ON WITH THE SHOW GETTING READY: Pilgrim Wood School student Abbey Smith rehearses for the school's talent show A Celebration of Talent.
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TALENT TIME
TALENT TIME BENEFIT SHOW: Pilgrim Wood Public School student Taylor Fitzpatrick rehearses for A Celebration of Talent, a student fundraiser for the rural Sri Lankan village they have adopted through Free the Children. The rehearsal was held Monday with the students performing at the talent show Tuesday. All proceeds for the event will be going to the cause that enables students at the school to provide educational necessities for children in the adopted village.
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Buzz open season with 6-3 win
KEVIN HO / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER
BUZZ CHOP DOWN HAWKS: Connor Gamble of the Oakville Buzz tries to gain control of the ball while Mississauga's Mike Holmes jumps into action during Sunday's Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B season opener. Dillon Gilbert and Josh Ruys each scored twice to lead the Buzz to a 6-3 win.
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SUNNINGDALE SINGS
SUNNINGDALE SINGS HI MOM, HI DAD: Sunningdale Public School students sang the national anthem at the Rogers Centre before the Toronto Blue Jays home game versus the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Pictured here are (l-r) Dianna Berry, Evan Harley, Sheila Mehrvar, Jocelyn Lee, and Tori Goodwin waving to their parents in the seats above. To hear the students sing and view a slideshow of their day with the Blue Jays, visit oakvillebeaver.com and go to the Photo Slideshow section under Features.
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Record turnout at Earth Day Cleanup and Eco Festival
CLEANING UP: West River Resident Ted Colin was among the many volunteers cleaning up Hogs Back Park during the Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday morning. The Hogs Back Park cleanup was among 30 at various nature sites in Oakville organized by the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights.
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Burl-Oak heats up the stage with Night of the Iguana
SWELTERING PERFORMANCES: Vince Guerriero, as Reverend Lawrence T. Shannon, Nick Forrow, as Nonno-Jonathan Coffin, and Catherine Hartnett, as Hannah Jelkes, star in Burl-Oak Theatre Group's production of Night of the Iguana opening Thursday at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.
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Green thoughts in bloom for Rebecca at Kerr
SPRING DREAMS: Young Will Grecco and retired physician Dr. Susan Curran at work one Sunday afternoon last year in the organic garden located in the park beside the Oakville Arena.
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Green thoughts in bloom for Rebecca at Kerr
Sean Grecco pitched in to help. Curran was instrumental in the establishment of the garden last spring and is looking forward to its second season this year. There is even a Community Foundation of Oakville grant of $2,000 in hand to expand and improve the effort this year. Planting is expected to take place around Victoria Day weekend, but volunteers are being cultivated now.
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Burlington Mayor pays penalty for losing Earth Hour challenge
CONGRATULATIONS: Burlington Mayor Cam Jackson, clad in an Oakville golf shirt, congratulates Oakville Mayor Rob Burton on Oakville's performance during Earth Hour.
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Venom wins elusive provincial gold
VENOM DEADLY AT PROVINCIALS: The Oakville Venom bantam girls 1 team defeated Brantford 36-17 to win the Ontario Basketball Association Division 1 championship. Team members are: (front row, from left) Leah Fleming, Sarah Traynor, Kayla Davis, Courtney Chambers, Rachelle Cyrus (back row, from left) head coach Pat Traynor, Jovana Momic, Emily Wilk, Nina Guzina, Alex Ruscica, Courtney Den Elzen, Rasheeka Gunn, assistant coach Cassandra Cyrus.
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Matheson, Lang thrilled to be bound for Beijing
GOING FOR GOLD: Diana Matheson and the Canadian women's soccer team earned a spot at the Beijing Olympics with a second-place finish at the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico. It will be the first-ever trip to the Games for the team.
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Matheson, Lang thrilled to be bound for Beijing
Kara Lang
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Abbey Park is not idle
WERE YOU AWARE?: Meagan McKeen, left, and Amanda Babiac remind parents outside of Abbey Park High School to turn off their cars instead of letting them idle during an anti-idling campaign at the west end high school.
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Blades action
Oakville Blades alternate captain Nick McParland fights through a check.
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They are the first to answer a call for help
CAN I HELP YOU?: Leanne Ball, a 911communicator for 23 years, monitors calls in the communications centre at the Halton Regional Police Administration headquarters.
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Halton Region marks 20 years On Track
RIGHT ON: From left, Douglas Bartholomew-Saunders, Director of Halton Region's Income and Employment Services; Adelina Urbanski, Social and Community Services Commissioner; Regional Chair Gary Carr; Claire Kirkpatrick of Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities; Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn and David Boag, Principal of Gary Allan High School in Burlington celebrate the 20th anniversary of Halton's On Track program.
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GOLD MEDALISTS OFF TO OBA
GOLD MEDALISTS OFF TO OBA: Oakville Vytis Break 1 bantam boys basketball team won five straight games to win the gold medal at the Niagara Falls Red Raiders tournament. Oakville was 3-0 in round-robin pool play. They followed that up by defeating the hosts in the semifinals and then topped Hamilton's Blessed Sacrament in the final. The Vytis earned a silver medal at the Blessed Sacrament Tournament the following weekend in Dundas, losing a close final 57-52 to the Toronto Triple Threat. Team members are: Jake Babic, Perry Billard, Owen Coulthard, Oliver Dooley, Chris Lam, Max Lambert, Spencer Marion, Rasheed Smith, Matthew Thompson (the Niagara tournament's MVP) and Dennis Xu, head coach Terry Coulthard and assistant coach Rohan Thompson. The team will compete in the Ontario Basketball Association championship tournament this weekend.
