The O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South Year 35 , No. 1 The Ottawa South Community Association Review JANUARY 2008 Old Ottawa South Enjoys Huge Snowfall Photo by Dinos Dafniotis Old Ottawa Suth Enjoys Annual Sleigh Ride OSCA Annual Winter Carnival Sunday, February 3, 2008 Windsor Park 12 noon to 2:30 pm Snow or Shine Sleigh Rides 613-247-4946 Tickets for the sleigh ride were all given away within 15 minutes. At the December monthly meeting of OSCA there was soome discussion of having more rides avaible next year for the very popular sleigh ride. Photo by Cathie Buchanan Page The OSCAR - OUR 35th YEAR JANUARY 008 CONTRIBUTIONS The OSCAR The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY Contributions should be in electronic format sent either by e-mail to ASSOCIATION REVIEW [email protected] in either plain text or WORD format, or as a printed copy delivered to the Firehall office, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. 60 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa Ontario, K1S 0R7 www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/oscar SUBSCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE: THE OSCAR HAS NO FAX Moving away from Old Ottawa South? Know someone who would like THE OSCAR PHONELINE: 730-1045 to receive The OSCAR? We will send The OSCAR for one year for just E-mail: [email protected] $40 to Canadian addresses (including foreign service) and $80 outside of Canada. Drop us a letter with your name, address, postal code and Editor: Mary Anne Thompson 730-1045 country. Please include a check made out to The OSCAR. 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Distribution is free to all Old Ottawa South homes and Jan 18 (Feb issue), Feb 15 (Match issue), March 18 (April issue), April businesses and selected locations in Old Ottawa South, the Glebe and 18 (May issue), May 14 (June issue), June 13 (July/Aug issue). Billings Bridge. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of The OSCAR or OSCA. The editor retains the right to edit and include articles submitted for publication. FOR DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES, CALL 730-5838 THE OLD FIREHALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE [email protected] The OSCAR thanks the following people who brought us HOURS PHONE 247-4946 to your door this month: MONDAY TO THURSDAY 9 AM TO 9 PM ZONE A1: Kathy Krywicki (Coordinator), Mary Jo Lynch, Brian Eames, FRIDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM Kim Barclay, Marvel Sampson, Wendy Robbins, Ron Barton, Jim and Carrol Robb, Kevin and Stephanie Williams. SATURDAY 9 AM TO 1 PM* ZONE B1: Ross Imrie (Coordinator), Andrea and Cedric Innes, the Mont- SUNDAY CLOSED gomery family, Laurie Morrison, Norma Reveler, Stephanie and Kulani de *Open only when programs are operating, please call first. Larrinaga. ZONE B2: Lorie Magee Mills (Coordinator), Leslie Roster, Hayley Atkin- son, Caroline and Ian Calvert, Sheilagh Stronach, Matthew and Graeme Gaetz, Kathy Krywicki. WHAT’S THAT NUMBER? ZONE C1: Laura Johnson (Coordinator), the James-Guevremont family, the Williams family, Sylvie Turner, Lynne Myers, Jeff Pouw, Brendan McCoy. ZONE C2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Alan McCullough, Arthur Taylor, Ottawa South Community Centre - The Old Firehall 47-4946 Charles and Phillip Kijek, Sam & Avery Piche, Kit Jenkin, Michel and Chris- Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA) 47-487 tina Bridgeman. Ottawa Public Library - South Branch 730-108 ZONE D1: Bert Hopkins (Coordinator), the Crighton family, Emily Keys, Rob Campbell - [email protected] 730-818 the Lascelles family, Gail Stewart, Bert Hopkins, Mary Jane Jones, the Sprott Kathy Ablett, Catholic Board Trustee 56-951 family. Centretown Community Health Centre 33-5430 ZONE D2: Janet Drysdale (Coordinator), Ian Godfrey, Eric Chernushenko, CARLETON UNIVERSITY the Rand family, Aidan and Willem Ray, the Stewart family. CUSA (Carleton U Students Association) 50-6688 ZONE E1: John Calvert & family (Coordinator), Brian Tansey, Doug Stick- Graduate Students Association 50-6616 ley, Wendy Johnson, Pam Turner, David Lum, Mary O’Neill. Community Liaison 50-3660 ZONE E2: Nicola Katz (Coordinator), Frida Kolster-Berry, Mary-Ann Kent, Mediation Centre 50-5765 Glen Elder and Lorraine Stewart, the Rowleys, Dave White, the Hunter fam- Athletics 50-4480 