TRI-COUNTY CHAMPS MINOR BANTAMS CROWNED: The Oakville Rangers minor bantam AA team defeated Burlington recently to claim the Tri-County Hockey League championship. The Rangers took the best-of-five series in four games. Oakville dropped the opener of the series 5-4, despite rallying from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game. The Rangers rebounded to win the next three games 4-2, 3-2 and 3-2. Team members are Adam Wirkowski, Matt Delmas, Michael Swanson, Taylor Stewart, Doug Bonar, Ross Sloan, Chris Martone, Brad Anker, Josh Dube, Alex Routhier, Matthew Capern, Braden Wallace, Jason Mitchell, Sam Binnington, Bryanna Neuwald, Cameron Farrell, Sam Jakubauskas and Jordan Mosca. The team is coached by Ray Dube, Les Wallace, Norbert Wirkowski and Ray Routhier.
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Store closing after 130 years
CLOSING SHOP Todd Williams, president of Howard Williams Jewellers, is selling off his stock and closing the 130-year-old business.
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IN CONCERT
IN CONCERT FOR A CURE: Grant Edwards and Summerside opened the recent Concert for a Cure at Iroquois Ridge High School. The fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, Oakville Unit. was organized by Grade 11 student Jessica Steeves in honour of three people she knows who had cancer, two who survived and one who didn't. The event was open to all Halton District School Board students and also featured Grand PM and Low Level Flight.
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Dad is hard at work behind the scenes
WORKING FROM WITHIN John Reynolds is chair of a committee that advocates on behalf of mental health issues with Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
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Dad is hard at work behind the scenes
Avard Reynolds
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Walking on sunshine in the Sahara
EXTREME ATHLETE Rob Kent stands in the middle of the Sahara Desert, the venue for a 235-kilometre endurance race he recently completed. The trek through the Sahara is only one of several gruelling athletic challenges the 43-year-old Oakville resident has taken on in the past few years.
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Walking on sunshine in the Sahara
NEW FRIENDS Robert Kent (center) gathers with a few friends he met during his recent endurance race through the Sahara Desert.
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Hydrogen power has an Edge
CAR OF THE FUTURE? START ME UP: James Gebbie, a development engineer in fuel cell and hybrid development with Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan demonstrates the plug-in feature of the Ford Edge with HySeries Drive on Thursday at the local Ford plant. The automaker claims this research project is the world's first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle. Ford engineers say it will be about 20 years before it puts a fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle on the market.
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Braille stamp unveiled
UNVEILED National Spokesperson for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides Beverley Berger and her Dog Guide Jasper wait patiently as a furry colleague unveils a new Canada Post stamp, which not only honours Dog Guides, but is also the first Canadian Braille stamp.
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Who is minding the store asks MP
Bonnie Brown, Oakville MP
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Speaking up for the women of Afghanistan
DO THE RIGHT THING Canadian journalist Sally Armstrong spoke to about 100 people at the Kensington Retirement Residence about her experiences in Afghanistan before and after Canada's military involvement. A long time advocate for the plight of Afghan women, Armstrong believes it would be a mistake to abandon the country to the Taliban.
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Separating the fact from fiction about dogs
PET OF THE WEEK Cinnamon is a beautiful orange tabby with a lovely personality. For more information on the cats available for adoption visit www.oakvillehumane.ca, call 905-845-1551 or visit the shelter located at 445 Cornwall Rd.
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Hydrogen power has an Edge
CLEAN EXHAUST Steam, in place of carbon dioxide, is emitted from the exhaust the Ford Edge with HySeries Drive, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle..
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Missing man needs medication
Eliasz Januckowski
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BEAVER TRAILS TO SOUTH KOREA
BEAVER TRAILS TO SOUTH KOREA Gabriela Savin, an Ontario certified teacher, took The Oakville Beaver to Seoul, where she taught English as a Second Language. Take along a copy of The Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4 or e-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com.
