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Home is Where You Hang Your Feeders THE #*3%'00%t#*3%'&&%&34 ("3%&/"$$&/54t6/*26&(*'54 #BOL4Ut www.wbu.com/ottawa OSCARl The Ottawa South Community Association Review The Community Voice YEAR 41, No.7 JULY / AUGUST 2013 OSCA Windsor Park Art Show Windsor Park Art Show. PHOTO BY DINOS DAFNIOTIS By Brenda Lee wishes and prayers being made… live music. It was great to and in the end all of our collective see so many people supporting local “John Allaire rocked On Sunday, June 9th, OSCA held its energies and methods paid off and we artists and artisans. first annual OSCA Windsor Park Art had a beautiful sunny day! This year OSCA and the Ashton the park and had Show from 10:00-4:00. There were 30 artists this year, a Brewing Company were proud to The weather had been very rainy very talented and eclectic mix that sponsor the live music for our event everyone clapping and all week and we were all feeling a bit gave participants much to choose and to showcase two local musicians. laughing and singing scared of what Sunday might bring. from. People from all over OOS and ABC beer can be found at Quinn’s, We heard tales of rosaries being hung elsewhere showed up to take a look Patty’s Pub and Taylor’s Genuine along.” on clotheslines, 7 suns being hung at what our local artists have to offer, Food and Wine Bar. I always recom- do some shopping and listen to some mend the Harvest Brown, but there is in windows, fingers being crossed, writer Assoc. Best Lyricist Award and a new summer beer that is a Blue- Toronto Independent Music Awards berry, that I must try soon, preferably Top Live Performer of 2009. You can on a patio! Thanks to ABC for sup- find John hosting the Allaire show porting us in this and so many other at Quinn’s every Saturday from 3-5 neighbourhood events. (summer hiatus in effect. He’ll be First up was the Firehall’s own SATURDAY back in September) where he also in- Darcy Middaugh, freshly back from troduces a new musician each week. a European vacation and now newly 8AM - 4PM Check out John and other venues he SEPTEMBER 7 engaged as well (congratulations plays at on www.johnallaire.com . Darcy and Catherine). There were a Thank you Darcy and John for all few children who were confused as of your hard work and for your won- to why Darcy was not singing the derful music. Wheels on the Bus as he does at cir- David Chernushenko was once cle time on Fridays, but they quickly again very generous in donating got over it and were as delighted as the stage for our event. Thank you the rest of us to hear Darcy belt out David! some classic tunes. Thanks also to Christopher Hei- Second was John Allaire (brought lmann for supplying us with the to us by ABC). John rocked the park and had everyone clapping and laughing and singing along. John is Continued on page 16 Old Ottawa South the winner of the American Song- PORCH SALE COMMUNITY CALENDAR FIND AMAZING FINDS NEW, OLD AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN ... THE BRIDGES! July 6 and 7, 10:00 - 16:00 Glebe Art in Our Gardens and Studio Tour. FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.OLDOTTAWASOUTH.CA July 9 and 10, 19:00 Bike City, Great City at Mayfair July 19, 19:00 - 21:00 Torchlight Shakespeare: Merry Wives of August 17, 19:00 - 21:00 Windsor at Windsor Park September 7 Community Porch Sale (and OSCA BBQ) To add events or see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca Page 2 THE OSCAR l JULY / AUGUST 2013 Sunnyside Wesleyan Church Makes A Big Splash With Street Carnival Andy Pentlow clowns around with son Robbie at Sunnyside Wesleyan Church’s Street Carnival on June 8. Grosvenor Avenue in front of the church was packed with families enjoying the free food, carnival games, bouncy castle and dunk tank. PHOTO BY KYLE BRENTNELL By Margaret Sambol side Wesleyan Church climbed into painting, busking and food. Every- a joyful afternoon. By all accounts, the dunk tank “hot seat”, it drew a thing was free for the community. the event was a terrific success with Reverend Brent Russett was one of crowd. Children lined up to give their “We were so happy to see the dozens of Old Ottawa South families many to get “dunked” to cheers and hardest throw and gleefully laughed community show up and have