ily, Brodkin-Haas family, Christina Bradley. CITY HALL ZONE F1: Carol and Ferg O’Connor (Coordinator), Jenny O’Brien, Janet Jancar, the Stern family, T. Liston, Ellen Bailie, Niki Devito, Dante and Bi- Clive Doucet, City Councillor ([email protected]) 580-487 anca Ruiz, Walter and Robbie Engert. Main Number(4 hrs) for all departments 3-1-1 ZONE F2: Bea Bol (Coordinator), the Tubman family, Karen Fee, Shaugh- Community Police - non-emergencies 36-1 nessy and Kyle Dow, Paulette Theriault, Mark McDonald, Bea Bol, Jill Emergencies only 9-1-1 Moine, Paris Dutton. Serious Crimes 30-611 ZONE G: Jim and Angela Graves (Coordinator), Peggy and Brian Kinsley, Ottawa Hydro 738-6400 Shelly Lewis, Peter Murphy, Claire and Brigitt Maultsaid, the McLemaghan Streetlight Problems (burned out, always on, flickering) 3-1-1 Rowat family, Roger Ehrhardt, the Ostrander-Weitzman family. Brewer Pool 47-4938 Echo Drive: Alex Bissel. Brewer Arena 47-4917 Bank Street-Ottawa South: Rob Cook, Tom Lawson City of Ottawa web site - www.city.ottawa.on.ca Bank Street-Glebe: Craig Piche. JANUARY 008 The OSCAR - OUR 35th YEAR Page 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The OSCAR welcomes letters on subjects of interest to the community or in response to previous articles. All letters must disclose the name of the writer, as well as the address and phone number. Lettters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to [email protected] or leave in print at the Firehall. A Snowball’s Chance So Much Snow! -by Joey Carrigan’s Mom And all at once it hit me Like snowballs from above. Sticky snow, oh sticky snow, Hypocrites we surely are, I love to watch you fall. Who lecture out of love. Shining, sparkling, tempting me To make the perfect ball. Mother had her snowball dreams. My grandma had hers too. Eagerly I stoop to scoop I dare to say my teachers, A chunk of gluey flakes. Had more than just a few! In my palm I have the best That Mother Nature makes. But with age, each snowball dream, Perforce must fade and die. My hands are trained from Though all of us had childhoods, childhood When snowballs filled the sky. To buff and press and mold. And when the lumps are leveled, And so, dear Joe, you’re lucky. A flawless orb I hold. This snowball I’ll let slide. For the balls I’ve yearned to throw, Photo by Tom Alfoldi From hand to hand I toss it, I’ll take your youthful side. And marvel at the weight. Such a lot of snow compressed! It was perfect, sticky snow, Now…what to be its fate? The first fall of the year. And this point I wish to make Send your I know a lot of people So it is crystal clear: I’d love my ball to get. comments to But I am--sigh--a grownup. Put a boy who loves to pitch [email protected] Examples I must set. In fields of sticky snow. Tell him then he must resist or drop them off at the Firehall, Thus I fire it at a tree, The urge to mold and throw. And sadly watch it splat. 60 Sunnyside Avenue. Then I learn that my boy Joe I’ll bet only seconds pass At school, did more than that. Before his plan is laid. I’ll bet only seconds pass The words of Northern Mothers Before his ball is made. Soon gurgled up my throat: “You could have put an eye out!” Better luck to tell the sky (The standby mother’s quote.) To stop the snowy show, Than to tell my youngest son But then the words just stuck there He’s not allowed to throw! Upon my near-forked tongue. If I was nearly tempted, In fact, I’ll take it further, What then of one so young? If truth I want to tell. A rule involving snowballs, Has a snowball’s chance in…. Remember our children are back at school. Kudos For OSCAR Please drive carefully! Dear Editor: ongratulations on the very extensive publication that Oscar has become! C The regular columns on various topics are interesting f and the Hardings’ Computer Tricks and Tips are always useful. I was also surprised and delighted to see the Christmas greeting in Ukrainian in the December issue. A couple of pages further, I was sure I was looking at a photo of a typical village in rural Ukraine, but it turned out to be Riverdale Avenue in 1898! Thank you, and all the best to the great staff at The Oscar ! Irena Bell Page 4 The OSCAR - OUR 35th YEAR JANUARY 008 Brief Notes From the Firehall 30 Years And Counting By Dinos Dafniotis n early January the Ottawa South Community Centre “The Firehall” will celebrate its 30 year as a community centre Iserving Old Ottawa South.