 20th, the evening of the-Festival of Simchat Torah. He is interested in meeting with the community and anyone who is interested in learning more about the congre gation. Interfaith families are most welcome. Adult Education will also be central in the synagogue, begin ning with a five-week crash course in Hebrew reading, offered Sunday mornings begin ning Nov. 19th. The public is invited to attend services during the High Holy Days, but tickets for nonmembers must be purchased in advance. Call Shaarei Beth El at 8496000. Mississauga Parents o f Multiple Births Association semi-annual sale, 9:30 a.m. to noon. West Credit Secondary School, 6325 Montevideo (Battleford and Erin Mills Parkway). Gently used clothing, maternity wear, toys and baby equipment. Cash only. No strollers. SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 Sounds o f Joy, inspirational and contemporary Christian music con cert with Betty Houghton of Palm Harbor, Florida, and formerly of Oakville (she taught here for 25 years, former member of Clarkson Music Theatre), at Central Baptist Church, 340 Rebecca, 7 p.m. Free. Donations and non-perishable food for Kerr Street Ministries. Ian Anderson House 4K and 8K Memorial WalkJRun, 11 a.m., regis tration 10 a.m,, at 2635 Lakeshore east of Winston Churchill. Finish at Ian Anderson House, 430 Winston Churchill for barbecue. Call Danielle Olscamp, 845-2696 or Margaret Summerhayes, 849-5852. several genes rather than one single abnormal gene. This has complicated the hunt for the genes that cause schizophrenia. Researchers, such as Dr. Anne Bassett at the University of Toronto, are now zeroing in on specific areas of the human genome, where early findings indicate that genes contributing to the cadse of schizophrenia may be present. The `Walk the World for Schizophrenia Research' will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1st, with registration at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's United Church Hall, 262 Randall St. The purpose of this annual walk is twofold -- to raise money for research and, as importantly, to raise people's awareness of this disease. We look forward to the support of the community in this endeavour. The Schizophrenia Society was established by Bill Jefferies of Oakville in 1978 and now has 101 chapters across Canada with affiliations world wide. These chapters provide support for families and friends who care for someone coping with schizophrenia. The Oakville chapter general meetings are held at 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month (September to June) at St. Jude's Church, 160 William St. Family Support Group meetings are also held on a regular basis. For more information on the work of the Oakville Schizophrenia Society or for pledge forms for the `Walk the World for Schizophrenia Research,' call 681-1883 or 842-1706. m AMOENA*. The Safe, Comfortable Choice... O ffers you a wide variety of award-winning wigs, hats, stylish turbans and hair accessories. The look for today versatile, comfortable, fashionable & affordable. At Truly You, extra care Is taken to meet each clients needs discretely and confidentially. Home or hospital visits are available as well as private consultations. We are here to help you add to your peace of mind. N E W S N O W CLEARING PR O G RA M Have you ever found yourself blocked in by a mountain o f snow at the end o f your driveway after the road ha* L^en plowed? We can help! 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