such a packing the street for the full four- applause at Sunnyside Wesleyan at big splashes when the “dunkee” great time. This is a great community hour event. Church’s Street Carnival, which went in. The dunk tank was one to be a part of,” Rev. Russett said. For more information about future was held on Grosvenor Avenue and of the most popular attractions at The church set out to create a fun church events, visit www.sunnyside- Woodbine Place on Saturday, June 8. the carnival, which also included a and friendly atmosphere for people church.ca. When the senior pastor of Sunny- bouncy castle, games, activities, face to meet their neighbours and have Fall BBQ Celebrates OSCA’s 35 Years in Our Community! By Diane Allingham Cookies! This BBQ is a way for everyone to gather, share in our past Residents of Old Ottawa South, save successes and raise money for future OSCA’s y the date! September 7th is the annual community events. th Porch Sale, but this year, there is a We hope to see you at this wonderful twist! OSCA is celebrating 35 years family event at the Firehall (260 anniversar at the Firehall, and where better to Sunnyside, just East of Bank) on host an end-of-summer BBQ than at September 7th, 11:00-3:00. Bring the place they have called home for your friends, families and smiles! 35 years?! Please note that the porch sale in Old 35 Porch sale shoppers and residents can Ottawa South takes place all day. So come by the Firehall for a delicious please wander the neighbourhoods sausage or hotdog, listen to some live and support this wonderful annual music and have a piece of birthday event, in addition to coming to the cake provided, of course, by one of Firehall to celebrate 35 years with us. our very own residents and expert bakers- Colleen Forer of Yummy Celebrate with us at the Old Ottawa South's annual Porch Sale Event. Find fabulous things in the neighbourhood, then refuel between 11am-3pm Firehall with live music, face painting, at the games & some bbq’d deliciousness! Looking for Furniture? old ottawa south porch Food? A Bicycle? go to the Old Ottawa South Business Directory: SALE www.oldottawasouth.ca/businesses september 7 260 sunnyside avenue THE OSCAR l JULY / AUGUST 2013 Page 3 THE OSCAR 260 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa Ontario, K1S 0R7 www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/oscar CONTRIBUTIONS Contributions should be in electronic format sent by e-mail to oscar@ [email protected] oldottawasouth.ca in either plain text or WORD format. The Editor Editor: Brendan McCoy has the final say about style, format and content. The OSCAR editorial [email protected] policy is available on the OSCA Website. Some articles may be posted Layout and Design Editor: Bess Fraser on the OSCA Website. The OSCAR is available online at www.OldOt- Copy Editor: Michael Thibault tawaSouth.ca. Distribution Manager: Larry Ostler 613-327-9080 [email protected] SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Business Manager: Susanne Ledbetter [email protected] The OSCAR is sponsored entirely from advertising. 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Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not neces- sarily of The OSCAR or OSCA. The editor retains the right to edit and To book an OSCAR ad include articles submitted for publication. call Gayle 730-1058 FOR DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES, [email protected] call: 613-327-9080 or email: [email protected] The OSCAR thanks the following people who brought us to your door this month: The Old Firehall ZONE A1: Kathy Krywicki (Coordinator), Mary Jo Lynch, Kim Barclay, Élie Cantin Nantel, Wendy Robbins, Jim and Carrol Robb, Becky Sasaki, Kevin Ottawa South Community Centre and Stephanie Williams, Christy Griffin. 260 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa Ontario, K1S 0R7 ZONE B1: Ross Imrie (Coordinator), Family Gref- Innes, Family Fegan, the Montgomery family, Laurie Morrison, Susanne Ledbetter, Torin & [email protected] Konstantine Assal. PHONE 613-247-4946 ZONE B2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Pat Eakins, Hayley Atkinson, Leslie MONDAY TO THURS 6:30 AM TO 9 PM Roston, Patrick Hinton, Lydia Oak, Sandra Garland and John Callan & Diana FRIDAY 6:30 AM TO 6 PM Carr.