GATHERING OF MUSTANGS: George O'Hearn of the Golden Horseshoe Mustang Association, (GHMA) with just some of the classic Ford Mustangs that will be coming to the parking lot of Ford of Canada's administration building on Aug. 1-3 as part of the No Borders InterNationals Mustang Show.
DAYCARE WOES: Julie and Mike Lundrigan with their three-year-old son Ryan, who was turned away from a local daycare because he has severe allergies.
Debra DiGiovanni
Laurie ´Elliot
STAR GAZING WHAT'S OUT THERE?: Steve Germann shows Corey Houston, 6, how to work a telescope. The Hamilton Amateur Astronomers held a public astronomy night at the Burloak Waterfront Park last Saturday. The demonstration began at twilight as the amateur astronomers demonstrated their equipment to visitors. As it became dark around 9:30 p.m., they began training that equipment on some of the brighter evening objects such as the moon and Jupiter. When it became fully dark, they took a look at some of the dimmer objects such as star clusters and nebulas to provide variety for the audience.
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: "We want to give back to the communities that support us," says Oakville Beaver publisher Neil Oliver of the 10 super getaway packages offered in Gold Book's online contest.
BACK OFF: Canadian player Sarah Stevens (right) fends off Wales' Becky Newton during Women's Under-20 Nations Cup action Monday at Appleby College. Canada won 22-0 and will play in the tournament final tomorrow (Saturday).
CANADIAN ROCK AT CANADIAN OPEN : Canadian band Blue Rodeo will take the stage at the RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Course after completion of the the first round of play on Thursday, July 25
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Oakville Crusaders junior player Nick Van Leuwyk (left) heads down the field with Aurora's Andrew Coe in hot pursuit during last weekend's under-12 rugby tournament at Crusader Park. Oakville's three entries fared well in the tournament, with the Arrows going undefeated and the Spears and Swords both posting 2-1 records. The Crusaders will celebrate their club's 40th anniversary this weekend.
PLANS FOR THE SUMMER: Holy Trinity Catholic High School student Kate Tailor will spend the summer working towards winning the Miss Teen Canada contest on Aug. 23.
LIVING ROOM SUMMER BASH IN HOUSE CONCERT: Rosemary Stobbe's Backyard Summer Bash contest prize from Mix 99.9 FM turned out to be a Living Room Summer Bash due to inclement weather on Saturday. The Liverpool Street resident won a barbecue party and concert performance from Faber Drive, shown here performing to Stobbe's daughter's friends.
Chris Stoate
ITALY CUP CHAMPS DOMINANT SHOWING: The Oakville Raiders under-14 boys' soccer team won the championship in dominant fashion at a recent international tournament in Italy. The Raiders defeated squads from the host country, France, Denmark and Canada by a combined score of 20-1 to reach the final, where Oakville blanked a Greek squad 2-0. Members of the Raiders, who compete in the Ontario Youth Soccer League, are (front row, left to right) Christian Kusiewicz, Andrew Sahai, Ross Hunter, Darrin MacLeod, Christian Briscoe, Matthew Derrick-Huie, Joey Kapusin, (back row, left to right) Ethan Danielli, Piotr Obyrtacz, Derek Peters, Tomasz Tochowicz, Jeffrey Podgorski, Karlo Bobinac, Daniel Borg, Cameron Galea-Andrews, Luca Ciminelli and coach Ed McBride. Not pictured are Andrew Sacchetti and assistant coach Chris Curran.
HELPING HAND: Oakville university student Samir Alkabie with Papa en route by ambulance to a hospital in northeast India.
