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Thursday Nov. 17

Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services offers a support group for family members caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia upstairs at the Real Canadian Superstore (Main Street and Thompson Road) from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Call (905) 827-9559 for more information or to register.

The Deck youth drop-in centre, 900 Nipissing Rd., is open from 3 to 8:45 p.m. for all ages. Visit www.yfcmilton.com.

Calling New Parents, a free drop-in program for parents and babies aged six months and younger, meets at the Ontario Early Years Centre, 410 Bronte St., from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call (905) 825-6000, ext. 7299.

Milton District Hospital holds a one-on-one breastfeeding clinic with a certified lactation consultant from 6 to 9 p.m. To make an appointment, call Jill Hicks at (905) 878-2383, ext. 7610.

The Milton Seniors’ Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dr., holds a foot care clinic from  9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $25  payable to the nurse. Call the centre at (905) 875-1681 to book an appointment. The centre also holds billiards from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., guitar club from 9:30 to 11 p.m., Learn to Play Euchre from 10 to 11 a.m., line dancing from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Walking Club from 10 a.m. to noon, Book Club from 11 a.m. to noon. folk art from 1 to 4 p.m., Memoirs Club from 2 to 4 p.m. and table tennis from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each activity costs $2 for members and $4.25 for non-members. Bid Euchre is held from 1:30 to 4 p.m., and Contract Bridge from 2 to 4 p.m., each for $2.50 for members and $4.25 for non-members. The Thursday Afternoon Movie runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. featuring Terri. The cost is $2.

The Milton Historical Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at Waldie’s Blacksmith Shop, 16 James St. The speaker is John McDonald, who introduces his new book, ‘Halton Heritage, William Halton and Halton County’. Everyone is welcome.

Friday Nov. 18

The Deck youth drop-in centre, 900 Nipissing Rd., is open from 3 to 10 p.m. for all ages with parental permission to stay late required for kids in Grades 6 to 8. Visit www.yfcmilton.com.

Milton District Hospital holds a drop-in breastfeeding group with a certified lactation consultant from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory School, 540 Commercial St., with information shared and babies weighed. For women and babies only. Call Jill Hicks at (905) 878-2383, ext. 7610.

The Milton Seniors’ Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dr., holds the Spaghetti Dinner and Dance from 5 to 10 p.m. featuring Don Singular and his Memory Lane Orchestra. Tickets cost $25. The centre also holds billiards from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., tai chi from 9 to 10:30 a.m., bingo from 9:30 a.m. to noon, contract bridge from 9:30 a.m. to noon, CyberCafé from 1 to 3 p.m and Euchre from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Each activity costs $2 for members and $4.25 for non-members. The Computer Club is held from 1 to 3 p.m. Matthew Psutka from 60 Plus  Computing gives an overview on backing up your computer picture with data. The cost is  $3 for members and $5 for non-members. And bid euchre takes place at the Campbellville Lions Hall from 7:30 to 10 p.m. for $3. For more information, call  (905) 875-1681.

Milton Concert Presentations presents Bach to Bebop with Chris Donnelly on piano and Kornel Wolak on clarinet, featuring jazz (Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and classical music (Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto). The concert takes place at the Milton Centre for the Arts, 1010 Main St. E., at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit the centre’s box office or call (905) 878-6000, or  purchase them online at www.miltoncentreforthearts.ca.

Saturday Nov. 19

The 2011 Town and Country Christmas House Tour is presented by Springridge Farm for the United Way of Milton. The self-guided  tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets, which cost $30, are available at Springridge Farm and other retailers listed at www.miltonunitedway.ca, or by calling the United Way at (905) 875-2550.

Monday Nov. 21

Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church, 3097 No. 15 Sideroad, just east of Guelph Line, is open from 6 to 9 p.m. to anyone in the community who wishes to sit quietly in prayer and comtemplative meditation. For further information, call (905) 876-3322 or (905) 864-9466.

Milton District Hospital holds a one-on-one breastfeeding clinic with a certified lactation consultant from noon to 4 p.m. To make an appointment, call Jill Hicks at (905) 878-2383, ext. 7610.

The Milton Rotary Club meets at the Best Western Milton, 161 Chisholm Dr., in the meeting room upstairs, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Please arrive at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call (905) 878-4094.