The O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South Year 38 , No. 1 The Ottawa South Community Association Review JAN 2010 Fire on Grosvenor Avenue, Dec 28, 2009 n December 28, there was a five alarm fire a block from Oour house. It was an in-fill in the process of being built, so no- one was hurt or lost anything. It went from smoke to a huge fire in no time at all. I was just coming back from the store and was able to get some shots (with a camera phone) of the fire as it progressed. At its height, it was so hot that I could feel the heat on my face from 50 feet away.” said Michael Walma. Ten fire trucks battled the fire on Grosvenor Avenue. Two workers were doing construction in the basement when an explosion happened, but both got out safely, according to fire officials. Firefighters put out the flames promptly. The cause remains under investigation. Photo by Michael Walma Christmas Mystery at Abbotsford In the Murder Mystery from left to right are: Joseph Cull (Frank Sinatra); Judith Haney (Ava Gardener); Ross Imrie (Dean Martin); Pat Goyeche (Grace Kelly); Alex Neve (Marlon Brando); (missing name, watch for update in Feb OSCAR) Alex Rawek (Marilyn Monroe); and, Justine Boutette (James Dean). Photo of the actors by Jane Stallabrass. By: Pat Goyeche Marilyn Monroe recently came to occasion for friends of Abbotsford @ the famous. Everyone was enjoying Abbotsford for a big birthday bash and The Glebe Centre who came to this the spectacular appetizers when a rank Sinatra, Ava Gardener, special Christmas dinner sponsored sold-out dinner theatre. Cameras were Marlon Brando, James Dean, by The Lord Lansdowne Retirement snapping as this elite group of guests FDean Martin, Grace Kelly and Residence. Yes, it was quite an rubbed shoulders with the rich and Cont’d on page 3 Page 2 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR JAN 2010 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. 260 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 E-mail: [email protected] to receive The OSCAR? We will send The OSCAR for one year for just $40 to Canadian addresses (including foreign service) and $80 outside Editor: Mary Anne Thompson of Canada. Drop us a letter with your name, address, postal code and [email protected] country. Please include a check made out to The OSCAR. 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Brewer Pool 247-4938 Ottawa East: Brian Lowley, Dave White. Brewer Arena 247-4917 City of Ottawa web site - www.city.ottawa.on.ca JAN 2010 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 3 waiting on the opening date but offering a Merry Holiday to all having an exotic restaurant will on the street. Where did he leave be tantalizing for our taste buds Rudolph do you think? and will continue to add a unique blend in our neighbourhood. Well that is all for now from 2009 to 2010 we are pleased to keep I have heard a wonderful buzz you in the “buzz”. that we will see another Fruit and From our businesses to all of you Veggie Grocery store, but don’t we hope you spent your holiday have all the details yet…will keep season with love and joy and we you posted. look forward to sharing 2010 with you. opening a tapinade/restaurant We are sad to see that our Veggie Thank you as always for your on our little corner of OOS. Restaurant Sacred Garden left us continued support off the OOS Welcome to We haven’t heard of the name sometime in November. We wish businesses! or the menu, but we are sure them well. 2010 excited to welcome him to the neighbourhood. He is a Pro- Rudolph & Santa Vista OOS in What is the buzz for this year you local owner and OOS is all about November ask… staying local, so lets welcome him The Holiday season was a with a warm and friendly OOS buzz in the neighbourhood in Lets discuss the comings and HOO WAA! November. The local businesses goings in the hood….. PS – the opening will be ran a Rudolph Reindeer Special sometime in the spring of 2010. of 20% off most items in their OOS welcomes new additions: boutiques. Apparently the news Many have been asking and now Well, not only do we have our is we can thank our loyal patrons we have the answer, the Second little nook welcoming John, but as we all felt the evening was a Cup space has been filled and here have you heard we also will have great success. It was fun to see is the scoop: an African style Restaurant where everyone out and about and we John Taylor of Domus will be Casa Luna once lived? We are even had a Santa running around To book an OSCAR ad Christmas Mystery... Cont’d from page 1 call Gayle 730-1058 blood curdling scream came from the kitchen! Marilyn Monroe’s [email protected] body was discovered and the search for a motive and killer became paramount.