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glieberivpar A glebe Mayreport 3, 1996 Vol. 24 No. 5 Great Glebe Gara e Sale May 25 aids Food Bank BY KATHRYN BRADFORD For more information on the Great On Saturday May 25 (rain date Glebe Garage Sale please call May 26), from 9 am to 3 pm, thou- Kathryn Bradford of the Glebe sands of us Glebites will once again Community Association at 234- offer up our formerly loved items 3198. for sale from our garages, lawns and Win a car porches. The Great Glebe Garage BY COLIN CHALK Sale, sponsored by the Glebe Com- Every May for the last nine years munity Association and in benefit The Great Glebe Garage Sale has of The Food Bank, is back! drawn huge crowds of bargain The GGGS has become a community hunters onto the streets of the and regional springtime event, as Glebe. Saturday May 25 will be no much anticipated and welcomed as exception. the flowering of the tulips (which Apart from becoming one of the may actually be in bloom by then!). major spring events in the City the Crowds of bargain seekers will sale has also turned into an impor- come to our community in search of tant weekend for the less fortunate good deals, treasures, or an experi- in our region. ence. At the end of the always suc- Since the Garage Sale was first or- cessful sale, we each donate a Great Glebe Garage sale ganized by the Glebe Community minimum of 10% of the proceeds of As usual during the Garage Sale, with images of anyone who doesn't Association in 1986, the Ottawa our sale to The Food Bank. Many of special events will take place all mind appearing, well, not quite at Food Bank has been its designated us will end our GGGS day with a big over the Glebe. One will be the their best. Rumour has it that Jim beneficiary. Vendors are asked to block party - or maybe just an viewing of the Food Bank's fully Watson's caricature will be the donate 10% of their day's takings to exhausted but satisfied retreat to restored vintage 1993 Mustang first to appear. the Food Bank and each year a con- the couch, where we can contem- Mach I which is now being raffled Road construction and clean up on continued on p. 2 plate the fun we had meeting our off. This beauty will be displayed Third and Fourth Avenues will be Congratulations to neighbours and getting the at Bank and Fifth in a spot gener- completed before May 25th so that basement and garage cleaned out. ously provided by McKale's Service they are safely accessible. If you Boston Marathoners We who run the GGGS ask all who Centre. Further down Bank St., by live on Third or Fourth, you should Don't miss the Sports story, page participate to Please register! Von's Restaurant, a caricaturist not hesitate to participate in the 21 for the experience of Glebite You can participate in the Garage will be at work decorating a wall sale as usual. Ken Ross in Boston. Sale for free. All you need to do is The Glebe Report also congratu- register by May 18th. Registration Official sod turning for Glebe Centre lates the local runners who com- will allow you to be included in the The Glebe Centre Inc. invites evening, in the Main Lounge of the pleted the 1996 Boston Marathon as map of registered vendors, and it members of the community to at- Glebe Centre at 950 Bank Street. qualifying runners. Their names will help us organize for the col- tend the presentation of the 1996 After receiving their awards, and unofficial times are: Joseph de lection of your donation to The Ot- Edwin A. Gardner Award, followed recipients Don Evans and Charles Pencier (of Queen Elizabeth Drive) tawa Food Bank. by the Official Sod Turning Cere- Hurst will "do the honours" as the 3:24:38; Howard Stanley (of Collection of donations will be mony for the new nursing home official sod turners, marking the Hopewell Avenue and Manager at handled this year by the Navy addition. The Edwin A. Gardner start of the construction project Mrs. Tiggy Winkle's) 3:25:11; and Cadets based at Dow's Lake. They Award recognizes individuals who, which is expected to be completed Chris Jermyn (of Fourth Avenue) will be clearly identified as Food through their service with the by the end of the year. A reception 3:32:31. Bank Volunteers and will be dis- Glebe Centre Inc., have made an will follow. Anyone planning to Please let us know if we have patched to your doors after 3 pm. outstanding contribution to the im- attend is asked to RSVP to the Glebe omitted the name of any other They will issue temporary receipts provement of the quality of life of Centre at 238-2727. Parking is Glebite who ran the Boston for all donations. (Donations can older persons. available at Lansdowne Park for Marathon. also be mailed directly to the Food The presentation will take place this evening. Bank). Thursday May 30, at 7:30 in the DEADLINE MAY 27 Glebe gardeners exchange perennials May 16 BY BARBARA LUNNEY is my favourite time in me garden bours. INSIDE Once again, Glebe Gardeners are .... all things are possible! A new The Glebe Perennial Exchange is invited to bring the excess from butterfly garden, roses that can be an annual event We meet on the Garage Sale reg'n... 2 their gardens to the front steps of cut at the point of perfection, herbs Lyon Street steps of the Glebe Com- Letters 5 the Glebe Community Centre on May in abundance, flowering spring munity Centre at 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 16 and take home some new trea- bulbs ceding to successive plant- p.m. Bring your Exchange GCA 8 sures for ings. There are no that difficult spot in the ants or aphids, Perennials in bags or pots; name Sport 21-23 garden. mould or slugs to attack my them and note if they like sun or As spring slowly nurtures the "dream" garden. Wind has not bro- shade. All gardeners are School News 25-29 daffodils and crocus and ken the delphinium stems the red and the welcome....the novice and master Books 30 stalks of the peonies reach for dog has not yet run through my just gardener. We have a vibrant warmth, we take our winter plan- emerging poppies. gardening community and this is an Quote of the month ning into action. Cleaning out aging All offerings are welcome at the opportunity to share interests and The world's great age begins anew, beds, and moving compost piles, re- exchange. Bring your lilies-of-the- ideas. The golden years return, arranging planter boxes and rotat- valley, ferns, iris, hosta, campan- For details call Barbara at 235- The earth doth like a snake renew ing vegetable plots, we commit our- ula; share your extra seedlings; ex- 5698. Her winter weeds outworn. selves to the perfect garden. This change ideas and meet your neigh- Percy Bysshe Shelley NEWS Win a car,continued FOR YOUR ONE STOP SHOPPING IN THE GLEBE siderable amount of money is comes at a time of the year when raised for this worthy cause. donations are traditionally slower. As the event has grown over the Feeding the hungry is a year round INNISS years so have the contributions. concern and events like The Great PHARMACY Last year a record $8,500 was do- Glebe Garage Sale help ensure that 769 BANK ST. (AT SECOND AVENUE) nated by the Glebe residents. The this food supply is maintained. TEL.: 235-4377 FAX.: money raised on this event is used 235-1460 to help The Food Bank supply the WIN A MUSTANG 87 different agencies that serve the An additional feature this year ALLERGAN Complete Nobody fixed that hole in the ozone needy in the Capital. wili be the presence of a 1973 Ford 240m1$5.99 over the winter, so remember to coverup with hats, These agencies, which include Mustang Mach I. This car was do- AUSSIE Shampoo shirts, and Dermatologist approved school breakfast programs, women's nated to The Food Bank last year 1000m1$7.99 shelters, rehab programs, drop-in and is in excellent OMBRELLE at consumer condition New centres, soup kitchens and thanks to the Clairol Herbal Essence approved prices hamper volunteer support Shampoo 335m1$2.99 programs (such as the Shepherds of provided by the Capital Area Ford OMBRELLE 30 Extreme, Good Hope) help feed more than Enthusiasts Club, local Ford Deal- Remember those feet are OMBRELLE 30 Lotion for Kids 30,000 people each month in the ers, Standard Auto Glass, Automo- going to be in sandals soon! 120mIs $11.99 FREEMAN "Bare Foot" National Capital Region. tive Restoration, R & B Trucking soak or scrub $3.99 Every year the Great Glebe Garage and Speedy Muffler. PHOTO FINISHING Sale TOM'S NATURAL Toothpaste proves to be an exciting day of To gain maximum benefit from 24'S $8.99 4oz $3.99 fun and great deals. Thanks to the this gift, The Food Bank will be 2nd set $2.99 Glebe Community Association selling raffle tickets at $5 each JAMIESON Vitamin C organizers and Glebe residents for with 6,000 tickets to be sold. The Chewables Assorted Flavours It's that time of year and the allergy putting on this event each year, for draw is being held on September 500mg 100's $4.99 index is rising but our prices are not making it such a success and for 10th.